a bit of frost and glitter

 first of all ... may I wish you all a very happy time of the year

well ... who isn't just a little bit "mince pied out" after Christmas?

or is there always room for just one more?

I enjoyed playing with these collages made from old cards and ribbons

using water colours (and salt to create interesting patterns)

and recycling them into new cards ...

my desk has been covered in gold, glitter and wintery-ness most of December

even now ... there is glitter everywhere!

in December I did a lovely paper swap with my dear friend Lawendula

she comes from a very cold snowy part of Germany

 

Lawendula sent me snow, snow, snow
 and frosty seedheads and leaves and pigs rolling in snow and skating
(not pigs skating ... but you know what I mean)

 and winter comforts of blankets, warm coats and fireside

the swap worked very well because we exchanged seasons

winter is my favourite time of year so I was glad to receive these beauties

but Lawendula wished for spring | summer | flowers | birds and butterflies

arn't these four winter trees just adorable

this December I'm making the most of living in Mousehole

and enjoying the pretty lights and gallery windows at every opportunity

loving the wintry paintings by artist Beccy Marshall

I bought a few of her lovely cards from The Sandpiper Gallery

and couldn't resist this beautiful reindeer with silver antlers

oh ... and during December I've had a couple of "office parties"
one with St. Ives Textiles to Birdies at Lelant
and the other with my darling hubby to Sea Palace in Penzance

and on Christmas Eve I made it over to St. Ives
it was a beautiful bright but very chilly day

 I met up with my friend Lesley Ninnes
and we sat on the balcony of Hub warming our hands on  mugs of hot chocolate

then met up with my friend Sally MacCabe at Back Road Art Works
which is where I fell in love with Mabel


at the moment Mabel is sitting skewiff with legs akimbo
on a bowl of shells ... looking out to sea
just until her bedroom walls have been plastered (skimmed) and painted in January
but this St. Ives gal quite likes living in Mousehole ;o)

one last picture...
of the beautiful frost we had this morning ... quite rare down here

I have another busy day today driving over to Morvah
to see "Landscapes and Heads"
a mixed media | textiles show lead by Sue Dove

and in St. Ives visiting Sally's show at St. Ives Arts Club

Sally MacCabe

This Year ... Next Year

27 December 2014 ... 3 January 2015

be back soon ... with best wishes