House Mouse and Tiny Pouch

Been a busy week this week? It sure has for me. Still working on my machine,

Mr. Happy is still not Happy.

He is at least out of the hospital were major surgery was

performed by Mr. Mike.

That went well but, now he refuses to pick up the

bobbin thread!

Yuck!!

I did manage one design this past week or so,

it is of a House Mouse, pictured above.

This is a small pouch 7x7 in the shape of a medieval pouch worm by the ladies and gents of the past

It is an embroidered house mouse in gold and bronze metallic thread

on a micro suede red fabric

with a William and Morris inside.

Two lamp work beads of silver hang from each point.

He is on my ESTy sight for a full viewing.

This week the mail man was also good to me, I had ordered parchment papers

from a paper mill in Europe and they have started to arrive.

A beautiful ivory with a brown look of old parchment paper,

gold in color and a regular parchment

along with this I managed to obtain some colored Villium in

a delightful assortment of colors, melon, midnight navy and French blues,

for the header pages of a zillion things I have listed in my little travel journal.

Next, I have been playing on line with a leather shop that puts up bookkeeping leather pelts

starting out at .99 ! Yep, under a dollar.

They are six or seven days out ....and this week alone I managed to be the only bidder of

two lovely mint leathers and a red wine large unit of cafe skin!

I always have such fun with e:bay especially when I win.

Do any of you have any luck with e:bay?

I know we share with each other were they have sales and good deals

both my embroidery groups and the bindery book.

I would like to Thank the gals from Austria for their lovely welcome home gift! It is a

stunner, I love this group!

also the funny person who sent me a black journal! The paper is black as well as all else.

I have not had good luck with the writing instrument, using a white gel pen,

silver was ok, I think I might have to get a fresher one?

Any way, it is interesting as to the binding ... it is a unique, soon as my camera is ready again

I will try and post this Black Beauty...also, please tell me who sent this to me.

Please!

I want you to teach the binding! Great binding!

I believe I remember seeing it in one of my Keith Smiths books?

Now, I have to hunt like crazy,

Anyway, Thank You again for t his treat.

I love to hear your adventurers so e:mail with your

adventurers...

www.SierrasCreations.cox.net

and

www.SilverMoonbeams@esty.com

or

e:mail me

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I love your mail.

as always,

Silvery Moonbeams to Watch over you,

Sierra

Time in a trip!

Time! Time! Where does it go? Let me wish you a very happy 2009! I know, its late....Now it is March 1st! Did I forget time? Misplace time?
Nope! Time was here or there, but the posting were not allowed to go through to the American side of the pond. So, I have been posting away with all the neat finds and the beautiful
buildings and not one of you have been able to enjoy this.
I am back and will just have to pick up where I am now! (bg)
I have been on adventure of materials....parchment papers in weights and colors of the rainbow, threads and needles, leathers and embellishments....I even managed to find a bookbinding machine and a vintage book press.
If, you are wondering what this has to do with embroidery? Absolutely not a thing!
I have been thinking of putting my embroidery machines to a side of the studio that will only be used for embellishments and
not so much for the items that I a known for.
My search this many months have been in the research and discovery of book binding and making of books. I started with the the most tiny of leathers, clasps and binding techniques....
On Monday of this March I will be posting to my esty shop...
http://silverymoonbeams@esty.com
displaying some of the journal that I have already taken hold of and as the year progresses I hope to present the largest of large..a Burgundy Soft leather in the largest size I can wrap around my hands!
I have always dreamed of this Medieval Book and now, hopefully will be able to produce this dream.
I will be learning different types of bindings in large and small journals. I also have brought back many gemstones and will be using them in my journals and trim es that I have produced and designed while I was away...finding tons of examples in the libraries of Europe.
Come along with me in this leering process and keep up with me or
just enjoy the different types of items that I brought back with me in my little travel journal that is brimming over with designs and drawings of items for sale.
I missed you all, please catch up with me, as I am alive and well,with little wear and tear to this old body of mine.
As always,
May you walk in the moonlight till the wind sets you free.
Sierra

Winter Solstice and the Season of Love

Winter Solstice and Thanksgiving Brunch.
This little bistro table tucked into a corner of the Arizona Room awaits a friend to share a cuppa with me.


In the Esty Shop I have added three new lines of items, Steam punk Jewelry Steam punk Soft Journals and
Art Deco Soft Journals that you can find more information and availability
for sale.

www.Silverymoonbeams@Esty.com


This is the back of the Steam punk scissor holder. The vintage scissors are on a strong like wire string that when pulled it re tracks.
For fumble fingered people who keep dropping items and have to move furniture to retrieve items before the
Dust Bunnies move in for the kill....
The front of the keeper is a strong face made of clay and has a gold Patna surrounded by vintage brass embellishments, the tiny scissors are also vintage, The item I would say is around 20 years old, but still a delight
to wear around when quilting or embroidery, As when the cutting is needed you just pull the scissors and out they come only to spring back in!

Ahhh...Winter Solstice , the cool of the evening and the bright summer mid day sun. I believe nothing can be better than Arizona this time of year. The rest of the year you can have with its 100 plus temperatures....but come Winter! Now it is just perfect.

The garden is yours! The Lemon Tree that has given me her precious gifts of 10 sweet lemons, the type is Myers!

A delight!!! If, you have never experienced a Myer thin skinned lemon....well, you come on over and have a cuppa with me, but you got to hurry as the 3 shown are the only ones left!

Shown along side of the Myers Lemon tree is a bush of Lemon Verbena, who's leaves and just to brush against her is a sweet and delightful as the skin and meat of the lemon.

The verbena leaves are used in a strong lemon tea. This brush will remain in bloom till the very harsh temperatures arrive, well into the 23 degrees mark, here in the desert we have a little of every number when it comes to highs and lows.
Other than spending lots of time outdoors in the garden , I have added several new items to the on line Esty Shop,

www.SilverMoonbeams@esty.com

This shown soft journal is made in size 6x10 of speciality paper, designer paper, hard to see the metallic on the paper, and die cut of a shadow dancer, This die cut of the shadow dancer is I believe one of the favorite that I cut to sale on the shop and I use it many times... The inside is a light blue decorative paper left blank for your dreams, schedule or what ever you use your journal for.

The UPS lady was extremely kind to me this week with some of the series of books on bookbinding, three this time, and excellent if your interested in the nuts and bolts of the entire art of bookbinding.

The leather book is the one I am reading at this time, as I still have an entire side of Latago leathers that is a Royal Blue that I purchased for journals back I cannot remember when. lol

The Soft Journal is in the them of Steam Punk, the journal is blank with many speciality pages of fun papers, Paris, Tiger the Tiger and many surprise pages for the Steam punker in you or someone who is still in need of that special gift.

For more pictures and information of the soft journals, just fly on over to the Esty shop and take a look,

These journals are priced for the time of long ago when you could purchase an item without going into debt.

I enjoyed the soft journals, have given them as gifts , even my dentist got his! Journal that is....

The die cuts are of aeroplanes like the Red Baron and a coach and horse (on the back) for Sherlock Homes and Dr. Watson to hurry and climb in for the

search of Times gone by ...and the front feature rs a 3-d fsl Lace butterfly in black with a vintage flower of brass and a circle of Asian coins for the Orient Express....She is hurrying her drive to speed it up, as she jests knows that Agatha Cristy will be boarding this express and wants to bump in to the famouswriter.

Until next time, Keep your pecker pecking and your chin up, in these times of extra stress on line shopping and their joy of baking, best of all the friends and food that is shared between.

As always,

May you walk in the Moon light till the wind sets you free,

Sierra