Ashness Bridge, Borrowdale PASTEL artwork

 

I love having holidays in Keswick every year, and a favourite walk is over the top from Rossthwaite down to Watendlath, then take the road back to Derwentwater lake side via Surprise View and Ashness Bridge. I’m currently working on an acrylic painting from the same photograph, and decided to use this source material on a recent pastel workshop. I’ve used soft pastels, on pastel paper. I used hair spray as a fixative once I had finished. 

The picture is signed (as best you can over pastels!).

The picture has a triple mount, to fit a new Dunelm photo frame – a black frame which is made from 70% recycled polystyrene.

Frame size 21” x 17” (53.5cm x 43.5cm) approximately.

Opening 32cm x 22cm. 

FOR SALE: £40 plus postage

Decorative Boxes and Jewellery

 

I was taught how to make boxes from two squares of paper, whilst at a cruise ship craft class. On returning home, I've bought a pad of decorative papers - and am hooked!

I also made an assortment of jewellery - bracelets and necklaces. 

I'm selling these "mix and match" - choose any three boxes (complete with gift tags) and 3 items of jewellery for £13.50, post free to UK.

The boxes are approx. 7.5cm x 7.5cm x 3.5cm deep (plus the depth of any embellishments.

Jewellery choices, with approx. measurements:

1. Silver coloured DOUBLE NOODLE bracelet with 3 creamy glass pearls and lilac glass beads. 18cm long.

2. Wrap Around Bracelet with mixed colours of stones.

3. Wrap Around Bracelet with sparkly clear stones.

4. Beaded Charm bracelet. 19cm. Turquoise, pearl, and dark blue beads. Charms - dragonfly, bird, butterfly, turtle, owl, and hearts.

5. Single strand necklace. 46cm. Blue sparkling cube beads.

6. Single strand necklace. 51cm. Turquoise and clear sparking cube beads.

7. Gold coloured bracelet with 2 types of beads 20cm

Watercolour paintings - poppies and irises

 

·         W/C POPPIES, signed. Double mount. Overall size: 39cm x 29cm. Aperture 26.5cm x 16.6cm.

·         W/C IRISES, signed. Double mount. Overall size 29.5cm x 37cm. Aperture 19.5cm x 27.5cm

Mounted, but not framed - £10 each plus postage

Assorted Greetings Cards

 

A new assortment of 13 cards for sale. Any 3 cards for £10, with free postage.

Watercolour stag and w/c robin, acrylic cardoons, paper weaving, iris paper folding, Somerset star, quilling, teabag embroidery and crystal art.

Please email for further details, techniques, sizes, individual photos etc. 

Batik Poppy pictures

 

The photos show the stages of the batik process, starting with white cotton fabric, then using hot wax for the resist before each dye bath. I lost the definition of the poppies with the final dye, so I decided to make two separate pictures, using wadding for a partial 3D effect, and then embroidery for features, eg stamen, stalks, petals. 

The finished poppy pictures are for sale - price £25 and £20 - plus postage.

Approx. sizes of the frames: 44cm x 52cm and 34cm x 41cm (green frame)

More card sets for sale

 I now have 6 sets of cards for sale (via a PayPal invoice; free post to UK). All cards have an envelope and a plastic pouch.

1. Teabag embroidery  - an owl and a bee. £7

2. Eleven assorted cards £12

3. Seven cards with an owl theme - quilled owl on a twig; detachable felted owl as a handbag or key fob. £17

4.Seven fabric giraffes £17.50 

5. Giraffe plus two elephant cards. £10 

6. Five heart cards with detachable handbag or key felted heart fobs. £15

For sizing information, please look at my eBay listings: paintingandplants

 

Giraffe, key fob, and assorted cards. Plus a giraffe pinboard

 These are my last items for our November Picturesque exhibition. 

An upcycled cork board has been changed into a giraffe noticeboard/pinboard, using a large giraffe image from a new African scarf. 

 

Using the remaining giraffe images on the scarf, I've made some greetings cards. I also made two elephant cards from hand printed fabric from Jaipur, India, and a stencilled rose card.

Below are some key or handbag fob cards, with a heart theme - the fob is detachable.