Snail mail not air mail.

Dale of Downunderdale won my Hundertwasser piece in the OWOH.  I posted it straight away and was getting very worried as it hadn't arrived after nearly four weeks.  So I was very relieved to find out that it has got there at last.
Nothing much has been happening on the creative front this week.  I have been out most mornings taking Mitch (my 'lodger') to various appointments. Assessment for his ADHD at Basildon Hospital on Monday, probation Tuesday and today. Appointment at the Army careers office tomorrow and the dental surgeon on Saturday, and finally on Sunday it is off to Dovercourt to visit his grandparents.  I hope for a quieter week next week!
 Last night I had Regional Day committee meeting and it was half past one(am) by the time I had written up the minutes and printed them off. Lots of EG paperwork tonight, ready for our meeting on Monday.  We have got Jill Flowers 'the  Ruff Lady' coming to give a talk.
I have only one more little book  left, to put together.  They have been an ideal project to do in my breaks at school.
My son Rhodri is going on a stag weekend next weekend and has been trying to get a burgundy suit for the weekends theme.  In desperation he has bought a beige suit for me to dye, a job for the weekend.

My very lucky day!

I was lucky enough to win two prizes in the OWOH event and they both arrived today;0). The first one I opened  was from Nicky.  A wonderful American style post box.

Inside the postbox, was a goody bag it was packed with delicious goodies as you can see in the photo.

 The lace I shall be using in one of the journals I am planning on making in the near future as well as the doilies.  I have wanted to make altered dominoes as a jewellery item, so now is my chance.

And last but not least a heart pendent!  Thank you so much Nicky.

2011 OWOH Winner.

Using the random number generator, the winner is 124-Downunderdale.  Thank you to everyone who has visited my blog and left such lovely comments.  I am sorry that there is only one door prize.  I have enjoyed this event again, shame it is the last one. I have found some great blogs that I will continue to read.

2 days left.

The final One World One Heart event finishes in 2 days time.  If you would like to try and win my mixed- medi panel inspired by Hundertwasser click here.   You do not need to be taking part in this event to enter, all you have to do is leave a comment on that blog posting and be a blogger.  If you want to visit other bloggers taking part in this event, click on the badge in my side bar. Good luck!

Visiting.

I am still suffering with the wound on my thumb,  stopping me from being able to stitch ;0(  I think because I keep trying to stitch, I keep opening the wound.  Instead I have been doing  bit of blog hopping around the OWOH event.  What a lot of talented people there is out there!  Such a great way to find blogs that you wouldn't normally happen across too!!
I heard tonight, that our FET exhibition at Art Van Go is going to be extended by a week until the 12th March :0)

One World One Heart 20011

To all the new visitors to my blog 'Welcome' .  My  name is Sharne Gregory and I am taking part for the 2nd year running in OWOH. I hope you enjoy visiting my blog which is mainly about my creative  work with a little bit about my family and home life. When not at work or doing household chores,  I spend my 'free' time working with fabric, thread and mixed media.    I am part of an exhibiting textile group called Fen Edge Textiles and our new exhibition will be opening very shortly (February 8th) at Art Van Go in Knebworth.

My door prize that I am offering, is a mixed media panel inspired by Hundertwasser.  The materials I have used is fabric, gesso, paint, paper metal, beads, pencils and buttons.  Mainly machine stitched with a tiny bit of hand stitching.  The panel is mounted on a canvas box frame. (more info on the construction of this piece on my blog)
To win this hanging you need:-
1) to be a blogger
2) you will need to leave a comment below, making sure that  I can contact you if you win the prize.
  I will announce the winner on February 17th.
To visit other blogs taking part click  Here or the badge in my side bar.

Only hours away!

An early start this morning, so that I could make a Scrumptious Slice and a huge Bread Pudding in time to take out with us.
I had a lovely nurse of  10 day old Antonia.  She would have been Tony's (our Best Man) first Grandchild.  It is a great pity that he didn't live long enough to see her.  It was then on to visit Chris, Tony's wife and deliver the Bread Pudding and see how much her 6 Alsatian puppies have grown.  (Kezzy wanted to bring one home with her, but we don't have the time or space for such a big dog) Then last of all, onto Mitch's Grandparents.  They enjoyed the Scrumptious Slice and have asked me to take another one down, next time we go.
So much talking, I didn't get as much stitching done on my boats as I had hoped, but will be ideal to do in my tea-breaks at work.
One World One Heart 2011 starts Midnight USA time, so I will be posting my entry tomorrow morning before going to work to allow for the time difference.

I have now finished my piece for the OWOH. I covered a box canvas frame with crumpled tissue, painted it when dry with copper acrylic and then added Treasure Gold-onyxnite to the raised areas.
Not sure what my next project will be.

The embellishing is now complete, just need to get the frame ready to mount it on.  I feel as if I am fighting  some germs, been feeling below par since Sunday night, so I shall have to do that another day, as I am going to have an early night for a change.
Off to E.G. Regional Day committee meeting tomorrow night, I shall need a clear head and settled stomach for taking the minutes.

OWOH continued.

My piece for the OWOH has now been quilted and I have attached a piece of embossed metal to the roof.  Tomorrow I will start the embellishing. 

Kitchen up date

For my piece for OWOH, I have decided to re-visit Hundertwasser.   Instead of just using fabric and stitch, this time I will be making it with mixed media.  So far I have used paper from the Wall Street Journal and an old book, scrim, Dyna-Flo paints, Crafty Notions Colour Sprays as well as fabric and thread. A  poisoned thumb has slowed me down a bit today, and now I have lanced it, I hope that it will be easier to hold my needle tomorrow.

Hubby has finished tiling the wall behind the cooker and will be grouting it next weekend.  I am happy with my choice of tiles, you never know when you see a small sample, how it will look when it is on the wall. 

At work today, the children were experimenting with  press o print- the  thin polystyrene that can be drawn into prior to printing.  It gave me a chance to play too!

This is the piece I am making for the ALQS 5.  I still have to make something for the OWOH event, not sure what I am going to do for that yet.