tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86680036386823770402024-03-02T01:07:02.476+00:00 Neelz Expressionz Mixed Media Artist and Maker
of Creative JournalsNeilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.comBlogger1001125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-75747471061805761222022-08-16T14:20:00.001+01:002022-08-16T14:20:28.310+01:00The stranger returns......<p> </p><p>Hello everyone, if there's anyone still out there listening.</p><p>It's been a crazy challenging time these last few years hasn't it ? I am now trying to tie all my little threads of "social media" together at the moment. So you'll get a random selction of photos to accompany my waffling.......</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzsFn538UeWWB5u7CZjqnSaUUl1N1-qdXVpOlTBQnUmkRYO6mM7OZoQ3rw0oNB9sygeCH2FRLYm3VNCSB7t1eZDziOx5rszrMAqrNCKhS10NSyxOPOOANXBhQSRUj3J7puwWir1VX1XX0pV-RMUStHihfRHTpCe1--ZPxY9IRVbvLDo2jP4WH_JWK/s2976/SAM_1357.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzsFn538UeWWB5u7CZjqnSaUUl1N1-qdXVpOlTBQnUmkRYO6mM7OZoQ3rw0oNB9sygeCH2FRLYm3VNCSB7t1eZDziOx5rszrMAqrNCKhS10NSyxOPOOANXBhQSRUj3J7puwWir1VX1XX0pV-RMUStHihfRHTpCe1--ZPxY9IRVbvLDo2jP4WH_JWK/s320/SAM_1357.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> "My first foray into the world of Book Nooks"<br /><p><br /></p><p>So, firstly I have my website up and live at <a href="http://neelzexpressionz.com">neelzexpressionz.com</a> and from the home page there are the links to my blog and Etsy store. I also have a newsletter sign up option on the website if you want to keep up to date. ( seeing as I have only sent out about three newsletters I can assure you I won't be spamming you!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGifb_Ho1x2Ary7Tlkeph_rTpDAw-UeqpcYtjugzHqMjGbfzSqEaAmrTiTCmhPug5WUQR84gmaoalEx_m8Hf3N7NlyFSrDSPx7VXcI1rxm9rvi6OIXFmcNcNXqYBOcpEZHKzYLbdKqUNYD9bg47hnBYYfhyI03wpMCq5fbiqlX28MO-2YiGguzm2Ko/s2976/SAM_1373.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGifb_Ho1x2Ary7Tlkeph_rTpDAw-UeqpcYtjugzHqMjGbfzSqEaAmrTiTCmhPug5WUQR84gmaoalEx_m8Hf3N7NlyFSrDSPx7VXcI1rxm9rvi6OIXFmcNcNXqYBOcpEZHKzYLbdKqUNYD9bg47hnBYYfhyI03wpMCq5fbiqlX28MO-2YiGguzm2Ko/s320/SAM_1373.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> I make the occasional set of stamps....<br /><p><br /></p><p>So, here is a brief update summary of what's going on in my life and business. Susan and I are still happily ensconsed here in Eden, the house is still not finished, the lockdown obviously had an impact for us but we survived. I was on Hochanda for a while but had to make a decision, do I want to focus on making kits etc or do I want to actually make more books myself? So I left Hochanda and my focus is definitely on making and selling my finished books while still designing and selling some kits, stamps and stencils along the way.</p><p>We have a regular spot in Keswick most weeks and also do a couple of local markets alongside stocking some local shops and galleries. So, while there's still lots we want to do, we are blessed with what we have got going so far.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYc5im89COceTUbmoVbO0P4NkjW4jI6A3Z119_e9o30gj-REiZJLZ1oPhhJtAeLqNSxjTGbgOfM3wN5JUFsj40_UDtJ6LPxY1cmnKZ2zznQmBOjIaTYw4RDM7uR6yN6WIqiNv9SN9UJfOOJbDE43IU891pMTqb92s1ZhOcOdxiI1POSj7-vtyypNkl/s2976/SAM_6786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYc5im89COceTUbmoVbO0P4NkjW4jI6A3Z119_e9o30gj-REiZJLZ1oPhhJtAeLqNSxjTGbgOfM3wN5JUFsj40_UDtJ6LPxY1cmnKZ2zznQmBOjIaTYw4RDM7uR6yN6WIqiNv9SN9UJfOOJbDE43IU891pMTqb92s1ZhOcOdxiI1POSj7-vtyypNkl/s320/SAM_6786.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Workshops are my next focus, I had a recent one which was successful so I am looking forward to building on that.</p><p><br /></p><p>So that's what's what at the moment. I'd love it if you popped over to the website for a look, and also if you join in the newsletter too that would be super cool.</p><p>God bless</p><p>Neil</p>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-10996644015539088932021-02-10T16:53:00.001+00:002021-02-10T16:53:14.399+00:00New stamps and shapes.<p> Good afternoon folks.</p><p>Thought I would pop on quickly to share a bit about one of the new things I have been doing. I recently have made some sea themed stamps and popped them onto my Etsy store. As they come with some matching shapes I thought I would pop a little post on here just to show how I have designed them to work.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5COoUQgdJMhcHAAe6o5h-4Jl1XRYYkYxuCv93bCFGRJqx-V_03R1aFCpZ-MwCDZoCBozGc4fvPZnc2VE_utfqvRz4_drrgLu9fAh830B2qgrjy2ZHxhpTQcgRxDb_r5bJHLg7UzyoQWE/s2976/SAM_1344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5COoUQgdJMhcHAAe6o5h-4Jl1XRYYkYxuCv93bCFGRJqx-V_03R1aFCpZ-MwCDZoCBozGc4fvPZnc2VE_utfqvRz4_drrgLu9fAh830B2qgrjy2ZHxhpTQcgRxDb_r5bJHLg7UzyoQWE/w640-h426/SAM_1344.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>First up is the seahorse which I can tell, is going to be the favourite lol. You get the rubber stamp and 9 of the design cut in greyboard. (3 each of large, medium and small)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9pmFbyep0GZz0qiURLLd1wOatrRxwzkRLY9phKb0BLa0TpGIemyQ7xMzRnpmei0wA-0VD5-Q4LUCj8NUCLCSU3b756NT3OAHXjQwl4e4I0vldwvtIx7WuvZs8Zwui_n_tz0RfWMIRXc/s2976/SAM_1319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9pmFbyep0GZz0qiURLLd1wOatrRxwzkRLY9phKb0BLa0TpGIemyQ7xMzRnpmei0wA-0VD5-Q4LUCj8NUCLCSU3b756NT3OAHXjQwl4e4I0vldwvtIx7WuvZs8Zwui_n_tz0RfWMIRXc/w640-h426/SAM_1319.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As you can see, the large shape corrosponds with the stamp. Personally, I think it is easier to take the shape to the stamp for this.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4P6har_w0o1iuoBrU9u7yLQ2xHDYJdpSKg7VMQIZh7BSi7DiIl8j2eJN-MdosW0_ak5MxEhpPmFXDPxGET48BhTJmGyyLh5RlZwJvHeu6ivKPBdpWpwxYEDuU-Ms3RtBU4pyThd6rkU/s2976/SAM_1320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4P6har_w0o1iuoBrU9u7yLQ2xHDYJdpSKg7VMQIZh7BSi7DiIl8j2eJN-MdosW0_ak5MxEhpPmFXDPxGET48BhTJmGyyLh5RlZwJvHeu6ivKPBdpWpwxYEDuU-Ms3RtBU4pyThd6rkU/w426-h640/SAM_1320.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Ink up the stamp, press the shape and there you have it, one dimensional sea horse....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw25n74sZd6cNGDDWjvYanR179ryz-JLbR5-OhVCR38vSBwg1JGZ2lfKiH7KXaFU7uqKnJ3v0ofho-_7bsMZAnAMDiSOHXwpajdw75xe6I2CyLXH1om3x0G_4E5HAoSV3pf9udlSlKkpY/s2976/SAM_1321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw25n74sZd6cNGDDWjvYanR179ryz-JLbR5-OhVCR38vSBwg1JGZ2lfKiH7KXaFU7uqKnJ3v0ofho-_7bsMZAnAMDiSOHXwpajdw75xe6I2CyLXH1om3x0G_4E5HAoSV3pf9udlSlKkpY/w426-h640/SAM_1321.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Now when it comes to the other shapes, to get them to look like "proper" sea horses the trick is to line the shape up so the eye is in the right place like this for the medium. (Note that if the tail has blank bits then it's easy enough to stamp it onto one of the other areas to pick up the pattern)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ccYHTCC2DH1AqrJvnH4jpRmABaOjsNLy4maO6HOmmFp017rh0wXZ9uxx8lkt3s3KodOzl8zVxJhnKyDf4xMl7-dCNnBZnSCzXFs0Tk4BrkE9QQrOUK04QKGqEg5Fknm0yvF29Klq1tw/s2976/SAM_1322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ccYHTCC2DH1AqrJvnH4jpRmABaOjsNLy4maO6HOmmFp017rh0wXZ9uxx8lkt3s3KodOzl8zVxJhnKyDf4xMl7-dCNnBZnSCzXFs0Tk4BrkE9QQrOUK04QKGqEg5Fknm0yvF29Klq1tw/w426-h640/SAM_1322.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>and the small.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPOIe-zON_xvDLnt4JeUr3L4FDoScKs9hKAwbY3byd7OB85CqPEupimncRHYkkQ3IawfYrNBHXQd27u7YZmzNtIg6FzkAyf-VN9B-KMtdeS7-jUyGBiwikWs1SPKefx63jPX8EyoKkGI/s2976/SAM_1323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWPOIe-zON_xvDLnt4JeUr3L4FDoScKs9hKAwbY3byd7OB85CqPEupimncRHYkkQ3IawfYrNBHXQd27u7YZmzNtIg6FzkAyf-VN9B-KMtdeS7-jUyGBiwikWs1SPKefx63jPX8EyoKkGI/w426-h640/SAM_1323.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>There they are, all stamped... I think they are cool<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGRjVgBY5OkVu6Ly17dVLJw-ysIlsS2OnbOnJC7bNZqBHpBPgchHi9RCLaHzn3iRXkzUVXumvSKPEg0qnForIF87xxX-ClCP88SNwank-I_OlEZtRc0yQaDQFzY5PokxggaGaU_gQ3kM/s2976/SAM_1324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGRjVgBY5OkVu6Ly17dVLJw-ysIlsS2OnbOnJC7bNZqBHpBPgchHi9RCLaHzn3iRXkzUVXumvSKPEg0qnForIF87xxX-ClCP88SNwank-I_OlEZtRc0yQaDQFzY5PokxggaGaU_gQ3kM/w426-h640/SAM_1324.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>All coloured up and then a coat of clear heat embossing over.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0KPRTeRMpY0GEaxdGttBYNWjHejGtODKeeC5UKUNCT5AXygM2rc2GA4PuShspZB5x_wViJMiQOsSCZl0S7e4tvDaM1HWWJrP4Bxl8kJ4g3AhyQMrb20HCwEOlcdzNpp-vG7onBjR7ak/s2976/SAM_1325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0KPRTeRMpY0GEaxdGttBYNWjHejGtODKeeC5UKUNCT5AXygM2rc2GA4PuShspZB5x_wViJMiQOsSCZl0S7e4tvDaM1HWWJrP4Bxl8kJ4g3AhyQMrb20HCwEOlcdzNpp-vG7onBjR7ak/w426-h640/SAM_1325.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You can stamp with versamark and heat emboss fine black like this before colouring.