A LITTLE BOOK OF ENCOURAGEMENT A very dear friend of mine is currently facing some distressing family news. I thought I would make her a little gift to encourage and bless her at this hard time. I made this over a week ago but couldn't upload this post until I had given it…
NEW HOME CARD This afternoon I made a New Home card, using one of my recently created teabag collage elements. I had cut out quite a few little houses from New Home cards we had received, and I chose one of these teabags for the focal image of my card. Here are the…
NEWS FROM THE HOSPITAL I had a phone call on Wednesday 18th from the hospital saying that there is an opportunity for me to have my parastomal hernia repair surgery done at St. Mark's Colorectal Hospital in London. I told her, as I have told the Devon Referrals people in the past, that…
STEAMPUNK CLOCKS BOOKLET Another gorgeous little project from VectoriaDesigns. It's actually more of a mini-folio than a booklet. It is one of her free printable downloads, and I made it over the past couple of days. Steampunk Clocks Booklet Here is the video showing how this little project is made. This time I…
VINTAGE BUTTERFLY MINI-FOLIO, AND A LITTLE BONUS Another gorgeous free download from VectoriaDesigns! I made this lovely little project yesterday, with a few extras this afternoon. Vintage Butterfly Mini-Folio Here is the YouTube video with the tutorial on how to make this. As with the Forgotten Library Accordion Folder, I had to make…
"FORGOTTEN LIBRARY" ACCORDION FOLDER - AN EXCITING NEW PROJECT USING PRINTABLES I haven't ever done very much with downloadable printables in the past - just some small images for collage and things like that. It is only recently that I have ventured into downloading kits and collections. This is something different from my…
TEABAG EMBELLISHMENTS AND KITTY CONTORTIONISTS Teabag embellishments A few days ago I had my first session in the studio for 2023. I recently watched a YouTube video showing how to make gorgeous little embellishments from teabags and book pages. I started the project without re-watching the video so ended up doing things in…
HAIR, LEBKUCHEN, AND THAT SINKING FEELING A few New Year bits and pieces Hair Yesterday I did my second Rhassoul clay wash. I had prepared my hair the night before by oiling it well as instructed, and wrapping it up first in a shower cap and then my sleep cap. Everything went very…
HAIR CARE UPDATE - ONE MONTH IN It is now just over a month since I started my new historical hair care regimen, and I really think it is working. I took some photos of my scalp and hairline today and there definitely seems to be a difference. There definitely seems to be…
Warning: This is a very long post! Click on the links to take you to the relevant posts for more details. Quite an eventful year, one way and another. On the artistic front I have embarked on some new ventures, I've acquired quite a bit of new stash, some lovely books... Several gorgeous…
