Happy new year! It's been hot hot hot here so today I stayed indoors, put a DVD on the tele and made lots of flowers. Apart from the heat and humidity it's been a lovely day and I'm so pleased with the outcome.
I think this piece of vintage Kimono is very pretty and sweet. I don't see much of the colour lime around so when I saw this piece for sale last year I snapped it up very quickly. I don't know the history of this kimono, or what type of kimono it came from, but I'm guessing it belonged to a young girl who would have looked oh so beautiful wearing it.
The close up pictures below really show how gorgeous the design is. There's lot of butterflies flying around.
I love the texture in the fabric...it looks like clouds.
Now for the flowers...
Some are pink and some are lime - this one has yellow and gold highlights...
If you look closely you can see butterfly wings hiding in the folded petals.
It's taken me a little while to cut this fabric, first I had to admire it for a few weeks before getting to work and upcycling it. Now the flowers are waiting for someone to purchase them to give them a new life!
Enjoy your week my friends.
