This is farewell. For 90 days.Inspired by both last weeks reading deprivation and Jake Reillys Going Amish Project I am abandoning my phone, email, social media and the Internet for 90 days. I will o...
Well, this is all new. Blogger i mean. Theyve changed everything round so im a little unfamiliar with the new dashboard. If theres anything wrong with this post, thats probably the reason.I survived ...
Im going to be brief as Im currently on a reading deprivation exercise for Week 4 of the course and I shouldnt be doing anything that distracts from my creativity- and this week Ive been lacking in t...
What do you think of the latest addition to my left hand tool bar? A Pins feed from Pinterest so you can see exactly what ive been pinning recently.Isnt that nifty? Thank you to Marie at Code it Pret...
One of the things i wanted to explore this week were good reasons why everyone, including me, should be creative.Apart from it making you extra sexy, special, interesting and just generally amazing (...
I see a lot of Mandala art work around but ive never been sure what it was so when i discovered that my first project at my new art group would be collage work inspired by the title Eastern Promise i...
Soooo. Another week, another check in. Im a bit late this week and i recognise the blog is completely neglected but ive found thats a result of being creative. Blogging and reporting back hasnt ...
Hello!Im checking in after my first week of The Artists Way Creativity Course.Its been incredibly enlightening, really, but not without its hurdles.Here are my experiences and thoughts:Firstly, I man...
I was introduced to Julia Camerons little book, The Artists Way, by my very good friend Susan, and was immediately intrigued by the books content. If youre not familiar, it is a world famous creativi...
Do you like?Its really easy to do. Get a butterfly paper punch or perhaps a heart or leaf one, cut out shapes from pretty paper, arrange, and display in a box frame.These frames were from Wilkinsons ...
Eager arty wife/mum WLTM committed interesting pen friend-type. Any age/profession/location welcome. GSOH essential. Willing to trade goodies, art trading cards, art supplies etc. Friendship desired....
On my first day of school a girl came up to me and said I think youre REALLY ugly. Everyone laughed and from that point on my educational experience was made a misery. Ah. The joys of all-girl s...
As regular readers know one of my current major projects is to refine my wardrobe and generally make myself over, so after attacking my wardrobe and cosmetics drawer based on colours that suit me, my...
Happy Mothers Day to UKers for last Sunday.We had a very low key chilled out day and i was treated to House of Fraser vouchers which i went and spent on MAC eyeshadows, obviously. If you follow my In...
It was a very special little girls birthday the day after Miss Es this week and today is her birthday party! Ive made her something a little different. A small watercolour illustration for her b...
Ive just completed tailoring my makeup collection.Following on from my investigations into what colours suit me i decided to attack my massive makeup stash and refine it to my needs based o...
I think it must be a little bit harder to find interesting washi or deco tapes and the like in the UK because they almost always seem to be shipped from US or China. These fun little finds i got from...
Inspired by things such as this and this i decided to have a go at creating my own toilet roll wall art.I liked the shapes you could get from a humble toilet roll tube and since theyre one thing i se...
Its been two years since i became a mummy today. Miss E is 2 years old.Two years goes very fast.Her progress impresses me every second of every day. She can count to ten. Recognise letters. Dance. Wh...
What do you think of my new Instagram feed?Thank you BadgePlz for the code. Its a fantastic way to get your instagram photos feeding through your blogger blog and it means i can do little status upda...
Ive finally got round to hanging up my bead collection artwork. I made these little honeycomb displays a few years ago and theyve been sat on a bookshelf gathering dust as i gave birth to Miss E...
Its a VIPs birthday this week! Miss E is two years old on Thursday and Ive been wrapping her gifts.Thankfully Im feeling much better today. I even managed housework. Woo.Im considering quietly allowi...
Over Christmas I procured a large glass jar which I originally intended to stencil and paint with some kind of design until I saw this and decided to do something similar myself.Its currently sitting...
Im writing this from my sick bed. Several weeks of intense cleaning and organising has taken its toll and my happy-but-hormonal post baby body has finally thrown in the towel and sent me to bed with ...
Every time i see this recipe or a version of it it always seems to come with a warning: consume with caution. Why? Because transforming the humble mild avocado into a salty crunchy side dish makes it...
Following the same warm infusion method of The Punisher chilli oil I also made a rosemary oil from our garden bushes.After washing and drying my rosemary (or you can use washed fresh rosemary) I let ...
Aka Mama Williams "The Punisher" chilli oil.To make your own first start by collecting very hot things. Think fresh chillis, dried chillis, chopped and bruised chillies, chilli flakes......
Another alternative to this Nail Polish Ring tutorial is to make cuff links instead for your men folk.Cufflink backs can be sourced from jewellery making suppliers in silver or gold and in either fla...
If like me you have a lot of glitter polish and collect interesting cocktail rings making your own one-of-a-kind nail polish ring might be right down your street. Even if you just have lots of craft ...
Frankenpolishs are my new obsession. Especially the glittery top coat kind. Theyre so stupidly easy to make and they add a personalised touch to your manicure.The hard part is sourcing the supplies. ...
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