Angelwings and doilies...

Well thank goodness the computer is working again! I missed my bloggy friends...so happy to be back, and guess what? I have been finding time to make art and it feels great! Now you and I know that sometimes life isn't all sugar and spice...sometimes I really do want to run away and join the circus! Teenagers (especially of the girl variety) can be really hard work! How can I possibly have all the answers when I am still working it out for myself? Won't bore you with all the details, suffice to say that I have definitely been nurturing my inner child lately...

The girls picked this lovely up off hard rubbish ages ago, (they have a habit of dragging stuff home, much to hubby's disgust!) and she has been hanging around waiting for some inspiration to strike...man, who knew glue guns and old doilies could be so much fun! She was going to be a colourful fairy, but as I began embellishing, she really needed to look like this - I love her...who knows, one day she may get a makeover, but for now she is angelic and serene.

I have told you before of darling Jo at http://oldflowers4me.blogspot.com/ Well, her blog has been such an inspiration to me for a very long time - her photos have such an olde worlde charm about them, so I created this little canvas the day Sarah came over for a crafternoon - I love it because it's whimsical and fun, exactly like Jo. Georgia was home from school that day, and she started snapping photos of us 'creating'.

I wanted to show you these darling millinery flowers I got yesterday - I have an adorable little shop nearby which has all second hand clothing and shoes, and the gorgeous girl who own the shop has decorated it so beautifully - she always has little treasures for me...it is called 'The Red Parasol' - isn't that just the most charming name? Anyway, I popped them in this little vase I got the other day at the op shop for $2. You should have seen Georgia's face when she saw it - priceless! She told me it was awful, but I couldn't resist....

I hope everyone is having a magical Friday...we have a long weekend so we are off to our little gypsy house down the beach...I will try to take some photos to show you. Pip will be coming with us in the car - I have to tell you she is just so adorable, but growing up so fast! The girls just love her (except when she's biting!) I am afraid I am spoiling her rotten - she is nestled in my lap fast asleep as I type. There's something incredibly comforting about the warmth of a puppy in your lap, doncha think? Here she is posing with my niece, Brittany - too cute, both of them!

This last pic was taken last week out my window...it's so cold here now. I just love the colours in this Japanese Maple tree, but this week, the leaves are almost all gone - winter is here with a vengeance.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and remember to look all around for the magic x