All things are new ...

After digging out a 16MB smart memory card I am able to show you the last thing i made in 2011, this colourful cross for a friend, which is inspired by Mexican alter tables ...



It has an alternative side which might fit in with autumnal times which my special friend so loves :-)



I cleared the kitchen windowsill yesterday, to let in more winter light, and to help give that lovely calm feeling that only a good de-clutter can do! Here is a boat I made at pottery, where me and the girls hung out this autumn, learning about clay!



My girls made all kinds of small sculptures and vessels which the potter showed them how to make, and even though they are quite young, they achieved successfully! We even had a glazing session just before Christmas ... On the bottom shelf is a Marble-run which I made in my foundation year, many moons ago. Would you like to see it working?



Finally at tea time yesterday I dug into a black bag of clothing that we have been blessed with and tightened up some trousers for my petite 5 year olds by sewing in extra elastic, and this chunky heart was cut from a very special but old cardigan of mine to repair a jumper for daisy!


When Mary saw me take up the scissors she said, can you cut knitting? Good question for a 3-year-old! It has been partially felted :-)

no not-new plaster!

I first coated some new plaster today, plaster which was new in Feb of 2008, when Mary was still in my big belly ... so, I am pretty pleased about that!

i also do interior designing ...

my kitchen was re-done last year and i still havent painted it, but i will soon as those blue walls just dont go! i am pretty sure i have found a good match for those tiles though, after bringing a few samples home from the local paint shop ...

steve bought a new jug filter recently, so thats why it doesn't match the walls or counter ... he bought it ! i had to have one as the other was over 9 years old not fitting together as well ....

some great wallpapers!

my kitchen, the progress of which i have been blogging on wessexfm, is still not finnished altho it will be this week, with the tiles going up on thursday. it will be nice not living with a cluttered dining room including the fridge next to matty's high-chair. it is covered in sticky finger prints!

its not easy to get any sewing done, but i have managed a bit, and the drawing of flash was admired by at least one of my kitchen fitters ...

i should finnish that minature camera for the raggy rat soon, in the meantime here is a peep at the treasure we found behind those very old 50s style cupboards ....

this second one takes me back, to wearing plastic bibs and sucking rusks.... do pop over to the blog of sebs progress, linked from the left if this doesn't work of course ...

http://www.sebsodyssey.org.uk/update.html