Embroidery Library a brilliant source for machine embroidery designs had a sale of African inspired designs last week, so I thought I’d treat myself to a Zebra, some Meerkats and half an Elephant. I had some thick cream coloured canvas (which is a dream to embroider) and added the designs to a piece of it. […]
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Do you ever pick up a secondhand book and find an inscription inside and wonder about the first owner of the book? I came across this book the other day with this inscription inside It’s dated 1979 which is the year of publication of the book, so it must have been a brand new book
This is a picture of three of my favourite things – a bottle of coloured ink, a beautiful fountain pen and a sheet of writing paper. I also have bottles of orange, fuchsia, lavender and green ink! Alas I don’t have a fountain pen for each ink colour, but it puts me in a happy
My interpretation of ‘Universe’ for this week’s Illustration Friday. Also as well as chucking paint around I’ve been feeding my addiction for crocheting Birdies. This is Lemon Birdie making friends with my Bluebird of ‘Appiness. I also knitted a toadstool to act as a prop for when I photographed Harry Hedgehog Tea Cosy. I hired
I didn’t realise I’d been away from my blog for so long. I did feel down after my Uncle’s passing in January. He was the last member of the family on my dad’s side, so I was also grieving for that as well. Anyway on to better and happier things. I have been busy and