Crafty Photo Scavenger Hunt: March

Our host for March was Ruth over at The Goldhawk Project, so please do pop over to her blog to find out who else is playing along.  I cannot apologise to Ruth enough for being so ridiculously tardy with my photos for March… I have no excuse other than just being crap – I’m so sorry (it’s my birthday today, so you have to forgive me! )

Inspiration

March for me was all about the sketching, and daffodils in particular.

Something I made

My favourite finished object was my new handbag…

Beast

Couldn’t resist this fox, spotted at the Spring Knitting & Stitching show.

Numbers

An odd one, but I did buy some pretty new things with numbers on!

Quiet

I struggled with this topic, but I think this photo will do – poor Scooby will never hear again after having his ears ripped off by the wee mutt in the background!

 

What’s happening next month with the Crafty Photo Scavenger Hunt?  Sally over at Diario is our host for April, so please pop along to her blog and see what topics she’s chosen.

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Crafty Photo Scavenger Hunt: February

Our host for February is Rachel over at The Awesome Lady, so please do pop over to her blog to find out who else is playing along.  I’m running really late with my photos this month and spent most of this morning trying to think of things to photograph – eek!

 

Inspiration

I like to jot down quotes and poems in a wee notebook, which occasionally gets flicked through when I’m looking for inspiration.  This particular notebook isn’t one of mine, it’s a Celeste Frittata creation.

Something I made

Despite the various commissions I’ve done this month, my favourite thing has been this rather frivolous use of time and paint…

New

I love it when a new season is on the horizon: at the moment I’m enjoying early spring bulbs and watching the blossom buds start to swell on trees.

Baking

Annoyingly I did actually bake a cake this month, but failed to photograph it!  Instead here’s a quick shot of one of the many, many recipe books littering our kitchen.

Motifs: Triangles

I was really quite stuck for this subject, then I sat down at my desk in despair and when I looked up the answer was staring me in the face: kirigami, stuck to my studio wall!

 

Rachel will be choosing her favourites over the next week or two, so please do remember to check her blog again later this month.  The favourites from January haven’t gone up yet due to unforeseen circumstances, but Sarah over at Cinders & Rain will have them up in the next day or so.

What’s happening next month with the Crafty Photo Scavenger Hunt?  Ruth over at The Goldhawk Project is our host for March, so please pop along to her blog tomorrow and see what topics she’s chosen.

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CPSH – December favourites

January is vanishing at a rate of knots, so it’s about time I got my act together and chose my favourites from December!

Inspiration

I have two favourites in this category, Margot’s cup of tea, and Nicole’s stunning sunset.

Something I made

My favourite has to be Nicole’s steaming dish of tagine… it might be vegetarian (I’m very firmly a carnivore!), but it does look good!  An honorary mention goes to Sally for her use of sparklers

Gifts

I haven’t the foggiest what a dunny is, but I do like the look of this one as photographed by Sara over at Cinders & Rain.

Tradition

I have a fondness for records, which made choosing a favourite in this category very easy!  This is Margot’s shot of a record containing four Christmas stories which she listens to every year.

 

Motif: Stars

Simple, but effective, I really liked this shot of stars by Rachel over at The Awesome Lady.

 

Thanks so much for taking part this month, it’s been lovely as always to see what you’ve chosen to post, and I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to pick my favourites.  My honorary favourite this month is Ruby the cat, photographed by Ruth – such a beautiful cat!

Sara over at Cinders & Rain is our host for the CPSH in January so click here to see what topics she’s chosen, so if you haven’t already signed up then please pop over there and let her know that you’ll be playing!

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Crafty Photo Scavenger Hunt: December

I’ll start off with a list of those people who are taking part – please do visit their blogs and have a look at their entries for this month.  If they haven’t posted their photographs yet then please be patient and check again later!

