Photo Reflections Day 5

I love my driftwood clock. I bought it when I was on holiday in Cornwall and it really was love at first sight. It's made by a local artist called Dom Harvey, you can see some of his work here. This clock was one of the first really colourful things I bought for my home and since then i've started to introduce more colour into my life. My funky sweet table was inspired by it.

I've been conscious of time today, the day seems to have passed me by quickly as i've tried to get through my to-do list. I'm off work at the moment with labyrinthitis though i'm due to go back on Wednesday, so i've been trying to use my time wisely by getting a few jobs done. I've done quite a bit but it's surprised me how time, when you're ill and unable to do anything, ticks by ever so slowly, and yet when you're back on your feet time slips away oh so quickly. So this evening I'm going to try and savour what's left of the day and be conscious of every minute.

December intentions

I feel so much more focussed when I have a mini plan to follow so i'm going to set some intentions for December. I feel my life lacks creativity at the moment so i'm going to focus my December intentions on being more creative and mindful. So this month I will:

1. Take a photo every day - this must reflect some aspect of myself or my life (a photo reflection) and i'll post it to my blog.
2. Meditate for at least 5 minutes every day - I need to do this to start to centre myself as i'm feeling a bit wobbly and ungrounded at the moment.
3. Crochet a dishcloth - I want to learn how to crochet and I can't think of a better way to learn than to start off by making something that I will actually use.

So those are my intentions for December and now i've unleashed them into the big wide world i'll be much more likely to stick to them.

I borrowed this from the lovely Megg at Creating Wings, it really resonates with me at the moment.

Lotion bars

Thank goodness that half term is here, I feel like I need a week to catch up on all the outstanding work I have to do let alone have a break! However, in the midst of taking a break from my work yesterday I cooked up some lotion bars courtesy of Crunchy Betty. I think they turned out pretty well. This one's a lush lavender and vanilla scented bar - yum!

Table antics

I've been busy renovating my living room table and trying to give it a new lease of life. I started with this:

Which turned into this:

Which after painting with duck egg blue paint looked like this:

Then I added some funky sweet design paper to the legs and table top to create this:


Yummy!
Have a good Sunday!

Beary things

When I have enough time on my hands I like to make bears. I don't make many during the year simply because it takes quite a lot of time and committment to get them finished and, being a butterfly by nature, I tend to lose the flow and become distracted by other things. But there really is nothing quite like seeing a little beary character emerging and unravelling before your eyes, it's quite magical. No two bears are ever the same, even if I tried to make them the same by using the same pattern and fabric, they still manage to evolve into something different, developing their own personality along the way. The little chap above is Coleman, a bear I made about 5 years ago, who is now living with his new owner in Australia. At the moment I find myself wishing I was there with him too so that I can escape this dreary, rainy weather - can I order some sunshine for tomorrow please?