Above: Sarah-Jane Mason and Simon Turner with official Cabildo VIP guests at the inauguration of the Festival De Arte Lanzarote 2019.

 

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Received in The Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap

Posted by Sarah Mason on Friday, September 16, 2011, In : Out and About 
I recently received my swap postcard courtesy of Teddi (honeybeelane@blogspot.com if you want to see more from Teddi!) I love the Steiner quote and blanket stitch that encases the whole postcard.

Many thanks Teddi, this is now pride of place on my wall! 

 

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The Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap

Posted by Sarah Mason on Friday, August 12, 2011, In : Out and About 
Here's the other side.

Materials here include tissue paper, permanent ink, felt, beads and embroidery thread.

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The Great Big Postcard Swap

Posted by Sarah Mason on Friday, August 12, 2011, In : Out and About 
So I have sent my postcard across to my swap partner in South Africa and I am eagerly waiting for mine to wing its way across the Atlantic from the USA. Can't wait to see what I end up with :)

Here is one side of my postcard. Most of the main part of the postcard is in fact made from PVA and as such is pretty transparent. This means it doesn't scan too well and a lot of detail gets lost in translation. Anyhoo, you will get the rough idea!

I created this with layers of PVA glue that I subtly dye...
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The Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap

Posted by Sarah Mason on Monday, July 11, 2011, In : Out and About 
Hot on the heels of 'The Sketchbook Project' (See previous post or the link at the end of this post for more information) comes 'The Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap' run by Beth Nicholls at Do What You Love.

This participation extravaganza sees creative types from all over the world creating original stitched postcards with the theme 'Bloom.' You register online at the Do What You Love webpage (link below) and you then have until August 14th to complete and send your postcard to your swap par...

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