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi913XMsRt7c2XyC9e_3tZNQMhsMOP3AeJcBDzB9ZjGNLpRapgLXRAVQc6Ow68Qim-YNcrss6kqHeS2AG1CVJlpr1hWoik96UMhOrJcEv-xjIt5hb3HIFlAVPVjEsZ41c-5bjl30ubmUrE/s2976/SAM_1326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi913XMsRt7c2XyC9e_3tZNQMhsMOP3AeJcBDzB9ZjGNLpRapgLXRAVQc6Ow68Qim-YNcrss6kqHeS2AG1CVJlpr1hWoik96UMhOrJcEv-xjIt5hb3HIFlAVPVjEsZ41c-5bjl30ubmUrE/w426-h640/SAM_1326.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>And, bacause I have cut them out of rubber, you can stamp into heat embossing to create this kind of effect (this is two layers of bronze extra thick powder heated and stamped into while still hot, then gilding was added to bring out the texture)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtyQxVIEon6p8Wg_X7s_2v_yLj2TH7shw5ZdMnulSGtHXnFz3oB9C_ug986yBpr-QZYrpbI-ueZJvYfsZhBFPYoq_7wwkzjnOFnow8I_3RYYx3Eh2jpl78WuT1bP7LjObTdH5ppeoQdE/s2976/SAM_1327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwtyQxVIEon6p8Wg_X7s_2v_yLj2TH7shw5ZdMnulSGtHXnFz3oB9C_ug986yBpr-QZYrpbI-ueZJvYfsZhBFPYoq_7wwkzjnOFnow8I_3RYYx3Eh2jpl78WuT1bP7LjObTdH5ppeoQdE/w426-h640/SAM_1327.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>The same principle applies to the fish..... so I won't go into detail again word wise, but here are the pics for the large.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2FaLzDMWBPmg8C5UMOkF4OcCrBLdFeDo33Ggj5BDvZ3VnYXPmEuO50QQRja5mhuVfjJgjP8DGT3M3BQ_LbIAAJriMU7mqazgl-3qXqEEhcupPI0A8NvizOdfQPZIzjfvVVFuwjHw_zk/s2976/SAM_1328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP2FaLzDMWBPmg8C5UMOkF4OcCrBLdFeDo33Ggj5BDvZ3VnYXPmEuO50QQRja5mhuVfjJgjP8DGT3M3BQ_LbIAAJriMU7mqazgl-3qXqEEhcupPI0A8NvizOdfQPZIzjfvVVFuwjHw_zk/w640-h426/SAM_1328.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxBxTMIWMloCGDhW_Rm73qSQLTNU6s7inJJ_lZ1GLbxFHmnJxMoE4SrRFU4T2DRnppiN7FNBl3jsC0zqeuxAfHGRF_ZiIERDcGQ8LU_OLptrjSTm7C2JqRaf-Z2kxXu5LIVACYUNVgV0/s2976/SAM_1329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="2976" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxBxTMIWMloCGDhW_Rm73qSQLTNU6s7inJJ_lZ1GLbxFHmnJxMoE4SrRFU4T2DRnppiN7FNBl3jsC0zqeuxAfHGRF_ZiIERDcGQ8LU_OLptrjSTm7C2JqRaf-Z2kxXu5LIVACYUNVgV0/w640-h426/SAM_1329.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Medium<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>Obviously the jellyfish have no eyes so it is easy enough to stamp but one thing worth saying is that don't try to line up the strands, because they are thin you will find that by the time you have gessoed or painted the base before stamping, they will have moved. so I just line up the top and let the legs do what they like....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaF00quyOhaBPZYYfBiHveeauDYczF-Qqmp4kk5d-klDh6_efKuGwvCJDAQsa8_IoSY20ccV4xGaSyDiagOfWPxYj7LDfhSiYxobM232G9NuGkfhpxRZibwt2rd7OezYh9NRLGzV8HMc/s2976/SAM_1341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1984" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaF00quyOhaBPZYYfBiHveeauDYczF-Qqmp4kk5d-klDh6_efKuGwvCJDAQsa8_IoSY20ccV4xGaSyDiagOfWPxYj7LDfhSiYxobM232G9NuGkfhpxRZibwt2rd7OezYh9NRLGzV8HMc/w426-h640/SAM_1341.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">I think they are fun, and who doesn't like under the sea themes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you are interested, the links for them are below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can find the seahorse <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/958486595/seahorse-art-stamp-and-shapes-bundle">HERE</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can find the fish <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/958477421/fishy-art-stamp-and-shapes-bundle">HERE</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can find the jellyfish <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/944525696/jellyfish-art-stamp-and-shapes-bundle">HERE</a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-43103520376657957572020-11-18T22:37:00.001+00:002020-11-18T22:37:07.817+00:00It's all behind the scenes at the moment<p> Good evening folks.</p><p>I have been having to chain myself to the production lines at the moment which is always a difficult thing in one sense. When your days are filled to the brim with the business and preparation side of things it can get a tad frenetic.</p><p>So in amongst the busyness I took the opportunity to cut up one of my designs to experiment.....<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhtFKgujAqC_iiRNsysXJ3rUQT6TgzZZcAfnDKBXqoO43q0RhhuUI9jZWB-JQgztVw5mdHla2BdVeQot45vx6xVI-x7xSuqN-XqBe_eP02jbaUOWfzrnYWIewdBHWPZXlCtDsv0Hb8qM/s2048/20201005_180338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhtFKgujAqC_iiRNsysXJ3rUQT6TgzZZcAfnDKBXqoO43q0RhhuUI9jZWB-JQgztVw5mdHla2BdVeQot45vx6xVI-x7xSuqN-XqBe_eP02jbaUOWfzrnYWIewdBHWPZXlCtDsv0Hb8qM/w480-h640/20201005_180338.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>It was fun and it actually didn't turn out too bad in the end though.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbWZp_B6q_Waocv0AXJqAZklVxSHlMXsz9G3_-xUF36ioT1B9Qqs8IBGSFLcOArclbreinwjZX-d3KufWsaPJUGndrIC9t28tGQun-6S51uOKhzC4S8LDthb3U_GjQrrg8EimwLVySDw/s2048/20201005_180307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbWZp_B6q_Waocv0AXJqAZklVxSHlMXsz9G3_-xUF36ioT1B9Qqs8IBGSFLcOArclbreinwjZX-d3KufWsaPJUGndrIC9t28tGQun-6S51uOKhzC4S8LDthb3U_GjQrrg8EimwLVySDw/w480-h640/20201005_180307.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEu-ocFd2uGNuIkBUn92gqt1Au4bxHMOpaWMH67C6SxLK2OHQu4oKdjsTTeEUDS2s2Nq5nWeUuxgPodV0zU4jVpSa2JcC36G-h1zD6IQAakXahZcE4MorwwqIDo3GBYTJrXu-gVpdJKo/s5472/SAM_0036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEu-ocFd2uGNuIkBUn92gqt1Au4bxHMOpaWMH67C6SxLK2OHQu4oKdjsTTeEUDS2s2Nq5nWeUuxgPodV0zU4jVpSa2JcC36G-h1zD6IQAakXahZcE4MorwwqIDo3GBYTJrXu-gVpdJKo/w426-h640/SAM_0036.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILnYrMGyg4a8NZDecwa2xkxDRXIHnR4vKHCE4a6TkvjoUo8_-0z_TqX62NT5JoJ8DA58dMoUPNz_GoWTcYunpbMh-fc_VyAcdi5othK3nO53uWzibhGr4DPGa0zBvO5kP93wPGCQf16k/s5472/SAM_0037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhILnYrMGyg4a8NZDecwa2xkxDRXIHnR4vKHCE4a6TkvjoUo8_-0z_TqX62NT5JoJ8DA58dMoUPNz_GoWTcYunpbMh-fc_VyAcdi5othK3nO53uWzibhGr4DPGa0zBvO5kP93wPGCQf16k/w426-h640/SAM_0037.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwoomxaWnuBAR0I72ZXpxfHaUIielNgm-GcqXFt2sgAeamDG63gJbolIa7ek5arxPio9FcJZI6YjG82zaNUGo6NxghzJtMeh8vP2JmJoXCWDnaEJJ56QCp6YEzHxv8U5-BGGjF_vFE_gw/s5472/SAM_0039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwoomxaWnuBAR0I72ZXpxfHaUIielNgm-GcqXFt2sgAeamDG63gJbolIa7ek5arxPio9FcJZI6YjG82zaNUGo6NxghzJtMeh8vP2JmJoXCWDnaEJJ56QCp6YEzHxv8U5-BGGjF_vFE_gw/w426-h640/SAM_0039.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx8RdtoI9AVMqjbPiLtyayXvHBzUoTOT0cqSc7tBySdCpivPxJRpaLrI4coS1GXXSgsURCv1XRx2FDpPAtniOgwvzoLS_RBBpIOPoaZkEijSRGE-WJP3l3LPVKUW9S8oLaKYGtce690s/s5472/SAM_0193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5472" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx8RdtoI9AVMqjbPiLtyayXvHBzUoTOT0cqSc7tBySdCpivPxJRpaLrI4coS1GXXSgsURCv1XRx2FDpPAtniOgwvzoLS_RBBpIOPoaZkEijSRGE-WJP3l3LPVKUW9S8oLaKYGtce690s/w640-h426/SAM_0193.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>I also have finally managed to make proper progress on my new range of "engravability" journals. I have been working on the designs for a while now and I will be showcasing them properly for the first time on Saturday... <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SOXfNl2QTRL6YBMOforpI66VhlPqoP1fksDa1BO-v3Qr65amRuxU5oKObcWw1WfF5SJBumCN48ZeOG6-7JAj3ZB1kAw8m_jyryIhtzVExNKIFEo299Z2HtBWGsX6w1nvmqG18WNsjbk/s2048/20201004_215329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SOXfNl2QTRL6YBMOforpI66VhlPqoP1fksDa1BO-v3Qr65amRuxU5oKObcWw1WfF5SJBumCN48ZeOG6-7JAj3ZB1kAw8m_jyryIhtzVExNKIFEo299Z2HtBWGsX6w1nvmqG18WNsjbk/w480-h640/20201004_215329.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Where ? I hear you ask..... here I reply lol because <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5cNlGmXNG7AOUsWya4cgSOniKEu7_7ts3QT3SS90j0kAnP7DFV7dvMLeKotYIXbabpfIN6RWsAPL29788XkKzaGRRYYde9ggSTBoesAGIpiuXSIQB0Faja-Wcl5lKzqMM60RAicmJ9I/s1280/latest+for+facebook+and+instagram.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="1280" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5cNlGmXNG7AOUsWya4cgSOniKEu7_7ts3QT3SS90j0kAnP7DFV7dvMLeKotYIXbabpfIN6RWsAPL29788XkKzaGRRYYde9ggSTBoesAGIpiuXSIQB0Faja-Wcl5lKzqMM60RAicmJ9I/w400-h343/latest+for+facebook+and+instagram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So, if you want to see them and a bunch of other new work do take a look on Saturday when it all goes live and perhaps you will find that perfect Christmas gift too. <div><br /></div><div>And finally, next week I'll be back on screen on Thursday 26th 2pm on Honchanda..... New kits and stencils too. Along with (hopefully) some fun demos......</div><div>Until then, I had better get back to listing, describing and "setting up my stall" for Saturday</div><div>Take care everyone<br /><p><br /></p></div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-63093463402092777052020-11-02T14:03:00.001+00:002020-11-02T14:03:27.730+00:00Back we go<p> Hi there</p><p>Well, as most will no doubt be aware, the UK is heading back into full lockdown this week. So lets just leave it at that shall we? Can't change the situation so we will just have to carry on carrying on....