On a beach

So many colours and tones epitomise St. Ives

Last summer, on the hottest day of the year,

the colour of the water was almost surreal

a sea of jade and aquamarine

I was reminded of these colours when a lovely parcel arrived from Margaret at Libbertybelle

I was delighted to win her giveaway prize of a textile pack which included some hand dyed fabric, chiffon, hand dyed scrims, threads, ribbons, beads and buttons in these beautiful toning shades of green. Thank you Margaret x

Margaret also sent me this very pretty hand stitched postcard
with vintage lace, french knots, seed stitches and buttons

Margaret has family connections to St. Ives
so I wanted to stitch her a heart with St. Ives colours
using some of the bits and bobs that she sent me
and this is what I came up with for her

on a beach

each heart I stitch turns out a little differently
each one evolving on it's own with a tale to tell

"on a beach" is about beachcombing and gathering
things washed up on the St. Ives harbour beach

I used chiffons which I frayed a little to make them shimmery,
beads, knots and a limpet shell from the harbour beach

beach layers of sea, shore and shimmery sand

The fabric at the bottom is a piece of hand dyed cotton from Margaret's stash and I stitched on a piece of green seawashed plastic which I found washed up on the harbour beach

on a beach

I also made a small card from one of my photos of St. Ives
with texture from dommend (flickr)

This week has been a very busy one for me

The Brooklyn Sketchbook Project 2011 - I have now posted lots of photos of my sketchbook for anyone that is interested in seeing them ... they can be viewed here:

Below the Surface

I'm so glad it's the weekend. I'm looking forward to going into town for a few supplies and then catching up with as many blogs as I can possibly get round this weekend. I love you all x

Thank you for all your lovely comments x

Hope you have a good weekend too ... doing something that makes you happy!

Carolyn x