tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64359223290813221762024-03-12T19:29:10.196-07:00TINKERING BY THE SEA .....Diane Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14201329786069406675noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435922329081322176.post-75945922878769096302013-06-17T05:04:00.000-07:002013-06-17T05:04:15.556-07:00MISS CHATELAINE <div style="text-align: justify;">
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I attended the same workshop last year (see pantry violets blog) and so I had been thinking about </div>
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what I could do this time - I had a sudden flash of inspiration - a rare and unusual thing these days,</div>
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I would make a chatelaine which included a needlebook. All week I was poking about in bags and </div>
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I decided to make not one but two! One for Viv who has been a good friend supporting me</div>
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this past year, and one for myself. Fair enough I didn't start soldering til Friday evening - as I</div>
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havent soldered for Lord alone knows how long, probably wasn't the best start. Anyway, </div>
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I set off taping up and covering stuff, fixing jump rings but I had to throw in the towel after 3am!!! </div>
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I decided a couple of hours sleep was definitely required before I set off.... two may have been</div>
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We started work, I started polishing the soldered bits! Then I made my little needlebook, I just</div>
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put a piece of an old quilt inside a delightful little progressive whist card I'd found stitched it in and</div>
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crocheted a chain to close it with a beautiful little button. </div>
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By this time it was lunchtime and I had to get a bit of a move on, most of the other bits and pieces just needed fixing on to dangly bits and attaching to the wooden bobbin I'd soldered jump rings to, however, this didn't prove as quick as I'd expected, and Viv was coming round looking what we were doing so I had to keep some bits well hidden until show and tell time! I used some antique ribbons, a test tube with a lotto number stopper, two watch part vials, a little tin I'd painted and applied labels to and a little matchbox I covered and put Vivs initial on. All the containers were filled with bits and bobs. I'd also so applied some little quotes i'd found; my favourite being - 'changing the world one sequin at a time' - Lady Gaga, and one I knew Viv would love, (and she did) see below ... and of course, a dobber with the long-eared lovelies from</div>
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Just in the nick of time it all came together, I added the top piece which has a pin on the back to secure it</div>
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Viv, who had admired the bits I'd been working on was blown away when I gave it to her - she was so thrilled, and I was thrilled she loved it as much as I did. She says she will treasure it all her days, isn't that</div>
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Now all I have to do is finish mine!<br />
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Many thanks to Viv for letting me use her lovely photographs, as you can see, my poor effort on the stone leaves a lot to be desired!!</div>
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Love to All</div>
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Diane Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14201329786069406675noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435922329081322176.post-72236171226893279382012-08-07T05:30:00.000-07:002012-08-07T05:30:03.861-07:00DONKEY UPDATEBON JOUR!<br />
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As always apologies for the delay, I am permanently trying to catch up with myself and be disciplined about blogging but it never happens!<br />
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Last time, you may recall I asked whether I should give my donkeys a colour wash - thanks for your suggestions. I made a third donkey a couple of weeks ago and I decided to use a watercolour wash in a pale greyish colour so that it wasn't too coloured.<br />
