Thank you . . .

thank you notes

to make here

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and on that note dear readers

i shall say a biggest thank you

for your support and for stopping by

i am signing off for a couple of weeks

as life is increasingly hectic here just now

but i shall be back very soon

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blessings to you all

x x x

blue bell light . . .

perfect for a spring garden

blue bell lights

autumn alchemy . . .

"into the woods"

"golden heart"

beautiful detailed illustrations by

autumn alchemy

who just happens to be the

oh so talented daughter of

a very dear friend of mine

be sure to visit her etsy shop too

asian inspiration . . .

deliciously layered & embellished works

inspired by asian design

from

a plain jane studio

dandelion key . . .

such a stunning set of

designs

inspired by keys & nature

"dandelion key"

by

anika smulovitz

tabriz tiles . . .

i love the colours & patterns

used on these tiles

inspired by

the middle eastern artists of tabriz

from

fired earth

sculptured birds . . .

soft sculptured birds

by

abbey glassenberg

(one of the loveliest sounds to me

is hearing the dawn chorus)

ebb & flow lamp . .

ebb & flow star lamp

from

edinbane pottery

on the isle of skye

(we had a wonderful visit

to this pottery last year)

wind shelf . .

beautiful simple curves on this

wind shelf

angel wings . . .

angel wing beads

from

brass bouquet

Joanna Thomas . . .

. . mr o picked out a number and i can now tell you

the winner of my hare print is . . .

Joanna Thomas

who as you can see above

makes the most beautiful

art dolls, faeries, & story characters

see her blog also here.

congrat's Joanna, i shall be in touch x x

shyrdaks, felted rugs . . .

"shyrdaks"

from the nomadic people of kyrgyzstan

"patterns that tell stories

from the mountains of heaven"

felt rugs.co.uk

sun & sky felted boots

"sun & sky"

sunshine boots for little feet

for sunshiny days

from

satch & sol

apologies for missing the odd day

life is so very hectic here

shall post about it on my other blog very soon

missing you all

x x x

tomorrow i shall anounce the winner of my hare print!

mermaid in love . .

mermaid in love

by

mermaid messenger

for strange women . . .

vials of loveliness

from

for strange women

(natural oils & perfumes)

soap leaves

so unusual

soap leaves

book tree . . .

i do love trees

and this

tree bookcase

so caught my eye

silk feathers . . .

from

tinctory

beautiful hand made silk feathers

coloured with natural dyes

this one from onion skins

cute cookies . . .

i do love these

message cookies

gypsy inspiration . . .

wonderful gypsy inspiration at

du buh du designs

dolls & prints

here

jim fitzpatrick . . .

irish artist

jim fitzpatrick

renowned for his decorative celtic style

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the lovely roisin led me to jims work

(her site is so worth a look)

jeff soane . . .

jeff soane

articulated wooden creatures

a whole year . . .

yesterday marked a whole year of this blog !
as way of a thank you for all your support

i am giving away a print of my easter hare

(shown above)
and perhaps some other bits & pieces

if interested leave a comment & your name

& i shall choose a winner very soon

x x x

meraylah allwood . . .

meraylah allwood

"earth goddess"

painting connections beetween

past mythologies & folklore

and the pressent
beautiful

kathleen dustin . . . . purses

a perfect pile of purses

all inspired by nature

by

kathleen dustin

she wants her work to get folk to

pay attention to the details in mundane objects

i think she succeeds perfectly

elegant fireplaces . . .

elegant fireplaces

by

redwitz