day 10

Tomorrow I will be away
which meant I had to work double today
otherwise there will be nothing to post tomorrow
and that is NOT how it should be !

While I was taking pictures of today's Textile Jewel
I found the last harvest
Mmmmm !

My PINK  RIBBON Textile Jewel
for day 10 :

a wet felted circle brooch with a crochet flower,
stitched with silk, wool and cotton,
and with many seed beads
(5,5 cm,  2.2")

For a donation of
(at least, because more is welcome too)

 € 20,- 

SOLD  !

these striking colours can be yours,
to keep or to give away to someone dear to you.
Just send me an email at
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 

(or you can tell me in the comments below)
and the next steps are explained to you.
Bank or Paypal
is possible and easy

ALL  THE  MONEY you donate will be for Pink Ribbon !

 "WARM  GARDEN" 

So tomorrow
despite me being away
don't worry :
there WILL be a Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel here !!!

day 6

Still the garden is
GREEN
but there are already bits of yellow and red too
. . . . .

My PINK  RIBBON  Textile Jewel
for day 6 :

a wet felted "donut" brooch with a crochet flower,
stitched with silk, cotton, rayon
and some seed beads
(6 cm,  2.4")

For a donation of
(at least)

 € 20,- 

SOLD  !

this woolly donut can be yours.
It would make such a nice gift to someone dear
(or it could be a present for yourself !)

Just send me an email at
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 
(or tell me in the comments below)

and all the next steps will be arranged.
Bank or Paypal

easy and possible

(+ postage)

ALL the money donated goes to Pink Ribbon !

 "GROWTH" 

This one or another one
. . .
tomorrow there will be a new Pink Ribbon Textile jewel

day 3

In the garden
our lovely tall Ginkgo tree
is still green, but soon it will be golden.
Just the right moment
to take the green feted leaf for stitching.

My PINK  RIBBON Textile Jewel
for day 3 :

a wet felted Ginkgo leaf brooch, stitched with

cotton, wool, silk and gold thread,

some sequins and seed beads.

(8 x 7cm,  3.15 x 2.7")

For a donation of
(at least, more is always welcome)

 € 20,- 

SOLD !

this vibrant leaf can be yours,

to celebrate your love of our big allies : trees !

You just need to send me an email at

 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 

and we'll arrange the rest.

Bank or Paypal, 

easy and possible

(+ postage)

ALL your money goes to PINK  RIBBON !

"GINKGO"

Hmmm . . . what would be the right colour ?

I hope to see you tomorrow

for a new Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel !

25 - 7 - '25 . . . and another bird

For us
25 - 7
is a special day :
our first grandchild was born !
And today that moment is 24 years ago, how time flies !

*

Though
Stitch Club had a fun but "dark"workshop these last two weeks
by Ruth Norbury
I kept working on a new bird-piece
(for which I started the background during a zoom session of SC)
The bird I chose this time was the song thrush

Nowadays, finding a good photo of the animal you want to portray
isn't very difficult : so many lovely pictures on the net !

I liked this one especially 
because in our small front garden there is a rowan tree
which is visited by many birds when the berries (right now !) are ripe.
 

It starts with building up the bird with tiny scraps.

Stitching in the garden in summer is such FUN !

Though I don't do that always,
I backed these very small berry-bits with "vliesofix"
to stop fraying.

VERY fiddly leaves to stitch onto the background

The last step will be folding the excess bits on the side
so it fits on a 30 x 30 cm (painted) canvas

*

(and now it is time for Ruth Norbury )

:-)

more transparent

 The dear Emily Tull came by in Stitch Club again.
I love her work and her workshops !
She is a very talented "thread painter".
This time the subject wasn't (a part of) a portrait
but a fish : a sardine, or any other fish
(or any other subject)
This time I chose a hummingbird because they also
have iridescent colours, much like fish scales.

"Violet crowned Woodnymph"

Amazing these tiny colourful birds, who sadly only live
on the American continent.

Working on water soluble with tiny snippets :
very fiddly !!!
But in the end it was worth it !

