tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45521958388781116372024-03-13T20:11:23.292+00:00Handmade Happiness The blog celebrating all things made by hand and random thoughts and observations by Jenny.
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email: jennystacy6@gmail.comjennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.comBlogger2137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-53380585630861056172021-11-03T05:41:00.001+00:002021-11-03T06:16:15.579+00:00Making Christmas Cards<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokdScfXrFXE5vok0Vb0DGrd2ReE0c2hSTMfET-Eiq7fGMtFtiIDHm09VEKYKecc7AfAU9EQMlTNuJ9FUDMP5myPaITcP4HdbrBwTvmn7nXmC-K5obTjGqry16mFyDKZH56T2NuyL7vDO8/s1600/IMG_1725-792061.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7026214716923741970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokdScfXrFXE5vok0Vb0DGrd2ReE0c2hSTMfET-Eiq7fGMtFtiIDHm09VEKYKecc7AfAU9EQMlTNuJ9FUDMP5myPaITcP4HdbrBwTvmn7nXmC-K5obTjGqry16mFyDKZH56T2NuyL7vDO8/s320/IMG_1725-792061.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I enjoyed making this card</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlLR1ju8QX02K6V5-tugYQOyrmJ9hF0m-bI1C1FvyNcX7mi9nVjt9p1ZcSiW3e9WAeoPXuBq6ssPabw8wyiw_9KnfuzJvksX494cGWKh36mTaGwtYhUwfEIZGqZXPxOhd7szsqMK6o9Wu/s1600/IMG_1724-796232.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7026214731614271778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlLR1ju8QX02K6V5-tugYQOyrmJ9hF0m-bI1C1FvyNcX7mi9nVjt9p1ZcSiW3e9WAeoPXuBq6ssPabw8wyiw_9KnfuzJvksX494cGWKh36mTaGwtYhUwfEIZGqZXPxOhd7szsqMK6o9Wu/s320/IMG_1724-796232.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favourite handmade card</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXEg0S3qDzfTWjEL05iV_LwyuaNJjkQRcCe1LMsRAo7cgguuW8xJWcihOYvVApa6MNh27WRdbon_GIMqnEzpOy6R0z5-crsz2rqzuRBqj45B5PtExIQwylOastuocdsFnvu_S1IKDTW53/s1600/IMG_1723-700105.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7026214751018503378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXEg0S3qDzfTWjEL05iV_LwyuaNJjkQRcCe1LMsRAo7cgguuW8xJWcihOYvVApa6MNh27WRdbon_GIMqnEzpOy6R0z5-crsz2rqzuRBqj45B5PtExIQwylOastuocdsFnvu_S1IKDTW53/s320/IMG_1723-700105.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A square one</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZGzgF6s5kRi1vptRzmiuFN0rVsdWZ3OXaR-2v2Bdy5sMSQcmI3YaUBbZVun4jnXkOftp1OfSYEeWDg25CA8kc17J6Zj0b0XQ35ne0ySMgg3HWc7HMHV1yZdy1XwpvRZvKKRXz8m484x-/s1600/IMG_1718-703137.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7026214756368268626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZGzgF6s5kRi1vptRzmiuFN0rVsdWZ3OXaR-2v2Bdy5sMSQcmI3YaUBbZVun4jnXkOftp1OfSYEeWDg25CA8kc17J6Zj0b0XQ35ne0ySMgg3HWc7HMHV1yZdy1XwpvRZvKKRXz8m484x-/s320/IMG_1718-703137.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gold doesn't show up so well on this one.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Every year I make cards for friends and family. I also used to sell them in the Handmade Happiness shop. This year I wanted to use my many sheets of painted paper and to practice writing with gold ink and a dip pen. I am quite pleased with the result, learning as I go what works best colour wise and design wise.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Will you be making your own Christmas cards this year?</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-61927810196972802312021-10-30T07:25:00.000+01:002021-11-03T06:10:30.032+00:00Four handmade angels<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7q3U859A3FUK8z3rhunECQJyLf0BlRhS8yqNhjnrrrfNi622cvxXNwY5AgP2TXG_Px4Do5NgFdj-pUIKFmaQA6mhrohdw78dfuRJ11LAx_3RwAbMrmyGTD0FB-a8SI1uQO7G8eKIfVKt/s1600/IMG_1638-725657.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7024761010261666962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7q3U859A3FUK8z3rhunECQJyLf0BlRhS8yqNhjnrrrfNi622cvxXNwY5AgP2TXG_Px4Do5NgFdj-pUIKFmaQA6mhrohdw78dfuRJ11LAx_3RwAbMrmyGTD0FB-a8SI1uQO7G8eKIfVKt/s320/IMG_1638-725657.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first handmade angel of 2021</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0F4BuGDp_wh_L5UZLSOGC9Ls2k4zPRVVeFIisoLh6g0g60yhrOEv-NnNw3gA1AmxpPoM67iRAfZ2HDS4o9U81ifGyGA9V4xHtDCslkWUNdMyY30SNxoS82jypCDCcq3opdwvRQIVKadPj/s1600/IMG_1648-728824.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7024761021912543746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0F4BuGDp_wh_L5UZLSOGC9Ls2k4zPRVVeFIisoLh6g0g60yhrOEv-NnNw3gA1AmxpPoM67iRAfZ2HDS4o9U81ifGyGA9V4xHtDCslkWUNdMyY30SNxoS82jypCDCcq3opdwvRQIVKadPj/s320/IMG_1648-728824.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love red!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLiu8xVsDqULwQB75-n2r7lKG3f8836PTOWPBQyBUD-1JmBtXL2C_xVaUxIbO7jxTgdLJxHAp2BgqsOYPbElau8E7LWCXWnsVo3H5mGJE_uxUH0dVFsaXHQsyPvQXNKobwIq2SPwwIcHg/s1600/IMG_1666-731214.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7024761035039076370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLiu8xVsDqULwQB75-n2r7lKG3f8836PTOWPBQyBUD-1JmBtXL2C_xVaUxIbO7jxTgdLJxHAp2BgqsOYPbElau8E7LWCXWnsVo3H5mGJE_uxUH0dVFsaXHQsyPvQXNKobwIq2SPwwIcHg/s320/IMG_1666-731214.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Going for a more vintage look!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsvpMGntZFmAsdyem2m_PuFmna5VByzBjLzFzFCaVVlce6fouPiq_JDUiMFtnQLY14QPRw3t8kIlbF64MHU1FBiapfhDXRvtBIrYyhBS7oufsimB-Vj62BPyYSPDS6iX19CDGu5PJiPmp/s1600/IMG_1672-734266.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7024761042953375378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsvpMGntZFmAsdyem2m_PuFmna5VByzBjLzFzFCaVVlce6fouPiq_JDUiMFtnQLY14QPRw3t8kIlbF64MHU1FBiapfhDXRvtBIrYyhBS7oufsimB-Vj62BPyYSPDS6iX19CDGu5PJiPmp/s320/IMG_1672-734266.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added a bit of hand embroidery to this one,<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I've been making angels. I would have got into production mode and made lots more if I still had my shop to sell them in but for now, I'll just make small quantities of everything for friends and family.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Maybe next year things will start to feel 'normal' again...??</span></div>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-23691845937877131222021-10-12T14:16:00.000+01:002021-10-12T14:28:28.741+01:00More drawings<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_QodF5u5_6pkNebgYrMpThyphenhyphenao8HVHJI3TGlLC0PWGjqDplh6e8x3VemFFiqqDFr1OyWjCiFgSRDjlXh3V7EkGPsQEVm9N6zLw4pEEDdg8QhVswDFOX_0B5-hALghZhAA-pVMP7d-JwEA/s1600/IMG_1444-740811.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7018168734135932914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_QodF5u5_6pkNebgYrMpThyphenhyphenao8HVHJI3TGlLC0PWGjqDplh6e8x3VemFFiqqDFr1OyWjCiFgSRDjlXh3V7EkGPsQEVm9N6zLw4pEEDdg8QhVswDFOX_0B5-hALghZhAA-pVMP7d-JwEA/s320/IMG_1444-740811.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remembering the colours from my trip to India</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWsVj9RAamfgdvv6CJvhqpu3Ejg9C2Z0JaRN7g5I7XAUGy40zMZ3mEDtg0wuyi7QxGbmkPArBd82GDaehfwQt5nEl29Quh0-Gi5Rl9YP-QL0ZMa28javlbX-GGpi5yZscr_zAifoA1DmH/s1600/IMG_1460-744078.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7018168744884885314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWsVj9RAamfgdvv6CJvhqpu3Ejg9C2Z0JaRN7g5I7XAUGy40zMZ3mEDtg0wuyi7QxGbmkPArBd82GDaehfwQt5nEl29Quh0-Gi5Rl9YP-QL0ZMa28javlbX-GGpi5yZscr_zAifoA1DmH/s320/IMG_1460-744078.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thinking about a simple card</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJb9DmTZM6PAGNIzANBtw8m2i07_HTCTmLzPcIQ6UFOd60sYj7DLVI1wLlx7pT2IuUVPB-wEHGyLe75HxsVBamemBSEOiu3yJeMbqehPnqm3I9QzLG3kurikBqeywuVFhss_97oCfpqk1/s1600/IMG_1470-747298.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7018168757516579026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJb9DmTZM6PAGNIzANBtw8m2i07_HTCTmLzPcIQ6UFOd60sYj7DLVI1wLlx7pT2IuUVPB-wEHGyLe75HxsVBamemBSEOiu3yJeMbqehPnqm3I9QzLG3kurikBqeywuVFhss_97oCfpqk1/s320/IMG_1470-747298.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drawing my favourite mugs and cups</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3Q_KK_dnsnc2vofWVR8seKjlINu79mtij8-GoJokC9UwnyoKN-h2sRwl1IQEox4IYrkI7PT9_QCYMg4gjVvYllAWVR3xXDp_hdJT8DCiIZYYbbXELEXHtMybNLo9-KEuznxvlpZAtu51/s1600/IMG_1515-750778.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7018168776215305778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3Q_KK_dnsnc2vofWVR8seKjlINu79mtij8-GoJokC9UwnyoKN-h2sRwl1IQEox4IYrkI7PT9_QCYMg4gjVvYllAWVR3xXDp_hdJT8DCiIZYYbbXELEXHtMybNLo9-KEuznxvlpZAtu51/s320/IMG_1515-750778.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More favourite cups and mugs.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From 100 Days of Drawing by Jennifer Orkin Lewis.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Most of the illustrations are copies of items I own but top right above and top left in the photo above are my own design.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I love bright colours and was particularly pleased with the saris in the memory of India illustration.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">If you are on Instagram there are more photos on @jenny_handmade_happiness</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-74789899662941685782021-10-12T14:00:00.001+01:002021-10-12T14:06:32.004+01:00My Day in Small Drawings<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJQ-DURC8X7eyhOK4jAPEma3TlSN8ms9763Kw5YHZQQ7FwJ6XyxZSERWLPZPFiCB7BdRGk9aok0eLPnWxn6EcMOGDff7MkjieAoJ9v6U4TGYax__yCAVf29rU822nOV_G0vUZ23vKyMJt/s1600/IMG_1381-745950.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7018164034535623362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJQ-DURC8X7eyhOK4jAPEma3TlSN8ms9763Kw5YHZQQ7FwJ6XyxZSERWLPZPFiCB7BdRGk9aok0eLPnWxn6EcMOGDff7MkjieAoJ9v6U4TGYax__yCAVf29rU822nOV_G0vUZ23vKyMJt/s320/IMG_1381-745950.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matilda Tristram's new, inspiring book</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7RGMC1KnDxAGlQhXKzx_WCGJueDyHl5AHfsawQUCwn2TkqjzPxBI3ZF8QCIydPhUxFRvCjp3n1JUhRgL_n0fjE1WCMNEy9F1L9fKNRZtjMvR3nRLRMFuAQjQ55QbIc3qsMEc8yeL-gLw/s1600/IMG_1440-750154.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7018164047834930930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7RGMC1KnDxAGlQhXKzx_WCGJueDyHl5AHfsawQUCwn2TkqjzPxBI3ZF8QCIydPhUxFRvCjp3n1JUhRgL_n0fjE1WCMNEy9F1L9fKNRZtjMvR3nRLRMFuAQjQ55QbIc3qsMEc8yeL-gLw/s320/IMG_1440-750154.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Favourite clothes</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJOAhrV9rjhgoHknT2XVrcAj6BJUXwzBC2bQQ-kwLzSjaAza4i2OPlCk0WCFhDvWgnNiQ-rpUXsVdXbXaa2_e8a7PGaToRPE_yzCphPz4GFKnFt9R4NgpZLorzU0yaXT5cja7eXwviD8u/s1600/IMG_1466-753667.