January so far

Has been the month of bills! They say things come in threes ss maybe the bills will too. After a heafty car bill, was probably due to my hitting nasty potholes in our awful roads here. Then my poor cat has to have a minor surgery this week, well all I can say is thank heavens for Visa cards when you are really in a bind. Well to keep my spirits bright I have gone magazine shopping, well mostly flipping through them, the one I went home with is this months Sommerset it is well worth the price and includes some great features this month, and nice story on Sally Jean Alexander's business life, plus a great Marie Antoinete swap entries, pages of lovely Green inspired collage work with vintage photos and a section on Nature Diaries. I have looked at this magazine before and have walked away from it mostly because of it's content was very off the wall, but not this month. I looked at Feb Country Living US and put back on the shelf nothing really caught my eye, they really pump the medical ads in there now! Victoria Jan/Feb is a keeper I bought that one a few weeks ago, I enjoyed the section on Sharon Sowells Paper Art Studio here is a few pictures.
although the Dec one was not so great. I passed on the Jan/ Romantic Homes not enough eye candy for me. I am waiting for the Feb/Valentines issue, from what I have read on other blogs it looks good. I will wait again too for the Country Living UK and another British 25 Beautiful Homes to land on our soil, the December ones were excellent. The other books on my nightstand right now, one I just finished and was really impressed by her writing style an English Detective Story Series " A Touch of Mortality" by Ann Granger I now am a fan and will search out the other book she has written. Well that's what we do here in Canada in the Winter......Read...Read.

January so far

Has been the month of bills! They say things come in threes ss maybe the bills will too. After a heafty car bill, was probably due to my hitting nasty potholes in our awful roads here. Then my poor cat has to have a minor surgery this week, well all I can say is thank heavens for Visa cards when you are really in a bind. Well to keep my spirits bright I have gone magazine shopping, well mostly flipping through them, the one I went home with is this months Sommerset it is well worth the price and includes some great features this month, and nice story on Sally Jean Alexander's business life, plus a great Marie Antoinete swap entries, pages of lovely Green inspired collage work with vintage photos and a section on Nature Diaries. I have looked at this magazine before and have walked away from it mostly because of it's content was very off the wall, but not this month. I looked at Feb Country Living US and put back on the shelf nothing really caught my eye, they really pump the medical ads in there now! Victoria Jan/Feb is a keeper I bought that one a few weeks ago, I enjoyed the section on Sharon Sowells Paper Art Studio here is a few pictures.
although the Dec one was not so great. I passed on the Jan/ Romantic Homes not enough eye candy for me. I am waiting for the Feb/Valentines issue, from what I have read on other blogs it looks good. I will wait again too for the Country Living UK and another British 25 Beautiful Homes to land on our soil, the December ones were excellent. The other books on my nightstand right now, one I just finished and was really impressed by her writing style an English Detective Story Series " A Touch of Mortality" by Ann Granger I now am a fan and will search out the other book she has written. Well that's what we do here in Canada in the Winter......Read...Read.

An English Fairy

This new style charm features a collage that I made. I had a old photo I really liked of a lady in fancy English dress complete with high collared jacket and top hat, I would have worn this outfit if I was living in that time. Using the photo and some old ledger papers a few birds and silver fairy wings I came up with an English Fairy. I have also used this collage as a banner for my etsy store, it's so hard to get an image to look right on that size banner. May still fool around a bit more with it.

An English Fairy

This new style charm features a collage that I made. I had a old photo I really liked of a lady in fancy English dress complete with high collared jacket and top hat, I would have worn this outfit if I was living in that time. Using the photo and some old ledger papers a few birds and silver fairy wings I came up with an English Fairy. I have also used this collage as a banner for my etsy store, it's so hard to get an image to look right on that size banner. May still fool around a bit more with it.

Pretty Pink Ladies

Here a some new charms all set for Valentines Day.
I am so happy the way these pictures turned out, I used a
tripod to take them I think it helps! The tea cup saucer that I have my charms on is one of my Grandmothers, I keep it out on my wood dish drain for show in my kitchen along with a few others they colours are so beautiful.

Pretty Pink Ladies

Here a some new charms all set for Valentines Day.
I am so happy the way these pictures turned out, I used a
tripod to take them I think it helps! The tea cup saucer that I have my charms on is one of my Grandmothers, I keep it out on my wood dish drain for show in my kitchen along with a few others they colours are so beautiful.

New pretties

Well now that all the festivities are over for another year I have a nice little quite break to reflect on some new projects. I love the colours associated with Valentines Day shades of pinks reds and fancy pretty ladies. Here is a little sneak peek at some charms I am working on this week with those pretty colours in mind. I searched high and low for beautiful images to share with you, the french 18 th century ladies are difficult to come by. Well Happy New Years to all my reader friends! I plan to stay in and order take out and put my feet up!