*

In the garden the first shift of colours "

the YELLOW aconites, WHITE snowdrops and the LILAC crocuses are gone

 

and the first bits of BLUE arrived !

I LOVE spring !

aconites

I finished the aconites for the
Stitch Club workshop by Vinny Stapley.

A nice memory of early spring
for the winter time when no colour adorns up the garden !

transparant

The new Stitch Club workshop by Vinny Stapley
is with tulle, lace and photo transfers on organdie.
I only have cotton organdie in a very dark purple colour
so that wasn't very useful.
But I do have thin cotton (not as transparant as organdie !)
and I do have very thin silk, so making the transfers
wasn't that big a problem in the end.

I don't have any old photographs
so my garden will have to do for inspiration.
Winter aconites are the very first flowers
that announce that spring is near,
even before the snowdrops are seen !
Last year I also took them as inspiration, so why not again.
Making the transfers went really smooth
and even cutting them out wasn't too difficult.
But then, after a laid out the design came the stitching
(no photo yet)
and that was horrible : like stitching in thin air !
In the end I took the tulle out of the hoop

to stitch around the edges
pfffffft !

To be continued !
(giving my fingers a bit of rest first)

day 30

. . . and now, the end is near . . .

It is the penultimate day of the month
which means the second to last Textile Jewel that will be here this time.

The colours of my last felted circle were so spring-like
that I couldn't help but respond to it !!!
Besides
we here have autumn
but the southern part of earth
celebrates spring !
(don't know if they have Bluebells over there
but that equals "spring" to me)

Here is my PINK RIBBON Textile Jewel
of day 30 :

a wet felted circular pendant, stitched on two sides with cotton
another felt circle and some seed beads,
on an adjustable homemade cord
(8 x 5cm,  3,15 x 2")

For a donation

of at least

 € 15,- 

SOLD  !

this sign of spring can be yours.
And wouldn't it make a lovely present for someone dear ?

You just need to send me an email at
  fiberrainbow@gmail.com  
(or tell me in the comments)
and all the following steps will be arranged.

Bank or Paypal

(+ postage)

ALL the donated money will go to Pink Ribbon !

  "BLUEBELLS"  

One more chance tomorrow !!!
To find a Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel here !

day 21

Little specks of rain
leaves that are turning yellow,
yes, autumn is really here !

A friend just picked up a bird jewel
and the other bird is in the mail to Germany
(these tiny woolen ones are too precious to really fly)

My PINK RIBBON Textile Jewel
for day 21 :
(looks like my garden right now, only lots of greens !)

a wet felted circle brooch,
stitched with a button and many beads
(6cm,  2.4")

For a donation
of at least

 € 15,- 

SOLD !

this lush green brooch can be yours,
for autumn, winter, spring
and even summer !

You just need to send me an email at

 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 

and the next steps will follow.
Bank or Paypal is possible and easy.

(+ postage)

ALL your donated money will go to Pink Ribbon !

 "LUSH" 

Will I see you tomorrow ???
there surely will be a new Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel

for you !

day 13

This Sunday
we had a lovely party with family and friends
and luckily I made the photos earlier this morning,
and that was very wise because
when the last guests left, it was already too dark.

Here is my PINK RIBBON Textile Jewel
for day 13 :

a wet felted leaf brooch,
stitched with many different colours cotton and rayon thread
and seed beads

(7 cm,  2.75")

For a donation
of at least

 € 15,- 

SOLD  !

this colourful autumn leaf
will come swirling your way and settle on your sweater.
Autumn has such a rich colour palette !
Just send me an email at
 fiberrainbow@gmail.com 
and the leaf will start its journey to you.

Bank or Paypal
possible and easy

(+ postage)

ALL the money goes to Pink Ribbon !

 "BRIGHT  AUTUMN" 

Tomorrow I will be here
with a new Pink Ribbon Textile Jewel

. . . . .
I hope to see you then !

P.S. : my fantastic Ginkgo tree with fruits !!!