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Monday, 15 February 2021

Little Crochet Birdie - crochet experience preferable

This is easy to crochet. Make 5 or 7 chains (or more, depending on how large or small you want this birdie to be) Single crochet 'all around' cast-on chain - increasing 1 single crochet, at each end - I'm afraid, you will need to judge the increases as you go. Continue building up the size until required size is achieved (folding it in half will show you). Sew up straight opening (top of birdie) - leave a small gap to push in stuffing. Sew up remaining gap. Decorate with a beak, an eye and wings. If you have any problems, please email me.

Monday, 22 June 2015

Collage - easy

magazine pictures, doilies, tissue, paint - Photoshopped to refine picture detail

painted, coloured papers, paint and pen

(collage detail) - magazine pictures - photoshopped

Collage is such a lovely thing to do. Kids love it - and adults too!

If you initially choose a picture, you can use it as your inspiration.

It can be done very simply with just one magazine or newspaper,

some paint (not necessary) and of course PVA.

You can scan it, play with it in Photoshop, then print it off. If you use very good quality inkjet paper, (with your inkjet printer), this makes the world of difference. A good quality paper seems to pick up the colours beautifully. (Hahnemuhle Papers are excellent.)

You could make your own cards too.

Sunday, 13 July 2014

Jean-Paul Gaultier (iii)

I felt really inspired to do something with my J-P G photos, (from his exhibition), and have been making small painted sketches. I used one idea of 'pattern', and played with it in Photoshop. I cut out some of the picture, which I then felt looked like fabric cut pattern pieces - back to Square One! :)