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pennib

Mely wrote: »

Hi Pooky...wow i absolutely LOVE the painting that Pennibs has created for you...it looks amazing!!!!

Thank you very much, I really enjoyed doing it. Will be starting on her other daughter next week.

xxvickixx

Did you do them from photos Pennib? The one on the blog is brilliant, I can't get the hang of watercolour, everything just slushes into one and looks a bit fuzzy, the detail you have got is fab.

Pooky

pennib wrote: »

Thank you very much, I really enjoyed doing it. Will be starting on her other daughter next week.

:j I'm very much looking forward to seeing it.......it's so hard not to be able to show them the one you've already done.....roll on Christmas day

shirlgirl2004

Pooky wrote: »

...roll on Christmas day

:eek: Are you mad woman? We're still in August! I need a lie down.

pennib

danemi1 wrote: »

I dip in and out of it now - esp when its someones brithday.. always make their cards etc - I enjoyed being on the team as I got to play with the new products - it sounds more glam than it actually was - just a few friends getting together and playing with paper and glue etc - cutting and sticking - lol - I enjoyed it! What things do you do hun??

hmmm well I.....paint pictures/sew/sock monkeys/do up furniture/cross stitch/embroidery/applique/decoupage/gardening had a go at felting,and made a few cards that I sold (cos they had a tartan theme!)help my daughter when she makes her baby (nappy)and pamper cakes. This is not all at once tho! It's in between housework and other boring stuff. Havnt tried scrapping or parchment pricking but ya got to draw the line somewhere :rotfl:

Glueing cutting and sticking is fun that's what I was doing with my gd this aft.

pennib

Pooky wrote: »

:j I'm very much looking forward to seeing it.......it's so hard not to be able to show them the one you've already done.....roll on Christmas day [/QUOTE

No way, I havnt seen any evidence of the summer yet.

pennib

xxvickixx wrote: »

Did you do them from photos Pennib? The one on the blog is brilliant, I can't get the hang of watercolour, everything just slushes into one and looks a bit fuzzy, the detail you have got is fab.

Yes it was from a photo.....practised on my childrens ones first till I got more confident. they are about 3". I love watercolour
but I like acrylics when painting on wood or walls or any hard surface.

pjran

I really don't know how I came to find this thread, I was looking for reviews on pressure washers! BUT you gave me the inspiration (or kick up the backside) to complete a little job I started a while ago of making some cushions for our garden furniture.

Thank you all, job done.

Pj

xxvickixx

Pennib, you are one crafty lady! I know I mentioned it before but does anyone do silk ribbon embroidery. I really want to make something like this:

or

I do have a book on how to do it, and it seems simple enough and forgiving of slight errors! I was just wondering how much ribbon I was likely to need and also if there was a cheaper alternative to silk ribbon that would work? I think it would be a lovely sitting in front of the TV in the evening project.

pennib

They are really, really pretty. Is silk a generic term for the shiny ribbon. The thin ones
are quite cheap, but sorry cant really help you.