Monday, 10 May 2010

Come into My Garden

I thought I'd show you what I had been doing in the "Come into my Garden" book I had started at the Frances Pickering workshop, just to show I am not a total flipperty-jibbert and can see an idea through (that is my image of myself, not yours, by-the-way. Well it might be, but you are too polite to say so) .

This double page spread with the little half page, uses one of the vintage  flower labels my sister gave me.

I have been collecting garden and flower quotations.
The flowers are all mine, but the butterflies are customised scanned images from a chart.
I was a bit disappointed with the book to begin with, but it is beginning to take on some character now. I may well add a bit more to some of the pages.

The sun was out this morning so I managed to cut the grass and do a bit of tidying up in the garden, so much nicer than housework!
Hope your week is going well, Jill
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12 comments:

  1. Marigold Jam10 May 2010 at 17:28

    It's really lovely Jill. Let the housework go hang - it's much more interesting to do some crating and gardening and who ever said at the end of their life "I wish I'd done more housework"?!!

    I feel inspiration coming over me having seen this so once I have read my library books and know a bit more who knows?!!

    Jane

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  2. webb10 May 2010 at 18:43

    I LOVE your book. It's truly lovely. Keep hoping to find time to try something like it, but truthfully am trying to spend every spare minute outside now. perhaps I should just start a a "to do" list for November.

    And I just noticed your slideshow. That's neat!

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  3. sea-blue-sky & abstracts10 May 2010 at 21:07

    The book's lovely, so bright and pretty, with so many interesting textures.

    I agree with you Jill, tidying the garden on a sunny day is so much more enjoyable than tidying the house! Bfn, Lesley

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  4. Lalabibaby @ Dreaming of The Simple Life10 May 2010 at 22:21

    It's beautiful Jill ... the colours and words come together to make a really cheerful book. x

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  5. Leenie10 May 2010 at 22:46

    Not only will you have a treasure when you finish but you will have learned so much. Nice work.

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  6. LAC EMP 202011 May 2010 at 07:00

    Jill,
    This is beautiful. I love the cover and the best thing is that it is has your 'hand' in it rather than being all scanned images - which would be my limit I'm afraid . It's going to be very special when it's finished - and so much nicer to do than the housework! Lesley

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  7. menopausalmusing11 May 2010 at 08:28

    Absolutely beautiful! I just LOVE the cheery, bright colours.......

    I also love the "flipperty-jibbert" reference... lovely playful words and I found myself putting them together like this: "Flippery-Jibbert and Jezebel..."

    :O))))))))))))))))))

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  8. Emma11 May 2010 at 08:37

    Thanks for your lovely comment & welcome to my blog! I remember coming across your walled garden journal & loved it. As for your garden book, it's gorgeous! Imagine getting to do a workshop with FP! I WILL make a book of my garden!!!

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  9. harmony and rosie11 May 2010 at 09:59

    I can't think why you'd be disappointed with it, I think it's incredible.

    Have a lovely day
    Kate x

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  10. Heloise11 May 2010 at 14:44

    Thank you for the kind comments that you left on my blog. Your garden book is beautiful. I love all the vibrant colours that you have used.

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  11. JP12 May 2010 at 11:57

    I ove the garden book - is it a fabric cover and paper pages?

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  12. Catharina Maria13 June 2010 at 21:28

    I love this garden book !
    Beautiful colors .
    love ♥RINI♥

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