Options, decisions, choices.....

That is what these last few weeks have been about.....

Not much arting or crafting going on, lots of reading and thinking instead.

Somehow, my 9-5 work took over my "real life" and I lost myself in slobbing on the sofa and crappy TV (instead of doing the real work)

But with the start of Spring (hilarious I know with the weather we've been having), I feel I may have turned a corner, trying to stay focused on the small things and see the beauty in the everyday.....

An Andy Goldsworthy style frost shadow

Beautiful sunsets

Finding beauty on a work day

Brightly coloured pheasant wandering across the garden

Keri Smith Daring Dice of Transformation

The theme of purposefully keeps cropping up

There was a little time for crafting in between watching episodes of Real Housewife's and Geordie Shore  (don't judge me people!!!!)

The sunlight hitting my desk at work


Keep a look out for the small stuff people...it's where the magic is...

Aaaaaaatishoooo......

This week has been mainly about this....

Sneezy, runny noses. (Photo is from the curtains at this place, worth a visit!!) 

There has been time for a little crafting however...

A secret gift for a friend.....

I invoked my inner child for this years Mother's day card

Got a bit more grown up for Mother-in-Laws card....

made a new Charm Bracelet...to be added to my Folksy Shop

And got a bit more colourful with my hair....

Lots of lurve....

Holiday.......

Celebrate!!!

I'll give you all a few minutes to stop singing that classic Madonna hit

And so we'll begin....

As I've already intimated, this week I've been on holiday (not a jetting away from it all kind of thing, just a break from the 9-5).

Head was full of arty, crafty things, adventurous days out, exploring etc etc etc.......Turns out what I really needed was a week of doing sod all.

I tried to make myself be creative, insisting that I pushed through the Blah and did something..uh..no..not happening.

What did happen was cancelled days out (thanks Stagecoach for crap bus timetables) a sudden lack of money and a pile of failed craft projects.

What also happened in the wake of all this blah was this:

I got new hair

I got a birthday cake

I got a donkey

(Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth)

I got a Hula Hoop!!

There has been lots of tea drinking, lots of crappy TV watching and lots of hula hooping....and I don't feel a bit guilty about it.

And now for your viewing....

:o)

Back to normal....

Last week my timetable was screwed..... no "Crafty Wednesday" for me!! But this week it's all systems go again.....

Yesterday was Drawing Class...I struggled with a pepper....I wonder how many times I've been asked to draw a pepper??? I feel that I am more of a line, less of a tone sort of person

Then I moved onto colour. Now flowers have always been a favourite of mine, so this was less of a chore

And today on "Crafty Wednesday" I have been mainly felting.....

The possibilities are endless

And we're off.....

Looks like it's going to be another cuff...

Onto the sewing machine....

Add a few little details....

Happy (nearly) Valentines Day!!!

Drawing Class - Round 2

Feeling a bit better about this result.

 I fought and struggled, tried to distract myself, told myself that it was too hard to do, BUT 

I pushed through all the self doubt and inner critics and made myself sit there and do it.

It's not perfect, it's not accurate, I'm not even sure if it's that good, but I did it!!

The joys of being in a class are that you can't just have a big diva strop and fall onto the table claiming it is too hard...I'd like to point out that I NEVER do that at home 

Thanks to Quay Drawing 

What a difference a week makes......

This time last week it was snow, snow and more snow....

Now, wind, sunshine and some more wind, no excuse not to craft/create today!!!

This week I have been mainly making a surprise for a friend...

Any excuse to you some of the fab buttons I bought back in October from No 47, Tobermory

I've finished off my felted cuff that I was working on, trying to decide whether to make them commercially or not???

I started to play around with another crocheted cuff design...

I've also finished my jigsaw pieces for this piece of Craftism

I've been making some flower rings (soon to be added to my Folksy site)

And I've booked a holiday to our little piece of Paradise

It's been a busy week riding the wild donkey!!!

Snow stops play.....

Today was supposed to be about craft.....

It's all about the snow instead.....

Little bits of colour to be found

No washing today

Bet she wishes she'd covered up