I made some paniers from a snippet of cloth, as usual from my Rag Rescue stash. I couldn't for the<br />
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for a bijou holiday with Becky, Jone and Oolie I had a sudden flush of inspiration.............. what better than French Lavender? Mon Dieu! Why didnt i think of it before, I think its perfect, do let me know what you think ..................<br />
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I also said I would blog about my second Hens Teeth workshop makes. <br />
On the first workshop made three brooches in total, the first two took most of the day<br />
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Then in the last 10 minutes, I had a flush of inspiration - I love paper and decided to put together scraps of<br />
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When I went to the second Hens Teeth Haberdashery workshop I decided to continue to explore this theme and here are the results ...............<br />
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Again in the last 10 minutes I decided to try my hand at a donkey brooch, pinching Viv's glove fingers for ears idea I stitched up this little beauty ................<br />
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I sent the 'saved' brooch to Julie Arkell before I left for France and gave the goldilocks haberdashery brooch to Katie Elliot Armitage and the darning thread one to Dean Spille who had admired Katie's when she took Becky, Jone and Oolie to see him and his lovely wife Billie Spille, I figured Billie could wear it and Dean could look at it, but he did wonder if he could get away with wearing it himself!</div>
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Oh Yes, here are my delightful Julie Arkell pieces; 'A gentle Stillness', I love Donkeys' and Little Donkey on my recently completed bedroom fireplace, you may also spot the Jennifer Collier lampshade and a couple of Viv, Hens Teeth brooches. All of which inspire me each night when I go to bed and each morning when I get up.</div>
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Here after a long absence are my donkeys, made at West Dean whilst on the Julie Arkell Paper Mache course at the end of January 2012.<br />
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This is my first donkey, I did crochet him some panniers so he carry his own stuff to the hut! <br />
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I loved him so much I decided to make him a companion with a cart to transport heavier stuff they may need ........<br />
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Here he is with a cart made from twigs and linen thread, which fastens to his granny square harness - a particularly inspired moment I thought!<br />
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I had also decided that it might be fun to make a paper mache pram - that way I could make some lovely bedding using some lovely bits and pieces of fabric which should be too taxing for an amateur sewist such as myself.<br />
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Here is the pram (which features large in stories from my childhood as anyone who knows me will confirm!) <br />
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I so wanted the pram to be a 'Silver Cross' type with suspension - which I think turned out OK - so as not<br />
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This month I was lucky enough to be invited to the Private View of Julie Arkell's solo exhibition 'I've Dusted The Farmyard' at Liverpool's Blue Coat Gallery.<br />
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It was lovely to catch up with Julie again, and what a joy to see so much of her work - it filled half the gallery space - there must have been getting on for 100 pieces. I urge all fans of Julie's work to visit if they can, the exhibition runs until 12 May.</div>
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For a very long time I've wanted to own one of Julie's paper mache pieces, the range and quality of this work is remarkable, and, having taken her paper mache workshop at West Dean twice, I begin to understand just how difficult it actually is to create the pieces and then dress them! </div>
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Whilst at West Dean this year, and, in order to avoid 'dressing' my creations, I made a couple of donkeys - me being a beach hut person! I will show you my makes in a future post. Julie was telling me she'd just done some donkeys herself. I was delighted to see the donkeys were in Julies exhibition - and needless to say, I now own not 1 but 3 pieces of Julie's paper mache!!! </div>
