Five Faves # 51

 Rory by Evangelione

Welcome back!

I hope you've all had a wonderful, relaxing Easter weekend.

What a difference a break makes, eh.

Raring to go? I hope so...

1) Favourite Easter Craft Tutorial -  Pilli Pilli*

2) Favourite Words - You Can't Be Part of The Beach With Your Shoes On, Signed by Ange

 3) Favourite Frocks - Paper Dresses by Hazel Terry

4) Favourite Matryoshka - by the lovely Ekaterina Trukhan

5) Favourite Invite - Four guest posts for the French Anorak Magazine Blog, starting here

Anja Brunt - 365 Faces Project - génial !

Merci Cathy and good luck with the new French magazine press launch on Wednesday!

à très bientôt ...

* via Cathy Cullis 

First Steps #4

Don't you just love these photos? Hazel Terry's personality shines through in all of them. They speak volumes, I think.

Hazel is an artist and art educator, passionate about art, craft and design. Her blog The art room plant is one of my daily reads.  Quite frankly, it's one of the nicest, most creative sites I know, jam-packed with her own work, craft activities for children of all ages, 

Violet

 Yesterday's painted Easter Eggs

Decorating the walls for Freya's 6th birthday party last week

and a continous stream of amazing art from all disciplines. I really don't know where she finds so many gems.

Joanne Liu

Unity Coombes

Nathalie Niebach

Georg Cevales

 Her blog is wonderful, give yourself 5 minutes, or maybe an hour, to look through some of her recent posts. If you like art you'll love the art room plant, it's a visual treasure box, a magical place - I wouldn't miss it for the world.

Five Faves #45

Couleurs, Couleurs by Kveta Pacovska, Minedition

(I resisted the temptation to buy this yesterday but going on Miles' birthday present list - available here if you're interested)

Happy Sunday!

I missed last week's Five Faves, the first time in 44 weeks!

Oh well, today's selection is all about Creativity with a Capital C...

Thanks for all the inspiration.

1)  Favourite School Artwork - Maisie's Chair

2) Favourite Drawing - Drew By Henry, age 7

3) Favourite Handmade Book - The Button Book by Stephanie Davidson*

4) Favourite Handmade St Valentine's Art - Hazel's Toast Dress

5) Favourite DIY Project - Paper Lantern Houses by Hutch Studio

Only a few hours left to enter the Hutch Studio Paper Garland Giveway!

Ends tonight at 6 o' clock (18 hrs, CET).

via The Art Room Plant

Fives Faves #8

Peach Girl by Lady Spider
(shop on hiatus)

Time for another five faves!

1) Favourite artwork - Jenny Meilihove*

Look at her entire portfolio!

2) Favourite Embroidery - Hazel Terry's work for Dr Neal's Garden
and
her new etsy shop 'Stop Me and Buy One'

Remember her quilt?


3) Favourite upcycled decoration - mobiles made from fused plastic bags
Babongo Home**




4) Favourite eco-friendly designs for the home - Half Pint Salvage***
Love the chalkboards!



5) Favourite vintage find from Lucie and Ellen



See you all tomorrow!

* Art room plant
**Dutch handmade
*** Poppytalk

Tanya Goodwin

I didn't intend to post anything else today but Hazel Terry's fabulous Beach Surprise reminded me of a razor shell hanging I'd seen a long time ago. UK stylist Tanya Goodwin has a beautiful little online shop called home from the sea. I love the way she uses natural found objects such as shells and lavender to create her simple timeless pieces. Tanya is particularly interested in working with porcelain in unexpected ways, as demonstrated by these gorgeous, fragile shell casts and black sand fragments.

I've found some beautiful photographs of Tanya's work as a stylist here. It's everything I love!