I've lusted after these little beauties ever since Maureen Greeson put them up on her website.
And now they are mine all mine....
They are Kensitas Vintage Flower Silks and you can find them here at Maureen's Vintage Acquisitions.Here is a close-up....
I left this picture pretty big, so if you click on it you'll be able to see the detail...it's all in the weave. Astounding! The lupine is 2" X 2 1/2".I've been under the weather and under the gun both this week, so I don't have a Flower #24 finished...next week, hopefully!
Allie
ReplyDeleteI have an almost complete set of these too - they were collected by my grandmother from cigarette packets. I have been thinking of trying to incorporate them into a piece of needlework. They really are lovely.
Alison
Guildford, UK
OMG! Gorgeous! I am so jealous!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Allie! I can see you having a grand time with those. Do feel better and don't push too much, 'K?
ReplyDeleteOh, WOW. I can't wait to see what you do with them!
ReplyDeleteThose are the same style of flowers I have been thinking about doing something with in 2010. Maybe we can have Flower Power together!
ReplyDeleteThey are just beautiful - and you will do something amazingly creative with them, I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteHope you feel better, soon.
I have a few of these too and they ARE gorgeous. If I ever get time to finish up my year long pieces from SharonB's challenge a couple of years ago, I'll be posting a picture of how I used them.
ReplyDeleteHope you feel better soon!
Oooh! I am heading over there now! So pretty!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness those are beautiful. I'll love to try my hand at embroidering something like that. They look so vibrant!
ReplyDeleteThose are real beauties! Hope you feel better.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful. Feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteThose are so pretty--they look like flower seed packets in the top photo. Hope you are feeling better.
ReplyDeleteThese look embroidered in the pictures. Are they pictures of embroidery on silk? Either way, they are exquistite. And I'll bet they are healing, too. Hope so.
ReplyDeleteWow, Allie, these are SO pretty! Hope you are feeling much better today. Did you see that I got my purse with "your" fabric back? Now to put it together.....
ReplyDeleteGood for you! They're beautiful and I know it is such a treat for you to have them.
ReplyDeleteThey are luscious and even I couldd embellish a crazy quilt with them, without trying to hold an embroidery needle in my no-grip hands.
ReplyDeleteThey're sooo pretty. They glow!
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are lovely... are they hand made or by machine? So tiny... whatever are you going to do with them?
ReplyDeleteHope that your Thanks Giving was wonderful... our's was great... a bit of a handful...(we had all 3 grandkids...ages 4,2,1 to tend for 2 weeks) but it was enjoyable!
still my beating heart! The lupine is TDF!!!
ReplyDeleteIf you want some of these see
ReplyDeletewww.kensitasflowers.co.uk
I always have some loose ones for sale from $1.00
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