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I decided whilst I was at the exhibition that I would like to inhabit the world that Julie makes, a gentle whimsical world where life is full of simple pleasures and interesting fragments of fabric and phrases .... what a joy that would be. </div>
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I have a backlog of blogging to do - future posts will include Ellie Evans Workshop, West Dean - Julie Arkell paper mache workshop and Hens Teeth - Viv's first workshop.</div>
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<br /></div>Diane Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14201329786069406675noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435922329081322176.post-13589789609547706612012-01-19T05:18:00.000-08:002012-01-19T06:16:20.816-08:00<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>First of all - Happy New Year!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><u>The Genius of Jennifer Collier!</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Towards the end of last year I attended two workshops at Jennifer's studio - Unit 12 in Stafford.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>The first was with Jen making gloves and clothes - we learnt lots of methods and made examples to take home. I still have to finish most of my work and will post it when done. It was a fabulous, action packed workshop and very inspiring. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Whilst there I took a lot of pictures of Jen's work:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>the shoes on the right are my all time favourite, the writing on the postcard is highlighted with stitching, loose threads left dangling - I think they have a poetic quality.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>When I first saw a picture of Jen's more recent sculptural pieces I first thought she had covered actual objects as they look so realistic! Its fascinating that with relatively humble materials she is able to make such amazingly realistic sculptures,</b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> all made from recycled paper and cardboard!</b><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> - I soooo want a camera! </b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>and the sewing machine .................</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>It was the first time I'd seen Jen's Lampshades, I was bewitched! Luckily, my Mum offered to buy me one of Jennifer's large standard lampshades for Christmas! Its similar to the one below and will hang in my studio at home (when I start work on my sitting room later this year).</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b><i>Amongst the souvenirs - can't help thinking there is a tragic little tale behind them - was a Dougal of Magic Roundabout fame - fair enough he had definitely seen better days. Barbara one of the American workshop attendees was horrified by Dougal and amazed, firstly, that I had bought the box, and, having bought it was actually thinking of giving it to a friend! </i></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b><i>I spent many happy days telling Barbara that Dougal was going to be hidden in her room, her case etc. A couple of days after we returned home, I got an email asking where Dougal was - he was still in France waiting for Becky, but I decided to make Barbara a Dougal of her very own.</i></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>I'm really pleased with how he turned out and I'm hoping that Barbara will be happier with my version than she was with the original Dougal! I sent him off a couple of weeks ago and he has just arrived Stateside.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span>Diane Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14201329786069406675noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435922329081322176.post-73827689470342923162011-10-11T05:22:00.000-07:002011-10-11T05:22:42.165-07:00A FRENCH INSPIRED BOOK FOR MEMENTOES .............<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em>At Rachel Hazell's fabulous and immensely inspiring workshop at LSA this summer I learnt how to make a book. On my return, I was inspired to incorporate some of my finds into a little notebook/repository for the bits and pieces we collect but aren't sure what to do with (yet).