Way back in August I was resisting the temptation to show you my Halloween house for this year….. then something happened to September ( it just disappeared into thin air!) and now all of sudden its October. So, since we are officially into the spooky month I can show you!Continue Reading
This month I did an online art course. This is the fourth one I have done, the second one I have finished! I like them because by the magic of internet, the world becomes a very small place. It means I can be part of courses that are being heldContinue Reading
When we went to France last month we went down to a little town called Ax-la-Therme. It is very quaint, lots of narrow streets with these lovely tall, thin houses with shutters. There was very little English spoken there so we had to practise our best French – I mustContinue Reading
Well, it was the 1st August when I started this post but now it is 12.30 am so its the 2nd but nevermind. Ok, if you look back at this blog you will see that every summer things go quiet. The sun comes out and I go outside and nothingContinue Reading
Hello, I was just looking at the calendar and realized that June has all but gone…… I know they say “the older you are, the quicker time flies” but I am not that old, where has the year gone??!! We are going on holidays in the middle of July soContinue Reading
My Mum moved again…(her 10th move, but she promises that this is the last one) For as long as I can remember my parents bought houses that needed a bit of love and made them beautiful. It might have been just a lick of paint or it might have beenContinue Reading
Have you seen the Tim Holtz Mini configuration books? They come in craft coloured heavy chipboard ready for you do whatever you want to them……. Here is my finished project, I painted the whole thing white and didn’t use all of the little boxes inside (which leaves me with twoContinue Reading
The June bank holiday means only one thing in Killarney….. the BIKEFEST!!!!! Town is filled with bikers from all over the world, every hotel, B&B and campsite has rows of amazing bikes in front of it, and it really is the best event of the year (and we have aContinue Reading
Well, this is what they did with the paper machè birds!! Only one painted their birds the same – and she is a twin (her twin isn’t in the group)…. and its their birthday today, which I thought was lovely! Can you see the board painted like a football pitchContinue Reading
Eighteen little birds are waiting to be made bright and colourful this Saturday when my young friends come over to play! There is quite a lot of preparation for this class, paper machè takes time to dry and one layer is no good, so my kitchen table has looked likeContinue Reading