Sunday Sketches

Happy Sunday to you all. The sun is shining where I am which is lovely as it's been dull for the last few days.

My sketch this week is of some shells that have been collected, which are surrounded by words that came to mind when I think about the sea. One day I will live by there....

I've just sat down with a cuppa and having a bit of a quiet time until Daisy and Jim come back from swimming.

I'm sad to say that Sophia will not be hosting a Sunday Sketch this week as her father has undergone emergency surgery. My thoughts and prayers are with her and I hope her Dad gets better soon.

I hope you have a good Sunday wherever you are and whatever you do x

It's raining again....

Thankfully we have only rain and no snow, blizzard or like some parts of the world, a tragic earthquake......so I am grateful.

Hope you've all had a great Saturday!

8/52 - Sketchbook

Still no time to paint so my creative picture this week is of my new best friend....my sketchbook with water brush. At the moment I am using this more than ever...which I am pleased about as I need lots of drawing practice
Happy Friday to you!

A dressy challenge

I was reading this blog and this blog and I am all inspired to create my own dress. One of my goals for this year was to dust off my sewing machine, so this is the perfect opportunity. And seeing as I am quite short and always find it hard to find clothes that fit, this idea is perfect. The slight flaw in my plan is that I have never made a dress before. I don't think I've ever actually followed a pattern either.

I have a sewing machine and dressmaking shears, pins and a tape measure which I think are the basic equipment I need....I just need to know how now! I am sure I could learn from a book, or maybe go to evening classes, but then I remembered that my amazing mum is brilliant when it comes to dressmaking. She made a lot of my clothes (and her's) when I was little, and she made my bridesmaid dress, has made numerous curtains, recovered sofas and chairs......so really, who else would I ask!

I can't find the book I want on amazon so I will look elsewhere, but I truly love this dress. I can see me in it!

So that's my latest challenge. To achieve one of my goals this year and to create something I love. Just need some time in between rennovating my cottage and working a day job, and the children, (so it may take a while) but hey, I do love a challenge!

Sunday Sketches

My Sunday sketch this week is of a Charlie and Lola birthday card I made for my friend's daughter's 5th birthday.

I tried it with a multi coloured banner in my sketch book but decided on a lilac and pink one in the end.

It's a bit of a late Sunday post as I was in Brighton today at the 5th birthday party where great time was had by all....so I am now heading off to look at the other Sunday Sketches....why don't you join me.

7/52 - Fairy cake time

My picture for this week was taken on Sunday when Daisy and I made fairy cakes. Creativity in the kitchen.

There is something magical (and messy) about making cakes with a 4 year old, and it brought back memories of me as a child as I LOVED baking. So it was pure joy to be able to do this with Daisy.
They were yummy too and Daisy's one was the one with the most jellies on.

Have a great weekend and remember to laugh and have lots of fun xx

Sketchbook and journal heaven

One of the things I wanted to achieve this year was to keep a sketchbook. I have loads of these in various shapes and sizes but most of them remain blank. I just can’t resist buying them....I also love notebooks and look at the one my lovely Jim bought for me. For those who love Moleskins, the paper in this Rhodia apparently doesn't seep as much as a Moleskin - can't wait to try it so I will let you know.


I should really get outside more and sketch and I do have a little portable watercolour set in my desk at work for such occasions, but I don’t do as much as I should.

But at the moment a sketchbook is my new friend as with lots of things to sort out right now I haven’t had time to dig out a canvas and paint. So little sketches and doodles are really keeping my hand in and helping me work through different ideas to use when I do have time to paint. Here’s a busy one I did last night before heading to bed.....well I was on the way to bed, walked past my studio, went inside and switched the light on and before I knew what was happening Jim walked in some time later smiling, knowing that my art had called me. Could be why I overslept this morning.




I love peeking into other people’s sketchbooks, so if you have any links to any, please do share them.

Sorry for not commenting on as many blogs as I normally do...I hope to get back into the groove soon.

Enjoy your evening....I'm off to relax with a bath and a book.

xxx