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7018164061063897778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJOAhrV9rjhgoHknT2XVrcAj6BJUXwzBC2bQQ-kwLzSjaAza4i2OPlCk0WCFhDvWgnNiQ-rpUXsVdXbXaa2_e8a7PGaToRPE_yzCphPz4GFKnFt9R4NgpZLorzU0yaXT5cja7eXwviD8u/s320/IMG_1466-753667.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Household chores...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3qulMDgmB_IMxCT4xlkH60r-GlmIff-GM8pN87pYxjq-AhSeYC7ZENDINEVCSjrYTyzSOnFQOc0G3XNsK1LTWzEbgOA4p_B2-HlWhEt4wG4SDL82ng0DTENHvlPXG_08_1AxSmvDcxah/s1600/IMG_1464-756726.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7018164074212615682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3qulMDgmB_IMxCT4xlkH60r-GlmIff-GM8pN87pYxjq-AhSeYC7ZENDINEVCSjrYTyzSOnFQOc0G3XNsK1LTWzEbgOA4p_B2-HlWhEt4wG4SDL82ng0DTENHvlPXG_08_1AxSmvDcxah/s320/IMG_1464-756726.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and more household chores<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's helpful to have a prompt to get drawings started.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-67467592761765490822021-10-03T10:31:00.001+01:002021-10-03T11:05:35.933+01:00Drawing every day<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-mh6anuZzfqNxlBI3Z1pgOC0oduIykEbBfo_q2DpoQjGqq-QwNqhv_K_uRZCi4x1V3Hv6JVZevQ-XqTUjxyWA7qPru3nBMkzrm6gXYHlCQJFYmXBj9kQNPy7Dp6d99eq0mOKtb06FZ2V/s1600/IMG_1377-772026.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7014770260931215506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-mh6anuZzfqNxlBI3Z1pgOC0oduIykEbBfo_q2DpoQjGqq-QwNqhv_K_uRZCi4x1V3Hv6JVZevQ-XqTUjxyWA7qPru3nBMkzrm6gXYHlCQJFYmXBj9kQNPy7Dp6d99eq0mOKtb06FZ2V/s320/IMG_1377-772026.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm enjoying this book</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyQV2_qnKVBUUc3PgYoFBhzyIfMjqYWtp6mDcmYaudCV7_aThwHA5_IjmNXB6k9r8pCMXOrkBuKLSrppoley9vXeNH6qh0ToXY5oeD52ChgtrC4q1m_w-fcaza4MJdB5qb4ywYAebC1Ue/s1600/IMG_1386-775805.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7014770276965562562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyQV2_qnKVBUUc3PgYoFBhzyIfMjqYWtp6mDcmYaudCV7_aThwHA5_IjmNXB6k9r8pCMXOrkBuKLSrppoley9vXeNH6qh0ToXY5oeD52ChgtrC4q1m_w-fcaza4MJdB5qb4ywYAebC1Ue/s320/IMG_1386-775805.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 1: Drawing a garland with a face in the middle</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3gBxGkvAbg4ps_DE5H2QblDEWBom_jaUOMU3VLNqqTJFVRrACONFvYowS3nv5yOSlbvCfTMpwQbmXx__tZzi7VdBqdo-Vp5Bxpdu8T5QiIr8PiI-rpywYcruoxVOR5OqKFXvr_pLYN4p/s1600/IMG_1385-779207.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7014770286813707634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio3gBxGkvAbg4ps_DE5H2QblDEWBom_jaUOMU3VLNqqTJFVRrACONFvYowS3nv5yOSlbvCfTMpwQbmXx__tZzi7VdBqdo-Vp5Bxpdu8T5QiIr8PiI-rpywYcruoxVOR5OqKFXvr_pLYN4p/s320/IMG_1385-779207.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drawing things that make me happy</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhincBc-PTkPOyif4HVIPIokpfN2eMFjFavkSImh6FGYDSECSeHZ8l0gnyy1wYyRsm7xKyzCEn63dF-RO6vrauT251HxvvpfImL9I6-9dcMEGBW410sQg7CCSHw5gvde0OiYyHm6R3LmMP/s1600/IMG_1427-781815.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7014770302193670562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhincBc-PTkPOyif4HVIPIokpfN2eMFjFavkSImh6FGYDSECSeHZ8l0gnyy1wYyRsm7xKyzCEn63dF-RO6vrauT251HxvvpfImL9I6-9dcMEGBW410sQg7CCSHw5gvde0OiYyHm6R3LmMP/s320/IMG_1427-781815.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Things I see when out walking<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I bought two books recently and this is one of them. I find having a prompt helps me get on with drawing and painting. I'll talk about the other book in another post.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">For more daily paintings you can see jenny_handmade_happiness on Instagram.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In fact since I started posting on Instagram I've neglected to write on this blog. That's a shame because at one time I wrote on this blog every day. That was years ago. I started this blog when I was very busy making things to sell for a show called the Country Living magazine's Show in London.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I used to write about hoping and dreaming to have a shop of my own one day instead of selling to other shops and direct to the public. But shop rents where I lived were so expensive I couldn't imagine being able to turn a profit. It wasn't until I moved to Petersfield many years later that I eventually came across a shop that seemed viable.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My shop called Handmade Happiness in Dragon Street opened and 8 years later was still going. I closed down for good at the start of Covid. I couldn't imagine it continuing. But all through the shop's existence I wrote this blog.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This blog is now 13 years old. Is this a record? It's 13th birthday was on September 22nd.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-55632951634507026462021-09-09T08:11:00.001+01:002021-09-09T08:22:43.782+01:00Using different art materials<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVRrkkNRjnC2FyrMZIfDy4YuclJ2Su_M989PBfDQNlcTEyJDH_mG98wdo-FWWcexK-2zPG0WuRdWycT72_yz5sqtoLRWo3LG790IMzXPWb1ggQ0PNOl7eUlyLbx04FaYNrV8Vje7kQYRI/s1600/IMG_1186-715180.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7005828322122160690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVRrkkNRjnC2FyrMZIfDy4YuclJ2Su_M989PBfDQNlcTEyJDH_mG98wdo-FWWcexK-2zPG0WuRdWycT72_yz5sqtoLRWo3LG790IMzXPWb1ggQ0PNOl7eUlyLbx04FaYNrV8Vje7kQYRI/s320/IMG_1186-715180.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gouache and ink.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhcO2jWOPwFq-5Owmzd5vp1vW8APzmi93xF8-8636EAv1OtMV9fczXUThA12_hddvwxIIbVg3HCqzBn1JEPLmPGFqsx6tCpV4A_rAOX0l874zZOjeZK98_iHXUOqqJrkE5qW3_n6pfvff/s1600/12B6D716-CE64-48CB-A41E-BA42C2CA7CBB-718950.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7005828336969588770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQhcO2jWOPwFq-5Owmzd5vp1vW8APzmi93xF8-8636EAv1OtMV9fczXUThA12_hddvwxIIbVg3HCqzBn1JEPLmPGFqsx6tCpV4A_rAOX0l874zZOjeZK98_iHXUOqqJrkE5qW3_n6pfvff/s320/12B6D716-CE64-48CB-A41E-BA42C2CA7CBB-718950.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knitted some beads</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyJJUyl1mvHZ7tj4sJK9WcR8Bg2DS05JyBiCjYDvbZPiU3yM03tPNHWLb6Kd9bGOQXcuMbFTTfVnXxd3nWdCDiRN1BpBLJnl6t_yqLZbxf8fsvK8yis_719LZ8XhmYhzWdV-a1UvDerLw/s1600/IMG_1155-722225.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7005828348413157602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLyJJUyl1mvHZ7tj4sJK9WcR8Bg2DS05JyBiCjYDvbZPiU3yM03tPNHWLb6Kd9bGOQXcuMbFTTfVnXxd3nWdCDiRN1BpBLJnl6t_yqLZbxf8fsvK8yis_719LZ8XhmYhzWdV-a1UvDerLw/s320/IMG_1155-722225.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowers in acrylics</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gZTr51S4j7CHPLDoqP8bYyQY2Scro7tA2mbHdqXnunmBAat2D8haC2dB3f65gaxmKddLuf3FGt0VMDjZ4ZuEauNKHPgA6DMD3yKeBOjplFPjOCOoFw10uslDc12nu-wnn2feADn7sTUZ/s1600/IMG_0990-724686.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7005828361781950674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gZTr51S4j7CHPLDoqP8bYyQY2Scro7tA2mbHdqXnunmBAat2D8haC2dB3f65gaxmKddLuf3FGt0VMDjZ4ZuEauNKHPgA6DMD3yKeBOjplFPjOCOoFw10uslDc12nu-wnn2feADn7sTUZ/s320/IMG_0990-724686.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watercolour and pastel<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I love trying out different art materials. One thing leads to another and it's fun to play. I am still not sure what I'm most comfortable with - watercolour, acrylics, ink? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've just found a book on Modern Calligraphy in a charity shop. So at the moment the answer would be inks. I am trying to write letters in a swirly way using a dip pen and ink. I always admire signs I see using a flowing script. The Country Brocante fairs in Midhurst have signs using modern calligraphy and they look great.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">For anyone that lives locally to me you might be interested to know that these Country Brocante fairs in the square are once a month between now and Christmas. The next ones are October 1st and November 12th.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-72549682461761752892021-08-14T09:54:00.000+01:002021-08-14T10:13:27.464+01:00What’s On<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2G9oMM3s_h24K2OeI8YdLtHAyswUjX7EFlgPTE_gfbn8nslKqQCZzSPpEqS5aH80959mdw04F0zFIVnQvnFiatQIDS819inrLP7kX1mMu4XLCPSw9X3ndTs9VrTmldI8ZNnQ9flbBDCu/s1600/IMG_0926-703597.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6996206686679408722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2G9oMM3s_h24K2OeI8YdLtHAyswUjX7EFlgPTE_gfbn8nslKqQCZzSPpEqS5aH80959mdw04F0zFIVnQvnFiatQIDS819inrLP7kX1mMu4XLCPSw9X3ndTs9VrTmldI8ZNnQ9flbBDCu/s320/IMG_0926-703597.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knitted this little cardigan for mouse </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMS3iIRefpH2IDAvT7S9Ei0GTqRFx7-p1Tcoy_Wu6ZS61hzTx1RtaKBLgrdv34Cdic73eY1yskNBVwe8KvBKlmb_oDBsh2WQ1gMX_UJtbRTHCs8d9kQpHriqFRu81o9xdMWIoHBRnA5xKD/s1600/IMG_0890-705992.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6996206699267626482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMS3iIRefpH2IDAvT7S9Ei0GTqRFx7-p1Tcoy_Wu6ZS61hzTx1RtaKBLgrdv34Cdic73eY1yskNBVwe8KvBKlmb_oDBsh2WQ1gMX_UJtbRTHCs8d9kQpHriqFRu81o9xdMWIoHBRnA5xKD/s320/IMG_0890-705992.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing with colour</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNS2W-c0oiHeZejE6rYDJyPlhtuaNz4Atg1u-I2fIk19Jhccx-ETPiAC8ycwar-aVAnGmF2nd6yLXIqOt4oGQnYVRXP60RcwOypwTLPLT8tslJEyOBv21s2ItUgSTD2a5yN7X_8dcd4NZ/s1600/IMG_0838-708530.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6996206704947934226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNS2W-c0oiHeZejE6rYDJyPlhtuaNz4Atg1u-I2fIk19Jhccx-ETPiAC8ycwar-aVAnGmF2nd6yLXIqOt4oGQnYVRXP60RcwOypwTLPLT8tslJEyOBv21s2ItUgSTD2a5yN7X_8dcd4NZ/s320/IMG_0838-708530.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love hydrangeas<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Aside from the usual restrictions have you personally been affected by Covid? This week my daughter got it. Although she has had the two jabs she felt quite ill.