I love a good cup of tea…. Most mornings (when I don’t have to work or be out the door first thing) I roll myself out of bed and in to the kitchen for a cup of tea. Then I sit there, not …
Tea Talks
Believe In The Impossible
Sometimes you have to believe in the impossible even if everyone around you thinks you are crazy. Dreams come and go. Some big, some small. Some are what gets you out of bed in the morning. I think the hardest thing with dreams …
How To Use Manual Mode
Using manual mode on your camera can seem a bit daunting at first. I used to give up because it seemed a lot simpler to put the camera on auto and call it a day. I didn’t have to worry about ruining all …
Etsy
The problem with being an artist is that you end up with art EVERYWHERE. I have a bin full of art that I have made and no where to put it so I thought I would open an Etsy shop. You can find …
6 Watercolour Techniques
I tend to use watercolours the most for backgrounds on cards and gift tags and am always trying to find new techniques to pretty them up. While I could just put some paint on the paper, blend it together and call it a …
For The Creative
Creativity is weird, sometimes it just seems to come so easy, and you can create forever. Sometimes inspiration and creativity just come naturally. Sometimes though it’s feels like there is no creativity left and we need a little push to keep going. Sometimes …
Life Lately
Who else agrees that this past month has been one strange month? It is the weekend that has lasted forever. I just got the news the other day that I will be going back to work in three weeks and as much as …
Simple Watercolour Painting Tutorial
While I usually go for acrylics when I paint I love to pull out the watercolours on occasion. I find they create less of a mess and can be easier to deal with at times. With that being said, I thought I would …
Don’t Quit Your Daydream
You can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance on what you love…
Marathon Training
Well it’s that time of year again where I run for months on end and then wonder why I think running is a good idea. Or maybe more accurately, I wonder why I think running long distance races are a good idea because …
