Julia's Bonsai

Happy 2016 to All of You!

I thought I would start the new year off by showing you a little fiber art piece that I completed near the end of 2015. It is a small art quilt mounted on a canvas. The art quilt is another bonsai tree, and it is based on a painting of a bonsai that I did a few years ago. I went through a bonsai phase with my watercolors and fiber arts, and apparently haven't gotten it completely out of my system yet. I think this is number 5 in the series!

So, I had a small bonsai painting that I liked and I got it printed on fabric at Spoonflower (on-line company that prints images on fabric). I chose to have several small sizes printed thinking I might make small art pieces and sell them. I still might do that, but this piece was a gift for my friend Julia. 

The first step was making the small art quilt. Then I painted the canvas and adhered the quilt to it. Next came finishing the back of the canvas. 

I'll show some details of this fiber art piece in upcoming posts. But for now, I wish you a Happy 2016 and as always, I thank you for visiting my blog!

Merry Christmas!

I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas! I hope you have a wonderful day full of love and laughter!

"Yellow Poinsettia" by Eileen Wintemute

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A Few Construction Tid Bits for the Slouchy Christmas Purse

I wanted to give you a couple details on the making of this purse.

I stitched the jewelry by hand using a strong thread.

The handles were purchased from a vendor at the Houston Quilt Festival. I hand stitched them to the purse front.

Joanne's big stores carry purse making supplies. I found these metal feet there, as well as magnetic closures. I went to You Tube and watched a couple videos that showed me how to add them to the purse.

It was a fun project to make. Thanks for visiting my blog!

Slouchy Holiday Purse!

This is a perfect time to show you my Holiday Purse! I call it a Slouchy Holiday Purse because it tilts to one side. I made this using a pattern I purchased at Road to California about 4 years ago. I started it at a retreat and just finished it. 

I used some of my Mother's costume jewelry on the front of the purse, and the red lower section is made from a red velvet dress that she made for herself.

So now I have a Christmas special occasion purse!

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Coloring Books for Adults!

You've probably heard about this latest trend, but in case you haven't, they now sell coloring books for adults. What a great way to fill time while watching TV! I got this one today in the mail from my brother and sister-in-law. 

I'll be using it soon. Thanks for visiting my blog!

Yosemite Inspiration

I went to Yosemite for Thanksgiving this year. What a beautiful and inspiring trip! 

Here are some photos I wanted to share:

A leaf that would look great as an art quilt...

A frosty bush...

A very well fed deer. Look at that belly!

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I hope you are having a nice Holiday Season

Hello out there in the blog-o-sphere!  I wanted you to know I'm having trouble with my blog posting. Basically I can't upload photos to a post. I'm trying to figure this out and will post as soon as the problem is fixed. I hope you are having a nice day!