Guns, Cars and Inspirations

Hi Margaret - it is good to be back. Jan writes under the name of Juliet Landon. I think they are a bit in the Mills & Boon style. She has sent me one to try.

I like the big black heat guns, Carole. The ones shapes like a small hair dryer take a long time, although they are fine for embossing powder. Don't write off your paint stripper before trying it. I have a ferocious looking one. When Jane Wild saw it she said, 'Wow, that comes from the dark side'. I think of this remark every time I use it and it always makes me laugh. I do add Lustre powders to UTEE sometimes but the ones I was using in the video are the bronze and gold commercial ones. I often mix the colours.

Yes, Kate, - more is much more. Look forward to checking your blog for the results.

Yesterday disappeared in a car hunt. We want to change ours and have been doing lots of on-line research. I have to explain that our usual way of buying anything from a house to a sofa is to see one, say 'that looks good' and buy it straight away. No looking around. This time we wanted a change from our usual VW/Seat purchases, so much time was spent looking. Went out and drove loads of different cars, which is a hairy pursuit with all those different clutches. What did we get? The same model as we have now - a Seat Leon. Just loved it the best. Could have saved all that time and angst. However it is a very pretty grey/blue. We are now pursued by car salesmen offering better deals than yesterday!

Ages ago I said I would look at things to do with an inspiration pack so here is an Oliver Twists one. It contained abaca tissue, yarn, wire, silk pods and silk fibres.

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I embellished the tissue to felt and added the fibres.

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Then added the fancy yarn by embellishing in places

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Free machined some motifs on felt, cut them out and applied them.

Finally rolled the pods over one side and hand stitched them.

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Must rush - off to lunch with Jane W.