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A curious thing…
So I’m just back from a short trip to London. A thing that I used to do quite frequently. But since that ‘P’ word (the Pandemic) struck and due to other circumstances, personal, family and general loss of (personal) direction, I haven’t been for three years. THREE WHOLE YEARS! How the heck did that happen?…
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New from old
I’ve been having a look back through some old sketchbooks (circa 2007 ish) to find my collection of animals. I remember that I was simplifying and stylising shapes to create quirky animals and looking at them again I thought they would make lovely collages. Diving into my stash of painted papers – mainly newspaper but…
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Use your scraps…
..to make a Mini Folded Book! I love to make books, notebooks, mini-books using paper scraps and re-using found paper – junk mail, newspaper and used envelopes. Come see how in my Skillshare Class Make a Mini Folded Book.
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Behind the scenes…
Some of my chicken’s have made their way onto some postcards. Selling as a set of four with kraft paper envelopes these are perfect for sending a hello, a thank you or invitation. Plus they look great in a frame.
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Save your envelopes!
Ever wondered what to do with all the envelopes that come through your letterbox at home or into your in-tray at work? Envelopes are a source of great paper. Paper with patterns – don’t you just love the geometric patterns on the inside of envelopes? Paper with character – still crisp or a bit shabby…
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Dog Mum ideas from 2009
Being an artist / creative / maker (I still can’t quite decide or pigeonhole exactly what I want to call myself!!) many of the ideas in my many many notebooks and journals are art based ones. However, dotted amongst them are other random potential business / product / enterprise ideas. Back in 2009 we…
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Ideas!
Ideas! Don’t you just love them? Gosh my head is full of possibles, of what ifs, of we could do this and I could totally do that! Ideas for enterprises, small business ideas, books, blogs, make its and more! But with such an abundance of ideas, many, many (but not all) fall along the wayside…
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Kid’s stuff?
Over the years I have tried so many art forms and crafts and learnt new digital skills. But, I ALWAYS come full circle to my absolute joy – cutting and sticking! This can be assemblage on a larger scale with wood or cardboard or collaging with paper in a mini notebook. Either way, call it…
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Altered Images
Are you a doodler?I just love doodling.I often find myself doodling.It’s something that needs little or no thought and little or no planningJust pick up a pencil or pen and a piece of paper and you’re off! But have you ever tried making altered images?Doodling over existing images. Now I’m not suggesting that you reach…
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A fishy secret revealed!
Recognise these little fellas? These are my fish prints which, over the last couple of years, I have offered in various guises – as wall art prints, on t-shirts and now, on lots more products thanks to Society6 and Redbubble. But, I’m going to let you into a secret and share with you how the…
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My art as therapy
Life can be stressful these days, huh? Anxiety was once something other people suffered from, right? Mental health and wellbeing may be buzz words right now but gosh now is the time to start (if you aren’t already) to pay attention to looking after our own mental health. And these last couple of years I…
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Simple things to help lift your mood
The world may be going through a bit of a crazy time right now. It’s understandable that we are all concerned for our own health and wellbeing and that of our loved ones with the global spread of Coronavirus and for many of us, we may have started thinking about our lives a little differently.…