Multi-coloured chocolate wrappers A while back someone gave us a box of chocolate truffles, and each one was individually wrapped in very attractive plastic foil wrappers in several colours. They were far too pretty to throw away so I kept them after the chocolates were finished. Unusually, they were a different colour on…
Experiments with Stabilo Woodies Stabilo Woodies are an excellent way of laying down large blocks of colour quickly, and they work best as a final layer because not everything will stick on a waxy surface. Unfortunately, one doesn't usually want the blocking in of colour to be the final layer, but rather the…
Today I had my pre-assessment appointment in Exeter, prior to my upcoming parastomal hernia repair operation. The original date for the operation, Thurs. 28th April, has been cancelled and my operation postponed, with so far no new date forthcoming, but today's appointment went ahead as planned. The first part of the appointment was…
Cooking I made a batch of Jamie Oliver's Scuffy Aubergine Lasagne today. This is a favourite recipe. It's "scruffy" because you just break up the pieces of lasagne and chuck them in - no faffing about with layering or anything! It also has everything in it so it's a really good meal just…
Preparations apace! I made a good start yesterday on my pre-op preparations. I sorted the top of the kitchen freezer which is now virtually empty. While I was at it, and because there wasn't too much in the fridge prior to my grocery delivery, I took everything out, removed all the shelves etc.…
Napkins from Lithuania A few days ago I received the final (I think! - I ordered so many it's hard to keep track!) of my packs of rice paper and napkins. I knew there was a delay on this one because it was coming from overseas, but I hadn't realised it was coming…
I had another session in the studio this afternoon and completed two more page spreads for the second teabag mini-album. Pages 6 and 7. For page 6 I found a nice stained teabag to stick down with soft matte gel medium, as a background for three more butterflies. These were coloured with a…
Photographing my teabag mini-albums I always edit all my photos, and this usually just involves adjusting the levels, straightening perpendiculars, cloning out distractions, etc. I always check the colour balance as well, as many of my photos are taken in the evening under artificial light, and you do tend to get quite a…
Today I resumed work on the second of two small teabag mini-albums. You can see the first one here. I had already made the backgrounds for album #2, and I have also made the cover, which I will share once I've finished the rest of the book. As before, I had great difficulty…
I am delighted to have finished my inkpad storage unit. Finishing the labels Late last night, I completed the labels both for the unit and for the inkpads. The darker unit labels were written with a white pen. On the left is the scratch paper I created when inking the inkpad labels. The…
