winter creations

It's been a cold winter, with lots of snow and I've spent a lot of time indoors trying to keep warm.
Making the most of it I read lots, crocheted, stitched, painted and chopped wood!

Just before the snow arrived I gathered lots of sycamore and chestnut leaf stems to weave together with some lovely brown yarn....

I made some sock creatures out of old socks

Started on some new clay fairy bottles

Crocheted lots of pixie bags

Painted a goddess

Made some funky button necklaces

And did some sewing.......

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buttons and more buttons

I love buttons, and if I see a tin or a jar full in a charity shop or car boot sale I'll pounce on them!

I have such a lot of them I decided to experiment with some wire and thread some up...
into neck pieces and large pendants.
I'm even thinking they'd be great stitched onto a dress or made into a whole top!
The possibilities are endless.

faces

I've always had a fascination for faces and how each one is so different.
I am drawn to people's eyes and mouths...
Drawing them, whether from life or from my imagination makes me realize how wonderful us humans are!
I love the shadows, the lines and the shapes in faces, and expressions...
how our faces change in every moment.

I also love hats, although I don't wear many myself...
I've made a few in my time, but recently I had an idea of making some similar to my gourd pots, very natural and earthy looking, with lots of texture!
I found a girl on Flickr called tiny toadstool who makes amazing little berets...and I was very inspired by their organic shapes and quirkiness.
I'm not quite sure how to start with them, but I'm positive I'll have fun experimenting!
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I had some lovely news yesterday, as my friend and neighbour bought one of my clay birds from Browns gallery, where I have an exhibition.
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it, sitting proudly on her window sill!