Just Me

What a lovely start...

..to an otherwise drab & soggy day!! Featured on the RedBubble Home Page again!!

 

xx

Mel

ps ...is anyone else over this wet weather??? lol 

Mandala....

I've been having some fun creating after a few days away from Photoshop.... so nice to be back playing & feeling inspired!!! 

Life has been pretty busy but I'm making sure I have time out each day to do yoga, create or read & relax & just Be. I get a little (lot ) crazy if I don't make some time for me each day!

I've been doing quite a lot the last couple of days,  submitting designs to some places, uploading to my Galleries in others , coming up with ideas for new things for Markets & generally enjoying the flow of creativity! ( I even did some sketching!! ) And of course a bit of fluffing around on Facebook!!! lol 

I hope this finds you well & cruising happily in your life!!

xxx Mel

Featured on Red Bubble's Home Page again!

I got a lovely surprise when I received a Bubble mail letting me know "Heartstone Steampunk" was on the home page!! Pity I didn't get to see it, though as it was one of the very few days I was away from my computer !! Never mind, it's still exciting!! 

thanks for listening to me boast! !

xx Mel

 

ps We'll be at Lawson's Magpie Markets tomorrow ...if you're nearby pop in & say Hi!! 

our new flyer...

Hiyah.... hope this finds you well ! Life is chugging on as usual here ....

I managed to get some photos of our Market Stall & put together a little flyer for a bit of advertising....

..and most of you who know me will be aware of the fact that I am a bit indecisive at times...I can't make up my mind what colour to have the text!! lol ..sooo....

...what do you reckon? Black or white?? lol

Thanks for dropping in!

xxx Mel

ps : Huge congratulations to my gorgeous Lusi & her family on the arrival of their new baby Ezekiel! You are an inspiration my friend!! xx

....poor neglected little blog...

.... how is it that the days are disappearing so freakishly fast??? I know I've complained about it more than once already but I seem to blink and another week has evaporated before my very eyes!!! ...and I had such great intentions of blogging regularly! lol . I dread to think of how long the list would be if I wrote down all the great intentions I've never actually brought to fruition!!

Life has certainly thrown some challenges at me as it's been hurtling on by...I won't go into too many details, suffice it to say I'm happy to still describe myself as alive & kicking ...and retaining some kind of sanity ( not prefaced with "in-"  )lol

Our home quietened down for a few seconds when my eldest son moved out ( in with his big sister!! ) but the energy has been revved up again recently as Gav's six year old niece has moved in with us temporarily! I'd forgotten how much enery six year olds have!!

I've been doing lots of creative stuff, most of which is over at Dreamstime , Red Bubble and/or Deviant Art. My sister & I are still doing the market at Blackheath once a month. We braved Winter Magic & have vowed We Will Never Again Do A Stall At Winter Magic!!! lol What an EPIC experience!!!

Anyway... enough waffling..I'll leave you with a couple of creative things...

It was fun to do a teddy after such a long break away from sketching! I've experimented a bit with adding colour & texture in Photoshop.... a very different experience from coloured pencils!!

And a mandala.... I've been playing a fair bit with these ( some at the links above ) ...it's very therapeutic getting immersed in the details & swirls!

So it's nearly time for the kids to get home from school so I'll go & revel in the quiet for a few minutes before it's over!!

I hope Life has been treating you well!! Thanks for popping in!

xx

Mel

Thanks Typepad Support Team!!

I just want to say a huge Thank You to the Typepad Support Team for helping me out with the technical issue I've been having!

xx

Mel

Having so much fun in Photoshop...

Have I ever told you how much I LOVE playing in Photoshop?? ( I know I've probably told you a million times already , but I JUST LOVE PLAYING IN PHOTOSHOP!!!!! )

I've been hanging around a lot over at Red Bubble lately , meeting lots of inspiring artists...there is some talent there !!!

I wanted to share this one here , too... these are the photos I used ...

 

to create this...

I SO enjoyed being a part of creating this one !!! It was one of those artworks where I felt like I was the 'tool' ( I don't mean that in the derogatory sense!!! lol ) that was used to express something much bigger than me. I'm not even sure what it's meaning is but I still feel that huge sense of joy when I look at it!! Maybe that's it? To convey Joy? Any thoughts or theories appreciated!!

Anyway...another image is calling my name so I'll go & play around a bit & see where the next journey takes me!!

 

Thanks for visiting!!

xx Mel