os swallow

 Swallow brooch set against a backdrop of a (failed) idea. Sweet little thing.

talking to myself

I haven’t been having much luck at the op shops lately. I guess because my attention has turned elsewhere, the o.s angels have followed my lead.
But I did find this a week or so ago. When I tried it on it looked OK, but I thought to myself it would look nicer if I could fling it around my shoulders ala chic like. I also included in this conversation to myself that I would like one of those clip that hold it together whilst wearing it chiccily around my shoulders and left it at that.
Then a few days later, on my birthday by a weird coincidence, I found the clip!! (as seen at top button). This ensued another conversation with myself that surmised as to why doesn’t this work with winning lotto and on and on it went until I left myself baffled.
A wee bit on grannyish side, but when in doubt wear with jeans, that my motto.

alo

Black ink, I think I’m over you. So harsh. I want fluffiness to think about. Soft thread and fabric.
I am a bit relieved though that I am on track with my first submission, these are part of lino cut series. Something satisfying about gouging out lino.

Just an experimemt.

Now I will go thread a needle and sooth myself with a bit of stitching.