It has been far too long between posts. Largely, that is because a certain little person growing in my womb was causing no end of nerve pain for a vast majority of my pregnancy, making most simple things, like sitting and lying, rather unpleasant. Ok, extremely unpleasant! That put many things on hold, as getting sufficient rest and visiting hospital far too often became my regular routine. I did manage to squeeze in a few creative projects though- not too complicated and quite therapeutic until my sweet bubby was born.
The bunnies are not an original me design. I'm quite sure it's Patsy Rabbit by Rachel Woodley. When i find the original Doll book, I will confirm.
As you can see, I went a bit crazy and, well, the rabbits just kind of multiplied! Some of them made lovely gifts for cute kids, The rest will live with me until my little girl decides on her choice, and the rest will be gifts.
This mobile is an original design. I love gardens and all that they contain, so decided on this theme for a fun little mobile.
I did several sketches until I landed on a design, and size I liked. Then it was a matter of choosing felt colours- that was the challenging bit- so much choice!
The top section detail. The mobile is completely hand stitched. This top section has a layer of thick cardboard inside to give it some stability. The light green layers were stitched together first, then the dark green was added and stitched in place, and then the daisies, with the yellow centres last. The final detail was the leaf veins. Oops, nearly forgot-there are 3 pieces of ribbon that hang from this section- they were carefully sewn in during the light green stage.
Butterfly detail. Each part of this little guy is hand stitched, right down to his eyes and pink cheeks. It was such a relaxing way to create a precious item for my bubby's nursery. And she loves it, often chatting away to her new friends.
I had hoped long ago to bring you Mardi LOVES Lipstick! But someone didn't save her work on an external hard-drive did she, and now, all that information lives on a lonely internal hard-drive that calls no desk top home. I have been told to blog the process of purchasing the equipment necessary and the procedure to recover this information by my hubby. It will probably be a great experience for me, as it's already been a valuable lesson.
Just a brief blog, but at least I am back! So looking forward to getting creative and sharing it with you all once again. In the mean time, check out my recent blog, http://arabelleswindow.blogspot.com.au/ to see what I have actually been up to.
Bye for now :)
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