</p><p>In the meantime, there are palettes to fill with paint and books that need to be finished and filled..... Creative therapy will see us through. I will look at this phase at my "starving artist in a garret" stage. Better that than lamenting this months lost plans and opportunities</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jvLo5n-n2hJ0lni09w3w27nI46ozdZ0reLYqifCir2oB7xt7pxI1EdHCygn6ApPMV7MdgPRuVGWh_R4kA3HJAj986QaXy7UYUfCwpxxIBg6lxzh9pGfXNOtkVQxmyMhTlFWjnUL_0Fo/s2048/20201018_092351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jvLo5n-n2hJ0lni09w3w27nI46ozdZ0reLYqifCir2oB7xt7pxI1EdHCygn6ApPMV7MdgPRuVGWh_R4kA3HJAj986QaXy7UYUfCwpxxIBg6lxzh9pGfXNOtkVQxmyMhTlFWjnUL_0Fo/w480-h640/20201018_092351.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43lEOFaxLHPH1W7Q94KLLmXFlpX8kfS2iNuhSh5wtK9XS7YnKwfavXm2x-n6gpaALNrSncJZkq43B3AQx_IdzgbjL5QirZj9XGgLOWuVWJe_m6JYly97XjdJ7p_3yjzj3Y50rmVdV7g4/s2048/20201018_092359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43lEOFaxLHPH1W7Q94KLLmXFlpX8kfS2iNuhSh5wtK9XS7YnKwfavXm2x-n6gpaALNrSncJZkq43B3AQx_IdzgbjL5QirZj9XGgLOWuVWJe_m6JYly97XjdJ7p_3yjzj3Y50rmVdV7g4/w480-h640/20201018_092359.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I made these palettes for fun really, they are just perfectly sized for my hand and these ones are beginning to look like proper palettes. I was thinking off adding them to Etsy as they do okay at markets.... what do you think?<div>Then, this is one of the newer additions to my A6 books. I've called it Growth and though the photos aren't brilliant, the book has a pleasing feel to it in my opinion. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOByxG81GoGfcX0nI1e2593z-FYExW7IXbLUDk_Nw13ouqdEtqrSuHbac77aHq5ClCVYG5eUMGsg-mTsF12HAULzBk3Ub8PeZbBy-2TgRHIx8w1q-ILpGHnCQRmcxEqRFE507_ZJGq0yw/s2048/20200728_163030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOByxG81GoGfcX0nI1e2593z-FYExW7IXbLUDk_Nw13ouqdEtqrSuHbac77aHq5ClCVYG5eUMGsg-mTsF12HAULzBk3Ub8PeZbBy-2TgRHIx8w1q-ILpGHnCQRmcxEqRFE507_ZJGq0yw/w480-h640/20200728_163030.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4OTXSRgsZ6vsdyzpQQqamuKEdHAxKvyAzbI1d5dn1b1b9obBkNg4bxZJQL8EHyEGN9iSz0JUcE-HRGlZRn7hkxTj88Bis9nW8z_tR0hto1JboLO4KkBNJ89eLTJiOwT7fr2O_42cQ2E/s2048/20200728_163044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4OTXSRgsZ6vsdyzpQQqamuKEdHAxKvyAzbI1d5dn1b1b9obBkNg4bxZJQL8EHyEGN9iSz0JUcE-HRGlZRn7hkxTj88Bis9nW8z_tR0hto1JboLO4KkBNJ89eLTJiOwT7fr2O_42cQ2E/w480-h640/20200728_163044.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuy0bUrDj4v8EcGruEu4xySmjXch2aOpjs-bBk8qkXrvWrAyxPU9lNH47FMU_ArutfRWeB8pL0nyR6vxOw7Lt2SUNCvjE8vTHZZWiWq6moD-QCpf7E_inpvfuw4CJ_Q5isG9yAUJekxg/s2048/20200728_163120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuy0bUrDj4v8EcGruEu4xySmjXch2aOpjs-bBk8qkXrvWrAyxPU9lNH47FMU_ArutfRWeB8pL0nyR6vxOw7Lt2SUNCvjE8vTHZZWiWq6moD-QCpf7E_inpvfuw4CJ_Q5isG9yAUJekxg/w480-h640/20200728_163120.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhAVyJC32m356ACVyNbG-WslmSmDeHTeA9j3PL_1iQQ90jpWObJl9TuGk-tTigEqypBr1gNYaN-2MRrAgWlcUqyGIsa8Ln9ujqjE-6nfGItvmQDsywvQZLJ7qcnZ04UVWWEGswtnDSbU/s2048/20200728_163126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhAVyJC32m356ACVyNbG-WslmSmDeHTeA9j3PL_1iQQ90jpWObJl9TuGk-tTigEqypBr1gNYaN-2MRrAgWlcUqyGIsa8Ln9ujqjE-6nfGItvmQDsywvQZLJ7qcnZ04UVWWEGswtnDSbU/w480-h640/20200728_163126.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> There's a few more that need to be finalised. I should hopefully get on top of things this month....</div><div>What are you all up to. I hope that your plans have not been too badly affected.</div><div><br /></div><div>Take care</div><div>Neil<br /><p><br /></p></div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-914047827048275592020-10-28T13:36:00.000+00:002020-10-28T13:36:03.104+00:00Random things....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Good afternoon all. Thought I would just pop in to catch up a little. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> It's been a time for me to quickly try and catch my breath slightly. Pause a moment if you like and just try to gain a little focus agan. I think it is important sometimes to deliberately stand and take a look at what you hope to do and how you could do that without getting lost in the busyness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Though I sometimes feel like I could stand and howl at the moon like this little wolf, I press on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66ZddNxCc7kC5oqerVHDjsdPdNehxmcT2gbb9SwQ_gJ_e2vuarcHlX-WWFeaZiKvLoVR40hNHXCItP_m5BUENyfDFFPaHxXvIR42_glOCDqnXdUM-7dB6blcmJHNqzeKPfPkiNFr0VEI/s2048/20200901_101949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66ZddNxCc7kC5oqerVHDjsdPdNehxmcT2gbb9SwQ_gJ_e2vuarcHlX-WWFeaZiKvLoVR40hNHXCItP_m5BUENyfDFFPaHxXvIR42_glOCDqnXdUM-7dB6blcmJHNqzeKPfPkiNFr0VEI/w480-h640/20200901_101949.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div>I confess to have enjoyed making these a little while ago, just for the pleasure of creating something a little different<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVA2tALYlv-Ub3fLiYlqqRxputHicmN2i__4Gq30JtAzPB04OGRZJjT9ZkAQ8nCMXR3sKVsLfMcvpnd5H19Z5CQVMjzJOCnCYPfjpfgx4vyoNnMRu41optFkTV5nB9Nee-Z9sdGnWQnP8/s2048/20200901_102009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVA2tALYlv-Ub3fLiYlqqRxputHicmN2i__4Gq30JtAzPB04OGRZJjT9ZkAQ8nCMXR3sKVsLfMcvpnd5H19Z5CQVMjzJOCnCYPfjpfgx4vyoNnMRu41optFkTV5nB9Nee-Z9sdGnWQnP8/w480-h640/20200901_102009.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLW8q0_tYaos37nkxj4Io280XamgluDPnfhigHvvj-LRn4jUqtj-HvMjWEV0GpdN9e8BNQCFXzumWn48u1eNna2WChyphenhyphenXlzAub_4XOkATe0eeSasb3PofHrVpOd3rkvGg8ROr1IIG718Ug/s2048/20200901_102020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLW8q0_tYaos37nkxj4Io280XamgluDPnfhigHvvj-LRn4jUqtj-HvMjWEV0GpdN9e8BNQCFXzumWn48u1eNna2WChyphenhyphenXlzAub_4XOkATe0eeSasb3PofHrVpOd3rkvGg8ROr1IIG718Ug/w480-h640/20200901_102020.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> The wolf got a little lonely so he made friends with a fox....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmsZIENCpErA8BKBoVQF7ohJRvlJjhjTpe94I95aVjkzXl1oZUDPOVc4SSJMgbMe0KCBu_W_XIRXL7nK4Z1sR8hisoBmp3_LaiRNw0xz8fdBDKcYYtu0x1XiGuumw0tzhmfHWX5SfkUA/s2048/1598955931765-361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmsZIENCpErA8BKBoVQF7ohJRvlJjhjTpe94I95aVjkzXl1oZUDPOVc4SSJMgbMe0KCBu_W_XIRXL7nK4Z1sR8hisoBmp3_LaiRNw0xz8fdBDKcYYtu0x1XiGuumw0tzhmfHWX5SfkUA/w480-h640/1598955931765-361.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJX4SgajTYWo7wK5tZ2X8lE-KdHf4orXVc9efVDZaIcTDXpEbNqD0HBN2x1SdowyfKQXmMuAbLosr1Ete6VSLVkYyyi-t4Ii_t5Nm7J6VFBValsT2UupjbKrgzMtDtoDIT0iCzKsTDJc/s2048/1598955912315-125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJX4SgajTYWo7wK5tZ2X8lE-KdHf4orXVc9efVDZaIcTDXpEbNqD0HBN2x1SdowyfKQXmMuAbLosr1Ete6VSLVkYyyi-t4Ii_t5Nm7J6VFBValsT2UupjbKrgzMtDtoDIT0iCzKsTDJc/w480-h640/1598955912315-125.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>I make these, then don't get time to really enjoy creating with them but fox cub managed to wander off into the woods lol<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJMHl-uZiELidEoup-6vd23VpR0TpB25lEyPetwJXgR7B-iT5NYUl61xqP5McCeo3qJYGOW37tdk9IPdSFcfhrZ8yENJ0g-m22UMzwwal54AVFs46rA7gMwPfq3yQ3q6uy5OH-K_x6iM/s2048/20201012_220359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJMHl-uZiELidEoup-6vd23VpR0TpB25lEyPetwJXgR7B-iT5NYUl61xqP5McCeo3qJYGOW37tdk9IPdSFcfhrZ8yENJ0g-m22UMzwwal54AVFs46rA7gMwPfq3yQ3q6uy5OH-K_x6iM/w480-h640/20201012_220359.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div>And I at least had a moment to put mama fox together too. Now I just need to steal a few more minutes to work on the others. I popped some into my Etsy and they've been doing okay so that's nice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXo1od0ImvT0wB19nwGharUSIQ7FEPtPtBSEs1BB909cg8ICfd0UnCjANRiOUNtTq6KxWLiXAPlBpUS3H5ra-JQ2ZN2LG8Sb-JyPKTY4e6uIIsjmdbw6T1ryxrmrMAVJp8l-JTBj8pPI/s2048/IMG_20200720_214244_941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXo1od0ImvT0wB19nwGharUSIQ7FEPtPtBSEs1BB909cg8ICfd0UnCjANRiOUNtTq6KxWLiXAPlBpUS3H5ra-JQ2ZN2LG8Sb-JyPKTY4e6uIIsjmdbw6T1ryxrmrMAVJp8l-JTBj8pPI/w400-h400/IMG_20200720_214244_941.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Over the last couple of days I have been working on some new ideas, and also beginning the process of getting ready for next months "Craft Market Kendal" online virtual market. Though I am going to miss being able to physically set up shop I am grateful that they have organised a very well managed online event. </div><div>I guess I had better get back to the workshop.... take care everyone. </div><div>Neil</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-56414659821494348122020-10-20T07:54:00.000+01:002020-10-20T07:54:22.264+01:00Hochanda debut...<p> <span style="color: #999999; font-size: medium;">Well good morning</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-size: medium;">As ususal, it's been a crazy period. Last week I was frantically prepping for my "big moment" on the telly lol! Like every new adventure I didn't know what to expect as you can watch as many episodes as you like but it is not the same as actually being on the other side of the camera....