Old Suitcase New Love

I found a old suitcase in the loft and relined the inside with some material I had been meaning to do something with for a while! I cut up a cheap pillow protecter for the bottom and quilted it then I used spray mount to fix all the material inside and finished off the edges with pink bias binding! Im hoping to come across more old suitcase to revamp and use as storage cases under my bed! I think my Cat Molly preferred the suitcase as her bed!

Lucy Alice Textiles

These are a selection of accessories I have made to be sold at the Brocantes Whitstable Craft Fair on the 18th September! Fingers crossed!

The Great Outdoors!

Aardvark Manifesto poster

via www.supply.com

I love this poster! Not just because of the old fashioned print and style but the way it can ironically comment on todays society. Apparently children today watch on average of 5 hours and 20 minutes of television a day! When i was younger it was all about the freedom of the outdoors, i was lucky enough to have a garden and was always being told off for my muddy wellys and school uniform combination as i rushed in from school desperate to make mud pies!

I say bring back wellington boots, p.v.a glue and messy cupcake making!

Inspire Me...

The time has come for me to start thinking about my final 3rd year project, eek! We have to think of our own concept...it seems to be like finding a needle in a haystack! I have been looking through my old photos in hope of some well needed inspiration!

New York May 2010

.Food Fairs.Pretty Parks.Flea Markets.American Diners.Yellow Cabs.

.Hidden Gems.Boat Trips.The City at Night.Galleries.Toy Shops.

Making Creatures...

Fish Eyed Izzy Bird

Feather Scales - detail

Firebird

Homemade Menagerie Jewellery.

I created a collection of brooches and necklaces using wood veneers and leather which i heat pressed, embossed and stitched. I also created a vacuum formed book for each piece to sit in.

If i had more time on this project i would bring the creatures to life with their own stories and create new uses for them such as

interiors or children's books, lots of possibilities!

They are like new little friends!