New addiction...

I've been having enormous fun over the last few days! For some reason I thought I needed something to occupy my mind in the first part of my maternity (apart from the two year old I have at home...) and as I'd bought a couple of Scrabble tile pendants recently they seemed like a fun thing to do....and they've turned out to be addictive. The ladybird tile above is a donation to the Help A Hedgehog Hospital charity auction, and the ones below are available (apart from the Japanese Daisy print).

I've spent every odd moment since Saturday cutting out little bits of paper and sticking them to bits of wood and then c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y glazing them so they're all shiny and (mostly) bubble free. The quantity of amazing pictures you can buy for these little projects is addictive in itself - my favourites so far have been TrueBlood inspired ones and images from The Princess Bride. As a completely useless artist I'm very glad there are clever people out there who can feed my addiction...

I've also been experimenting with using some photos we've taken of the kids and other things to see if they work. Some have been more successful than others, but I think more practice with Photoshop will help....have a look at these and tell me what you think! The one above is unglazed but has good definition, the one below is completed. The seagulls were taken in moody black and white from the Prom at Clacton-on-Sea and I love the expression of the one at the far end...