Pincushion - I know more now

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But I learned lately that there is an exotic plant with this name. As far as I know -

originating from South Africa. You can google it - I hesitate to publish photos

which I didn't take myself

This is my drawn pincushion.

Mindful Art Studio with Amy Maricle shows live in Slow Drawing

how she approaches the designs. She gives a new prompt once a week. 

It is free and you can follow her group in facebook or on Instagram

A wonderful and friendly facebook group.

 

This is a birthday card for my friend Nelly.

And another one for a young lady "L".

I promise there will be a new post very soon. I was very

negligent in posting for no reason at all.

Drawing and mini journal making

Yes, I can sew but not draw but nevertheless

or just because 

I am taking part in.....

Amy Maricle's prompts for "Slow drawing -

Draw yourself calm".

Not so much necessary for me but interesting

what the facebook group does.

Here the theme is: Ginko

"Trois"






"Lunaria" I have them abundant in our garden





I need lots of journals for my "output" these

are handmade - thanks to Youtube - I love 

diffent methods of binding. The green one

has the Coptic binding.









Another "Slow drawing" - named "Slugs"






A 5 day little workshop also with Amy Maricle

named "The smallest things" started on February 5, 2024

Theme below: Lines -1st day

Marks of your brushes - day 2

More to come 

Hopefully soon!

Rainy Sunday

Raining nearly all day already for weeks, seemingly - but certainly two weeks now.

A lonely bike - I did not want to make our daily tour with my husband

He took the photo of a harvested colza field, a large field with a million 50 cm sticks,

just standing out.

In spring the all over yellow fields were  a wonderful sight, the scent very special.

Bookmarks

How to use the bookmark -

I use a very old book for demonstration

published in 1875. 

Silver wire 0,4 mm folded in half, a few colorful beads and then twisting

till  the two tails are about 6 cm long. They are glued between the two layers

of papers with double sided sticky tape. A few machine stitches for embellishment.

On top a spiral for easy handling.

I can't remember who posted this as a tutorial. 

If I find it, I will add my credit.
 

Time out - holidays in Croatia as every year

Our holiday place is the island  Hvar in Croatia - this is the center with famous

and very old buildings from the Venetian times.

Next photo is our view to a part of the town

Me - swimming practically alone in the Adriatic sea

I am always posting the sun set as seen from our terrace - you might have seen those

photos before. Nevertheless, we have been there and nowhere else. The dog does not

belong to me - maybe he thinks that he has to rescue me. Lovely Labrador. He wants to

be helpful. 

While it was very hot in Germany -our weather was rather moderate - the sea still

fresh.

 

 Leaf making - book signs - 

made of pelmet which I dyed - backed with colored paper  - the silver wire is embelllished

with beads and glued between the layers. I will post many more shortly.

Here I am again - everything ok - we were spared from Corona

Biking every day

Cleaning in front of the holiday home



A furry visitor



Wild garlic in blossom





Clouds 




Easter

Mini junk journals













A tutorial with Helen Wells - Sketchbook revival




Gelli plate printing

It is the season - December 2022

Four months later from the last post.

Time to get Advent decoration out from the basement

and make some baking - well this will be eaten with friends together

at a "coffee and cake meeting"


Linzer Torte - Austrian  recipe

Ann Wood provides her followers with decoration

for every season. Small owl living with sisters in our 

Christmas tree. Find the link

here

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Those little baskets - a youtube tutorial - are made entirely by hand 

absolutely sweet and not holding much - maybe three chocolates - 

The beginnings are tricky

More work: Scraps in a box - inspiration by Augusthimmel

at Pinterest.de - my squares are 9 x 9 cm.




Paperbeads fascination

What "oldies" get for Christmas from the community 

when they reach a certain age - lets say over 80.

One candle burning ... 1. Advent

Four weeks before Christmas our wreath with homemade

cookies by DH