Sunday Window Shopping on Etsy

Things that are making me smile right now - see the treasury here.

EastonStudio $35.00	DirtyBils $139.00	mbartstudios $22.00	barefootbanana... $9.00
polkadotHOME $22.00	ThreeBlueBee $11.99	FeltByGina $17.00	gracedesign $42.00
dgordon $34.00	livingferal $16.00	QuercusSilver $9.00	scenicartisans $50.00
BlackbirdStudi... $55.00	Luncheonettevi... $24.00	blanaid $622.00	laurageorge $20.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Packaging the Prints

I've spent what seems like a ridiculously long time this afternoon packaging up my prints ready for the exhibition (see my Events page for details) - framing some and packing the others in bags, labelling them all, and so on.  I had no idea it would take so long!

I just hope I manage to sell one or two after all this!  Although I do have a plan for those that don't sell... and I would be quite happy to keep these two...

I'm relieved to have got them all done - now I'm looking forward to a quiet evening finishing off my first ever hand-knitted sock.

Folksy Friday

My Friday look at the work of some of the talented artists and makers selling on Folksy. Hover over an image for more details or click on each one to go direct to the listing.

A bit of a summer holiday feel to the collection this week!  Hope you're enjoying yours!

My creative space - more ffflowers

It'a a grey and drizzly day here today and I feel as if I have been sitting around all morning not achieving very much.  I wonder if it is the greyness making me feel like that?  Because it is not actually true, I have been finishing off this whole garden full of ffflowers...

They have brought a welcome splash of brightness to an otherwise dreary day.  I think I need to do something a bit more energetic this afternoon!

I am waiting impatiently for the paper to dry from my printing sessions - the general humidity is not really helping.  Here's hoping for a better drying day tomorrow!

Edit: I've just realised that I forgot to include a link to all the other lovely creative spaces out there - oops!  Go and have a look!

Favourite ffflowers

I think of all the different colour flowers I make, these are probably my favourite.  I was quite sad to pack this lovely lot up today to ship them off to their new home.

Sea Breeze ffflowers available here.

Work progressing...

Yesterday's plates have turned into prints... at least one of them has.  The other one, I wasn't happy with the effect on one side of the plate and by the time I'd sorted it the good side had got squashed and lost all definition.  Back to the drawing board with that one then...

I printed the one that worked and some I had already made until I ran out of drying space - I think I need a better (cheap) solution than an old 3-legged sweater drying rack!

Work in progress

Busy getting ready to print at the moment... 2 new plates all varnished and ready to go...











... and a stack of lovely soft creamy paper all ready and torn to size.