Feather art - watching over you

 

 

I made some more of my watching over you feather pictures, hopefully to sell at a craft market, i did a couple of different colour themes, pale grey and gold letters and then dark grey and metallic silver letters, both work well with the white feathers and frames

For sale in my etsy shop :)

Taxidermy Crochet Rhino

Is he not the cutest thing youve ever seen!!!! I love all the crochet and knitted taxidermy stuff thats around at the moment so i had to make my own. I adapted this pattern for a Rhino by Sweet and Cute Creations and mounted him on an mdf oval plaque. I just l-o-v-e him!

Picture Wall Art

These are the other items on the picture wall which i made before i started blogging.

  
Fabric circles appliqued to some white cotton and tiny hearts punched from a map of our local area

  
Cute wrapping paper i found in Sydney Australia and a gorgeous silk painting of a boat, a card from many birthdays ago

  
A beautiful piece of calligraphy given to me by my Aunt, again many years ago and a felt heart i made for lovely BM when we first moved in together

Machine Embroidered Doodle Art

Ive always been a doodler of epic proportions, im not very good at keeping still and doodling lets me fidget without loosing my focus for some reason! So i knew a doodle had to be included on the picture wall :)

Originally it was just a black and white doodle as thats whats my doodles normally look like but it stood out for the wrong reasons - being too plain. So i knew it needed an injection of colour

So, inspired by the woodland for my origami foxes, i decided to do some free hand machine embroidery on the paper. The embroidery is very rustic and irregular as i wanted to keep the doodle theme going but i do love how its turned out, the colour has really elevated it to another level :)

Geometric Stamped Animals

I know i already have some stamped animals for the picture wall but when i saw this post by How About Orange i just fell in love with the super cute geometric animals and had to include them. That squirrel just slays me everytime and as for that lioness, well shes just too cute for words! Ive tried to tie in the colours to the whole wall again but keep it from being to similar to the finger print animals but this is definitely one of my favourites on the wall :)

Origami Foxes and Machine Embroidery Woodland

When i saw this post by How About Orange i knew i needed some origami foxes in my life! The post comes with a free printable background but i knew i wanted something different. So i decided to free hand machine embroider the background woodland scene. I really like how its turned out but i might change the frame its in, its squishing everything too much, but thats a job for the future!

Finger Print Animals

I have already done a version of this bit of art (see this post) but i wanted to make a new one so it could be included in the picture wall. I tried to tie the colours in with what else is on the wall without being too matchy matchy. And that little piggys curly tail just makes me smile every time!

Folder Paper Art

When i saw this wall backdrop from Martha Stewart i loved it but didnt really have a reason to make it. So when i started work on the kitchen picture wall i realised i could make a mini version. Its mounted in a box frame which also helps give the wall a bit of depth. I love the colours i chose and love the fact that you could do it in any colour combination you want.

Sukie Iron On Art

I bought this book ages ago and while i have used some of the iron ons i must admit it did get forgotten for a while, so i decided to frame some of my favourites for the picture wall

I ironed the images i liked onto white fabric and carefully peeled back the backing paper

I repeated it with the other images and then framed the fabric

Isnt the cat on the scooter just amazing!

The picture didnt quite pop how i wanted it to so i painted the mount gold to give it a bit more depth. I might repaint the frame too, maybe a pale grey, but im happy with it for now, and i love that ive been able to use my iron on book again!

Dopamine Embroidery

Making my cute little bird embroidery gave me a bit of an embroidery bug so i wanted to make something else. Id seen a few molecule embroideries (like this one by itsastitch) in the blogosphere and they definitely resonated with the scientist in me! But i wanted to create something a bit more personal to me. So, as two of my close family have battled Parkinson's Disease, i knew that Dopamine was the molecule for me! Although PD suffers lack their own Dopamine, synthetic Dopamine can give them their lives back so it really is a wonder molecule in my eyes. And the key to synthesising any molecule is knowing its chemical structure. Dopamine replacement therapy doesnt work forever, PD is degenerative and there is no cure, but this is my little thankyou for the extra time that knowing this structure has given me with the people i love

Bird Crewel Embroidery

I bought this crewel embroidery pattern months and month (probably years TBH) ago from June Craft. I fell in love with this cute little guy the minute i saw him and ive been trying to find time to make him ever since. And im so pleased i finally did - isnt he just the cutest! It was really easy too. I havent embroidered anything since i was a teenager but the pattern is really simple and comes with instructions for all the stitches you'll need.

