As you can see I haven't blogged since way before Christmas - it's been a busy time but we're now back to normal. Here is a pic of my December Bead Journal Project page which I just finished today - it's the mistletoe in the almond tree outside the dining room window.
And here is a close-up. The background fabric is shiny polyester that made me think of the grey days of winter. I did some FME along a horizon line underneath to represent the line of trees in the distance, but they don't show up in the photo. I realised as I worked on this piece that all my BJPs so far this year are to do with nature - the things coming into fruit or flower at the time of year, and I'll try to stay with this theme.
Here is a pic of the additional Take It Further December Challenge I did based on the idea of Mother Nature & generosity.
And here is a pic of a little bag I made for the daughter of some friends who came to celebrate New Years with us.Now I can start to think of what I want to bead for my January BJP page - probably something to do with freezing cold, snow, ice...
8 comments:
Wow! Your Dec. piece is so pretty. I realize that I don't know a thing about how mistletoe grows... now I'm going to have to look it up... It certainly is beautiful in the otherwise bare branches of your almond tree. I also confess that I don't know what FME is... I'll check back in a couple of days to see if you've left a comment about it. I always like and appreciate work that is nature-based and look forward to seeing all your pieces for the year.
Also grat work on your TFI challenge and the cute bag you made!
Robin A.
i love the mistletoe. very effective. and Happy New Year to you, too.
Robin and Paula obviously saw something - I only see four empty frames, do what I may. So I will return to your blog later, hoping that the mysterious veil has been lifted. Maybe Blogger has the hiccups.
Regards and happy new year,
Sabine
Now I can see everything, and I like your mistletoe page very much. Very artfully made.
I erased my second comment, because previously I also had trouble commenting, and suddenly found my comment had arrived twice.
Sabine
This is stunning! I love your pages all having to do with nature... this one is so very simple and stark in its beauty.... I do believe this is one of my favorites for December...
Hi Robin, thanks for your comment - FME is short for Free Machine Embroidery, and mistletoe is a parasitic plant that sends its roots into the living tissue of the tree upon which it grows.
I'M glad you're back to blogging. All your stuff is si beautiful. I always like to look at it. The mistletoe piece is no exeption, and it captures winter so nicely. I like the white background, it's perfect for a winter athmosphere. Happy new year from me too, although I'm a bit late for that.
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