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| Taking Time for Yourself |
Friday, 17 May 2013
Taking Time for Yourself
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painting
Monday, 13 May 2013
crazy house!
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| Tag for TMTATC and also UK Stampers house tag challenge. Loads of chaotic layers for interest;) |
Friday, 10 May 2013
Painting on a rainy day
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| Chakra Happy I have recently been taught the 5 tibetan rites in yoga so this is how you feel after doing them..energised and happy. |
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| Lovely bluebells on a walk to the woods..late this year |
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| Rainy Day Blues We had 2 hot days this week for sunbathing but now its cold and rainy so everyone has been fed up! Have a nice weekend and be sure to check out Happy Paint Party Friday |
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paintings
Sunday, 5 May 2013
my take on scrapbooking for a change..
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scrapbooking layouts
Friday, 3 May 2013
Seeking calm in stormy seas
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| Had a go at hexagonal paper piecing again for the craftsy block of the month..quite like doing these. Have a good weekend and be sure to check out the other paintings at happy paint party friday |
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painting calm
Monday, 29 April 2013
bit of spring at last..
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| Painted this over the weekend..acrylics on wood as my white spirea bush has started to bloom with lots of blackbirds in front of it |
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| Had a go at learning paper piecing for the craftsy quilt block of the month |
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| quick ATC for the crazy girls theme over at TMTA Hope its nice spring weather where you are |
Friday, 26 April 2013
Healing in Blue
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| It has been a difficult week as my dad has been in hospital so I painted this painting as a catharsis...its influenced by my love of yoga and the power of positive thinking Happy Paint Party Friday |
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painting healing yoga
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Spring Blue
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| finished my crochet bag for spring..blue on one side and purple on the other |
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| Made a quick moo card ..be sure to check out the other moos at moo mania |
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crochet moo
Friday, 19 April 2013
Chakra Light
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| Decided to paint over an old large canvas and came up with this face. I have been recently going to a great yoga class and when I look at this painting it helps me to focus and calms me. Whenever I relax in yoga I see white light hence the title of this piece.. Happy Paint Party Friday |
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chakra light painting canvas
Monday, 15 April 2013
sing your heart song
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| Quick art journal collage for TMTA ..check out the other men themed posts |
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| Playing around with the collage digitally using Serif |
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| .its been very spring like today so after the gym and housework had a bit of time in the sun to do a bit of relaxing crochet..hope this weather stays as its certainly mood uplifting |
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collage crochet
Friday, 12 April 2013
Blackbird..
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| Lots of blackbirds in my garden and I love listening to their song as well as The Beatles Blackbird too... "blackbird singing in the dead of night, take these broken wings and learn to fly..." Happy Paint Party Friday ( be sure to check out all the other art too). I have had my paintings professionally printed onto cards this week and have listed them in my Etsy store.(see link to the right). Have a good weekend everyone.. |
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blackbird painting
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Be real, be kind, be yourself...be
| Have been playing around with clay over the past few days and decided to alter an accordion type book that I have had for awhile |
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| I will probably add photos of our visits to the park to the inside tags and decorate it further |
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| the colours I have used are definitely influenced by the colours and textures I see when visiting our favourite parks and woods |
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| I have had this plaque for a long time and have used alcohol inks along with the clay to incorporate it into the book |
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| Made this quick moo for the number challenge over at moo mania..be sure to check out the other entries too. . |
Monday, 8 April 2013
Landscapes of my mind
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| Finished this today for the Art Journal Journey challenge whose theme is landscapes within me...be sure to check out the other entries too.. |
Friday, 5 April 2013
Happy robin
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| Everyday I see this robin that comes to the bird feeder I have put on the conservatory....makes me happy when I see it so did a quick painting for Happy Paint Party Friday The painting is made up of many layers of paint scratched into for lots of deep texture. Thanks for all your suggestions for printers....have ordered some cards to be professionally printed of my paintings for a start so be sure to check my Etsy store soon. |
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robin painting
Monday, 1 April 2013
Happy Easter
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| I made these Easter cakes with the help of my other son and came back 5 mins later to have one with a cup of tea and he had ate all the little eggs..ha ha! |
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| Been playing around transferring images to clay..these are just from my epson so quite pleased with the result as they were just an experiment really |
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| Made a quick collage for TMTA where the theme is butterflies. We are having slightly warmer weather now but its still too cold for butterflies..have a good Easter holidays... |
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coot painting clay aTC
Friday, 29 March 2013
Calm in Chaos paintings
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| Be sure to check out the other art at Happy Paint Party Friday... |
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tulips in jug and bird paintings
Wednesday, 27 March 2013
Moo tags recycling
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| Made some moo tags for a change using wings cut from old cans and tags cut from cardboard boxes |
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| Love the face on this one..be sure to check out the other moos at Moo Mania |
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| Have been playing around with some old watch backs and clay..dont know what I will do with these yet but its fun having a go. Be sure to check out the other recycled posts over at Try it on Tuesday |
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moos and a bit of clay
Sunday, 24 March 2013
Spring? & Wild stormy seas
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| Over at Sunday Postcard the challenge is butterflies. I took this photo of the icicles on my conservatory this morning and have added butterflies to it and altered the size digitially |
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boat painting
Saturday, 23 March 2013
Glass half full
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| Happy Paint Party Friday I have been painting in the style of Robert Joyner lately who is running the free Strathmore workshops at the moment. I try and be a glass half full person... |
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Quilts, daffodils and ATC
| Finished my little quilt today using some lovely spring moda fabric..I love the way it has turned out and doesnt it look lovely next to my jug of daffodils |
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| Made a quick spring like ATC for Crazy Amigo challenge which is weddings..added a bit of lace, sewing and 2 lovebirds. |
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