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#Valentine ‘s Day seems the perfect opportunity to post this for Su Blackwell‘s #itdwgallery. I made this paper rose after the brilliant workshop sublackwellstudio. I made quite a few, including those I made into wreaths but I especially like my chosen paper for this design, using pages from david_austin_roses catalogue - it’s a rose of roses!
Su’s fabulous book, into.the.dark.woods includes templates for these and many other paper sculptures. They’re time-consuming and fiddly to make but enormously satisfying! #itdwgallery

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Since taking part in another of the brilliant sublackwellstudio online workshops, I’ve made seven paper rose wreaths. They’ve taken quite a while!
My wonderful daughters chose sparkly white and gold respectively so I combined those two colours for one of our own and each of us now has them decorating our homes.
For my lovely dad, I alternated gold roses with those made from pages of the David Austin rose catalogue. I’m addicted to david_austin_roses ! Dad also enjoys them in our garden, especially his favourite yellow ones, #molineaux and #grahamthomas. The single paper rose is made from those pages too.
Tomorrow I’ll take a gold one for my sister, a sparkly white for my sister-in-law and a variegated silver variety for my parents-in-law.
Finally, I’d like to thank Su Blackwell for her beautiful #book, which tells a little of her own story and contains her retelling of the classic fairy tales. #vasilisa, #aschenputtel (aka #cinderella) #beautyandthebeast, #donkeyskin, #thesixswans, #theredshoes and #bluebeard. All these stories are illustrated with photos of the most spell-binding paper sculptures and the accompanying paperback provides templates for some of them.

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✨I have to confess, I love a bit of sparkle ✨and I’ve always had ‘a thing’ for silvery shoes (not that I wear them often nowadays….)✨ this afternoon I’ve been making more of sublackwellstudio into.the.dark.woods amazing talismans today; a pair of shoes made from silver kraft gift wrap paper and swipe to see a ‘rock ‘n’ roll’ version of the shirt I made last Sunday. Keys next….#intothedarkwoodsbook #itdwgallery

Better late than never - I’ve finally gotten round to make the shirt which is one of sublackwellstudio talismans from her magical book of fairytales into.the.dark.woods and accompanying workbook. Su writes that the shirt is a symbol of perseverance, tenacity and determination which holds resonance for me throughout my life. I was lucky to be able to view Su’s exhibition in December and I can tell you that the shirts that Su made for her beautiful sculpture ‘The Six Swans’ were much, much tinier, so I have complete respect for Su’s skills and artistic vision. I made this shirt from coffee filter paper that I have tucked away in my paper stash which I dipped briefly in weak tea before drying, ironing, cutting out and then assembling. I plan to make the bird, key and shoe next xxx #intothedarkwoodsbook #itdwgallery

Ive made another of into.the.dark.woods sublackwellstudio talismans today - this time with a romantic theme as it’s St Valentine’s Day tomorrow. What holds the key to your heart? For me kindness, intelligence, mutual respect and a sense of humour - how about you? #itdwgallery #intothedarkwoodsbook

vita_and_violet made this fabulous shirt from my 'Into the Dark Woods' template and posted it on her Instagram with hashtag #itdwgallery...please share your own creations, using #itdwgallery by 20th February to be in with a chance of winning some #intothedarkwoods promotional goodies.

If you're planning on making the talismans in #intothedarkwoodsbook, there is now an online gallery. To post images of your creation, use the hashtag #itdwgallery, where it will be uploaded to the #intothedarkwoods website. Printable templates can be downloaded at the URL in the booklet 'The Making of the Talismans'. I look forward to seeing your creations!

The seven talismans in paper frames that feature in #intothedarkwoodsbook They include a doll, a bird, a ring, a rose, a shirt, a shoe and a key. I'll soon be adding a gallery for you to share your talismans, which I'm really looking forward to! #itdwgallery 💫

m0untainhare created all 7 talismans using her old #osmaps. Helen thought this a good choice of paper, incorporating details such as the 'A roads' for the belt and headband on the doll and a 'stretch of motorway' for the shirt pocket. This particular detail intrigued her, because the M5 pocket placement was laid over an area of ancient woodland on the 'shirt front'. Please share photos of your #intothedarkwoods talismans, with descriptions of papers used, and any embellishments made, and be sure to hashtag #itdwgallery. If you do it before 20th February, you'll be in with a chance of winning some #intothedarkwoodsbook goodies.✨✨

I know some of you purchased #intothedarkwoodsbook as a Christmas gift, with the intention to cut out and assemble the talismans over the holiday season, and I would love to see your creative labours, as many of you will come up with your own interpretation in the papers you choose to work with, to adding extra elements and adornments to the objects. I ask that you please take photographs or video of your creation, and if you feel inclined, write a little, to let us know how you get on. Please tag #itdwgallery to share these. I will be offering a prize to a lucky winner picked at random from everyone who participates between now and 31st January, so sharpen your scissors and get creating! Prize will be announced soon. Also, some online tutorials will be available to download from the ITDW website (link in bio) next month. Details to be announced.

Two more additions to the #itdwgallery, both with #valentines themes 🗝️🌹First, a wonderful key, by vita_and_violet and secondly, juliebull4876 beautiful rose, made from copies of her #davidaustinroses catalogues. Both are created using the #intothedarkwoodsbook templates. Please share your creations using #itdwgallery. We love to see them!

vita_and_violet and m0untainhare have both shared their creations on #itdwgallery, and therefore both will receive some #intothedarkwoods goodies in the post. 📨 Will you share your #intothedarkwoods creations? Use #itdwgallery, and include a short description in the caption. 🙏 #itdwtalismans #sublackwellstudio

My completed talismans using an old OS map
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I received my prize reward from Su for creating the talismans. Thank you.
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