My room is not large. It's about 3.0m by 2.6m (or slightly smaller than 10ft by 8½ft). When we first moved here I was using it as a computer/reading room and — with a desk, filing cabinet, comfy chair, side table and some shelves — it was quite cosy and relaxing. Then I started crafting...… Continue reading My craft room
Back at the end of May this year I saw an announcement for a new creative community targeted at arty, creative types who blog. And I must have had my brave trousers on that day because I filled in the form and applied to join. I know that doesn't sound like a particularly brave thing… Continue reading GESSO: Primed Creatives blogging challenge
A couple of weeks ago it was suggested, in another place, that people might like to put together a blog post introducing themselves or their art. Well, my creations are all on this blog, so I'd better tell you something about me. The fact that I am writing this on the last day of the… Continue reading Introducing…
First, it was the handmade cards, now it's the mixed media panels and altered art. People insist on telling me that I could sell the things I make. I know it's meant as a compliment — they're just saying they think the things I make are good enough that people would pay for them —… Continue reading “You could sell those”
It's been quiet here on the blog this last week, but I have been busy making cards. I just can't show you them yet. March is quite a busy time for card making: two Mother's Day cards, two birthdays, two or three Easter cards depending on how inspired I am. And then this year there's… Continue reading Sneak peek
Miracles do happen. I have just scheduled the last of my catch-up card blog posts. Yes, it’s true! I have finally written up all the cards I’ve made, every single one that had been sitting on my desk just waiting to be put up on the blog. All the cards I made during the Daily… Continue reading All caught up
Every now and again I’ll see someone saying that they wish they could colour like someone else. There were even a couple of people said similar things to me in the comments on my Daily Marker blog hop post the other day. I’ve said it myself enough times; looked at other people’s art and despaired at… Continue reading How to colour like me
