brightened by beauty

Yesterday was a day of ups and downs. It started off with excitement.  The supplies I ordered for a new idea for my Christmas stalls had arrived and I was itching to get to work with them. I won’t tell you what … Continue reading

between the sheets

You may remember that last month I sent off my contributions to Mary Emmens’s vintage sheet swap. Or you may not… I had almost forgotten myself actually, as I have been busy with other things recently. I was reminded of … Continue reading

kitschtastic!

Yesterday I posted about my fabric from  Julie of Vintage Attitude – well, this is the other thing in my parcel! Isn’t it kitschtastic?! It’s actually vintage wrapping paper. Presumably for wrapping wedding gifts. The illustration reminds me very much of … Continue reading

a sh*tty morning

Excuse my language, but there’s not really any more fitting way of putting it. Yesterday, I literally had a shitty morning. The downstairs toilet leaked the contents of it’s macerator – everywhere. After popping out for some heavy duty rubber gloves, … Continue reading

what I got!

So this is what I got in the mail this morning from the Sherwood Art Week artist trading card swap. What a nice way to start the week! Oh, and I also got this one… I think there might be … Continue reading

artist trading cards – part two

So they are finished! My Artist Trading Cards are all ready to wave bye bye to when they are entered into the swap this evening. I was going to show you the finished ten cards yesterday, but as you may … Continue reading