A couple of days ago I dug out a book I've had for years and never actually read *whoops* Years ago I used to do collages, and I love being arty, especially if it's something for the house. I've finally started reading it and the first idea/project is to create a boat. I'm not a… Continue reading Being Crafty
Category: art
Cross Stitch
I stumbled across an article the other day by Gloria Wickman, where she says that cross stitch helped "develop my creativity and self discipline". So yesterday I dug out one of my cross stitch kits (I've got a few, but most are in storage). After all, I could do with developing my creativity, and my… Continue reading Cross Stitch
Inspiration
Yesterday I went up to London with a friend to see a talk given by writer Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl With A Pearl Earring (amongst her many other books). It was a lovely day (even with the tube closures!) and Ms Chevalier was both inspiring and interesting. I came away realising that research doesn't… Continue reading Inspiration
Being Creative
I was a chess widow today, and although I should be working on an assignment, I decided that I wanted to do something creative...something arty as todays self care. So I stuck on a Podcast and decorated, sorry, Decopatched my jar. I'll do another layer tomorrow, when this one is dry, but so far so… Continue reading Being Creative
