Watercolour in space
I was fascinated to hear astronaut Nicole Stott talking on Woman's Hour this morning. In 2009 Nicole took a small watercolour kit with...


Railway stations displaying poetry and art
This notice board, decorated with images and poems of Remebrance Day, caught my eye today as I walked through Altrincham Sation In 2020,...


Christmas card ideas using Brusho
I began this card by drawing circles on watercolour paper with a watercolour crayon, using the lids from two jars of slightly different...


Clowns
Knitting these little clown figures, I started to wonder about the distinctive pointed hats. The tradition of a "fool" wearing such a hat...


Christmas trees
It's time to think about Christmas cards again! The picture above is quick and easy to do, by painting a christmas tree on to watercolour...


Origami butterflies
9 Friends of Lymm library had a lovely afteroon learning how to make origami butterfies (and tulips, Christmas trees and hearts.


Poppies
The Friends of Lymm Library Craft group got together to make this wreath of knitted poppies for this year's Remembrance day. We also...
Challenges
As inspiration for our art group, resuming for the first time since the pandemic, our leader provided this quotation from Vincent Van...


JK Rowling knitted
JK Rowling is the first writer I have knitted who is still alive. I have made her rather slimmer than the others , In the Harry Potter...


Garden birds
With winter on the way, insects are dying and the ground will soon be too hard to dig for worms, but at least there are plenty of berries...