Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Coneflowers

 

I want to begin by thanking Matilde for hosting in June.  I really enjoyed the theme.

This month we have a new host, as we always do the first of the month.  It is my dear longtime friend Halle of Halle's Hobbies.  Halle is challenging us to think about Botanicals, which is her theme for this entire month of July.  I now give you my interpretation of her theme.

For my first entry this month, I give you what I call Coneflowers (Echinacea).  Detail images are below.





It's been awhile since I've sewed anything.  I thought this would be the perfect time.  As many of you long time visitors know, I only sew paper to paper or paper to fabric.  I couldn't sew a straight line if my life depended on it and I have no desire to create anything that involves cutting or a pattern.

I began by sewing vintage sheet music to 110 lb. cardstock using blue variegated thread.  I added five different bits of foreign text, but two of them were covered with the coneflower packet.  I also added the label and the other two pieces I found in my stash.  I fussy cut a floral doodle I love to make and placed it over the seed packet.  It was the only piece that wasn't sewn.

Please remember we welcome art journal pages that meet the theme requirements, altered book pages, canvases, loose, or stand alone pages including fabric and digital art.  I (and the administrators) cannot leave comments on Facebook, TicTok, or Instagram entries.  We do not allow cards!!!  We also don't allow tags, index cards, ATCs, or ATCoins, unless they are part of a journal page, and as much as we don't want to, will be forced to delete your entry.  Please remember if your blog is not in English, we ask that you translate it for us since the translation tool doesn't work on some blogs, including mineHope to see you and your Botanical entries soon at Art Journal Journey.


16 thoughtful remarks:

Cloudia said...

Beautiful work 👏🏽

Tom said...

...a beautiful part of summer.

Elephant's Child said...

Simply gorgeous. Thank you.

Jenn Jilks said...

I do admire your work. You have a good eye for this. I hear about sewing a straight line!

Elkes Lebensglück said...

a great idea with the seed packet and the music sheet! A beautiful journal page! Hugs Elke

My name is Erika. said...

This is a lovely start to the new month. Coneflowers are a favorite of mine, so I love the seed packet. And the purple really pops from your cool layered background. Happy July! hugs-Erika

My name is Erika. said...

And I forgot to say thanks for linking me up to AJJ also. :)

Rita said...

They're a striking flower...and useful, too.
Nice page. :)

Halle said...

I love it! You know how much I enjoy stitching on pages too.

Christine said...

Lovely

Let's Art Journal said...

What a fabulous botanical page! I love the stitched layers of paper with the seed packet - perfect 😊. Happy wishes! Hugs, Jo x

DVArtist said...

I've always loved your sheet music art. This is lovely.

Iris Flavia said...

Great art! Hehe, why do you think I have a Singer here, huh? I said, oh, Ingo, look and poof, I had the sewing machine and I have no talent at all ;-)

Neet said...

I used to sew, now have no desire to so if I have to it takes me such a long time to do anything. One day i will sew on a journal page.
Love your sewn piece with the music and different texts but it is the coneflower that catches the eye with it's lovely colouring against the black and white,
`Hugs, Neet xxx

nwilliams6 said...

Smart thinking on this collage, Elizabeth. Lovely flowers and pages. I have missed you. Hugz

Sharon Fritchman said...

Hey Elizabeth! Your page is absolutely gorgeous! The vintage sheet music and texts in different languages make a lovely backdrop for your coneflower seed packet. (I planted them in my garden last year and they’re doing great this year!) I love that you sewed your pages, too. It adds a special touch. Hope you’re doing well, my friend! Hugs, Sharon