Hello and a very happy 2025 to you all! I’m back from my trip to see my family in Portugal over Christmas. It was great to see them all after so long! I had a lovely time. The good news is that my house is finally agreed for sale so I will be preparing to… Continue reading ‘A new path’
Hello friends well it’s been another busy week! I hope you are all well and getting prepared for the holiday season. This week’s project depicts a winter scene. Still no snow here as yet, nor will I have any over Christmas as I’m flying off to visit my lovely family in Portugal in a few… Continue reading ‘shelter’
Hello friends ! Yet another week gone by. This one was eventful as we had family come to stay unexpectedly. It was lovely to spend time with them during their short visit. In realising how soon that Christmas will be upon us I decided to create a painting with a more festive theme. I remember… Continue reading Christmas Eve
Hello friends, Well it’s been an eventful November! At last I’m happy to share the good news that our house has been agreed for sale! It’s been 2 years since the last sale fell through. A long road . Hopefully everything will go well this time! My dream of living close to my family in… Continue reading The colour of snow
Hello friends, another week has passed in a flash! Not long now until Christmas! The years are passing even quicker these days. It must be my age! Today’s tutorial uses the lovely Oakley from the Lavinia winter new release stamps. I decided to go for semi realistic with a touch of whimsy! We find our… Continue reading ‘Takes two to tangle!’
Hello friends I hope you are well! As I write this the first snow has arrived! It’s turned quite cold. The snow isn’t staying on the ground but maybe later! Today’s picture is a snowy scene and of course it was inspired by the chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis . It was thought that… Continue reading ‘The discovery’
Hello friends, I hope you are all keeping well. I’ve been busy with house viewings. I had one today. Now I’m exhausted! The house has never looked so clean! I haven’t put my Christmas decor up yet. Everything is still autumnal. However I have started my winter makes for the holiday season. This week I… Continue reading ‘Wondrous day!’
Hello I hope you have had a good week and are safe and well. I’m pleased to say that we have had significant interest in our house this week. As you may know it’s been on the market for a while. So fingers crossed that we are able to sell soon. The nights are getting… Continue reading Winter friends
Hello everyone, I hope you had a great week! Over the last few days Lavinia stamps held their Hallaganza event. Loads of tutorials, giveaways and new release stamps Starlight whispers collection I was lucky enough to be sent the new stamps and asked to create a tutorial as part of the event. You may find… Continue reading One winter’s morning…
Hello everyone I hope you are safe and well!All good here. After last week’s sighting of the Northern lights, I received a request from my lovely YouTube members Facebook group to do a similarly themed painting. I used the colours that I saw here in Northern Ireland and came up with this. You may find… Continue reading Aurora
