Magpies Envy: March 2006

Friday, March 31, 2006

I love old cemeterys the grave stones ar goreous, I took a lot pics of them..

There was a beautiful old chuch there, my pics get better with my new camera:):)

The Swan a beautiful pub centuries years old. Its hard to imagine when I come from such a young country. I love all the old buildings.

It had a roaring fire, to warm our chilly bones.

Here is lovely Sandy in the Swan an old pub we stopped at to have lunch in Clare, all home cooked meals, it was yummy..

I found a few pics on my old camera before it died on me, Sandy and I went to a beautiful Village Clare, they mold drawing in the plaster and paint them lovely colors, the houses and pubs are hundreds of years old truly beautiful

Thursday, March 30, 2006

These are from the work shop I attended, using transfer paint, this one is a little different with the marble effect

Transfer painting on Cotton..

Transfer painting on heavy felt , from workshop.

Painting on Nappy liners, you can't really see the gold paint... I can sew this for a background or put some stiching on it....

More sandwhich felt and organza, cut out and attached with soldering iron.. Love it..

Painting on tevek, I can sew on this and add embossing ect.. then use them on anything. Very kool..

Another tech. using tissue paper, coloring it, bondo web it to thick felt the kind used in making curtians.. I have to do more to this piece so will show it finished..

Sandy taught me this technique, you sandwhich felt, little bits inside then chiffon. This is a fabulous tech... Love it...

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

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Well I'm finally back home, hated to leave England....
I'll be back, I plan on going back in May of 2008.
It was a jam packed three weeks I had. I learned all kinds of new techniques, my DS Sandy taught me all, well except my first work shop, and it was Sandy who invited me to that.
We went to some many speial places, saw such amazing things.
I have enough wonderful memories to last me till May 2008 LOL..
My camera broke the first week there, so I had to get a new one. That worked out for the best since the one I got is much better and for a great deal..
My DS showed me all about ebay, what a fabulous place to shop, you can get some inbelievable deals there.
It was great to see all the friends I had met and new ones I made..
I didn't come home with my pics, but my DS has sent them in the post so when I get them I'll be putting them up..
So keep you eye on the Magpie....

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