Welcome to the Altered House Party as thought up and devised by Maria (AKA Rinda). That is where you can start the hop and go back to in case you get lost! You should have arrived here via the wonderful Karen.
Once I had received my lovely goodies from Maria I spent some time pondering where my house should go. I fell in love with the one piece of paper in the kit and that led me to my William Morris book. The arts and crafts guru in England - one of my favourite designs is below.
I spent a while wallowing in the Morris and re-discovered a quote from the great man - which really helped.
"Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
I spent a while musing on this useful/beautiful idea and came up with the idea of 'use beauty' as the wording I wanted in my house. Being a teacher of English I had to have some words in my house.
I wanted to go with my love of colour too - and Morris' colours are fairly muted and I do really love his use of blues - and this was a characteristic of the goodies sent by Maria. I decided that a Magenta would be a good modern colour to contrast with the blue.
This was mixed with Gesso to give an uneven look which I spritzed and stamped over in distress ink to give a feel of the famous WM flourish feel. I added some doodles too. The centre of my house is the gorgeous blue and gold paper that inspired me first which I framed and distressed and edged with Maria's flowers, also distressed.
The roof is a mixture of what I consider to be both useful and beautiful - language, music, and nature.
So that is my Altered House - a place of usefulness and beauty.As a gift for visiting the party one of you will be picked at random to receive the gift below. In order to be in with a chance just leave me a comment.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing an English glass of dry white wine. You should now go and visit the amazing Sharyn .
Remember if you get lost go and see Rinda.
Have a great hopping time.
Cherry XXX
I love the brilliant vibrance of your wee hoosie and the quote is inspired...have a great day...xox
ReplyDeleteYour wee house is stunning! I love it.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love your wee house. Everyone is such an amazing inspiration on this blog hop!
ReplyDeletewow i love the bold use of colour and william morris.........what more can i say, his design is eternal
ReplyDeleteJo xxx
Oh your house is fantastic Cherry :-) The colours you chose are magnificent and I really like the 'useful/beautiful' theme ... I should really apply it some more over at my place!
ReplyDeleteCherry, I love your house - the colours are beautiful..am really enjoying this party !
ReplyDeleteLove the Morris quote and will try to adopt its philosophy more in my own home! Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteTerrific! So glad I could stop by for a visit.
ReplyDeleteLove your house,Cherry....I also love that Morris quote...and it's perfect for the house you've made.
ReplyDeleteYour house is wonderfully creative and the colors are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou've chosen one of the quotes that is pinned to my inspiration board, and I love how you've used it to inspire your lovely house.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful! I love the William Morris theme. Enjoy the rest of the party Cherry :)
ReplyDeleteLove your little house and the bright colours. I love quotes too and use them often in my cards etc. That wine has made me tipsy, cos I've not had lunch yet...I'm too busy calling round everyone's houses!
ReplyDeleteI love the William Morris designs too,and the way you have mixed the pinks and blues together is inspiring. I absolutely love it!
ReplyDeleteLove your house, it's gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely colour. Love your house.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love it! :-) I'm a maths teacher but don't hold that against me - I love words too... ;-) And I really am enjoying a glass of nicely chilled white wine as I hop round the blogs!! xx
ReplyDeleteOoooooh... love the colorfulness of your house. I also like the design of your blog. Very spiffy!
ReplyDeleteOh Cherry,
ReplyDeleteThere's so much to love in your house! I love the flow of flowers down the front and the bird on the roof, as well as the whole theme. I especially love your use of texture, color and layering! Thanks so much for joining the party - you really added a stunning house to our international village.
Love the colours in your house.
ReplyDeleteUseful and beautiful.... Your little house is precious!
ReplyDeleteThis blog-hop has been so interesting and a lot of fun! I love your little house - bright and happy - also the story of how your ideas developed and became the finished piece of artwork.
ReplyDeleteA great little project. I will come back to see what else you have made!
Hi Cherry ~ I love your house with the beautiful colors! Very nice to read about your inspiration for building your house. Well done! :o)
ReplyDeleteI love the magenta you chose it is a beautiful colour. What a great idea to build your house around the quote. It's worked perfectly.
ReplyDeleteWow, I love the colours on your cute little house!! Hannah xx
ReplyDeletethe colors are fantastic and thanks for sharing the creative journey!
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