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> Having been to a wedding she had to isolate because one of the guests tested positive. Then after 6 days of isolating she tested positive. So more days of not being allowed out.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">All this will change after Monday when people will not have to isolate after they've been pinged as I understand it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We will then be heading for herd immunity. Which was one of the options the government considered then rejected in the first place 18 months ago!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On a happier note it is good to see art and craft shows happening again.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I particularly enjoyed visiting Pallant House's exhibition of Ben Nicholson's paintings. Well worth a visit. The exhibition included dolls house displays of miniature well known paintings by famous artists.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Today is the last day to see Excellence by members of the Society of Designers and Craftsmen at the Oxmarket Gallery in Chichester. I loved this exhibition. Such a high standard of work by 30 professional craftspeople from all over the country. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">More on Instagram @jenny_handmade_happiness</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-10758284299936700492021-07-24T17:53:00.001+01:002021-07-24T18:05:55.240+01:00Painting Sweetpeas <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Mt5umptu9Zor5Dx9IrzpLxwStRBLlXrEHAay8fpMDp-QzkqEdGuc1PWcmODvDtwreu_WgjWHpHV7t2FFOsAVT-1Ler_BsgMP8VyKS_cRo19UHYiGAqSejTf7WhHYzsLFTDPAxLxe-pOQ/s1600/IMG_0713-705006.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6988537170302877570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Mt5umptu9Zor5Dx9IrzpLxwStRBLlXrEHAay8fpMDp-QzkqEdGuc1PWcmODvDtwreu_WgjWHpHV7t2FFOsAVT-1Ler_BsgMP8VyKS_cRo19UHYiGAqSejTf7WhHYzsLFTDPAxLxe-pOQ/s320/IMG_0713-705006.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I tried to paint sweetpeas in vases. Watercolour by Jenny Stacy</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsav2-dyFtrdeZXICis4fF2fR6EKbcPunlYxgQElMpl92frZn-BAFQVla-A-1D0QfBeBIsFIFs6q9nF58kektbJV5FraQ1E0X7kzEywXITanUGSzreYX6Vwlu26_qezPBLpcKQa202iT9n/s1600/IMG_0696-708055.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6988537178343123282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsav2-dyFtrdeZXICis4fF2fR6EKbcPunlYxgQElMpl92frZn-BAFQVla-A-1D0QfBeBIsFIFs6q9nF58kektbJV5FraQ1E0X7kzEywXITanUGSzreYX6Vwlu26_qezPBLpcKQa202iT9n/s320/IMG_0696-708055.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last card showing a sweetpea I drew. Jenny Stacy card.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I've been making lots of cards lately but yesterday I decided to finish off a painting I started a few days before. I enjoyed drawing and painting sweetpeas. They look difficult to draw but I think they are at least recognisable as sweetpeas. My favourite flower. I wish they lasted longer in water. On the other hand we have had a heat wave this week which probably made them die sooner than they would in lower temperatures.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The cooler weather is welcome today. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In normal times I would be starting to make for Christmas about now.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But these times are not normal. Maybe this year I should set up an etsy page as a selling platform. I have been thinking today about making large tree top fairies. I enjoyed making those when I had the shop and they sold well....</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-7731554606959452882021-07-22T12:19:00.001+01:002021-07-22T12:47:23.653+01:00Making different cards <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1AEn9X7anq9cz2dJB11nDRlzsqAqwL8m1TZm5gmXg03_SmA6lDW9qx3hMyTeS3BsqCf-5ScUbTlucM1ww_n8QvRffMDHPbEOsWNbnayvGse6h-ezIF8GtGe3LrCIX5rIsykarURn_J16/s1600/IMG_0683-793071.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6987709049206850130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1AEn9X7anq9cz2dJB11nDRlzsqAqwL8m1TZm5gmXg03_SmA6lDW9qx3hMyTeS3BsqCf-5ScUbTlucM1ww_n8QvRffMDHPbEOsWNbnayvGse6h-ezIF8GtGe3LrCIX5rIsykarURn_J16/s320/IMG_0683-793071.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using paint and painted papers</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ujFbvAZDzEMV6HKqvRtUKg5oP32rncsPXzx0AFTyRRVJMlX7bwnyjvrCmMdf25Eco5Cnah-GVLHg7OmnwpfE2j8MHMLQV4lgKRGLhMUTDE2P5PSlM31FYmWijQt87ANvQTNqI2Yok9cy/s1600/IMG_0674-795704.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6987709062703005650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ujFbvAZDzEMV6HKqvRtUKg5oP32rncsPXzx0AFTyRRVJMlX7bwnyjvrCmMdf25Eco5Cnah-GVLHg7OmnwpfE2j8MHMLQV4lgKRGLhMUTDE2P5PSlM31FYmWijQt87ANvQTNqI2Yok9cy/s320/IMG_0674-795704.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not sure whether added handwriting is a good idea or not</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrElNNVn3_uf7UHVR1mUE9g-mbjrFttBVQwSBj4heLgiUDEvDpVEIhdO6fhonSACsmW2nPZE9bhvy61owTJxLSF2CxnQtKJyoKO-kkQTc0SCS5G-8mOfDLIpKQiECjCcLuknHdsFJcxSdq/s1600/IMG_0685-798369.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6987709065152086994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrElNNVn3_uf7UHVR1mUE9g-mbjrFttBVQwSBj4heLgiUDEvDpVEIhdO6fhonSACsmW2nPZE9bhvy61owTJxLSF2CxnQtKJyoKO-kkQTc0SCS5G-8mOfDLIpKQiECjCcLuknHdsFJcxSdq/s320/IMG_0685-798369.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moody colours in this one<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">More cards.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After what I said about the time it takes to make one individual card I decided to simplify the process and these are relatively quick to make.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I actually like them better that the ones shown in the previous post. What do you think?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Making cards is a great way of using the hundreds of bits of painted paper I've collected. Just tearing a piece across makes a statement and a space for the stem of the flower. Then I use a 'sticky fixer' for the flower head and glue everything else down.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Contrasting the colours of flower and background adds drama and makes the card more noticeable.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the last post I said I'd share needlework ... maybe in the next post. My brain is taken up with what is happening in the world. So much to worry about, so much that needs to change. If you notice any happy news let me know!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-144413223382892552021-07-06T11:39:00.001+01:002021-07-06T12:07:14.368+01:00Card making<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vNNl2fAnkprGMvD36Q4ILxAsgg6Iua2z_as-M0dEkuRTP4XIUxYzb3xjXB94BtVr7KNaRQr02aKUgCroDN8wQwX4orJJ1SeEJUusUfsumeCLs2K0dNRW_wiiPzspTNWdHNzS-bNrrFHN/s1600/IMG_0507-784969.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6981761337505918514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vNNl2fAnkprGMvD36Q4ILxAsgg6Iua2z_as-M0dEkuRTP4XIUxYzb3xjXB94BtVr7KNaRQr02aKUgCroDN8wQwX4orJJ1SeEJUusUfsumeCLs2K0dNRW_wiiPzspTNWdHNzS-bNrrFHN/s320/IMG_0507-784969.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collage card designed and made by Jenny Stacy. I like this one</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCiWzT882Ia9OAQPfsrTu4J4pmrB-79t1yEzJRDEYxg8eUSNKO5t6MjxOmkRNeM85A_MTY6uUKO9P8VikVhFrxHAR5miNlSs-qsJ25Q5d4guHgKRIf-Lv7xtAS7momv-AXMhBRfNyOxtyG/s1600/IMG_0503-787542.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6981761352595868594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCiWzT882Ia9OAQPfsrTu4J4pmrB-79t1yEzJRDEYxg8eUSNKO5t6MjxOmkRNeM85A_MTY6uUKO9P8VikVhFrxHAR5miNlSs-qsJ25Q5d4guHgKRIf-Lv7xtAS7momv-AXMhBRfNyOxtyG/s320/IMG_0503-787542.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handmade card designed by Jenny Stacy</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ku322PmDu4GFZRkJn0S1-fptTog7byZqI2hsqCJxckyYOLJmL4qvD1CBCzKqqIyyXrZyg8zjsp2A56L5b22qJtCIOyKgGef4ISHHX1GJnP3NrhQM-m1vHE5ecumHyq4QzFExlgd8704w/s1600/IMG_0501-789586.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6981761359614227458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ku322PmDu4GFZRkJn0S1-fptTog7byZqI2hsqCJxckyYOLJmL4qvD1CBCzKqqIyyXrZyg8zjsp2A56L5b22qJtCIOyKgGef4ISHHX1GJnP3NrhQM-m1vHE5ecumHyq4QzFExlgd8704w/s320/IMG_0501-789586.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Too complex?Collage card by Jenny Stacy</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLl3Flqf5tSBsCC4cywcqUO_ZyeYTkxHzr1fGFTNUDy7Fv3Rww-U-g7OoxXQeyWMUZpCwcxPYxv75zteTsbd7kun4yyuTNpD96_v34h-B17fTsLfaxCZxoAlmeK-US6VMARXije9D5kN3V/s1600/IMG_0510-792343.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6981761371820678098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLl3Flqf5tSBsCC4cywcqUO_ZyeYTkxHzr1fGFTNUDy7Fv3Rww-U-g7OoxXQeyWMUZpCwcxPYxv75zteTsbd7kun4yyuTNpD96_v34h-B17fTsLfaxCZxoAlmeK-US6VMARXije9D5kN3V/s320/IMG_0510-792343.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A peach of a card. Designed and made by Jenny Stacy</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I spent all of Sunday making cards. I made 10 in all experimenting with different combinations of colour and shapes.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I have a lot of painted papers and it was good to use some of them to produce original cards.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As a long term designer/ maker there is a problem with cards.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You can spend a long time making just one card until it meets your own satisfaction but because it's a card and not a large picture there is a limit on how much you can charge for it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'd say £5 per card is the absolute highest amount I could price a card at. I did see a handmade card once for £100. It was a collaged Christmas tree and it was either in Liberty or Fortnum and Mason, I can't remember which, and I was shocked at the price. But then price is a very subjective thing and if everything around it is beautifully displayed and expensive you expect to see higher prices.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I enjoy making cards even though they are not a cost-effective way of spending my time. But designing and making things from scratch is not supposed to be commercially viable anyway. We make because we love to make.