Bits and pieces

I have felt a bit unfocussed the last few days...   not really able to settle to anything.  Still tired after the cold I had maybe - but really that was only a couple of days of sniffling, not much of a cold!  When I sat down to see what I had actually done there was more than I expected but I don't feel as if I have really settled to anything. So not much in the way of finished things.

I've made a couple of collagraph plates - I love the right hand one and really hope it prints well... maybe that is a job for this afternoon while I'm keeping out of the way of my son and his birthday guests.

I tried out the photo transfer technique in an ACEO size - I'm undecided about the result, I think I'll try a few more before I decide whether to list them.  I'm not sure it's clear enough in this size to get a sense of the scene... but maybe that's because I know what it really looks like.  Opinions gratefully received!

I added some bits to a few of these...

And I made some more of these

and started on my newly discovered stash of white bags too.

 

When you look at it like this it seems quite a lot, but it has all been fitted into the gaps between doing... what?  I'm not sure.

Folksy Friday

My Friday look at the work of some of the talented artists and makers selling on Folksy. Hover over an image for more details or click on each one to go direct to the listing. 

Mustard is a colour that has really grown on me lately... I put together this set earlier in the week, then I spotted the current Folksy featured items are mustard and grey too and I'm wondering if Folksy admin have been stalking my favourites... hmmm! Great minds think alike I guess!




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Unexpected Treasure

I found treasure under the sink.  White eco daisies coming soon!  The lime green bag might be too thick but I'll have a go, it's such a great colour.

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A Giveaway!

The clear out continues... I am hoping my eldest will help out on a trip to Oxfam this afternoon. Parking can be difficult so it's best to have 2 people just in case I need to keep driving round the block, dropping him off with a boxful of stuff on each circuit!

During my clear out I found this bag.

When I started my first Etsy shop (back in October 2007 - so long ago!!) I wasn't sure which of the many things I make I wanted to sell. I originally made a few bags and this one has been carefully stored away ever since I decided that bags didn't really fit the style of my shop.  I have a couple of others that I use myself, almost every day, some have been given as presents, and I wondered if any of you lovely people out there in blogland would like this one.

The pattern is my own, although fairly standard I think. The bag is a good size, 12" high with a base 14" x 4" stiffened with some weird compressed fleece stuff so it keeps its shape. The handles are long enough to go over your shoulder even if you are wearing a coat (can you tell I get annoyed if they're not?!).  The fabric is a pink-purply cotton cord lined with a cotton print and with a 2 section pocket on the inside.  Have I sold it to you yet?

There are no entry requirements to the giveaway as such, this is just a thank you for turning up and reading my witterings.  But you do need to let me know that you want to enter... leaving a comment on this post would be the easiest way if you can.  However, I do know that there have been issues with commenting lately, so alternative ways of contacting me are via my ffflowers page on facebook, via my ffflowers shop on Etsy or my ffflowers shop on Folksy, or good old fashioned e-mail via the link on my contact page here.  Please make sure I have a way of contacting you should you be the winner!  Closing date for entries is Sunday 24th July, I will draw the winner on Monday 25th July.  I am happy to post anywhere so please don't feel you can't enter if you are not in the UK.

More ancient history - with fossils

As I think I mentioned before, I am having a massive clear-out.  I keep coming across all sorts of pieces of work stashed away - some I think 'wow, I've certainly moved on from that' but some I still quite like.  The other day I found this little book I made from coloured papers on a bookmaking workshop day.  I was looking at fossils at the time so I filled some of the pages with fossil pictures.  It still has rather an unfinished feel to it so I shall put it back in the box just in case I should be inspired to add more to it one day (so much for the clearing out!).

What's missing is some drawing I think - although the papers themselves are rather too dark to draw onto... hmmm....

De-Junk, Re-Junk Exhibition

Today I dropped off some of my new eco daisies as they are going to be in an exhibition of art and crafts made from recycled materials at Birkenhead Park Visitor Centre. The exhibition is called De-Junk, Re-Junk and will be running from 18th July to 31st July, open from 10am to 4pm each day. It looks like there is going to be some really interesting art there, well worth a trip if you are in the area.

Sunday (Window) Shopping on Etsy

A little bit of window shopping - this treasury is made up of some of my current favourites on Etsy.

creatocrat $20.00	Weaselfactory $12.50	hodgepodgearts $9.00	AmandaSainsbur... $38.00
AmyandPia $20.00	PaulaArt $21.00	restlessgenera... $34.00	KnitFrekkles $75.00
thestrandline $25.00	TheFeminineTou... $73.00	erintrees $1600.00	ClareBears $16.00
elementclaystu... $450.00	TickTocklers $30.00	bialakura $15.00	MegFred5 $15.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.