</em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em>I dont know about you, but I always want a notebook to close so I incorporated a longer ribbon to provide a fastening. One of the treasures found at the brocante we visited was an vintage french lotto set - I love everything about it, the counters are really good wooden ones which I have many plans for, the tickets or boards are a great colour - very 30s numbers and suitably distressed! They were, however, quite damp with a not too endearing whiff about them. My first job was to dry them out and leave them in a bag with a lavender and lemongrass drawer sachet to alleviate the odour.</em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em>Another of my prize finds; 'Galeries Lafayette' a 1950s magazine/catalogue full of the most wonderful items available in Spring 1956 - isnt it fabulous!</em><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: justify;"><em>I found the stitching together quite tricky and my stitch doesnt look anything like it should but its a prototype as Im hoping to make more for Christmas presents. </em><em>Hopefully Rachel will approve. All comments welcome!</em><em> </em></div>Diane Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14201329786069406675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435922329081322176.post-2083611447524125222011-09-07T06:09:00.000-07:002011-09-07T07:00:24.933-07:00NOW IM REALLY TINKERING BY THE SEA .....<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">After a very busy year from February until just before I went to France in July, I am actually able to tinker by the sea! </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy93g4JQHSwDinvOGsEtNkvoibk_XKeZJZu7G8Ko_7fnS1635572ZQWENB3eut7FCfoti1WOQqhpdN09lvm-uV5KiVYdJURAepQupLgLo585EJF3Yr994Nweasp5K40L7GqiaidpFzrbE/s1600/really+tinkering+by+the+sea%2521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy93g4JQHSwDinvOGsEtNkvoibk_XKeZJZu7G8Ko_7fnS1635572ZQWENB3eut7FCfoti1WOQqhpdN09lvm-uV5KiVYdJURAepQupLgLo585EJF3Yr994Nweasp5K40L7GqiaidpFzrbE/s320/really+tinkering+by+the+sea%2521.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">At least one day at the moment is set aside to just enjoy making things and it is sooooo wonderful - this weekend I was on finishing off a couple of the paper mache figures I made at West Dean in February on the Julie Arkell paper mache workshop: </div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>My great niece Iris was one of my inspirations - at a year old she amazed us all by throwing her arms in the air and shouting 'hurray' for no particular reason - so I couldnt resist making a paper version of her doing just that...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next on the finished pile is my angel - again with the benefit of hindsight the wings would have been better made of fabric! very hard to dress this one. But I am happy with the end result - here is a front view - at a bit of an odd angle as I was photographing from underneath her! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRT7HdiaHpggUgbHMvRIpehmOIAEzibRUHAnl0N4KT3GklrqjZEnw2XE3fpbcpP9ngchCGWpNpWMCKDswUqJ7rjgNHnj-MZmNlUKQcL5UzOEFSjtLJo-d7lILoClAYdShgPPUDw7ESSHg/s1600/ANGEL+DRESS+DETAIL.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303px" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRT7HdiaHpggUgbHMvRIpehmOIAEzibRUHAnl0N4KT3GklrqjZEnw2XE3fpbcpP9ngchCGWpNpWMCKDswUqJ7rjgNHnj-MZmNlUKQcL5UzOEFSjtLJo-d7lILoClAYdShgPPUDw7ESSHg/s320/ANGEL+DRESS+DETAIL.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I'd finished my two figures completely I still had a bit of time to try out an idea. I'd looked at Danielle's Pinterest pins - follow the link on ragtales.blogspot.com - there is so much to inspire on Pinterest. One of the things I loved was a paper feather - using a sheet of music and cutting the feathered bit of the feather - check out todolwen.blogspot.com - isnt it lovely:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Di<br />
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</div>Diane Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14201329786069406675noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435922329081322176.post-81857511235648256372011-04-19T04:29:00.001-07:002011-04-19T04:38:43.742-07:00If the shoe fits ..........<em></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOQEqzCpvTep7Q4vYoCyEsXwf1rPuKk-4lboiAExvLC4PmPa2Y6x2KLVTLtB4jB58_B-waMAHlwuXhbkplacypDL-AuWpAwFczh6fXeVPd_5pf6V_oJqknwK_X3nekVVjPVZk_WnegpQ/s1600/CLIP+CLOP+SHOES.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597255731691370850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 388px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOQEqzCpvTep7Q4vYoCyEsXwf1rPuKk-4lboiAExvLC4PmPa2Y6x2KLVTLtB4jB58_B-waMAHlwuXhbkplacypDL-AuWpAwFczh6fXeVPd_5pf6V_oJqknwK_X3nekVVjPVZk_WnegpQ/s400/CLIP+CLOP+SHOES.