maandag 28 februari 2011

and yet .... another one

Oooo ... I know
was going to stop
with my felted circles
but
they're kind of addictive
as are the tiny crochet flowers :
trying another colour combination ...
or another yarn ...

So I did yet another circle
( bad coloured photos by lamp light ... )

this time the right colour, by daylight lamp !


The last few days were gloomy and it rained off and on :
good days for stitching,
but : spring was in the room already ! 

a bit of spring by nature

a bit of spring by me

zondag 27 februari 2011

variation

It isn't easy to do the "same" thing
over and over again
that's why I try out variations


( ... very sweet ... )
...........
or

I just start something else.
I might abandon my felt circles a bit
and go back to my bigger felt / fabric and
Jude's CWB class

woensdag 23 februari 2011

another colour

Here are some more of my felt circles,
it's so nice to pick a colour
and decide what to embroider on it !

Right now I'm making backings
for which I choose a fabric that fits in
with the colour of the felt

This one is the smallest
and definately a brooch
( I attached a safety pin )
 I'm thinking of Cherry Blossom

Spring !

Blue Lagoon

maandag 21 februari 2011

blue night

The dark blue felt circle 
had to become
night

First I added one of my little silk moons
The silk, spotted (sugar sirup) in blues and purple,
was dyed years ago but always kept apart
for something special
......
now I've used it several times already

Because the silk is very thin and was stitched 
about 1 mm from the edge,
I thought it would be best to "cover" it
with some branches
(some left over of the socks)

... and there was some space left for my
"night beast"

the owl

Stuffed
(with a bit of lavender and batting)
a fabric backing
and beads
ready to wear as a necklace
or
hang on the wall



zondag 20 februari 2011

seahorses

Because it was Stitch'n Bitch day we went
to Rotterdam yesterday.
I didn't do much knitting though
but mainly stuck to embroidery :
 I had my little felted circles with me
and added some stitches.
We had a joyful morning together
and my friend showed her finished felted bag
which looked really wonderful !

The colour of the circle
determines what I will embroider upon it.

The two turquoise ones reminded me of the sea
and because I liked the seahorses
I did in "Octopus's Garden"
I made some more

close up

Today I started on the dark blue circle :

NIGHT



donderdag 17 februari 2011

something else

I've slowed down a bit for Jude's class :
it's such a frenzy with so many people posting
about the wonderful stuff they're making ...
I needed some time-out :
that's what the felting is for


I made several little circles,
playing with colours was lovely
and some Wensleydale curls and some silk ...
making "perfect" circles isn't that easy


I want to embellish them
with embroidery, beads, sequins, fabric and crochet

 one !
......
looks like it's finished,
don't know yet


And of course there is still my February felt / fabric

... some magic thread ...

and :
a full moon tonight
                  

woensdag 16 februari 2011

no end

... a circle has no beginning
and no end ...
 and there's no end to the all the different ways
to fill a circle when you're drawing ..

Man has been very busy again !

a bit from someone else and a bit from him ...


trying out different colours ...

pens or pencils ...

or just inspired by some beautiful strange photo !

Playing with forms and colours
intriged by the boundaries
of a circle