BELLA CREATIONS FIRST BLOG HOP - JUNE 3rd, 4th and 5th

You do not want to miss our very first blog hop, its going to be loads of fun!  Each of the Design Team members will have a great prize for one lucky winner who has visited their personal blog.  And at the end of the HOP there is a grand prize that is to DIE FOR!  Don't miss out - mark your calenders for  June 3rd, 4th and 5th now!

A LITTLE SPRING RAIN (WITH FLOWERS) IN VICTORIA

While it isn't as warm as we would like right now, the weather is typically so mild in Victoria that really what do we have to fuss about!  I'm sharing a little corner of our front garden, for some reason the deer and fawn have left the tulips alone!  That's a first at our house.

I am going on a work trip to Cuba tomorrow and won't be posting for the next 10 days or so.  I hope to make my first art journal from this trip and look forward to sharing that with all of you.

I have a little quiet time right now, so thought to say thank you to all of you who are so generous with your time and so often leave lovely comments for me. I feel fortunate to have connected with so many talented and thoughtful artists!  Hope spring finds it's way to you soon!

EASTER EVENING!

It's been an unexpectedly hectic month and I haven't posted nearly what I had planned!  Hope you have each had a lovely Easter with some time with family and friends! 

ALMOST! LET GO! - A SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT OF OLIVIA

Wow!  it has been a long while since I have done a layout.  These cheery papers, April Showers by Three Bugs In A Rug, were perfect to express the teasing delight on Olivia's face!  The old milnery daisies are my vintage touch and of course if it's from me, there is faux stitching to be found.  I sponged all of the main colours onto the chipboard letters using chalk finish inks and finished those off with a light blue Stickles.  I like the rainbow effect :)

EASTER EGGS - DYED WITH SILK TIES (A LA MARTHA S)

Several years ago my daughter Allison spotted the directions for dyeing eggs using old silk ties!  I checked and you can still find the directions at Martha's website if you are interested.  These are mine from several years ago.  The yolks are just starting to rattle LOL