Coloured pencils have long been every little girls dream....I had a tin of 12 Swanno watercolour pencils which I still have. This is a set of 120 Abrecht Durer watercolour pencils and they are better than the best thing since sliced bread.
I had been buying a few at a time at Officeworks....a little expensive so found these in an online art store
http://www.theartshop.com.au/ and I can replace any that wear out or become lost.
While it seems extravagant I have been blessed with my toe in the area of Bible Art Journalling. Google or check on Pinterest if you have not heard of it.
This has prompted me to journal in others areas as well and to write down more than I normally enter into a nightly diary.
I like doing the latter as it tends to seal off the day.
I had great fun when I first got these as the knobs were at the bottom and could not be seen and I could not work out how to open the silver bar...see middle of the picture, that was on top.
To my shame I had to ring the company. Easy once you turn the box over.
I enjoy photography and printing my own photos and using them in cards but this new craft/art area has taken me much further into the art world than I have yet ventured. I like to make something visual to give out to the people who attend devotions and I can see more than photos eventuating.
She looks mean but is a sweet puss cat to her Mother if no one else. Spends a lot of her life on my lap and I would find it odd not to come home to her company.
She is an inside cat and can do impressive runs the length and breadth of the house.
The hyacinths seem to be the first of the bulbs to flower.
Then lots of lovely daffodils and bluebells and then the tulips.
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My Dad died on the 9th September in 1974 and nectarine blossom always reminds me it is that time of the year. We used it in as flowers in his funeral.
This is one of those roses that flower though the winter, Lorraine Lee I think.
And this year I actually have ranunculus. The last two years they just did not appear. So when a friend gave me half a day's gardening we planted them in a sunnier spot and they have rewarded us.
I have put snapdragons in front of my pond in full view of the kitchen window and they have given me a lot of joy this year. I bought them as tiny plants and they did prove their value.
The other flower that flowers freely in that area is the old fashioned wall flower.
And while the winter rose or Hellebores are lovely they are vastly difficult too take photos of when you can no longer lie down on the ground to look up under their petals.
I found a couple of good on line nurseries.
brenlissaonlinenursery. .
postofficefarmnursery
I have also found brenlissa very good for hydrangeas etc.
So that is a glimpse of my spring garden for now.
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Yes it is still messy ......but it may improve. I purchased the inexpensive plastic shelves so that I could carry them, but alas they were not made for that purpose.....so I almost threw them out but apart from looking ugly they do give some shelving space.
The two boxes on top contain ink pads and distress ink pads and.....
The box with the silver carrying handle is my wonderful Abrecht Durer pencils.
Now to start some work. I am able to see the TV from this vantage point so it may make it possible to do at least two things at once.