Roman Baths ~ Bath, Somerset
It had been abut ten years since I last did the touristy thing in Bath, so visited the Roman Baths, Museum of Fashion and the Victoria Gallery on a special ticket thingy.
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“From Here To There” Exhibition by Bath Textile Artists
I was lucky enough to visit an exhibition by the Bath Textile Artists whilst visiting Corsham back in March called “From Here To There”. I found it very inspirational and took a few photos for my own records.
St Bartholomew ~ Corsham, Wiltshire
Mum and I visited the historic market town of Corsham back in March. It was a lovely day so we took a few photos of St Bartholomew’s church with its graveyard full of primroses (and a very friendly cat).
Potato Print Bird Cards
Sometimes I feel inspired to make my own arty Christmas cards, and last year I created these potato print birdies with real feather tails. They came out slightly more sinister than I meant them to be!
St Barnabas Church, Hadleigh [2009-2014] ~ The Bedroom Window Project
From 2009 to 2014 I photographed St Barnabas Church from my bedroom window. It became a bit of a project during the latter half of 2010, when I realised I had been photographing the church almost every week as the weather changed and I continued this through all of 2012. I must have had enough by 2013 as there aren’t many, and I took my last and only photos from 2014 in July, a few weeks before moving house. There was an absolutely fantastic sunset, and a prefect way to finish the project.
Weird Sky In The Garden
There was some interesting light at play in the back garden yesterday evening as I was listening to my newly purchased 78’s.
Birdies In The Tree
Sparrows in the big tree next door.
Hadleigh Rare Breed Centre [Apr 2017]
Slim pickings at Hadleigh Rare Breed Centre this weekend due to all the birds being kept indoors until next month, and most of the animals were asleep!
Hadleigh Great Wood, Essex [Apr 2017]
Photos taken on my walk around Hadleigh Great Wood in Essex on April 5th 2017.
Beaded Peyote & Resin Brooch
This was a special present I made for my mum for her birthday. The outside is peyote stitched beads and the inside is a resin dome I made a white back.
St Albans Cathedral and Verulamium Park
These are a few photos I took when visiting in St Albans, Hertfordshire for the weekend. I guess I was too busy looking around to take many photographs!
Sunrise In The Garden
There was the most amazing sky last night, with super silhouettes of the trees.
American Museum ~ Claverton Manor, Somerset
There was a lovely low sun when I visited the American Museum on Sunday, so as well as some inside, I took a few photos of the view from Claverton Manor before leaving.
Wells Cathedral & Bishops Palace ~ Wells, Somerset
A few photos of Bishop’s Palace and Wells Cathedral.
My Garden [Jul 2016]
I finally got around to taking some photos of a few of the plants in my new garden. The passion flower has gone bananas since it was taken out its pot and planted in the earth. I even found a fruit!
Bejewelled Mosaic Coasters
My first attempt at making coasters from my ever growing pile of tile samples!
Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire
Here’s a few photos of Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire I took whilst visiting in March. There is a lovely little Saxon church (St Laurence’s) just before the town centre and a interesting town bridge with a small domed building on it which was the overnight lockup for naughty people.
Dorchester, Dorset
Here’s a few photos I took whilst visiting Dorchester last month, which was a wonderful sunny day.
Passport Wedding Invites
Four months back I had the pleasure of designing the wedding invites for my boyfriend’s nephew and his betrothed. Georgia set the brief of a blue passport, boarding pass and luggage label as the template, I designed it and my boyfriend printed it. They came out really well and I can’t wait the the reception next month!
St Michael’s Cemetery, Bath, Somerset [Mar 2016]
On a recent trip back to Bath to see the folks, I decided to take a look around the little cemetery at the end of the road. It was used as a bit of a spooky playground as a child and a cut-through for my paper-round as a teenager, so has always been one of the fixtures of my childhood and not a place I’ve really taken the time to look over. It turns out the two chapels within are more interesting than I thought, but the sun (and time) was not on my side so I only took a few close-up photos. Next time I go back to Bath I’ll try to get some more.
