Eric Standley, paper windows . . .

 I had to do a double take at

Eric Standley’s stunning paper creations.

Made from thousands of pieces of laser cut paper

layered to create amazing stained glass effect windows.

Shintaro Ohata art & sculpture combine . . .

 Painting & sculpture combined

capture scenes from everyday life in the delightful works

by 

Shintaro Ohata

Tanya Besedina . . .

Beautiful, detailed clay tiles depicting faerie stories 

influenced by the people & the world around her

by story-teller Tanya Besedina

"As with any story of depth, it takes layers and layers of truth,

struggle, revelation, and achievement to complete its arc"

Red Riding Hood . . .

Little Red Riding Hood ring

from

Lickety Cut

Cosy faerie coats . . .

 

perfect faeriewear for keeping oh so warm

from 

Armstreet

suppliers of stunning costume comes

"Heritrix of Winter"

Faerie rocking crib . . .

The cutest faerie rocking crib!

from the Silver Penny pattern store

where you can purchase the pattern to make this sweet creation.

Now why do I have cribs in mind?

Well, I can let you into a wee secret, Im so excited

for I am to be a Grannie in June !!

Happy New Year . . .

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas,

we did, such precious lovely family time indeed.

Im back at last after being tucked in my wee studio

wher I have been plotting & planning my year ahead

( you can read more about that over on my othe blog here)

Now its high time we began to share more loveliness here!

We have lots more beautiful creations coming up so do stay tuned.

Happy New Year to you all.

X X X 

A merry christmas . . .

 

A huge thank you to each and everyone

 x x x

Paper Christmas trees to make . . .

You all must know how I love re-cycling

well these sweet christmas tree decorations

are just a perfect example.

The lovely Jules shows how to make them

over on her blog   "Adventures in Thread" 

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For those of you on Facebook,  every Friday
I feature a make it  "Project for the weekend"  
on my facebook page here if you're interested.
also lots of other arty, crafty hints, tips & inspirations.
It would be lovely to see you there !

A feast of colour & pattern

This is a favourite blog I came across a while ago

 Bicocacolors,

the owner of the blog Elena Nuez has a wonderful eye

for colour, form, pattern as you will see from her photography.

Her site is filled with the beautiful images she takes

and the items she creates, which are for sale in her etsy shop here

Loch ness monster . . .

from the Fro design Company

a set of posters  . . .

mythical beasts from locations around the world.

wire sculpted hare

 

Chris Mossart

says his sculpture is

"drawing in three dimensions"

"drawing in 3-dimensions"

kelp lampshades . . .

Artist Julia Lohman based in London

 designs beautiful lampshades using seaweed ~kelp.

for more of her stunning intricate laser cut designs see here.

She is hoping that this may replace the use of leather, paper & plastic.

Autumn Moon clock . . .

"Autumn Moon Clock"

by

 "Cybermoon"

"Moonstruck" is how Alan talks about our feelings towards the moon,

I most certainly am when I gaze up at her.

This shop holds so many wonderful clock creations to choose from.

Pegasus . . .

I always loved the story of Pegasus,

this automata made in Cornwall is a beauty. 

Find a multitude of moving creations

here at New Stead Automata

Paper muchrooms to make . . .

loving this tutorial for 

making these wee mushrooms

here

owl in oils

Wonderful movement & colour

in the bird paintings of

 San Francisco based artist

Lindsey Kustuch

Beautiful bags . . .

My lass, Bristol based textile print artist

Hannah Redden

has some lovely new bags in her shop

she has made from beautiful vintage fabrics,

as well as her cushions, lavender bags etc. 

Hannahs shop can be found here.

Acorns for Autumn inspiration . . .

Beautiful Autumn inspiration.

Im loving the words on these wee wooden acorns

by Natalie

from 

Humblebea

do it yourself ~ twig ball . . .

todays project ~ a twig ball ~ . 

I can just picture a whole collection of these in the garden in different sizes!

 step by step instructions here

Sounds of the sea driftwood chimes . . .

As we walk the shorelines along balmy seas or stormy waves
 we keep a wary eye open for treasures thrown up from the deep.

I collect these offerings take them home to my studio
 "Shades of the sea " are the creations I make from my findings.
Driftwood & shell chimes with delicate coloured ribbons

As the breeze catches a chime you can hear a delicate noise
the song of the shells, bringing thoughts of the wonderful ocean to mind
and as the mobile moves, its individual pieces shift & change about,
forming mesmerising sculptural shapes.

You can find my driftwood chimes for sale here & here

 or read about my beach combing adventures, treasures found

and other seaside loveliness here

have a go . . .needle felting

fancy a go at needle felting?

the kits from 

Ansnagbreac

from Ireland

are wonderful.

see her lovley creative blog here too

basket making, step by step . . .

following on from yesterdays thoughts on baskets

If you should like to have a try

i found this wonderful link to step by step basketmaking.

here on Jon's bushcraft page.

I made a basket many moons ago & should love another try.

Just need to find suppliers now.

Jo Hogan baskets . . .

 My mind does wander so . . .

recently musing over Autumn & collecting blackberries & chestnuts

I began to think about lovely baskets to collect them in!

This bought to mind the beautifully tactile & contempary baskets

made by Jo Hogan from Loch na Fooey, Ireland

Basket maker since 1978, 

i love the way he works items into the weave

This one called "from the bog"

wild sugar mushrooms . . .

from 

andiespecialitysweets

comes pure edible loveliness

as shown above with these

edible wild sugar mushrooms!

fit for any faerie table.

Seed faces . . .

looove this idea

" Seed faces"   

from

Kelsey Pikes sustainable paper studio

made from recycled paper, each face is

 " stuffed full of organic, heirloom eatin' sprouting seeds"

re-cycling old albums . . .

I love re-cycling old items and so fell in love with this idea

A step by srep how to turn an antique photo album 

into an expanding file for letters, receipts, and other important documents.

see here

PS: Im really back this time folksies, i got waylaid getting all teary

at my newly emptied nest, after 30yrs of having children at home

its taken me by suprise!  Keeping busy seems to be a great distraction x

Art doll loveliness . . .

Love the movement in the art dolls

of

Cindee Moyer

rustic faerie lanterns . . .

wonderfully rustic

Firefly lanterns

by

Morgann Hill

paper mache sculpture . . .

sculptures by

David Farrer

he specialises in trophy heads

made from paper mache.