Wedding of a great friend, adventures with the Gypsy and still time for crafting!

After a fantastic weekend at a friends wedding, topped off with the evening in a teepee and a firepit, hog roast and wine flowing, not to mention our little trips around Hexham on search for treasure in charity and antique shops......nothing better than a good treasure hunt!.

Whilst searching the rows of antiques in dusty old shop, I stumbled across one of my favourite books - one that I had been looking for, for my beautiful Button..........'The Velveteen Rabbit', such a beautiful story.........well it didn't take long before I had too have a go at creating my very own creature - mind you my sewing skills leave a lot to be desired but practise makes perfect and all that!.

So many ideas so little time!

Well after a busy weekend catching up with old friends, and celebrating a friends hen do, I even managed to squeeze in a little creating of one of my.....well I suppose creatures is the only way to describe them, here's one I made earlier - as the one I've just made is still drying after being....aged....well dipped in tea, coffee and vanilla extract anyway.

- and I even managed to see my beautiful nephew Button.  He's such a character, changing everyday - a real Rug Rat in the making, he's speeding around on all fours and getting faster by the day.

He is my shining light through the shadows - guaranteed to put a smile on your face even on your 

most downbeat days.  He was a gift from above during my families most darkest of times, but he has

brought us through the other end, together, and stronger.

Listen to the Whispers

Ok so there been a few changes - new art work and name for this blog.....well for now anyway.

When I first started this blog, under the name of Art for the Soul it was very meaningful and personal to me.  During this time my dad had been diagnosed with cancer and sadly lost his fight 4 months later, devastated was not the word, I felt I had lost part of my soul.

  Crafting and painting for me was the one thing that enabled me to escape the pain, it created another world where I didn't have to think about anything and my mind and soul were free, this was my escapism.

Art was a way of mending my soul - well helping too anyway.  So Art for the Soul was born, a very personal message that has helped me greatly.

Now I feel like I have grown as a person and this blog needs somewhat of a face lift, my soul is mending - slowly but surely, so it's at this time that my next healing journey needs to be focused upon.  When my dad -' went away' as I like to call it - as he travelled the world all his life and would often 'go away to work' - so hence this adopted approach to help me cope, as the real prospect just completely terrifies me.

 The reason of this change in name is mainly due to the strong soulful connection with the gifts I truly believe are sent from my dad - yes I know this sounds completely mad, but I believe that there are 'whispers' everywhere - they surround us -we just need to open our eyes and souls and listen.  Have you ever been daydreaming about someone or something and the next minute you know you bump into the person or the song comes on the radio that totally reminds you of them, or that familiar smell of their aftershave or perfume drifts by with not a soul in sight.......well these are what I call the 'whispers'.

Sending you Rainbows has a personal message for me and when I was playing around with new names for the blog, this one just felt so right and struck a cord immediately - it just feels so right.

Rainbows have a strong connection with me since my dad, one appeared right above his house the day of his 'party' and it brought a smile to our faces - we just looked up and thanked him of sending it our way when we really needed it most.

When I'm feeling down and my soul is lost and confused at just how to deal with the loss - I look around and listen more intently for my whispers, and what ever it may be, a rainbow, heart shaped cloud in the sky, that tune on the radio - then I thank him for being right by my side.

Should my blog title really say it all???

Well it's the 2nd day of blogging, and when trying to figure out what this post should really be about - my mind started to wonder....what should I start with, what should I discuss, should there be photos etc etc........so stripping it back to basics - for starters -
* Should the contents of the blog only be based around the title of the blog e.g.  Art for the Soul - a somewhat focus on all things crafty I feel!.

Originally this was started as a craft based blog to simple show of all my inky messy creations - and that of others that I inspire to be like.  However the more I think about it - this is more like a platform for me to discuss, challenge, create, and express all things........well just about anything really!.

Now some might say I'm fairly indecisive, one being unable to decide what to write about and the other what the blog should look like..........don't be alarmed as this keeps on changing on somewhat of a daily basis.  I'm also thinking of changing the name - something more....well different!

So what started off as being a blog based on all things crafty - may now be the start of ....well a dairy, contains my love of crafts, everyday struggles and joys, problems and probably anything and everything in between.

So lets see what tomorrow might bring!!

It's been a while!

Well it's a lively start to the day, even though I'm off to work, it's full of sunshine.  

I've just recently bought my 1st copy of 'artful blogging' - hoping to give me some inspiration to get into blogging again - yes it's been a while since my last post - and I'm still no further forward in knowing exactly what I'm doing on this thing.

I've been checking out Pinterest  for advice and blogging tips - so hopefully I'll  be producing some interesting  blogs soon......watch this space!