</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-size: medium;">I am so grateful for the opportuni</span><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;">ty though. Hochanda have been brilliant and I believe I wasn't too embarrassing on the day so we're all good</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnwlZMQ85gp4Txn9goKvDWbRGFMIfpyWXYFKI2ncpGR4uguCenY0c1FqWjXXscBD_oOfGnm_lhXqcqKrBJJmCd28evRUOuu7iShb1QXf3547_K6VOEztxfbxXxlWjlKPgC84Hz_HtElg/s1200/20201016_201138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnwlZMQ85gp4Txn9goKvDWbRGFMIfpyWXYFKI2ncpGR4uguCenY0c1FqWjXXscBD_oOfGnm_lhXqcqKrBJJmCd28evRUOuu7iShb1QXf3547_K6VOEztxfbxXxlWjlKPgC84Hz_HtElg/w640-h320/20201016_201138.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I couldn't resist a few sneaky shots. It is such a cool space and setting up was pretty amazing too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9c8xVp6xLIDPrTYQGVTvx_qSRbgUdJnjblGFt2hjT6wP8bft565i3JKz2I6JaVHr97pX7x8DdKtIExTZPKnCUoRM5ePLTNrHr_w8giH5xdIsiwXql5AsaTmzEceLQp9S8CZjU7qqkDk/s1599/IMG-20201016-WA0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9c8xVp6xLIDPrTYQGVTvx_qSRbgUdJnjblGFt2hjT6wP8bft565i3JKz2I6JaVHr97pX7x8DdKtIExTZPKnCUoRM5ePLTNrHr_w8giH5xdIsiwXql5AsaTmzEceLQp9S8CZjU7qqkDk/w480-h640/IMG-20201016-WA0001.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>The cameras are staring at you all the time and<span style="text-align: center;"> it is a tad disconcerting but I guess over time you get used to them.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeObITf_Kj94LZyUSGLGqzhIL30CTC8pOuM2o7RSVizpssxNkzKC1ABzp0uP8NvOD93o4jxmcstBE65r8VTaljpV9DZJ6oz4gvz-WAX8uE9sWNaXPl_7clYJBcYKcF9E63R2SM6TAt_g/s1137/IMG-20201016-WA0002+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="1137" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeObITf_Kj94LZyUSGLGqzhIL30CTC8pOuM2o7RSVizpssxNkzKC1ABzp0uP8NvOD93o4jxmcstBE65r8VTaljpV9DZJ6oz4gvz-WAX8uE9sWNaXPl_7clYJBcYKcF9E63R2SM6TAt_g/w640-h480/IMG-20201016-WA0002+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span>It was brill seeing everything laid out though.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EObelUL1lgIzQC05a06sTW7PBxJ_Ao01lAUKaD5u-MzrEPMez4ERHjUXSmwrsYEhTk-YwiJH2B9I3hrDtmWjmeElMX2ON-oDc4KnxeeIedxHjShbJNMGhlMnh66l82ZrPAlWvauVAGQ/s1600/IMG-20201016-WA0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="850" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EObelUL1lgIzQC05a06sTW7PBxJ_Ao01lAUKaD5u-MzrEPMez4ERHjUXSmwrsYEhTk-YwiJH2B9I3hrDtmWjmeElMX2ON-oDc4KnxeeIedxHjShbJNMGhlMnh66l82ZrPAlWvauVAGQ/w341-h640/IMG-20201016-WA0003.jpg" width="341" /></a></div>My daughter nabbed a screen shot lol......<p></p><p>All too soon it was over. Then I had a moment to relax as begin to take it in. After a pack up and a chat it was back to the hotel for breakfast with Susan before making the long trip home.</p><p>I do want to say a massive thank you to EVERYONE who contacted me both before, during and after the show with such lovely messages of support and encouragement. It meant a lot and of course for everyone who has placd an order I am beyond grateful. I have been picking sorting and packing away like a little Christmas elf....... the postman just looked at me when I walked in yesterday, so who knows what he will say today lol</p><p>Excitingly, they have offered me the opportunity to return which is fab news. Not sure if it will be this year or next but you'll be the first to know.......</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6saXVLGTlv4uHdxY29rYw4LZRCns8i_ET8vpvq63kO6AFvgbOUVaAY3V6uzPkBXERxwyUqKrdazQ01MsmDL4PkCVmioOr3brb5jl3BSeQp8IkXYkuIj-fPaNklNFG0CVZwJDLLQxjDc/s2048/20201016_064638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6saXVLGTlv4uHdxY29rYw4LZRCns8i_ET8vpvq63kO6AFvgbOUVaAY3V6uzPkBXERxwyUqKrdazQ01MsmDL4PkCVmioOr3brb5jl3BSeQp8IkXYkuIj-fPaNklNFG0CVZwJDLLQxjDc/w480-h640/20201016_064638.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Moving forward I thought that over the few weeks I would begin to show some of the samples in more detail as I know that there was a lot to see. </p><p>I'll see you then, then. Enjoy your day, I'm off to the post office.....</p><p>Neil<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-34333582671991336692020-10-10T17:51:00.003+01:002020-10-20T07:00:04.914+01:00Finding opportunities<p> Good afternoon everyone.</p><p>Time to pop round again and begin to fill you in a bit more about our creative life......</p><p>As I said in the last post, this pandemic and the response to it managed to put a bit of a spanner in the works regarding our planned way forward. </p><p>Back in March we had just lined up a couple of places that were going to stock our products, investigations were going ahead to source suitable workshop venues and we had literally just had our first stall in the popular Orton Farmers Market; then everything was shut down. It was a bit of a body blow, but we are grateful that we managed to muddle our way through that intitial period. Unfortunately, a large number of our planned larger events/markets have also fallen by the wayside which is a pity. </p><p>It's not all doom and gloom though. Slowly the galleries and markets are re opening and we are all getting familiar with a different way.</p><p>So, at the moment, if you are in Orton on the second Saturday of the month, You will find us there.</p><p>Third Saturday sees us in Brough at the morning Market which is also a lovely time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0GnRDykUJRaSf1eJGiINjOveMayF68n_9ejs8ZNq3aZ7v7p1t_Rcey6gHt8tLynw7kwSIgUcLZf41TF5phCuwnOCXJOkac0MB5Va_ACmqrJXye9WTMxkTM3_-fCSfA8pD-HZ1rv1EOA/s2048/20201010_125058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0GnRDykUJRaSf1eJGiINjOveMayF68n_9ejs8ZNq3aZ7v7p1t_Rcey6gHt8tLynw7kwSIgUcLZf41TF5phCuwnOCXJOkac0MB5Va_ACmqrJXye9WTMxkTM3_-fCSfA8pD-HZ1rv1EOA/w300-h400/20201010_125058.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNnclK_Dq3zGJEo0ZaJwXFcJ5d31EpSDbDpalQGp3t2mKZLTSZEgNMYiej66C63A9Q9mM12iCiW8SrAxuqIBkPsN0AF2UcWVmjvUCmRgm3akyl3YM3pAPyQqxM0easimEcLyPSQV3o1Y/s2048/20201010_125126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBNnclK_Dq3zGJEo0ZaJwXFcJ5d31EpSDbDpalQGp3t2mKZLTSZEgNMYiej66C63A9Q9mM12iCiW8SrAxuqIBkPsN0AF2UcWVmjvUCmRgm3akyl3YM3pAPyQqxM0easimEcLyPSQV3o1Y/w300-h400/20201010_125126.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="color: #eeeeee;">Further afield. If you are near Appleby the Hub </span>(<span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">The Appleby Hub, Chapel St, Appleby-in-Westmorland CA16 6QR)</span></p><p><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color: #cccccc;">The Chapel Gallery in Hawes is another beautiful space that carries our products. Well worth popping in if you are in the area and they are also online</span><span style="color: #222222;"> ( <a href="https://chapelgalleryhawes.com/" target="_blank">https://chapelgalleryhawes.com/</a>)</span></span></p><p><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUV39wgtVQtAN_-CN_42RwGWd62L0SjWB9f0iTH0oaI9aILlj-sAVw4wGOTfCacjA-pEt9nGLelFpBQ_TFVOVVpzilMiFfpn6tUg06oU-L8hkyERgQl2VD8cJo0XDKAxrpkTzpwnoxKc/s2048/20201010_125042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUV39wgtVQtAN_-CN_42RwGWd62L0SjWB9f0iTH0oaI9aILlj-sAVw4wGOTfCacjA-pEt9nGLelFpBQ_TFVOVVpzilMiFfpn6tUg06oU-L8hkyERgQl2VD8cJo0XDKAxrpkTzpwnoxKc/w300-h400/20201010_125042.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color: #cccccc;">By far though, one of the new and exciting opportunities centres around my Bookmaking Kits and Stencil range. A little whileago I was contacted by Hochanda who were interested in chatting about the possibility of working with them .... long story short is that I will be making my craft telly debut at 7am next Friday morning! It's all very exciting and nervewracking at the same time!</span></span></p><p><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color: #cccccc;">So, never a dull moment round here at the moment.....</span></span></p><p><span face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color: #cccccc;">And, last but by no means least.... I am really excited to be able to have my first worksop planned with the guys at Lakes and Fells. All the details are on their site if you are interested.</span></span></p><p><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.lakesandfells.co.uk/collections/2020-workshop-retreats/products/mix-media-journal-making-with-neil-wed-december-10th-2020">https://www.lakesandfells.co.uk/collections/2020-workshop-retreats/products/mix-media-journal-making-with-neil-wed-december-10th-2020</a></span></span></p><p><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #cccccc;">I'll leave you with a random pic of one of my little palettes, fun little project and very handy lol</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3eiBXMUPw-sY0PIMCHYINirf9uF_j4PZzmn1hyphenhyphenSitMB9uCTf4EPRQPCXkT01vlFta9mLbkyo_FE8OBo8necv4qq8Tms6Zh3pbhfdphKqKq6_wqQY9bW3IBkc_Ye-hkwowSYMThEOyaI/s2048/20200805_214301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc3eiBXMUPw-sY0PIMCHYINirf9uF_j4PZzmn1hyphenhyphenSitMB9uCTf4EPRQPCXkT01vlFta9mLbkyo_FE8OBo8necv4qq8Tms6Zh3pbhfdphKqKq6_wqQY9bW3IBkc_Ye-hkwowSYMThEOyaI/w300-h400/20200805_214301.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Enjoy the weekend, I'm off to make samples and plan demoes..........