Spring diptychs and new calendar

The weather has been awful and grey for weeks. When the sun came out this morning I just had to take some pictures of the first signs of Spring. I can't wait for more! :-)

 

 Credits Spring I
Photographs by Sybille Sterk - plum tree in my garden.

• Square Texture Set 11, Texture 73 by Shadowhouse
• Square Texture Set 19, Texture 181 by Shadowhouse
• 6 Faves Texture Sets 1-2-3-4 (Texture Set 4, Optional) by Shadowhouse
• Fascinate Me Action by Apples & Sisters

All other images/textures my own.

MCN: C9YHD-1966G-QALG4

 Credits Spring II

Photographs by Sybille Sterk - plum tree in my garden.

• Square Texture Set 11, Texture 73 by Shadowhouse
• Square Texture Set 19, Texture 181 by Shadowhouse
• 6 Faves Texture Sets 1-2-3-4 (Texture Set 4, Optional) by Shadowhouse
• Valikva Action by Apples & Sisters

All other images/textures my own.

MCN: CC4BQ-EHC7G-NLL5T

New Calendar - From the Depths of My Heart

Created with my recent triptychs and available from Redbubble. Remember - you can get all triptychs in a (useful calendar) for the price of one matted print of one of the triptychs... a bargain! :-)

Nightblooms - Flower Bracelet

I fancied a bracelet to go with my flower garland, so I made one. :-)

Here it is:


It's made from the same materials as the garland necklace, however I did not add the cocoon but replaced it with a flower crocheted from black laceweight cotton. I wanted the flower to lie fairly flat on the bracelet so it wouldn't catch on everything.


I hope you noticed the matching nail varnish. ;-)



The clasp is similar to the one on the garland with an ebony wood bead and a loop that is part of the bracelet.


Here is the flower in detail:

This set and the matching earrings I am currently contemplating will be available as a custom order in my Etsy shop where you will be able to choose the colours and length of the necklace and bracelet. The standard price will be for a longish necklace plus five flowers and one flower for the bracelet. Additional flowers will be charged extra.

For those of you curious to know how long it takes me to make a flower garland:

About 1/2 hour preparing the silk (dampening it and separating layers, cutting the cocoons in half and making scalloped edges.

About 1 - 2 hours for the necklace 'chain' itself depending on length, width and detail.

About 1 hour for making the five flowers in the green/blue garland, twice that for the gothic one because each flower centre has a crocheted flower centre.

About 1/2 hour for putting it all together.



The bracelet takes about:

1 hour for making the bracelet itself (crochet).

1 hour for preparing all the separate parts of the flower.

1/2 hour for putting it all together.

Each design will be different as the silk is shaping differently for each silk rod and I may add bits and pieces (like beads, tendrils etc) to bring out the beauty in each design and make it an individual creation.

Nightblooms - Flower Garland Necklace

Sorry guys, this one's mine. LOL

Just thought I'd get this out of the way before I show you what it is.

My latest fibre art creation. Ta-dah:


It's been made in a similar way to the other flower garland although this time I used black silky cord and deep aubergine coloured paper moire yarn.

The silk rods used are a dark burgundy red (darker than on the picture) and black.

In the centre I've used a crocheted flower made of black lace weight cotton, a lovely slightly frosted red glass bead and a black matte size 6 Miyuki bead.


Each flower is set into a maroon coloured cocoon with a scalloped edge.



Here's the clasp with the beautiful ebony bead.