recycled mixed media

I have finally finished all of the blocks for my recycled piece.

This is the first set, which have in order from the fabric up
plasterer's tape (grid), sewn down with scrap thread
Chewing gum foil flower blanket stitched down
flower made from scraps of entrapped fibre film
plastic washer painted with green nail polish sewn down
black transistor with the eletrodes poking out in the centre for the stamens.

Here they are closer up.
Here is the next set.

These are constructed from.
plasterer's tape (grid), sewn down with scrap thread
Tyvek scraps and tea bag flowers cross stitched to opposite corners
Small straight stitches across the opposite diagonal
Large to medium circular disks couched down (painted with nail polish)
Medium washer with smaller washers or rings around it (painted with nail polish)
Coloured LED for the flower centre

And here they are close up - there is a lot more variation in this group.
And the next set.

These are constructed from.

plasterer's tape (grid), sewn down with scrap thread
A plastic disc cut from plastic packaging and painted with nail polish.
Two different coloured and oriented chewing gum foil flowers
A black  metal gripper or crimp used for wiring
A grey wire crimp that I have painted green for the centre

And there they are close up - this group is actually my favourite.
And the last set.

These are constructed from.

plasterer's tape (grid), sewn down with scrap thread
 A circle of dyed batting blanket stitched down
A plastic flower cut from plastic packaging and painted with nail polish.
Four springs painted and tied into petals
A painted washer with a scallopped sort of edge again painted
A few french knots in the centre and some tied thread in the corners

And here they are close up.  You can click on them to see a bit closer.

I really enjoyed making these and the challenge of making them from scraps and rubbish was fun.

I do enjoy making little fiddly things like this in the evenings.

Now I just have to decide on a background and arrangement.  I have a few ideas but I'll just let them play around in my head for a little while before I decide.

Oh, well, that's one project out of the way, just a few hundred to go......

After a time

I have been away for a bit, then ill and now am trying to get quilts ready for the PNPQ show on sat.  I have been working on more irish crochet.

This is my star flower from needlecraft 21 From APL figure 8 directions on page 7 and the picture is on page 8.

I did not check or even think about it being US or UK and just started in US.  That is why the middle is so large.  I soon realised then changed to UK.  Silly me.

This is a rose from Mdlle Riego crochet 4  page 14  This one was going well, but the chains in the last two rows need to be  inceased as it was cupping badly, also I would attach the chans in the back, not the top, to give better dimension

I will probably have another go at these two tonight at quilting.

Also, have been looking at  a lot of irish and thinking about my WM project.