Ugh

Sorry I haven't been posting much this week- got not one but two infections (throat and water) according to the doctor so I'm on antibiotics for 7 days. Feeling pretty rubbish to say the least. I have so much to write about but it will have to wait (things I bought in Rome; my new cushion & curtain; Bird ATCs; New card design; Easter). So come back soon and hopefully I'll be a lot better in a few days.

Roma!

Tiramisu, pizza, ciao, prego, piazzas, columns, ancient, Colosseum, Panthenon, Trevi fountain, fun, laughter, Spanish steps, ice cream, shopping!

Shop Update!

Yes I have at last added a new item to my Etsy shop ETA: the latest Springette is there too now!

This card is available now:



And this guy will be following soon (just need to make another one as my boyfriend stole this one send to his brother):Here is Springette No.8, available now in my shop (image is clickable):

Introducing: The Springettes!

Thanks to Rhi's great idea I've decided to name all my little wire/spring people the "Springettes". And I've been making and drawing more- I've started adding other elements to them such as tickets and buttons. I'd love to know what you think. Depending on feedback, they may start making an appearance in my neglected Etsy shop. I'd like to make some more colourful ones that may appeal to kids and there will be some pink ones in support of my Moonwalk (maybe wearing bras if I can come up with a simple way of making them!)







I'd love to know what you think!


P.S. Rhi- keep on eye on your post, there'll be something appearing soon as a thank you for the name :)

Puppy love...

Now to the question- are we having one? Ben's Mum thinks we will but we haven't made our mind up yet, they're pretty irresistible though!

Illustration Friday: Total

Here's my illustration for this weeks IF theme. Total love.

Walking and creating to fight Breast Cancer

As some of you may remember, last year I took part in the Playtex Moonwalk in aid of Breast Cancer. It's a 26.2 mile walk starting at midnight (hence moonwalk) where participants wear decorated bras and walk through the night to raise money for breast cancer charities.

Here's a picture of me and the girls I walked with last year...



We're aiming to complete it a little quicker this year as 9 hours was a very long time (we were stuck in a queue for at least an hour of that time). It happens on the 19th May so we've got quite a lot of training to do before then (walking 10 miles today).

Now on to the "creating" part of the title of this post. I was looking around Etsy the other day and came across this beautiful pendant by tvtrayart.
I bought one to wear when I do my walk as all proceeds from the sale of the pendant go to the fight against breast cancer. It's a personal cause for Susan- her Mother is currently fighting the disease and she has made pendants for all the girls in her family to show their support.



So if you can spare a few pounds/dollars please support the fight against breast cancer by buying a pendant or by sponsoring me. Thank you.

Mother's Day cards

Well it's nearly Mother's day in the UK (which reminds me, I need to post the birdie one off to my step-mum) so here are the other two cards I made:



butterfly made from fabric, ribbon and buttons- for my boyfriend's Mum.



flower made from fabric and a button- for my Mum.

Hopefully all my "Mums" will like them!

Birds, birds and more birds...

I've had a bit of a thing for birds this week. It started with this pen drawing in my lovely new moleskine sketch book.



The one on the right was from my imagination- oh dear! The one on the left was from a photo- a vast improvement.

I then used that sketch to make this one from fabric and vintage sheet music. It's a Mother's day card for my step-mum.



And then, based on my little Wire friend, I drew this:

Illustration Friday: Wired

I missed last weeks theme but I'm back again with this weeks theme of "Wired". This little guy was drawn in black pen and I imagine him to made entirely of coiled wire:



Now I need to think of a name for him- any ideas?