A sparkle for New Year . . .

Wishing you all a sparkling New Year

x x x

Glass orb from

Oriskany Glass

Seed bombs . . .

Plantable paper seed bombs

from

recycled ideas

Do it yourself decorative votives . . .

Luxurious colour & decoration

to bring in the New Year

Decorative votive candle holders

to try your hand at here . . .

Merry Christmas . . .

Merry Christmas everyone 

May your days be Merry & Bright

x x x 

(candle jars from "treasure again")

cookie boxes to make . . .

I love the idea of making these

town house cookie boxes! 

see instructions here.

fox in the forest . . .

stunning paper cuts by

Lucrezia Bieler

With rings on her fingers . . .

I adore pattern & love the detail

on these stunning silver rings

by

Artisan Look

felted ornaments . . .

Peas in a pod

by

fairy folk

Christmas ornaments galore

perfect paper birds . . .

Paper birds

by

Diana Beltran Herrera.

Foxy . . .

I love this foxy design!

The perfect disguise for any mac book

from

BoutiqueID

Dandelion delight . . .

1000 Dandelions instillation

by

German artist

Regine Ramseier

Fireside sachets . . .

A lovely idea!  fireside sachets to make

When burnt on the fire they will release their natural fragrances

Metal clay loveliness . . .

silver clay work

by

Susan Breen Silvy

and here

paper hare . . .

by

Flurry & Salk

fabulous paper instillation's

The patient Gardener . . .

I adore this 100 year project idea by

Vision Division

for a student retreat to be made

in the gardens in Milan.

A circle of trees has been planted that even now 

are growing  to be shaped into this amazing sculpture.

Many more images & much info can be found on their site.

Whimsical tiny sculptures . . .

 "Wrong way is the norm"
a wonderful whimsical hatpin by 
metalsmith & sculpter

Mellington Cartwright
Mellington says . . .

"Memories, Sentimentality, Wonderment, Exploration.
To travel, to discover, to dream, to explore
to hitchhike across a dusty roadway in Costa Rica,
or talk with endlessly with strangers in a dark pub in Scotland.
My visual research of perpetual motion compels me to
create trinket-sized sculptures . . ."

Harry Potter wedding theme . . .

 

i do so adore weddings and ever since designing our own 

I am fascinated & enthralled by the ideas folks find . . .

so this Harry Potter theme filled me with smiles

so many more images to see here.

Enjoy a wee bit of fantasy x

sculpted birds . . .

Beautiful Birds by

Laurel Roth

from 

"mixed media made from such things as

fake fingernails, barrettes, jewelry, 

walnut and swarovski crystal "

tiny gnomes . . .

I love attention to detail

and there is much here at

all things small

gnomes & mice & tiny trees

felt slippers to make . . .

cosy felt slippers to mske

here

Michael Shapcott . . .

"Auburn"

by

Michael Shapcott

I love his wonderfully emotive pencil drawings

washed over in beautiful colour in oils & acrylics.

jupiter artland . . .

jupiter artland 

a contemporary sculpture garden
near Edinburgh, Scotland

hibernating hedgehogs . . .

truly stunning papercut works

Calvin Nicholls

its fascinating to see his methods.

(with a thank you to daily art muse for the link)

Pumpkin for halloween . . .

Zombie pumpkins

to make here

Happy Halloween folksies 

x x x

Celtic stained glass . . .

So stunning 

Celtic stained glass

from

Oisín Mac Suibhne

cream & sugar faeries

two rascally faeries

by

Cora Mommy

Temari . . .

"Temari "

"Handmade thread-wrapped and embroidered spheres

  originating in China and later brought to Japan.

Temari are symbols of deep friendship and loyalty,

  Imbued with the spirit of the careful hand of the maker, 

they are wonderful as a source of inspiration 

or an object for meditation & contemplation"

Kumo Temari

felted foxy . . .

you might have guessed that i adore foxes

and of course as soon as I saw this wee fellow i fell in love!

from

Filzcram

branches & leaves into jewels . . .

 

silver & glass worked into 

delicate earrings, necklaces and brooches

with beautiful inspiration from nature

at

Kukla Studio

stag mask . . .

gorgeous autumnal

"stag mask"

by

Bead Mask

Icarus light . . .

Icarus light

by

Latore Cruz

moth magic . . .

sweetest wee moth brooch

from 

Blue Terracotta

and here

masquerade masks . . .

handcrafted owl mask

by

Epic Leather

tree of life . . .

tree of life

by

Crows feathers

faerie babies . . .

tiny and oh so detailed fantasy creations from

jacky mullen

facebook page

and on etsy

spirits of the glen

Felted Bunnies . . .

beautiful bunnies

by

Christine Jasmine Roser

High up in a tree . . .

"aria"

such delicate illustrations

by

Sophy Williams.

* * *

I especially love this one as  lately i have such a hankering 

to just sit in a tree & watch the comings & goings of the forest

Magical Moons . . .

Magical moons

"sidelong glance" moon pendant

from

moosupvalleydesigns

celtic knot rugs . . .

i do love celtic knots

and this is a wonderful example

knotted rug from

raggin 2 ruggin

Stone work wonders by Lew French

architectural wonders

by Lew French Stone

tiny treasure box . . .

"she belongs to me"

tiny hazelnut treasure box

from 

Cactus Flower

Paper ballet costume . . .

 Wonderful paper costumes

created by Isobella de Borchgrave.

* * * 

I have long been enthralled by ballet & stage costumes

(as a young teen i helped out Birmingham rep theatre & adored it)

I fell in love with Isabelles's re-creation of the 

  costume worn by Vaslav Nijinski in the ballet The Peri .

The original costume was  created by Léon Bakst in 1912.

Wise old owls

Wise old needle felted owls

adorable gnomes, so many fantastic characters
from the lovely Helen Priem at  Pips Patterns

see too her blog Pip's Poppies

Autumn forest crown . . .

 

Autumn forest crown fit for a princess at

Moth and Bay Leaf

by Lisa Falzon from Cork, Ireland.

Wonderful colours, that conjure foresty, magical happenings.

* * *

Hello folks, im back! sorry I have been away far to long,

you can see where i have been and happening things

over on my personal blog here or read snippets on twitter

perhaps follow my art on Facebook here or me on FB here

So excited to be back, as I have much loveliness to share with you all

x x x

Hares . . .

Hares

sculpture by Julia Hulme
we have our very own hare in the garden, so lovely to see.

Virginie Ropars . . .

fantastic art dolls

by

Virginie Ropars

"Her figures are reminiscent of queer women 

with unbroken mind, a vision of a human nature 

bent on reaching a bright absolute and at the same time 

capriciously settled in a dark ground. "

needle felted dolls . . .

"Abganor"

"comes from a family of travelers"

needle felted dolls 

by

feltohlala

costume, corsets & more . . .

by

damsel in this dress

faerie crowns . . .

the most delicate of faerie crowns

from

which goose