Handmade cards

Some recent cards that I've created for birthdays and Mother's day.

Owls in embroidery hoops

From my last post owls hanging nursery mobile I decided to make some more simple gifts using the same owl characters. I sewed the pieces onto some pale grey needlecord (left over from my dungaree dress which I made - blog post to come when I get around to photographing it!) I stuffed some wadding into each owl too to make it a bit 3D, then I framed them in a painted embroidery hoop and hanged with a matching ribbon.

Please do get in touch if you would like me to make you anything similar :)

 

 

Owls hanging nursery mobile

Recently I created this set of cute owls to make into a mobile to decorate the nursery of a friend, which has a woodland theme.

I used lots of scrap fabrics but with a similar colour scheme, sewing 4 stuffed owl characters and 4 different kinds of leaf. I tried to add some detail to the back of each owl too, using buttons, felt and different patterns of stitching to stimulate the small person whilst they look at it!

I'm really pleased with how the owl characters turned out and maybe I can make some more of these little characters soon! Please do get in touch if you would like any similar things created for you.

 

 

 

Ideal Christmas Presents!

Are you still looking for a Christmas gift for a hard to buy for loved-one? how about an original screen print that hardly anyone else will have!

Here are some of my prints that are still available in my shop, just put one in a frame and it will make a lovely present :)

Owl screen print - Pink and blue

Following my post on my green and blue Caslon Owl, here is the same owl in a Pink and blue colourway.

This little chap has a body made from characters from the Caslon font, a serif font originally designed by William Caslon in the 1700s, and printed in black.  The rest of him is printed using bright pink and pale blue acrylic inks overprinted to create more colours.

This is a limited edition of 8 prints, some have got leaves around and some havn't.
You can buy now it in my folksy shop; welaughindoors now! Also if you like what you see and would like to be kept up to date with my latest screen printing activities why not become a fan of mine on facebook :) or follow me on Pinterest.

Owl Screen Print - Green and blue

Behold my latest Screen print creation, the Green and Blue Caslon owl, do you think he is cute?

This little chap has a body made from characters from the Caslon font, a serif font originally designed by William Caslon in the 1700s, and printed in black.  The rest of him is printed using bright green and cyan acrylic inks overprinted to create more colours.

This is a limited edition of 9 prints, but there are other colours to come.
You can buy it in my folksy shop; welaughindoors now! Also if you like what you see and would like to be kept up to date with my latest screen printing activities why not become a fan of mine on facebook :)

Owl Plush

This is my latest creation, made for my dad for father's day. He's based on my owl collages, with a few modifications. He's made from fleece fabric and felt bits, stuffed with polyester fibre.

In his natural environment

Hijacking the bird table

Owl Collage

I decided to create a new Owl collage using coloured paper on board. I used a themed paper pack I had bought based on birds. I rather like the autumnal colours.

Character Owl Painting 2

I have done a second little owl to accompany the blue one, this one a little fatter and more purple :)

Folksy Friday - Owls

Another creature of the night this week, Owls. Here are my favourite owl creations on Folksy x




1. Harlequin Owl by busybeecards
2. Alfred the Owl Lambswool Plush by Sara Carr
3. Wee Owl by Quernus Crafts
4. Silver Leafy Owl Earrings by Ali Bali Jewellery
5. Owl Badge by SewRealicoul™

Character Owl Painting

I decided to make my owl character into a collage/painting and I am rather pleased with him :) I used tissue paper, old music sheets, permanent pen and a little bit of paint, glue and glitter.

Wallace the Owl

My series of Character Characters begins with Wallace the Owl. Think I might stick to a birdy theme for now. More to come...