Shades of Green – Just For Fun

Fabric Books by Florence Langley18/09/201110/09/2016

I have made a quick fabric topped card for the JFF challenge this week. The theme is shades of green. For full details of the challenge, the design teams fabulous projects and all the entries click on the JFF logo on the sidebar.

The top layer is a baby wipe coated in diluted green acrylic paint. When this was dry I used a mask to add more green paint and a little white. I then blasted the wipe with a heat gun until shrivelled, burnt and curled. I attached the wipe to a piece of scrap green corduroy material by sewing all around the edge using a sewing machine. I added a few pieces of tulle over three of the larger leaves and a few stitches hightlighting areas and added a few beads. I then mounted the fabric onto a pieces of stamped card and then onto the backing card.

The idea for this came from last years photo of the medlar tree.

I altered the colour of this

I want to make a fabric book of various plants in the garden so I used this weeks challenge to try out some ideas. Larger medlars and a few more alterations are needed me thinks! lol! It was really good fun though.

Best Wishes Florence.

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Hazel on 21/09/2011 at 5:16 pm

A gorgeous piece in green, my favorite colour. It’s beautifully put together, I love it.
xxx Hazel.

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1. florence and freddie on 24/09/2011 at 9:54 pm
  
  Hi Hazel. Thank you for your visit and for your lovely comments. They are very much appreciated. Always great to hear from you.
  Regards Florence x
  
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Jaqi on 21/09/2011 at 9:36 am

Beautiful card Florence, wow the colours are divine, cant stop looking at it , its striking 🙂

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1. florence and freddie on 21/09/2011 at 9:58 am
  
  Hi Jaqi. Always great to hear from you. Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.
  Regards Florence x
  
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Sally nicol on 20/09/2011 at 6:58 pm

Hi Florence, yet another wonderful piece. I think it really captures the feel of the medlar tree.

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1. florence and freddie on 21/09/2011 at 9:58 am
  
  Hi Sally. Hope all is well with you. Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.
  Regards Florence x
  
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june on 20/09/2011 at 4:28 pm

Your work is always so fine and so detailed, you captured nature so well

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1. florence and freddie on 21/09/2011 at 10:54 am
  
  Hi June. Always lovely to hear from you. Hope all is well. Thank you for your visit and your kind words.
  Regards Florence x
  
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carla on 19/09/2011 at 6:49 pm

stunning! love this piece of art ,

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1. florence and freddie on 19/09/2011 at 10:39 pm
  
  Hi Carla. Great to hear from you. Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments. They are very much appreciated.
  Regards Florence x
  
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Marja on 19/09/2011 at 6:35 pm

Amazing Florence. I love this so much. A great work of different material. Beautiful design and colours.
lovely greet
Marja

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1. florence and freddie on 19/09/2011 at 10:37 pm
  
  Hi Marja. Lovely to hear from you. Thank you for stopping by and for your very kind words.
  Regards Florence x
  
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neet on 19/09/2011 at 6:10 pm

What a fabulous fabric collage Florence. I bet it looks even better (as if it could) in real life and it will be so lovely and textural. What a lovely idea – the book will be terrific when finished. Thanks for joining us at JFF again- Hugs, Neet x

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1. florence and freddie on 19/09/2011 at 10:36 pm
  
  Hi Neet. Thank you for stopping by and for such a lovely comment. Your visits are always very much appreciated.
  Regards Florence x
  
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Janet on 19/09/2011 at 4:16 pm

Hi Florence,love your card topper,so many textures ( a baby wipe & I just bin mine fab idea)
Janet x

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1. florence and freddie on 19/09/2011 at 10:34 pm
  
  Hi Janet. Hope all is well with you. Great to hear from you. Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments.
  Regards Florence x
  
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Ephemera on 19/09/2011 at 1:29 pm

Hi Florence, What a gorgeous green collage, certainly doesn’t look like it was quick to make, lovely textures and so detailed, another who hasn’t heard of medlars, love your blog so interesting. XX

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1. florence and freddie on 19/09/2011 at 10:33 pm
  
  Hi Paula. Always lovely to hear from you. Thank you for stopping by and for your very kind words. They really are appreciated.
  Regards Florence xx
  
