Titania

                                     'Sacred Heart'

I was commissioned by Nicola of Murano Silver to make one of my dreamboxes and I loved the image so much I've used it again to make a collage. (Image from Izabella's collage sheet 'Poison') 

                                  'Titania'

I know a bank whereon the wild thyme blows,

                        

   Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows,

                       

    Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine,

                       

   With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine:

                       

   There sleeps Titania sometime of the night,

                       

   Lull'd in these flowers with dances and delight;

                      

  And there the snake throws her enamell'd skin,

                      

  Weed wide enough to wrap a fairy in.

Shame On Me!

It recently occurred to me that I have never done a blog giveaway despite having taken part in many and winning 3!


So I shall reciprocate and my next post will give you all the chance to enter and win.....something!  I'm not yet sure what you'll win; I'm still working on that. 


I like the photo caption competition like I won (ha ha!) on Tristan's blog Enchanted Revelries, so I think it will be that format. So keep your eyes peeled, your ears keen and minds sharp. Back soon. x

The Floozies Are Off On A Jolly!

Bonjour my blogging buddies.

Well, times have been a little hard and dreary lately,

I know, I'll get in touch with Rainey; she'll know what to do!

Jo - "Hello. Rainey, I'm a bit cheesed off at the moment. What can I do to cheer myself up?"

Rainey - "Hello Jo, I know the very thing. Let's go to Dinan in France. It'll be great!"

Jo - "That sounds wonderful, but what about the children?"

Rainey - "Ah, hush now. Haven't they got their daddies to look after them?     

               

Jo - "Yes, you're right. Ah, I can see it now.........

.....coffee in little french cafes

.....a beer or two..

...maybe a little.....

Rainey - " No Jo, there'll be none of that!"

Jo - " Ahem.....No, no, of course not, I was only joking"....

Rainey - "let's not forget treasure hunting...

...and a few glasses of red wine of course...."

"Hurrah! France here we come!"

Jo - "...and no Rainey, you can't bring your bike"

"Quick, it's Jim and Simon; they're on to us! Pedal faster!" 

There's a party at the Doll's House.....

Would you like to come to our party?..

There are already guests inside...

Here's one peeking out of the window...

We keep a watchful eye on the children..

We even have a nanny and they can stay for ever..

and ever...

and ever...

in the Doll House

poem by Margaret Attwood

The dolls used in the collage are ones I
found on ebay and are on wood, but 
Kristin at Retro Cafe Art has the same 

ones in paper cuts. Check them out here.

Send Something Sweet

I love that my friends are all branching out and starting 
their own business. 
Good luck Angie, I think this is a brilliant idea!

Textile Artist- Billie Stevenson

I'd like to feature a good friend of mine who has been very quiet about her considerable talent up until now.
Billie is a textile artist who is often commissioned to create large scale art pieces. In particular, the London based office of the charity, Jeans For Genes quickly snap up her canvases made of denim scraps.

A lot of her work depicts well known London landmarks and have a definite trendy Brit Art feel to them.

As well as her fabric collages, Billie also does upholstery. She has a huge collection of retro and vintage fabrics, (I know, I've drooled over them!) and uses them to transform old junk shop finds into something funky and fabulous.

Tired old cinema seats.......

......... transformed into retro chic!

Billie is still in the stages of setting up her website, "Olive May", but I'll be putting a link on here as soon as she's ready and I'm sure she's going to be fabulously successful!

Giveaway At The Josie Baggley Co.

My lovely, crazy, talented friend, Rainey (see below) is having a blog giveaway, so head over to The Josie Baggley Company and leave a comment to enter the draw. Be quick, you only have a few days left!