I treasure the early hour I have to myself before the rest of the family and neighbourhood wake up. It is like a mini-retreat. Quiet calm surrounds me, there’s no pressure to do or be, I can just quietly and peacefully set up the day. I use the time to think, journal, and pray. It focuses my […]

 Yes, that’s right, journal pages!!! It’s been a while, huh?! You may remember this first one from my header back in June. I was going to post about it then, but was afraid I couldn’t show it without giving away I was pregnant. I was so excited I wanted to shout it from the rooftops!   […]

 I’ve been looking over all my pages recently and am truly amazed how far I’ve come in just a little over a month (I made my first pages on the last day of February). I seem to create my pages in two ways: 1. I do the journalling first, then add paint and images based on what […]

Ever see a journal page with a mind of it’s own? Two Lives Well, now you have!  Honestly, this was the most stubborn journal entry I’ve ever worked with! It had no intentions of ever doing what I wanted it to do. In the end, I just had to accept that it wanted to be […]

I hear some mothers complain their children come back from preschool covered in paint. It makes me laugh. In our case, Aoife often goes to preschool covered in paint! Before leaving the house now we have to look each other over; clean clothes- check, clean hair & face- check, clean hands & nails- near enough, […]

  Spring is by far my favourite season. I adore it. I love the mild, fresh air against my face as I slowly start to strip off each weighty layer of winter clothing. I become happier and more energised with each layer dropped. I love the bright, gorgeous colours of spring. They’re so clean, fresh and […]

Out of all the ones I’ve made so far, this is my favourite. I had so much fun making it. As you can see, I’m definitely ready to say yes to myself again! Have a great weekend everyone! I’m off to the Stitch & Craft show in London at the weekend and can’t wait to […]

  Bloom where you are planted I started working on this at the weekend and kind of surprised myself. I had planned on making the leaves out of newspaper cuttings, adding yet another layer, but realised a little too late the local freebie rag had been thrown in the recycling. Oh well. As for the message- the lovely, bright […]

I’ve been a busy bee. I don’t believe practice makes perfect (be gone evil witch, be gone!), but I do believe practice pays off. I feel as if I have turned a corner this week. I’m starting to loosen up a bit more, feel a bit more comfortable with it all, and have a gazillion page […]

Long before I had crafts, I had art. I was particularly fond of pencil drawing and water colours. At the time, I couldn’t care less for crafts. My mother and school tried to teach me the basics of many of the crafty things I love to do now, or want to do now but can’t remember […]