ONLINE ART COURSE - BEGINNING A NEW MODULE - PASTEL PENCILS, AND MORE WONKY VEG Colour at last! It seems really strange to be embarking on colour, after the first three modules which were all monochrome - graphite, charcoal and ink pens with black watercolour. I really love working in monochrome and shall…
CHARITY SHOP HAUL OK, I know I said I was going to use up my stash before buying any more... Hmmm. Guilty as charged. I bought some more. Last Thursday we had an appointment in Newton Abbot in the early afternoon and decided to make a day of it, combining the appointment with…
SCRAP BUSTING - COFFEE-DYE STAMPED CARD STRIPS, AND A CONJOINED TWIN STRAWBERRY While I decide how to embellish the centrefold of the current folio of my recycled paper-glassine bag album, I thought I'd do a mini-project with a dual aim - to reduce my scrap stash and to create some useful elements. The…
NEW STASH, UPCYCLING A FLOWER BOX, AND CONJOINED TWIN VEGGIES New stash I decided to take advantage of the opening sale from Temu. I got a whole lot of stuff with huge amounts of discount. I stocked up on new beads and various other bits and pieces for the studio. A few closer…
THE SLIPPERY SLOPE ISN'T ALL BAD I decided it was high time I bought some new slippers. My poor old slipper! I ordered two pairs from an Ebay shop, and when the parcel arrived today, they'd sent the wrong ones. I got straight onto them and they apologised profusely for mixing my order…
ORIENTAL STYLE ALBUM - A COMPLEX POP-UP, AND SOME VIDEOS AT LAST! ALSO KITTIES AND EASTER I have been busy with the Oriental Style Album, creating more elements and working on some videos of the work in progress. Eventually I shall make a flip-through of the whole album, once the project is completed,…
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…
COLLAGE FRAGMENTS, RECYCLED PAPERS, AND A QUIETLY PERFECT CHRISTMAS DAY A few days prior to Christmas and a couple of days subsequently, I have found time to be in the studio. Much of the time was spent organising things and trying to tidy up a bit (an ongoing struggle!) but I have did…
NEW STASH, A BIT ABOUT FOOD, AND MY PANTRY REVISITED New stash from Ebay After thinking that plastic lace table mats were well-nigh impossible to get in the UK, I have suddenly found them in abundance on Ebay! Perhaps I had been putting in the wrong search parameters... After my extremely successful coffee-staining…
A bit of a mish-mash, hotch-potch post today. I wasn't going to start a new project until I'd finished the Organic Journal but couldn't resist! I've only got one page left to complete in the Organic Journal and already have plans for that, but I wanted to do something creative from the comfort…
