The end is nigh

Today is the last day of the year and traditionally a time for looking back at what has been achieved (or not! although I prefer to look to the positives) and also to look forward to a new year with hope and optimism. It has been a very busy year, but that’s nothing unusual! I have enjoyed and found time for all the creative, inspirational fun that textile art brings and had an absolutely wonderful time with all the on and off line, extraordinarily friendly and talented textilers/embroiderers I have met.

So here is an ode to the year that was:

Year’s End

 So….time ticks on

The year is spent

In

Times of sadness and pain and death

Times of joy and love and birth

Sharing with friends and family…

In person

Online

By post

To and fro

Strength and support

Creating from the soul

Healing from the heart

Linking

Across time and space

Okay, that’s enough sentimentality. 

Here are a couple more items finished:

Claudia’s xmas ATC’s; Claudia drew the pictures of her ‘crazy’ angels and they were printed onto cotton, then made into the cards.

And a close up:

The triangular ones were made to fit into her little gift pouches:

Thanks to xmas I now have a tidy stitching nook (as compared to a before photo not too long ago) 

Photo uploader is being quite temperamental tonight so I will finish with a few happy shots of xmas day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a last one of all the crew, some look like they’ve had a VERY VERY BIG day.Cheers