Grow Your Blog Party for 2015 with a GIVEAWAY

Hello and Welcome Bloggers

to the third 2015 "Grow Your Blog Party"event

hosted so generously by 

Vicki Boster - 2 Bagsful Blog.

 

My name is Suzy Quaife, from Australia, where I live on the far south east coast - not far from the sea but on a beautiful property
and
 I am here to support this amazing event organized by Vicki.  I am a great fan of Vicki, her blog, her wonderful creativity in her knitted items and her unique

wool and fibre nests, her travel adventures

and her extraordinary endeavours in fundraising for those

much less fortunate and disadvantaged souls than we

in so many ways.

♥♥♥♥♥

I have been blogging now for almost 5 years and

my world has changed and grown dramatically in so many

positive ways since the beginning.

As well as providing an opportunity to make new friends and increasing your readership

through this party it provides an opportunity for you

to showcase your blog and to share your talents with each other.

There is much to learn in having a successful blog
and there are many wonderful bloggers
willing to help and assist
where they can.
All you need to do is ask!!!
♥♥♥ 

This is my special place where I come to create
and let my spirit run free to express
myself as a person and an artist!

 

 

 My main mediums, as a Mixed Media Textile Artist, that I work with include fabrics (recycled, silks, satins, brocades), paper, textiles,

braids, vintage findings, stamps, inks, paints, fibres, vintage laces and doilies.

Now I know that bloggers just love pictures so be prepared for

a long post because there are heaps of images.

Bloggers love to see where you create, what you create with

and the finished items to feed their inspiration.
♥♥♥♥♥ 

I began creating fabric books about three or more years ago

and here are just a few that you might enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 You certainly can tell that I really enjoy working

with nature themes!

 

as well as Vintage themes

 

and art images

 

 

 These images are more like snippets from just some of the

fabric and lace books/journals that I have made -
you can see them in their entirety
here on my blog under journals and lace books.

There have been created in the past year a few notebooks and 
needle books like these ones too.

 

 

 

 

also some brooches to wear or adorn a cushion or jacket,

 some Christmas Cards and Christmas Angels 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 and other cards incorporating French themes and.. many of
beautiful women images.

 

More and more I seem to be turning to my collection

of recycled fabrics, jewellery, buttons and laces.

 

Other projects have included bags and clutches

 

Quilts

 

 

 Hearts of many kinds

 

 

 

 

These two hearts are my most recent heart creations.

 

 

 and Collages.

 

 

 

 

♥♥♥♥

There is another passion which is close to my heart

and which I blog about from time to time

is my garden so I will share a few 

photos of where I spend

some of my time

when not

creating in my studio!

 

 

Our shabby little garden room - the verandah on which

we spend many a sunny Winter's morning

sipping coffee and 

viewing the gorgeous outlook

 

 

to these amazing Chinese Elm trees.

 

 

 Cecile Brunner rose climber and Crepiscule!

 

Dahlias in front of a Ornamental Grapevine.

 

Places to sit in the shade!

 

 

 

And, of course, our gorgeous pet Angora goats

which provide us with immense love

and beautiful mohair

for me to 

create  with!

 Thank you so very much for coming to visit my blog today

and for your patience in trolling through all of these

pictures I am going to enter you into 

my GIVEAWAY

which is this little collage. Remember that you don't need

to be a follower but you do need to leave me

your name, blog and email address

by 15th February

so that I can put you in the draw to win.

 

 

I believe there are over 400 bloggers who have entered

this event and no one needs to stress about visiting

all the blogs immediately

as

Vicki will have all of these blogs listed on her sidebar on

her blog for the next 12 months.

 I hope you enjoy the tour of visiting as many new

blogs that you can in an attempt to meet

new like minded souls, to increase your readership and

 to gain heaps of new inspiration.

Thank you so very much Vicki♥. You are a very special person

and we appreciate everything you have done to make

this party a huge success once again.

Love and hugs, Suzy♥