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Another stitched notebook....one from 'the other place'.

This one was created before my current piece which you are seeing regularly on here. 

As you will notice, I didn't develop this one as fully as the book I am working on now.

I learnt from this one, (we learn from everything don't we) and I am learning from my current one.

It has occured to me to add to this one taking inspiration from current work but sadly I have a very limited supply of this paper. 

Regardless, if I don't do anything else with this one ...

I have started to add the hand stitched overlays to the pages of my little design notebook.

Little mushroom tags have also been added to some pages.

There is so much more I want to do in this little book.

(notebook measures 6x81/2 inches) 

I have calculated how many more overlays I need to make....thirteen.

I best get going then. 

       

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• Thirteen more to do. Eek! Still, it's always g... by Rachel https://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk
• One day your grandkids are going to be utterly fas... by Magpie's Mumblings https://www.blogger.com/profile ...

It's been a notebook morning.

Cutting papers, stitching pages, painting pages.

       

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• A good start, a good day of play, I think! by Rachel https://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk

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Tags, embellishments, embroidered and stitched papers, tiny artist book pages....

All ongoing explorations of a design theme.

I'm having so much fun with this.

Now I'm wondering where I can go next. 

       

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• Those little tags are SO cute!! by Magpie's Mumblings https://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128
• Your work is ever evolving and beautiful to see! by Jeanette sclar

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New embroidered work.

Fabric paint and embroidery inspired by this collection.

There are lots of French knots and tiny snippets of cloth embellishing the painted areas along with a little running stitch.

There's along way to go with this one. It's developing over in class.

Small applique circles on each piece is the next step.

I will play with the placement of those later. 

       

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• I don't often use the word 'whimsical'... by Magpie's Mumblings https://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128
• These are charming! by Rachel https://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk

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It's time to take a closer, more considered look at my current design project.

I have created and gathered a large amount of work and sometimes I'm blinded by it all.

Today I've collected a few pieces together for more focus, (less clutter) in order to move forward.

So now I'm digesting the information here, in this image. There's more clarity which will help the decision making and hopefully generate ideas going forward.

If you'd like to catch up on this current collection there are several links below. 

here, 

here, 

here, 

here, 

here, 

here ...

Last time it was buttons, today it's stitched papers.

I'm building a huge stash of complimentary bits and pieces for my current, ever growing design collection. 

Who knows what will be next.

I am enjoying this one so much. 

       

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• You have so many different aspects of your work an... by Magpie's Mumblings https://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128
• I know you love stitching on paper - always a deli... by Rachel https://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk

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The collection of embroidered accessories for my latest notebook project is growing.

There are now buttons, weavings, fabric swatches, delicate embroidered papers and beaded overlays.

The beaded overlays will be used to enhance the notebook as I progress. 

Fabric painting is happening in the background, in class, and to my girls....I made you a video this morning updating you on my progress.

A note for my subscribers.

I believe your emails weren't the best quality in terms of images.

I think, I hope, I have rectified that now. 

       

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• I wonder if you dream about embroidery designs. Y ...

Last time I was here it was all about the hand stitched overlays.

Today it's two new pages which will each have an overlay too.

I'm possibly going to add more to these, that's why they don't yet have an overlay. 

The embellishment here is all hand stitch, scraps of cloth and scraps of paper too.

You may have noticed a little watercolour in the backgrounds. 

I'm not sure of the gsm of the paper in this notebook.

It's quite thin and almost certainly not made to accept wet media but it didn't ...

Hand stitched overlays for the pages in this little book.

They provide depth along with space to add more embellishment.

They are yet to be attached as I have plans for fabric swatches too and perhaps some little buttons for the pages, all coordinated of course. 

       

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• I can 'see' those overlays used as pages f... by Magpie's Mumblings https://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128
• These are beautiful by Liza
• Doh, forgot to put my name on again! by Christine Barnes
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 In my last post I was rescuing homeless samples, adding more embellishment and joining them to create larger pieces. The pieces here today live in the same cabinet. The needlecase and pin pillow were created in class. The other two pieces here are stitched papers. Altered with machine stitch before hand embroidery was added. They are also homeless samples I guess. I'm

       

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• You have some lovely patterns and textures there. ... by Rachel https://www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk
• Seeing the bits of yellow here makes me look forwa... by Magpie's Mumblings https://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128 ...

 Hand stitched embellishments for this project.Yes, they were fiddly! My girls in class won't be shocked to hear that ha ha.The little square pieces are one inch in size, the tiny tag pieces measure one inch by half an inch.If you can't source pieces to fit with your colour and pattern choices then why not make them youself?  

       

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• Seeing these makes me happy so I can only imagine ... by Magpie's Mumblings https://www.blogger.com/profile/09852241848575954128
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