Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Feb 10, 2012, 3:43 pm
Harris Twed bags made their appearance again last weekend to bulk out my stand at the craft fair and give a bit of rest to the eye between having to cast it over hundreds of teeny things.I mentioned this on facebook but instead of talking about my stand I called it a 'stall'. this gave rise to a com...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Feb 6, 2012, 3:24 pm
... just one or two of each item.  The Park ay Astley Hall looked wonderful ... and the sun actually shone later in the day.  There is a super cafe ... These Harris Tweed hearts are appropriate for the time of year.  They will be there tomorrow..I'm off out in a ... Velvet added...well......
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Feb 1, 2012, 9:30 am
Valentines Day and the Chorley Contemporary Crafters big Crafty Takeover at Astley Hall approacheth.And I'm ready!Reddy I should say...reddy reddy red red. Not only that but I have resurrected the leaves I made a very few of two or maybe even three years ago. They are a bit fiddly to make but I do ...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Jan 23, 2012, 11:36 am
February is nearly here and for the first time ever I am actually going to have some luvverly hearts ready for the big day. (I say 'the big day' but in our household it goes largely..in fact completely ..unnoticed. Ah its a good job love is more than hearts and flowers isn't it?)But for those who ...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Jan 13, 2012, 3:51 pm
... parts of Britain and Europe, Japan, Australia, North and South America, Europe ... Africa reading what I've written and looking at pictures of my ... when Elizabeth Armstrong, feltmaker, teacher, and wool dyer extraordinaire, sent me ... !   There was a lovely pink and orange combination ...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Jan 7, 2012, 9:56 am
Happy New Year.There are no resolutions on this blog.I've taken my time to get my first post of 2012 off the ground haven't I?The truth is I've been a slob. Just playing Tetris battle and eating Christmas Cake and chocolate orange.Not the healthy lifestyle for Olympic Year I'd hoped for.When I took ...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Dec 30, 2011, 7:47 pm
Here we are on the last day of 2011 and I can honestly say its been one of the best years I've had, which is not what I expected. (There have been a couple of 'downers' but we won't dwell)The video below (I recommend turning the sound off) illustrates most of it.Days out, 2 exhibitions and a new bod...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Dec 24, 2011, 3:02 pm
Eat your heart out Kirstie Allsop! Its Jackie's home made christmas. Well...a wreath anyway. A nice slender non- plastic wreath made from a piece of Russian Vine and various bits of greenery.OK OK the apples and the gold leaves are some sort of plastic but the rest... well... its natural.I love it.Â...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Dec 18, 2011, 6:40 pm
UPDATE: I have just discovered I now have 800 blog followers. Thank you all so much for signing up. I wonder if I'll ever get 1000? (And I wonder why?!) What a wonderful early Christmas present I had last week. It reminds me of the 'Handwritten' fun we had a couple of years ago. Do you remember? Cl...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Dec 12, 2011, 7:05 pm
Just popping in at this busy time to report on goings on and to thank everyone for their lovely comments from last time. Hetty appreciated them very much but is resting now after the exertion of her first walk. There were many monsters to be afraid of on the main road with headlights on, so she had ...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Dec 7, 2011, 5:24 pm
          Hellooooooo! My Mums been really busy, running up and down stairs, making a racket with her machine on the table upstairs .First she made some hearts and she sent them to Munich. The order was for 'quieter colours'  I heard her muttering something about it being too dark to take pic...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Nov 26, 2011, 7:07 am
As many bloggers say at this time of year..in fact at any time of year..life just passes by so quickly and its amazing when I check how long its been since I blogged (or, to my shame, since I read blogs) I haven't been entirely idle though. I've made a few bits and bobs for an order, some hearts and...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Nov 15, 2011, 11:28 am
First there were sugared almonds... then there were chocolate limes....and recently..and I had to make special felt ..for these : caramels!Or perhaps they are chocolate eclairs? The sweetie chewy kind, not the cakes.Someone has asked me to make some caramel brooches and its not something I would ha...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Nov 8, 2011, 5:28 pm
Do you think I'm here to show pictures of my sewing? Or to tell you about new techniques I've developed? Or to share some feltmaking? Well I'm sorry...you will be disappointed.  The only thing I've been doing these last few days is smiling. Oh..and running round with a small mop. Because the ...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Nov 4, 2011, 12:44 pm
Gleeful bouncy cute adorable ...yes.. four legged therapy. (Excuse scruffy bit of mat in the hall please and my old shoes)
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Nov 3, 2011, 7:56 am
Love and some very hastily taken and badly edited photographs but its busy busy busy here at Dogdaisyhill.Last week I made a 'card' for a lady to give to her friends for their 50 years of marriage.  I layered sheer fabric and machined leaves and then cut them out and made them into a heart.I've sc...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Oct 19, 2011, 3:17 pm
Many paws have passed through the pages of this blog in the three and a half years of its existence. When we began I had my lovely constant companion, Willow, and we shared many walks with you.  Before Willow we had Daisy our first ever dog. Like Willow but with a black head. She was from the ...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Oct 15, 2011, 6:42 pm
Displaying work is always a tricky topic and lately I've been making small labels or tags for my brooches so that they don't appear to be 'all card'. But the downside is that they must lie flat on a table or in a basket or something. Of course I have my lovely tree when I do craft fairs but not eve...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Oct 13, 2011, 7:24 am
"Oh no not more of those B***** leaves!" I hear you cry.Well a girls got to keep a record and present it to the world. You've aready seen plenty of the above but can you spot the difference in the ones below?I had a plan where I'd stick to a few basic designs but I just can't help deviating. I sudd...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Oct 10, 2011, 11:03 am
 Sometimes when I'm working for Christmas sales my head gets all fuzzy from trying to think up new designs for each piece. So I have a cunning plan. I make the same basic design in lots of different colours. I shall call this particular style 'Frond' and have made 20 in a selection of colours. ...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Oct 8, 2011, 1:53 pm
 Yes here I go again! Craft fairs approach. I may have three in the offing, and as well as that I have Gallery Commitments, so its all systems go here in my little sewing den. I would love to call it a studio but lets face it, its the spare room. I've been limbering up with a few colourful paisley ...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Sep 28, 2011, 12:11 pm
 My vegetable gardening failure has reached almost legendary status. But I can grow things on my sewing machine, in the fertile soil of my spare room, on a bed of felt. I water with thread and feed with velvet. I judiciously prune the leaves (splitting infinitives as I skip merrily through the p...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Sep 26, 2011, 6:28 am
Ingredients: Inspiration Technical ability Handmade felt. Hand dyed silk velvet Machine threads Liberty cotton lawn bondaweb Fabric glue brooch pin PVA METHOD For the technical abilitySpend five years studying C&G creative studies and learning skills. Join Felt group and learn technical skills of fe...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Sep 23, 2011, 6:30 am
The whitest legs in Christendom have been scaring fish in the blue waters of the Aegean for the last week. I performed a valuable public service..making everyone else on the beach feel tanned.  Up a total of 168 steep steps we found the delightful Villa Iris above the harbour on the beautiful Islan...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Sep 12, 2011, 2:44 pm
Autumn Twilight arrived. September Night followed. A while ago I made two pieces of felt with a view to making smaller works. I forgot to photograph the 'plain felt'. I made pre-felts and cut them into shapes, laying them down on a background and wet felting again. They are around 8 inches square. ...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Sep 9, 2011, 5:36 pm
No sewing in this post unless you count this: On the way to our Sussex destination we passed through Emsworth for reasons to be explained later, and found the HQ of Jennie Raiment. I'd heard her speak and it was nice to see where she works. We were on a work related trip for my husband, and stayed i...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Aug 27, 2011, 9:22 am
 Forgive me for showing these again but they were taken with my new camera and I feel they are better than my previous version. The background is a little on the pinkish side though. I will have to keep trying.The exhibition has just three more days to go..weekends only ..four if you include today...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Aug 17, 2011, 7:50 am
Not many words needed. These are what it says on the tin. Little extracts from larger pieces, or should I say abstracts? Some of the areas I like from the larger pieces reworked as small squares. About 4 inches square. SOLD.                                                 Â...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Aug 13, 2011, 9:56 am
Just a record of  a super but very tiring day out to The Festival Of Quilts last Thursday.I didn't buy a programme so I can't tell you who these were by. I loved this called 'Colour comes to the back of Beyond'  The traditional quilts section had some beautifully made pieces . I liked this one esp...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Aug 7, 2011, 1:18 pm
The essay: Its a holiday diary for me to record one of the nicest holidays I've had for a while. We stayed in Morecombelake near Lyme Regis as you can see in the distance from part of the fantastic garden.  The day we arrived was our wedding anniversary so we had the half bottle of champagne our fr...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Jul 27, 2011, 3:41 pm
Its been ages since I've posted and I don't know why.I'm back down to earth after a tremendous Birthday week. Thank you for all the birthday wishes.Perhaps my life has been too nice to spend time on t'internet.  I feel very contented at the moment. I daren't say that too loudly, as my friend Marga...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Jul 20, 2011, 3:50 pm
 A restaurant,  and all my favourite people (except for one who should have been there but couldn't) made for a very happy birthday. I took lots of photographs with my new camera..and even changed the shutter speed for one.. careful now!(But not one of me in my 'party frock')I had a gadget fille...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Jul 19, 2011, 1:20 am
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Jul 10, 2011, 7:48 am
Yesterday we had the preview of our Exhibition at Astley Hall Coach House Gallery, Chorley.A beautiful space. We each introduced our work with a few words and had a fun time with our invited guests.  Here's my corner. In this picture from Left to right, Jenni Ripley (3pieces) Elizabeth Rayton (5) ...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Jul 7, 2011, 7:58 am
