Hi, hope you had a lovely summer. Mine just flew by. I spent a few early mornings last week editing and organising photos I took over the summer and was so glad I had a system in place. I could just launch in and get it done, then go out and enjoy my day (and take […]
Using value scales to improve your drawing skills
July 29, 2014 By 5 Comments
When I started working on my realistic drawing skills earlier this year, all my drawings were a little “off”. After reading The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets, I started using value scales to help me see the value changes in my reference photos a bit better, and it helped a lot. It seems a lot […]
Reflections on Britmums Live 2014
June 23, 2014 By 22 Comments
On Friday 20th June, I travelled down to London to spend the next day and a half with 700 other bloggers going to the blog conference Britmums Live 2014. I had an amazing time! I’m lucky enough to live fairly close to London, so I didn’t have to drag myself out of bed at the crack of […]
How monthly highlights can help you see your life in a new light
June 9, 2014 By 8 Comments
I have been making monthly highlights pages for nearly a year and a half now and absolutely love them. I really enjoy taking some time out each month to reflect on the goodness of the month just gone. They started as an extension to the gratitude journal I began in 2012. I LOVED that journal, but it was kind […]
The first step to a more creative life
May 28, 2014 By 15 Comments
One of the questions I get asked the most is how I fit art and blogging and all of the other creative things I do into my daily life. At some point that usually leads on to a discussion on living a life we love and feel we were meant for. So many people want […]
7 easy tips for getting started with kids scrapbooks
May 22, 2014 By 6 Comments
The kids started their own scrapbooks last year after I saw the idea over at Pink Ronnie and was reminded of my own childhood scrapbooks. Both kids absolutely love it. I knew Aoife would, but I thought Kirby was too young to get it. It turns out I was wrong! He LOVES it! Aoife loves having somewhere […]
The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets (review)
May 12, 2014 By 7 Comments
I love drawing and I am, for the most part, self-taught. Early this year I decided to improve my drawing skills and started practising different facial features each month. I also decided to do a full portrait each month for comparison. I did really well for a few months, then got totally side-tracked by life. […]
Artful memory-keepers: an interview with Kate Crane
May 9, 2014 By 5 Comments
I’m so happy to bring you another interview today. Today you’ll meet Kate Crane, who has taken the art journaling world by storm with her fun, bright and heavily layered pages. Kate regularly teaches at Art from the Heart in Harrogate, and has her own set of art journaling DVDs out. She’s also in her 5th year […]
Monthly highlights art journal page (step by step)
May 5, 2014 By 4 Comments
Hi lovelies, I’ve decided to put the link party on hold for a while due to lack of interest, but I have made a step by step tutorial for you of my art journal page instead. I decided to mix things up with my journal page too, while still keeping it simple. April was a month of […]
Easter crafts: washi tape Easter bunny canvas
April 15, 2014 By 5 Comments
I was trying to purge my craft supplies in the garage when Aoife spotted some small canvases and my box of washi tape and asked if we could make something with them. Not one to turn down an art or craft opportunity with my kids, I said yes, then wondered what to do. But with […]