<br /><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><br /></span><p></p>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-72794594430718525302020-09-28T20:40:00.003+01:002020-09-28T20:40:59.436+01:00Pulling the dust sheets off yet again<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good evening folks.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Assuming that someone is still going to see this post of course. It's funny how blogging seems to have taken a back seat to the likes of Instagram and Facebook. However, I have been feeling the need to pick up the reigns again. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">2020 began with such promise, it then took an unexpected turn didn't it? I'll be honest, it has not been the easiest of times. Having to re think plans and change direction when everything we had been working towards in our new business was suddenly closed, cancelled or on hold was challenging to say the least.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">But adept we did, and opportunities are beginning to unfurl slowly.......</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">But first, I'd like to give you a glimpse into my new creative space, The barn conversion took a while I have to confess to still be filled with gratitude to be able to call this space my studio.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8-UHdDu4NfI3qNACY2s_rPUvxSUSP3DVUfQiHN7VQM_oqDZefeoXHTBAON3_lIyPIAJpQLStfNSEjyZjuIHfBHA8UzsxxWNN3aFRN8QcXbDHKME2BxcY3e8JQ47nBBKl16hQeD1ecjw/s2048/IMG_8589.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8-UHdDu4NfI3qNACY2s_rPUvxSUSP3DVUfQiHN7VQM_oqDZefeoXHTBAON3_lIyPIAJpQLStfNSEjyZjuIHfBHA8UzsxxWNN3aFRN8QcXbDHKME2BxcY3e8JQ47nBBKl16hQeD1ecjw/w426-h640/IMG_8589.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>I have surrounded myself with inspiration and different areas to work in and no doubt I will share more over time.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRcvPDODcsWHRvimSO1Dtr1IVmf5vCpEG5eGKfJMGJxuyMpf2wOFJEB-9dpXUQqJNS_sfanvKi6HrixR39lso5w-V5D5shm8rsJ0V94f6co2IivTDTFQ1aHijjSPWxpXCWxm0QtLjUIs/w640-h426/IMG_8853.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Making books!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfJqs1xhz38iDsd53HzSRs_XiYAvhWGcCfM7Kd7Wxng42xGzvr2hBaCx3HgpD5yIwqOO1MQMPSVmDpEdWRe43UAey2KgLK9UsjLTxzOryZlwXSvYHz_XlvjLpXzoWo6BLk-0lwQwVTU0/s2048/IMG_8859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfJqs1xhz38iDsd53HzSRs_XiYAvhWGcCfM7Kd7Wxng42xGzvr2hBaCx3HgpD5yIwqOO1MQMPSVmDpEdWRe43UAey2KgLK9UsjLTxzOryZlwXSvYHz_XlvjLpXzoWo6BLk-0lwQwVTU0/w640-h426/IMG_8859.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>This corner is my painting corner....<div>Anyway, I'm keeping this short and simple, it will be interesting to see if anyone is out there lol.</div><div>But I'll be back later to share a bit more about our new creative life.......</div><div><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div>
</div>Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-13991310676104477122019-10-01T22:39:00.000+01:002019-10-01T22:39:16.143+01:00It's been crazy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi there folks.<br />
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Brushing the dust off this blog yet again. It has been over a year since we bought our house in Cumbria and began the journey to transform it into our forever home and I'll be honest, it is swallowing up an awful amount of my time as you can appreciate I am sure.<br />
I am feeling rather lost, rootless and in a weird creative limbo land without a studio space and my life is in boxes..... Hence the lack of posts.<br />
Though I have been creative, it has been mainly centred around making books for my Etsy store and for the gallery that stocks some of my work with very little personal creativity.<br />
This is probably one of the few simple things I did, doodle on some slate pieces....<br />
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I did not want this blog to turn into a space that just promoted my Etsy so I have been very reluctant to post but I thought I would just pop on and update you a bit.<br />
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If you are interested in our house renovation and life journey you can pop on over to our blog <a href="https://allertonhouse.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a> to be kept in the loop, especially now as it is getting a little bit closer to the exciting bits....<br />
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I have my Etsy store obviously which I would love it if you popped on over for a look and perhaps find something that takes your fancy LOL You can find my shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Neelzexpressionz" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
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I have a head full of plans, dreams and hopes and there is a lot of exciting things in the pipeline for the new year so I do hope you will stick around for that. This blog should get more exciting again I promise.<br />
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And if you are local to Brough, Kirkby Stephen in Cumbria. I am at the Brough Farmer's market on the third Saturday of the month (19th October,16th November and 21st December) and would love to see you there and the Taint Modern gallery in Kirkby Stephen has a selection of my work there too.<br />
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Thanks a bunch for still being around here, things will get interesting again . I am hoping to be able to start work on my studio space soon.......thing can only get better when I have a creative space again.<br />
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Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-18987006856835862492019-04-01T15:07:00.002+01:002019-04-01T15:07:55.892+01:00Back to changes.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi there friends.<br />
I hope you are well.<br />
This afternoon I am sharing more art than craft in some ways. Though I think that the lines between the two are so blurred that it is difficult to discern. In my opinion Creativity is what you are and creative expression encompasses all genres.<br />
This is me going back to where it all began for me. As a child I picked up a pen and was entranced. Growing up I was never far from pen and paper and slowly as the decades passed, time became filled with other things and pens gathered dust.<br />
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Recently I have, as part of our new creative and slower living dream, picked up my pens again. Not to design stamps, sketch up new book designs but rather, for the sheer joy and exuberance of drawing for drawing's sake.<br />
These are the results. Three A3 sea creatures, Octopus, Sea Turtle and Humpback Whale.<br />
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I enjoyed the process of re discovering the way to use the pens more creatively than just drawing lines, crosshatching, scratching etc.<br />
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Next up was the Turtle. I last did one of these in pencil when I was still at school.<br />
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Last up is the whale.<br />
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It is interesting looking at all three to see how much the style of drawing has changed over the course of it. Though I look at them and see plenty of flaws and areas to improve, overall I am happy with them. One of the challenges of working in pen is of course, that you can't just erase parts and start again!<br />
I think they may end up as a limited print run and perhaps cards too, what do you think?<br />
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Hope you have a good afternoon<br />
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Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-858242051701173252019-03-30T14:41:00.001+00:002019-03-30T14:41:43.016+00:00I feel like a juggler with too many balls.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi there folks.<br />
My post title sums it up. This is how I feel at the moment but this afternoon I am trying to get myself caught up a bit and clear myself a little space. So much seems to be happening between trying to manage work on the house, getting some aspects of my new creative life going and planning new directions for our future that I don't know whether I'm coming or going sometimes.<br />
Luckily last week I had the perfect opportunity to put the brakes on a bit which was just what I needed.<br />
As it was my birthday my daughter and her partner came up for a few days and we climbed mountains and hills, just chilling.<br />
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It was just what the doctor ordered.I feel so much better now.<br />
Creatively I have been busy creating both journals and getting back into some neglected art mediums. All in all I now feel that I have got myself re focused and a plan in place for the next couple of weeks.<br />
Whatever you are up to this weekend I hope you have a good one.<br />
