The background is handmade paper with gold and copper flecks running through it.  First I stained it with a used green tea bag.  The door and bush are also hand made paper.  All the stitching is by machine – a new process for me.  I used one of my decorative stitches for the leaves on the bush.  I decided the piece still looked too white so then I watered down Japanese watercolour – Indigo Blue – and splotched it over the ‘white’ areas.  I’m much happier with the look now.  The black pot was a button I had collected some time ago figuring on using it for something like this.