A New Year's Wish

Getting ready to take flight from 2017 into 2018

 from my homeland to yours

 I have one wish and it's simple

 - Be happy and Be healthy. 

I wish this for everyone!

♥♥♥ 

(Spoonbills getting ready to fly in the early morning

on our wetland)

It almost could be a painting!

 

Of all the paths you take in life

make sure a few of them

are in nature!

♥♥♥

Some new eco-dyed pages and a

small  journal

created with eco-dyed silks

to share with you in the

New Year

along with some new artwork!

 

 
Thank you so much for your friendship, loyalty and kindness

with your visits and comments

 throughout the year!

It is so really appreciated by me!

I hope 2018 shines brightly for you too!

Suzy xox

Christmas Vignette

As Christmas is the time for celebrating

the birth of Christ in our home

it has also become

customary for us to celebrate

with a Christmas Vignette which I love

to prepare this time of year! 

 

There are several different events this time of year

 and

 

you may be celebrating any one of these:

Christmas Day
St. Nicholas Day
Summer or Winter Solstice
Hanukka
Boxing Day or whatever day 

 

 

 but it is a time we come 

together as family or friends

 

 

to share gifts, festive foods, beverages, good company

as well as

meeting up with old family members to party

to share stories, laughs, yarns 

 

 and often in the background are the simple reminders

with angels, candles, christmas trees and

 ornaments

 

 

 

 awakening us to the simple joys of giving and sharing

and the importance of the visitation
of the Divine to the planet earth!
♠♠♠
Wishing everybody a really Happy Festive Season
in whichever way you celebrate
and thank you so much dear friends for
your continued support in visiting my blog 
throughout the year
and
wishing you also a prosperous 
and
happy and healthy New Year!
♠♠♠
May your God Bless You!

Sincerely,  Suzy xox

Resident Swans and their Signets

As this can often be a very busy and anxious

time around preparing for Christmas

I just wanted to share

these beautiful 

images

to bring a little peace and tranquility 

to your days as you go about

planning what your Christmas Day

should really be celebrating!

 

 This pair of beautiful black swans

 

obviously felt it was time to introduce

 

their amazing offspring to us up close!

 

 

 They came right up to us and out of the water

with no fear of getting too close!

 

They are so graceful and stately in the water

and look so elegant when paddling in line!

following the direction of

their parents!

 

 I hope these gorgeous creatures signify to us

why there is no need to rush around

seeking those things which, 

in the end, are really unimportant!

May be these images help us reflect upon what really

is important this time of year - such as

serenity, peace, love and sharing friendliness

towards each other!

Happy Festive Season to each and all of you

my friends! 

xox Suzy

Book Angel and Pinterest

I know this is quite an elegant angel

but I wanted to try to create this

last year and never found

the time to complete it before Christmas

so

at last in time for this Christmas here she is:

Here is the link I used on You Tube

to show me how to create the vintage book

part

link to recycle a vintage book into an angel 

 

 and then, of course,the rest is on my own take

on the angel!

The possibilities are endless in putting your own 

slant on this angel!

 

 

 Enjoy and hope it gives a little inspiration for your

Christmas ornament creations!

Just wanted to mention that, at last, I have joined the party
over at Pinterest and have created a few boards only
with some of my creations of the past years and
many more to come
if you wish to follow along! 
I'm finding soooo much inspiration there friends -
simply amazing!

xox Suzy

Card Creating - in the Spirt of Christmas

You may remember that I shared this photo in my last post

of some cards I was creating 

for Christmas!

 

I really enjoy this time of year when I get to use

some of my layering techniques

with cards

so here are a few finished that are now available

in my Etsy Shop

 

 

 It's always fun creating with silk fibres, eco-dyed silks, dupion

silks, silk organzas and cotton 

because you never quite know how they are all

going to turn out when they

are all felted together!

 

 

 

 

 

 Oh and touches of vintage and antique laces

always add that extra bit of elegance!

 

And the art Angel images combine

so nicely with all of these different mediums!

 

 

Of course, I often like to add vintage papers

and printed tissue papers along with

pieces of washi tape also!

 

 

 

If you are creating Christmas Cards then it would be so

nice to see what your style is too!  

Wishing you all a pleasant Sunday

and

thank you always for the kind comments you

leave me! Thank you for them as I so

appreciate the fact that you come 

and visit! 

xx Suzy 

Felted Hearts and Cards

The latest activity in my studio has been 

creating Christmas Cards

and

some new eco-dyed silk and felted cards for those

wishing to buy something unique and completely 

handmade to share with their friends

or family. 

 

 The natural tussek silk rovings are

pure joy to create with!

Under the felted silk are layers of satin, silk, cotton

and silk organza giving such a beautifully soft

and silky finish to these hearts.

 with a little touch of gold edged guipure wedding lace.

 

and the sari silk cream ribbons and lace

are perfect partners for these

little hearts. 

 

 

 For those who love a little more elegance

with soft toned embellishments

these may be a little more appealing!

 Some unusual sequin braid and dyed lace to match

were used for this last one!

Can you see these adorning your Christmas Tree

or mantle?

The cards are yet to be listed in my Etsy shop
and these are the two hearts you will find there also - the others 
have already sold!

 
Thank you for visiting
and I wish you all a wonderful week! 
xx Suzy