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bird cards and red polar bear

January 31, 2006

I finished the set of bird cards. I made five in total and each one is a little bit different. The drawings of chicks started as these sketeches and the taller bird came from an old drawing in my sketchbook. I used permanent black marker and water colors on white muslin and then cut them out and sewed them to little pieced squares. After a bit of embroidery I used this wonderful stuff – double sided interfacing – to iron them to rag paper. They stick really well and because they aren’t stitched to the card you can still write easily on the other side.

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I also finished this little red wool polar bear as a final Valentine’s Day craft. He’s got a pink felt heart on his side and a sleepy expression.

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Comments

  1. Amanda says

    January 31, 2006 at 2:51 pm

    OMG, those are beautiful!!! I had to go and buy them from your shop. I don’t think I can use them as postcards, though, I’m thinking of framing them instead.

  2. Maitreya says

    January 31, 2006 at 3:22 pm

    Wonderful!

  3. moki says

    January 31, 2006 at 6:18 pm

    gone so fast 🙁 They are fabulous!

  4. Heather K says

    January 31, 2006 at 6:50 pm

    So sorry I missed the cards—beautiful work! They will look lovely framed I’m sure!

  5. Kathy says

    February 1, 2006 at 8:25 am

    I love your cards – especially the watercolor on muslin. Wonderful!

  6. lyn says

    February 1, 2006 at 1:09 pm

    Very lovely, no wonder they were snapped up !

  7. megan says

    February 1, 2006 at 9:06 pm

    The cards are darling!

  8. shell says

    February 1, 2006 at 10:04 pm

    Fabulous cards. They’re really great – I love the beautiful colour combinations you have chosen. And that little bear is too sweet!

  9. Hanna says

    February 2, 2006 at 12:29 pm

    Your birds are beautiful, it’s simple but yet very eye catching! Love them, specially the first one with long lets for walking in water.

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