click on the picture to see more detailIve been daydreaming a lot about swimming, particularly night swimming. Oh to go night swimming!*This picture is kind of like this one I did a while b...
For more detail click on pictureNot enough time for colour this weekend. Hope each of you had a good one. x
My friends Vanessa and Craig are getting married tomorrow. Vanessa asked me to make their wedding invite and she had the great idea of doing a double decker bus (because theyll be having one at the w...
I made spangle sparkle glitsy trainers! Theres pencils, a frog, scissors, trainers and cola bottles on these babies.
click on the image to see more detailThis is what I did at the weekend. Sorry I disappeared for two months - Daniel and I broke up and things got kind of busy - a trip to the Isle of Skye, a trip to ...
The picnic was delightful on Saturday. Instead of sitting and reading I went for a long walk all over the park. I made a delicous noodle salad which I will have to share the recipe for. Im going...
Im packing a picnic, a blanket, some good books, and taking the hour train journey to Richmond Park to sit in the sun all day and relax. Its going to be good. Hope you have a lovely weekend. &nb...
Earlier in the week I had a creative evening at my desk. I returned to printing on fabrics and experimented by carving new stamps and exploring patterns. This is an activity I really enjoy. Just...
A few quick shots of the other two cuchions I made at the weekend.
Ive fancied getting some succulents for a long time. How can I not, with all the pretty pictures on the web. Once I saw Paulas picture I realised that I could just get cuttings, rather than looking f...
One of my new years resolution was to not buy stuff. I have a lot of stuff already, and I really dont need more. I have given in and bought some things (books), but mostly Ive been quite restrained (...
I used to find reading quite difficult. I thought I should read novels but could rarely finish them. More recently Ive been reading what I think is described as nature writing. I read ...
Ive started to make a basket. This basket is coiled together from string and sewn into place with speckled wool. The slow paced action of wrapping the string around and around allows my mind to wonde...
A while back I showed a glimpse of some wedding invites I had been working on for a friend. Well, those invites have all been sent out now and I have taken a few photos to share. The invites included...
Butterflies in the rain, painted by meI often find myself looking through the pile of paintings from the drying rack, picking out black rainbows, homemade dot to dot pictures, squiggles which are bat...
I guess I needed a blog break. Sorry I didnt see that coming and forewarn you guys about the quietness. Its that time of year when Im waiting for spring. The blossom comes early here. It fooled me la...
click on the image for more detail1.burger on Friday night with Daniels friends2. spent Saturday working on another wedding invitation3. Saturday night made pizza for tea4. Sunday morning took the tr...
I like to use good quality products made from natural materials but theyre so expensive. So I finally did some research online, took myself to whole foods and invested in a variety of oils. When I go...
The other weekend I made this little dish for trinkets. I figure someone might like to put their jewellery in it on their bedside cabinet. Ill put it in the shop once Ive made some more items. I hope...
click on the image for more detailHope you all had a good weekend. Its been cold here so mostly I stayed in, baked and cooked. Did you do anything fun at the weekend?
Ive been experimenting with how to paint the magic in the story book. Im happy with some of the effects so far, like the stamping from before and now with these watery paint splatters. Im trying...
At the weekend I wrote the words to a childrens book Ive been working on. The one about the magical girl. Then I worked on the illustrations. I keep trying things out, putting them aside and starting...
Over Christmas I had time to try out some new crafts. I did some knitting (which I never normally do), woodwork (which I never normally do) and I tried this craft which I learnt years ago. Ive forgot...
click on image for more detailIs that four packets of biscuits? Yes.
click on the image for more detailhope you had an enjoyable weekend and a good start to your week.
Its been a busy week so I havent managed to blog. I had a lovely weekend last weekend and hoped to do an At the Weekend drawing, but alas, I didnt. Perhaps this weekend (I have a fun weekend planned)...
I dont normally show other peoples work here but maybe I should. Maybe Ill do it more. Anyway, Daniel has made this really wonderful video, for a band called Django Django,which I couldnt resist show...
Working with children makes me think about my childhood. Im constantly inspired by the childrens drawings I see each day. I even take some home with me when they dont have a name on! At the weekend, ...
click on the image to see more detail (Ive updated this picture by linking it to flickr)Yes! I managed to do an At the Weekend drawing!How to make nut milk
We dont need to talk about how many of these I ate yesterday. They just looked so pretty! Hope you have a good start to your week.
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