by the sea...

art quilt now on etsy

life in miniature

art quilt portraying the tiny

dwellers of the tidal pool.

quilted and embroidered

entirely by hand.

all the beauty

mother of pearl buttons, seed beads,

freshwater pearls, linen and scrim

subtly suggested

curly grapevine, hemp and wool 

with freshwater pearls.

antique silk fabric and

hand dyed silk fibers.

silk fibers and ribbons

rusty bell

mother of pearl button

available in my etsy shop.

textile pastry

vernal resurgence textile wrist cuff

hand embroidered embellishments

and silk ribbons on a bed on antique lace

wire nest with silk ribbons, curly grapevines,

tiny beads and tiger eye bead...

inspired by the little mama bird nesting in my hanging plant

freshwater pearls, silk ribbons

silk french knots and ribbon flowers

antique victorian buttons

charcoal gray cashmere lining

available in my Etsy shoppe

and the winner is...

sukipoet

please contact me with your mailing address

and the book will be off to you!

thanks so much to everyone else for playing!

time for a giveaway

With summer activities in full swing there's no better time

to giveaway a great book...

something

inspiring to read

while sipping iced tea next to the pool...

Just leave a comment below and you could win a copy of

ETCETERA by Sibella Court...

Comments will close next Thursday, July 8th

and the winner will be posted here next Friday, July 9th.

...and a whole lot more!

Good Luck!