ART DOLL & HAPPY EASTER!

Well I never, its Saturday already! I've had another busy week. Mainly due to my other half's car finally breaking down and meaning a new one had to be bought sharpish! With all the kerfuffle (gosh, I love that word!) of the new car, Joe still being off school and suddenly we have a Bank Holiday - I don't seem to have got as much creative stuff done this week! And I've still not managed to list all the new buttons in my Ebay Shop. Oh well. Back to school for Joe next week so hopefully I'll catch up!

For now, here is a picture of an art doll I recently completed. She is called "Queen of Create". I really loved making her. I wonder what you think?!

Bright New Monday!

Despite yesterday's SNOW! See picture (by my 7 year old son) of what outside my front door looked like yesterday evening!


Today is brighter, but the days always start this way then disintegrate into either rain, hail or snow by mid-afternoon! Its seriously hindering my organic onion planting - I've been sold a half-share in an allotment and I'm itching to get over there to plant these onions. We've currently got organic chillis, coriander & mixed spicy salad leaves growing in half toilet roll tubes on the kitchen & bedroom windowsills. My son is happy with their progress, checking them every day!

Enough of this though - you're here for pictures right? Well here are some of a gorgeous Altered Book which was sent to me by a lovely fellow artist in USA. Later today I'll post pictures of the Art Doll & mini Altered Box which I'm sending to her in return.

Have a very Happy Monday everyone (why do I think of a blue dog when I say that?!)

Illustration Friday - "Speed"

Trying out some new techniques, I'm pretty darn pleased with the results! Monaco Race - Constant Speed ACEO/ATC

Now for sale here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7405874656&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

Joined ZNE at long last!

I'm now a proud Vendor Member of http://www.zneart.com/

Exciting New Buttons!

At last my order of Dress It Up buttons arrived! I've used them to make a card which should soon be published in Crafts Beautiful magazine and also on this ATC.

I love buttons so much. From the old Bakelite jar I played with as a child, which my Nanny had filled with odd buttons & bits, to the brightly coloured ones you can buy today in so many glorious designs. Lots of my cards, ATCs and textile work feature buttons.

And hopefully by the end of the day I'll have packs of them up for sale here - http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Art-Attic_Beads-Buttons-Brads