Wednesday 3 September 2008

Inspire me Thursday


Notebook
I love my Moleskins, I love them soooooo much! This entry was from 01.09.08 but I just tried my date stamp for the first time and got the digits mixed up, so it says the 10th!
I am always inspired by flowers, their smells, shapes and colours. Most of my doodles are of flowers and I must have near 5000 pics on my computer too. It was only when I completed this page I realised I could be using my own images not ones found in magazines. But it was a great starting point and as always an inspiring page to go back to.


During my mamouth clear out I decided that I was going to get rid of all the threads I have accumulated over the years. I filled a bag and sought out a new home for them. Then the next morning I realised that I wasn't quite ready to pass them on and decided to use them for something fun, and bird related, of course. So here is a very amature piece of embroidery. I have had so much fun with this so far, who knows how long it will take me to finish!



I have been doing a great selection of things today, bits of graphic work, making some jewellery and some photography. Some days I like having a mixture of things to work on, and today was one of those days. I took some new photos of some of my current etsy stock, just to give them a lift. And I worked on some new pieces which I'll be listing in the shop tomorrow, so check by for a peek.

14 comments:

Andrea said...

i love all your adorable flowers!!!
I'm glad you decided to keep your embroidery thread! :]

Tricia said...

Thats a beautiful journal page!

Deb G said...

Made me smile! I have over 5000 photos on my computer too and I've got to do something about them. I also have a lot of magazines I've saved over the years and I've got to do something with those too! I really do like your bird. Hope you show it when it's finished.

Unknown said...

I am glad to see you are putting your beautiful threads to great use.

I dunno why it's been so long since I dropped by...but, I missed ya!

Sylvia C.

Wendy said...

Oh the embroidery looks so fun and cute! I'm glad that you didn't give up your thread :) And beautiful flower sketches!

Lorna Smith said...

Looking forward to seeing what your embroidery will look like....gorgeous as ever :O) Thank you for your lovely comments. See you soon. L X

Cathy said...

I am in love with my sketch moleskine which is the first one I have ever owned. I was a bit disconcerted by the yellowish pages to start with but I am getting used to it now. I love the pages of yours. Lovely artwork. I am a great fan of flowers too. I also think the embroidery bird is great. Looking forward to seeing it progress. I wish I had time to get my embroidery silks and needlepoint wools out.....hmmm.

navylane said...

wow, you have all kinds of creativeness going on! thanks for sharing with us at IMT!

Anonymous said...

lovely and so colorful!
I love my moleskins too!

Anonymous said...

Everything look so good! I love my moleskin too! Looks like you've been inspired a lot lately! ;)

littlebird said...

oh i look forward to seeing your wee embroidered bird when they are finished : )

Anonymous said...

I looove that you dabble in so many creative things, that is a gift for sure!! xoxo

Megan Coyle said...

ohh, your notebook piece is fabulous, I really like your use of mixed media. And the bird is looking wonderful already, can't wait to see what it looks like in its finished form.

bunzi said...

love your flower entry. sooo cute. :)