Silver crewel work

This is another crewel work piece  I've  done.  Not sure what I will do with it though, so  any  ideas would be great.

Crewel work diary cover

I was playing around  in my desk and found the design  I'd done ages ago of this flower...and I thought it leant itself to crewel  work which I haven't done for ages. So here it is and as it's me I had to bling it up a bit with beads abd gold. It's my 2016 diary cover . Maybe it will help me be more organised next year!"

Article in Magazine

Well how exciting one of my favourirte magazines 'Be Creative' has agreed (fingers x )to put in an article about the Chalk & cheese exhibition which we are doing next year called Parellell Pathways II based on our different religions. I'm really pleased and am so glad the other half of our partnership(Sandy) is good at writing and doing articles as I am hpoeless!
Its not until March next year but theres still a fair bit to do but we will be ready in time and so far we have secured three venues to exhibit in which is great. Ill post details of where and when its on next year.

pink waves

Well it's been  ages since my last post.  I have been busy making  though ..I've also been a bit ill I'm afraid  my  legs aren't working  properly and I keep wobbling over . Bit like  weeble.
My hands still ok though and I've just made this for a work shop   next year

Powertex workshop

I had a lovely weekend. On Saturday I introduced some ladies to the joy of Powertex which is a fabulous textile hardner, the ladies were very creative .
I did it at my local craft shop called Craft Arena in Billericay, Essex.
We had a fab day ....I had to leave my new puppy with Daddy though! Heidi was good though she needs entertaining sometimes!
She's very good at finding tiny items which are hidden in small places she's found some lovely buttons I'd forgot I had LOL
Here's the sample I made on Saturday which can be used on a book front. Also I made a couple of  small brooches as samples.

New puppy cavachon

good morning all, today I'd like to introduce you to my new companion called Heidi .shes a cavachon puppy and she's adorable. I couldn't be without a furry buddy and she fits the bill perfectly. She has such a lovely joyful personality . She's very cute my freind said she's way off the cute scale! She's already settling in well and following me and Miska the husky around the home and it's only been a few days.I am being firm with training though my freind Dee thinks I'm a very strict mommy! But now is the time to be strict if I want a polite doggy.
Here she is looking cute!

Sad day

Good morning , today I write about a sad thing first . I had to say goodbye to Snowy my faithful little doggy freind.We went last week and I said my goodbyes as he was ill and the vet said there was no cure just that we can make him comfortable. As much as I loved him I didn't want to be selfish and keep him here when he was so I'll.
Hardest thing I've done but a necessary kindness to my best friend.
RIP Snowy you were loved .

Me and Miska will miss you.

3d fabric art-Fatima hand

Good morning all. 

I've been asked to do a workshop on the way I use Power tex which is a fabric hardner which is fabulous stuff. I've made some lovely figures and also cover books with it as well.

I love the way I can manipulate the fabric to a particular shape.

I can't wait till I do the workshop I feel quite honoured that the way I use it is appreciated by others.

Here's a example of how I use it.this is a sneaky preview of some of the work I'm showing in my exhibition next year.

Have a nice day ! 

Nice day

Hi everyone  I had a lovely day today and Met a lovely lady and I realised  I haven't  been on here for ages ..however I've been busy making this here's a example

Made this to hold the sanitiser  on my hols 

power tex sample

Good morning all.
I have been busy as you know and I have been using power tex which is a fabric hardner and I love it! I've made some lovely things and my friend who has a shop wants me to do a mini workshop on it to introduce people to it. I'm delighted to do so as then I can play .
Here's a sample of something I've made which is for the workshop to show how it can be used.

Sashico pin cushion

I made this pin cushion over the weekend at the Embroidery guild , I rarely do the workshops as I'm usually busy but I sat with the members and stitched for a change. I really enjoyed it too! This is the little pin cushion I made which I really like although I have got loads of pin cushions!
I have been really busy with my exhibition work as well and am no getting really excited about it as its only six months away.
Well I'm at the day job today so need to dash off.
Enjoy your day if your being creative!

My work table

I am getting a bit messy todY..here's the table so far with a preview of the shrine for exhibition..it's finished now so I'm onto next peice which is a mixed media based on a 15 th century map of Mecca .
I'm sure I'll be making yet more mess as I go along hubby said something about house work but I wasn't listening......

Busy days

 Well I have been busy lately ! Because the weathers been good I have done a lot of my larger works for the exhibition I will show you once they're finished, I am getting excited now ! Must dash as I'm at the embroidery guild today so have lots to do.

Mixed media canvas

Good morning everyone,
I've been so busy lately getting my exhibition stuff done and trying to make headway on some projects. I'm getting excited about one particular peice which is quite personal as it describes my faith and what my faith means to me.
It's in blue of course to fit in with the theme of the exhibition ! Here's a sneak preview of it as it is now its not finished yet as I'm planning to put more stitch on it and some beads as well.

St Francis Hospice

Yesterday I had a lovely dAy helping out at the Woofs & wags day . We were raising money for the St Francis Hospice in Romford. They do marvellous work for people with life limiting illnesses.

