THANK YOU !

What a lovely day it was
last Saturday at the GRIETMARKT !

Daughter accompanied me there
and helped hauling all the stuff, that is in several boxes,
parking the car, preparing the stall
and setting up her own spinning wheel
(for demonstration)
At ten o'clock we were ready to start !

There was a cup of tea/coffee and a sweet tasty cookie
from the GRIET market organisation.
The weather was great :
no rain and much sunshine (though not too hot !)
There were many nice people to talk with
about the proces of my painting, felting and stitching.
I received many sweet compliments
and several people who bought items !

THANK  YOU  so much
and I hope you enjoy all your purchases
for a long time to come.

It was so nice to see a ceramicist again
who was my "neighbour" on the market many years ago :
she primarily creates birds.
It was just fun to see her love for barn owls

and my own stitched barn owl !

THANK  YOU
GRIETMARKT

for another well organised event !

a textile day !

Yesterday daughter and I visited the
"Textiel Festival"
in Amersfoort.



It was the last day of four days stuffed to the brim :
with the presence of all the major textile associations,
workshops, lectures, the results of a competition,
exhibitions through the (lovely old) city,
an Arts & Crafts market and
about 800 "hoops" ("Rondje Textiel")
filled with any textile technique
you can think of !!!

It was a sunny and (too) warm day
so we picked the things we liked most to visit.
I'm sorry to say we just missed "The Red Dress"
because we had to wait too long for a time-slot
but we're happy to have seen the "Colorminds"
and the three "LAK" ladies.
(and of course we came home with some goodies !)

It was a wonderful day !!!
A big THANK  YOU  to the organisation
and all the volunteers who made this possible !

ART MARKET Amerongen

Only a few more days from now
on Saturday
Mai 9
 

I will be at the

GRIET  MARKT

again !

If you are anywhere near,
please come to Amerongen to this wonderful market
with lots of organic products, design and art
to choose from.
And . . . there will be music too !

In addition to my gouache paintings I am also bringing
textile panels with birds, with flowers and with abstract stitching,
and lots of felt objects.

 

Textile jewelry : like the new necklace here,

small felted bags, fish, finger puppets and insects.

It would be lovely to see you there !!!

wool and paper !

Quiet.
Not done much stitching,
(skipped quite a few Stitch Club workshops)
making a painting on commission,

 been reading a (thick) book.
And also waiting for special paper to arrive from Thailand
and wool from Germany,
all of that for a brand new felting course
with Fiona Duthie (Canada)

I've "known"/followed Fiona for a long time
and did my first-ever online felting course with her :
"Surface design"
(but sadly never met in real life)
The "Fiber + Paper" workshop was a long time on my wish list !!!

Though getting back on track after my Pink Ribbon Challenge
took quite a bit longer than I expected,
I have now completed some of the course assignments  !

Working with paper, wool and water
requires a very gentle treatment
or the paper will tear or not adhere !

starting with a 30 x 30cm square and 10 grams of wool

adding writing and prefelt.

The last assignment was working with a resist
to make a bowl / vessel.

(from 27 cm resist to +/- 16 cm)

day 31, the last PINK RIBBON day

Today my "Pinktober Challenge" ends :
day 31
(and many other things can be celebrated on this day)

You might think that I feel a bit relieved
and to be honest I am.
But I can also say that I'm a bit sad that it all ends here.
Though not quite
because there are a few commissions to make
so the end-total will still have to wait a bit.
But don't worry : I'll let you all know !

I enjoyed my felting and stitching journey
these past 31 days and I will end
with little "firecracker" in red !

Here is my  PINK  RIBBON Textile Jewel
for day 31 :

a wet felted egg-shape donut brooch, stitched with cotton and gold

and a few sequins and seed beads
(6 x 4cm,  2.4 x 1.6")

For a donation
of (at least)

 € 20,- 

SOLD  !

this red sparkling jewel can be yours,
a colour splash on any garment !

Just send me an email at
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 

and the next steps are simple.
Bank or Paypal
(+ postage)

And you know : ALL the money goes to Pink Ribbon !

 "SPARKLER" 

Thank you !
This is the last day to find a PINK  RIBBON Textile Jewel here !

day 30

The little green circle lay waiting for some days.
I just pick the one that speaks to me most at that moment.
Not many left, so the choice was easy.
And just when I was finished stitching
and taking the pictures
. . . .
 a robin sat on the pergola 
No, he didn't wait till I had my camera ready
but I think he/she wanted to say
that I did the right thing !

My  PINK  RIBBON Textile Jewel
for day 30 :

a wet felted circle brooch, stitched with cotton
(5,5cm,  2.2")

For a donation
of (at least)

 € 20,- 

SOLD  !

this little bird comes flying to you
and makes a lovely gift for someone you love
(or for yourself of course !)

Just send me an email at
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 

and everything can be arranged accordingly.
Bank or Paypal
(+ postage)

You KNOW : ALL your donated money is for Pink Ribbon !

 "ROBIN" 

One more day to go,

one more PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel for you !

day 29

October : harvest time.
Material harvest and beauty harvest
appels, grapes, nuts and beautiful coloured foliage.
I love these gifts of nature.
The jewel I was stitching today reminded me of all that.

My  PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel
for day 29 :

a wet felted hollow brooch with silk and gold inside,
stitched with linen, gold and cotton,
faceted glass beads and seed beads
(6,5cm,  2.6")

For a donation
of (at least)

 € 20,- 

SOLD  !

this rich jewel can be yours.
What a sparkling gift it would make
for yourself or for someone dear.
You just need to send me an email at
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 

and the next steps will be arranged with you.
Bank or Paypal
(+ postage)

ALL the donated money is for Pink Ribbon !

 "GOLDEN  HARVEST" 

We are nearly there
. . . . .
only two more days for a PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel !!!

day 28

I was glad that I had worked on this one yesterday already
because a doctor's visit made time scarce
(though unpicking a few bits wasn't nice)
Photo's were taken
when the light was still good !

My  PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel
for day 28 :

a dusty pink wet felted hollow pendant with silk and gold inside,
stitched with variegated cotton some seed beads,
two tiny bells a felt ball and a tassel
on a homemade adjustable cord
(14 x 6cm,  5.5 x 2.4")

For a donation
of (at least)

 € 20,- 

SOLD  !

this joyful pendant can be yours
to make a colourful statement !
(of course it also makes a gorgeous present)

Just send me an email at
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 

and the rest is simple.

Bank or Paypal
(+ postage)

ALL your donated money goes to Pink Ribbon !

 "FIRE  FLOWER" 

Only three more days left
for finding your own beautiful
Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel !