Slow Stitching - No. 010 - Feather, Hope and Poem

This is piece number 10 for the slow stitch challenge with Kathryn at K3N Cloth Tales.

The prompt this week was feathers based on the poem by Emily Dickinson. Hope is the thing with Feathers.

I chose a turquoise cotton base fabric as well as my white cotton one underneath.  After a bit of inspiration looking at black and white drawings of feathers, I drew my own.

I cut the pieces out from the paper then applied them to small pieces of fabric in the turquoise color family.

I started with the dark blue center quill and added the top one.  Then the pieces on the right then those on the left.  I did have to adjust some angles as I stitched to keep the overall outline I wanted for the feather.

I wanted them offset somewhat and that turned out well.

These are such tiny pieces.  

I stitched the word hope from the poem on the left bottom corner which helps to balance the composition.

I really like this one.
 

Advent Wreath - 1st Candle - Hope

The first Sunday of Advent

The first purple candle is for Hope. 

It represents the expectation felt in anticipation of the coming Messiah.

Advent devotion from Ann Voskamp - The Greatest Gift

It is Advent: Come

You have a Tree, a shoot to redeem, small moments. 

He begs us to spend attention of Advent on the little, the least, the lonely, the lost.

Slow down and pay attention.  Be mindful and prepare your heart.

Card Club - November - Love Peace Joy Ornaments

I created the background from a photo of an old board I took during the summer.  I selected all the rough parts of the board and created a pattern I could color.  In this case I have used Stampin Up! Always Artichoke on textured ivory card stock.  The words are circle stickers which I glued to the green SU punched ornaments.  I added cranberry thread to the ornament hangers and tied them with bows.  I selected a deep red card.  I glued the background card stock to the card front. I decided on the placement of the ornaments then I added strings with a black marker.  Then I applied 3D foam tape to the ornaments and adhered them to the card front.