BlogHide Resteemsmassive-pop (53)in travel • 6 years agoNorwich WeekendThat's the original Norwich (Noh-ritch) in Norfolk, UK, not Norwich (Nor-wich), Connecticut; although I'm sure it's lovely too. We spent a very relaxed weekend here at the beginning of August;…massive-pop (53)in creativity • 6 years agoMonkey TeddyI made a very simple teddy to go with the baby quilt I just finished. The inspiration - a monkey on one of the sections on the quilt. The quilt has quite a few jungle animals on it, so I…massive-pop (53)in creativity • 6 years agoBaby Quilt CompletedI've finished the baby quilt I've been working on. I first wrote about this here and here . I thought I'd share it with you. It started out looking like this. I played about with it a…massive-pop (53)in plants • 6 years agoRoyal Botanical Gardens at KewOn the weekend we went to Kew Gardens at Richmond in London. We did not have to see the whole site; I think you could spend a week there and still haves things to see. Highlights were the…massive-pop (53)in creativity • 7 years agoFinished Letraset BoxI've finished my Letraset box. Simple, but very satisfying. This is how the sheets used to come from Letraset. I won't be throwing these away, just hoarding them along with my piles of old…massive-pop (53)in creativity • 7 years agoLetraset Box IIII've now made the base for my Letraset box . It's lined and ready for use, except for the fastening. I'm still not quite sure whether to make a fastening, or exactly how to do this. Anyhoo…massive-pop (53)in creativity • 7 years agoLetraset Box continuedI'm currently working on the lid for my Letraset box . The box will be wrapped in a blue cotton fabric, and I want it to open like a book, so I've sewn the fabric around the top. Now I need to…massive-pop (53)in creativity • 7 years agoLetraset BoxI can never find year planners that I like, so I usually draw one up myself, and do all the numbers in Letraset . If you're not already familiar with it, Letraset is a dry transfer, made in…massive-pop (53)in blog • 7 years agoHuddersfield, the Jewel in Yorkshire's CrownHaven't posted in ages; too many projects started and waiting for materials before they can proceed. First of all; is anyone else having problems with steemit flipping portrait photos to…massive-pop (53)in creativity • 7 years agoBaby Quilt Reverse SideI've just run up the reverse side of the baby quilt I'm working on. Planned out. Sewn together and pressed. The fat quarters I used make the width bigger than a meter; the size I had…massive-pop (53)in creativity • 7 years agoBaby QuiltI've started working on a baby quilt for a friend at work whose son and his wife are having their first baby. Grandma-to-be has asked not to know the sex of the baby, so I'm doing a neutral…massive-pop (53)in photography • 7 years agoPastoral IdyllSo this is a little snippet of the rural idyll in England where I am lucky enough to live. It's not always this sunny. Aeroplane! Standard drive to the…massive-pop (53)in saturdaypurple • 7 years agoSaturday PurpleStill Saturday in Hawaii!!!! Purple Matryoshka. Thanks for having a look, and hope you enjoy!massive-pop (53)in fridayblue • 7 years agoFriday Blue MatryoshkasContinuing the matryoshka theme I've been doing this week, here are my blue matryoshkas. Some close ups; this blue lady I got from the Russian Treasures Gift Shop in Amsterdam. She has a…massive-pop (53)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoColour Challenge - Thursday Green MatryoshkaIt's currently Friday morning in the UK, but I went to the pub last night and forgot to post Thursday's green post when we got back... but... it's still Thursday in California. I spent a very happy…massive-pop (53)in wednesdayyellow • 7 years agoWednesday Yellow MatryoshkaFor Wednesday Yellow, I give you 2 matryoshkas; one traditional lady brought back from St Petersburg by a friend, and one I hand painted myself because I couldn't find a Miffy matryoshka - and that…massive-pop (53)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoTuesday OrangeFor Tuesday's Orange Colour Challenge, I present this lil' lady. Similar in style to, and possibly inspired by the Japanese Kokeshi doll, the matryoshka doll was created in around 1890. If…massive-pop (53)in colorchallenge • 7 years agoMonday Red Leaders MatryoshkaI collect matryoshka dolls - I had one as a child and loved how colourful she was. As an adult apparently I can't stop gathering tchotchke and giving myself more things to dust. Hence, I give you…massive-pop (53)in blog • 7 years agoHerringbone Coffee Table - The RevealThe coffee table my husband and I have been making is finished. I love it when a plan comes together! Sees parts 1 and 2 . Once we had a central line to go from, we started gluing down…massive-pop (53)in food • 7 years agoPaste Fericit! Homemade Easter EggsNow, I know that for most people, Easter was last Sunday. However, for the Eastern Orthodox Church, Easter is today. In our household we get two Easters. For me, double the chocolate is…
