My first...

yay! 

i made it!!!

i stepped out there for the very first time

as a novice little artist... 

a full, crazy two days!

i went through a whole range of 

emotions. 

from terrified and wanting to hide away 

to totally over the moon after 

making my first sale! 

loads to process... 

the biggest gift through this experience 

 has been the support. 

SO much loving support!!!

so thank you from the bottom of my heart 

to all of you out there, here and afar,

you are an amazing bunch!!!

xxx

Day one

had a pretty good first day 

at the fair ;) 

more tomorrow! 

Vulnerability

this feels very relevant to me today

Green

we've had so much rain here lately, 

we are surrounded by 

hundreds of different greens! 

green carpet, 

green canopy, 

green everywhere!

and a touch of yellow...

In the studio

so my studio looks like the souk... 

but i am breathing a little better! 

i am pretty much ready for the 

Christmas Fair. 

wrapped, tagged, sorted, 

setting up this afternoon. 

and hopefully i'll be back on thursday 

with some good news! 

hold thumbs ;) 

x

...

to be honest, despite attempting to find calm in nature...

this is more how i'm feeling right now.

fretting and a little frazzled

to say the least 

;) 

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Refueling

"Beauty isn't nature's only gift. Nature is the purest form 

of invigoration. When i feel frustrated with my work or need refueling, 

if i go outside and soak up nature, 

i automatically feel better."

- Misty Mawn

Nature through my Lomography lens

Fragile

in the Maldives, 

perhaps more than anywhere else, 

the fragility of our planet is a reality...

palpable, evidently pressing.

the Maldivians trying to gain some precious square meters of ground

Preview

a little preview peek

as my goodies are taking shape! 

Nature

this next few days will be dedicated to Nature. 

Nature is my go to place;

where i find peace and calm,
where i recharge...

Nature brings me back to the moment.  

In the studio

one week to go
to the Christmas Fair! 

i'm putting the finishing touches 

to my goodies.

signature, tags, prices...

almost ready! 

Colour love

a touch of pink 

for this friday 

happy weekend to you

xx

all images via Pinterest

...

SO good to get back

to this little creature!!! 

Back

surely arriving back from the 

Maldives 

gives me permission 

for a little bit of 

"cheesy" photography ;) 

Celebrating

today e-toile is celebrating

500 posts!!! 

and i am celebrating...

perseverance. 

perseverance is an attribute of 

my personality i am only starting to discover... 

i've never been really good at persevering, 

at routines or at carrying on with one thing for too long.

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that's why having blogged for over 2 years now,  

and

finding joy in coming up 

with new ideas to share every day

is worth celebrating!

i might even add that i'm proud of it ;) 

 drawing inspired by Lisa Congdon

Sometimes...

a little something while i'm away...

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...

done! 

after a few nightshifts and a few nightmares

my fabrics are printed, sorted and ready 

for the sewing lady!

(i'm so glad i'm not doing the sewing... it would take me weeks!)

fingers crossed that it all goes well. 

and now...

 i'm off to the Maldives!!!

see you back here soon 

xx

Behind the scenes

a little peek at my makeshift 

screen printing station.

a good thing my husband is in 

the Maldives surfing his heart out...

i'm not sure he would appreciate his car being used as 

a drying rack ;) 

my little "badass" flower

In the studio

i won't lie, the pressure is on 

and an air of panic is 

creeping in my studio...

less than a month to go to the Christmas Fair

plus i'm away next week!

i've been working like a little soldier

and there is still SO much to do...

 freshly screen printed fabric

next screen ready

deciding on tags, signature and finishes...