• Rachel at The Awesome Lady
• Ruth at The Goldhawk Project
• Margot at Tulsi Crafts
• Sally at Diario
• Sara at Cinders & Rain
• Nicole at Gok’s TogBlog

Inspiration

Sadly December hasn’t been so much about inspiration as motivation, and at this time of year that motivation is very banal…

Something I made

A very last minute photo, and item, for this category – I finished this book about ten minutes ago, my last notebook of 2012!

Gifts

Like a complete numpty I forgot to take photos of any presents while they were wrapped up… so here’s a close up of one of the beautiful vintage tins that my sister-in-sin gave me.

Tradition

What’s more traditional than baubles on a tree?

Motif: Stars

And to contrast with the traditional photo, here’s one of my rather simplified tree.

As usual I’ll be doing the rounds and will pick my favourites from the other blogger’s photos and will post them on here within the next fortnight.

What’s happening next month with the Crafty Photo Scavenger Hunt?  Sara over at Cinders & Rain is our host for January, so please pop along to her blog tomorrow and see what topics she’s chosen.

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CPSH – November favourites

Many apologies for being SO late choosing my favourites for November, but December has been a busy month.  Without further ado, here they are…

Inspiration

Ruth‘s shot of the skyline in Salzberg caught my eye, and just goes to show that you can take a photo into the light!

Something I made

I really liked Rachel’s wish jar, but Sally just edged into the top spot with her wonderfully starry cake

Fireworks

Shame on those of you who didn’t manage to get photos of actual fireworks – I managed to get two!  Ruth‘s shot of some hot sauce made me laugh, but I’m afraid the favourite in this category is the only one of real fireworks…

History

Margot‘s shot of a monument in Dhaka being devoured by a tree is beautiful, and I do love seeing nature reclaiming man-made things so this one was easy to choose

 

Flames

My joint favourites in this category were Ruth‘s candelabra shot, and Margot‘s photo of an old lady cooking dinner.  Both of them are so beautifully atmospheric!

Thanks so much for taking part in November, I’ve enjoyed seeing all your photos and I’m just really sorry it’s taken me so long to choose my favourites.  I will be less tardy with the December favourites, I promise!

Sara over at Cinders & Rain will be our host in January, so don’t forget to visit her blog next week to find out what the topics are!

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Crafty Photo Scavenger Hunt: November

Winter is finally here, or so it would seem from the frost outside this morning!  Here are my photos for this month’s CPSH, and a list of all the other participants is at the bottom.  I’ll be posting the topics for December tomorrow, so please pop back to check them (and also remember to check the new rota to find out who’s hosting in January).

Inspiration

I’ve been inspired by quite a lot this month, but the thing that sticks in my memory most is an afternoon spent sifting through stamps…

Something I made

I made this at the very last minute before last weekend’s Kensal Flea, and typically it was sold to my first customer of the day!

Fireworks

I couldn’t decide between these two, so I’m cheating and posting both.

History

Arty shot of the Central Hall at the Museum of Natural History.

Flames

I’ve spent an unfeasible amount of time cooking over the past month and, due to the lights in the kitchen being a bit on the fritz, a lot of that time was spent in semi-darkness…

Thanks for stopping by, and please visit the blogs of our other participants to see what photos they’ve got for us this month.

• Rachel at The Awesome Lady
• Ruth at The Goldhawk Project
• Sally at Diario
• Jenna at Timballoo
• Sara at Cinders & Rain
• Margot at Tulsi Crafts

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Crafty Photo Scavenger Hunt: August

Our host for this month is Ruth over at The Goldhawk Project, click here to visit her blog and find out who else is playing along.

Inspiration

I’ve not done much in the way of crafting this month at all, but I have been catching up with a lot of reading.  I only intended to read one book but then got hooked into reading an entire series (A Song of Ice & Fire) so I guess the first book was pretty inspirational!

Something I made

As mentioned above it has been a very quiet month in the studio, so here is a photo of something made by another artist!  Two Falling Spoons, by David Nash, currently on display at Kew Gardens.

Old

I love this old water fountain at Kew Gardens

Surprise

I got these beautiful notecards through the post recently, a surprise from a friend

Hearts

Yummy biscuits!

