Where Bloggers Create Event 2013 and Giveaway

♥♥♥ "Where Bloggers Create" Event of 2013 ♥♥♥

and

♥♥♥♥ Giveaway ♥♥♥♥
for my new and existing Followers

To all who follow - This is my Giveaway


(see details for entering at the end of this post!).

I'd like to welcome you all to my studio for the

"Where Bloggers Create" party hosted by
our wonderful Karen Valentine
of My Desert Cottage blog.

This is only my second year of participating and I do hope
you enjoy visiting and viewing some of my creations.

For those of you who are new, my name is Suzy Quaife,
living on the far south coast of Australia on a small
farmlet where we aim to live a simple eco lifestyle
and
 although I'm probably classified as a Mixed Media/Fibre Artist
my most favourite mediums to create with are in fabrics (mainly
vintage and exotic with laces and doilies) fibres 
(inc. raw silk, mohair, soysilk, felt, yarns)
as well as paper. 



Fabric Journals, collages, cards, purses etc. are just a few
of the projects I create. As an introduction to my world I'd thought
I'd share some images of my creations so that you
might gain some insight into why I collect and
create with what I use.

A stack of my fabric journals!

giving you the idea of how I use the materials I collect.

Some fabric journal and lacebook

examples

and

and

a very recent fabric journal "Catching Innocence"

(one which I will share the pages very soon)

and



a couple of examples of a typical collage

incorporating a large selection of vintage fabrics,

doilies, lace and jewelery.

As you travel through my studio you will also see
some wonderful creativity from other bloggers
from all parts of the world - this world of blogging is
such an amazing community of friendship, support
and inspiration!

such as these soldered pendants which I so
treasure from Marie (Lost Bird Studio)



 My studio represents my sanctuary, my place
of peace, tranquility

of familiarity, security and inspiration where
I can feed my heart and soul as
I tune into the birdsong going on especially in the early hours

and

this is the reason whyI gather around me all the things

which inspire and replenish me

so that I may share the fruits of my art with others.



I also see my space as a place to store all the necessary materials

that I work with so there is lots!!! - both materials and storage!!!

Everywhere you look! Shelving, boxes,  jars, chests, baskets

and drawers.

(This is certainly not an occupation for a Minimalist!!!).

Having a background in crazy quilting which I really love

I have been a collector of all sorts of fabrics which goes back

a very long time!

Speaking of quilting thought I'd share a lace and doily

quilt created some time back - the idea of which

seems to have appealed to a number of readers!

 and there have been many other quilts created in this studio

along the way too!

Now back to viewing the studio:

The centre for computer action and blogging!

and above a few special vintage purses!



Some how I am surrounded by some other pieces I love to create -



♥♥  HEARTS  ♥♥

and here is another great passion of mine!

Roses! Even in Winter here in Australia I can still manage

to collect a few of these beautiful specimens!

In my quest for gathering vintage linen and fabrics

I now have a little collection of vintage and antique clothing

hanging from coat hangers around my room

and

of course my old dressform

is also becoming a place to store and display some rare pieces

as well as my "heart strings" of jewelery and silk ribbons

and vintage milinery items.



Tucked away in the corner is this old Welsh dresser

(still in its original form minus sliding leadlight doors)

which I use to store some of my linen and lace

tablecloths, special laces, keys, religious items,

feathers, books, buttons and other bits

and pieces.



I don't think I mentioned that I just love to collect
handstitched tapestries so I have a few of
these also - some of which have been gifted by bloggers such
as this one!

from dear Liz (Lululizinlalaland)
(Don't forget to checkout her incredible Craftavan
along your travels!).



Small collections of vintage buttons, feathers and pods

from our garden and feathered friends!

Shelves are filled with fabrics 

 Tapestry bags, tassels, jewelry hanging ready to use

 All number of laces and doilies in their appropriate boxes

little collections of bottles used in the past 

Creations and gifts

from friends near and far!

like this beautiful hand created doll by dearest Dorthe.

And over to the opposite side of this space

you can see even more shelving

This is where I create at my large table

having all of my bits and pieces

close at hand.

like these cabinet cards, letters and some ephemera

some lace motifs, dyed roses

a collection of sari ribbons,

different shades of crushed velvet

and

This altered cutlery box holds vintage jewelery bits,

chains, medals etc.

as well as a few special little treasures!

 More lace, small pads of muslin

and there are always those special pieces of antique lace

and collars which I could never cut into but they help

to inspire so they are always around!

(I'm linking this image of antique laces to

"Our Beautiful World" blog - a wonderful new blog

which centres on a new theme each week -go check it out

to see this week's theme - LACE).

These shelves also hold a small collection of hat boxes,

 suit cases,timber and vintage cane baskets
 and boxes.

The view from where I sit and sew watching birds build nests
 at my sewing machine

to create items such as these!
(It's Winter time here where I live so there is little flowering!).

Now before going on to the GIVEAWAY  details

don't forget to go back to Karen's blog at the beginning

of this post  and click on her button to see a list of all the other wonderful Blogger's studios listed there that you can

visit.

Thank you Karen for giving us the opportunity

to share to all visitors where we create!

and giving us the chance to enjoy so many gorgeous studios!

You are amazing!

♥♥♥

As a "Big Thank you" to all of my followers

including any new followers visiting my studio tour here

I am presenting the opportunity to win this

collage created by me

and this collection of cut lace doilies and odd crochet
embellished napkins with an original vintage postcard

and
 for anyone following who wishes to place the
GIVEAWAY on their blog sidebar
to let others have a chance also

(Giveaway Button)

I am offering you a chance to win this vintage lace cuff
with pearls and beads
also created by me.  Just let me know that you have done so.
Leave your entry on this post and a way for me to contact you!!!

♥♥♥

I will draw the two winners of this GIVEAWAY

on 

Wednesday, 31st July, 2013

The best of luck to all who enter

and really hope you enjoyed your tour

enough to visit me here again!

Love and hugs and blessings to you all,

Suzy xxx