NOTES FROM THE NEST
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I hosted a bookmark swap to celebrate January's New Moon
Two of you jumped on board and played along.
Lynnie and Andrea.
So I made a bookmark for each of you
to accompany the swapped bookmark you will receive
from the other.
Here are the simple steps I used to create these.
As the base for my bookmark,
I used the same mixed media paper
that I used the last time I
created a bookmark.
You can see it HERE.
Dark blues and shimmery gold with black Golden paints
rolled onto thick Arches Paper
The next step was to choose a face image
to represent Mistress Moon.
Ethereal and gentle.
Then came text carefully torn from my stash of book pages.
They were lovely at that point,
BUT
I wanted something special.
Taking ecru colored felt for a backing
and ecru organza,
I sandwiched the bookmark in between
then did some free form sewing,
allowing extra organza for the bottom to fringe.
Now I feel they are special and ready to be mailed out.
So I guess I HAVE done a little bit of art.
Thank you, Andrea and Lynnie for playing along.
I won't show your creations
so that you can have at least one surprise.
I won't show your creations
so that you can have at least one surprise.
10 comments:
Your bookmarks are just so very lovely, soothing, soft and beautiful. I will be honored to call one "mine".
Thank you........
Lynnie
AKA Audra Mae
Lucky girls. Your bookmarks are beautiful. I love the face you used and what you did with it.
Your bookmarks are wonderful--so beautiful! Thank you.
They are lovely Rella!!!
I love how you did this, the faces seem to glow. Sorry I missed playing!
My bookmarks arrived yesterday and are lovely. Thanks to Andrea for her sparkly creation!!
Hugzzzzzz,
Lyn A.
beautiful work made with love..xo
did you get my post? i havent heard from you so maybe it didnt take...your art continuely amazes me, it has such an etheral beautiful..almost haunting...xo
Oh Rella, Lynne and Andrea, I was just driving over the bridge, coming home from the store with the boys and what did I see? The big, full moon. And then it hit me (that sinking, pit of your stomach feeling) that I completely forgot about the bookmark swap and I feel terrible, terrible, terrible. So I came here to publicly tell you all that I am so so sorry. These days between the kids and caring full time for my Father-in-law (dementia) if I don't write it down it gets gone. Please know that I never would have wanted to hurt your feelings. But I am sure that's how you feel because I know I would feel that way. Your bookmarks turned out beautifully and I am so ashamed. I hope you and the other sweet ladies can accept my apology. It is heart felt. Love, Jamie
Jamie ~ Do not worry a bit about this!! Life has a habit of getting in the way of our plans and there is no way my feelings would be hurt...especially about this with YOU!!! You have a lot on your plate and we can exchange any time at all.
Hope all goes well with FIL. I will be thinking of you.
xo Rella
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