RWS Friends Sketching Day - 27th June 2010

Holland Park - The Arboretum

Holland Park - The Pond behind Lord Holland's Statue

Holland Park - Kyoto Garden

Had a fantastic day yesterday in Holland Park. It was about 30degC and the watercolours were drying very quickly. The sun was so strong you could hardly see the real colour of things. I managed to get three small sketches done before meeting for lunch at the cafe' (it was too hot to sit in the sun!). I also spent a bit of time taking some pictures with my new camera, but had to revert to the auto mode as I'm still not ready to use the manual settings!

Homemade gifts for my friend's baby - Part I

When my friend told us she was expecting a baby, I've decided to make something to celebrate her pregnancy. I had some spare towel fabric which was perfect to make a burp cloth. For the turtle I used some scrap felt from another project I'm working on. All sewed together very easily, although the stitching on the appliqué are far from perfect!

First post and first craft project

I made this felt application for a plain orange cushion we bought for our sofa. I cut the tree from a recycled felted sweater I got from a charity shop and then sew it to the cushion. The sewing part was a bit difficult, but i was pleased with the overall result.

RWS Friends Sketching Day - 21st February 2010

Walk from Golden Jubilee bridge to the London Eye

Golden Jubilee Bridge

Another cold and gray day in London, but at least it didn't rain! It was nice to be out sketching again after a few months.