Bluebell Wood

Mainly exploring Corded Detached Buttonhole in Elizabethan Embroidery - as well as general art history research into this decorative style (especially Celtic, Saxon & Viking influences). Oh, and the odd piece of knitting, crochet, sewing or tatting...

Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Close up of the solution

See what I mean? This is a lot of detail to convey eleven times in a 2 x 1.5 inch space…will have to do some thinking….ouch! As you can s...

Monday, 26 July 2021

Houston we have a problem

Hola Friends! Long time etc… Been mighty busy, have taken on something not huge but not tiny. In so doing, I’ve had to reassess certain tech...

Wednesday, 23 June 2021

Rococo table 7

Well, things have changed with the table. After painstakingly cutting and painting all those shells, I realised they just didn’t work and ...

Monday, 21 June 2021

Rococo table 7

I tidied up the legs over the weekend, they are almost finished, just one more coat of gold furniture paint needed. It is much easier to p...

Thursday, 17 June 2021

Rococo table 6

Hi everyone, I must admit I have been a little distracted by the gorgeous weather and just how many coats of paint you can apply when worki...

Friday, 11 June 2021

Rococo table 5

Busy busy busy.... Ok so here is the colour of dreams. It’s Rustoleum’s Belgrave, chalk furniture paint and it is absolutely perfecto. Wh...

Thursday, 10 June 2021

Rococo table 4

Well, that’s the last time I say I expect something to be easy. The stencil at the bottom is the one I’ll use. It’s not as precise all ove...

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