Wardrobe Refashion…
I’ve just found this site, Wardrobe Refashion I’ve sent an email asking to join in and I’ve copied the pledge out (see below), I think I might do this anyway, even if I’m too late to join in the next round which starts tomorrow, June 1st.. as I have so many tired looking clothes!
The Pledge
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I __________________ pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of “new” manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 2 / 4 / 6 months. I pledge that i shall refashion, renovate, recycle preloved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that I will share the love and post a photo of my refashioned, renovated, recycled, crafted or created item of clothing on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, so that others may share the joy that thy thriftiness brings! Signed__________________.
Another package for the post…
Some of you may remember that I posted some pictures of ‘old treasures’ a little while ago, well one of them a little ‘pink mini’ is off on it’s travels…. it will be on it’s way tomorrow to Jude of Spirit Cloth who is going to work her magic on it… I’m really looking forward to seeing what Jude does with it…
Great holiday weekend…
While Saturday was spent at home mainly doing chores and ‘referring’ the children and their friends… Sunday I got to go out to play! Open Studios was on here in North Yorkshire, so I got to visit lots of lovely studios and see lots of great work… I’ll post more on this when I’ve got the links to some of the artists I visited sorted out…. then today I finished off a swap I’m doing ‘Get your doodle on ATC swap’ these are now all ready to post…
however, the swap only called for 6 cards and I ended up making 9, I was having fun and just forget to stop… as I plan to keep one for myself that leaves two cards spare, so if anyone is reading this and would like to swap a doodle ATC please leave a comment and I’ll get back to you…
Design decisions…
As I’ve mentioned in a previous post I’ve committed myself to a year long project, a bead journal, starting in June. So I’m having to make some design decisions…
After much consideration and deliberation… I think I’m going to opt for the book format, as I’m thinking of this project as a place I can try out ideas… maybe add a few personal happenings… the idea of a journal done with beads and hand stitches on some of my hand dyed/painted fabrics seems to me the perfect place to maybe share a few secrets in the bead/stitch work… therefore a book seems to be the perfect setting… I have started making a paper journal that I will keep during the next year… somewhere to jot down any design ideas and developments… maybe I can combine the two journals somehow…I’ll have to think about that a bit… I’m really looking forward to starting this project…
Personal Symbols…
As I mentioned in a previous post, the doodling online class that I was following finished last week. Well another class started this week, with the same teacher, Susan Sorrell, called ‘Personal Symbols’. As the doodling class had got me back to working in my sketchbook and I had really enjoyed it… I’ve signed up for the ‘Personal Symbols’ class too…..
these two doodles are based on words ….
and these two I did while sitting outside … inspired be the things surrounding me…
Finished painting…
I’ve stop painting, at least on this piece of fabric, otherwise I could just go on and on, then have no room for any stitching….
while I have no idea what I’m going to make with this fabric, 20” x 16”, I couldn’t resist adding a few outline stitches in one corner….
Well I’ve just managed to past the afternoon….
you know how it goes, one link leads to another…..
having joined the bead journal project I thought I would also start a sketch book where I can work on the ideas I have for this project…. I’ve tried before to write daily but not managed to keep it up for any length of time….. but thought that I may try and combine the two here…
a site that I’ve just found, but not explored more than a fraction of, looks to be full of great ideas …. Soul Food Cafe …..enjoy
Old projects…
The wonderful work produced by Jude of Spirit Cloth, in particular her ‘pink minis’ had reminded me of a project I had started a few years ago (7 years to be precise). It was a patchwork project done the old way over papers…..the way my grandmother had taught me. Some were scrapes of new material that I had bought for other projects others old clothes.
Just a few of the stars…
Then a friend asked if I wanted some fabric, I couldn’t say no! but I certainly didn’t expect two baskets one one large bag full… not only did it contain fabric but lots of blocks and half finished samples
These basketfuls of old treasures are just wonderful ….. then I found
Which brings be back full circle to Jude’s ‘pink minis’…
Photos of the project I’m working on at the moment…
This is the last week of the doodling online class I’ve been participating in….. at jogglers.
the idea was to take a piece of pattern fabric ( it could have a pattern created by you from a doodle), then paint another doodle on top….. bit difficult to explain hope the pictures say it all…
not yet finished painting and decorating the fabric yet, but the idea is to then add some stitching and maybe a few beads…. I might use a piece of the fabric as background for my bead journal…
Bead Journal Project
I’ve just come across a project that sounds very exciting, a Bead Journal Project, starting in June 2007, producing one page a month for a year……..Robin has come up with the idea… I’ve just sent an email saying I’m interested in taking part… think I’m going to need an extra day a week to work on this!
Magic Indigo 