Doves of Peace.....

I am very proud of them as all 25 of them can now sew on a button securely ...Job's a good'un .....I hope this will stand them in good stead when they grow up ....

A very tasteful Christmas tree in Winchester

Watch out for the Lion !!!..........



Doves made by a Yr 5 class ( 9Yr olds)yesterday.........and some African animals drawn by Yr 3 class........Thank you for all your lovely supportive comments on my post yesterday I am lucky to have such lovely blogging friends .....xx

Remembering Mum .....

My Mum died 6 years ago today ...it saddens me that I didn't always tell her what I felt about her...whats even more poignant is that it's my brother's birthday too.........Happy Birthday Ade....xx

Meet Gentle Ellen..........

Gentle Ellen arrived today all the way from Pam of yoborobo visit her blog it's fun........Augustus is quite smitten he has just got over his romance (albeit short lived ....one afternoon )with the one eyed Welsh mermaid ( actually she was a Jinn )She was suuposed to come and live with us but it didn't work out .....alas .........but just as well now as Gentle Ellen seems to be a more suitable companion for him.........Thanks Pam ....xx

I love Cerys Matthews..I love my Wales

Cerys Matthews-- Bachgen Bach O Dincar

Had to put this up as she is singing about the knickerbocker line.......had to follow yesterday's post ...I Love Wales.....xx
Try singing it yourself ......here are the words ....

Bachgen Bach o Dincer

Bachgen bach o dincer
Yn myned hyd y wlad,
Cario'i dwls yn dacle',
'neud ei waith yn rhad;
Yn ei law 'roedd haearn,
Ac ar ei gefn 'roedd bocs,
Pwt o getyn yn ei geg
A than ei drwyn 'roedd locs.


Potsiar peipar twigar owns agen
The potsiar o the peipar
O the knickerbocker line.
La di da di da di
Hock it on the chen,
The potsiar o ddy peipar
O ddy knickerbocker line.


Holi hwn ac arall
Ple'r aeth y tincer mwyn,
Gyda'i becyn ar ei gefn,
A chetyn dan ei drwyn.
Bachgen bach o dincer
Ni welir yn y wlad;
Mae'n golled ar ei ôl
I 'neud ei waith yn rhad.

Knickerbocker Glory.....you can't beat it ....

Jim took his girls out for tea tonight to Christina's an old school open all day cafe and had double egg and chips and jam roly poly and custard ......Ruby had a knickerbocker glory .........it was THE BEST ...thanks Jim.....you're the BEST too.....xx

PURRRRRRRRRRR.................

You can guess that our boiler is now working ....Georgie my lovely old cat ( age 18 )has been missing the warmth of the radiator........purrrrrrrrrr.......xx

Spread a little LOVE ....x

Spreading a little LOVE ....xx

A little graffiti sunshine in the snow .....

Snow Angels......

Walk through Southampton old Cemetery in the snow ...which is now rapidly melting .....xx

Birfday Boy ..Big Jim 40..........

40 yrs old today .....Happy Birthday to you .....(and still no boiler thank goodness for bobble hats and old fashioned Pin the Tail on the Donkey games ).....xxx
Ruby Playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey .........

Jim with his new mandolin ..Go Jim ....enjoy your day ....xx

Christmas tree festival ......

Jim Ruby and I went to a little Christmas tree festival it was quite charming and old school.........xx

Snowme and still no boiler......BRRRR.........

As you can see from our resident Gnome... Snow has hit us and we have a day off school.....YAY for snow!!!..........

A hairy Gnome called Stitch............

YIKES a snow Troll......OH it's me !!!.......


A handsome Yeti called Jim.........(Don't look so smug only 2 days before you're 40...he he !!!!)

Come and sit round the fire with us and look at some work done by me and some of my pupils ..........
Some icy Titanic postcards made by my Yr 4 class (8yr olds)........




Some of my work........




Hope you enjoyed ....stay warm wherever you are ........xx

Saatchi Gallery .....Students work ........

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/portfolio/SchoolInfo/Cantell+maths+and+computing+college/737.html
Visit the online Saatchi gallery to see some of my students art work ...The work above is by a boy in my Textile class who has heat transferred his drawing onto fabric and used free machine embroidery and hand stitching ....The work is a mixture from my Textile class and the other Art classes .....we have very talented students Haven't we ?.........x

Thanks Scruff ..(and Faith )

I have recived the most lovely present today in the post ....thank you so much Faith for an amazing pin cushion .....the photo doesn't do it justice it's most gorgeous ..If you haven't visited Faith's blog please do she makes yummy stuff and her dogs are gorgeous too .......xx

As old as the woods .........

Yes I AM as old as the woods ....he he ....xx

Winner is ......Everyone's a winner .......!!

Don't know if it's because I used the random number generator that Kim used on hers but her number came out first and Kira came second ......and the runners up are ...everyone else who entered .....send me your details and I'll send you all a sugar skull ATC ...artymess(at)yahoo(dot)com...you all deserve to be winners ..thanks for entering .....this was fun look out for another one soon ....xx

GIVEAWAY ...Last chance and some new ATCs ......

last chance to enter the giveaway I am going to draw it this Friday ...quite a quick turnaround but its for the earlybirds ....enter by leaving a comment here Just thought that maybe Autumn colours are influencing my work ..... here's some new ATC cards ...if anyone ever wants to swap just email me ....xx
Me an' the doggies crunching Autumn leaves yesterday morning ....gracie still has half a legging to protect her healing leg.....

Dia de los Muertos.......GIVEAWAY........

Detail of linocut....



Here's a multiple Dia de los Muertos Giveaway ...The first is a fabric collage banner the central image is a linocut I made .....The second prize is the 'Blondes have more fun' piece....and there will be runner up prizes of some sugar skull ATC cards .....this is the first giveaway on my blog I thought it was about time I got myself organised!!......To enter leave a comment..... if you're a follower I'll enter you twice ......xx