Some fabric work

After a very cold and rainy spring we have a beautiful summer with lots of sunshine. We lived outside and i hardly had any time to go to my hobby room. When i was in my hobby room i sew doll clothing for my little granddaughter.  Her doll has nothing to ware she said.  A big problem for a 2.5 y old child do you think?? So i sew trousers, blouses, dresses, rain coats and even a princess dress.  So funny to do but now i have enough of it and it's time to do something else. 

I made this french needle case after my vacation to france this summer. 

I love to try out some other technics with fabrics. For this one is used organza and tule. 

Wish you all a nice weekend 

First Banner

Two weeks ago i signed up for the on-line  Banner workshop from Nellie Wortman.. I so love the workshops from Nellie and ofcourse her work is fabulous. I had  lots of fun making this first banner. OK it's a little bit to big for a banner and a lot bigger than i had in my mind when i started this, so i have to think smaller in the future.  But it's ok for a wallhanger don't you think??

 

 

Hope you all have a nice weekend

Hugs
Yvonne

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



French Purse

Within a couple of weeks we are going to France for a vacation. Before i'm going i try to finish some projects wich are laying on my desk to long waiting for the final touch. Today i finished this leather french purse. Had to embroider the back and adding some beads. But....  it's ready.

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Some close ups from the front and back.

Wish you all a nice weekend.

Butterfly

Yesterday it was grey and rainy though time for me to go to my hobbyroom. I made this little fabric hanger with a small embroidered butterfly.

Ready for France

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Finally after two months i had some time to create.  I so love my old french embroidery design. I made this bag from blue burlap and combined it with brown leather and a lovely blue fabric with a small flower. 

Hope you all have a nice weekend.  

Let me take you on a trip to Spain.

 I have so much good memories of our trip to Spain. We stayed for 2 months at my sisters place in the area of Torrevieja.  While staying there we made a trip for 5 days with my sister and her husband. Last year we made a trip to the Sierra Nevada and this year we choose for some historic cities.

After Granada and Cordoba we visit  Sevilla.  Let me tell you something about Sevilla  wich started years back on our trip to San Francisco in the USA. When i visit that city i imediately felt in love with that city it was so relaxed and had that special atmosphere that i love.  In Sevilla i had the same feeling a  world city too but with such an historic district and small streets with with terraces and typical spanisch tapas bars. But also the arabic influences.  We visit the Alcazar palace during our stay and felt Columbus around us.

 



Always have to knowwhat is upstairs,  at the end of the hall and behind the fences..

 

After visiting Sevilla we visit Rond. An old little village in a beautiful green area.

 

 

 









 For Spain we had a cold day at Ronda with lots of wind.

 

We went further to the coast line and stayed in a wonderful hotel with a magnificent view over see. In the morning when we wakeup this was the view out of my bed.

 

Wasn't bad after all our long walks in the cities.  And our dog was very happy with the beaches.

 

 

Hope you like your visit to Spain. We did.

 

Love

Yvonne





after a long time

hello all my dear blogger friends i have been away for a long time. But it was a well spend time for us.  We left the cold and wet winter in the Netherlands for a 2 moth stay in Spain with lots of sunny weather and good temperatures.

I'm home for two weeks now and the first thing i had to do was making a fabric album. Love those small albums. Beside that i will give you a impression of how beautiful Spain is away from the beaches.  I love the country it has so much different landscapes and historic places.

Granade with the Alhambra and his beautiful small streets. It has so much Arabic influences wich you find back in the qasbah streets with his colourful carpets and arabic things to buy and ofcourse the smell of incense.

 



And further to Cordoba the city i laying in the biggest olive area i ever see.

Cordoba is a vey old city with an very old juwish district and a magnificent old church wich is build covering an old mosque.  Inside the church you see the influences of the mosque.  Really breath taking.

Corboba is so pretty here our hotel, our dog watching outside our room and the old jewish district.

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Next time some pictures of  Sevilla, Ronda and a beautiful unknown coastline of Spain. 

Have all a nice day.

Yvonne









Doilies Bag.

When i lately changed hobbyrooms i found a box filled with doilies. Why i stored this doilies so far away i don't know cause i use them often in my collages and other work. On the moment i'm in to the bags and finding this doilies was a good moment for me to make a bag from doilies.

Doilies Bag.

It's a very greay and rainy day here iu the Netherlands and that doesn't any justice to the pictures.

Close up from the bag.

Back.

Hope you all have a nice day.  My thoughts are especially with all those Asutralian blogger friends whom suffers  from very high temperatures and extremely dangerous fires. Hope you all safe from the fires.

Hugs Yvonne