Category: Arts&Crafts

Crafts that make themselves.

I’m definitely going to make more!

Coasters

Useless but useful at the same time

Otters otters everywhere!

They’re invading our house!

Gone Ottering

I’m going to Brazil. Rio, to be more specific, then Palmas, looking for otters.     Wait for me… …I’ll definitely be back. With cazillions of photos!

Respite

I remember I painted this watercolour a while ago, taken by the urge to paint clouds. I remember that the cactuses turned out to be quite flat and the clouds decent, and I remember me thinking – did I have to add those childish… Continue Reading “Respite”

Ladybird charms

cheap, easy and loved by all

Easter Crafts

A long-term project

Springtime Swap, take 2

My second round in Spring Swapping

Spring Sprang Sprung

A spring drawing

The good thing about taking photos is…

you’re never out of original ideas for cards!

Valentine’s Craft

An easy, personalised gift for any special event

Temporary art

Artistic doodling with my dinner

Mirror mirror…

A few years ago I discovered, thanks to my mother, the art of découpage. Then, a while later, I discovered the incredibly cheap IKEA mirrors. And put two and two together. These are the results up to now…what do you think?

Christmas Ornament Swap (Or: In the end, anything is, potentially, an ornament)

Remember the Springtime Swap I participated in? It was actually a spin-off of the more traditional Ornament Swap (if you click the link, you’ll be connected to a google search result page full of “ornament swap” events), which Dawn (see her website!) organised for… Continue Reading “Christmas Ornament Swap (Or: In the end, anything is, potentially, an ornament)”

Little painting

I found this watercolour that I made about ten years ago, in Rome. It’s quite small and peaceful, don’t you think?

The Cheshire Genet

Remember the genet I drew, twice? Well, after that I took the matter in my own hands and, with that same genet in mind, drew something similar. Now they’re hanging one next to each other. Quite cute, actually.

Belated Springtime Swap update!

Well! QUITE a while ago I participated in a marvellous Springtime Swap, or May Day Swap. I didn’t include my gift in the post in which I wrote about it because I didn’t want to ruin the receiver’s surprise, but then… completely forgot! So… Continue Reading “Belated Springtime Swap update!”

Inspiration

A few weeks ago a very, very beautiful drawing started going around facebook. It was by Morgan Davidson, quite the talented artist, and it inspired me both because of the colours, the autumn warmth and the fact that the girl looks like me. Vaguely.… Continue Reading “Inspiration”

Atthis ellioti

Today something happened. And I was home, alone, my plans cancelled, my nerves boiling with white-hot angry blood and four extra hours of my day reclaimed (due to the cancelled plans. No, it was not my idea to cancel the plans, could you read… Continue Reading “Atthis ellioti”

Genet

Many, many years ago I was given a wonderful, gorgeous and incredibly interesting book: Island Africa. The author, Jonathan Kingdon, was an expert on African fauna and an accomplished illustrator. From one of his paintings, represented in the book, I took the genet that… Continue Reading “Genet”