Summer Simplicity

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Hi, and welcome to Autumn!

 Although the weather is on the turn, I am still in a summer state of mind and this week I have just been having some fun.

 I unearthed some charms from my stash and also purchased some new ones – Pineapples. They come in both silver and gold and I have enamelled the tops in green to give them a more realistic look, and they are fab.

 Using some other charms I made simple bracelets which I think are very pretty. The bracelets are themed, the first is all about the sea – star fish and shells; while the second is origami animals – elephants, rabbits and swans.

 It would be great to know what you are making and, of course, your thoughts on my makes.

 Jo x

Christmas Candy Canes

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Good morning

 Over this last week I have been signing up for all the Christmas Fairs that I will be participating in this year – hopefully!

 So, I was thinking that I need to get started on making some Christmas goodies. With that in mind, I have made some candy cane baubles and I am very pleased with them.  They are simple but effective as I am starting slow and building up to more elaborate ideas.

 If you are starting to think about Christmas, I would like to know what you are thinking of.

 Jo x

Simple Knotting

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Hi Everyone

 Last week has been all about The Knot for me.  I had a special friend having a big birthday so I made a choker for her using a mix of banana yarn and silk with beautiful pale grey cultured pearls.  The yarn is knotted and the pearls are sewn into the knots.

 The second piece is a long necklace made from recycled sari silk which has been knotted to incorporate chunks of mookite with a lovely donut at the bottom.  

 I hope you like these pieces as much as I do, I think they show two very different styles of using simple knots.  I would like to know what you think, and what you are making in your crafty world.

 Jo x

Line Paintings

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 Hi Everyone Fuzzy Designs are back

 I was looking through my old projects and came across some line paintings of animals and wondered if it might be possible to apply the same technique to other subjects?

 After considering a number of options, I decided to go for motorcycle engines – a subject that is always popular here on the Isle of Man! The first issue was what materials to use and it did take quite a lot of experimentation to settle on acrylic paint pens for the engines themselves – everything else wasn’t opaque enough or didn’t give consistent lines – and spray cans for the backing.

 Next issue was how much to take away from the basic design of the engine and still leave a shape which was recognisable (at least to people who know their engines!). I must have got that about right because, when they had their first public airing at a show last week, people were able to correctly identify each engine (one clever chap getting all six right!). Overall, I’m quite pleased with the results and it shows that a bit of lateral thinking never hurts where crafting is concerned.

 Jo x