I took my little baby Snowy and he helped me on the raffle table , my friend Jane came as well . There was loads of people there with their dogs . If you visit the Facebook page for the hospice you'll see some lovely photos of the doggies.

Shrine design

Good morning  all,

busy yesterday and am getting very excited as Ihave had a breaak through on my shrine design and embroidery. I was really struggling with how to decorate and produce a shrine which I wanted to be looking like a mosque with a man praying in side. It is a 3d textile art peice and Ive now moddelled the little man in clay but as hes naked he looks very odd so Ill show him once hes dressed!
However I have started the embroidery so Ill show the design work and then ill post the embroidery as it progresses .
At the day job today so no creative time today.off tommorrow though so lots of time hopefully!

Art doll sculping

Ive started trying to scuplt dolls heads and busts for some fabric doll figures I am making for my exhibition....its not as hard s I expected although I have did do pottery and sculpture a long time ago at school so maybe I have found easier because of that experience. Anyway heres a fewphotos of my first effort.

Butterfly notebook

Heres a little notebook that i made today using canvas work and mixed media . i made it into a book as i needed a new notebook so it wil be used as example on Saturday for the afternoon workshop at EG and its useful for me to use as well as Im lways scribbling something.

I made it in 2 hours so it was quick to do and its a handmade buttefly embelleshment and it has some stitch on it as well.I then applied the canvas to a sparkly foiled peice of fabric

Holiday in vegas

Thought it would be nice to shae a picture of  Vegaas with you all s we did hve a lovely time and theresso much more to do than gamble! we shop and go around the hotels looking at many of the free exhibitions and stuff they have going on .the pictures shown below are from the bellagio hotel and casino where periodically they actually chnge the instllation which is in the foyer/conservtory area and is made up mainly of fresh flowers. the smell is wonderful and the whole thing is so creative.this exhibition isbased on the sea.

Back to work & normality

back to work today.... Although I am glad to be back home as I do miss my dogs and the comfort of my own bed....( oh I'm sounding old LOL) doggies are glad to be home though Snowy is following me around constantly , I think he's trying to guilt trip me!

Also was very happy that I didn't put on any weight in Vegas this time which is a miracle! I tried to stay off the bread and potatoes but I did eat just about everything else! For anyone whose seen those buffets in Vegas you'll know they are huge and have just about every food on them so make it hard to be good! Back home now though so I'm on diet proper need to loose 100lbs which is a lot but I figure only 2lbs a week.

Then next year in Vegas I'll be at goal weight.

Anyways enough of my weight I'm not obsessing or anything LOl

He's a photo of me now from. Holiday ( I'm on theQueen  Mary in long beach   Los Angeles USA) so u can see my current weight . I'll try to do one a month so it's a diary of my weight loss as I go along.

picture of dog treats

Finished  cooked treats .
I freeze them. In plastic food bags and take out a few at a time for each day I give two to each dog daily.
They last about two days in fridge as well kept in airtight plastic container I'm super careful as they do have chicken in them.

Dogs love them. They sit and watch me cooking them!

low fat dog treats

Made these for snowy  my little fat Bichon who is now losing  weight . He's lost 2kg in a 6 week period .partly due to me baking these yummy treats instead of buying  them pre made . They are less than .1% fat as no oil or butter is used .also wheat  free.


recipe - cut up 100g chicken breast and dry fry till sealed and brown. Pour on a pint of boiled water and one veg stock cube. Simmer till chicken is cooked. Stir in 1 table spoon of gravy  granules.
Leave to cool for 10 min then blitz with hand blender to get a thick gravy.

Put 200g of rye/gram / rice flour into a bowl.pour over the liquid abd beat till smooth add one egg and beat more .if need too add more flour ( I use non wheat as better for doggies tummy) you need the dough to be like shortcrust pastry texture. .then turn out  onto floured bord and kneed gently. Then roll out to a 1/4 inch thick and cut out the cookies. Use any  shape about 3 inch wide. Place on a non stick tray sprayed with fry light . Cook on top shelf of oven on gas 6 or 200c or 375f bake till crispy and bottoms are golden brown.takes about 15-20 min .
Allow to cool then watch doggie  chomp thru them.

crotchet waist coat

Just made this and it's my first crotchet wearable item I've made in 25 years I'm happy as it actually  fits too and looks good with jeans. I'm crotchet loads of stuff can't stop so I'll post more on here soon

Experimental canvas work

Well helloooo,
Been ages since I was on here! Had loads going on and my MS was playing me up as well but I'm back fighting fit now ,
I've been making some samples for a workshop afternoon I'm hosting soon.
Here's a sample I finished over the weekend.

It's made using simple canvas work stitching and I just added a few beads and a centre peice I made from sculpy clay. I put it on a canvas background to set it off.

Powertex lady

Gosh it's been a while since I posted! Life's been busy and I've struggled to find. Time to play! Yesterday was a lovely warm day so I played outside and made this.
She's made using powertex which is a fab new products I recently bought.

Pearl and blue quartz

Hi all,
 I have been busy making this necklace today ...I'm rather chuffed with it as I love the colur in it. I'm going to make a bracelet too and maybe earrings.....
Here it is took me all morning so am resting now.