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Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-62687894679171884812019-03-03T21:50:00.001+00:002019-03-03T21:50:05.397+00:00And so it begins.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good evening friends.<br />
If you saw my last post you know that on Friday I took the plunge and opened my Etsy shop for business. This was something I have wanted to do for a long time now but to be honest, was nervous about so kept putting it off.<br />
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I will also be honest here and confess that I wasn't expecting much to happen as Etsy is a massive place and I am a very small person lol.<br />
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So sitting here this Sunday evening I cannot tell you how exciting it is to be able to say that I have had three sales this weekend! How cool is that? In addition to that, 9 lovely people have added my little store to their favourite shops list which means that they must like what I do enough to want to keep up to date....<br />
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I feel blessed beyond measure that people have chosen to spend their cash and support me so first thing tomorrow i'll be at the post office sending two journals off across the water to the United States and another one to London. Happy happy days.<br />
Last week I also sold two journals to someone local too, one even before I had finished it. I am so happy.<br />
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Of course, I would love it if you popped on over for a closer look. Just follow the link below<br />
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Now after all this fun I am back to getting dusty over at the house again but I will be back with another post soon, this one is all about another change I am making too, I don't recognise myself some days with all these changes lol<br />
Take care my friends and I'll see you soon.<br />
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Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-73160529606564484202019-03-01T14:29:00.000+00:002019-03-01T14:29:12.944+00:00And breathe......<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good afternoon friends.<br />
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Today is the day I have taken the deepest of breaths, locked my nerves away where I can't hear them anymore and taken the plunge.....<br />
My new Etsy Store is now open for business. After a lot of encouragement from family and friends I have put my work out there.<br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Neelzexpressionz" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Neelzexpressionz</a> is the link and I would love it if you popped on over for a look.<br />
This is such a challenging moment for me but at the same time immensely exciting too!<br />
Let me know what you think?<br />
Take care<br />
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Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-10009327321489209722019-02-23T21:05:00.001+00:002019-02-23T21:05:07.195+00:00Just a little thing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi there folks.<br />
I am busy trying to catch up with things today. As many of you may know, we are busy renovating our new forever home in the beautiful Eden Valley. Challenging but fun and exciting too.<br />
I am also making a conscious effort to pick up my creativity. To do more of what I love and also to challenge myself as well.<br />
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So, stay tuned for some exciting and nerve-wracking (to me anyway) changes pushing me out of my "safe" zone.<br />
For this evening though, firmly in my comfort zone, I have had some fun making some key rings.<br />
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Stamping my bird stamps from The Artistic Stamper onto card, then colouring with Distress Markers and water before gluing to wooden discs and sanding the edges when dry, was a thoroughly pleasant way to while away a few hours/<br />
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Then I decided to take them one step further. I covered them with a thin layer of DecoArt Matte Medium to seal the colour of the markers and when it was dry I added a layer of DecoArt Crackle Glaze and left to dry overnight.<br />
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I used some DecoArt Raw Umber acrylic paint to highlight the crackle before adding the rings.<br />
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As I said, a lovely way to while a bit of creative time, what do you think?<br />
Enjoy your evening friends and I'll be back soon.<br />
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Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-22054528012241223472019-02-08T09:45:00.001+00:002019-02-08T09:45:02.904+00:00Shining lights<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good morning friends.<br />
Back again and this time we're up to Christmas lol. This year the budget didn't stretch to splashing out so it was a handmade gift opportunity.......<br />
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This was my time to get creative for my daughters other halves. Luckily they are both gamers so I raided the studio where I had a couple of lamps and game pieces I had picked up earlier in the year to make them each a desk lamp.<br />
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These are them in progress. They always look a little bit messy to begin with...<br />
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Then they start to look a little better when the gesso goes on.<br />
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But of course, the real magic happens when you bring out the paints and waxes......<br />
This is the first one done.<br />
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And the second.<br />
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I thoroughly enjoyed making these and both were well received which is always a plus! I used my trusty DecoArt Media products; black modeling texture, Fluid Acrylics and Metallic Lustres and sealed with spray varnish.<br />
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Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-54016082493037617562019-02-06T08:10:00.002+00:002019-02-06T08:10:42.219+00:00Truth Journal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The stranger is attempting a comeback....... My creative life has been swallowed up over the last few months in brick dust and demolition along with getting our home down south ready for sale.</div>
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For this first one we are going back to June 2018! </div>
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Frustratingly, I appear not to have taken a finished picture before giving it to the person, but this is the closest to finished I have.</div>
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To make it I took two pieces of card and used thinlits gears and cogs randomly placed before die cutting.<br />
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The dies cut through the top layer but only part cut through the bottom piece which gives a pretty cool textural piece as a base layer.<br />
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I layered the cut out pieces onto this and onto the covers.<br />
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I hand cut the letters from a piece of card that I had covered with gears and assembled everything, adding texture paste for more interest.<br />
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Then it was time for paint and gilding. Layer upon layer of washes and gilding wax to really bring out the textures.<br />
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Final washes with black and brown gave the aged look I was after.<br />
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The book was filled with vintage sea charts, with decorative edges just for fun.<br />
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Textured end papers to add the finishing touch.<br />
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It was a really fun project to do. Hope you like it.<br />
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As you possibly know, my recent life has been taken up with the fact that we decided it was a good idea to buy a fixer upper ....well the last few months have seen me "destroying the place" in my wife's words. Though I have been exhausted I still have been squeezing a little time in the evenings to have a little creative time. Unfortunately the place I was staying at had a pretty slow internet connection so I didn't have the patience to wait ages for each photo to load, hence the quietness here.</div>
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But here for your delectation are some of the fruits of my labours.......</div>
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This was a fun journal to make. I raided my paper stash to create a "Mixed Media" journal using black, white and water colour card, Vintage sea charts and papyrus. The covers are using my Ancient kit and some Andy Skinner elements.<br />
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I was very pleased with the end result.<br />
