Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Nervous creativity
You can tell when things are about to get real busy for me. I start using every second of my spare time to craft, make and blog. It's a nervous creative energy. I get nervous that soon things will be so busy that I won't have any spare time. Soon the children will be starting school and I know that my work load will quickly increase. It might also be a bit of nerves about starting school and being a teacher for the first time. Do you get that kind of crafting? The 'soon I won't have any spare time so I'd better make make make - crafting?' For now I'll just try not to think of it as feeling nervous and just be pleased that I'm being productive. Photos of the 'creativity' around the living room : )
Postcard: 30th August
sending it to Barbara Vicari in Pescara, Italy
Is it true that they don't have charity shops in Italy? Someone from Italy told me that.
One potato, two potato....
I've been experimenting with painting sea potatoes. This one is a little messy but it was fun to play around with effects of the paint. I also did one in bright colours which Daniel calls 'the tiedye one' and I also did one in muted grays and corals (photos to come I expect).
Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Kingfisher
It's my Mum's birthday this week (she won't read this, she's on holiday) and I made her this card of one of her favourite birds, the kingfisher. She's quite the birdwatcher. She get's so many birds come to her garden in Scotland. When we speak on the phone we'll exchange news of birds we've seen. There's a surprising amount of wildlife here in London.
I included this one of the back because the back always seems to look nicer and more artistic to me. I like the random stitches of the back.
I included this one of the back because the back always seems to look nicer and more artistic to me. I like the random stitches of the back.
Monday, 29 August 2011
Friday, 26 August 2011
Postcard: 19th August
How could I not do this one in colour!
sending it to Heidi Lutgendorff in The Netherlands
Postcard: 17th August
Decided that it's best just to scan postcards until I get the camera sorted out.
sending it to Bernadette Lynass in Rutherglen, Scotland
sending it to Bernadette Lynass in Rutherglen, Scotland
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Summer Journal: Part Two
At the moment I can't take any photos of postcards. I broke my memory card and memory card reader, and I can't find the lead for the camera. (I considered ranting about the organisation of wires here, but I've refrained!) Hopefully I'll sort it sharpish. In the mean time I'd like to share a couple more pictures of my 'Summer Journal'. These are actually collaged pages in my sketchbook which have been made to look like a small book. I love the deep pink in both of these.
Monday, 22 August 2011
At the weekend
Good morning! Homemade granola for breakfast makes a good start to the week. I'm off to work today to start setting up my classroom. Exciting! Here's what I got up to over the last two weekends. Did you get up to anything fun over the weekend?
Firstly, here is the At the Weekend from when I was on holiday in Spain last week~
And here is this weekends ~
Click on the images (and click again) to see more details.
Firstly, here is the At the Weekend from when I was on holiday in Spain last week~
And here is this weekends ~
Click on the images (and click again) to see more details.
Have a good start to your week.
Sunday, 21 August 2011
Summer, summer......
We are back from our trip to Spain. It was a nice week of collecting shells, watercolour painting, eating good food, swimming in the sea and day-tripping (to Malaga and to Rhonda). Tomorrow it's back to work for me. My four weeks of summer holiday has come to an end, but oh it was sooo nice whilst it lasted. I'm excited to spend the next two weeks preparing my classroom for the children. Back tomorrow with postcards and two At The Weekend. Hope you are enjoying your weekend.Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Saturday, 13 August 2011
Friday, 12 August 2011
Maxi dress
We're on our summer holiday in southern Spain. It's hot! Remember, I made a maxi dress? I thought I'd share pictures of how it looks. It's crazy, colourful stripes. I used an old 70s skirt pattern for the bottom part and made up the shape for the top part. It has three flower buttons up the back with elastic hooks. I'm pretty pleased with it. I also made some cotton trousers which I'll try and show too, although, Daniel isn't to pleased with having to be my photographer (I made him do two different photoshoots for the dress! hehe). At this rate I might actually get to be one of those people who make all their own clothes!
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Summer Holiday Journal
I hadn't expected to do so many nice things during my summer break. Two weeks in I realised I'd been doing nice things pretty much every day, so thought it'd be best to record them in some way. I've got two weeks to catch up on, but here's what I've done so far. A sort of summer holidays journal. As usual, you can click on the pictures to see more detail.
Saturday, 6 August 2011
Monday, 1 August 2011
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