Once i was done making him i trimmed the backing fabric and mounted him in the frame i made him in. He's now up on the picture wall in the kitchen

FYI As im not an embroider im not sure what makes Crewel embroidery different but it seemed very similar to the embroidery ive done before so don't let it put you off

Another Picture Wall :)

The success of the living room and hallway picture walls gave me the confidence to create another one on a (very) blank wall in our kitchen. I also wanted to showcase some things i had made and then create some new things for our new home as well. Im going to go through each picture over the next few weeks but i wanted to started with a few pictures of how it all looks overall first

Machine embroidered doodle art

Geometric stamped animals

Origami foxes and machine embroidery

Finger print animals

Sukie iron on art

Dopamine Embroidery

Bird Crewel Embroidery

Other pictures

Stamped Feathers - Watching Over You

When i saw this post at Organise and Decorate Everything i knew exactly how i was going to use it. Lovely BM and i have both lost people we love and draw comfort from the thought that they are still with us in spirit, looking after us. And the white feather is always a symbol of that, whether you think theyre signs of angels or spirits or just good luck, theyre beautiful in their own right and i knew that i would love this art before i even started on it. It lives above our sofa, over our heads, where we spend a lot of our downtime, and it makes me smile every time i see it

Ombre Mosiac Wall Canvas

After finally adding art to the living room and hall i decided to tackle to bedroom too. Inspired by this wall and this bathroom i knew i wanted to make some kind of ombre mosaic. Then i saw this post by remodelaholic and knew exactly how i could do it!
I bought a (huge) canvas from Hobbycraft for £20, cut what felt like millions of red and grey squares out of card and then glued them in place. I did it all by eye, working in from each side and trying to keep everything straight as i went along. I just love how it turned out, lovely BM isnt as convinced (abstract is not his thing) but i'm sure it will grow on him how could it not!!

Origami Bird Papercut

I have been lusting after this gorgeous origami bird papercut by SarahLouiseMatthews on Etsy for months and months and i finally got round to buying it last month. I mounted it over some orange card to make the birds really pop and snapped this quick picture before i hung it. ...Ive actually not got round to hanging it yet, im hoping posting about it will motivate me to finally put it up as its too gorgeous to hide away!

Mouse Trap Clip Frames

When i saw these genuis blackboard painted mouse trap clips from U create i couldnt resist making my own.



Arent they just adorable!

Picture Wall / Hanging Pictures

So the final finishing touches in the new house are pictures. Im always a bit wary about any permanent changes so i always delay hanging pictures until im sure. In addition im terrible at hanging pictures, i usually end up with 2 or 3 times as many holes as i actually need!
But ive seen loads of people use paper templates to create picture walls, like Ruby reDesign, so i decided to give it a try.
I cut brown paper the same size as my pictures, marked where the hanger was, and then positioned them on the wall until i was happy.

Then i hammered a hook in through the paper, hung the picture to check the placement and then pulled the paper away.

I managed to hang all 8 pictures with just 8 holes! Thats pretty much a first for me :)

I used the same technique again in the hall. Im pretty much always going to use this technique from now on - dont you just love the internet for tips and tricks!

Fingerprint Art continued....

My fingerprint art book has arrived and its even better than i hoped!! I thought it would be interactive but i didnt know it would be a workbook for me to fill in! Its like being back at school (which i loved, im such a geek!!)

These are some of my favourite pages :)

Giraffe print anyone?

Fingerprint monkeys!


Dia de los Meurtos skulls!

Fingerprint art

I just fell in love with this book when i saw it, ive already ordered it but i couldnt resist having a go at some of the creatures in this cute video :)



Love the mouse in the middle especially!