New Collage Offerings

The past couple of weeks have kept me busy 

 trying to resolve internet

connectivity problems

but having received some excellent IT professional help

I feel reasonably confident that those issues

of programs running slowly and closing on me

have finally been resolved

and

as well and in between

I have been inspired to create some new artworks

including

these two collages.

They are large these pieces and this first one

I enlarged quite substantially from a beautiful cabinet card

which I had in my collection.

 

 

 The lace dress on this young woman

has several tiers of lace layers

and it is quite

extraordinary

 

 so I complemented her with layers and layers of lace

and other soft fabrics

 

 incorporating rich velvet and chiffon

 

 with bows and ribbons to match.

The flower in the corner is made from vintage hat netting.

 

 

 I added both of these to my Etsy shop

but this one called "Best Dressed"

sold within several minutes
(Reserved for Jude!)
 

however

this second and quite different collage

is still for sale there.

 

 This focal image is of a most elegant and poised woman

surrounded in the most gorgeous flowers

so I have tried to complement

the theme

 

 using soft pastel shades of fabrics like dyed scrim, chiffon,

and of course vintage laces from my collection.

 

 Both of these collages hang from a copper wire

hanger.

 

 

 Just a touch of elegance!
(Reserved for Mary!)
 

Wishing you all a lovely Sunday as we head here to

our first day of Winter while many of my

friends are enjoying the height of

Summer days right now!

Enjoy!!!

Sending love and hugs and thanks for always coming to visit

as I hope to be visiting you now also!

xox Suzy

More Elegant Lace Kits

Hello everyone!

Just a quick post today to tell you that I have been creating

some more Romantic Lace Kits

full of lots of lovely

vintage laces, vintage buttons, sweet and striking

vintage images on black card which sit

inside pockets created

from lovely upcycled lace blouses

like these.

 

 

 

The black machine decorative stitching

lends itself so beautifully

when I sew on top of these hand made paper pockets.

 

 

 

I've added some black guipure lace and black flowers

to complement the images which have been

backed with black card stock.

 

 

 

 

 All kits contain similar embellishments

 

 but the mop and vintage buttons and bling

 

will be slightly different!

 

If you can see yourself turning these materials

into a project you would like to own

then

 

 you can find them in my Etsy Shop.

 

Preparing these kits and similar projects certainly 

keeps me busy and if only I had more

hours in the day I would be

able to visit all of

my loved blogs,

however, 

for now just know you remain in my thoughts!

 

Hope your week is bringing you lots of fulfilment

in whatever it is that you have planned.

 

Love and hugs,

Suzy xox

Fabric and Lace Book Workshop

 There was so much excitement, concentration, chatter

and intense activity in my home recently

when I conducted a workshop in

creating a fabric and lace book

after being approached

by three enthusiastic women all coming from a quilting

background.

 

 

 There were Vivienne and Virginia

who travelled the furthest - about a 10 hour trip

 

 and then there was Jesse from

 Lace Age Girl blog

(please go and visit her beautiful blog and wonderful

photography there. Jesse has been creating with

fabrics, laces and papers now for some time)!

 

 They brought oodles and oodles of fabrics and laces

to work on their projects - this being their first

attempt at creating a "book" 

using them

and 

 

 they all took to their new creations

like to ducks to water

 

 I had to prize them away from

creating their pages

 

 for some nourishing tea, coffee and almond cake

refreshments

 

 but by the time the evening meal was to be served

I think they were ready to take a real break

after which we continued on well into

the evening just to reach the

stage when they felt they had grasped their direction.

 

 They all achieved fantastic results

 

with their own chosen themes, images and materials

 creating pages within their covers including pockets.

 

 Here they are after a well earned sleep

the following morning

posing with their achievements

as well as one very satisfied and proud teacher

 sharing in their success!!!

Well done girls - I can't wait to see their finished books.

All's well that ends well and as

everybody knows the more we put in 

the more we receive!

Wishing you all a wonderful Mother's Day

wherever you are!

xox Suzy

Romantic Vintage Lace Kits for your Inspiration!

I thought these decoratively stitched packets

which I fashioned from some very soft

handmade paper 

might be useful for holding a number of vintage laces, lace embellishments, buttons and bling which could be

incorporated into any number of projects

- your call -

I'm only providing the inspiration this time!

 

 I have stitched a pocket on the outside to hold

the images which are card board backed

and ready for your use.

 

 I thought also the stitched handmade paper envelopes/packets

could also be used. Or they could even hold tags, cards,

notes, laces, fabric samples, etc.

 

 Wrapped inside some bridal netted lace are these

embellishments.

I have created three of these Romantic Lace kits

with three different images 

 with similar lace motifs and vintage laces but

 

 the mop buttons and bling are different in each.

These new creations can be viewed in my Etsy shop

with more details of what the packets contain.

 

 

 

(These 3 kits have now sold!!!)

Many thanks for coming to visit - it is so nice to hear from you!

I did run a Lace book Workshop from home recently and

I will show a few images from that great time

we shared together soon!

xox Suzy