Monday 18 July 2011

found something

pootling about in the studio
i found some things that were forgotten
and 
out of curiosity
opened one of them


it had been forgotten since January


and the contents were quite exciting


i found a few favourite bolts and stones
and 
discovered a means of colouring alfoil yellow


although at first the cloth looked quite black
it turned out to be green
reputedly the hardest colour to dye using natural dyes
[the jar in the middle of the image is where all the pieces had been stuffed]

and then a little later on
The Precious came indoors, to report that she had found
this



an extraordinary fungus growing on a fallen piece of bluegum [Eucalyptus leucoxylon]

8 comments:

  1. i love how all those treasures were hidden inside one small jar. x

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  2. g&t dregs... do they even exist????

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  3. Omg what an amazing fungi...beautiful India. It is such fun isn't it when you find things you had forgotten about. Have funxxlynda

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  4. Well there has to be at least one magical ingredient Samm!!

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  5. Finding bits is the only real perk to sorting through my craft stuff lol Its amazing what turns up that wa s lost, somewhere safe or plain forgotten about!
    Lucky you and what fun to open it up....and find such great pieces!

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  6. Fantastic finds, both in the bottle and on the tree.... gorgeous colourings and markings...

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  7. this is heartening! lovely surprise, and from the precious, too!

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  8. thats a pretty spectacular fungus India... cant say I've ever seen anything like this colour!

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