Simply Neutrals Tuesday No. 34 - Birthday gift
When you receive such a beautiful gift as this in the mailyour heart not only skips a beat but you also know thatthe sender isso in tune with your creative appetitethat they are totally on the same...
View ArticleSimply Neutrals Tuesday No. 35 Water Birds
Every single daythere is something different happeningon our wetland at the bottom of our gardenwhere we live on the far south east coast of Australiaandtoday I'm sharing some magnificent natural bird...
View ArticleThe Impossible Dream - Simply Neutrals Tuesday No. 37
Honoring some of the most beautiful drawings(and paintings) of Leonardi daVinciI have combined these with some of my eco-dyed pagesto create this little bookof treasured art pieces! The beautiful...
View ArticleTreasured Possessions! Simply Neutrals Tuesday No. 38
Very often we just don't stop to think how our liveswould feel and could change if we lost everything we owned in a matter of just 2-3 hours!This has been the case of so many families,in fact 69 homes...
View ArticleI've joined Pinterest! Simply Neutrals Tuesday 39
For those of you who love PinterestI thought I may let you know that I have finally joined myselfand have set up a few boards thereso here is a taste of a few pinsI have added from my own artworksas...
View ArticleAngel Friends - Simply Neutrals Tuesday No.40
Everyone knows just how much I enjoy creating books and journals! especially with vintage laces and fabrics! This particular one incorporated the use of some of my eco-dyed silks!I remember also...
View ArticleA Birthday Card - Simply Neutrals Tuesday 42
Dear Friends thank you for popping into read my blogagain today and I would love to welcome mynew followers here also!For Simply Neutrals Tuesday No. 42 this weekI'm sharing a special Birthday...
View ArticleLace for Creations - Simply Neutrals Tuesday No. 43
As many of you know I just love to create withvintage/antique doilies and lacesand,over the years of collecting, I have quitea stash and I'm thinking it is timeto be sharing these outso whilst in the...
View ArticleJournal "Listening for Wisdom"
This is my latest book entitled"Listening to Wisdom"!I have for many years - dare I say about 50 been a follower of the most wonderfulPersion Poet, Rumiand I have devoted many of his quotesto a journal...
View ArticleNew Book - The Gift of Friendship
There are few things in life as precious as"The Gift of Friendship"andin my desire to create a book around thisI decided to work with some of my eco-dyed paperand create a little book honouring this...
View ArticleSimply Neutrals No. 46 - Little Felted Lace and Silk journals
Dear friendssome of you may have already seen my post on fbabout these little felted lace journals. So here on my blog you can get to see more close up imagesof the artwork where you can get a closer...
View ArticleA sweet vintage mini concertina book
Welcome friends to my blog today!Well you all know how much a fan I am of making books. This one was inspired by the wonderful Caterina Giglio. She has an excellent You Tube video on how to create one...
View ArticleSome published artwork and journals!
Although my artwork these days has a focus of mixed media, vintage textiles papers, lace and fibres, I am still always drawn to the love of crazy quilting where I can incorporate the use of these.This...
View ArticleAn Eco-dyed paper and Textile Concertina - SNT No. 49
Dear Blog friends here is my latest little concertina book"Tattered whispers on the breeze"made from handmade paper and inspired by the beautiful artwork ofLynne Moncrieff of Lynnesbowsandbells blog...
View ArticleVintage Inspiration Lace and Fabric Kits
With Christmas coming up very fastI was thinking perhaps these Vintage Inspiration Kits of Laceand French script fabricsalong with these beautiful images may inspire a little creativity within...
View ArticleAngels for Christmas - 50th Celebration of SNT
Now we all know that we need angels in our lives to lift us upand give us our wings to fly.They are always around us guiding us and showing us the way!I wanted to share these angels I created three...
View ArticleA Journal Collage - Simply Neutrals Tuesday No. 52
Here we are dear friends into anotherbrand New Yearand a whole new year of more creativityand inspiration - so very exciting to meand I find it always helpful to look back before looking forward to new...
View ArticleTextures and Plant Dyed Art in my studio - SNT No. 53
Dear ReadersI think you all know about my passion forcreating with vintage textures, textiles, fabrics and laceswell just a quick postto show you a few I have on my work tableat the moment!I've started...
View ArticleVintage Inspiration Kits - Simply Neutrals Tuesday No 55
Dear friendstoday I want to share a Vintage Inspiration KitI have put together for you.Sometimes we wish to create little books but we don't often have either just the right materials to combine...
View Article"Reflections" - a little Plaster and Teabag book
As a tribute to one of my favorite artistsI created this little booklet usingplaster covers, water color paper and tea bags! I printed the art images onto the teabagsand was quite pleased how they...
View ArticleThree Small Journals
Dear FriendsI am a very fortunate artist being ableto draw on a large amount ofmixed media supplies in the form of textiles,vintage laces and fabrics as well ashandmade paper andwonderful vintage...
View ArticleWorking with Textiles and Crazy Quilting
Textiles have always been a very big part of my creative life ever since I first began quilting and patchworksome 40 years ago!So I have gathered quite a collection ofamazing fabrics and...
View ArticleKhadi Paper Projects
Dear Blogging friendsI have recently pulled out my stash of Khadi paper which is just the softest paperyou could ever wish to create with and onandI have made these items. Firstly these! So I created...
View ArticleCatastrophic Bushfires in Australia
This was from our sunroom yesterday morning at 7.30 am but no sun coming to us today as we experience terrifying fires all around us! We have to mask up before walking outside as the sooty air and ash...
View ArticleDevestation and Destruction by Bush Fires in Australia
Somethings at some stage you just have to surrender as we did when moving from this beautiful home and property we built together in Kiah on the South East Coast of Australia more than 15 years ago on...
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