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“Lucy Locket lost her pocket,
Kitty Fisher found it;
Not a penny was there in it,
Only ribbon round it.”
Traditional English Nursery Rhyme, published in 1842, but sung for at least a century beforehand.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 2nd of August is “regard the R”, a theme where it is required to take a photo where something beginning with the letter R should be the main subject of the picture. In this case, I have opted to delve into one of my many collections. I collect antique and vintage purses, handbags and reticules. I have chosen one of the latter: a reticule. So what is a reticule? A reticule, also known as a ridicule or indispensable, was a type of small handbag or purse, similar to a modern evening bag, used mainly from 1795 to 1820, but as late as the Twentieth Century up until the Great War. The reticule became popular with the advent of Regency fashions in the late Eighteenth Century. Ladies did not have pockets in their dresses throughout this period, and a reticule could be used to keep the necessities a lady might require. They are usually embroidered or beaded. My reticule is an Edwardian one that has been stunningly hand beaded with a pattern of pomegranates, grapes and flowers, and the reticule features a russet silk interior (another R). It is in such good condition for its age that this reticule is a museum quality piece. To add some extra Rs to fill the frame, I have placed the reticule on some satin brocade, featuring Art Nouveau roses. I hope you like my choice of subject for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile.
As photographers we work our magic using light. Wouldn't it be cool if light came in bags and you could scatter it around at will. For the Macro Mondays Group. Topic: Bag. HMM
Looking close on Friday theme: Bag
Thanks to everyone who took the time to view, comment, and fave my photo. It’s really appreciated. 😊
Reusable produce bag so much better than plastic one time use bags in so many ways. For the Macro Mondays challenge: Mesh
Area shown is about 57mm wide.
Laowa 58mm F2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2X
An overhead shot of a small draw-string bag.
Image size is 3" x 3".
Sylva Puzzles
S-056
plywood
320 pieces
12.6 x 16.14 in
TED: "Mum fownd out abowt a new pussle maker so of corse she bawt a pussel frum them.
It's got a wonky border so it wuz twice as 'ard, but me an' Donald got it compleeted in a cupple of days, cuz we're professhunnals!"
DONALD: "I love this puzzle, Ted! It's made from a beautiful painting and the whimsies are really clever! It even has the name of the man who runs the company in its own special whimsy!"
TED: "The old dear's taken a lotta fotos of it so the peeps can see wot it's like... I s'pose it's good publisitty fer the company, innit?"
DONALD: "I'm sure it'll help, Ted! Now, shall we carefully pack it away?"
TED: "Yep, but be careful, there's sum teeny weeny peeces in it an' we don't wanna lose any of 'em, do we?"
DONALD: "Okay, I'll be extra careful!"
Taken for Macro Mondays group, theme 'Pouch'. Week 37/2020.
This is the new normal. It is a drawstring bag full of homemade face masks.
Simple setup: shinny card underneath, black card above and taken in natural light.
Sylva Puzzles
S-056
plywood
320 pieces
12.6 x 16.14 in
I make no apologies for including so many images of this puzzle: it's from a new British manufacturer so I think it deserves a little more attention.
I saw a mention of Sylva Puzzles in a Facebook group so headed to their website. Only one image appealed: this one; the rest are modern subjects.
So I took the plunge and ordered, assuming that being British, it would arrive fairly quickly.
Unfortunately, what they don't make clear is that they don't (so far) keep stocks in UK; their puzzles are made in China, so delivery took longer than I'd anticipated.
Communication was haphazard - I got an email asking my opinion of the puzzle a few days before it arrived, and then another telling me delivery was imminent after it had supposedly travelled from China to the USA!
Needless to say I was amazed when it turned up the following day!
So what's my opinion of the puzzle itself?
Let's start with the cardboard box it was sent in. Some outer damage (possibly down to Evri's 'careful' (!) handling, but nothing too bad.
Now to the puzzle box itself. A badly dented lid (see photo) and a small dent to the corner of the box base - probably due to Evri's handling. I can put up with this, it's too much trouble to ask for it to be rectified and doesn't affect the puzzle.
The box is actually quite sturdy, but twice the size it needs to be. A couple of cards were inside with some information about the artist and the company, and the pieces themselves, housed in a velvety drawstring bag, all gave the impression of a quality item. My only gripe here is the poor print quality on those cards, the spelling could be better, too.
Now for the puzzle itself: and here's where I want to heap praise where it's due! Wonderfully thick pieces, heaps of clever and imaginative whimsies, and a fiendishly irregular border, made for a couple of days' fun.
