a big thank you & lots of nice photos of 2012...

hello!

i know.. i've been very quiet over the last few months, i was bombarded with lots of work, lots of seasonal stress, lots of people to see, and a few brand new exciting projects which i will tell you all about soon.

but first of all i would like to say thank you...

thank you to 2012 for treating me exceptionally well, my tiny start up business left his caterpillar stages and has now become a little butterfly which can finally buy me some food!

thank you to everyone who has made that possible, from the people who sent me a friendly email telling me they like my work, which helps me stay at my desk a little longer. the people who like, follow, share, and mention me to their friends, allowing me to reach out to more people than i did the day before. and especially to the lovely people that ordered commissions, i get to know each one when discussing exactly what they want, and i can happily say, i haven't had a grumpy one yet, and i am thankful for everyone of you!!

so goodbye 2012, you were bloody awesome...
                                                                                                         .... a look back using my Instagrams.

my collaged calendar

studio in the sunshine

valentines cards

trying to communicate what a 'papercut' is

a very exciting package from the wordsmith Thom Haley

studio living

a romantic valentine cut

squidge using me to see high up places

a mild obsession with Draw Something

making the most of the countryside

making peg people!

ducks finally returning to the old feeding spot

a beautiful trip to Ireland

a studio rearrangement!

pasta making with luke

home made pasta- wow did it taste good!

stall at clutter city

retro fun at Vintage Vinyl Night by Fairweather Vintage

little Rigby surviving the cat attack

developing a healthy obsession for Downton Abbey

and for building dens

buying myself a beautiful new lamp

a cosy bonfire night

a halloween party at the wonderful Miss Crouch's house

lots of walking in Northumberland

designing the poster for Suffolk Craft Society's christmas exhibition

visiting Winter Wonderland with mum

keeping warm

making the most of winter nights

and frosty mornings at my studio

the christmas tree thankfully not getting destroyed by the cats

and to top it all off, Carla put a massive sparkler in the turkey, well why the hell not??

 wow you looked at all of them, why not follow me on Instagram??

fun in Northumberland...

hello there.

apologies for being rather quiet on the blog front recently. i nipped off to Northumberland for a little autumn/rainy/walky/family/eat-good-food/drink-a-fair-bit-of-wine type holiday. i walked 18 miles in one day. i know.

anyway here is some photo evidence for you...

(in Northumberland it was generally always raining somewhere, you can see it falling on the horizon to the right)

(thankfully it was also sunny, you can see it thanks to the vapours from the sea) 

(this is me and my brother trying to jump for the photo in front of dunsborough castle) 

(on the way home there was a beautiful cat travelling on the train) 

as you can see i had lots of fun with instagram whilst i was away, if you would like to see more you can visit my tumblr page...

married couple kissing peg and some Instagrams!

while i was away... according to my Instagram photos.

we went to a beautiful wedding in Connemara Ireland...

i made them a married couple kissing peg...
(when the paper cutting goes quiet i may take up making these instead they are so much fun!)

we went to a beautiful Irish beach for Luke's birthday...

we went to Norwich for my birthday to see the lovely Katie (and the NUCA Degree show)...

i had a very sparkly cheesecake at Dad and Carla's...

i got a fancy new chair for my birthday...

then finally had a little rest...