Love in a haystack

This year I celebrate 40 years of life with 

the wandering welder.

During our courting days the song “Let’s go round again” 

by the Average White Band was our song.

When I heard it on the radio this morning I 

got all maudling and rushed into my craft room

to type the words onto this card and add the small piece of layered fabrics I did a while ago.

I’ll give it to Philip at Easter. 

 He’s quite a soppy thing really and will love it.

Now to find the blumming needle I dropped on the settee last night 

Have a great weekend

Lynn x

Linking to 

Annie’s Friday Smiles

Love in a haystack

This year I celebrate 40 years of life with 

the wandering welder.

During our courting days the song “Let’s go round again” 

by the Average White Band was our song.

When I heard it on the radio this morning I 

got all maudling and rushed into my craft room

to type the words onto this card and add the small piece of layered fabrics I did a while ago.

I’ll give it to Philip at Easter. 

 He’s quite a soppy thing really and will love it.

Now to find the blumming needle I dropped on the settee last night 

Have a great weekend

Lynn x

Linking to 

Annie’s Friday Smiles

A book from scraps

After seeing a blog friends handmade notebook 

I started messing about with scraps of paper that 

were on my desk and in the waste paper basket.

After cutting them all to size, layering them up 

and making a centre fold I punched a series of holes

along the middle line for the binding.

You can see that I’ve used sewing cotton 

as a binder.

And there you have it, a little book of scraps to fill with what you will.

The outer cover is a piece of wallpaper.

LINK TO MINI ALBUM MAKERS

A book from scraps

After seeing a blog friends handmade notebook 

I started messing about with scraps of paper that 

were on my desk and in the waste paper basket.

After cutting them all to size, layering them up 

and making a centre fold I punched a series of holes

along the middle line for the binding.

You can see that I’ve used sewing cotton 

as a binder.

And there you have it, a little book of scraps to fill with what you will.

The outer cover is a piece of wallpaper.

LINK TO MINI ALBUM MAKERS

That's a whopper.........

Sometimes I just get the urge to sit and knit.

I’m not good at it so it has to be something very simple that I don’t have to 

give much thought to while I’m doing it.

I found this mahoosive ball of wool for £7 on the wool stall in Todmorden Market Hall.
 It’s more than enough to make me a waistcoat like one
I did in green last time the urge to knit came over me.

When it’s done I’ll add some fabric pockets using scraps from my fabric stash

Thats all for now folks.

Sorry I can't join you for your meet up, I have got a letter from my Mum
to say why I wont be there though.
Maybe I'll get to see all you lovely Workdesk Wednesday ladies next time.

Linking upto
WHAT'S ON YOUR WORKDESK WEDNESDAY

That's a whopper.........

Sometimes I just get the urge to sit and knit.

I’m not good at it so it has to be something very simple that I don’t have to 

give much thought to while I’m doing it.

I found this mahoosive ball of wool for £7 on the wool stall in Todmorden Market Hall.
 It’s more than enough to make me a waistcoat like one
I did in green last time the urge to knit came over me.

When it’s done I’ll add some fabric pockets using scraps from my fabric stash

Thats all for now folks.

Sorry I can't join you for your meet up, I have got a letter from my Mum
to say why I wont be there though.
Maybe I'll get to see all you lovely Workdesk Wednesday ladies next time.

Linking upto
WHAT'S ON YOUR WORKDESK WEDNESDAY

Imagination and a bit of old junk

Some old pictures of pieces I made years ago 

but the quote is new to me.

It reminded me of the junk I would bring home from my walks on the moors with the dogs.

Twigs and wire

Bits of tree bark 

Barbed wire, burnt wood, sheep wool, seed pods

Last week I came across a quote from Albert Einstein that I blogged about.   This time I came across the quote above by inventor of the light bulb,  Thomas Alva Edison which prompted me to write this post.

link to more about Thomas Alva Edison

Hope you like it and my junk art

Imagination and a bit of old junk

Some old pictures of pieces I made years ago 

but the quote is new to me.

It reminded me of the junk I would bring home from my walks on the moors with the dogs.

Twigs and wire

Bits of tree bark 

Barbed wire, burnt wood, sheep wool, seed pods

Last week I came across a quote from Albert Einstein that I blogged about.   This time I came across the quote above by inventor of the light bulb,  Thomas Alva Edison which prompted me to write this post.

link to more about Thomas Alva Edison

Hope you like it and my junk art

From oils to ceramics. Prints and sculptures

On Saturday I visited the local art gallery 

I was blown away with the current exhibition.

A display of over 200 works,  which is roughly 13% of their entire collection.  It is the most comprehensive public presentation of their permanent art collection ever staged.

It is displayed in order of how the collection evolved

Ceramic artwork 

This one has enormous appeal to me.  I’ve always been drawn to flaking painted wood, rust and paper

more info on this picture

This one made me laugh.

I couldn’t see anything about the artist or the subject so when I go back on my second visit I’ll ask about it.

Touchstones Gallery 

The Esplanade

Rochdale 

Lancashire 

The collection is owned by 

Rochdale Borough Council