So all in all, I have to say I'm pleased with my purchase, but with reservations; perhaps once they've sorted out their teething problems and maybe started to hold stocks in UK I may be tempted to buy from them again.
Wooden Cuties
W-011
plywood
570 pieces
38 x 54 cm
TED: "Look wot I fownd on the World Wide Interweb!
It's a new pussel maker called Wooden Cuties an' Mum bawt a pussle frum them to see wot they wuz like.
So me an' lickle Donald dun it so we cud tell yew wot we fawt of it, an' the anser is: WE LUVS IT!
There's wimsys an' cuz it's got woodun peeces it's eazy fer our paws to pick up - cool!"
DONALD: "I agree with Ted - this is a great puzzle and I hope Mom buys more!"
My delivery of the Ripstop Nylon arrived today just in time for the Letter R. Used to make drawstring bags for Operation Gratitude. A request has gone out requesting them so must be low on stock.
Info from the website:
Drawstring bags are a handy and useful item for our troops to store their small or loose personal items. They are extra storage when a backpack is full and can be used to carry extra water, ammo and other small items that would fall to the bottom of their backpack. They can also be used to hold hygiene items for our sailors on ships, and store small items so they can easily be found!
- red dumpling: small red rectangles
- white / pink dumpling: small pink rectangles and 1 inch squares
- grey drawstring bag: wooden clothespins
- pink drawstring bag: small pieces of cotton batting
- white / cream drawstring bag: low volume scraps
I had to fall back on my precut strips for finishing the panel on the left hand side, but everything else came out of my scrap basket.
Simple & Sweet Scrappy Swap - Lined Drawstring Bag. I have a few goodies to pick up when I am out and about today and then it will be on it's merry way!
Designed exclusively for Blenheim Palace by Lucy Loveheart
card
750 pieces
600 x 435 mm
TED: "The wrinklys went to Blennim Pallis a long time ago, but I ain't bin there, Donald. So I don't no if it akchully looks like this jigsaw pussel or not."
DONALD: "I don't suppose it matters Ted, because the puzzle's a nice picture anyway.
It was easy, wasn't it? only 750 pieces and as good as new."
TED: "Yep, lickle buddy, it wuz fun!
By the way, it's Nashunnal 'Ug a Bear Day today, but don't get no funny ideas - a firm 'andshake'll do if yer feelin' affeckshunnate, cuz anyfink more is a bit yucky, innit?"
DONALD: *chuckles* "Okay Ted, I'll keep my paws to myself!
Happy National Hug a Bear Day, everybody!"
- machine pieced and machine quilted
- 100 % stash sewing
- outside: scraps and precut strips
- inside: Kaffe Fassett print in red, orange and yellow
- fabric out: about one yard
365/207
Oh man--these little birds just won my heart!! It looks like the one is whispering sweet nothings into the ear of the other one--SWEET! I used a little different color scheme on this one --turquoise and lilac, which I think turned out quite nice!
find out more about these sweet bags here:
www.purlbee.com/the-purl-bee/2007/2/12/chinese-new-year-g...
and here:
Family gathering, guests, bad weather ... there are many reasons why Mogli and I don't go hiking right now. However, I made great use of the time around the house. I finally organized / cleaned up my sewing room. My old baskets, in which I hoarded my scraps, are literally falling apart. Therefore I needed some replacement. As the shops were closed, I decided to use my new drawstring bag for the low volume scraps. Right now another one is in the making for all the blue and turquoise squares. Later on I hope to make one more for all the hexagons, and so on. Somehow I like the idea that the outside of the drawstring bags is corresponding with their content.
If you want to see more photos, you'll find them in my album "WIP / Quilter's Diary". Happy quilting and sewing!
1. Sock Project Bags, 2. Pretty {little} Pouch Swap - Side 1, 3. More teacher presents... Almost done! #drawstringbag, 4. Spring break activity bags., 5. Lola Pouch, 6. Drawstring Sock Bags, 7. Sweet lil "cat" pouches I made for my daughters birthday! She loved that cotton and steel kitty fabric! #happy birthday #jvjdesigns, 8. Kindle case 2, designed by jack. He likes #cottonandsteel just Iike his mama, 9. drawstring bag, 10. drawstring bags, 11. Princess and the pea #drawstringbag ❤️ #heatherrossfabric, 12. Caravan Pouch, 13. postage stamp patchwork pouch, 14. Untitled, 15. Inside Open wide mouth, 16. flickr.com/photos/54428943@N00/17291222105/
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