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-7794734076736887582021-06-29T16:51:00.001+01:002021-06-29T17:05:35.335+01:00Painting Flowers and the real thing<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTj7sEGwVm7nib2UHRO9k346SbsQ5QSlRAHYOhriOYLNjJTZfKHFM_pWqvYL18r4-__x42Qm5-1GSyxdSmoV-UaExWO5PQsVD7QV-LbWjJ-YgsZJKjDJSjVOvPkU_cOL9axadLMVLaaQhA/s1600/IMG_0438-717273.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6979244196438420242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTj7sEGwVm7nib2UHRO9k346SbsQ5QSlRAHYOhriOYLNjJTZfKHFM_pWqvYL18r4-__x42Qm5-1GSyxdSmoV-UaExWO5PQsVD7QV-LbWjJ-YgsZJKjDJSjVOvPkU_cOL9axadLMVLaaQhA/s320/IMG_0438-717273.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I want to do more like this. Watercolour.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcw857_9FC3xtCvxnv1vs1l8G_5CT79TSi_0_-Qf1DhVh73j_6r8UPqSdCGbdgv-Dg2hpBvqmOwujzKFNAa_zqoYaR-EiQmClrbb83zaRtgjb-eWebxEaL3gIqt34C-pK0cv8bNZ7r2jR/s1600/65daac12-5f2d-4c54-9b92-ba0283f29cf2-719547.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6979244207441342930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcw857_9FC3xtCvxnv1vs1l8G_5CT79TSi_0_-Qf1DhVh73j_6r8UPqSdCGbdgv-Dg2hpBvqmOwujzKFNAa_zqoYaR-EiQmClrbb83zaRtgjb-eWebxEaL3gIqt34C-pK0cv8bNZ7r2jR/s320/65daac12-5f2d-4c54-9b92-ba0283f29cf2-719547.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peonies in someone's garden, Photo taken by my daughter Amy</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0U5leB_NV7ZDxuCnOaKXe5bMvLPfVUV_QKX7Oj7f9jyzQMYha-BSz4ydyL-SnAaw1sXOELXGI63olAdKLjFvQREerkRXlTq0cLCYGN3c1yeKSC63_AGE7RrFWRFIrTFN_VSaKuRWcSEb/s1600/IMG_0413-722056.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6979244217147570818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0U5leB_NV7ZDxuCnOaKXe5bMvLPfVUV_QKX7Oj7f9jyzQMYha-BSz4ydyL-SnAaw1sXOELXGI63olAdKLjFvQREerkRXlTq0cLCYGN3c1yeKSC63_AGE7RrFWRFIrTFN_VSaKuRWcSEb/s320/IMG_0413-722056.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Messy flowers. Watercolour. I wasn't happy with this one.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We still don't know when and if restrictions will be lifted in this country (UK). Is everyone else as confused as I am?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I think I can invite friends round to my house now but I'm not sure. Politicians ignore the rules they made while expecting us to obediently follow them. One rule for football fans and a different rule for schools. It doesn't make sense. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am sure that you, like me, will be happy when and if things return to normal.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Meanwhile I shall paint flowers and do a bit of needlework (see next post for pictures.) Hope you are all ok. X</span></div>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-24599549012145329292021-06-19T07:24:00.001+01:002021-06-19T08:29:54.421+01:00Helping to save the planet<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTWCyjO_Wh1CenSWjEXmECW3K1moQM0ORe0w0_tvSOcGCHaeQyv10y1Zj-bsUpNNtCp8kwGdDaxwgKv8Zq8pQ-duYQ0pz2C6yujon8aufVo1OlpV1lv-x4iLpo3iMTt_E3iRFwFsi3HVU/s1600/IMG_0282-769133.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6975387109109234146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTWCyjO_Wh1CenSWjEXmECW3K1moQM0ORe0w0_tvSOcGCHaeQyv10y1Zj-bsUpNNtCp8kwGdDaxwgKv8Zq8pQ-duYQ0pz2C6yujon8aufVo1OlpV1lv-x4iLpo3iMTt_E3iRFwFsi3HVU/s320/IMG_0282-769133.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thinking about texture. I've used acrylics for this</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTBseaY1pjKQT0QSAWTGFA2NH9sejTTL1D2YXEp6Y-_rxDVuKn0clxX6wMJ12msMLVczaXDIS_8mC-VOZxZx9S-PwvdxkRAjA5vLMDE8bo2YLYpk1K7XFsPpGsW72LO3mXs2iq-0z7fHA/s1600/IMG_0322-771270.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6975387123230461554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTBseaY1pjKQT0QSAWTGFA2NH9sejTTL1D2YXEp6Y-_rxDVuKn0clxX6wMJ12msMLVczaXDIS_8mC-VOZxZx9S-PwvdxkRAjA5vLMDE8bo2YLYpk1K7XFsPpGsW72LO3mXs2iq-0z7fHA/s320/IMG_0322-771270.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An abandoned duck egg by the path</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVoCXrgp-0O-0VC57mVQ2j3HTPw6xwZkNTUc-2BR3wii4h3dAWTqyg-UyZLFkphUyXcScK79XmbEFMIYeNvuj3JW4ez4iiXll5FKLReE9AAesLM0bEvkqaZPf18OWFTMkjkQQa9iTbs8KE/s1600/IMG_0368-773642.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6975387132706943010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVoCXrgp-0O-0VC57mVQ2j3HTPw6xwZkNTUc-2BR3wii4h3dAWTqyg-UyZLFkphUyXcScK79XmbEFMIYeNvuj3JW4ez4iiXll5FKLReE9AAesLM0bEvkqaZPf18OWFTMkjkQQa9iTbs8KE/s320/IMG_0368-773642.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had a play with felt tips yesterday !</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTmaupBQEgIeRpBpWWYB9eSPou34CInCJEffyhh48ETQbqUIH33EM-JHAUjwh3EFuqNwdBQXvRk92ZL6MmOTou9ob07LwY_ma1a-0OkAvzBOT3TYDdYH2byIkFEM36A6P6VjS4D7B8kQ1/s1600/IMG_0196-776337.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6975387139904684482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyTmaupBQEgIeRpBpWWYB9eSPou34CInCJEffyhh48ETQbqUIH33EM-JHAUjwh3EFuqNwdBQXvRk92ZL6MmOTou9ob07LwY_ma1a-0OkAvzBOT3TYDdYH2byIkFEM36A6P6VjS4D7B8kQ1/s320/IMG_0196-776337.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two beautiful pieces of cloth from a local charity shop. £2 each<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm thinking about what we, as individuals, can do to help save the planet. I expect you already do all the things I'm about to list, but I'll list the small things I do which would have some impact if everyone did them too!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><u>I don't buy new clothes apart from underwear.</u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> I buy everything from charity shops. Once items have been washed they are as good as, if not better than new. I prefer natural fabrics (cotton, silk, wool) not the synthetic stuff that many shops offer today. If I see something I think would look great on one of my daughters I buy things for them there too. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've just been visiting family near Berkhamstead. That town has GREAT charity shops and is a lot cheaper than Petersfield. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><u>Eat local and eat in season.</u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It annoys me that fruit and veg in supermarkets are often grown far, far away from here. I wish supermarkets would source food locally eg. apples. I try to buy food in season. We don't need strawberries in winter. So many nice things to eat can be grown in our gardens or window boxes. Local food saves polluting air miles and is tastier and can be cheaper. Cook from scratch if you can. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><u>Ditch the car</u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I've had to do this recently as my old car needed too much money spent on it. I haven't missed having a car yet - I am sure I will do soon but my immediate plan is to buy a bike instead. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Use public transport - it's not pleasant to always be wearing a mask, especially on long journeys but again if everyone uses trains and buses in preference to cars it will have a good effect on the enviroment. Yesterday I had to go on the tube for the first time in ages - not recommended but do-able!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u>Switch to green electricity</u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u>Be as healthy as you can be, smile a lot at others and see friends.</u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Walk, talk and be creative. It would be great if we could have a positive effect on everyone we see, just by smiling at them. We are all going through hard times which are set to continue and there are many people having a horrendous time at the moment. The rules on what we can and cannot do keep changing and many of us are confused. Plus there is no definite end date in sight... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What makes me happy is first and foremost talking and listening to others - strangers and friends, and secondly drawing/ painting/ experimenting on paper with what I have. I wonder what keeps <u>you </u> happy in these strange times?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-16662955073001942182021-06-02T06:31:00.001+01:002021-06-02T06:58:17.507+01:00Dancing into Summer<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPU9PYKnS1DqhzCkC8Rmq7n6lQyE1g-Y9ywRAy_cBqfn_1LnizfwUg_jw2y-MaYbjo4RfW1qnzVe07lqavB0fIPR90Y986elxZKowJlIxFgLrUj7LokWqacnHmy1L8kMj_KB5nTEKj-kr/s1600/IMG_9829-717375.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6969065123843381458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiPU9PYKnS1DqhzCkC8Rmq7n6lQyE1g-Y9ywRAy_cBqfn_1LnizfwUg_jw2y-MaYbjo4RfW1qnzVe07lqavB0fIPR90Y986elxZKowJlIxFgLrUj7LokWqacnHmy1L8kMj_KB5nTEKj-kr/s320/IMG_9829-717375.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The joy of sunny weather and flowers blooming everywhere!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pHB_AxsqFxQK0sO7_vnmb1C3iqiLVPRQlXEJCWx6EJmPDOhb_fkad1zOKmgCrsqkbEyGodfi3-gGO-T3JsQZwYGt4G9LHinpjxpWFp10G8IACPvVRkFKkgRfEzdfh4LU9SeWEjgKkQuv/s1600/IMG_9847-719456.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6969065136489306338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pHB_AxsqFxQK0sO7_vnmb1C3iqiLVPRQlXEJCWx6EJmPDOhb_fkad1zOKmgCrsqkbEyGodfi3-gGO-T3JsQZwYGt4G9LHinpjxpWFp10G8IACPvVRkFKkgRfEzdfh4LU9SeWEjgKkQuv/s320/IMG_9847-719456.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished this Klimt inspired painting</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8oqYzbqFHyR9amrUgU-OjqWX7nLox7t2_9Aohec4vSdqcCGMrDRdPXkgXzugOioxlm-yut8hoSmE_-PVVcyFarC18w7cdtv128_3_lNSwGyqdkPrp_AJmCfab4SR_aTjXjAkx0vtSGMY/s1600/bdbec010-42c9-4bf3-80ad-0887d1d131f1-721974.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6969065147768104290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8oqYzbqFHyR9amrUgU-OjqWX7nLox7t2_9Aohec4vSdqcCGMrDRdPXkgXzugOioxlm-yut8hoSmE_-PVVcyFarC18w7cdtv128_3_lNSwGyqdkPrp_AJmCfab4SR_aTjXjAkx0vtSGMY/s320/bdbec010-42c9-4bf3-80ad-0887d1d131f1-721974.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My neighbour got these fantastic giant peonies for her birthday</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2loFQKuqUSDONUiCcilvlt1RmR0jgmMWxd0QJZVyjDYlx_P3juqpvySuottB7HDEEeyo1vXwqKZl1sO9_5miFsnzlTupP6CQh8WhPlM-iTGfZaYOSKwk487QcHsEy81E4HKkuB80mGSds/s1600/IMG_9869-725111.