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />How fabulous are these shoes - for me they are of the scale of my shoe-ometer! For many reasons - not least of which is I could actually walk in them! <br /><br />Then, they remind me of clattering about with my mums 1960s court shoes on! Or my niece, Tracey, wearing 'clip-clop' shoes - either little princess shoes she got for a present or her mum's shoes she clattered about it for many a happy hour. 1960s mules with feather pom-poms that the most sophisticated ladies wore at home like slippers! They are the stuff of dreams, in my childhood and just as much today - they have everything - great colour, hearts on the front, kitten heels, sling-backs I could go on, and on and on! And, amazingly I think they are still for sale in the Vivienne Westwood shop - must dash - shoes to buy!<br /><br />Love to All<br />xx<br />di<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgCUrxnFZN4n1UWn3dyllZlErxTDv0rI2wMlyF5UZdB2As1gmMLvQ20QMdR6FzvUX_vAQqDKwU1J3io7_x5jjCEc0qNyLK4_MUmHqqz_NcQKtS-VbXw_CaHxbr1c9sMKy8Xkmn12iE3w/s1600/CLIP+CLOP+SHOES.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Diane Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14201329786069406675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435922329081322176.post-28406947754696987682011-03-17T05:27:00.000-07:002011-03-17T06:11:49.366-07:00SUMMER LOVING<div><div><div><div><div>During the Summer two of our friends who are also neighbours got married. We went to the evening reception and had a fine old time and I decided to make them something to remind them of their big day.</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a glass house - based on Sally Jean Alexander's design. As anyone who knows me will tell you Sally Jean is one of my personal craft heroes! I taught myself to solder from her book and her tips on collage-making are second to none. I highly recommend her book 'Pretty Little Things', my copy is just about falling apart!<br /></div><div>Here are some views of the finished house ..........</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilABxaaU4hhYjgxF5jz-9WEni7NgKAwpNiEQVqOAhVB2iMjv1vKe3-eKF2kEdAb7xReGLhPn91l_HvCrGS4Ugmyfw0LMkxSgrburCX1uJTZgDkCDGjuHTZgOviOZdJGX7I__nCEJtlExY/s1600/WEDDING+HOUSE+BACK.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585026060911051522" style="WIDTH: 169px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilABxaaU4hhYjgxF5jz-9WEni7NgKAwpNiEQVqOAhVB2iMjv1vKe3-eKF2kEdAb7xReGLhPn91l_HvCrGS4Ugmyfw0LMkxSgrburCX1uJTZgDkCDGjuHTZgOviOZdJGX7I__nCEJtlExY/s200/WEDDING+HOUSE+BACK.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNHYCPh7Epw8VmZU7tz1IllvFTqTRUePI9YQs38Jua9F7Ox8kz9Hg8ek3ffE3Ytj0jLeKS3YVioVusop86CSj-2cI7YiflAEtzIt5RF1wFH3b-mCQCoo7q1AEstZug7vPaXz7UYjzUD8/s1600/WEDDING+HOUSE+FRONT.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585026056603453426" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 199px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNHYCPh7Epw8VmZU7tz1IllvFTqTRUePI9YQs38Jua9F7Ox8kz9Hg8ek3ffE3Ytj0jLeKS3YVioVusop86CSj-2cI7YiflAEtzIt5RF1wFH3b-mCQCoo7q1AEstZug7vPaXz7UYjzUD8/s200/WEDDING+HOUSE+FRONT.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpYHe9YudhdDpq6qzZo9Gf_9IYPT55HFfkl4g2v99Ar7ufG66GzCHaF51lUKlkJqgkCG0lGMIcdObjxWW0Liz25ecl5xI7FeE0ROPPX4McfWKCUZF52umGX7g720-7rNMUgdJ3nyLtOY/s1600/WEDDING+HOUSE+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585026241041491618" style="WIDTH: 152px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpYHe9YudhdDpq6qzZo9Gf_9IYPT55HFfkl4g2v99Ar7ufG66GzCHaF51lUKlkJqgkCG0lGMIcdObjxWW0Liz25ecl5xI7FeE0ROPPX4McfWKCUZF52umGX7g720-7rNMUgdJ3nyLtOY/s200/WEDDING+HOUSE+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6nTTDB09xT6ckyc3K3wDzLB0YtSHnqEfIhja2MO6ddBWWTvydt4AUfvDhHUI2SNBL0iIbEbZa8vD5AGs8yR_rIn25QYzw1bk7dhbRyB8inS85QRiwR2CLDr-70YyHAR8jNa8Gf88RKHs/s1600/WEDDING+HOUSE+SIDE+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585026074294774306" style="WIDTH: 158px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6nTTDB09xT6ckyc3K3wDzLB0YtSHnqEfIhja2MO6ddBWWTvydt4AUfvDhHUI2SNBL0iIbEbZa8vD5AGs8yR_rIn25QYzw1bk7dhbRyB8inS85QRiwR2CLDr-70YyHAR8jNa8Gf88RKHs/s200/WEDDING+HOUSE+SIDE+1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEire9DNyCTP5XJJSGgvmuOhn0rN8R9Imi9WAkImHyNLIYmcPfD-2jn-xJQ0dP04xHNplaQAK5sSuF6kqRb5jdDaXL6MPq79RQF1bFlsms-p20uDaUvph4TUMmK7v_xztPg8Q5ZQj6bed78/s1600/WEDDING+HOUSE+ROOF+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585026070278241202" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 154px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEire9DNyCTP5XJJSGgvmuOhn0rN8R9Imi9WAkImHyNLIYmcPfD-2jn-xJQ0dP04xHNplaQAK5sSuF6kqRb5jdDaXL6MPq79RQF1bFlsms-p20uDaUvph4TUMmK7v_xztPg8Q5ZQj6bed78/s200/WEDDING+HOUSE+ROOF+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdObo-sYvTU4OSfQCOHOQzYibtI222-tn6_He6ukBZ0KqPjPMWo27vu8GJHdUExgkjxI5lhj_VnAZ0KH22g4-lt0Lq7skxosNCgCO9F10lZ4XG3BL6YuFTLfenfdqEVOgjmxxKZ-P_Ggo/s1600/WEDDING+HOUSE+ROOF.