Fabric postcards in white

I made these for a swap I am hosting, and used the same method as the fabric tags. I find it quite difficult to work in white, but once I had started there was no stopping me.

Last of the fabric tags, I think

Here are the last three colours. I struggled with the yellow one, as I have very little in that colour, the red was fun, and the purple a bit more difficult to find purple bits. The yellow looks more orange, as my camera seems to not like yellow either. I painted the pelmet vilene first, and then machine stitched the scraps of fabric, yarns etc on with a free machine stitch.
I might try to do a black one, not sure if I would have enough bits.

Fabric tags

Here are the next set of colours, white which was quite difficult, as I had very little in white, and blue and turquoise, which poised no problem at all. Yellow, and purple might prove to be impossible for the next ones. Please don't hold your breath on those two. Red I think I can manage, so will do that one first.

Time ATCs

Back onto the ATCs for a change, and as time fitted in with two swaps I made a lot of them. I also made some other art for another swap ( odd shaped art) Some of the backgrounds are embossed with folders and some with embossing powder, some inked and stamped. There are clock and cog embellishments on all of them. These were cut out on my big shot, and coloured or embossed. I really enjoyed doing these, and they are well ahead of the swap deadline.

Fabric tags

After making a fabric texture tag for a swap, I couldn't stop making them. I thought I would make one in every colour. Here are the first of them. They are on painted pelmet vilene, with bits and pieces sewn on with the machine. The bits consist of fabric, yarns, net, organza, glittery fibres and fabrics, anything that fits the colour and can be sewn down. I embellished with beads at the end, and added cords made on the machine. I also cut out some lutrador shapes on the die cutter, and painted them to match. I put eyelets in some of them.
The next ones ready to be sewn are white, blue and turquoise.

12 days of Christmas swap.

For the last three years I have been in a swap where we make 12 presents ( all the same) for the other participants. We each receive 12 different ones in return. It's very interesting to see what the others make. This year all the work was brilliant, and there are some really useful things. I made glasses cases, which can also be used as a scissor case.
I felted a piece of calico with wool tops, placed some yarn bits, and shiny fibres, and then covered the whole thing with organza. I then machined over the top with straight and fancy stitches. I zapped the whole thing with the heat gun, and cut it into the required shape. I lined the front and back which is made from patterned fabric, and assembled the whole case.

Tim Holtz style Christmas tags Days 11 & 12

Finished at last, but with having a terrible cold caught from my grandson, and then being away for the weekend, I didn't get them on the blog. Not very keen on day 11, but quite enjoyed the shrink plastic, shrunk in the UTEE technique. Mind you, mine are so sharp you could cut yourself on them, and they do look like glass.. Much more fun with day 12, but didn't like Tim's fracture doll, so found an angel to put on instead. In fact all I had for this one, was the dwellings die. The rest was all substituted. Quite pleased with the result on this one, though my tissue flkower has seen better days, I think the moths must have got to it while we were away.