colour strips

just playing with daisy colours
inktense blocks and pencils

tearing, glueing and stitching

still working with paper in my ledger

japanese paper

paint and stitch
quite fragile looking, but very strong

layering

interesting

... but I'm not going to be cutting them up ...

do some tracing

trace the lace from one of the blown up phocopies of the doiley
(on A4 paper)

more drawing and colouring

anything interesting?
just playing
so much fun

change tack a little

pen to paper
doodle / drawing
could be a stencil?

play with colour

use inktense pencils
stick in all in the ledger
do some pretend reverse applique

cut it up

use the scissors to get a more defined shape
a bit of a stylised daisy
contemporary?

rip it up

rip that stitched paper up
any ideas?

look at it from a different angle

machine stitch

free machine embroidery
all over the paper

even the back looks interesting

start to play - photocopy

photograph the doiley
print it out in different sizes

choose just one

this is it, the chosen one

make some bags

so pretty

and delicate

little pockets to wear over your shoulder - just the right size for a mobile phone

how to use them

do I want to patchwork them?

ummm ... NO!

Liberate some doileys

out of the bottom drawer

Hand stitched

with love

hand crocheted

how long since they have seen the light of day

Pink & White

Pink and White

Bluebells

Bluebells as props

Bluebells as props

Bumpy stitches

Lots of bumps
Lots of Lace

Gumnuts & Roses

Choosing & Giving Pleasure

Chosen by Carol

Chosen by Peter

Chosen by Peter for Julia & Alena

the detail

twisted fabric

from little things ...

... big things grow
blue & green
complete