Is it really nearly November?
Every time I think I have a routine sorted life happens - blah blah...Loving crafting along to Lifebook 2014 and Radiant Faces 2014 and Draw your Awesome Life... Hope everyone is well. C xxxx Posted...
View ArticleRadiant Faces Lesson Three and Four
Lovely lessons from Christy Tomlinson and Julie Gibbons. Having a ball...Happy Advent all.C xxx Posted with Blogsy
View Article2015...
Happy New Year. Christmas has flown by - well it did for me - I tried really hard to grab the moments and be in the present. I felt moments of anxiety at the pace and missing 'it' due to worry about,...
View Article2015 Goal Page with DLP 2015
Thought I would join in DLP 2015 as much as I can. Loved the examples given by the team and "I stole" Sandi Keene's torn page look. Had great gesso, acrylic, matte medium and pencil fun... My word for...
View ArticleJanuary 11th 2015
Day eleven of January 2015.Two Journal covers completed - well I will probably keep adding to them through the year.Lifebook 2015 lesson one by Tam Laporte in progress.Lifebook 2015 lesson two by...
View ArticleWeeks two and three of January
DLP week two we were asked to use Gesso and be inspired by "The beginning is always today" Shelley.Week three has been the colour wheel and the prompt: "I found I could say things with color and...
View ArticleThe end of another January!
I dislike January and I am always happy to bid it farewell. It is a long five weeks of dreary, but this year DLP and LifeBook have helped to brighten it up and it does appear to have gone reasonably...
View ArticleDLP Week 4 January 24th.
The Blank Page and How to Face It!January 24Art Challenge: WritingJournal Prompt: Words with FriendsThis DLP week four challenge really stumped me for some time. Finally, These two arrived. From my...
View ArticleRestarting the habit of blogging...
It has been six months since I blogged. Having been out with my good pal Kathy (Purple Princess Diaries) yesterday, she pointed out that my blog was being neglected. It feels right to restart using it...
View ArticleQuiet days are...
bliss. I love being at home and just pottering. The warmth today has been a real treat - a lovely English summer's day when you can have windows and doors open. Having grilled sweetcorn for lunch was...
View ArticleCatching up with DLP
Managed to finish weeks 10 and 11 today hooray. Only another 20 pages to complete to be up to date!Week ten was "Surviving the Elements" With layering as the technique. I used old book pages, brushos,...
View ArticleSound of the sea...
Is truly amazing. I love the sound of oyster catchers and curlews alongside the rhythmic tidal sounds. Sometimes the solitude of a Hebridean Island is the only tonic - even if the weather is variable....
View ArticleSummer...
I can't quite believe that it is the end of August already and all the beautiful summer pictures are being replaced in blog land by thoughts of Christmas - deeply scary. I have enjoyed August for the...
View ArticleSeptember 1st - 13th
September has been getting used to a new schedule and a new routine. The house is changing, school runs have been introduced, new places to craft, knitting and generally getting used to not going to...
View ArticleA New Year...
JOURNAL 52 Week 1 word for the year - EXPERIMENT Week 2 what are you saying YES to? - Crochet : loving the colours and the harmony New member Keeping it simple this year and being brave to experiment.
View ArticleJournal 52 weeks three and four
Week Three - Favourite Bowie Lyrics Week Four - Full Moon Sock progress - I am beginning the heel flap! Loving my new stitch holders from a lovely etsy shop belonging to Sarah. I have also been baking...
View ArticleJournal 52 Week 5 Monochrome
Practise the idea... The page using watercolour and acrylics and gesso. Thanks for stopping by.
View ArticleJournal 52 Weeks 6-9 and a birthday.
Week Six - beneath your feet Week Eight - use a skull and comment on what goes on inside Week Seven - Nerdy Love Week Nine - A pet peeve or a love (mine is a two-sided idea) smiling - we should do more...
View ArticleMini Book Swap
Some of my uber talented crafting buddies decided to do a mini book swap. It has been so much fun and as it ended yesterday it has been fabulous watching all the different techniques and approaches...
View Article2016 - Week 52
Journal 52 hosted by Effy and Sarah ends this week and has been an interesting project to do. I have to confess to completing upto week 32 - starting week 33 and resuming this week due to a family...
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