Got the bug now!

Now l find journalling a lot easier because l have set out my craft table with everything around me, at arms length. Also l have taken them out of the drawers and cupboards and put them into see through plastic boxes! At hand and l can see them all..great.

The next page l cradfted was all about giving. Over Christmas l saw so much "crap"!! and no thought put into the presents given. In my family we take time thinking about each present we give and why are we giving it. Also my children spend time and effort of the wrapping as well. When they were little, we used to make our own paper from newspaper and gold paint and a few star stencils. We also made our own presents as well. We made such things as decorative biscuits, note books from recycled paer, and so on. We didn't realise it at the time but we were the start of the recycling craze!Ha!!

Anyway, l thought that maybe l need to make a page to remind myself to think about giving and not just at Christmas. I think l am going to start to send small handmade gifts to people just ..because l can.

Chase your dreams before it is to late!

These are my second journalling pages and it was easier this time. Basically l wanted, with this spread to remind myself and others to NEVER to stop dreaming and to fight for what we really want. What prompted me to do this spread, was listening to a woman saying she wished she had followed her dreams when she had the chance. She went on to explain she had terminal cancer and had never followed her dearms because she was too busy or too scared and now she had run out of time and she was only 38! Makes you think doesn't it? well it did me and so l created this page and really thought about what l wanted for my future!
Page 1.

page 2.

My first journal for a long time. Celebrating 2010!

I have just gone back to journalling and did one to celebrate 2010. it was not planned before hand and it just "came out" of me! It is alot darker than l expected or normally do and l have no idea why. But that is the way l created it and so thats the way it is staying


Below is a section of the journal page,

Ruby Tueday!

Today is Tuesday, so it must be The Ruby Tuesday Challenge. The purpose is to post an image where red is in the image. The image below is my posting. Not only is it red but also l think funny. Somebody has had fun, putting two white circles with black dots on them, turning the Letterbox into a face. Actually quite clever really!

Colour and texture for silkpainting and texture work

On Sunday l went to Kew Gardens for a walk but also l hoped to get some images of peacocks. The reason being l want to do some work around their feathers and colours. So here are the images. The work will follow at a later date. It will be several things. Silkpainting, embroidery and maybe some textured journalling work.

I just love this blue and the green is to die for. Funny, everytime l see peacocks the saying, "Blue and Green should never been seen, except on a fairy queen". It was one of myWelsh Granmother's favorite sayings. She used to get really upset with me, because l insisted on wearing the two colours together!

The rogue mask!

I considered the images l take each as Art. If there are some of you out there that think differently to me..l am sorry but we could lways discuss it over a virtual cup of coffee! Anyway l just had to post todays image because it made me but also laugh. Once you have seen it, l will explain why.

I saw this on the pavement outside a Bank in Putney. At first l thought someone had made a mask and then dropped it.. Then looking more closely, realising that it was actually was a McDonald's bag. The rogue of fast food! Ha! This gave me an idea about using these bags to have a class on mask- making from Fast Food Bags for one of my children's sessions.. Um..have to think on that one. Could be a fun session. This also made me think l could make the masks and talk about healthy food ect at same time.

Pear shaped!

At first l was doing this as a art project, then thought about my challenge...The Body...Some woman have a body shape called Pear Shaped!!! In other words big hips.

NOW THE ACTUAL ART WORK!

Name Tags with a difference!
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I saw this idea for Place Settings on TV,  a couple of weeks ago and decided to have try. The pears on the programme were decorated with edible gold but my gold isn't edible! The main reason l chose not to use edible gold was it could cost £25 to do 8 pears!!!!.  So as much as l love my family...that is a little over the top for name tags for the table!! I used them for a Christmas Day Table Dressing but they could be used for any celebration.
The pears l used, were not perfect and a bit past their prime but great if you only need them for a day or two. If you want to do them days before hand, then use hard pears. Firstly, l coated the area l wanted to gild with gold, in egg white, using a pastry bush or paintbrush, Then carefully layer the gold on, pressing it gently against the pear and lift off backing paper. Then leave to dry. The labels can be anything which can go over the stalk or tied to the stalk. So simple but when all together on the table, looked stunning and so easy to make.!