V for Violet

Wednesday, 21 July 2010

Cards in stock...

For those who requested - I'm just letting you know that the cards printed from my textile art pictures, including the prize winner! (above) are back in stock and can be found here on the website.

They include my latest picture - Holy Trinity Church.

They come in a cellophane wrapper complete with envelope and are blank inside for your own message. Or, of course, you can frame them into mini art works!!

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Inspiration...

Just had to share a wonderful new find - new to me - I expect I'm a bit behind and the rest of you have been familiar with her for years!!!!

But, just in case, I recently discovered the extremely wonderful Regina Spektor, who sounds like a character from a James Bond film but that is actually her name, and she IS indeed Russian!!

As she says, this is the sound of summer and makes me smile endlessly....

I think this is the vocal equivalent of the 'handmade.' If my cushions and mirrors could sing, they would sound like this!! or I would....if I could....!

Thursday, 15 July 2010

New items....and a special offer!!!

Just updated some new design mirrors with pouches to the website - including this sweet little piggy one!! They come with a little recycled woollen appliqued pouch to keep the mirror safe and sound in your bag. As they come in a cellophane bag they make great gifts too - £6 each.

Also put some keyrings on for the first time, again in the wonderfully tactile woollen fabric with appliqued flower.....

and matching little flower on the reverse......these are £4.50.

There is only one payment for postage on my website no matter how many items you order and what's more, if you bloggy readers put OFFER 15 in the message box when you pay, I will refund 15% of the cost of your items!!!!

If you want a custom colour keyring or mirror, I will try to accomodate you, special requests my speciality!!

Wednesday, 14 July 2010

Special offer....

This week's special offer is on these huge spotty buttons - you can get them in pink,

teal,

and purple,

You can stick them onto a brooch back (get these at feltgirl) and make yourself or a friend a fab brooch!! or you could swap the buttons on a cardi or coat and make a statement!!!

A full 25% off at the moment!!! Bargain!! Get them here.

Tuesday, 13 July 2010

A new textile art work....

Whilst wandering around my local town, I took lots of photos which are in a pile waiting to be translated into textile pictures, one of these is of the local church, Holy Trinity.

It was a little more complicated than others I've done but really enjoyable.

I'm just really relieved I can still do it!!!!

Now back to the tea cosies!

Sunday, 11 July 2010

A Bee, a Butterfly ...and a Hare...

Wow! What a week!!!

I entered artWEEK just to see what happened..... and things certainly happened!!!

I sold my pictures, and a lot of mirrors and prints of the pictures, I won a prize....and I even got recognized in the street!!

I think that may count as my 15 minutes of fame?!!

The more lasting elements of the week were these beautiful postcards I bought, by my lovely friend Lisa,

and they are indeed very lovely....

and then, of course, there is the hare by Sue Jenkins that I bought with my prize money.....here he is!

What a cutie!!! and a lasting reminder of my wonderful week!!

Now, there is no time for resting on any laurels....I have a countdown for a designer-makers fair in 12 days time!!! and at the moment I have NO stock!!!!

At this precised moment though, am working on another stitched picture (just wanted to see if I could still do it!!!). Hopefully can do a show and tell tomorrow!! x