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6969065161817968162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2loFQKuqUSDONUiCcilvlt1RmR0jgmMWxd0QJZVyjDYlx_P3juqpvySuottB7HDEEeyo1vXwqKZl1sO9_5miFsnzlTupP6CQh8WhPlM-iTGfZaYOSKwk487QcHsEy81E4HKkuB80mGSds/s320/IMG_9869-725111.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quick flower painting. (Nice as a tea towel!)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Life is busy with four extra people in the house but I have decided to paint anyway and from now on I will be more productive on the art front. It is so important to do what we love, especially when there is a lot to worry about. Immersing ourselves in drawing or painting gives us valuable stillness which is so good for our mental health...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hope you are managing to find the time to be creative... whether it's cooking, arranging flowers, making jewellery or painting a picture - whatever floats your boat... to be creative every day is so so good for us.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-40721763904275706852021-05-09T11:38:00.001+01:002021-05-09T11:50:12.699+01:00Embroidery and art<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLiDX0tkNmhHLcx0bOxQ9B6Fu6ZtxTOrqzPlpTRd031rahb1G5DLrQYkLdCZcg1Srjt91-QS3PRzs_6VP3OXphV2ZMmk4ijhZlZvysi-eVeVK4GVKlCotE_-K6PWj-_4qhsSryCTbvmxp/s1600/IMG_9776-725656.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6960238152117726866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLiDX0tkNmhHLcx0bOxQ9B6Fu6ZtxTOrqzPlpTRd031rahb1G5DLrQYkLdCZcg1Srjt91-QS3PRzs_6VP3OXphV2ZMmk4ijhZlZvysi-eVeVK4GVKlCotE_-K6PWj-_4qhsSryCTbvmxp/s320/IMG_9776-725656.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bit of embroidery decoration on daughter's t-shirt</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5gPuNL8RluSnMeqgCRax-zFD0ZAWlyEwC70CIj11M6F8atKj8p0VZCG3roPUv5Paol1yIrpIKsOucB8cKWNJHEpRNP5W4PYGqKxkJnDpjnWm1_xYyYiZvdzabCr8xN9nXPeZ-tbhZ0wg/s1600/IMG_9774-728906.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6960238163993469906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5gPuNL8RluSnMeqgCRax-zFD0ZAWlyEwC70CIj11M6F8atKj8p0VZCG3roPUv5Paol1yIrpIKsOucB8cKWNJHEpRNP5W4PYGqKxkJnDpjnWm1_xYyYiZvdzabCr8xN9nXPeZ-tbhZ0wg/s320/IMG_9774-728906.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Klimt inspired drawing unfinished.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbIbk6xFbaSMe60FNZPzA6ifIIzLUm0VI2bQpeRjBe7TkFt4ceMkBjJBuQ2MRCL2m8Wp9kWQ4F0uCW_-f9lj-2g9YSwllUpu_WxVSH1r_t2xEyYOaBQyt0_Sb3hiolS20CsVZNwonPeDG/s1600/IMG_9773-731838.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6960238172002424946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbIbk6xFbaSMe60FNZPzA6ifIIzLUm0VI2bQpeRjBe7TkFt4ceMkBjJBuQ2MRCL2m8Wp9kWQ4F0uCW_-f9lj-2g9YSwllUpu_WxVSH1r_t2xEyYOaBQyt0_Sb3hiolS20CsVZNwonPeDG/s320/IMG_9773-731838.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just doodling</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyXvc0hOOt2OitfOQ9hupylXlFGACNUBDhLmXo7SapgQyewHpSBk64hvJ8U7pGM-2IKDFuS0SYmj6lpZzVy2FeBhbeL0I5JwYHjXxQ59ZrpCUDttU0Ada7BV3jxIzr1nMj3gWidYmyLIt/s1600/IMG_9726-733954.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6960238183812904050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyXvc0hOOt2OitfOQ9hupylXlFGACNUBDhLmXo7SapgQyewHpSBk64hvJ8U7pGM-2IKDFuS0SYmj6lpZzVy2FeBhbeL0I5JwYHjXxQ59ZrpCUDttU0Ada7BV3jxIzr1nMj3gWidYmyLIt/s320/IMG_9726-733954.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chagall inspired flying woman<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Recent stuff I've been doing as art therapy during lockdown.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Although life seems a bit easier lately here in the UK with the number of cases and deaths well down... we are constantly warned of new variants that may shut us down again.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am really looking forward to May 17th when we can have people in our houses again, that is people outside our 'family bubble'... As I said previously, my bubble is waiting to move into their new house and staying with me right now. So I am lucky to have their company. But drawing, painting and writing are definitely on the back burner for the time being.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Are you ok?</span></div>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-34643488271987713892021-04-23T11:02:00.001+01:002021-04-23T11:18:21.490+01:00Art and family<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBzZ88oMx4MvLLypC-OKMaZJu6SAOjjHmq7PWLWWHH6xniBPEIwubbNLZ4aiIcrs3OccGksW-XJkFjc_6rm0D3NQdlaKSqaiXVJrSZkMZ7jX0bKrcL00eBg7OU4QhmWDdTu1t_0dQOhU5/s1600/IMG_9514-779185.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6954291565281816658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBzZ88oMx4MvLLypC-OKMaZJu6SAOjjHmq7PWLWWHH6xniBPEIwubbNLZ4aiIcrs3OccGksW-XJkFjc_6rm0D3NQdlaKSqaiXVJrSZkMZ7jX0bKrcL00eBg7OU4QhmWDdTu1t_0dQOhU5/s320/IMG_9514-779185.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watercolour pencils</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGf-xNDaLNpdkuFl221wErB9yo9-Xmp-4A3q05-x1TUmSINa7uCJA33DSZJ7Nqi-U2QreQygWi3ibcjLuqa6bbu_qj7QAqLQBNKEGaoAh4X3lTxzUxj8jHViZMqufHeRjn-Ik9YhTH6N2T/s1600/IMG_9684-782555.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6954291578147311090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGf-xNDaLNpdkuFl221wErB9yo9-Xmp-4A3q05-x1TUmSINa7uCJA33DSZJ7Nqi-U2QreQygWi3ibcjLuqa6bbu_qj7QAqLQBNKEGaoAh4X3lTxzUxj8jHViZMqufHeRjn-Ik9YhTH6N2T/s320/IMG_9684-782555.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At last I've made another painted collage</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFarXQZ6jBmNJOoZ-N8U6fCiPxT3PBbPzsi8aSLhKIcYkTMFJXVBdB_p_UBiWwtrhjWf3hxKdJapovY2gjMaP8AFfgAtLrJCzNVPEy-R9Dl99-Rc5qljsDzFKhyBDZYp83XGij27bByV-/s1600/IMG_9687-785337.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6954291589417161458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFarXQZ6jBmNJOoZ-N8U6fCiPxT3PBbPzsi8aSLhKIcYkTMFJXVBdB_p_UBiWwtrhjWf3hxKdJapovY2gjMaP8AFfgAtLrJCzNVPEy-R9Dl99-Rc5qljsDzFKhyBDZYp83XGij27bByV-/s320/IMG_9687-785337.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've copied this from a Matisse line drawing of dancers and added details and colour<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I can't believe that it's a whole month since I blogged. Apologies. Something life changing has happened and there's very little time for art any more. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My daughter and her family are in the process of buying a house in Petersfield and while they wait to move in they are living with me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's lovely to have them here but while we all adapt to sharing my little house I just haven't been able to do any art.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This week it was a joy to get out the paints again as I decided I wanted to prioritise writing and painting again. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Matisse picture is of dancers. He did a line drawing. I've just copied it much bigger and added colour and detail. It isn't for sale so I reckon it's ok to share it with you.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The sun is shining today and I'm going to pull up some of the many weeds that have appeared in my garden. Have a good week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-13392486020629162372021-03-24T11:07:00.000+00:002021-03-24T11:29:06.756+00:00Painting Peonies<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-tYzI5_cu0OTGA0zJrGEnDOL0lKLVyGvJU5m5FNZEO7me2U_l6YV5LfexFJ-o7A1MpCWKOCPzRF0zEwCJoZy88gDrN9ebIxas8G3MgEmEe6sCkpWPmiY8_GdhpCANEEhTVLkZ1P31E2j/s1600/IMG_9260-789539.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6943175805655338690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-tYzI5_cu0OTGA0zJrGEnDOL0lKLVyGvJU5m5FNZEO7me2U_l6YV5LfexFJ-o7A1MpCWKOCPzRF0zEwCJoZy88gDrN9ebIxas8G3MgEmEe6sCkpWPmiY8_GdhpCANEEhTVLkZ1P31E2j/s320/IMG_9260-789539.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I enjoyed using watercolours and watercolour pencil for this</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Cq0Jweg4ae6MiyU_Qgf-ENj6HuVDi4_qFsgE9odBE4HsadvQVRGqrruqM85sI4DNllbaPtRuAd_nUsLV4rqXGaCl1mxxKEjpwgWE0PWc_WR78F4rVjxfClTbETeVoM2aYcSd9lI-HDTO/s1600/IMG_9224-792598.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6943175816658741906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Cq0Jweg4ae6MiyU_Qgf-ENj6HuVDi4_qFsgE9odBE4HsadvQVRGqrruqM85sI4DNllbaPtRuAd_nUsLV4rqXGaCl1mxxKEjpwgWE0PWc_WR78F4rVjxfClTbETeVoM2aYcSd9lI-HDTO/s320/IMG_9224-792598.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink peonies with watercolour</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuMhneLk67b0HW_J9NBa8I29YrLjIQKbwKifrCJYptZyYXQMwAWiV2lo7H800EFjHR1N8OrM1Zjb_Xcbp_Hbk3hjiYxzER19SfLY3b6VdDTARG52gmwDxk_eiIrJ8yNw85WZ6QAE4QWjC/s1600/IMG_9296-794966.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6943175828310033426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJuMhneLk67b0HW_J9NBa8I29YrLjIQKbwKifrCJYptZyYXQMwAWiV2lo7H800EFjHR1N8OrM1Zjb_Xcbp_Hbk3hjiYxzER19SfLY3b6VdDTARG52gmwDxk_eiIrJ8yNw85WZ6QAE4QWjC/s320/IMG_9296-794966.PNG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pussy willow seen on a walk<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Apologies for being late to post this week. It's been a busy one.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I enjoyed painting with watercolours instead of acrylics. I used a dark red watercolour pencil to draw the outlines and then filled in with watercolour. I like the way watercolours bleed into each other.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It is such a joy to be outdoors at the moment. There are new lambs in the fields and pregnant horses. New leaves are unfurling themselves on the trees and everywhere wild flowers dot the banks and hedgerows. Violets, celandine (which look like open buttercups) primroses and blue periwinkles have replaced the snowdrops now. I am so grateful to live in Petersfield with unspoilt countryside to see on every walk.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I want to achieve another flower picture this week. Flowers in a vase, similar to the tulip pictures I did but with various different flowers.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hope you have something to look forward to and that you can get outside and appreciate nature too.