TAG TUESDAY- LACE

For this week’s Lace Tag I have made a tag to match a Christening gown I made as part of a City & Guilds course, I live in the hope that one day I may be blessed with  Grandchildren to wear it!

I have used the same white cotton lawn and lace as for the gown.  On one side I have embroidered the words ‘for little Angels’ with a border of lace. The embroidery doesn't show up very well in the photo. 

On the other side I have made the same border and included the words of an old Apache Blessing:
"May the sun bring you new energy by day,
May the moon softly restore you by night,
May the rain wash away your worries
And the breeze blow new strength into your being,
And all of the days of your life may you walk
Gently through the world and know its beauty."

LACE and BUTTONS

This tag is made using  antique LACE  and  Mother of Pearl buttons all sewn onto a tag covered with antique silk.  I have attached the tiny tag I made for last week’s VINTAGE theme, because I have misplaced it three times this week as it is so tiny!  This way I know that six of my precious buttons are all safe together in one place, and they go really well with the tiny circles on the lace.

Best wishes

Jane xx

I have started making a book to keep all my tags in.   I have used pelmet vylene and folded a pocket at the bottom edge, I have covered the pages with  leftover photos and the voile I used on some of my tags; stitching up the sides and down the centre to secure the pocket.  This is just a first draft of the idea, and I can see Im going to need more pages, maybe one double page for each couple of weeks. 

they will then be sewn onto a binding.  I didn’t want to stick the tags in a book as most of my tags are double-sided and its nice to take them out of the pockets to take a closer look. I might have to split the book into seasons if it gets too big!

Have a lovely week

Jane xx

TAG TUESDAY - VINTAGE

This has been such a lovely week for me, so many beautiful tags to look at each day, plus the opportunity to play with  all my vintage bits ‘n’ bobs.  For this weeks Vintage Tag challenge,  I have been sorting out my old buttons collection.   I did have a mixed bag of old vest buttons  in varying conditions and sizes, but now I have four neat tags of buttons which makes them much easier to see and appreciate.  The nicer buttons were  sewn onto copies of ‘The Lady Card of Buttons’.   The older, tattier  ones were sewn onto plain manila tags.  I included even those in bad condition because they show the inside of the buttons.    I stained the ribbon and string  ties with tea for an antique look. I think they make  a nice addition to my other buttons – I’m going to frame them.

Have a good week

Jane xx

TAG TUESDAY - WHITE

Hello all, it has been so lovely to take part in the TAG TUESDAY challenge After a couple of weeks of glitter and fancy embellishment, I have been craving something more organic.  This week for the theme ‘white’  I went through my seashells collection, picking out the whitest ones.  I mounted these onto ‘inchies’ of frosty voile on buckram.  My base tag was of buckram with a polka dot voilE layer on top. Although the shells were really quite white, they came out quite yellowish in the photo.

This led to a change of plan.  I took some different shells, this time thinking of texture rather than colour, painted them  white and fixed them to another tag.  The edge of the tags are trimmed with lace and decorative yarn, with a polka dot ribbon bow.  I was trying to get the look of surf on the shore.

Jane xx

TAG TTUESDAY - SNOW ANGELS

Snow Angels by Jane

Hello everyone. This is a double-sided Tag.  Using iron-on  Buckram as a base I attached shimmery icy voile to one side of my Tag.  On this side I embroidered most of the letters for Snow Angels, using a punched snowflake for the missing  'o'.  Using bondaweb I then  stuck the voile on the reverse also.  I used a spare bit of fabric to cover  the stitching on the back.

 I then stuck on two photos of snow angels, together with extra snowflakes and sequins.  The tassel is made using coordinating threads and ribbons.

I'm just loving looking at and being inspired by all the other Tags, they are all so different.

Love Jane xx

TAG TUESDAY - SNOW

This is a double-sided tag. On one side, using iron-on buckram as a base, I have written on the tag using pearlescent acrylic paint and a very tiny flat brush. On top of this I have attached a shimmery fabric with bondaweb, giving the tag the look of cracked ice.

On the reverse side, I embroidered a single snowflake onto sparkly lilac voile. This was ironed onto the buckram, with a border of polkdot white ribbon. The tassel is made using ribbons, threads and beads.

I love Calligraphy, textiles and all things sparkly, so bringing all these together, this tag was a real pleasure to make.

I have really enjoyed looking at everyone's tags this week, can't wait to see what happens next!

Best wishes

Your friend

Jane xx

TAG TUESDAY A Creative Challenge for 2012

 Last week I joined the TAG TUESDAY Challenge.  The idea is to create 1 tag each week with  a seasonal theme.  I am really enjoying this challenge and have lots of ideas that I want to work on.  I will no doubt  be making more than 1  tag a week and will share them here on my Creativity Abounds blog.  I am also working towards an Exhibition at the Peacock Gallery in Poole in September.

  This is my SNOW tag.  I made the snowflakes by embroidering onto chambray with white thread, sequins and tiny glass beads.  I used iron-on pelmet buckram as a backing, with a border of polkadot ribbon.  The tassel is made using ribbon,  and thread, embellished with beads.

Best wishes

Jane