‘Twas on one April morning, just as the sun was rising
‘Twas on one April morning, I heard the small birds sing
They were singing Lovely Nancy, for love it is a fancy,
And how sweet were the notes that I heard the small birds sing.”
( Traditional collected by Priscilla Wyatt-Edgel from Mr R Bryant, Cowley, Exeter, Devon)
I have saturated myself this week in still life and spring flowers.
My Friday find is some lovely linen cloths. It is sold as ‘scrim’ ( a strong, coarse fabric, chiefly used for heavy-duty lining or upholstery) it is supposed to be used for window cleaning but not by me ! I do blame Kim for this so many lovely things to look at on her Pinterest boards ! Linen being a natural fabric adds a lovely colour and texture to my still life photography.
Some beautiful Spring flowers appearing in the garden now, whites, yellows and blues so subtle and simple.
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| Digital supplies by Rosie Posey @ Scrapbook Graphics |
Some random facts
- A certain person has started practising packing for New Zealand, how do you get so much in a rucksack !
- So far I have resisted Easter eggs .
- I get so much joy from simple Spring flowers.
- The periwinkle in the garden needs a machete to keep it under control !
- Particularly loving this from Jim Moray
Have a lovely holiday weekend hope you get some Easter eggs …..
Thanks so much for the addition of the lovely April Morning music. What a lovely start to my day! Love your use of linen, and the digital mixed media art works are stunning. Your combinations of words/poetry, images and textures – and the music, too – a feast for the senses!
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I miss coloring Easter eggs. Oh the photo opportunities now that I know what I am doing. Oh well will just have to wait or grandchildren someday.
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I LOVE that last photo!
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I love your spring flowers. The linen is the perfect background. I can't believe they use that to wash windows.
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Your spring flowers are so beautiful, and yes Kim has caused us to gather even more pieces for our photos. Thankfully, linen doesn't take a lot of space.
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beautiful images. I love linen as well and old cloth….I wish we had some of those lovely little blossoms here but perhaps next week it will warm up
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Oh my goodness Viv, that collage is IN-credible – you have such an eye for those!! (and loved the song)
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Just so so lovely, awesome work as always Viv
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Love your still life! are you signing up for Be Still 52?
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I have linen love too…I love how you used a tiny bit of font love in your compositions too…
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Lovely , lovely photos Viv ! Love the blues and yellows and the linen is perfect !
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I hope you enjoy a Blessed Easter.
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oh my gosh….. the fabric…. the scrim….is PERFECT… your sweet gentle images…. my gosh… lovely.adore the added text….and your layouts are always so lovely….happy easter dear friend…. xo
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The linen you've found is gorgeous, Viv !Pretty spring flowers … and your layout is wonderful … as always !I've already eaten a lot of Easter eggs …couldn't resist :-(Happy Easter,Sylvia
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This is a lovely post, Viv! I have so missed your images and thoughts.xoxo
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Lovely photos, Viv. You always blend the words and the images so beautifully. All the best, Bonny
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Your Friday's finds are my favorites…and oh the song…I'm listening now…I love Jim Moray…but don't know this one…might have to steal it…Such a beautiful lay-out throughout your post…the tiny purple flowers, the text with it's curve and the linen…I must have missed the memo on that but I will find me some soon…so glad to home amongst all of you again…Happy Easter Viv…enjoy the day. xoxo
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I love how you've used your found linen as background for your lovely, delicate blooms. They are all gorgeous. Happy Spring!
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Happy Easter Viv! Love these images!
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Such a beautiful song! Your photographs are so lovely… the blooms so delicate. Enjoyed my visit, thank you!
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The linen and flowers are so lovely! I love the way you brought it all together with the April morning song!
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*sigh* Such beauty! The “scrim” I have…actual linen…is evenweave I use for crosstitch. I'm going to have to look for some for photographing. I am so torn…I can't decide which I love most…your photography or your digital scrapping. I'll call it a draw! Both exquisite!
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Just catching up – hope you had a relaxing long weekend – it has flown by far too quickly for me. I'm loving the spring flowers too – they seem to be popping up all over the garden after the neutral colours of winter.
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Always love coming to visit. Your art is incredible. Love the plate image.
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Love your art page. The story made me smile. Love the purple flowers, you are getting after the stil life's! I'm blaming Kim for a linen shirt I bought on vacation. It is teal tho.
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So beautiful photos. Well done!!
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