We are going away tomorrow down to the south of France for a few days.Since its cold wet and windy here its difficult to know what to take. I spent a long time this morning agonising then gave up and went and looked in the wood to see if by chance there were any flowers left that had not been battered by the wind. I found this little wid rose and some pretty honeysuckle. I choose the rose as it seemed the easy option knowing time was short.In fact I managed to do it in about an hour!! Then I cleared up and wondered what to do next. I sat at the computor and looked at loads of brilliant blogs. For some reason I was drawn to people's collages and so started to play with my box of small scraps,one thing led to an other but then I had to stop as Tony reminded me of all the things that needed to be done before tomorrow morning. I wonder what I will think about this beginning when i come back?
After following martha's poppy class and learning such alot I still knew there was masses more to learn. I decided to copy a print I have had for a long long time in the hope I might learn more. I certainly did. Most importantly I learnt I must mix up enough of the main colour to see me to the end. As you can see I didn't, then I realised I must let parts dry before painting in something right next to it. Now I know I need to get something (I don'tknow what its called) to paint on where I want white to stay,and that I can't paint over where I've already painted because the colours mix so.
I was sorry I messed up one of the middle flowers petals, but overall it was well worth doing. I am going to try the same approach to leaves next,then will try again to paint real flowers from the garden.
Last weekend Tony and I held a party in our wood. All day we worried that it would rain so we begged and borrowed lots of open sided tents. With the help of friends we gave each one 3 sides and al 72 of us could have been seated and under cover if it had rained. We decorated the inside of every one with summer coloured paper flowers we had already made and hung up my many wedding sari's. It all looked very pretty, the rain held off ,it was warm and we danced and danced to a live Irish group and ate and drank to ours hearts content.
The next morning ( and we went to bed extremly late) Tony got up at 5:00 and went to a Brocante!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lots of people meantime turned up and helped dismantle and restore the wood to its usual beautiful calm self.
Just as we finished he came back with a bag full of treasures which we all duely admired.
The weekend before he bought me the little painting of the young girl,it was framed very badly so I immediately took it out of its frame.Imagine my surprise when I found the other portrait on the back. I love them both ,now have the dilemma of which side to show.
Kartka wielkanocna...
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U mnie w tym roku na kartkach wielkanocnych króluje ten wesoły kurczak 😃🐣
I pomyśleć, że jeszcze nie tak dawno temu nie posądzałabym siebie o takie
zai...
Adorable book end
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I was looking for a book end found this adorable book end. Isn’t he cute.
Now I can organise my book. It is taking ages to organise my stuff after
the ...
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Happy New Year 2024
It is hard to believe but 2024 marks the *20th year* I have been
blogging. Are any other bloggers out there having a 20th birthda...
Still above ground.....
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...and trying to make some sense of what has happened over the last couple
of years!
My last blog post was ages ago...
...simply because I wouldn't ha...
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Benedetti siano gli istanti, i millimetri e le ombre delle piccole cose.
// Blessed are the moments, the millimeters and the shadows of little
things. -...
The End of 2021 Onward to 2022!
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Just wanted to drop by, (its been awhile to say the least) to share these
lovely photos Mother Nature bestowed on us starting Christmas Eve. AND they
sa...
Maileg Pixy
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Zijn ze niet super leuk deze Kerst elfjes?
Deze schatjes zijn in alle maten te krijgen.
van hele grote tot hele kleine elfjes in een doosje,
ook heb j...
Allotment Life
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In 2017 we decided to take on an allotment.
Considering the fact that my husband is 73 (and I'm not far off 70) I guess
you could say we left it a bit late...
The Spirituality of a Fortune Teller
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I had posted these journal pages on Instagram a few days ago
and thought I would share the details.
I love the gypsy boho style of these pages and I
am fasc...
An update
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Hi everyone!
I haven't been to visit my blog for some time. I've had fun going back over
some of my posts, and looking to see who is still blogging. My sewi...
New Mail Art Postcard
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Dear Blogging friends,
I hope 2018 started good for all of you. During the recent weeks I didn’t
have enough time to create something new, but now I'm back...
Truffling....
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*This morning I needed to have some air, do a little truffling and find a
little inspiration. A walk around the old discarded factory being used as a
r...