Back to work

good morning all,
Well it's my first day back for a while as I've been off ill.....I've been ok to do some crafts but not much I've managed to make a few bits though.
I've also got my mojo back to do some water colour painting after watching the BBC programme last night for the Best Ameteur painter in UK?
THe weather is getting better too which means I can go in my garden a bit.
Well here's a sample of wire work..

Fair season

Good morning all,
I've been very productive over last few days and booked myself onto a couple of craft fairs for the spring / summer .
I also am still uploading stuff to the website it's a lot more work than I first thought!
I'll put the details of the fair dates on here soon so you can come if you want.
Well have a nice day I'm off to have my hair done today so I'll feel a bit more human!

Jasper wire work

This is my first attempt at wire work. I used a lovely large peice of natural jasper and some antique bronze wire .the beads along the side are also all natural gems. I found it quite difficult to get both sides the same and I'm still learning the technique of curling the wires. I'm hoping to more as I got lots of wire to play with .today I'm finishing off another lovely pendant which is taking ages.......hopefully it will be done today cos it's driving me nuts!

Hope you have a nice day.

Hi everyone.
It's been a while since I was on here...I have been busy making things and designing new stuff.life is so very busy sometimes.
I have also had some health issues but I'm feeling better now.
I have learnt a new skill I can develop,and use in my jewellery making here's a picture of what I've made so far. They are lovely to wear and I have already got addicted to wearing them!

I think they will be good for craft fairs as they're so colourful and easy towear.
Well I hope everyone has a good day I am making a onyx pendant which I shall show you tomorrow hopefully.

Shibori beaded cuff

Morning all. I've been ill lately and have struggled to do much but I have managed to complete  cuff which I've been doing since last year! I kept getting frustrated with it as it took ages with all the seed beads. However now I'm really pleased with it. I'm going to do more I think in different colours.

Flower bib

I've been playing again! This is what I came up with. Very wearable I have actually sorted my website out too which has some stuff I've made to sell on it now.its laouami.co.uk
Let me know what you think as I need to make it look professional!
Thanks.
Jayne

Beaded set

I'm off work at the moement not feeling great ......but I get so bored so I have strung this set so my hands are busy . Didn't take long to do really it's the colours of the natural beads I had the blue ones for ages and I just got the coral colour recently and they really go well together I think.
A great holiday peice I think as it's a total set.
Hope your all busy creating!

Clay necklace

Good morning all. Well I have been busy lately I've found jewellery clay oh my it's wonderful stuff! I've been making loads and having so much fun with it.  I did pottery at school and managed to get an  an O level which is a GSCE A grade I think I new terms.
I'd forgot ton how much I loved to play with it and mould it into shapes , it's so tactile I'd recommend it to anyone.
Here's the necklace I finished yesterday and I am hoping to make more as I do have lots of  clay!

Rag doly

I also made a little dolly to match the quilt here she is.

Baby quilt

Been a while sine I was on here... Day job is busy and life is busy! I've been making thing s though one of the things is this baby quilt for a freind who's expecting.
I also have started wire wrapping jewellery which is fun.
Here's the quilt . I'll try to post a wired piece as well later.

Blue blackwork

I am being very disciplined at the moement which is hard for me in my art.
I am trying to finish the blackwork piece I'm doing for the exhibition . I hate blackwork having to stay in lines, straight and exact isn't my usual way to work as you prolbly know by my blog pictures, however I am staying focused on the blackwork as once I've finished it I can put away until the exhibition. I've used painted fBric and layered over some organza so the work isn't traditional blackwork but I still have to follow the rules on straight stitch in the style of blackwork.
The last time I did blackwork was for my study a few years ago, so a reminder of the tecnique is good I suppose......
I'll upload a piccynonce I've done the peice so you can see my work.
I hope you all have a lovely day!

Mixed media book

Hi everyone ,
Been a while since I was on here although I have been busy!  I've been doing my projects for the exhibition and also preparing stuff for the workshop I'm doing at the embroidery guild in June.
Here's the sample for the June workshop it's actually made from a brown paper bag!

Lampwork

Good morning everyone , I've been very busy doing my website showing my lampwork jewellery so please follow this link  laouami.co.uk  to have a look it took longer than I thought and it's still a work in progress as I'm not really very good at building a website ....but I'm learning fast!

At the day job today so no playing for me I'm afraid! Hope you all have a nice day .

Sunday

Well I haven't been on here a while.... Been so busy lately at day job but have been sewing so ill share that with you once I've completed it.
Health isn't great either  legs are sore ..... So I'm going now to play a bit !
Been a while so I'll enjoy it !

First post of 2015

 Good morning all,
This is my first post of 2015! I have to tidy up my house after the holiday season today ...I have a list of jobs to do which is getting longer! I am going to try and do some of the website as well .....it's a job I'm doing slowly but surely!
I'm also enjoying the fact hubby's at work so I'm home alone for first time in a couple of weeks which is lovely!! Is that wrong? I do,love him but I also love home with my dogs  and my hobbies!
Well have a lovely day .

HAPPY 2015!