Autumn blooms

There is a rare & delicate flower, I have found, that dares only bloom when it’s true beauty may be appreciated. When most others tremble at the though of a frost, and their petals wither & fall. When a small boy reach for glue, paper, scissors. And of course, the ever-handy egg carton!

 

So much fun we had to do it all over again this morning

 

Love, love, love toddler craft. Messy, crazy, unpredictable. My little man is a child after my own heart, and loves cutting, gluing, painting. Creating. And being with Mummy. He loves to sit on my lap as I  sew, watch me cut fabric, draw when I draw, getting messy together. Though sometimes I wish his drawing requests would bo for something other than “Thomas please, Mummy, a real big one. In yellow. And maybe some green”, I love nothing more than exploring our creativity together.

 

I’m riding the “don’t think” train today, and feeling like I’ve accomplished a lot (not that it looks like it). With children mid-nap, I’m going to roll with the motivation, and after a spot of housework, I’m going to tidy this studio and CREATE. Sew, paint, scrapbook. I have a creative itch that needs scratching, so let’s do this!

Crossing over…

…from one medium to another. A while back I did a little pastel sketch of some purple flowers, and mentioned at te time that I might use it as a basis for a silk ribbon embroidery.

 

So when we went away a few weeks ago, I packed my embroidery box, slapped some paint on some fabric, and ended up with this:

The photo isn’t brilliant, the acrylic wash is more vivd in real life. If I were to do this again, I would use silk embroidery floss, rather than the heavy thread I used here, but it was all I had at the time! I’m quite happy with how the flowers turned out, using three different shades of purple ribbon.

 

I also used the drawing as a starting point for a little watercolour:

If I had my time over with this one, I would add more depth to the flowers, and possibly layer the sky & grass a bit more, for interest.

Flowers & flare

Just a couple of images I found as I was sorting through my current card.

 

A sweet pink camellia:

 

Some yummy sun flare:

This one is my favourite of the two images. It just seems to have an air of vintage whimsy that appeals to my girlishness.

 

Lots of crafty stuff happening this weekend, a bit of sewing on the project that I showed in my last post, and I have just printed a couple of photos ready for scrapping that I hope to get stuck into this afternoon. Pity my domestic goddess halo is slipping! I always seem to struggle with keeping the house under control of a weekend – I think husband-mine makes more mess than the children!

Another Drawing

 

Just a little sketch inspired by some bulbs I saw on the weekend. I tried the flowers white, like the ones I saw, but it was just too bland, so I went with the purple. I’m tempted to whip this up into a silk ribbon embroidery something or other, not sure yet!