My Winter Journal page
is finished...
I added a snowflake on the top
to fulfill the 2nd prompt.
I included a cluster at the
top right --which was
an embellishment for
this prompt--
I have never made fabric
clusters before and
wasn't sure what to use;
and tried to keep it simple..
[you can click on any
photo and it will
enlarge]
I used some leftover pink raw silk
from my CQ days,
leaving the edges all frayed.
I love that look
💗
Then;;;;;;
I added some silver beads
and topped it with a MOP button...
(mother-of-pearl button).
Here are the Wreath page and Tree page
as they will appear in the Winter Journal
side by side:
I am liking the plain and simple
look in contrast to the more
colorful and embellished
Christmas Journal pages
below:
↓↓↓↓
I like these too, just different
takes on the Christmas themes.
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I am making two different bases for the
next two Winter Journal page prompts
which will be published
on August 17th.
This one is just pinned to the backing
so far↧↧↧↧
and will invisible baste them to
get those pins out of the way.
Like this:
that I basted onto
a backing page made of
light weight
linen...
As you can see they begin and end
"Willy-Nilly" and use up little
sari strip pieces and some
CQ leftovers; I will take care
of that when I pull the pages
together...
I feel like they keep in the CQ
themed backings I had
started with....
💞
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Another sweltering day--the worst so far...
Tonight will be grilled hot dogs
and beans....
Too hot to cook anything elaborate.
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Yesterday, Heartstrings Group
came and picked up my
donation bags of
fabrics and some clothing.
It feels so good to have them
out of here.
My fabric shelves are a lot roomier--
4 bags gone....
I hope you are staying cool and
you can get some fun
sewing done today.
Hugs, in the AC!,
Julierose, La Blageuse
(Stitching-journaling-away-euse)
"Sometimes we have to listen to our inner child."
ReplyDelete-Anon-
I think it's lovely! I likeyour scrappy strips, too!
ReplyDeleteThe new page is so charming! Very evocative of frosty times to come. I love your soft colors here.
ReplyDeletedinner sounds perfect. I think I l make do with sandwiches and salad? No cooling in sight til, what, November maybe. Eeek.
Both of your winter books are pretty but the softer colors have such a nice antique feeling to them.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how you come up with these great ideas and they all work! I thought today was the hottest of this stretch. I heard one more day. Hope it's true!
ReplyDeleteChristmas and hot weather go together for me! But right now it is below freezing and very icy here. More like your Christmas weather.
ReplyDeleteYour journal pages are lovely.
Your journal pages are beautiful. There are so many little things to see. The blue beads on the tree add some beautiful sparkle! Hopefully cool weather will be headed our way soon.
ReplyDeleteYour pages are delightful, Julierose. When I see the bright ones, I like them best. Then, when I see the pale ones, I decide I like those best. So, I guess, I like them all!
ReplyDeleteThe colours in the Winter Journal page, first photo, are beautifully soft and subdued, I really like this page. It's good that you make both subdued and the more colourful in your Christmas Journal page, I really enjoy seeing your posts come us with these beautiful pages.
ReplyDeleteYay for getting things gone! I don't imagine you'll miss any of it either.
ReplyDeleteYour latest pages are wonderful! An idea that you might like to try (if you haven't mounted the pages yet)...could you add 2 or 3 beads sewn through the holes of the MOP button just to gussy it up a little more? Just my crazy quilt 'thing' coming to the fore!!