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-3548760917024967022021-03-13T07:33:00.001+00:002021-03-13T08:01:22.173+00:00Cards and a canvas <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GSIb0cR5njoyEtBcIE62i3j4WDoUvzLbl4YhfDdE3CMU8i5wTkxXIkcxm50QZQyyz8C2NT7cMbNTXFmJWMzhR71-pOdSoLRtKZw6zScRA5_mSsVllZIMoFd32__pDcTy0EVUPjDGBT7y/s1600/IMG_9112-711216.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6939038562655026034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GSIb0cR5njoyEtBcIE62i3j4WDoUvzLbl4YhfDdE3CMU8i5wTkxXIkcxm50QZQyyz8C2NT7cMbNTXFmJWMzhR71-pOdSoLRtKZw6zScRA5_mSsVllZIMoFd32__pDcTy0EVUPjDGBT7y/s320/IMG_9112-711216.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A new style of card by Jenny Stacy</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yZ4hv-gfO9X7n0tNDp2JeVxOx8T75lq_cCpLGrJT4G0iPY77gc4KluhHDu-rPuGXO8gAUDdj6i-t0Bb5wtmdUfz_m7u-kTPgP6F8rRr2ABXA6qWEOrGH3UHWLnUeoR_cEmlAKh9Y_6kg/s1600/IMG_9121-707950.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6939038544689922466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9yZ4hv-gfO9X7n0tNDp2JeVxOx8T75lq_cCpLGrJT4G0iPY77gc4KluhHDu-rPuGXO8gAUDdj6i-t0Bb5wtmdUfz_m7u-kTPgP6F8rRr2ABXA6qWEOrGH3UHWLnUeoR_cEmlAKh9Y_6kg/s320/IMG_9121-707950.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6939038571900972434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydgXySdqkef_oshM1fVz06xtdNKqZDVelRvma-R20ZzDCbphX4T5P_mqJuxprLMlA1wKeME8jsPM4A6g0FUcSHEu7-mErRjTOwhayUzNpKBlYjkgo-UbUL3OCob-QvgwRJABpFrT7n5aS/s320/IMG_9130-714712.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just scribbling and enjoying colours</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydgXySdqkef_oshM1fVz06xtdNKqZDVelRvma-R20ZzDCbphX4T5P_mqJuxprLMlA1wKeME8jsPM4A6g0FUcSHEu7-mErRjTOwhayUzNpKBlYjkgo-UbUL3OCob-QvgwRJABpFrT7n5aS/s1600/IMG_9130-714712.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydgXySdqkef_oshM1fVz06xtdNKqZDVelRvma-R20ZzDCbphX4T5P_mqJuxprLMlA1wKeME8jsPM4A6g0FUcSHEu7-mErRjTOwhayUzNpKBlYjkgo-UbUL3OCob-QvgwRJABpFrT7n5aS/s1600/IMG_9130-714712.jpg"></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqBMLrcpNBlpaQyz7pQYZc347nUnF4i0ctTvkdg7I9o2z5Y1hw5EvxP_tt8SFd8TicylMVs5OOaRZS5gU3u0NdtJY5oL5S0QJdQLZDgjzU1ZYr2AydjcYGwQwziZUjZ_ngUUv8yXj0lRR/s1600/IMG_9161-717580.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6939038581405776034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqBMLrcpNBlpaQyz7pQYZc347nUnF4i0ctTvkdg7I9o2z5Y1hw5EvxP_tt8SFd8TicylMVs5OOaRZS5gU3u0NdtJY5oL5S0QJdQLZDgjzU1ZYr2AydjcYGwQwziZUjZ_ngUUv8yXj0lRR/s320/IMG_9161-717580.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a big canvas.I did yesterday.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This blog is a record of what I'm doing: making cards, painting on paper and occasionally on canvas...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At one stage I posted every single day. That was when many more people looked at it. Now I only post once a week but all the time I enjoy sharing I'll continue, if only for my own pleasure and the ability to look back in years ahead on twelve years of a creative life.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It's been nearly a year now of lockdowns and learning to live without socialising. Using paints and appreciating Nature has helped me. What has helped you to keep going?</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-30772998753855337122021-03-06T06:55:00.001+00:002021-03-06T07:17:40.677+00:00Seen<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZEH0OACxhBu1IA96nmd10cxF_d4s5Pb_fw8pHRfyfZwgHSzcIy9NVQjFncfd9f3vT2wVHIE5-7_oBF5xVjmvv7CEMaljq9jfSlDoIhdlqEtxLusmu5DFriDFpnc6SiihFdVP1lHqC8oq/s1600/IMG_9063-750528.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6936431249456797138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZEH0OACxhBu1IA96nmd10cxF_d4s5Pb_fw8pHRfyfZwgHSzcIy9NVQjFncfd9f3vT2wVHIE5-7_oBF5xVjmvv7CEMaljq9jfSlDoIhdlqEtxLusmu5DFriDFpnc6SiihFdVP1lHqC8oq/s320/IMG_9063-750528.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pale pink camellias in a Petersfield garden</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU_O9nrIzetlbOea30TuKrOWK3kcXclF4PBM3dKUAyBfBaUxQBSoBj_gyxyLSLffTXhN9JDxc1FqjWRtCf2n6IPA5ED5mru3lPBFsw9U3y0WFmo042-H9Q4cvf7_cf42Xy7HIhYAuAuET/s1600/IMG_9045-753284.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6936431256172779410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU_O9nrIzetlbOea30TuKrOWK3kcXclF4PBM3dKUAyBfBaUxQBSoBj_gyxyLSLffTXhN9JDxc1FqjWRtCf2n6IPA5ED5mru3lPBFsw9U3y0WFmo042-H9Q4cvf7_cf42Xy7HIhYAuAuET/s320/IMG_9045-753284.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bike for four plus a big shop !!</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eTUVCw-gzM1aL1O5FgQas1TC3uVnO5OqcSaTTqx8gMm-w2tsNsSu62wvkD5D9RSAcIjG9Lg1ZW9sd-WwtwW5H3kTr5X92Mza3nWJrL5JzogPRdlqlfHfkAMf7movH8rhN-406io_15e6/s1600/IMG_9042-755236.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6936431266301125762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eTUVCw-gzM1aL1O5FgQas1TC3uVnO5OqcSaTTqx8gMm-w2tsNsSu62wvkD5D9RSAcIjG9Lg1ZW9sd-WwtwW5H3kTr5X92Mza3nWJrL5JzogPRdlqlfHfkAMf7movH8rhN-406io_15e6/s320/IMG_9042-755236.PNG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ancient yew in a churchyard</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMR5ODBgXoOIOcT6wAdzzMS9YWNtixTMN-oZtDl-vh57FqZhW7fQ8FXNLkZ2LO8K3iYtVbv7PbtFlM2VMLcu0yByZqxGPGLZm_8XVaaPA1ij1n0Mk-AoecsNhEVtR_mVLk3z1N6OD4KZaD/s1600/IMG_9022-757300.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6936431278328629810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMR5ODBgXoOIOcT6wAdzzMS9YWNtixTMN-oZtDl-vh57FqZhW7fQ8FXNLkZ2LO8K3iYtVbv7PbtFlM2VMLcu0yByZqxGPGLZm_8XVaaPA1ij1n0Mk-AoecsNhEVtR_mVLk3z1N6OD4KZaD/s320/IMG_9022-757300.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A church prepares for Easter...</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AXvH1j4gOT6uyOq1eeWhRjdHJ0vr9xLSvf31k454Jh4h3HL_NmLcgsPtjLfnS_FZkpfU4sk_rxzZTNYss4bNnLQO7ulOLN-DmmkGOcBg1dJr1qE2U3ldd_eYWmEhmGj8Zlfek9zAQw7m/s1600/IMG_9077-760360.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6936431294409900130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AXvH1j4gOT6uyOq1eeWhRjdHJ0vr9xLSvf31k454Jh4h3HL_NmLcgsPtjLfnS_FZkpfU4sk_rxzZTNYss4bNnLQO7ulOLN-DmmkGOcBg1dJr1qE2U3ldd_eYWmEhmGj8Zlfek9zAQw7m/s320/IMG_9077-760360.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wish I could remember how I did this !<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello. During lockdown I am thankful for being allowed to walk each day. Nearly a year now since restrictions started and of course, the pandemic has been with us far longer than that. But at least we can walk and I discover new bits of countryside every week.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Now that Spring is breaking through the cold earth there is so much interest out there. Birds are singing extra loudly. Clumps of violets, primroses and snowdrops on the banks.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The slightly warmer weather gives me new energy to organise the house because one day, hopefully not too long from now, I look forward to having guests !</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hope that you too are feeling a bit more optimistic about the future.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have been going through boxes and spotted this bit of painting. I love the vibrant colours and that combination of colours. But I can't remember what paints I used to achieve it. I will let myself experiment once the tidying up is completed. Carrot and stick...</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-30498916795948694822021-02-25T09:17:00.000+00:002021-02-25T09:28:54.662+00:00Walking and painting <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQtBJWiilNvV0VnivRpTTsgcsx1_cfu6zmB-5vQ9fe2n0sJTDJIwMywbm5c-cYlr0VgAjEek0l16jyzuG4Iu7fDfPv38REpasbSl3Ix6rCg3WEoNkYQyvbPG3XN8V_s96umYFA8fUm72R/s1600/IMG_8841-755473.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6933128434876026530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQtBJWiilNvV0VnivRpTTsgcsx1_cfu6zmB-5vQ9fe2n0sJTDJIwMywbm5c-cYlr0VgAjEek0l16jyzuG4Iu7fDfPv38REpasbSl3Ix6rCg3WEoNkYQyvbPG3XN8V_s96umYFA8fUm72R/s320/IMG_8841-755473.PNG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting and cutting out petals on painted background</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOYNlaElizMPRRNT3ewVpLp7CdYBucp9DUsr6iThCDfVw5ui5D8bIJnvDcbGD8OXqzFzT6fvu1O_CvfPQG7Dd46zWaBHHCXYgfIFaiHsKkMQZBzoC0eWB6JfzNcZr65xfOwVkbFNfReb5/s1600/IMG_8869-757096.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6933128451264211314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOYNlaElizMPRRNT3ewVpLp7CdYBucp9DUsr6iThCDfVw5ui5D8bIJnvDcbGD8OXqzFzT6fvu1O_CvfPQG7Dd46zWaBHHCXYgfIFaiHsKkMQZBzoC0eWB6JfzNcZr65xfOwVkbFNfReb5/s320/IMG_8869-757096.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More experimenting. Klimt style background</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2qDX2VnPkrKQelGDn1yy4n9rOHv7ALE3WFFxclrcu1tu0BTI8QcC-ueKSsB210a-Xflp7Q9q6oly4nKJDQTUsmGQvixb8mIkIqN_KVhVJKQ3B2Sc8o5HsZ_6TSfF3gckvLPYTJhMf8h-/s1600/IMG_8948-759494.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6933128457459644370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2qDX2VnPkrKQelGDn1yy4n9rOHv7ALE3WFFxclrcu1tu0BTI8QcC-ueKSsB210a-Xflp7Q9q6oly4nKJDQTUsmGQvixb8mIkIqN_KVhVJKQ3B2Sc8o5HsZ_6TSfF3gckvLPYTJhMf8h-/s320/IMG_8948-759494.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First primroses seen on a walk</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOusE2XrvBroQ_0QzWR77__mPZUQYP48x62titDacTC2x7Pv0JFfTZOTJkbM8Nd9iyL9MQ0MsdA1BiqunedEYPuIToKMM0x6avH3HObwNOjmxQZ0Vp1Bsml4t9m8mkZU_Y2u5p_eYhGlD6/s1600/IMG_8946-762085.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6933128470767775698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOusE2XrvBroQ_0QzWR77__mPZUQYP48x62titDacTC2x7Pv0JFfTZOTJkbM8Nd9iyL9MQ0MsdA1BiqunedEYPuIToKMM0x6avH3HObwNOjmxQZ0Vp1Bsml4t9m8mkZU_Y2u5p_eYhGlD6/s320/IMG_8946-762085.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yesterday's walk was special<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Apologies that I forgot to write on Monday. Sometimes being in Lockdown makes us a bit vague as to what day it is!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Since I last spoke to you I've done a couple of paintings, just trying things out for an eventual bigger painting.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Walking is my other joy. Going off in a different direction yesterday I had to take a picture of this natural avenue through the trees. Perfect.