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So happy that I made another couple with the same mix of pages.<br />
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Another fun little set were these two canvas covered water colour books. Stamped with my butterfly stamp and further decorated with some of my mask designs.<br />
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The butterfly has been covered with DecoArt Liquid Glass which gives it a lovely raised gloss finish but still remains fully flexible when dry making it perfect for items that need to be able to move.<br />
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I had more fun creating a couple of these heart journals too. Using what I decided to call my "Frankenstein Stitch" to reduce the cover canvas slightly. Again, I have used one of my stamps and Liquid glass.<br />
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Slowly and surely I am building up stock....... and having a lot of creative fun along the way too.<br />
Hope you all have a good creative time and i'll catch you later.<br />
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Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-74579727235884361712018-10-12T12:34:00.003+01:002018-10-12T12:34:44.051+01:00Slightly bigger, but still small.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi there friends.<br />
I trust that you are all well. Today the wind is swirling along with rain while I wait for the chimney sweep (now that's a sentence I never really thought I would utter) I am catching up with a few bits and pieces and thinking of which of the thousand and one creative ideas I have rattling around in my mind I should start today.<br />
I have been enjoying a making a few smaller pieces recently.<br />
These are my two latest little journals. I am working my way through a lot of the bits I have accumulated over the years. The covers of these books are made with Vintaj brass blanks which I embossed. This first one has just been sanded back to reveal the brass of the embossing.<br />
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I have used one of my stamps to create interesting end papers and the journal has been hand stitched before being given a fabric spine.<br />
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This second one has been done in the same way with the exception that I painted the embossed blanks with the Vintaj paints before sanding back.<br />
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I'm very pleased with them. Hope you like them too.<br />
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Hope you all have a creative weekend.<br />
Take care.</div>
Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-88112563010993036952018-09-26T21:06:00.001+01:002018-09-26T21:06:46.114+01:00Going tiny....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good evening friends.<br />
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My days are defined by the amount of plasterdust and pieces of wallpaper I shake out of my clthing at the moment during the first stages of our renovation project. (if you are interested in following our progress our dedicated blog detailing the transformation to our dream home and lifestyle can be found <a href="https://allertonhouse.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. )<br />
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Now that I am slightly more settled into a routine I have set up a temporary creative zone and am happy to feed my creative soul again.<br />
I have been experimenting a little and made half a dozen tiddly little journals. And when I say tiddly, I do mean tiddly...<br />
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Each one is about an inch diameter. Embossed Aluminium discs. I was a little nervous about putting them through my machine but as you can see, they came out the other side okay. </div>
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I painted them with Vintaj paints and sanded back to bring back the silver of the raised design.</div>
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I stitched some square pages and used some silver metal tape for the spine. Glued everything together and left to dry. Then I had a fun time (slightly sarcastic tone) trimming the pages into the circle shape. I can tell you now that I won't be making any more of them, they took forever to cut!<br />
When I finally had them done I used some pewter gilding wax to cover the edges of the books.<br />
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They are cute, now I need to dig out my 0.005mm pen......<br />
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Hope you like.<br />
Take care and more (easier) mini books coming soon.</div>
Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-69621082659044117762018-09-10T09:00:00.000+01:002018-09-10T09:00:00.465+01:00My latest MG project.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Good morning friends.<br />
I trust this finds you well. This morning I have a project done using Mark Gould's Gypsy Rose Stamp. I really enjoyed doing this and I can see the other three stamps being done to create a nice little montage display, but, I digress, so onto this one.<br />
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I enjoy the process of painting on fabric. I think it is because you can't rush it so it gives a chance to slow down and enjoy the process.<br />
I painted with DecoArt Fluid Acrylic paint In Pthalo Turquoise, Metallic Silver, Quin Red, White and Green with a bit of gold too.<br />
Mixing the blue and silver together gave a lovely shimmer to the hair. I gave her a dimensional rose which added a nice bit of texture to the piece.<br />
You can find the stamps <a href="https://www.chocolatebaroque.com/CBMGMB0001.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> at Chocolate Baroque or from Mark <a href="https://speshink.blogspot.com/p/shop.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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For those who are interested I have added a few of the stages so you can see how it was built up.<br />
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Blue and silver blended for the hair.<br />
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Quin Red gives a bit of a tan but don't panic, let it dry.<br />
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Use white to change the colour, build up in layers<br />
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Add shadow details to the cloth as each layer has dried.<br />
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Add gold highlighting the earring. To finish paint the frame in dark blue and when dry add white over to bring out the texture.<br />
Glue the rose and leaves in place.<br />
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Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-383289634021472202018-08-31T09:10:00.002+01:002018-08-31T09:10:43.903+01:00My "Big" creative project.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good morning friends.<br />
Just a quick little post from me this morning as I am busy packing up my creative bits and preparing to move myself to the other side of the country....<br />
As you know, we have recently bought our dream home up north in the beautiful Eden Valley in Cumbria. There is a LOT of refurbishment to be done which is fun. We are stripping back the layers and starting again.<br />
It's a process that will take time and we thought it would be fun to share our journey. I don't want to clog up this blog with it as I have already taken a few tons of craft supplies up there and fully intend to get back into serious crafting so we have begun another blog.<br />
If you are interested I would love to see you over there.<br />
We have a couple of posts already and plenty more to follow.<br />
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Follow the link to get there. <a href="https://allertonhouse.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Allerton House</a><br />
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Have a lovely day<br />
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Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-46122898779231890482018-08-23T12:35:00.000+01:002018-08-23T12:35:00.210+01:00Why it's been quiet here....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good morning friends.<br />
Welcome to my whirlwind. Once I returned from South Africa I thought that I would have time to catch my breath a bit and begin to work on spending some quality creative time.......<br />
Well, instead of that, my wife and I bought a house instead LOL.<br />
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Like many folks, we harboured a dream of selling up, leaving the rat race and moving to the country to live a simpler more creative life. For many it remains a dream but we have taken the plunge and bought a bit of a fixer upper in the beautiful Eden Valley in Cumbria. Totally impulsive in many ways but when we saw it advertised we actually climbed in the car and drove the 300 miles to view it.<br />
Fell in love with it, seeing past the state of it to what it could become with love and care, we had our offer accepted and should complete within the next few weeks.<br />
