Special requests are always fun to do, if a little daunting. I was asked to make a pumpkin , by a lovely lady who has previously bought pieces of my work. So we put our heads together, she showed me some pictures and here it is. A brooch about 3 inches high and 4 inches wide.
Thank you as always for lovely comments. I am sorry I am a bit behind with replies and blog reading.(And cleaning the house but you don't need to know that)
Thank you to all who came to my personal 'Craft Fair.'
I sold quite a lot of pieces but then I got tired of the tedium of listing.
I am now working on two big orders for shops.
I started with a piece of purply pink felt and used it all up.
The colours are far more vibrant than they appear here.
These are all spoken for.
And.........
Yes, the Harris Tweets will be making their annual appearance.
Very soon.
There are 6 on order.
Another possible horror story...we are soon to receive a lesson on TV in Machine Embroidery from
I can't wait.
The machine embroidery lesson should be great fun if Kirstie gets out of the way, it's Lou Gardiner! Next Tue according to her at http://lougardiner.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeletePumpkin looks great, you're a clever thing to be able to do commissions without too much wringing of hands ;)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to next Tuesday & I thought I was hyper!
Love the pumpkin brooch, how cute is that, and love your others too.
ReplyDeleteoooh - pumpkins, apples, pears - all sorts of fruits and veggies would be fun!!
ReplyDeleteThe pumpkin looks great - and I was very glad to see it after a day spent running errands in stores that were all decorated for Christmas with Christmas music playing! gaaa. It's still November isn't it?!
ReplyDeleteYour pumpkin pin is exquisite. Happy Thanksgiving...
ReplyDeleteI absolutelu love your purple heart (very 70s?!!!)
ReplyDeleteI love the brooch very much. Greetings...Peebee
ReplyDeleteLove the pumpkin and the other brooches of course. Even if Kirsty isn't really a craftsperson she does at least bring to the viewers attention some people who are!
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I can see a fruity theme emerging! They will be sure to be snapped up!
ReplyDeletePumpkin: wow!
ReplyDeleteHarris tweets: eee!
My Mr Tweet tweets at the tweets yet to come. He roosts on my patchwork curtains. The girls tweet at him.
I better dash before I drown in silver fingerprints.
That pumpkin is fabulous! All those pink/purple treasures are gorgeous too..
ReplyDeleteAll the brooches look great!! Won't the machine embroidery lesson be interesting ........!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love that plumptious pumpkin and so will your customer. The shop order items are all gorgeous - I'd find it hard to pick just one. Maybe the Estate Agent will just be presenting the programme and someone else will give the lesson. I do hope so.
ReplyDeleteWith Lou Gardiner teaching Ms Allsop it should be worth watching.
ReplyDeleteThe pumpkin looks fun.
Lovely pumpkin! Am away to "google" Lou Gardiner! :O)
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to learn how to do machine embroidery so I was looking forward to it for that reason only as she drives me insane...love the pumpkin
ReplyDeleteOh Ggggrrrr to Kirstie. If I could afford the things she does on that programme I wouldn't need to be making the stuff myself!! The pumpkin is a great success, but its those pink brooches that make my heart beat faster ....
ReplyDeleteLovely pumpkin, she will be very pleased!
ReplyDelete(We ALL know probably the bit about the house cleaning .....!!)
gorgeous pumpkin and just LOVE that shade of purple. must be one of the few times machine embroidery's been seen on the tv
ReplyDeleteLove the pumpkin. It is Thanksgiving in the US, the time of year when we all think about what we are grateful for. I just want to Thank you for your support through blogland and your great blog and wonderful felts I love it. Lorrie
ReplyDeleteThat's a very successful pumpkin - I am sure the client will be thrilled!
ReplyDeleteOh, the pumpkin is such a success! And I just love the richness of the deeply coloured velvets used in the two shots below the pumpkin. Well done Jackie. x
ReplyDeleteJackie, beautiful!!! And the pumpkin is so much fun!
ReplyDeleteIt was nice chatting with you via email. We haven't driven our 50 miles to the mall, by the way! ;-) We've stayed close to home and hearth.
Blessings!
Diane
What a cool pumpkin! It was worth trying it.
ReplyDeleteMy Harris Tweet has proved to be the saviour of may of my birds. His is the only window hat they don't fly into. Can't wait to see what the estate agent does for the machine embroidery tutorial (or have I missed it already)
ReplyDeleteKirstie makes me laugh but that's about it!!!
ReplyDeleteTake care
I don't do anything...only use Picasa...nothing has changed..just the camera!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for good stuff
ReplyDeleteAwww, that pumpkin is such a cute surprise.
ReplyDeleteThat pumpkin is a miracle of felt work. Pefectly gorgeous. I am sure the lucky lady will adore her brooch. Your colour sense is to be envied Jacky.
ReplyDeleteOh my, that pumpkin brooch is beautiful!! Your other work is also just as stunning, the colours and fabrics so rich and intense I just LOVE them! :D
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing, your work has cheered up our cold white world today!
Julia x
Another lovely selection Jackie!
ReplyDeleteWell....the pumpkin is perfect. What is a good book for learning machine embroidery Jackie?
ReplyDeleteLooked on etsy shop for gifts. Hope to see you back there when you are feeling better.
I'm trying to catch up on my blog reading Jackie - the pumpkin is different, but still with your signature style - and I love all the hearts!
ReplyDeleteDid you see Kirstie - the best bit was the immortal line "machine embroidery is the crack cocaine of crafting" So, now we know.
cute pumpkin!
ReplyDeleteI do like your pumpkin, good to see you bounce back from your fair exclusions, one door shuts another opens mhhh
ReplyDeleteJackie--Are you ok? I'm lonely out here in blogland without you!! I hope you are just happy creating and too busy getting ready for the holidays to post.
ReplyDeleteMiss you!! XXO-
How did I miss this? those leaves are the bomb, miz Jackie. J'adore!
ReplyDeleteDo you sell stuff to fibre and clay in Knutsford? If so I have one of your heart brooches!!! It is always much admired when I wear it
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