Silver Birch 'Debonair'

     

Textiles In Focus 08 are holding a charity auction

at their event this year, in aid of Cancer Research.

The remit was to produce a textile treasure for the

 auction, which would fit into an A4 envelope,

based on the title 'My Garden'.

I took some photographs in my garden of our

Silver Birch tree (which was a present for our

Silver Wedding Anniversary)

 

and our Eucylyptus tree growing alongside the

Silver Birch (which I grew from a cutting I took

from my parents garden).

 

 

And this was the result!

 

 

I tried to incorporate all the colours from the

 photographs.

The base is crocheted using a space dyed silk

 ribbon with a shimmery ladder yarn.

The button in the centre is vintage and has bark

 like markings on it.

 It is surrounded by opalescent glass beads and

 semi-precious stone chips.

I have used pearl and crystal seed beads,

iridescent beads and some vintage beads

 rescued from a 1930's ball gown.