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585026064571759586" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 155px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdObo-sYvTU4OSfQCOHOQzYibtI222-tn6_He6ukBZ0KqPjPMWo27vu8GJHdUExgkjxI5lhj_VnAZ0KH22g4-lt0Lq7skxosNCgCO9F10lZ4XG3BL6YuFTLfenfdqEVOgjmxxKZ-P_Ggo/s200/WEDDING+HOUSE+ROOF.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Their photographer, Miriam is also a neighbour and she kindly let me have black & white pictures. The collage includes snippets from the invitation, bits from the table decorations, suitably romantic sheet music, a poem, some snippets from my collection of 'useful knowledge' from vintage instruction books, this particular one is a 1930s volume entitled 'Newnes Everything Within' (A Library of Information for the Home). Most of the quotes are from the sections on 'How to Treat a Wife', 'How to Treat a Husband' , 'Good Wives and Husbands' and 'Advice to Married Couples'. Two of my favourite bits are 'Never pick a wife by Candlelight' and 'A good wife is a good present - a very good wife is a very good thing but the puzzle is how to get her'. To the modern eye its perfectly hysterical, to me the books are priceless! </div><div> </div><div>The collage combines elements from the day like the pictures and invitation as well as some very useful advice! Oh yes, its not just an ornament, my other fixation (also shared with Sally Jean) is making things light up and these houses light up too! Hope you like it ......... comments are always welcome.</div><div></div></div></div></div></div>Diane Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14201329786069406675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435922329081322176.post-30733647154465433722011-02-18T04:14:00.000-08:002011-02-18T04:48:26.544-08:00THREADS OF FEELING<div><span style="color:#3333ff;">The Threads of Feeling Exhibition at the Foundling Hospital in London ....</span></div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaSJOmfpqfsydyJq7-WbJjegidgAj-q2MlHcn6GBZgBCDh4sPnpoZkxFd-t_alSGMaPcz1lcJFgkI1tOvH-PpVAMfpUIAUUMpweW9L5Ke2IEerLVcU61RHt_bxxvm2E27NYzffe3Zxlc/s1600/threads+of+feeling+installation+by+vv+rouleau.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575005560762533618" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaSJOmfpqfsydyJq7-WbJjegidgAj-q2MlHcn6GBZgBCDh4sPnpoZkxFd-t_alSGMaPcz1lcJFgkI1tOvH-PpVAMfpUIAUUMpweW9L5Ke2IEerLVcU61RHt_bxxvm2E27NYzffe3Zxlc/s200/threads+of+feeling+installation+by+vv+rouleau.jpg" border="0" /></a>The installation by VV Rouleau - each ribbon has a childs name attached.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Whilst staying with Danielle before going off to West Dean on the Julie Arkell papier mache course we went to see the Threads of Feeling Exhibition at the Foundling Hospital. What can I say .... tragic, poignant - completely unmissable as far as I was concerned! Can there be anything more heartfelt than a tiny scrap of fabric left with a child, by a mother with no alternative but to hand over her child in order that it might stand a chance of survival - I think not. The tokens were left as a 'mark for distinction' a way identifying a child in the unlikely event that circumstances changed and the child could be reclaimed at a later date. Tragically, approximately two thirds of the children who were admitted died.</span></div><div align="justify"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78IvDcV2WLff5fCb7ZXkCFeqCuAa-VfVNJNEuvYtmaY-VQTVAko4oo-AiVH7-Y_tP6LNiz10Aq4U02E_nyOw0c0APN1FJJOm0EA2NVlpY280GZXdUeYqqJ_ENTDaU_D2rcQ9fqSDliPA/s1600/a+beautiful+token+left+with+a+child.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575005550022724354" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg78IvDcV2WLff5fCb7ZXkCFeqCuAa-VfVNJNEuvYtmaY-VQTVAko4oo-AiVH7-Y_tP6LNiz10Aq4U02E_nyOw0c0APN1FJJOm0EA2NVlpY280GZXdUeYqqJ_ENTDaU_D2rcQ9fqSDliPA/s200/a+beautiful+token+left+with+a+child.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FsiQNxi7VfK8onBLvga9lkfukcD-pSeXT4IfMXKQ3u2Ab6J3ol2PiguJVHjrDBbDwZZ1jtwqexp-VzRbXI_B-RzFKlQW_hDuyHsT1bha9fYIYx-09djQ1JG9MeY1Q0QktVND1rZXtEQ/s1600/glorious+page+from+the+exhibition.