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Textiles......

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~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 19 Aug 2013 14:00

.......does anyone play around with textiles, free machining, tissue paper, bubble wrap, using a heat gun and a soldering iron etc etc....making cards with this technique....alsorts of things....again l will get back to this when we have moved so be a couple of months aprox :-)

jude :-)

Island

Island Report 19 Aug 2013 14:21

I'm in the same boat - well house actually - Jude.
Itching to try all sorts of crafts, I fancy a go at felting, but still got a house full of moving boxes to sort out.

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 19 Aug 2013 16:28

ooh Island, there was somebody on the other craft thread doing felting. Was it Annx or Von? Not sure.

Renes

Renes Report 19 Aug 2013 21:17



I decorate terracotta ridge tiles ....using bark,,dried leaves.. old jewels pebbles etc

to hang in conservatories ....... I also turn then into ""houses" with addition of clay ..

Used to hang on terraces outside ...when I lived in Spain ...


If anyone interested will up load to keepsake public view ....

Renes

Island

Island Report 20 Aug 2013 12:08

I'd like to see your tiles please Renes.

Jude, if you're on FB - feast your eyes on this :-D

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Elizabeth-Armstrong/141454786030659?hc_location=stream

Renes

Renes Report 20 Aug 2013 13:15

Okay

Will upload to keepsafe and post the link .......


Like to know what you think .....

Renes

Renes Report 20 Aug 2013 13:37


on keepsake

Island tiles 1

Island tiles 2

Photo

Shared with everyone ...if you like hem will show 2nd generation ... With clay addition and painted as a little house ...

~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 20 Aug 2013 16:41

Just going to look at Keepsakes:) Renes thats sounds lovely:)

Island...wow, love it, will look more this evening:)

jude :-)

~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 20 Aug 2013 16:53

Ok numpty here can't work out how to see your Keepsafe bits Renes...:(

Renes

Renes Report 20 Aug 2013 20:32



Okay ..I am not an expert ..

Go to search top right .... Search members document and photos

And type in Island tiles 1. And Island tiles 2

Will ask Roy ... Porkie Pie .. when I see him

. He has a way of just searching for posted today and all today's public come up

x

~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 20 Aug 2013 20:52

Yehh got it thank you Renes:)

l'm impressed, clever idea:)

jude

~`*`Jude`*`~

~`*`Jude`*`~ Report 20 Aug 2013 21:08

Where do you hang them?

Look forward to 2nd edition:)

Renes

Renes Report 20 Aug 2013 21:10

So sorry ...it will not let me delete now ... will come back another day and clean up

anyhow .... Have a look at

Painted tile 2


ignore the green ,,,, was going to use tile for something else ..but starting playing with kids clay ...