Running Like Water

I've finished another four new designs that have my heart aglow. Luckily I am buying my batting and threads in bulk now.

I am using a beautiful wool/cotton blend of batting by Matilda's Own and Signature threads. My Janome machine loves the Signature, I buy it in 3000yd reels. I now have about 15 colours, and will have space for more as soon as we have a house to live in.

The contrast between water and land, fire and air, night and day, sun and moon. Everything about this one is amazing. I have another 2 of these fabrics. I hope to order more of this one. It's incredible.

This flamingo goddess in a waterfall is all about beauty. I love her. She was bought my someone that loves flamingoes, it's a textile wall art piece - not an altar cloth for her.

I call this beach one "My Happy Place". If you can't get to the beach in 2020 with all that's going on, at least you can go there in your mind.

Oh my goodness, this cup runneth over, what a stunning artwork this was in the first place, and gave me a lot of pleasure to stitch and paint.

I wish I could get more of this cup one. We could all do with a cup of overflowing rainbows.

 

Mermaids

I'm no longer spending 20 - 30 hours a week applying for and looking at rental properties. I KNOW that I will find a house to rent by word of mouth. So I am making sure everyone I know is aware that I am looking for somewhere. I might need a reference though, I will speak to the (now retired) couple that managed the caravan park I lived in 2013-2014. 

This will give me more time to stitch pieces for the online market. This week's theme is the ocean, or water. So I've pulled out a few mermaid ones. This green one has me like. oh wow! The gold details are AMAZING!

And this one with a sea goddess and a mermaid.. ahhh, so many layers of depth and meaning in this one, it's exciting to find them all.

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The Dark Side

A little on the dark side today, these two pieces are about strength.

This one is titled "A Cat Called Lucifer", which really makes me giggle. Cats really can be devils can't they?

And this one... well, this is the slender version of the Sew Witch Ursula... Do you remember Ariel, The Little Mermaid was combing her hair with a fork?

This is definitely a sea witch who won.

There is something about this piece, that makes me want to laugh deep like Ursula. Sometimes the baddies do win, not because they should, but because the "good" person won't do what is necessary to win.

 

Working so hard

I have been working so hard to provide variety and interest in my weekly market offerings. I think it's really pushing me to create more, and that of course means that I sell more. It's a see saw with gratitude.

Owl and Raven spirit animal altar cloth.

Peacock spirit animal altar cloth

This beautiful goddess looks like a mermaid, and also bears the mark of Capricorn. Which makes sense!

The original design on fabric was so beautiful, that it wasn't easy to pull out a few details with stitching.

And a cheetah spirit animal altar cloth. Is it a cheetah? It's beautiful art printed onto fabric.

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Asriel, Ariel and a crystal grid

This lion has the most powerful, piercing eyes. I am reminded of Aslan (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)- his presence, grace and power.

It's such stunning printed art to be stitching on! I have goosebumps looking at it!

This purple and green floral arrangement is another crystal/intention grid piece.

This one with Ariel the little mermaid speaks volumes to me. I stitched these words on it:

I GOT MY VOICE BACK AND I NEVER GAVE MY POWER AWAY AGAIN.

She is strong, independant and doesn't prioritise pleasing someone else, and doesn't need to be rescued.

 

What about the sewing?

When you have a family, sometimes you give so much that there is no time for the sewing.

Little Miss turns 7, and this is the Mermaid Venus de Milo.

I was at the $2 shop looking for a statue that ended up costing $6 (hahahaha), and looking at an entire wall of tiny statues... I said to lil man who is now 2 1/2, we need to find a mermaid, where is the mermaid, where are you mermaid? And out of the entire wall he picks up the only mermaid figurine.

I don't think he even knew what a mermaid was! But somehow, he has the intuition!

I used the wilton piping tips, butter icing, and sprinkled with hologrammatic edible glitter....

 Honestly, this turned out beautifully......

Here is the evidence that I created it myself...

And.... how did I know to make this a mermaid cake and not a unicorn? Because my little girl asked me for a mermaid quilt next time... ohhh yes! *fistpump*

We love mermaids

Another ipad bag, this one is in metallic silvery mermaid scale fabric.

I love to make these, it's a lot of fun to quilt away.... it gets me into the mood to work on something more detailed, and it's lovely have a fast finish every now and then.

p.s. Miss Seven has asked for her next quilt to be a mermaid quilt! Yippee!

Just gorrrgeous

I had this tiny bit of seaweedy fabric leftover, and thought it would make a beautiful oracle card bag.

I altered the Triple Goddess woman into a mermaid and added some fishy freehand machine embroidery.

  Topped with the triple goddess charm, and she is a gorrgeous set.

And now I have decided I love the deck so much I will need to buy one when I see it. This one is sold. Feeling a bit sad... Will have to start making 2 of everything so that I can keep one.

Mermaids and oracles

I am loving creating special bags to accompany different oracle card decks.

This bag features the goddess in mermaid form, with a beautiful spirally detail on her body, seaweed fabric, and a triple goddess charm.

I love it....