Sunday, August 25, 2013

denim look bag

I found a bag pattern...
yay!!
 
 
and then the material I'd been looking at for a while..
 

and then I too decided on a new machine...
so I had to have a play...



old jeans pockets I'd been saving...
two on the inside...
four on the outside...

 
finished bag sits on the shoulder and tucks under the arm...
will have to try it out now...

Friday, August 23, 2013

Messy Work Table.......Still.....




cutting, gluing.......making a guest book.......some images courtesy of the............graphics fairy.

 taking photos.......
making signs.......for one of these.......really busy.......so you can imagine what my house looks like today!!
have a great weekend..........thanks for visiting.
(raylee).

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Messy Work Table........

 my messy work table this week.......i lie,..... it's been like this for weeks.
there isn't much space left to actually do anything anymore........i've been collaging, painting, stitching,  cutting paper shapes & doilies & fabric by the ???.....i have lost count.....
 had to move the sewing machine out......big mistake apparently.......sewing machine not happy......threads tangling......breaking........so no stitching, (am i allowed to swear on the blog?)
no sewing machine.......is like having a hand cut off to me.
so i returned to the messy table & redecorated this old blue cane basket with a bit of paint, wrapped a strip of cheesecloth around the handle, stuck some paper doilies on the inside, tied on a  hessian bow, three cardboard birds tied with string, & a* hand stitched* heart from cheesecloth, & three white buttons.



after half a day of trying to fix cantankerous sewing machine, (this is not the first time it has been a b***h), i give up........i'm going shopping for a new one!
(raylee).

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Green Theme.......365 creative challenge 2013


green paper collage to begin.......
 somewhere in the middle ........layers & layers later.......
 detail of the finished painting...... look closely & you will see some of the layers of paper, paint, moulding gel & crayon.
a bit of  creating in the kitchen..........anyone could make that , that's what you are thinking........aren't you?
well yes  it's very easy; a cold  cooked chicken roughly pulled apart, salad leaves, haloumi.....cooked, pre cooked pasta.
place all into a salad bowl.......then dissolve 2 teaspoons of sugar with 2 dessertspoons of boiling water, cool,   add 2 dessertspoons balsamic vinegar & about 4 dessertspoons of lime mayonnaise, stir & fold through other ingredients........a quick easy peasy salad. adjust the amounts to suit.
(raylee).

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Knitted things

had the pleasure of receiving some lovely flowers recently...
just love the way the roses age...
forgot to get a photo of them as buds...
the reds have a lovely velvet look and feel to them...
 
 
during the recent past I also received a lovely book...
30 minute knits...
so while I was sitting I tried a few...
 
 
the hat and crowns came from the book...
the slippers and socks from another source...
the kids had a bit of fun with the crowns...
the slippers and socks still need work...
maybe they'll get done before the cold weather finishes...

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Noosa Winter Sunny Sunday.....

....... sunshine, blue skies, water!!........still happy!!

(raylee).

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Tea Towels from aTablecloth.......

 ......following on from Simonne's tablecloth post.......made a couple of tea towels & a hand towel from an old hand painted tablecloth.
 a mixture of  cut & torn magazine paper collage & more texture exercises......using paint, moulding gel medium, aluminium foil, & painted papers.




the sun is shining today = happy!!
hope the sun is shining for you too!!
(raylee).

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