April ATCs, an Update on The Necklace Round Robin and The Bead Soup Party Is Back

UK Handmade April 2010 ATCs themed: SONGS are winging their way to or have already arrived at their intended recipients see some of the cards here at the flickr groups page. I received mine last week but I was waiting for my recipient to receive mine before I posted about them both.

Here is mine:

April 2010 ATC: Songs - Titled GOLDEN

Jill Scott - Golden

It was inspired by one of my favourite recording artist Jill Scott, the song is titled Golden, this song always lifts my spirits and reminds me to believe in myself.

It was sent to Jane of Hooked Yarn.

I made it with upcycled cereal box card which I cut to size and then wrote the words with fabric puff paint. When the paint was dry I activated it with a heat gun.

I then applied the gold leaf sizing adhesive to the entire front of the card and the puffed painted words.

Once the adhesive was tacky to touch I applied the gold leaf sheets (using a soft paint brush to manipulate it into all the nooks and crannies). I repeated the sizing and leaf application steps till I acquired the look and coverage I was after.
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Now on to the ATC that was sent to me.

The ATC was made and sent to me by Lesley Purcell and it represents the song titled 'I Like Birds' by Eels you can visit her blog: Wild Things to learn more about her beautifully created art and wearable art pieces which are inspired by nature.

And here is the cool ATC I was lucky to receive:
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She explained in her note that besides being a big bird fan and a fan of the group's whose music she represented. The painting of the House Sparrow is one she took a picture of when it fed on the crumbs of a sandwich she was eating, I think her talent for detail is phenomenal. The added embroidery touches adds a certain whimsy to the piece as well.

At the back of the card if you just look past the vellum type paper which she has hand written her details, you can just about make out the collage of birds, rockets and other items, I thought this was a cool touch and completed the card beautifully.

Thanks Lesley for taking part in the swap and for sending me such an enchanting card.

Now for a quick update to the Necklace Round robin I am taking part in which I blogged about here.

Feel free to visit Victoria's Blog to read an update on Jane's piece, I am waiting on tender hooks to find out what has been added to mine.

The Bead Soup Party is back for it's second run and I'll be taking part in it again.

Sorry for mentioning it so late in the game but you still have two days left to sign up, so do so if you would like to play along.

I would also like to explain why the Blogshop hasn't been updated with new stock on Monday like I promised it would have been done. My home was inundated with illness last week which certainly put a spanner in the works, you can read up more on that story in this updated post of my gardening blog.

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