This fan started off as a simple gold charm which I glued in place using Gem Bond. When it was dry, I stitched a row of purple glass Bugle beads along the edge, followed by a row of transparent gold glass seed beads and then an outer row of tiny red pearlised seed beads. I [...]
Entries from February 2005
February 16, 2005
Linda’s DYB6 Fan Block
Yesterday was hot, really hot, a scorcher in fact. The official temperature was 42 degrees celsius which is approximately 107 degrees farenheit but out here in the Swan Valley in Western Australia, you can always add on a couple of degrees. So, the dog and I spent the entire day in front of the air-conditioner [...]
February 12, 2005
Copper ATC experiment
While I have been waiting for Linda’s DYB6 blocks to arrive this week I have been having a play with copper coloured threads, buttons and other doo-dads. I wanted to make one of those 3 1/2 inch x 2 1/2 inch Artist Trading Cards but not for swapping, just to see how it would work [...]
February 12, 2005
Using Bugle beads in crazy quilting
Today I sketched a few ideas for using Bugle beads as part of seam embellishments in Crazy Quilting. I have heaps of bugle beads in a tin, all colours and sizes and I thought they’d be good to include as part of a design. I used the candle idea on my Christmas Ornaments and that [...]
February 10, 2005
Embroidered collar for 1950s Vogue Ginny
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Originally uploaded by Crazydolldresser.
Ginny is only about 7 inches tall so the embroidery on this collar is really tiny. I used one strand of art silk for the Bullion roses, leaves and French knot flowers. This is the size I use for the embroidery in the middle of a crazy [...]
February 10, 2005
My first Christmas Ornie Swap
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Originally uploaded by Crazydolldresser.
These are the first Christmas Ornies I have made using crazy quilting. They were for the Southern Cross crazies’ 2004 Christmas Ornie swap and when I first made them I thought they were OK but now I’d like to get them all back and add, add, [...]
February 10, 2005
Red embroidered and beaded outfit for Barbie
I made this dark red taffeta outfit to fit a Barbie doll just so I could add the embroidery and beading. The complete outfit consisted of a pencil thin skirt, a separate bodice, a full pleated overskirt which opened down the front with back-flaps on either side, a short bolero-style jacket and a tiny matching [...]
February 9, 2005
in a minute ago
Having just been to check out “In a Minute Ago” once again, I have discovered that it contains even more mind-boggling information on history, textiles, other arts and crafts than the last time I visited and there’s a fantastic pic of Sharon celebrating her birthday. Now I know what you look like Sharon……..thanks for the [...]
February 9, 2005
Fan Stitch Combinations
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Originally uploaded by Crazydolldresser.
This is another page from my Visual Journal where I have drawn original ideas for stitch combinations representing fans. This is to give me ideas for Linda’s DYB6 fan block when it arrives. The three fans at the bottom of the page are from Dorothy Bond’s fabulous book of stitches, however all [...]
