This week at woodschool I finally got Jam’s spoon glued back together. I did think for a long time about abandoning the project altogether but it took me a year to get it all carved and as my teacher reminded me even if I started all over again there was no guarantee that the new Read more about together for evermore (I hope)[…]
Today I’m participating in Handmade Makers Market’s ‘Getting To Know You Challenge’. They love handmade and believe in shopping local and direct from the makers, crafters and designers themselves and so do I. Find out more about the Handmade Makers Challenge and answer the questions for yourself here. *First up, give us a quick introduction, who are Read more about Getting to know me – in a crafty style[…]
(Image taken from here design copyright Robert Oddy) Mum and dad wanted to get me something for my birthday. I’m trying to get rid of stuff at the moment, to send anything I don’t need or regularly use to our fantastic Oxfam charity shop (as William Morris so rightly said “Have nothing in your home Read more about Bird-brained[…]
For as long as I can remeber I’ve been interested/freaked out by masks. Mostly people in masks like the scary street corner people who are usually painted gold or silver or indeed this lot (Dr who geek alert) As I’ve said on a basic level masks frighten me, but they also intrigue me in that Read more about Masquerade[…]
(N.B the image on the top of this post is not one of Marlowe’s pieces for those please see Orts & Fragments, this is stained glass made out of photos, clever isn’t it? ) Regular readers of this blog will know that as well as writing here I’m a keen follower of other peoples blogs, Read more about Orts and Fragments – an inspiration![…]
So for the last week Jam & I have been working non stop on bunting for my friend Beth’s wedding. Unfortunately I got really ill on Monday & Tuesday last week, so we were behind schedule with everything to do. You may remember the fabrics a pale pink, cream and mint green. Jam was an Read more about Bunting – finished at last[…]