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Mad about Pineapples!

Not only are pineapples one of my favourite fruits, the surface of a pineapple is one of my favourite textural patterns (apart from tree bark, obviously!) I love the repetition of the spiky pattern that sprirals around the chunky form. I went through a stage of producing different surface design ideas based on the pineapple, […]

Quiche Recipe, cheeky Molly!

I got my mum a Rachel Allen food processor for her birthday. Her birthday isn’t til March but she had her present early. She’s been baking all sorts recently, and her new speciality is quiches. They’re delicious! The food processor is great because it can be used for mixing cakes, slicing & shopping ingredients, blending […]

Craft Show Design & Display ideas

I came across this brilliant blog the other day called Craft + Show Designs – its full of craft show display ideas. Have a look to see if there are any display themes that could help you. There are loads of different categories listed down the left hand side of the blog. These are some […]

New Collection of Work

Square Beach Cave Vessel Frilly Edged Natural Bowl with Green Glass Organic Ceramic Planter Natural Bark Dish Home Sweet Home Plaque Set of 4 Cherry & Chocolate Square Coasters Tree Trunk Sculptural Vessel with Leaf

I’ve been Featured on Cuteable

Cuteable is a Monday to Friday treasure trove of unique finds for you and your home. It is run by Lynsey of Swirly Arts, who makes hand crafted door stops and paper weights in the form of ‘cheeky chickens!’ The chicks are available in many different types of fabrics. Have a look at Lynsey’s current […]

My Creative Space & Exciting News

This week I’ve been out in the workshop a lot. It’s much warmer with the new insulation up, and Dave coated the outside so it should have sealed it all a lot more too. I’ve been busy casting new vases, and making more of my usual pieces. I’ve also started on some new items, but […]

Summer Events 2010

It’s a positive feeling having such exciting events coming up. I think I enjoy summer events the most, especially if the sun is shining! It seems to bring people out and about. It’s also a fun time of year because we sometimes camp on site if the event is on for more than one day. […]

I’ve been short-listed, please vote for me!

Wow, I can’t believe my Organic Tree Bark Vessel made it into the short-list in the Handmade Olympics for Event 1 – ‘Favourite Handmade Goodie with an Innovative Design’. I’m so pleased, thank you so much to everyone who voted for me. Now I’m going to ask another cheeky favour! If you like my work, […]

Trip to Country Park

Yesterday we went for a walk around a local country park. As usual we picked the wrong time to go, it had been raining the night before so it was a bit muddy, but it was nice to be out in the peaceful fresh air. We followed the numbered trail, Came across some rather unusual […]

Workspace Feature

I’ve kindly had my workspace and an interview featured on the Nottingham Craft Mafia blog. I really enjoyed writing about my workshop, it made me appreciate the space I’ve got, no matter how cold it is at the moment! Click here to read the interview with more images. Thanks to Helen for featuring me! I […]

Spring is on its way…

I can’t wait to see the bulbs emerging from the ground, the leaves on the trees starting to grow bright and green, and the sound of newborn lambs in fields everywhere. There is a nearby dairy farm that we visit every year during lambing season, its always exciting to see if we can spot any […]