Wordless Wednesday

Union Jack cushion

A project that has been sitting on my to do list for the last couple of months is this cushion cover

after sketching up a template for the flag all the pieces were cut and had bondaweb applied, then ironed on to the white cotton.

then used a zig zag stitch to neaten the edges, my red cotton nearly ran out as i was on the last red stripe but thankfully i had enough.

the finished cushion cover

 side view, nice and poofed up.

even has the cat's approval, lol.

Recent goings on..

So with a holiday and lots of working i haven't blogged here in over a month :( so i have gathered some photos to show what has happened in the last 2 days:

First off some supplies arrived yesterday can you guess what i will be working on? lol

My cushion cover from my previous post has been worked on today with some hand embroidery, so far French knots and back stitch.

Also discovered that this glass paint is also used as a Faux enamel, so tried it on a bit of scrap fimo to see what it looks like.

not sure whether its the colour but it doesn't really look enamel like to me, but i think this requires some more investigation.

and finally Go Team GB!

Cupcakes

Yesterday i finally sat down and made a cushion cover (I've been meaning to make one ever since i got my sewing machine in march eeek!) I have some very nice fabric that i already made a pencil case out of:

The Front















and the Back, nice and simple cover, all one bit of fabric, something i learned at school (though i haven't made one since then either!)

Not pleased with how loose the flap is, but its a cover and it covers the cushion and it looks pretty (I can see myself making lots of things with this fabric lol)

Last Saturday whilst i was on lunch i managed to sit down and start this drawing, continued it on Sunday and i think as finished as its going to be :) Golden eagle, in graphite.











Yesterday i managed to make something with fimo as well:

This is a Creeper from the game Minecraft, he's painted with acrylics and now sits on a necklace.

Pencil Case

This is a pencil case i made for my best friend, who after seeing my pencil case i made for myself wanted one. So here it is, made with nice strong exterior fabric, I'm getting the hang of putting zips in as well now :)

with spots inside!

Quick sketches

Are all i have time for now :( Here are some of those sketches:

 This is Betty the Bateleur eagle, i took this photo at a Jubilee celebration that had Falconry. Sketched this in the evening after the event. Various shades of graphite.

These are Eider ducks, King Eider, Spectacled Eider and Eider. On Cartridge paper with a light wash of watercolour.

I do have another painting, an acrylic of Betty but i need to take another photo of it as the first one doesn't do it any justice.

Sunshine

Makes me happy. I am loving the weather here in the UK, just wish i had more time to enjoy it and wasn't working so much :( 

Today was meant to be productive but nothing worked, so i found some things i made a few months ago but never posted about them:

These are yummy Cornetto earrings made from fimo, i don't think i was happy with the end result but after about 2 months i put some ear hooks on them and am currently wearing them as its suitable for the weather :)

I made this before i went on holiday and was going to add more charms to it but i haven't had time to make them and as the Diamond Jubilee is only a 9 days away I've left it as it is and have been wearing it lots.