Funky Chicken!

I made this last week. I don't feel like doing the FC now though.

I was hoping Freddie may come home today but when I rang before

lunch the doctors 'had yet to do their rounds'.

So the day wears on and I don't think there's much chance of that.

But SIL John will take me to see him tonight.

My new book has just arrived and it's printed out fine.

Here are the front and back covers.

Take a Word Challenge.. FACES..

I am honoured to be the Host for this weeks Challenge on Take a Word. I chose Faces. We all use faces in our work, either as a single feature or parts of a collage. The top picture I used a Fractal image from Google as a background and I thought all the ovals called for faces and I used the same one over and over, again from Google. I liked the finished result. A bit different for me.

The second piece is a typical collage and the face I photographed from one I have hanging in the hall. It is handpainted on an oval bevelled porcelain plaque. I did this almost 20 years ago but I still love her! I lost count of how many times she was fired.

I've added this one which was an altered photo I made. You can see the original photo in the bottom corner.

So just have a play with your faces, young or old or whatever.

I am looking forward to seeing all the work you make.

Thank you for looking and Thank you Marie for letting me choose!

Love and Hugs

June xxxx

SPA Pirates..

Sunday Postcard Art has asked for a Pirate theme

this week for their challenge.

Being the old romantic that I am I've made it

'A Pirate's Farewell'.

Well couldn't you just fall for him.....??

The Fairy Godmother..

Morning Folks, happy Saturday to you all. I hope your weather

is better than mine here. The sky is 40 shades of grey and it's raining.

Oh the joys of an English Summer!

Here is a collage I've made, the beautiful figure I cut out of a painting

by Mary Fairchild MacMonnies called The Breeze, painted in 1895.

I made her some wings and added some pretties and I was

pleased how she turned out.

I thought she would cheer up such a dull morning.

Love and Hugs to you all and thank you so much

for your comments.xx

Just for fun.

I've been up since 4am. so it's Saturday already for me.

'I am who I am'

Well she's certainly all that!

Playing around with piglet and pussy yesterday.

I love her painted toenails!

Hope you like her too.

Voila!!

My very first Fractal!

and this is what I did with it....

I'm feeling quite pleased with myself. I've had a play this

afternoon, followed a tutorial and made my first Fractal.

A little more manipulation, making seamless tiling,

adding petals etc. I made this picture.

What do you think?

Doll House..

I finshed this collage this morning. The background is by Joe's Sistah, with many thanks.

The little boy was a freebie from Dezinaworld. The Doll house I found on Google. It was a copy of a real house on 5th. Avenue, many years ago.

The girl in the overlay and the lettering come from a new kit by Idgie's Heartsong.

I wonder if any children were ever allowed to play with that dollhouse?

Did you have one?

Today, like so many others throughout the year, will probably bring you a mixture of things both good and not so good. But whatever today brings your way, I'm sure you will manage to cope with those moments that may disappoint and find pleasure in others which are brighter.

Taking things in your stride is rather like the advice contained in this little- known saying

'You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying

over your head, but you can prevent them from building

nests in your hair.'