01/02/2014

Pink & Green #Etsy

Thought we`d have pink and green today. Spring like colours to remind us of what is to come..... one day..... we hope. It`s okay I`m only kidding..... I think.
Can you believe it`s the start of a new month already?
Yesterday wasn`t too bad weather wise, to start with.
I had to go into the city to get a few things I needed and meet a friend for lunch and it stayed dry.
I went in with my granddaughter and she helped me in my quest until it was time for her to go to work. At the moment she has Fridays free in her Sixth form education, so she works if needed. As she is saving hard for her driving lessons, car and car insurance, she is glad of any work she can get.
I found some paper I needed, wasn`t such a good idea to buy it so early on as it was rather heavy. I bought some cord and some card too, job done. Then we went for lunch and sat talking for nearly two hours, as if we hadn`t been talking non stop from the time we met up.
Ah well, you know what they say...... It`s good to talk. Must say I do it very well and a lot every chance I get.
The rain began while I was on the bus home..... Sigh!!
As usual, to see a bigger picture or a description, just click on the item to view it in the shop.
ENJOY!!!

It`s raining again, the river`s rising,
the tide is in, so it`s not surprising.
Bit by bit it slowly creeps higher
in the background, the cathedral spire.
So far it hasn`t burst it`s banks
and for that we give grateful thanks.
There are many homes alongside and nearby,
that will be hoping the weather turns dry.
Day after day and week after week,
the grey skies continue to leak.
I wonder if it will ever go away,
how soon to return on another day?
A few weeks dry and they`ll say drought.
Could it really be? What`s that all about?
Mother Nature is oh so contrary
we just need a good weather fairy!!



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31/01/2014

Splendid Stripes #Etsy

Don`t think I`ve ever done stripes for the whole blog before, very remiss of me, I must say. I know they`ve been part of, but not had an entire blog dedicated to splendid stripes. So today I am rectifying that oversight for your enjoyment.

I spent a lot of time yesterday preparing paper and book covers again. I had hoped to have enough time to make up one or two but it wasn`t to be. It all took so much longer than I expected. I spent quite a bit of time looking out a variety of papers, after all if you are buying a handmade notebook, it needs to be a bit different inside too. Well, beside the cover being a print of my own artwork and it being hand cut and hand stitched that is.
Still, I now have enough prepared for 6 books and more 2 covers ready prepared for another paper cutting session.
I`m really looking forward to putting them together.
As usual, to see a bigger picture or a description, just click on the item to view it in the shop.
ENJOY!!!

A grey day, a touch of breeze
the damp makes so many wheeze.
I think I`d rather see the snow,
at night it gives off a real glow.
The day somehow seems much brighter
and definitely very much lighter.
Everywhere I can see a frown,
these dull days get everyone down.
Now we have an added twist
look at what I thought was mist.
Did you guess? Yes it`s rain
come pouring down once again.
I want to hear the birds sing
I really want it to be spring.
I want, I want, so much more
than seeing this endless grey bore.
Mother Nature please give me sun
I won`t let up until it`s been done!!



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30/01/2014

Dream of Summer #Etsy

I saw this treasury and just couldn`t resist. Right now, here in the UK, that is mostly what we are dreaming of. Summer with blue skies and warmth. Although to be honest we don`t get that very often in the summer either. But we do at least get milder temperatures. Brrr.
Anyway this collection seemed such fun and so summery looking I thought it might be cheering for all of you too.

Yesterday I was going great guns. In the morning I was busy printing artwork onto linen canvas ready to glue to card. Then I even managed to do some glueing before I went out.
After the school run I managed to get the rest glued as well. Now I just need to cut the inside pages to size, measure them for where the holes go and then sew them together. After which I will add some form of closure to them and they`ll be done.
I really love the making part of anything, it`s the photographing and listing I find such a pain. Still, it has to be done otherwise I would be overrun with all the things I love to make.
As usual, to see a bigger picture or a description, just click on the item to view it in the shop.
ENJOY!!!

I often dream of summer days
of seeing a distant heat haze.
Of white fluffy clouds drifting
and already my spirits are lifting.
Of very blue skies and warm sun
shining out till the day is done.
Of days so endlessly flowing
of golden light always glowing.
Country walks and sandy beaches
exploring to the far reaches
of every place to which we go
sometimes fast and others slow.
Happy faces, smiles all around,
is what summer brings I`ve found.
So of summer I often dream
it always makes my eyes gleam!!



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29/01/2014

Hearts for Love #Etsy

It`s gift ideas for Valentine`s Day with Hearts for Love today. Even if you aren`t looking for Valentine gifts they are lovely to see anyway. Hope you enjoy them.

Yesterday I shut the computer off much earlier than usual and was determined to get to grips with making the notebooks I was doing, as I had gathered all the materials.
Last week I was playing with different types of card and ways of covering the outside of the notebooks. I had also been looking for different types of paper as I wanted some variety of colours and textures. I thought it would make them more interesting to use.
I got all the papers cut to the right size and got some string and some cord. In a book I got last year they used a variety of threads including twine, string and different cords.
Then, it was bite the bullet and get on with it, after careful measuring to get the holes in the right place on all the sheets as well as the cover.
To my surprise it went very smoothly after that. I made two and was very pleased with the results.
As usual, to see a bigger picture or a description, just click on the item to view it in the shop.
ENJOY!!!

Nature seems to have a limited range
of weather right now, there`s no change.
It`s just rain, rain and yet more rain
and yes you guessed, it`s coming down again.
At the weekend there was a noisy storm
this was very far from the norm.
One minute dry then a far off rumbling
within minutes we heard them tumbling.
Hailstones flung to earth, by the sky,
a ton of ice delivered from on high.
In moments the garden turned white,
it was quite a surprising sight.
Like small golf balls, melting fast
I was so glad they didn`t last
If they had hit, they would have hurt,
so pleased they only hit the dirt.
Was a fitting end to the storms rage,
and when it ended, we could turn the page!!



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