a tour around my little tub garden

good morning crafters.

no card or doll share today..

stopping by to share a little tour of my garden (so to speak) in photos. i'm not an avid gardener but i do enjoy some greenery, this is my little oasis when i need to take time out for myself were i can sit quietly and enjoy the peace and quite with a morning or evening cuppa, and when it's really sunny i can sit under my huge parasol and protect myself from the suns rays.

some of the plants in the tubs i've had for more than twenty years and every now an again i add a couple more plants like the astrantia above they were added last year.

i have managed to take cuttings from two of the tubs, one of the centre jasmine's and the established honeysuckle. the mother jasmine i've had for 15 plus years and the mother honey suckle for about 5 years

i love the occasional cut flowers from the garden

the fatsia has been in my garden for twenty plus years, it was one of the first plants i bought and i've somehow managed not to kill....

roses are amongst my faveorite flowers and i do struggle with them.

ready for when the sun comes out

here is a list of plants

some you can see a couple you can't:

astillbie (two varieties)

agapanthus (two varieties/colours)

gladioli (various colours)

jasmine (three varieties)

honeysuckle

astrantia (three varieties)

roses (three varieties)

peonies (three varieties)

eleagnus

bay tree

tulips

snowdrops

and lavender

and in spring when everything starts to wake up my favourite flowers begin to grow and blossom, they are my tulips.

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day,

and craft happy. Ann x

 

happy birthday - stampingbella image

 good morning crafters

yikes Monday's are coming around way to quick and today i thought i'd share my latest project using stampingbella's: edna loves to sweep (stamp now retired).

i have used my distress re-inkers to colour her and i keep meaning to get my pencils out for a change, but i sat down stamped and before i realised i'd not got my pencil paper out or my pencils, maybe soon..lol

handmade by: Ann Lomax

edna is such a lovely image to colour as are all the stamps in my huge huge stash and i do try to match an image to a family member were possible lol..but there are some i use more than others.

as you can see above my colour palette was a small choice on todays card.

and here is my list of goodies:

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

hair: black soot

skin: vintage photo, tattered rose, aged mahogany

dress: saltwater taffy

pinny: speckled egg

cups: antique linen

duster: victorian velevet, vintage photo

papers:

watercolour paper: langton hp - smooth

backing paper: my stash

off white card

7" x 7" base card

stamps: 

Stampingbella: Endna loves to sweep

lotv: tags (discontinued)

dies: 

joycraft - oval, mft - banner, spellbinder - sentiment

miscellaneous:

foam pads

double sided tape

woc - mulberry rose

pink satin ribbon.

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day,

and craft happy. Ann x

a thank you card for Anita

good morning to all

popping in today with a personnel card for a lovely lady whom i met at the doll workshop in clacton on sea over the spring bank holiday

Anita our host

Anita welcomed us into to her home and provided us with a warm, friendly place to learn and to enjoy our two day workshop learning new techniques for natural fibre art dolls with Meglena of North Coast Dolls.

a most gracious and generous hostess.

handmade by: Ann Lomax

i have to admit the two days went so quickly but it was well worth the travel down from westhoughton to clacton.

sharing a few close ups

sadly you can't really see the sparkle of the glitter pens on the roses and shoes

a close up of one of my new doohickey/magnolia die

my list of goodies used:

inks:

fade resistant dye ink: memento - expresso truffle

Tim Holtz:  distress ink

hair: antique linen, walnut stain

skin: vintage photo, tattered rose, worn lipstick

top & shoes: picked raspberry

skirt: rustic wilderness

socks: speckled egg

butterfly's: picked raspberry, scattered straw

basket & flowers: picked raspberry, antique linen, walnut stain, rustic wilderness, mowed lawn

papers:

watercolour paper: langton hp - smooth

backing paper: Maja designs - mum's garden

off white card

7" x 7" base card

stamps: 

mft: something for every thing, sentiments

lotv: basket of roses - discontinued

dies: 

joy-craft: ovals

mft: banner

doohickey/magnolia: christmas lace

miscellaneous:

foam pads

double sided tape

sakura glitter pens

thanks for stopping by enjoy your day,

and craft happy. Ann x

 

 

north coast dolls workshop clacton on sea

hi and good morning to all

 

back to share photo's from my recent North Coast Doll workshop over the spring bank holiday weekend with Meglena in Clacton on sea as promised.

i have to admit i was concentrating so much that i didn't take any photo's of my dolls progress until the end. i am throughly amazed with the doll i created and i also learned some valuable new techniques including crocheting a weft, needle felting the body, head and facial features to stuffing the doll. 

 

the workshop was hosted by Anita in her home and her generosity was off the scale with the two lunches that she provided including home made quiche's and lemon drizzle cake, they were scrummy. it was lovely to meet my fellow students Naomi, Yve and Giovanna. i am exhilarated and exhausted and what's worst was i forgot to switch my alarm off on bank holiday monday, we were woken at 5:15 so i didn't get the lie in i was hoping for.

to my surprise Meglena had provided a dress for the all the dolls that were created over the two intensive days but i had taken with me a little pixie hat and matching dress i had made.

the doll is complete with a turning head, bum cheeks and a beautiful honey blonde weft wig, there are a few things i need to improve on and to make a pair of brief's and socks and possibly a cardigan.

and finally i would like you all to meet

Gwendolyn.

thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day

and craft happy, Ann