Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all of my blog readers🎄

Thank you for following during 2015 and I hope you'll join me on my continuing making journey in 2016💖

A fox and a stag

 

I made these for a birthday present for a friend who likes foxes and stags. The brooch was made from felt.

The stag was embroidered using chain stitch onto a corner of a vintage cotton napkin. I backed it with a piece of fabric from my sample box. It can be hung up using the vintage lace that's attached to the piece with a 1930s button. 

I'm hoping to start on a series of these textile pieces in the new year. 

TTFN
Louise

Christmas decorations

I've been making a lot of Christmas decorations lately and these are just a small selection. All of these have images from vintage Christmas cards, printed on fabric and backed with matching fabric and some have been decorated with beads and sequins. 

All of these are for sale at the Seagrass Gallery in Hoylake, but there's still a few available in the Elsie May and Bertha folksy store.

TTFN
Louise

Christmas cards

I've been doing a lot of doodling this year, so I thought I'd try my hand at doodling some Christmas cards. These are the three designs I drawn so far. I was hoping to share photos of the finished cards featuring the first two designs today, but, I manage to sell those I've made up so far before I could photograph them! I'm making more today and I'll remember to take photos before they leave my desk!

The cards are £2.50 each (for an A6 size) or three for £6. If you're interested in buying any you can contact me via elsiemayandbertha@virginmedia.com for further information.

TTFN
Louise

Making, making, making.

Long time no see, but I have been busy in the past few weeks. These photos are of a just a few things I've been working on - Christmas decorations,  an embroidered stag  and vintage fashion lavender sachets. 

I have lots of photos to share with you, so it won’t be as long till I come back next time.

TTFN 
Louise