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was also lucky enough to see a white egret resting on a branch above the river and this first patch of primroses... </span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-31107938576217803412021-02-15T08:51:00.001+00:002021-02-15T09:22:12.751+00:00Making art?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9jr5RQoNIpU1HK7H-_BPzYOUDdvEzieELYzF3K0JVIfKGljgOsu8qWL-pPWtx_loaFfbKJ4YB31g3As7rhwtX75MNUyiV9E0o9kCrsSWR1v9EyPZfmClAdHyl3xDtfEuZCAH08MP9ZS5/s1600/IMG_8779-701355.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6929410486770194802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh9jr5RQoNIpU1HK7H-_BPzYOUDdvEzieELYzF3K0JVIfKGljgOsu8qWL-pPWtx_loaFfbKJ4YB31g3As7rhwtX75MNUyiV9E0o9kCrsSWR1v9EyPZfmClAdHyl3xDtfEuZCAH08MP9ZS5/s320/IMG_8779-701355.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tulips in Jug by Jenny Stacy. A4 size</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUyUkKDsyGI7qlqsxDlzJO7hDPi6XqwT8oJXAWUWa3mtO49TvoLQYr8IeCI2pfV8RMSrvWbWgp3Ptdp69BzcFMJJWwfZJUe593DDqwEoeYmeVwngTOS8fLJJSdkDIzD3Doe4bYFC3_9Xs/s1600/IMG_8820-704489.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6929410497596380450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUyUkKDsyGI7qlqsxDlzJO7hDPi6XqwT8oJXAWUWa3mtO49TvoLQYr8IeCI2pfV8RMSrvWbWgp3Ptdp69BzcFMJJWwfZJUe593DDqwEoeYmeVwngTOS8fLJJSdkDIzD3Doe4bYFC3_9Xs/s320/IMG_8820-704489.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring chasing Winter away, Collage by Jenny Stacy. A4 size</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeEP57i3u6aH1SznIJKFey_NGNhIDWIMdcQptO9QkKEK4eCSTGTqOF2y4Y3HvZFUJ8TUUVaKNunfgEBASyikqdwV_qDyUbdqjW7nkdC7Z9WdaHyzD2LygxZyMN-xr99IOXYk0DD0DFZmI/s1600/IMG_8784-706551.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6929410506153807762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeEP57i3u6aH1SznIJKFey_NGNhIDWIMdcQptO9QkKEK4eCSTGTqOF2y4Y3HvZFUJ8TUUVaKNunfgEBASyikqdwV_qDyUbdqjW7nkdC7Z9WdaHyzD2LygxZyMN-xr99IOXYk0DD0DFZmI/s320/IMG_8784-706551.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tulips in Jug by Jenny Stacy. BIG.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have a problem with the word 'art'. What is art? Is it purely a subjective reaction to someone else's efforts? Now, as I struggle to produce pictures which could be attractive in someone else's eyes I feel confused.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Looking through The Art Book which has hundreds of 'artists' works I see some I recognise, I've maybe seen them in a gallery. Some which look simple and some which I can't think of as Art at all. For example I like photographs but I don't see them as art. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The shame is that many artists are not recognised in their lifetime at all and die in poverty. Only later do other people benefit by selling their work. Indeed the very word artist conjures up a tortured soul determined to keep on painting even though they are earning no money through it and might be thought of as irresponsible wastrels by members of society. What drives them? What makes them different to other people?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What do you think?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Meanwhile I have a glimmer of an idea for another picture...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-67435515403852886632021-02-09T08:45:00.000+00:002021-02-09T09:40:43.665+00:00Hearts and flowers<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOKXS4RwvBSxUjbXkzJ26XqqBNoBOSM_WFjSgxSCd5P_x_kJOk0kdhwQLhACLHjFW-WOikCV1tCpm-dMEvwxd4X62vbol_MzjACpxZ5cf5i8Ujb1UYcRi38c-tTZ8n24WQhbSkL8Paw6E/s1600/E90CBEA3-571D-4A6C-8AFA-02907EB87E44-777846.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6927184306086885586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOKXS4RwvBSxUjbXkzJ26XqqBNoBOSM_WFjSgxSCd5P_x_kJOk0kdhwQLhACLHjFW-WOikCV1tCpm-dMEvwxd4X62vbol_MzjACpxZ5cf5i8Ujb1UYcRi38c-tTZ8n24WQhbSkL8Paw6E/s320/E90CBEA3-571D-4A6C-8AFA-02907EB87E44-777846.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So good to buy Spring flowers this week. I knitted the bunny slippers for the youngest family member.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74ruKX2HCTkL0aEbywTrD5qpCgwDgKG1fEzRaZNpwfEX_UVgnqKRs953lzrinsJ-Lt62-MbeE0lvqrCmhRPYKG_OtzFBDRCCJ0MKwBcwN8f1I49JSHSy-q-WrXU5Og6BrEAN1o8gDJ7Mc/s1600/IMG_8744-782289.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6927184320319646370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh74ruKX2HCTkL0aEbywTrD5qpCgwDgKG1fEzRaZNpwfEX_UVgnqKRs953lzrinsJ-Lt62-MbeE0lvqrCmhRPYKG_OtzFBDRCCJ0MKwBcwN8f1I49JSHSy-q-WrXU5Og6BrEAN1o8gDJ7Mc/s320/IMG_8744-782289.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love collage. I made a dozen Valentines cards this week.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORk2MsMleHI2pjq_zEdDe0k76xDrnG2W88knIgqxdZHo860NWBiHKJxXWWwaeV84Awdvt1VVCL_WIAYrxt0fIcVUJEwpZZ5hk4ps-r6WxHtNb9WWijUWCVD61SvtLUNcBgZ0lGux3pQuO/s1600/IMG_8704-786068.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6927184338873869618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORk2MsMleHI2pjq_zEdDe0k76xDrnG2W88knIgqxdZHo860NWBiHKJxXWWwaeV84Awdvt1VVCL_WIAYrxt0fIcVUJEwpZZ5hk4ps-r6WxHtNb9WWijUWCVD61SvtLUNcBgZ0lGux3pQuO/s320/IMG_8704-786068.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The heart shape gave me an idea....</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTdt8vQtfF9-1uhUpGoBm8wGxE8ZVl9RBfurwwfVz_Z6Ib3T0ecYl1PLadDezIUcUwWtsT5I9OFm8qAj2AGZH8Cfbv6YzkwRSXOMDuD9X6dQRd1kyCtQuzpN4RzjARZKEbn_lBkfEq3bx/s1600/IMG_8710-790271.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6927184350958405906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTdt8vQtfF9-1uhUpGoBm8wGxE8ZVl9RBfurwwfVz_Z6Ib3T0ecYl1PLadDezIUcUwWtsT5I9OFm8qAj2AGZH8Cfbv6YzkwRSXOMDuD9X6dQRd1kyCtQuzpN4RzjARZKEbn_lBkfEq3bx/s320/IMG_8710-790271.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Love Bug designed and made by Jenny Stacy<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It's that hearts and flowers time of year again!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Just when winter is feeling a month too long we have this nice distraction of telling everyone we love that we love them!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And the first daffodils and tulips are showing up in the supermarket.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I can't resist Spring flowers! They are a brave reminder of better times ahead. That could also apply to the weird, disquieting times we are living through...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What are you missing right now? Number one I miss my family and number two I miss my friends. Memories of meeting up, checking out a few shops and then settling down in a warm, welcoming cafe for cups of tea and a shared piece of cake... That all feels a bit unreal now. A distant memory.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The other thing I miss is having a shop or other peoples' shops to sell my stuff through. This is the first year I can remember when I have not sold loads of heart cards. And when I invented the Love Bug I could have done more and different shapes, sizes and colours but with no obvious place to sell I probably won't do any more.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thank goodness for WhatsApp video, Face Time and Zoom ! So good to see people and communicate directly with them! It still feels like magic, especially when talking to my friend in Australia and she's wearing a sleeveless cotton top and I'm wrapped in three layers and a shawl!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Things to be grateful for - modern technology and the West Wing which I missed first time around but I'm now enjoying watching every night.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What are you grateful for?</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-8714685122896904712021-02-01T10:36:00.000+00:002021-02-01T10:54:18.887+00:00Yay! February<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84y1qMq6CllCORJMP0jt8oVeKQ76b0E2BMPq2ON5zkVwplzko3ZJe1heBnJlkf64cFLLtPcZcMMh3ufJuOS5YUU1Pjqz7Aqc7N9QH_aSXLP3Vj4awAxIOnv4tCQkvVwTXGHIThTGl2g5L/s1600/IMG_8543-729157.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6924242899800110306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84y1qMq6CllCORJMP0jt8oVeKQ76b0E2BMPq2ON5zkVwplzko3ZJe1heBnJlkf64cFLLtPcZcMMh3ufJuOS5YUU1Pjqz7Aqc7N9QH_aSXLP3Vj4awAxIOnv4tCQkvVwTXGHIThTGl2g5L/s320/IMG_8543-729157.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peony in the snow</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMs_aImLt6H-dVUU2LogMk5od_BMiK-jRRn0AOHI5OPSQjGpPm0aZQAvP2NyVKBGSHoinmatAEIzFRBhEnClTkQAiRSkK1CK_vCFPzSiZaJGca9Fq4bz65p0o5PLbfP7eRRYEIgIrexuX/s1600/IMG_8546-733306.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6924242918738861426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMs_aImLt6H-dVUU2LogMk5od_BMiK-jRRn0AOHI5OPSQjGpPm0aZQAvP2NyVKBGSHoinmatAEIzFRBhEnClTkQAiRSkK1CK_vCFPzSiZaJGca9Fq4bz65p0o5PLbfP7eRRYEIgIrexuX/s320/IMG_8546-733306.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made a snow lady</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeGhdOV6nSyJqGGh9gb6lzJLEtrpsXDJF1t08W1AgNmu4V6wAA_HmtBstL9lpZip6Qjn5lVj0PXeolMj6tjkyXthT6HukmyMbZ2FC5tekXYyw2z59k7eEIzr8hhIYKuAdO44pOZ92qLY9/s1600/IMG_8591-736730.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6924242932095205714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeGhdOV6nSyJqGGh9gb6lzJLEtrpsXDJF1t08W1AgNmu4V6wAA_HmtBstL9lpZip6Qjn5lVj0PXeolMj6tjkyXthT6HukmyMbZ2FC5tekXYyw2z59k7eEIzr8hhIYKuAdO44pOZ92qLY9/s320/IMG_8591-736730.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Layering painted paper</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidC9zcymRCYZz2LnFo13TnlVR_aRLJWBvHf_rO4NtmVdI3AVInx6pfPlijuz1_kCSPx6Y0T63SRWIV5nXVNJC6qFTush9VP6hp5wVGbHZG0ys9xcNgGmR200GeS6Lar0ck4mgFout90C8l/s1600/IMG_8625-740337.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6924242948336819666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidC9zcymRCYZz2LnFo13TnlVR_aRLJWBvHf_rO4NtmVdI3AVInx6pfPlijuz1_kCSPx6Y0T63SRWIV5nXVNJC6qFTush9VP6hp5wVGbHZG0ys9xcNgGmR200GeS6Lar0ck4mgFout90C8l/s320/IMG_8625-740337.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking through the woods<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The days are getting longer and Spring will soon be here. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This week it was a delight to see snow. Even if it only lasted 24 hours.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Children, perhaps seeing snow for the very first time, had snow ball fights, built snowmen and slid on trays. A welcome respite from lockdown.