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 

Creating Collages - Layer Upon Layer

One of my most favourite things to do in my studio

is to pull out my baskets of tiny bits

of vintage lace and doilies

as well as little bits

of precious

fabric

 

too special to throw away

and create some of these little collaged beauties.

 

 Many of these tiny pre-rephaelite images

lend themselves to be adorned

with special silk fibres, textures

and vintage laces

with embellishments.

 

I was also able to incorporate 

some of my Logan berry died laces

I created a little while black 

 

along with some of my eco-dyed silks

which I often felt to give a soft gathered look and feel. 

 

 

 The textures work so well together when used like this!

 

More berry dyed doilies with sari ribbon,

mother of pearl buttons

and crushed velvet! 

 

 I listed these in my Etsy shop.

They have sold pretty fast, however, if you would like

to own one there are still a couple left.

So you can take a peek in my

Etsy Shop 

if you like!!!

Thank you all so much for visiting and I wish you all a promising

week of creative love and inspiration! 

xxx Suzy

Restocking my Etsy shop!

Having been absent from my

Etsy shop now for 

several months

and pondering which way forward

would be the right way for me,

in light of their newly

introduced payment platform,

I decided that this is still the best selling platform 

for my artwork

so

recently listed are these new Vintage collaged tags

 

 

These large tags have been created from

many different pieces of vintage cotton lace,

dyed doilies, vintage fabrics,

lace fabrics onto a tag.

 

Very often you want to give something more than a card
as a gift and this could be that alternative!

 

 

So if this is your thing then pop over to my Etsy

to see what may interest you there!

I'm hoping to list a couple of my little fabric and ephemera books

there shortly so keep checking!

And

thank you always for visiting me here and leaving

kind comments! They are so welcomed!

Enjoy your week!

xox Suzy