Wonce Upon a Time ....so the story goes

Once Upon a Time, how many times in my life time have I heard this, ready, and even said this? It part of of growing up.

This week has been a busy one as I have been still learning and

When I get to the part of the day to actually produce...it's too late and the night owl es will call. This is a soft journal with brown craft papers that I did manage to finish. It is on my Esty store as well as others.
The weather here in Arizona has been up and down, cool and then hot. Today, it is rather nice, a nice Sunday. I had several answers to the picture of the Dragon Eyes, and all but one guessed it right! It's for a work in progress, estimated to be around July when finished.

I feel terrible about leaving Mr. Happy in the larch, and he is really left out, the lst post was to tell of the pending marriage of a Mrs. Happy for my Mr. Happy, however, the intended was already married, She was married 7 years ago in Bali, so already married, broke my Mr. Happy's heart. So sad news on the wedding front. Several books came in this week, from Dover, Medieval Herbs and Several books on Illustrations of the Medieval.. all a tool of learning, I will post a few of the pages

but, not this week.

Hope all of you have been enjoying Spring and all the activity of nature, I have three blooms on my Myers Lemon trees, the Lemon Verbena has started, and in bloom are the lilac bushes and the roses on the arbor. Picture's to follow later...

So, another week here in Arizona,

As always,

May you walk in the moonlight till the wind sets you free.

Sierra

Medeival Parchment Pages

Hello, Monday ... Spent the weekend not with my embroidery machines or leathers but with parchment papers and frames from the Medieval period. When on Holiday I purchased many colors of parchment papers and I have been busy digitizing the

designs in embroidery. This is some practice frames that I decided to place on my esty shop as they are ready to put into your Book of Shadows or Books of Prayers.

The parchment paper is ivory and the frame has been fixed with a spay that keeps the work water resistant.




Butterfly's and moths are inter twined through the frame of leaves.

This frame is a muted gold with a delicate vine and leaves. This is a replica of one of the pages from Elizabeth's book of prayers.

This one I think is a favorite as it is colorful with a deep royal blue and golds. This one was made into a trim for one of my leather books.

This is called a Golden Frame and has a much more heavy look than the others from a different period. This also was reproduced in an embroidery design. The page is for sale but the embroidery design is not. This is one that I am keeping for a private project.
In the weeks to come I hope to produce frames and designs for the embroidery machine from one of my favorite radical people, One Aubrey Beardsley the Le Mortie Darthur selected illustrations...King Arther and his Round tables....Knights in shinning armour ... the Romantic period.

I also have an announcemen to make My machine Mr. Happy is to be married to Mrs. Happy in several weeks. If, you remember I told of how Mr. Happy was "blue", so I decided to

give him a companion of the nights that I am working with inks and pens, pastels, watercolors. He seems pleased, so I think this is working out for him.

That's it for this Monday, I wish all of you, a joyous week day till be chat again,

Thank You for stopping by it's nice to hear from you too.

As always,

May you walk in the moonlight till the wind sets you free.

Sierra

Mystery Guift ????

In the post today I got a delightful surprise! A beautiful book! As I normally order books all the time I did not take the time to open the package straight away. But, when I did I was mystified.

As to the best of my knowledge, I had not ordered this particular book! Was delighted with the cooper leaves and the beauty of the history of over 4,000 miniature tiny treasurers.

In the front of the book, it was endorsed to me by a Secret Admirer! Well, you could have and still knocked me over with a feather!

As it came not from Amazon but packaged with an over seas markings I must admit I cannot think were to begin.

The book is a beautiful book! Chuck full of glorious illustrations

from all periods of history . A stunner.

Who ever sent this book to me, My breath was taken away and I thank you for your delightful gift, But...will you not revile to me

who this beautiful book is from?

Today has been a rather delightful day as the temperature here is holding around 91 degrees and hopefully, the evening will bring a cool breeze, my studio is chucked full of machines that it is rather hot...an update on Mr. Happy, he may be joined with a Mrs. Happy, I am very close to finalizing the purchase of a second machine. So we might have a weeding soon! How wonderful! Don't you just love a weeding? lol

Enough of this chatter, I am on my way to view Mystery on the PBS station and to finally relax before my sweetie arrives.

Again, would my mystery gift giver please speak up! And their was actually only one right answer to my test. Joellen! clever duck! I will give a few more days to pro seed with this unavailing
of this article, so Thank You Miss.Joellen for the correct answer and come on the rest of you! Look and see harder! (bg)
As always,
May You walk in the moonlight till the wind sets you free.
Sierra