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Hello everyone hope you are all well and enjoying the summer!!!
Ive been really busy with lots of different projects and the only thing that brings me to the computer just lately is Nance at Crowabouts Collage play ~ it is awesome ~ she post a selection of amazing images and we play.

I ve said before how I love the Anahata Katkin style here is the same face in the style of Anahata ~ Ive used my own background and brushes are my own in the background the bird was from Croque Choux from Collage Image group on flickr

My embroidery guild are having their exhibition at present at the Fife Museum and Art Gallery and what a wonderful space we have to show case our work in, if you live close by to Kirkaldy the museum is right next to the railway station. Let me know if you go along!

Ive been busy creating lots of things over the summer which I still have to photograph and also working hard towards my college course, here are some of the treasures Ive been making for friends ~

these were made for Chel ~ Queen of ZNE, they were sent to adorn a tree which Chrysti
had made and was presented to her along with other treasures at the

ZNE ConvenZioNE 2008

below is a wet felted vessel which was made at the beginning of the summer
at a workshop run by a friend.

below is a Judrops doll made for Dotee
to let her know how much she is loved :)

a little postcard made to say thankyou to Gina

a little postcard for dear friend

flower to say thankyou

I'm off again on Wednesday to the Embroidery Guild Summer School at Stirling University for a 4 day course with the famous Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn how lucky am I, I cannot believe Im actually going to learn from these amazing ladies. Will tell you all about it soon.

Well thats all for now, only 14 weeks and 6 days till I go to Australia ~ yippeeeee.

beautiful poppy gifts

A month ago I was visiting Ginas blog and saw these awesome poppies, having a sister who is mad on poppies I love to see diiferent kinds and to draw them and these are so beautiful ~ Gina very kindly offered to collect the seeds for me and today I received a lovely envelope with the seeds and a really beautiful card.
Thankyou Gina so much I cant wait for them to bloom :)

exciting times

Time has flown since I last came by and my one week has grown to two and now I have so many emails to catch up on and blogs to visit and sooooo much to tell I dont know where to start first!! So I'll start with now I think and work backwords, here is my journal page prompted by Nances' new group Collage Play with Crowabout! Nance provide the collage sheet and we all make a journal page/collage. Love the vintage style images she provided for the first week and they immediately reminded me of my visit to Stevie back in 2005 where there were so many vintage cars on the streets and to let you all know that its only 18 weeks till I leave to visit again ~ time is flying ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ my second piece of news is that I have received my "A Charming Exchange"


book by Ruth Rae and Kelly Snelling ~ what can I say when I opened the package today my hands were shaking and I couldnt breathe properly with excitement. Why you may ask???? well I have some of my work in the book. I still cannot believe it, it all started back in Jan 2007 when I was asked to join with a Ruth, Kelly and friends to make small pieces of textile art which they could make into jewellery along with art from other friends I was so excited and then Ruth contacted me in March 2007 about a special piece to be the centre which she could create around ~ I did this and sent if off for Ruth to play with ~ well the results are stunning I would just love to see the necklace in real life cause it looks amazing ~ if you have the book it is on page 98 and is called Forest Floor, or you can read and see more here on Ruths blog ~ I have 4 other pieces of my work in the book too which Im so happy about because there is some amazing artwork in there from some amazing artists. Im breathing normally now! The book shows you how to make extraordinary jewellery and I cannot wait to have a go. Congratualtions to Ruth and Kelly on such a wonderful book ~ not biased at all ~ it is brilliant :)

Saturday was another brilliant day ~ I spent it with Jeanette Sendler (fibre artist) in her shop Hat in the Cat which she shares with Alison Mountain ( artist) I was helping them out and it was a wonderful day ~ I rearranged the window and table displays and was just inspired once more by her after spending the previous week with Jeanette at her summer school. I will have to come back to that another day once Ive photographed my work I did there and show you all the wonderful things I learned. Have to go for now but will be back soon ~~~~ Judy xxx