At last. The Exhibition at Astley Hall is up and looks amazing even though I say it myself. If you live anywhere in the vicinity it would be great to see you. Easy parking, nice cafe, lovely old Hall to view and then pop across to the Coach House Gallery upstairs for our exhibition. 70 pieces from 9...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Jun 28, 2011, 1:23 pm
Our planned weekend away has been cancelled and I have been given some extra time to complete my exhibition pieces.  So, yet another 'Midnight's all a Glimmer' for which the other two were trial runs.  But more exciting for me, and I don't want to sound smug or self satisfied, but here's "Peace co...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Jun 25, 2011, 4:11 pm
 Well its been a long time since I was here because I've been a busy bee. Sometimes lovely weeks come along when quite ordinary events happen and make you feel good.  Along with all the events I've finished another piece for an open exhibition locally. Its another version of 'Where the Cricket sin...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Jun 10, 2011, 1:10 pm
Its that time of year again...the annual 'Art and Garden ' event next weekend, and I haven't been making for quite some time, so I had a go this last week to get a bit of stock together. I had also promised some more brooches to a local gallery that I always keep supplied so making things in pairs s...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Jun 6, 2011, 5:55 pm
In the first year of my blog I revealed my appalling failure as a gardener with the above picture..These are the easiest thing in the world to grow ..nasturtiums ...and I had failed. But this year I have determined to have a better go at it. I think I gave up on gardening when we had dogs running ...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Jun 3, 2011, 3:37 pm
As I have a few requests for 'stock' I thought I'd venture back into the production field. I can't say I enjoy it as much as I did but I have to do a few things for my annual trip to Art and Garden ..details later, but if you're in the area it would be good to see you. I was feeling in need of some...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - May 28, 2011, 1:06 pm
This is my favourite bit of one of my latest pieces in the 'Lake Isle of Innisfree' series. The new venue for the exhibition, which starts there in July. is huge and we will need more pieces and I am enjoying myself so here they are.The line I am working on is  'Midnight's all a-glimmer'. I starte...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - May 24, 2011, 6:11 pm
The wind is having a fun time here. The garden chairs are blowing past the window.I braved the woods with the dog we are minding for the week, and found this a little bunch of twigs joined at the base. I knew what I had to do. I picked three bluebells, a buttercup, some red campion and a bit of cow...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - May 19, 2011, 11:02 am
 These cards were made for my son to send as 'thank-yous' after he was best man at a wedding. He asked me to make them for him to send so I pulled out the stops.  It was so nice that he asked me. It tells me a lot!  It was strange to move back to silk paper from felt.  I enjoyed making them but...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - May 9, 2011, 5:10 pm
This is at last the finished final exhibition piece. I called it 'Low sounds by the shore'.The colours are like the seaweed on 'The Flaggy Shore' in Clare.You can enlarge it by clicking. I was unsure about the background felt, but enjoyed stitching the motifs onto the felt and embellishing them..in...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - May 4, 2011, 1:02 pm
 Once I'm on a roll there's no stopping me.  Al the lovely comments from the last post encouraged me into production. 'Noon a purple glow' is done. Does it work? Click and click again to view large.Its certainly different to 'Veils of Morning' but a suitable companion piece for an exhibition.I ...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - May 1, 2011, 1:24 pm
Thank you for all your encouragement with the last piece. Its given me a shove so here's the start of 'Noon a purple glow' with a seaweed feel I think. I heard a recording of  Yeats reading the poem where he says it refers to the glow of the heather in the water, well mine's the sea and not a lake...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Apr 29, 2011, 8:29 am
Just popped in between 'The Ceremony' and 'The balcony' to announce my third bloggiversary.How thoughtful of Will and Kate to celebrate it so grandly for me!Also second doggiversary ...Willow's demise was today two years ago.I won't dwell.I took this from my bedroom window a few minutes ago.The moor...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Apr 27, 2011, 3:29 pm
 After all my umming and aaahing about perspex v canvas I have eventually decided and here is the finished piece. I used a blank stretched canvas, 2 feet square, with deep sides, attaching the pieces on small pieces of foamcore board first glued then stitched to the backing. You can see the distanc...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Apr 20, 2011, 6:48 am
At fifty nine and three quarters exactly,  I might have realised by now that 'Jaundice' comes from the French for Yellow. I was born with Jaundice. I learnt French at school. But it took John Humphries and a question on last weeks 'Mastermind' to help me put two and two together. Similarly, when I ...
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Jackie c. posted an article on dogdaisychains - Apr 19, 2011, 6:12 pm
This trophy has been in my possession for three years and I have just handed it back. Phew..what a relief. It belongs to the Embroiderers Guild and I won it for designing the cover of the NW Journal three years ago. Its solid silver and very valuable.I am only blogging about it now when I am no lon...
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