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Month: April 2015

Trees, Lynne Hammond and Maya…

Trees, Lynne Hammond and Maya…

Hello there! Thanks for popping in. Monday morning, and it’s back to reality! Good to be back in the saddle though. In fact I have got so much more energy than a week ago! The old grey/gray? cells are pinging ideas all over the place! So please allow me to blog a simple Monday Trees Blog,  which I did on German TV last week, so that i can get back to designing the Christmas Wee Folk and the Christmas Word…

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Little Alice on a canvas board.

Little Alice on a canvas board.

Hi there. Thanks for dropping in this Sunday. Have been really looking forward to getting back up here  in my little art den, and doing something. Anything! Isn’t it amazing how being creative, getting with your hands  becomes such a part of you? I have missed my daily art fix! I invested in a very VERY expensive pair of scissors whilst in Germany too, so I want to try them out… I had a really brilliant cheap little pair for about…

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Pooped of Kent…

Pooped of Kent…

Stuck in traffic. Hi there! Well, the drive back to Britain was going so well – Until we got to Aachen. Then we hit a wall of traffic. Miles of cars and trucks. As far as the eye could see. Behind us, too… But we had a laugh all the same, taking silly selfies And giggling at silly jokes… Mind you, Dave nearly despaired when we reached the incident which was causing the chaos. Was there a pile up? Nope. …

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An unbearable day….

An unbearable day….

 Hello there! Greetings from Germany!  Still here. And boy did we get duscht today! Blimming funny actually. You know the expression, “Fill your boots?”  Well boy oh boy! Mine got filled with rain in Freising today! This was the photo on Google which enticed us…. Toytown loveliness! What are we waiting for?! I yodelled; Let’s go explore! One minute, I was enjoying all the bears everywhere, Bizarre… Had to look it up when we got back to the hotel and…

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Thursday: Roadtrip on the Alpenstraße!

Thursday: Roadtrip on the Alpenstraße!

Hi there! Thanks for joining me here in Bavaria today.  And what a beautiful day it was! Garmisch Partenkirchen was our first destination.  Now this is what I call wall art! Tucked in between the mountains, looking up at the Zugspitze, the tallest mountain in Germany. Saw a silly cow up on the balcony, And this silly cow ate way too much Kuchen! Coffee, cake. Cake, coffee.  Food frenzy in the Alps! Picture Postard town.  But what I enjoyed most…

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Legalise Cannabis!

Legalise Cannabis!

Hi there! Saw this stand in the middle of Munich today. All about legalising Cannabis…. Actually, it said FREE CANNABIS.  Now if it had said that in Edenbridge, there’d have been a queue a mile long!! The posters tickled me: Mmmmmm….. Just trying to imagine the Autobahn with half the drivers stoned,  wearing Flip flops and blowing kisses at each other. Probably best not to take your hands off the wheel at that speed though… Or get stoned behind the…

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YouTube Tuesday – Draw an Orange Ribbon Around the Butterfly Tree…

YouTube Tuesday – Draw an Orange Ribbon Around the Butterfly Tree…

Hi there! Thanks for popping in on YouTube Tuesday. Barb’s in Germany and has asked me to flick the YouTube Tuesday switch. So here goes… Enjoy! Jim x Items Used: Framer Shapes Clarity Stencil Set 7 x 7 Gelli Card Low Tack Masking Tape A5 Claritystamp Butterfly Tree Set Black Archival Ink Pad Mountain Rose Adirondack Ink Pad Clarity Stencil Brushes 7 x 7 Inch Dotty Wave Clarity Stencil Black Micron Pen Spectrum Noir Colouring Pencil SUPER DEAL SAVE £54.96!…

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Made it to Munich in one piece. Just!

Made it to Munich in one piece. Just!

Hello there! Thanks for popping in. I am writing this from a café in Munich. We actually left home at 4 this morning, picked Mum up and were on the Chunnel by 8. It was sunny and warm and lovely all the way through France. Stopped for a little picnic at a pleasant layby underneath the trees. Here’s Mum laying the table for lunch…. Yes it was all going swimmingly, Dave behind the wheel, us two snoozing and admiring the…

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Ally Pally – tick that box!!!

Ally Pally – tick that box!!!

Hi there, Back from Ally Pally, one eye on Poldaaaark, The other on the Ipad….. Great show today! Lots of lovely ladies and friends… Was able to really stop and chat to friends  inbetween demos…. Canvas art… Gelli Plate art…. Walks with a brayer through chalk paint… It was all very loose today, but very enjoyable…. And before we could call TIME, ladies and gentlemen please! It was time to break down,  load everything back in the van… Flagging a…

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Teamwork at Ally Pally….

Teamwork at Ally Pally….

Evenin’ all! So glad you dropped in. What a day! Ally Pally Day 1 – brilliant. Great fun, stonking day! Loads of happy customers, restoring our faith in the shows. After the NEC, I have to say, the worm of doubt set in…. Well the Gods have been gracious to us! Traffic was a slide today, both on the way up to Ally Pally, and on the way home. Which I am very happy about,  because it’s our Susan’s birthday…

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