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*I'll see you all later today (PST) *
Having computer issues and I have a post in mind, showing my contribution
to the drawing challenge but ran into a sn...
Well Hello Molly
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I have been crocheting forever
and for the past few years
it has been my obsession..
*Literally*
I work, sleep and crochet
(ok sometimes I play with my ...
Love Stitching Red
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I haven't posted here for a while and after a lot of thought I have decided
to take a little break from Love Stitching Red. This, I hope, will be a
tempor...
Busy with Life
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Obviously, no matter my better intentions, this space gets neglected while
life just seems to zoom by.
So much time, so many happenings. A little catch-up...
Hello Friends!
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I finally figured out my email and password...LOL :) I haven't been doing
a lot of crafting, working outside the home doesn't leave me a lot of
free-time....
A New Year, A New Shop and Blog for 2018
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Hello to everyone!
2018 will be my year to push forward to make more of my dreams become a
reality after several years of serious health issues. I had kid...
Blog Closed
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Dear friends I have made a new FB page where I will show what I work with
in Mixed Media, after years with blogging I have decided to close my blogs,
there...
This Blog is No Longer Being Updated
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I have decided to start a new blog attached to my website. Therefore, this
blog is no longer being updated. You can find my new blog here.
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Since my last post all I can think about at the moment is mice. Maybe I bit
too much cheese off when I entered the 100dayproject and opted for 100 mice
n...
What a Year
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It's been quite a year. I finally found my little dream house in the
country. I didn't do too badly envisioning what I ended up with. To
clarify what ...
IT HAS BEEN A LONG LONG TIME
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It has been a very long time since my last Blog post for many reasons. But
the photographs above are some of the things I have been doing. Some ...
Moving on
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It's been an eventful summer. After much soul searching. I've made a
decision that Adventures in Thread has run its course. This year, despite
making chang...
Beady Bliss: The Soup is Cooked
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So sorry that this post is late- have to cite computer and user error!!
GRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!
This is my second Bead Soup Blog Hop Reveal with Lori Anderson. Bef...
Cupcake the Bluetit, the bublebee and me!
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Cupcake and Muffin, our pair of young bluetits, began building their nest
in our camera nestbox several weeks ago. The nest was about completed and
Cupca...
Christmas Shoebox Time
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Our shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child 2013 have now been dropped off
so will soon be on their way to bring a little joy to a child in another
land. ...
Mes blogs déménagent
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Bonjour à toutes,
Suite à quelques problèmes, j'ai décidé de créer un nouveau blog sur
canalblog (qui regroupera celui ci et solangepassions). Pour tout
...
Do Not Make Metal Roofing Installation Errors!
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It is undeniable that usage of metal roofing has increased over the past
few years. The reason for this increased interest is due to its many
benefits for ...
Weekend at Cluny
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On Saturday we packed the car and went for a long drive to Cluny. I
remember last year there were lots of other Leonbergers there and it rained
all day!
W...
Life Book 2013
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I know, I know, I am such a slacker!
In truth I have been doing some art here and there,
but not really finishing anything.
I am trying to give myself a brea...
Centering the header in Blogger
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With some new blogger template the header is not centered, but it's very
simple to correct.
Go to Design > Advanced > Add CSS > Paste the code below to Ad...
December 2012 music spectacular!!!
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Just a moments’ thought for dear old Duchess who popped her clogs last week.
She went to bed in the egg laying box, got all snuggled down with her pals...
The Mermaid's Dream fabric book/Charlie's baby
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*It's been a lovely start to the year. I have loads of ideas for future
projects, and I am finding resources I'd either forgotten I had, or haven't
looked...
...and the winners are!
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Tristan, studio lolo, and Ann. These are the order that I picked them out
of the bowl. I'll be contacting you and will get these into the mails right
away....
Comfort Doll Project Lives!
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Thanks to Brenda, the Comfort Doll Project continues. Please visit the new
blog and continue sending those dolls. Brenda will soon have info for where
to...
"Ten Little Toes"
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Had way too much fun with this one! Entitled "Ten Little Toes" - look at
that little one wiggling her toes - so cute! Used a variety of cottons,
laces, cr...
ETSY
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"Spread the word about Etsy: Your Help is Needed!" Was the title of a post
in the ideas section of the forum. I am going to post Fearless Fibres own
postin...