Beautiful Digital Images to Purchase

Hello! I'm sorry that I've been absent for a little bit, but we were up at our mountain place and just got back. We've undertaken a huge project up there that will likely keep us busy for much of the summer, but more of that to follow in a future post. I promise!

Before we left I purchased some images from Ireland Rose Nostalgia on Etsy. There you can find a lovely selection of photos perfected by the owner, who is lovely to work with, and sold for a very reasonable price. You can find her shop here.

I have bought images from her in the past, but wanted to give you a sample of the ones that I recently purchased. Below you can see that I have already printed them out onto fabric, and they await being incorporated into some pretty pieces of fabric art. I have already chosen the quotes that I will use with them.

I love the muted coloring in these two beach photos.

The lady is just beautiful.

I wonder what she was thinking when this

photo was taken.

And the children in the other photo are just simply

the most adorable. 

I wonder what their day was like way back when...

The little girl with her two dogs is so cute,

and I especially love her dress.

I can't wait to use some coordinating

matching fabrics on this one...

Be sure to check out her shop! 

You'll be glad that you did.

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Have a wonderful evening!

Pieces of Old: Beautiful Cutter Crazy Quilts

Hello to all!

If you follow this blog, you know that I collect cutter quilts. You likely know that because there are so many old quilts out there that are beyond repair or stained in certain spots, they are cut down so that they can be reused in some other creation.

Imagine my excitement when recently I saw this batch of pieces of crazy quilts. They came from five different quilts, and the sections that I have show no problems. I hope that you love the beautiful stitching on these as much as I do, and appreciate the time that it must have taken to make them.

This was the first one, 

done all in the same color scheme.

I wonder who the people were

whose names appear on the quilt.

The stitching is wonderful...

There were two very large pieces of this second one.

The embroidery stitches are stunning, large and fairly thick.

The colors are gorgeous and the fabrics beautiful, 

mostly silks and satins...

This next one was done with more modern fabrics

and smaller embroidery stitches.

It is very bright and less subdued

than most vintage crazy quilts that I normally see,

but still beautiful...

This was a small piece with lovely fabrics, 

and again, beautiful stitching...

This last one is another lovely piece,

not yet completed, 

and still showing its basting stitches in some areas,

but the best part...

...is that the creator's needle and thread was still in it!

I find myself wondering what happened to this lady 

before she finished it...

Oh, the stories that these pieces could tell.

If only they could speak. 

Quite honestly,

I will have to give some careful thought

as to what I will do with them,

and how their creators' goals

can best be served.

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Many thanks for coming by!

Bringing some flowers to you today...

Good morning friends.

In our gardens the Iris have begun to bloom, so here are some for you!

Couldn't resist closeups of these

two beauties...

Enjoy!

More Artwork: Eternal Summer and Scattering Seeds of Joy

Hello friends! We will shortly be taking another trip to the mountains, but I did manage to sneak in a little more creative time before I have to start getting ready for the trip, and created two more pieces.

"There Shall be an Eternal Summer"

For this one I used more silky fabrics in 

shades of teal and aqua, along with some black.

I added a pretty vintage button and placed it

on top of a beige paper flower, 

along with some scalloped aqua velvet trim...

I just love this girl on the swing,

and even though I did this one in darker

colors to "match" her dress,

it put me in the mood for the nice

weather that is right around

the corner...

I was thrilled that in my stash I had some black pleated

silky ribbon that matched the hemline of her dress...

Like my other recent fabric collage pieces, 

this one is sewn to linen burlap

with quilt batting sandwiched in between.

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"Scatter Seeds of Love"

I took a different turn with this one,

using a piece of wood as a substrate.

This is a simple little piece done

with acrylics, papers,

and a little bit of lace...

I love the girl's dress with the hoop skirt,

and wanted to throw in a little bit of red...

And, of course, with spring now here,

what else could I do but...

...give her a bird!...

These two pieces are now for sale in

my Etsy shop.

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Go, spring!!

Mixed Media Canvas Collages: Spreading Joy and Cherishing Today

Happy Thursday and I hope that you're having a great day! Recently I was dabbling with some mixed media canvasses using vintage photos and acrylic paints (shared in previous posts), and I created these two sweet pieces.

"Spread Joy"

I enjoyed playing with this canvas, 

collaging a sweet photo of this pretty

little girl which I tinted with a little bit

of acrylic paint.

I added a bird, little words,

and some lovely old lace...

...after building up layers of of acrylic paints

in neutral colors for the background...

...along with some patterned papers and vintage

sheet music...

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"Cherish Today"

I used a similar process for this one,

substituting pretty fibers and a vintage mother

of pearl belt buckle for lace...

I couldn't believe that in one of my vintage children's books

I found words to a poem called "Hoop Song".

How lucky was that!

Both of these pieces are for sale in my Etsy shop.

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Have a wonderful day!