A fabric roll

I've been working on a fabric roll

I started this project about christmas time

but didn't really had the time to work on it.

I picked it up again about a month ago and it's finally finished.

here's some pics of the work in process

40 inch long strib of fabric with little fabric pieces attached on top

each little piece handstitched with what turned out to be a flower theme

I've attached the fabric roll to a vintage spool.

it was actually the spool that inspired me to make the roll

a little piece of seambinding added as hanger

lots of details in this pieces and lots and lots of slowstitch

it was so mch fun and definitely not the last fabric roll i'm going to make.

[it's listed in the shop]

wishing you all a wonderful sunday

Tina 

When real life takes over life

and so much for the promisses.

life have been so crazy over here - I have no idea how time have disapeared.

but here I am...

I've been able to sneak in a little creative time in between

and have been working on some little sewed pieces for the shop.

the base on this one is an old cabinet card

and some little tea bag art pieces

finished houses

I was lucky to get my hands on an old quilt piece to use in my creations.

I just love those old worn pieces - they are perfect for my stitched pieces

in the making...

and the finished piece

I really like this piece.

it's in the shop now

here's a link

www.tinajensenart.etsy.com

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and some exciting news

I've been publiced in the new somerset SEW

with several articles

and I made the front page too - I'm really excited about this.

I's a great honour

Thank you so much Stampington

all for now

wishing you all a beautiful day

Tina 

a nine path and a flu

I finally managed to finish my little blue and grey nine path

here's a little close up of the work in progress

lots of little details

I'm quite happy with this.

the slow work in these pieces are very therapeutic

and then I went down with the flu.....

for more than a week - laying down with this view.

the weather is still cold around here 

while we wait for spring. 

lots of little spring flowers in the garden and the peonies on their way.

I'm back up and working on some slow stitching.

back soon

Tina 

Another Journal spread

Here's another journal spread - ByBun 'style'

and with the use of colors

very unfamilar for me - I do find it difficult 

this is the background as it looked like before adding the details.

I'm quite fond of the red color in here.

You can't see it, but there's layers here with paint and paper scraps.

this is how the spread ended up - with all the doodle details.

I like the little deer in the corner - I want to work more with this kind of transfer

and I do like the ladders too. I think they add a nice element.

here's some close up photos to see the details.

I added some scripples too - I like that.

I really really like this class - not sure where this leads, but it's definitely going to

influence on my collage work - I sure of that.

thanks for peeking in.

It's a beautiful sunny but cold day here today, I hope your day is beautiful too.

Tina

Fighting the Blues and some Art Journaling

I told you I was back

and so I though

didn´t calculate the winter blues.

it normally sets in when december is approaching

and normally I´ll start feeling better after christmas

and so I thought this year too

only I wasn´t

this year was worser

so

I´ve been taken one day at a time

ordinated myself some

d-vitamin and some exercise

thing are much better

I haven´t finished the blues story piece I showed you last time.

Instead I signed up for some art journal classes

to get some new inspiration

treated myself with some new suppliers

and started on the workshop ByBun

I love the style she have.

here's a closeup of the work in progress

adding details

I really like the idea with the layers and the doodling

here the final spread

my first

If there's still some here

I wish you a beautiful sunday

Tina 

It´s beginning to look like Christmas

I´ve been home for a few weeks now

and things have started to settle down.

It's beginning to look like christmas

little christmas trees and a heleborus on my table at home

and my little gnome hanging out

at the new old house

I´m working on a nine patch in between

here´s the beginning

still in progress

a few minutes here and there

that´s all for now

still a few arrangements to be

done before Christmas Eve

happy to be back

Tina ♥♥♥

3 month of unwilling absense

I´m back

after 3 month of unwilling absense

Back in my home

I left here with the setup at the Galleri Svanen

for the month of August.

here´s what happened

and what I have been doing:

We were having a vacation in our new old house

enjoying the garden

and decided to paint the bedroom in our home

while out there.

this is what it looked like when we started to paint the wall

mould

and lots of it

in both rooms to the outer wall

our bedroom and my studio

and then the battle with the owner to 

get it fixed started.

in the meantime

we moved a lot of our stuff to the new old house as 

we wouldn´t be able to come back

after the end of our vacation.

thank god we had a place to stay

and enjoyed the summer

too a trip to Kullen in Sweden

enjoyed some lazy days

and I started working in my new studio 

in the new old house

hexi pieces

and preparations for the upcoming Christmas Craft fair

in december

an altered book

made with plaster and cloth

old stuff and dryed flowers

(it here)

from time to time

we checked in on our home

and the developments in the rooms.

This is how it looked like when they finally agreed

to fix it and removed the wallpaper.

no good...

back in the new old house

development on the hexi piece

and some tea bag art pieces

(also here)

old house looked like this

we´re now in september/october

with two empty rooms and everything

moved into the living room

including my studio stuff

some stitched fabric hearts

and a little accordion book

then the snow came

and we´re still at the new old house

We love being here even though it wasn´t intensional

more hexi pieces

and sticthed work

removed the clock parts

and made these into little pendants

listed here

and finally the work was done

the mould was gone

and the wall done in both rooms.

We have moved back

my empty studio.

I decided to sort everything and only things 

I will use got allowed back in.

lots of stuff went in the bin

it felt great.

It took me about a week.

everything is back in order

and I can work in here again

here´s a little view

and it´s beginning to look a little bit of Christmas

the living room table have been decorated.

sorry for the long post

but it HAS been 3 month :-)

I have no idea if there´s still some of you

out there visiting her.

I hope so

I´m back on a regular schedule now

wishing you all a beautiful 2. of advent

Tina ♥♥♥