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It is a struggle to stay upbeat and creative right now. I miss my family, as I'm sure you do. But sunshine helps and walks into the countryside, hearing bird song and seeing buds on the trees and the first snowdrops. We are getting there. Life will improve. Stay strong dear readers.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-91169843499588954692021-01-25T14:15:00.000+00:002021-01-25T20:28:55.326+00:00Card making<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJnbJiy4-jbOiwRAuZH-jMbepXLnyVVBKIy0nFbshsKHqwLcs5Bx_JV2zAQB_k5jKOAbcQvDYaPLxmTPxQuNxgKT8gCwuhEA0T6WwGUKe0s7wNlMqA1226b3c5_1ExInACsVgyzzn-XNt/s1600/IMG_8474-761674.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6921701281692003250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJnbJiy4-jbOiwRAuZH-jMbepXLnyVVBKIy0nFbshsKHqwLcs5Bx_JV2zAQB_k5jKOAbcQvDYaPLxmTPxQuNxgKT8gCwuhEA0T6WwGUKe0s7wNlMqA1226b3c5_1ExInACsVgyzzn-XNt/s320/IMG_8474-761674.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collage 'J' card by Jenny Stacy</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmQq5UWHqwLtbwdoYleeCsOdVC2X_KWnujzmNC2BnGJhAYyeWZxGf92uZ933XyLp9R9X8eHCo28WuusbX36_XTBjTeCPMWMiGVtUsRLA9TOQTFdYXLkdiZ79IVzFrB3h8hLKnvwa2_oEM/s1600/IMG_8480-766227.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6921701298101540850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmQq5UWHqwLtbwdoYleeCsOdVC2X_KWnujzmNC2BnGJhAYyeWZxGf92uZ933XyLp9R9X8eHCo28WuusbX36_XTBjTeCPMWMiGVtUsRLA9TOQTFdYXLkdiZ79IVzFrB3h8hLKnvwa2_oEM/s320/IMG_8480-766227.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collage 'A' card by Jenny Stacy</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXj9XX_9H2xesTKHVeY48bnXC3_bGPJ01p6pSU9rSW_q5sVdE9XLHJFFkbFqtV3VDWI-IRtsXp-Z2AKjXX0dZnIYHlkb1PMBEInDxX2wIMxX1xRTHcuNdt_DUl_qrXfqvK9kxcXKaj94M/s1600/IMG_8481-770417.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6921701314067934370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXj9XX_9H2xesTKHVeY48bnXC3_bGPJ01p6pSU9rSW_q5sVdE9XLHJFFkbFqtV3VDWI-IRtsXp-Z2AKjXX0dZnIYHlkb1PMBEInDxX2wIMxX1xRTHcuNdt_DUl_qrXfqvK9kxcXKaj94M/s320/IMG_8481-770417.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collage 'B' card by Jenny Stacy<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This week I've been making cards. I think this is a good use for my pieces of painted paper.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It's great when you feel in the mood to do something creative. It doesn't happen every day to be honest,especially at the moment with the world battling our invisible enemy...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Then snow came and for a moment we forgot our problems and just stared at how pretty it made everything look. Snow pictures next time.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Go carefully.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-91664673502497825312021-01-20T08:16:00.001+00:002021-01-20T08:42:51.740+00:00The Latest<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pRKpvwuj3OvEU3Wsdy8ztDY8SSFZK_5o44nnVaZn21r_x25hWBVDTswnBqXR0yAeWjGoYavM4JvLSP4LvWMYS1utKgEAKsqDROH7uBlQdFJscy63ttAST0OXKe_51MYiOHOOmfXLDNtP/s1600/IMG_8398-795770.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6919753230885547170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pRKpvwuj3OvEU3Wsdy8ztDY8SSFZK_5o44nnVaZn21r_x25hWBVDTswnBqXR0yAeWjGoYavM4JvLSP4LvWMYS1utKgEAKsqDROH7uBlQdFJscy63ttAST0OXKe_51MYiOHOOmfXLDNtP/s320/IMG_8398-795770.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still addicted to painted papers. Simple beads.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiUVeCx_X_C_5SXrpgJM4T4QMtUU0LJ594GLWmvb2yo-U1iut7OYxp3XswIuqHHAg_0MtiDZWJJO-JtBU9Ojrt6owHVF4qQWbYZvcOE1J5YKwljYutaGrFwj2SOPsa_uXwLzMy3SjXBjf/s1600/IMG_8429-700645.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6919753251384991314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZiUVeCx_X_C_5SXrpgJM4T4QMtUU0LJ594GLWmvb2yo-U1iut7OYxp3XswIuqHHAg_0MtiDZWJJO-JtBU9Ojrt6owHVF4qQWbYZvcOE1J5YKwljYutaGrFwj2SOPsa_uXwLzMy3SjXBjf/s320/IMG_8429-700645.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple carrots. Never had those before.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1_FPq1i5bLL2tUZe7sYQAbSTJFPkP2vyD0CxTMggIYPoJw6wHJaKNrpu__ERK-0zSADSmpaLlG8D8YKWVMumXwIDByVYABpl6NhuEnB1a_wb0IR3nWd2rhEF3gH_8qodPQbqEB5MMpV5/s1600/IMG_8444-705255.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6919753270003519538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1_FPq1i5bLL2tUZe7sYQAbSTJFPkP2vyD0CxTMggIYPoJw6wHJaKNrpu__ERK-0zSADSmpaLlG8D8YKWVMumXwIDByVYABpl6NhuEnB1a_wb0IR3nWd2rhEF3gH_8qodPQbqEB5MMpV5/s320/IMG_8444-705255.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many berries on the holly. Hard winter?<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I've realised that I can't get a blog post published with more than three pictures and that's ok. I'll post the other pictures later this week.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Most days during this lockdown I get the paints out as you can see above. The simple beads use some of my painted papers. You don't have to use painted papers... gift wrap, magazine pictures, drawn on paper, anything you fancy will work.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Today I'm planning to make collage cards out of painted papers too.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Are you finding enough things to do while living with these restrictions?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I've been making up stories for a grandchild in which he is always the hero. He loves it. I'm wondering if I could illustrate a story using collage somehow.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I try to shop for food as little as possible now. Yesterday the death figure for 24 hours in the UK was 1,610. I think that's a record. So many deaths daily. It does feel that staying in is best with an hour's walk at some point during the day.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I spotted purple carrots in Marks and Spencer. Never tried those before. They were in a mixed bag containing white carrots and orange carrots. When I added a sliced purple carrot to my usual vegetable soup I was amazed to see the soup turn purple. All that colour from one little carrot. But it tasted good. Even better than usual.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I saw this holly bush while out on a walk. So many berries! I've always understood that lots of berries signals a particularly cold, hard winter.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When the weather is cold and (worse) rainy we just have to try extra hard to stay cheerful and spread some positivity to others.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I smile at everyone I see while out walking. They probably think I'm eccentric but when you get a return smile it just makes your day.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4552195838878111637.post-19228217639516671522021-01-11T08:23:00.001+00:002021-01-11T09:04:23.627+00:00Thinking ...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOo3C2gjpfqMqiP2oRbxSbr4by-Yz8iZ7gqSCJmSXbSNt0C08_L3XNc2ZK4i17dgbgTLKV-3qDEF0iiKlhs965Hb4x8BbJBvBQYqctgVQYNHlyIDUI9jfY9_QUw-wNPGPgcNv1x-Re0u_/s1600/IMG_8367-792833.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6916415165058696722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOo3C2gjpfqMqiP2oRbxSbr4by-Yz8iZ7gqSCJmSXbSNt0C08_L3XNc2ZK4i17dgbgTLKV-3qDEF0iiKlhs965Hb4x8BbJBvBQYqctgVQYNHlyIDUI9jfY9_QUw-wNPGPgcNv1x-Re0u_/s400/IMG_8367-792833.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sending you love and good wishes with this heart I made a while ago</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQq4nh2oBA_1WejbHZ_E8Lz_Ve4Ifq1G_aOqWIigGFn5oLOJRVRyF-3uc5OMdt4fSWmLrBh5k2ATQy6LHvPKhteV55nM5cPjt-P9_obbjV6jHBdSs-y1xx_oKwVpWRsInDfMkN5Mp2Hqd/s1600/IMG_8332-796175.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6916415182765440050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQq4nh2oBA_1WejbHZ_E8Lz_Ve4Ifq1G_aOqWIigGFn5oLOJRVRyF-3uc5OMdt4fSWmLrBh5k2ATQy6LHvPKhteV55nM5cPjt-P9_obbjV6jHBdSs-y1xx_oKwVpWRsInDfMkN5Mp2Hqd/s400/IMG_8332-796175.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A truly beautiful card made by my friend Bee Mellor which arrived from Australia this week.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdZPq7ls9dE9Wm2eMC2KTpaDBnUVd4V6pvue9Vr9DeUijQAKIsI0_AGBri-DUPmilRTgZ4lP93ZAJRR-VndYrTVVWdpuvIVkUXda4mQemJ_QRAZF3BShG-txdSvfAk101kxmNxBSyynWn/s1600/IMG_8363-700172.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6916415194461559378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdZPq7ls9dE9Wm2eMC2KTpaDBnUVd4V6pvue9Vr9DeUijQAKIsI0_AGBri-DUPmilRTgZ4lP93ZAJRR-VndYrTVVWdpuvIVkUXda4mQemJ_QRAZF3BShG-txdSvfAk101kxmNxBSyynWn/s400/IMG_8363-700172.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peonies that I dried last year in May when the bushes bloom in my front garden<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This week the UK's death figures passed 80,000. The highest figure in Europe. It feels like the walls are closing in to be honest and it is hard to still think positive. I feel lucky that I can lose myself in painting or making something and it is always fun to plan projects for future happy times.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What are your dreams? A friend looks forward to being beside the sea.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I look forward to seeing family again and giving friends a cup of tea and biscuit inside my home.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We are being urged to stay at home but to preserve our mental health we all need contact with other people. And some elderly people aren't able to communicate on Zoom or Face Time or WhatsApp. How is society looking after them? That is something bothering me at the moment...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On a more positive note. Now is the ideal time to improve our cooking skills and to read books we've always meant to read but haven't had time to do so. To thoroughly clean and sort where we live (this is my unrealised dream as yet!) Maybe to re-watch the incredible wildlife photography in David Attenborough's tv series. But I don't find any of those things satisfying enough. My joy is to walk in the countryside or a park and hear the birds singing and see the seasons unfolding and buds unfurling, taking us forward to better times.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505776204554739991noreply@blogger.com0