2 little birds

Life is busy at present and there is not much time for creative work.  Last night I added a few more items to this ongoing piece.  Can you see two birds?  They are taken  from paper serviettes and glued to the background.

I hope to finish this tomorrow.

It is Autumn here now and the weather is absolutely beautiful.


Many of the trees are beginning to change colour although our native trees are evergreen.

books and branches

I have almost finished my wall hanging.  I don't think I have ever done more "unstitching" on a project before.  A matter of an overdose of ideas.  

I have been troubled by the number of empty and misshapen branches but of course this is a normal part of the native trees that surround us. 

Today I picked up some books I bought on line.

These are not your regular hard back books.




 

They were advertised as "display novels" and as you can see the page are blank.

Now these suit me quite well while I wait for my new reading glasses but they offer such possibilities for creativity.  I bought 15 white covered books and 4 black covered books for $20.  What a bargain!!!!  

If you had these books what would you do with them?

adding colour

Thanks for the useful comments about my wall hanging.  It does help to "discuss" a piece if only to reinforce previously held thoughts. 

I have decided to go with my original idea and add some colour.  As I look out my kitchen window I see a lot of tree tops and the various branches, leaves, flowers and of course birds.

Although at first glance the eucalyptus
trees seem quite dull, in fact there is a lot of colour and texture within.  You just have to look for it.

Anyway I now have a clear picture in my mind of what this piece will be.  I want it to be something that reveals itself slowly.  I want it to be peaceful and calming.  Meditative.

eucalyptus flowers

I made this some time ago and it stays on the shelf in my sewing room.  the stem and one leaf are stitched onto brown wool felt.


The upper leaf is worked as a detached element on calico using gumnut silk threads.

The caps on the top of the flowers are worked using green felt and silk threads.

The flowers are made using red silk threads bound together, similar to making a tassel, and these were inserted in the caps and then stitched to the stem.

I added some fabric stiffener to the ends of the flowers to keep them in place.

Although this is such a simple piece I am very pleased with it.

The variety of flowering eucalypts is extensive and always interesting.  They attract nectar loving birds and provide colour in the garden.  Many of the trees have interesting leaves and bark.  They are messy, dropping leaves throughout the year and often losing rather large limbs after strong winds.  Many of them shed long sheets of bark on a very hot day in an attempt to provide themselves with mulch to keep their roots cool.  A very efficient idea.