Arnos Vale Cemetery & Crematorium, Bristol
I visited Arnos Vale Cemetery (a vast place) last March and thought it was about time I sorted out the photos I took and publish them. It had been about seventeen years since I last visited, at which point it was in a bad way with some parts so overgrown as to be completely impenetrable. It is now a wonderful place to visit and wander around without fear of falling into an open grave!
Hadleigh Rare Breed Centre [Apr 2016]
The Hadleigh Rare Breed Centre is now open again and I managed to get a few photos whilst the sun was briefly out this morning!
Beaded Peyote Necklace
Last year I made my mum a couple of pairs of earrings for her birthday, one pair of which turned out slightly bigger than I expected. After a few months procrastination, I turned said earrings into a necklace and it became this year’s birthday present instead!
Slightly Odd Arty Collage Badges
These badges were so much fun to do, although rather fiddly and time consuming. I made them a couple of years ago, put them in a pot and promptly forgot about them until now.
Hadleigh Great Wood, Essex [Jun 2015]
Photos taken on my walk around Hadleigh Great Wood in Essex on January 1st 2015.
Star Wars Quilted Playmat
On learning that I was to be an aunty, I knew immediately that my role would be to create some weird and wonderful creations for said child to be dressed in or play with (or both). At first I thought about making a little quilt for his cot, but advice from mother led me to making a quilted playmat instead.
Peyote Earrings
I recently discovered a beading technique called peyote, an off-loom bead weaving stitch. It’s actually the free-form version which caught my eye, but thought I had better start somewhere a little easier! I found some wonderful free instructions by Jill Wiseman (link below) and created these beauties for my mum’s 70th birthday.
Snowflake Button Badges
I just made these button badges from some saved Christmas wrapping paper, perfect for recycling. Plus, there was chocolates wrapped up in it, so excellent all round!
Leicester Cathedral & Guildhall
Whilst visiting family near Nottingham recently, we all popped over to Leicester for the day to look around the Richard III exhibition. We also took a look around Leicester Cathedral & Guildhall. This was shortly before Richard III remains were buried in the cathedral.
Weird Furry Hats
I just came across some photos of three furry hats I made a few years back which I had totally forgotten about, which may have been for the best…
The Forgotten CV
I’ve been redesigning part of my website this weekend and giving some thought about what I want to do with all my various interests. I haven’t felt very creative of late and it’s been quite a long time since I did anything arty (excluding photography, but I’ve let that slip too). On going through some… Read More »
Window Views [Jan 6th 2015]
Photos of the sky from my bedroom window, taken on 6th January 2015.
Hadleigh Great Wood, Essex [Jan 2015]
Photos taken on my walk around Hadleigh Great Wood in Essex on January 1st 2015.
Upcycled & New Bag Charms
This week I made a few new bag charms. Some are made from scratch whilst others I created from earrings and necklaces I had either never worn or bought new with a mind to turn them into something else.
Three Bag Charm Gifts
The charm on the left I made in Dec 2013, and the other two in Oct 2014. All were given as gifts to friends.
Hadleigh Great Wood, Essex [Oct 2014]
Photos taken on my walk around Hadleigh Great Wood in Essex on October 18th 2014.
Fifteen Custom Bag Charms
A couple of weeks ago I was commissioned to create fifteen little beaded bag charms, similar to some I have in my shop. They look lovely all piled together.
Foggy ~ Leigh On Sea, Essex
It was rather foggy in Old Leigh yesterday when we wondered out for a stroll, but took the camera anyway. I’m glad I did as I got a few interesting shots.
St James the Less, Hadleigh ~ Custom Card, Badge & Keyring
I was recently commissioned to make a card, badge and keyring of my local church, St James the Less, for an anniversary present. I took my camera out and took a few shots for the client to choose from, and then made some mock-up designs for approval. Unfortunately the weather hasn’t been too sunny of… Read More »
St Barnabas Church, Hadleigh [Jul 2014]
Photos of St Barnabas from Jul 2014, taken from my bedroom window. I took a series of photos and stitched them together as the sky was absolutely fantastic.