Rachel over at The Awesome Lady is our host for September, go and see what topics she’s chosen

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Crafty Photo Scavenger Hunt: July

Our host for this month is Sally over at Diario, click here to visit her blog and find out who else is playing along.

Inspiration

This month has definitely found me inspired by yarn of all sorts, especially after my trip to Fibre East.

Something I made

It was very tempting to take a photo of some knitting for this topic, but instead lets take a peek at a work-in-progress…

Art Deco

Tricky one!  In the end I settled on a shot of a little safe I’ve got which I think has an art deco feel to it…

Ladybirds

I got really lucky with this one as a ladybird hitched a lift into my house on some flowers I’d picked!

The Colour Blue

This gave me pause, because there’s not much in the way of blue in my life.  I thought I might have to resort to a photograph of some jeans, but then remembered that my beloved work cloggies have a fabulous striped insole!

Ruth over at The Goldhawk Project is our host for August, so please pay her a visit in the next few days to find out what the topics will be.

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CPSH – June favourites

I’m a bit late choosing my favourites this time round, but here they are…

Inspiration

Ruth’s rather dramatic shot caught my eye for this category, I wonder if I’d ever be brave enough to do something like this?

Something I made

Sally’s cherry print clipboard is my favourite this time round, and I’m pleased to see she did get it done (whatever the method!)

Summer

I thought Ruth’s beautiful shot of a field in Chamonix was simply stunning, and welcome relief from the seemingly non-stop rain we’ve had here in the UK so far this summer.

Holiday

Margot’s photograph of Dartmoor in November captures the cold winter light beautifully.

But Rachel’s shot of Amroth beach is joint winner this time (again, I’m attracted by the light!).

Childhood

This was by far the easiest favourite to choose because Scrabble reminds me so strongly of my dad.  I loved playing Scrabble with him, even though he usually won, and I have a lot of fond memories of it.  Thank you to Ruth for this photo, I love it.

Thanks so much for taking part this month, it’s been lovely as always to see what you’ve chosen to post

Sally is our host for the CPSH in July so click here to see what topics she’s chosen, and I could do with someone volunteering for August so please shout out if you’re interested!

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Crafty Photo Scavenger Hunt: June

I’ll start off with a list of those people who are taking part – please do visit their blogs and have a look at their entries for this month.  If they haven’t posted their photographs yet then please be patient and check again later!

• Rachel at The Awesome Lady
• Ruth at The Goldhawk Project
• Margot at Tulsi Crafts
• Sally at Diario

Inspiration

I’ve been doing quite a lot of reading this month, specifically about sketching.  There’s something a bit voyeuristic about seeing pages from another person’s sketchbook, but it’s inspirational too.  My current read is An Illustrated Life by Danny Gregory (review to follow in due course).

Something I made

Bit of a late contender for this category, and I’ll be blogging about this item on Monday so check back then for more details!

Summer

One of the things I take enormous pleasure in, when the weather permits, is pottering around in my garden.  Not necessarily achieving anything in terms of weeding/pruning – more like giving things a good coat of looking at, with occasional breaks to sit and read, and a large cup of coffee to hand.

Holiday

I was actually a bit stuck for this category, it’s a week too soon or I’d have loads of photos!  So I had a bit of an experiment with the different filters on the Vignette app and came up with this.  I like it, it makes me think of airport x-rays.

Motifs: Childhood

I sound like a stuck record but I do have real trouble throwing things away, which is why I still have (at the age of 31) my childhood bedding.  It hasn’t been used in twenty years, but I can’t bear to get rid of it and I’m sure some day I will turn it into something fabulous.

As usual I’ll be doing the rounds and will pick my favourites from the other blogger’s photos and will post them on here, but I’m going away for a few days so please check back towards the end of the week

What’s happening next month with the Crafty Photo Scavenger Hunt?  Sally over at Diario is our host for July, so please pop along to her blog tomorrow and see what topics she’s chosen.

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