Rusty and crusty

I really quite like the idea of a set of random pics of "something". I think I may make it a semi-regular thing:) 

Started yesterday with desk shots and today I have shed shots!

This is the shed on my allotment.......it is a recycled wartime Anderson shelter

 The fact it's recycled really appeals to me and I just love the rust and peeling paint:)

Off to find something else random to photograph!

Random desk shots

and a sneak peek:)

Not a lot of art going on here just now cos there is other "stuff" going on! 

Can't tell what the "other stuff" is just yet but will tell when I can:)

So, to keep my blog looking like I care about it I thought I'd give you a few random shots of my desk and surroundings plus a sneak peek of something that is made but I want to wait till later in the month to share completely!

First the sneak peeks:)

 Can you tell what it is yet???

And then the random desk shots!

Be back soon!

A pagan goddess.......

or maybe not?

Easter is coming at the end of March ......I know it's a few weeks off yet but this was wandering round my head so it had to come out!

I like the idea of what are now Christian occasions being rooted in pagan traditions......the EOSTRE myth is quite controversial.....some say it's true, others don't believe it.......I don't really care I just like the idea!

According to myth, Eostre's hare was a large, handsome bird which she one day magically changed into a hare. Because the hare was still a bird at heart, it continued to build a straw nest in which to lay its eggs.

CLICK HERE for more info on the bunny/hare/egg thing 

 So, onto my pages.......

I wanted to combine all the Easter traditions/ideas/myths so I have hares, an egg and the bird that was changed into the hare......I also have flowers and pastel colours.....shock horror, I don't do pastels:) but I do like the way it turned out!

Doll face

 Yesterday was a good foraging day:)

 At a car boot sale in town I picked up all these dolls for just £4!! They were in a pretty sorry state, some of them were wet and mildewy and smelled pretty bad but once they were dismantled and washed they were better!

 I particularly liked these two as they are a bit different......so, printed pics of them using my Poloroid Pogo printer and used them to make a quick journal page.

 

 It's not quite as pink as this in real life:)

 I used some painted pages that I had pulled out of another journal rather than chuck them in the bin......kept the binding edges, I like the way they look:)

 heating the pics with a heat gun made them change colour......I like the funky look it gave them:)

 

And finally a little rant........you can skip this bit if you like! 

One thing I hate about craft stuff is the inflated prices things get once they are associated with craft...... I used this little stapler to staple the pics in place....... it cost less than £2 from a high street stationer and the staples are the same size as the so called "tiny attacher" which costs anything from £12 upwards and is just a stapler....looks a bit fancier but is still just a stapler.....rant over:)

Trying a different

style of journalling......well different for me anyway. 

 As you may know I LOVE being out and about, expoloring new places, seeing new things, and while doing those things I tend to collect leaflets, postcards, bits of crap or ephemera as it's also called:)

 In the past I have used some of those things to make journal pages but I end up with lots that never get used, stuffed in a bag and eventually months or years later gets chucked out.

So, after seeing THIS POST   (thanks for the inspiration Catherine) I decided I would  use the things I collect and make a journal with no stress on making it looking "arty" or clever or inky or painty.....that way it takes a shorter time to do the pages and I'm more likely to get it done!

So, I started with pages for a recent trip to London to visit 2 museums

 this page has a fold down flap that also acts as a pocket.........

 ....under the flap I stuck the intro to the exhibition

 cut pics from the exhibition booklet and these slot into the pocket

 the stuff from the second exhibition is on the opposite page

Next pages are a visit to Wenlock Priory in Much Wenlock

 on these pages I used some small pics printed with my Poloroid Pogo printer.....not used it in a while but will be more in the future

I do find this a harder way to work as the pages somehow don't quite look finished to me but I do like using the stuff I've collected so I am sure I will get used to it:)

Fun finds

 Yesterdays fun finds........or more junk to put in the cupboard depending on whether you listen to me or my husband:)

 I have plans for the clown puppet and the crucifix but not the other figure.....yet.....she does look quite angelic though:)

On display

this is one of the old doll heads I bought a few days ago....................I didn't want to alter it but did need a way to display it, so........

 I attached it to an old light fitting that had come with a lamp I used for something else......

 then I took a ceiling light fitting that was taken down when we had our house renovated last year........and covered it with paper

 and then coloured it with inks, added  letter rub-ons and wavy lines with a nib pen

 finally glued the head in place.

 On display!

Finally.......for Lisa who wanted to see the earrings I bought the other day! 

They are made from the bone spine of a fan and the setting is from a 1930's cigarette case by DEBORAH KING