Bunting

Hi Everyone, Jane here, in the Royal County of Berkshire, where

it is still hot and sunny. (The reason it is royal is because Windsor Castle is in the county)

The theme of Bunting is certainly very topical. I went into Reading the other day, and there is bunting everywhere! A lot of it is handmade by a local group. It looks very festive and jolly!    

It is amazing that the Queen has been on the throne for 60 years. She has worked very hard, and is still going strong, even at the age of 86.She has been  a great ambassador for her country. I hope you all enjoy the festivities .

For my tag, I just couldn't think of a bunting theme connected with the Queen and her Diamond Jubilee. I didn't have time to make some-too many other projects on the go, and I didn't want to get too sidetracked !

 Then, by some strange coincidence I received this photo from my uncle . I thought it would be an interesting take on the bunting theme. It shows my Auntie Margaret, in the foreground  at St Bartholemew's Hospital in London  putting up bunting in preparation for  " Bartholomew Fair" which took place in July 1939.  

                  The colours for "Barts" were black and white, but I have coloured in the pennants with Inktense pencils, then used a fine brush and watercolour over them. I also coloured in Auntie Margaret's hair and uniform ( although the uniform would have  really been grey, but I wanted it to stand out.) I placed it on this wonderful telephone box fabric, which is too nice to cut up and use for anything! I did try other methods, such as painting it digitally, but it didn't work out for me. I tried collaging paper and fabric, but it was on such a small scale, it was really fiddly. I decided against extra bunting/ribbon on the sides and let the photo speak for itself.
I hope you like it!


Fabulous tags last week, again! Thanks for the comments, it is always good to have feedback.