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575005558433165730" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0FsiQNxi7VfK8onBLvga9lkfukcD-pSeXT4IfMXKQ3u2Ab6J3ol2PiguJVHjrDBbDwZZ1jtwqexp-VzRbXI_B-RzFKlQW_hDuyHsT1bha9fYIYx-09djQ1JG9MeY1Q0QktVND1rZXtEQ/s200/glorious+page+from+the+exhibition.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3m2zXNiDECCm5bDbLfCuTy7dFSW4CagRchEPQ7V1jrCH7j7Q79F4PEpFHryTXrBSAUhvOH7VmMmYDZBmy9nnVH-V8UT5BuJi2QEv36q8nATAQl7evkBIKQ90aoghqLEC3y2D7XyG6vwA/s1600/a+tiny+named+token.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575005548873554802" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3m2zXNiDECCm5bDbLfCuTy7dFSW4CagRchEPQ7V1jrCH7j7Q79F4PEpFHryTXrBSAUhvOH7VmMmYDZBmy9nnVH-V8UT5BuJi2QEv36q8nATAQl7evkBIKQ90aoghqLEC3y2D7XyG6vwA/s200/a+tiny+named+token.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">The tiny tokens, some fabric, some treasured objects, some embroidered with names, some tiny bits of ribbon or cloth carried an enormous amount of emotion through the centuries. If objects speak to us these shouted out loud! Objects have always carried meaning for me and these tiny</span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#3333ff;">pieces were always going to make me cry - and they did - the only surprise was it took me until the third row of exhibits! My sister, Lynda, was telling people I had to go crying in London before I went to West Dean on my course! </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#3333ff;">The most heartrending for me was the patchwork piece, made with love and cut in two - part left with the baby and part kept by the mother ................... it speaks volumes - doesnt it?</span></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8e-mumy29ycmd8p4cG5A1nSWbbcd1TmeRoJzUTQvfX-XIzjleiXbERp7G1ym7gTvdV9DJew4JGRJ_W_ysFY7s4-nzfm3FP6XYLhd97eu0hyphenhyphenLt51NyxtKi4EWuUL1HajrQjjLw5RgpMG0/s1600/the+patchwork+token.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575008600641697362" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8e-mumy29ycmd8p4cG5A1nSWbbcd1TmeRoJzUTQvfX-XIzjleiXbERp7G1ym7gTvdV9DJew4JGRJ_W_ysFY7s4-nzfm3FP6XYLhd97eu0hyphenhyphenLt51NyxtKi4EWuUL1HajrQjjLw5RgpMG0/s200/the+patchwork+token.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></div><div align="justify"><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="justify"><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></div>Diane Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14201329786069406675noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435922329081322176.post-47829879351454832372011-01-24T05:00:00.000-08:002011-02-02T05:49:10.867-08:00POCKETS FULL OF INSPIRATION<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YzraHt8heHfGpjkcDAImH-VeDp4-5S3co5i7-pcfBBrTsuhS3XMJ8STz0rB9YzEgh2YMHIenHozNtUSl-3uN-DATEWDWgRc7PbmU8ez2yYaQjzaiSH2tBWpq3ixxmiFq-ZoWmWEonXg/s1600/patchwork+pocket+%2528v%2526a%2529.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565741351773973058" style="WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YzraHt8heHfGpjkcDAImH-VeDp4-5S3co5i7-pcfBBrTsuhS3XMJ8STz0rB9YzEgh2YMHIenHozNtUSl-3uN-DATEWDWgRc7PbmU8ez2yYaQjzaiSH2tBWpq3ixxmiFq-ZoWmWEonXg/s200/patchwork+pocket+%2528v%2526a%2529.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioS8N7Q1l1n65k9wJE0yxLebf5B7h5c8LpteGA4MIzYuHWVqW4patOntvHSlIeA3Y9IQOQ4Ve7aTarHYc6QOPvIJgW02ySTjhKJXzJq5B73AujGRMDjLGyLKYyIFUvEKwp3wg8chXJK2M/s1600/DETAIL+OF+JULIE%2527S+POCKET.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565742063158721522" style="WIDTH: 187px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 196px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioS8N7Q1l1n65k9wJE0yxLebf5B7h5c8LpteGA4MIzYuHWVqW4patOntvHSlIeA3Y9IQOQ4Ve7aTarHYc6QOPvIJgW02ySTjhKJXzJq5B73AujGRMDjLGyLKYyIFUvEKwp3wg8chXJK2M/s200/DETAIL+OF+JULIE%2527S+POCKET.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WUqYhvGyrhCVsQGAr0bQlYPrLMKt1ETm1LJoH13N55OGiAXM564Mh7vk1Pld03DWtmFJM-0j073TRl_0dZKLxleB_elfhFPEcrw4Xe9LjsxLeI-M0Oc9Ep_JT4RHceYqX1vV_ahI6tg/s1600/ELLIE+EVANS+POCKET+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565752264521951122" style="WIDTH: 167px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WUqYhvGyrhCVsQGAr0bQlYPrLMKt1ETm1LJoH13N55OGiAXM564Mh7vk1Pld03DWtmFJM-0j073TRl_0dZKLxleB_elfhFPEcrw4Xe9LjsxLeI-M0Oc9Ep_JT4RHceYqX1vV_ahI6tg/s200/ELLIE+EVANS+POCKET+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMv_hJs268qk0PadvTgK72v2XLXGdsOFu1bsIcGv9eqzXdZLNUWd5jETg6wG3sRtbe7FntvlATiRSNpYBDB6qLb0gialfO3XZLkUgOgH1lXc5t3rRFM8hTgabytHSZ5pEvkT8LVPNoj0/s1600/AMULET+BAG.