Old Beads New Threads

time to put new life in to a lot of pretty old things in my collection...i think some neon is in order.

Happy Heart

how good to hear a dear friend had her baby boy...he kept us all waiting.
welcome to the world little o!

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elsa...a week before you turn 3 and eating a 99.
cornets on a sunday is a bit of an irish family tradition that we've embraced. whatever the weather.
-1 today.

(and that's real ice cream real chocolate peeps. allergy be gone!!)

"a portrait of my child...once a week...every week in 2013"
linking up with jodi (and many others) for this project.

thank you to everyone who left me such great comments on last week's portrait xx

An Extra Blanket

january days can be so very different here. yesterday felt like it held a promise of spring. waking to fog and whispers of snow today saw me and my girl cosying up for the afternoon. so little light. i hope the sun finds a way back soon. i just want to comfort eat in this weather.

paper and paint and plenty of warm drinks to keep us happy. no that isn't a sneaky afternoon guiness with our cakes...vanilla latte for me and giraffe milk for e. slainte!

i've also been hoarding wallpaper samples for a secret dolls house project. more of that soon as a birthday approaches.

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elsa...so shiny and happy.
(you gave aerial her first hairwash in the sink today...and so the tangles begin.)

"a portrait of my child...once a week...every week in 2013"
linking up with jodi (and many others) for this project!

Brand New Day

slightly late to say it but this post comes with wishes for your 2013 to be a beautiful year!

i think today has been a bit like the bright fresh start i've been looking for since the calendar flipped over. january's start was full of festive leftovers and days indoors...not quite knowing what day it actually was. getting the house a bit straighter and now a proper weekend feeling. best tablecloth washed and on the line and a walk to a special place to say happy birthday to loved ones gone. cold cheeks and blue skies.

i have many dreams and hopes for the 12 months ahead.
one very random resolution? to embrace shades of pink a bit more...i seem to have stripped it back from my wardrobe and our home and my paintbrush. i'd like to see a little more of it around me this year. no more fighting it. i want to explore colour again and step a little bit aside from my safe green place!

tomorrow i'm looking forward to a new project set up by jodi of che and fidel.
52 a portrait a week. my subject (no surprise) will be my elsa.

and how lovely is the button created by rebekka over there on the right?

YOU KNOW IT'S TIME WHEN

you check your inbox and see the email that says "hi! would you be interested in having me ghost write your blog?"...

yes there is original content that can be added here folks. it may be about mortgages. it may be about hotels or porsches. but yes actual posts on last day of may!

and that is all it took for me to realise hey(!) this is my space. and yes i have come to neglect it. but no i'd rather come and make it my own. and so i shall. i am not the best with words. i hope i'm ok with images and so it is time to share a little of what has been happening in my creative space lately.