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Zoe Sanderson on 19/09/2011 at 10:41 am

New fruit to me Medlar tree interesting. Love the idea of making a fabric book about your plants and if they look like this it will be fabulous, but knowing you if improvements can be made you’ll find them and make them. Thank you for sharing with us at Just for Fun XOXO Zoe

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1. florence and freddie on 19/09/2011 at 10:31 pm
  
  Hi Zoe. Hope all is well with you. Thank you for stopping by and for such a lovely comment. Always great to hear from you.
  Regards Florence x
  
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craftytrog on 19/09/2011 at 5:20 am

Fantastic stitching project Florence! The colours & design are beautiful! x

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1. florence and freddie on 19/09/2011 at 10:29 pm
  
  Hi Alison. Thank you for such a lovely comment. Always great to hear from you. Thank you for stopping by.
  Regards Florence x
  
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ceciliag on 18/09/2011 at 9:52 pm

and pretty florence fun and pretty! lovely shades of green.. c

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1. florence and freddie on 19/09/2011 at 10:27 pm
  
  Hi Cecilia, Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments. Always great to hear from you.
  Regards Florence x
  
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chrissie on 18/09/2011 at 7:09 pm

Amazing as always-so much to look at and think about on this piece of artwork.

xx

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1. florence and freddie on 18/09/2011 at 7:34 pm
  
  Hi Chrissie. Hope all is well with you. Always lovely to hear from you. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind words.
  Regards Florence x
  
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Von on 18/09/2011 at 6:56 pm

Hello Florence so thats what medlar’s look like will you be making jam with them ?
It will certainly make an impressive book cover and wow so neat 🙂 just adore how you have layered the fabric and colours and the beads just finish it off beautifully 🙂
Thank you for sharing with us at just for fun
Von xxx
Oh I’ve been making quince jam and jelly today lol

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1. florence and freddie on 18/09/2011 at 7:33 pm
  
  Hi Von. I dont make any jam with them but it sounds like my mate Chica will be! lol! You’ve been industrious today. We had 5 quince trees in the garden when we first bought the house. We are now down to 2. There are only so many quince you can eat!lol! I stew mine with sultanas and make crumble. Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments. Always great to hear from you.
  Congratulations on your Craft Barn award. Good for you. Truly deserved.
  Regards Florence x
  
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chicaandaluza on 18/09/2011 at 6:54 pm

How clever – a baby wipe?! Can´t believe how great it looks (well, I can actually). And put me down for any “spare” medlars!

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1. florence and freddie on 18/09/2011 at 7:29 pm
  
  Hi T, Are you back then? Great to hear from you. Thank you for calling in and for your lovely comments. Manolo takes a few medlars the rest are yours if you want them.
  Florence x x
  
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Lucy Edmondson on 18/09/2011 at 6:45 pm

This is fabulous, Florence, so original and striking. It would make a lovely cushion. You have such range,

Lucy x

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1. florence and freddie on 18/09/2011 at 7:27 pm
  
  Hi Lucy. Hope all is ok with you. Thank you for your visit, your lovely comments and kind words. Always great to hear from you.
  Regards Florence x
  
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Suze Bain on 18/09/2011 at 6:44 pm

Wow Florence, a beautiful mixed media piece of art. Love the beads along the edges of the leaves. I really must dust off my sewing machine. xx

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1. florence and freddie on 18/09/2011 at 7:25 pm
  
  Hi Suze. Hope all is well with you. Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments. Always great to hear from you.
  Regards Florence x
  
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Valerie-Jael on 18/09/2011 at 6:14 pm

This is great Florence, love how you have combined the different materials and shades of green. But I have never seen medlars before, what are they? Valerie

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1. florence and freddie on 18/09/2011 at 6:27 pm
  
  Hi Valerie. Medlars are small fruit. Usually ripe in about October/November. You can eat them raw or make jams and jellies out of them. I am not keen on them to be honest but my neighbour loves them. I only keep the tree because of the beautiful blossom.
  Thank you for stopping by and for your lovely comments. Always great to hear from you.
  Regards Florence x
  
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