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It even has a gorgeous (filthy) barn, perfect for a studio space....lots of character and some very dodgy wallpapers too. I'm sure that there will be plenty of hidden surprises along the way to restoration but it is so very exciting.<br />
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So, if I'm a little quiet on the creative front, do forgive me, and I will squeeze in some projects along the way......<br />
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Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-81707838792695363962018-08-06T10:00:00.000+01:002018-08-06T10:00:24.642+01:00It's stencil month over at Mixed Up.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good morning friends.<br />
New moth means new challenge over at <a href="https://mixedupmag.com/" target="_blank">Mixed Up</a>. This month we are looking at Stencils, something which many of us have in our crafty stash I'm sure.<br />
There's lots of awesome inspiration over at the blog post HERE, and this is my journal page project in more detail.<br />
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I guess you could say I am generally what you would call a "messy stenciller" not neat and precise, I use stencils to add layers and interest to a back ground.<br />
I had a lot of fun just messing around in my A4 journal to create this page.<br />
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I thought you may enjoy seeing some of the steps so here you go.....<br />
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Piece of scrap card and Dylusions ink and Perfect Pearls spray. Leave to dry.<br />
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My favourite sea stencils(my designs, from Tando Creative) and DecoArt modeling paste. (Note, the paste will absorb the colour from the ink which is what I wanted. If you want to have a crisper white finish then create your background with paint and allow to dry thoroughly before adding texture paste)<br />
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Stencil and paint to add further random layers to the main page which has just had brushstrokes of paint added to cover most of the page.<br />
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Stick the textured page in place and use the stencil and paint to bridge the two pieces<br />
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I used another stencil and brown paint to add smaller darker areas of interest<br />
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Some stamped interest too. (My new stamps from <a href="https://theartisticstamper.com/new-stamps-23-c.asp" target="_blank">The Artistic Stamper</a>)<br />
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Die cut and stamped Seahorses, coloured roughly with Distress Ink add focal areas along with the simple handwritten sentiment.<br />
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Hope you enjoyed seeing the process.....<br />
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Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-74165280626769604792018-07-23T09:10:00.001+01:002018-08-23T12:17:37.525+01:00The very Awesome Truth Coffee Roasting in Capetown<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good morning friends.<br />
Today I thought I would share with you my very cool morning visiting this very cool coffee house. Having got the accolade as best coffee shop in the world for the last couple of years it was definitely high on my go to list for this trip as who knows when I will next get the opportunity.....<br />
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This place is an uber cool steampunk inspired place and as a dedicated lover of coffee and a fan of the genre you can appreciate that I was in seventh heaven to visit.<br />
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I was distracted by this cool street art before we arrived.<br />
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Welcome, isn't this a beautiful building?<br />
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Haven't got time? Even the take away section is super stylish. Staff are all Steampunked up and very friendly too.<br />
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Once inside it is hard to decide where to look first, there is so much detail that grabs you.<br />
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reading the menu is an experience too, full of interesting information , and it was hard to decide which coffee to try first.<br />
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One of the highlights was being able to see and appreciate this brilliant installation by the amazingly talented Belinda Basson<br />
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I had arranged to meet up with my facebook friends Shamela Hendricks....<br />
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and the lady herself, Belinda. it is amazing how you can meet up in reality for the first time and immediately it's like you are just carrying on a conversation with old friends. We had a brilliant time.<br />
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We got to go on a tour behind the chains too<br />
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Into the back areas where they keep all the green coffee beans.<br />
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Isn't this just a fabulous "warehouse"<br />
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If you are ever in Cape Town, I would highly recommend a visit, the vibe is fab and the coffee and food delicious. I worked my way through a good selection of coffee throughout the morning and didn't walk away empty handed thanks to the generosity of Belinda and Shamela...... So now I can make my own Deep Dark and Twisted, Ressurrection, Vengeance and Black Honey coffee here in the UK . Though I can't make pretty pictures on mine like they can lol.<br />
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Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09534818398300689652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8668003638682377040.post-54053998868176608062018-07-20T10:56:00.000+01:002018-07-20T10:56:33.244+01:00African Adventures<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Good morning friends.<br />
I've been overseas for the last few weeks and now I'm back I've been getting unpacked and sorted out the last few days.<br />
It was a crazy hectic emotional and special time away catching up with friends and family, sightseeing and saying final goodbyes to my parents.<br />
Today I thought I'd give a very limited snapshot of my time away and have restricted myself to share just 1 photo of each of the things I did and places I visited.<br />
Considering that I have over a thousand photos that is hard lol. I will pop back over the course of time to share some of the more creative things in more detail but in the meantime I hope you enjoy my snapshot of 21 days in South Africa........<br />
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Rietvlei Nature Reserve.<br />
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Shopping at Chameleon Village<br />
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Stocking up on childhood sweets......<br />
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Going up the cableway at Hartebeestpoort<br />
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Having coffee and cake at French Toast.<br />
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Surrounded by a forest of wire baobab trees (Yes, I did buy one!)<br />
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Irene mall has this very weird sculpture.....<br />
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Doing a book making class....<br />
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Driving down to Cape Town over two days - this is such an iconic view along the way.<br />
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We laid the ashes of my parents to rest in the beauty of Kirstenbosch Gardens in Capetown.<br />
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The very cool Truth Coffee in Capetown (you will be seeing more about this experience!<br />
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The V&A waterfront.<br />
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Exploring Stellenbosch.<br />
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Another wine farm......Altyd Gedacht<br />
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Blouberstrand and Table Mountain<br />
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Travelling back from Capetown - This is Matjiesfontein.<br />
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Three sisters area on the way home<br />
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So, a very limited view of my busy life lol. Hope you enjoyed it.<br />
I will be sharing more about a few experiences in further posts so I'll see you soon, in the meantime my studio is calling- lots of crafty goodies came home with me that need to be sorted....<br />
Have a lovely day<br />
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