Weekend craftiness...

I've finally managed to get a little crafty this weekend. I've been trying to set myself some short targets, just doing half an hour of drawing/painting/sewing a day so I don't get lazy, and to keep up my drawing skills. Today I finally played around with some lino printing and mono printing that I've been meaning to do for ages!

Logo design for a potential re-branding...! Lino printed.

Seagull bunting - mono printed

Seagull design from a previous project - mono printed.

Normal service now to resume....

Oh naughty naughty. It's been almost a month since my last post. SORRY. I took a little holiday and just haven't returned to normal functioning yet! 

I'll keep this short, to ease you back in to my rambling ways but I assure you've I've been busy! I spent a lovely week in France with my family, followed by a week of crafting and general TV watching.... (oops) Then this last week and a half I've been getting myself back into the working routine and prepping a few other little projects I've got lined up (watch this space).

On another note.. things that are inspiring me at the moment... Foxes. They are everywhere. As a wonderful friend of mine said: 'Right now...Foxes are in.'

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All links back to the original sites can be followed by clicking the numbers.

Mechanical Marvels...

I'm not very good at remembering to wear jewellery, I have lots, and I always take some on holiday or if I'm going away for a weekend, but when it comes to putting it on I just never remember. 

I find it often gets in the way, beautiful bracelets that dangle around your wrists end up getting stuck in jumpers or bashed against almost every solid surface I pass by. Necklaces get stuck to other necklaces or tangled in knots and start to strangle me ( this happened in the middle of a yoga class on the one rare occasion I put a necklace on and then forgot to take it off... my instructor had to untangle me as I started to choke.....) or they get stuck in my hair. Earrings undoubtedly attach themselves to jumpers, scarves, hair you name it.

I wish I wore more of it, I have some beautiful pieces from friends and family, but apart from the staple studs, friendship bracelets and travel based mementoes I really am useless. I think half the time the problem is, other than looking pretty, I find jewellery has little purpose. So while stumbling around on the internet under a blanket with a cup of tea this afternoon I came across an amazing website. Dukno Yoon is a metalsmith and jewellery maker who has created some of the most incredible mechanical jewellery that simulates the movement of wings when worn.

*all images from http://www.duknoyoon.com/Wings_e.html

Now if all jewellery was like this, I think I'd be more inclined to wear it! However.... I'd probably end up being so distracted by it I'd never make it out of the house to impress any one with it! Do take a look at the website to see more of his amazing pieces.