Through The Keyhole

Robot - Habitat / Playmobil - collection miniscule - Carole Daprey

Millie & Dottie Card

Cards by Tue-Tue

Emmaus Find

Country Living Fair Find

Dom's Old Tonka Toys

My Pelham Puppet

Emmaus Find

Doll face Cushion, Made by Jenni / Red Velvet Cushion - Leililaloo

 

 

Girl Poster - available from KICKCAN & CONKERS SOON!

Good Morning!

Another lovely sunny day here.

I thought I'd start off the day with a blast of colour and a few vintage smiles from Savannah and Miles' bedroom.

Nothing cost the earth, just bits and bobs we picked up along the way

Happy Friday!

Being Alone

Detail from ‘Night Sounds’

  I'm feeling quiet and reflective tonight

‘Quiet Sea’ Detail

 In a positive way though

The Tree by the Edge of the Campsite, detail

 

Taking stock, looking forward, making plans

The Botanical, Gardens, Ventnor

 

It's good to be alone sometimes, don't you think?

 

Ed Boxall's new wood-carved prints are all about solitude

They are on show at a joint exhibition called Once Upon a Time, shared with Kevin Maddison

At the Craft Centre and Design Gallery in Leeds (runs till 25th June).

I love Ed's work

Perfect for tonight

 

Etsy Find: Count Yourself Lucky

That's right! Just look what I spotted on sale over at  Monkivintage

A 15-piece set of bright and bold wooden numbers and mathematical symbols made by French toy company Jura-Castor in the 1950's. 

For play or display - going, going, gone!

ça me fait penser à ce petit billet par-ici.

Oh What a Beautiful Morning!

 

 

It's sunny

I've been hanging out the washing in our lovely garden

Listening to the birds

Looking for wild lambs lettuce for lunch

Picking up forgotten toys

I'm feeling positive, grateful and happy to be alive

My Image of the Day

The front message on a large, double-sided inspirational flashcard I will be selling in my shop.

I have lots of these, I think they're brilliant.

Onwards and Upwards!

I have lunch to make, advertising rates to sort out and a shop to finish...

La Vie est Belle !

Shak-Shuka's Furze Chan Paper Puppet Giveaway

I love paper, colour and creativity

I'm stating the obvious, I know.

I'm also aware that you've seen Furze Chan's puppets before

That you cooed and aahed when they first came out

But did you actually buy one

or two, or three, or four or five, I wonder?

Beautiful, simple and fun

Furze Chan's paper puppets are all those and more

They're eco-friendly too, you see

Crafted from recycled paper

I love green products

Stylish eco-boutiques

Making a difference, offering an alternative, creating an eco-conscience

Shak-Shuka

Eco-excellence

For Baby, Child and Mama 

There I go stating the obvious again!

If you'd like a chance to win this set of five paper puppets with moveable joints made by Furze Chan and generously offered by Shak-Shuka

1) Leave me a comment below (making sure to leave me an email address)

2) Spread the news via twitter, facebook or any other means and you will get two names in the hat  (make sure you let me know).

This giveaway runs until Tuesday 29th of March at 6 pm, CET

I will announce the winner the same evening.

 Si vous voulez une chance de gagner ce lot de cinq marionnettes en papier créées par Furze Chan et offertes par Shak-Shuka, laissez-moi une commentaire. Vous avez deux chances si vous relayez l'info par twitter, facebook, ou tout autre réseau. N'oubliez pas de me laisser un email. 

Merci, et bonne chance!

Feeling Fruity

 

photo: Sophie Helsted

Bored with potato printing? Why not take a tip from Filippa and have a go with apples, pepper and even fennel (she swears it makes great beetles!)?

 You could also use Jackson Lam's ABCDEFruit and Vegetable book to inspire you.

Printed using actual fruits and vegetables, each page contains an "A is for Apple" line and a fruit stamp print corresponding to each letter of the alphabet. Some of the pages have been left blank for your little ones to print in. A lovely birthday gift to bear in mind.

Portraits & Masks

Fé's  (aka Miss Longstocking) self-portraits

My Images of the Day

Don't forget Mr Spoqui's recycled mask contest over here

Ends March 31st.

Dylan (14) got carried away in our workshop and made a dog mask:

Take an old cardboard box, an empty milk bottle, a pair of Savannah's tights,  plastic bottle caps, a dirty rag and a worn leather gardening glove... hey presto! You have a dog, of sorts!

Reduce-Reuse-Recycle

I always say!