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565752175723568162" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMv_hJs268qk0PadvTgK72v2XLXGdsOFu1bsIcGv9eqzXdZLNUWd5jETg6wG3sRtbe7FntvlATiRSNpYBDB6qLb0gialfO3XZLkUgOgH1lXc5t3rRFM8hTgabytHSZ5pEvkT8LVPNoj0/s200/AMULET+BAG.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">I came across the idea of a loose pocket last year whilst on the Julie Arkell workshop at Les Soeurs Anglaises in South West France. I thought Julie's pockets were both useful and lovely and as the year progressed I kept coming across others!</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Above : - a patchwork pocket from the V&A quilts exhibition book, Julie Arkell's pocket, </span><span style="color:#00cccc;">Ellie Evans' pocket and a lovely amulet bag by Tinctory - a kind of tiny pocket for precious treasures worn as a necklace which my Mum got me for Christmas. </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Julie embroiders words on the pockets and on a lot of her work, Ellie combines documents printed (her own family documents or a clients when commissioned) onto vintage fabric and highlights important phrases by embroidering them . Eva, (tinctory) uses hand dyed, pleated silk to make her jewellery in this case the tiny bag meant to keep treasures close.</span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Here is my first attempt! Started in Boston sitting sewing with Kate and Jamie and finished over Christmas .......</span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1Ke3qwrXaO72JxjqK1COIMzYB7jIsXxw23Yeud3uRvfl1yS595z3OUKaucUGqKeYDeIzRZrRWhfrGyKlIRQ0n3BAOnT3WR9yVvlmcNnmebA7AGhcrZxIebHIRspGMShrR9oUUfyzU9c/s1600/MY+FIRST+POCKET.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565738060709657298" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1Ke3qwrXaO72JxjqK1COIMzYB7jIsXxw23Yeud3uRvfl1yS595z3OUKaucUGqKeYDeIzRZrRWhfrGyKlIRQ0n3BAOnT3WR9yVvlmcNnmebA7AGhcrZxIebHIRspGMShrR9oUUfyzU9c/s200/MY+FIRST+POCKET.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefxtNIFMll1_AnYDNQr2tfVa1ll-TPp2njLND_mpfjkH3-GwAGr96Yf8P62QWwWovzomsvB2krv7dt9uZgsFHmS0Zkl7mESG9_7BV7o3gtUrTjHnQAvgKCVbaVE1FMH25RWhBN4YFZEw/s1600/DOES+THE+CHERUB+HAVE+TWO+THUMBS.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565741349531545858" style="WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefxtNIFMll1_AnYDNQr2tfVa1ll-TPp2njLND_mpfjkH3-GwAGr96Yf8P62QWwWovzomsvB2krv7dt9uZgsFHmS0Zkl7mESG9_7BV7o3gtUrTjHnQAvgKCVbaVE1FMH25RWhBN4YFZEw/s200/DOES+THE+CHERUB+HAVE+TWO+THUMBS.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TU1sHPzQRt_CqbSn8oeWJfang4jGzFy4844KoLvKQIVC9WoFNdoNlFQZnI7Atpj5NP87wFmTdTLjRu4nvZfBxbI6DuvCwPISVRV5HyhMDWEQffihz0_JhktuERPLN-89r6NLOgmTpG8/s1600/DETAIL+OF+POCKET.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565741345088255858" style="WIDTH: 189px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 173px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TU1sHPzQRt_CqbSn8oeWJfang4jGzFy4844KoLvKQIVC9WoFNdoNlFQZnI7Atpj5NP87wFmTdTLjRu4nvZfBxbI6DuvCwPISVRV5HyhMDWEQffihz0_JhktuERPLN-89r6NLOgmTpG8/s200/DETAIL+OF+POCKET.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifY513M0RO9IkIEZZJftG29hfId8kAYQly7fsvkturdCUsWe7R40pVBEktaa6i8daiHqoHwnsQcpdBUEdbQWhsPZv2OZmUZdf6llmfUgbOYw47c48obBYpG1EVcIdMGAbPDvzv3FmbaIw/s1600/ANTIQUE+FABRIC+INSPIRATION.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565753303942926258" style="WIDTH: 167px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 161px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifY513M0RO9IkIEZZJftG29hfId8kAYQly7fsvkturdCUsWe7R40pVBEktaa6i8daiHqoHwnsQcpdBUEdbQWhsPZv2OZmUZdf6llmfUgbOYw47c48obBYpG1EVcIdMGAbPDvzv3FmbaIw/s200/ANTIQUE+FABRIC+INSPIRATION.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span> </div><div><span style="color:#00cccc;">Made from part of an old black denim waistcoat, a piece of antique french fabric (see the bigger piece to the right which we were shown as Les Soeurs Anglaises last summer) some lace, binding and a portion from a victorian metal beaded trim - all bought from Sandia at Rag Rescue. The fringe on the strap is a Wallace & Sewell ribbon with layers of binding and denim. Im pleased with the results - though in my head it was more pouchy with laces to pull the front pocket together and the back pocket being less floppy. Maybe next time .....</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1DmWw6RiV8-bRiHfTnKr0GB2PYacwBXMhgCQegyvMLffWpbDlFJLrak7CIEVRG4bpLt15WOfnujwqmhMbZsHzPsBUV2DAIgYhj1J0aNkmaeFpyC-QYcTTMHMmkgtcd1fUudXB1xBT5E/s1600/MORE+DETAILS.jpg"></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Diane Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14201329786069406675noreply@blogger.com4