Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Gettin' stitchy with it ...

The weekend saw us visiting our new 'Masters' store for a family fun day. Now we don't usually visit hardware stores for family fun, no...
A member of our family works there and before their official opening, they had a little silent opening just for family and friends to have a sticky beak.
It's huge and clean and orderly and will definitely give OTHER big hardware stores in the area some major competition. The lighting dept, ornamental garden area and wallpaper section were all very exciting to my crafty heart.
But this isn't an advertisement for the new hardware store on the block, 
rather a beginning to how this triptych of hearts came to be.


The course I'm doing called for us to bring an element of a place that helps us dream... into our home. Having quite a small home, that is overly cluttered with the products of my craft addiction i wasn't entirely sure where I could fit an ocean! Calm water, expanse of sand, nothing but nature...

So I parked the idea and figured something would present itself soon enough. And sure enough whilst shopping on family fun day...Go Masters...I found this set of 3 canvas prints. Ocean, sand, pebbles, hearts. Depicts all the things I wanted it to. My only hesitation was the lack of color. So I decided to add a splash of red by stitching a few elements on each canvas.

Now when I look at them I sense wide open spaces,
 my feet in the sand and my heart in craft.
 A little corner to dream in.
Perfect.
Jay. x

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Things that make you smile ...

I'm doing a fun little e-course at present and today's mission was
 to go for a walk and take pics of things that make you smile.
Thought I'd share them with you too.

Making wishes...

Holding hands...

Hearts in nature...

Plant devouring house ...

Natures confetti ...

Our Broccoli doin' the right thing in the veggie patch
 by growing up big and strong.

Guess there is lots of things to smile about, when you go looking for them.
Jay xx