Photo's and TOAST and embroidery

Hi anyone
have been spending most of the afternoon organising my photos onto a new storage space on our system - hopefully I'm there now. Will get up the pictures I've been missing since our recent Whitby trip - have a look at the last few posts for the pictures. Have also more ideas for christmas card stuff - a background for a new doll - I think it will be inspired from the lovely TOAST catalogue also featured in the new Molliemakes mag. Will share when its done. It will have a feel of the Jan doll FROM SCRATCH (see here).
Not sure what I can achieve for the rest of the day ? - loads to do but kids are coming in soon. I think, I may get all the dolls pasted up and ready for further treatments in the FROM SCRATCH series.
Before I store it away, I did get a new stamp from my holiday in Whitby - its such a cute little picture and lends itself to embroidery - here is a photo :

There are two bits to it - I think I will try and cross stitch it. Thats decided - this is how I will spend my evening. I think perhaps in red ? I'm inspired to stitch with the latest Molliemakes free gift buttons.

Bye for now.

Home again ! its Halloween too.

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having a few problems with our home computer so am restricted with my pictures too - am using the laptop instead. We are back at home and kids are back to school. Richard came home and back again and we stayed another day - almost as if the lost day had just not happened ! Have actually managed to move on the From Scratch project over the holiday and am hoping to update some pictures today.
 Its also Halloween, so need to dress the house etc before the kids come home. Will get some pictures too. Also have a meeting this afternoon so time is running out already. Will try and work out the computer problems and get some new pictures up before end of day.
Have a few ideas about christmas cards etc - I know its earlier ish but I would like to be a bit better organised this year. I did look at some of my cards/tags from last year and they look OK - may pinch a few ideas and adapt some - here they are :

Bye for now.

Pencils and lost keys

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still here in Whitby - weather a bit dull today and wer have a huge problem with lost keys - Richard has made the journey home by train to get the spare set - hopefully we can extend our stay and re live today again tomorrow !

Been doing a little art and have produced another face inspired by Cori Dantini - its another of her pictures (not the one above) but the idea comes through in my work (I think) - not got the software for uploading here with me so will do it when I get home.
Have also spent time sharpening my coloured pencils - I use PrismaColour pencils - they are fantastic for colour shading - I do all my picture faces with these pencils and buy them from http://www.1buy1pencils.co.uk/ - its possibel to buy specific pencils 1 at a time. I will post pictures of my portable colour kit when I get back. Here it isbelow - I have also had more than my monies worth of the current white pencil !

Will aim to get my version of the new picture completed for the picture today - loads of time waiting for Richard to get back with my car - thankfully only one journey by train. Its not straightforward as we are in the middle of nowhere and we also live in the sticks. Will let you know how things turn out.
Bye for now.

Mr Jeeves and Friends

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been busy with planning a family holiday today - we always go to Whitby during half term October week - been going about 8 years I think ? we always do similar things : walks in the woods and hot chocolate in a wonderful outdoor cafe, shopping in the Old Town, visit the Abbey and maybe a walk on the beach.The holiday lasts about 3 days - so very short. However, its also 'Goth Week' and there are some amazing costumes to spot - will try and get some pictures to show when we return.
Also done a few nursery collection pieces (must think of another name - it seems too limiting to call the pictures nursery stuff !) I have started rather than finished - some are further on than others - here they are :

Little Bird

Molly

Molly and Little Bird together

As well as Molly and her friend Little Bird theres the star of the collection :

Mr Jeeves

Well thats it for now - will be away until Friday 28th - see you then.

Miss Burton and Friends

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been busy with kids sport today - both my boys play rugby and its a 'most of the day' job - so not much time for me. However, here is a picture of the final Miss Burton (as promised yesterday) :

She is a much brighter character than she set out to be.

I've also been busy creating a nursery collection - my little boy inspired the egg man from one of his drawings and the other idea cam from a pencil case I have - these wooden plaque-like pictures are small and will end up with pretty big ribbons to hang up somewhere - will bring them to you when they are finished together.

Barney and Bert

The Egg man

I think there will be about eight different pictures all different but with colours which compliment each other in nursery like shades.



Bye for now