GOOD NEWS AND ALTERED JIGSAWS

I'm very suprised and also pleased to say that i will be published in a forthcoming magazine next April.

I sent off 3 Marie Antoinette items to be considered, and 2 were actually chosen. I'm not sure if i'm supposed to say anything or not, but I am to be the Featured Spotlight in the one off publication "Marie" by Stampington & Co. I really won't believe it until i see it in print.

In the meantime, here are two more altered jigsaw pieces ready for the christmas tree.

For Carol
as part of the NI jigsaw jam swap


made for myself.

There are no more challenge/swaps over on my Flickr group MAMMA until early January, when i will also be starting up a new group MAD MAMMA, but i havn't yet revealed what this group is about. As soon as i tell my MAMMA group, i will let you all know lol.

in the meantime

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, AND A PROSPEROUS AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR.

XXXXXX MARGARET XXXXX

ALTERED JIGSAW

I'm taking part in a 6 way Christmas Jigsaw Jam swap. (I know the dreaded C word, but it really isn't long now lol)

When each person receives all their swaps back, they then adhere them to canvas, to make one piece of art.

Me, i have to be different lol. I'm sending them slightly larger jigsaw pieces, and wish to have them made into individual christmas tree decorations. Havn't quite made my mind up on the colours, but have chosen the theme 'Wings".

The first one i made was for Sherry, who asked for the theme Musical Christmas with the colours red and gold.

For Sherry
size 3" x 2" (7cm x 5cm approx)

The second one is for Viv, who asked for vintage christmas in the colours cream and gold

For Viv
size 3" x 3" (8sq cm)

The third one is for Wendy who asked for Angels, in the colours purple, blue and silver. To make this one, i digitally altered a photograph, then did an inkjet copy, which i then painted with brusho inks, and used stickles glitter, glamour dust, stickers, and acetate wings

For Wendy
size2.5" x 3.5" (6cm x 9cm)

I'm still awaiting the arrival of the other 2 involved in the swap, and will post them up as and when i finish them.

Also this week, i managed to make 2 ATC's for the MAMMA group i run over on Flickr. The theme i chose this week is Remembrance and here's my entries for the swap.

'Twixt Love andDuty'
Watercolour background


"Flanders Fields"
Cross with the words of the Poem
Flanders Field by John McCrae
Poppies decoupaged with paper napkins

ALTERED JIGSAW

Another finished piece for the exhibition. Still panicking as it's only 11 days away.
STILL HAVN'T DONE ANY MORE PAINTING. Will have to pull my socks up next week.

This piece is an altered jigsaw, which has turned out very pretty, which is something i can't seem to get away from at the moment. Zetti has definitely been put on the back burner for the moment.

Click on the picture to enlarge

This jigsaw piece was one of 3 kindly donated to me by my friend Maureen
It is a large piece and is displayed on a canvas 7" x 9.5", so this shows how large the actual jigsaw piece is.

Coming tomorrow, hopefully, another altered angel. Not sure if it needs anything else added to it first, so will leave it alone for another 24 hours, to make up my mind whether to add on, or just leave as it is.

I am also altering a vinegar bottle. With this, i have embossed the entire bottle with verdigre embossing powder, ( my absolutely favourite piece of equipment)and then inked over with turquoise ink (my second favouriteLOL). Looking good even though i say so myself. It has a look of enamelling, but i know this will not show up in any photo that i will take of it.
This i hope to finish quite soon.

Still waiting on my supplies from HongKong. That is the trouble ordering from so far overseas. It takes AAAAAGES to arrive. REALLY shouldbe here this week. If not, i will have to change my plans on some of my pieces of work.

Altered Jigsaw - for Cindy

I managed to do Cindy's jiggy bit for the jam jigsaw swap. This is the final piece for me to do. The theme was Nature, using brown, green, bronze and copper, mauve and lilac.
As Cindy is a garden designer, i decided to do a painting of Foxgloves. Just hope she likes it.
I didn't add any embellishments, just embossed the edges of the jigsaw and also embossed the word Foxglove. I wanted it to be simple, just letting the painting tell the story.

ALTERED JIGSAW JAM SWAP

Finally managed to finish my own pieces of the Jigsaw Jam Swap. I chose the theme shabby chic, which confused a few people lol.

As i've said before, this is a phase i'm going through and enjoy the swapping around of themes. One minute shabby, the next Zetti, dotee dolls,fabric ATC's. they all keep me on my toes, plus busy of course.
I get bored very easy, so love to have several things going at the same time. Keeps me sane believe it or not. lol.
I'm now working on 5 more fabric ATC's, in the same vein as the previous one, plus another Zetti painting. Plucking up the courage to show the gallery owner my new type of work. Getting myself ready for the big turn down lol.
Plus I am also doing the final piece of the Jigsaw Jam swap, this time for Cindy. Not going down the usual route this time, decided to do a painting of (? lol not telling ya) on it. Just hope she likes it. Hopefully will be able to show you this some time over the weekend.

altered jiggy bit

This is another altered jigsaw for the jam swap i[m in. This time it was for Sheila, and the theme was metal. I did think of doing layers of metallic colours, but wanted to go for something a bit different. Another one of my loves is mermaids, so got my old jewellery box out, and looked for bits that could be used. Enjoyed doing this one, using bits of this and bits of that Even used a pull ring off a can of lager that i have just finished drinking at my daughter's home. lol. hence the name pi** artist. lol

Hope sheila likes this, fingers crossed. Oh by the way this was a LARGE jigsaw piece, but then again this made it easier for me. lol

Altered Jigsaw

This is my first ever altered jigsaw that i made for a Jam swap I've joined . There's five of us altogether in the swap, and I have chose the theme Shabby Chic for my pieces.

This first piece I've altered is for Nicky, and the theme she has chosen is Family, and so after MUCH deliberation, decided to go with "Home", as i consider this the heart of the Family.

I used a metal buckle for the house, after seeing them being used by Dot
the Dotee Queen , in the same way. I loved the effect she got with them, thought they made the PERFECT house shape, and by chance came across them on Etsy, being sold by a Julieh7 in Australia. They took less than a week to get here.

They are originally silver so i sponged them with gold paint, and used a verdigris embossing powder on the edging.

The actual jigsaw, i covered with 3 colours of tissue paper, and embossed on top with gold , and stamped around the edge with turquoise chalk ink.

The initial N (which is what Nicky asked to be incorporated), I hand drew and cut out of thick card, painted with acrylic paint, embossed again with gold and embellished with different beads and wire

I just hope she likes it, as she is an expert at altered art, and i'm just a novice. lol

My husband is at last on the mend, and so I can breathe a sigh of relief. I have been soooooo busy, looking after him, painting 2 pix for the exhibition, (which i'm not sure they will like), did the altered jigsaw, and started the dotee for Queen Dot. Sooooooooo worried about this one, cos she is the master, and me a mere mortal, lol, so have spent a week just searching for ideas to try and get it perfect for her. Again i hope she likes it. I've done the Zetti ATC's for her, and want to put a couple of extra's in the parcel before it flies its way over to Australia. Better put extra large wings on it, cos it has a looong journey.

I hope you like my choice of music that i've selected for my blog. All 11 songs are by Michael Buble. Can you tell i like him lol. ROFLOL.