Take some fairy lights and dark material… …add some nativity figures… …some stones and sticks…. ….some angels and hand made stars (24 of them to be precise)…. …and some very excited children! Put them all together and you have created Mary’s walk… 24 stars on the path – one for each day of advent. […] Read more...
A mosaic motherhood moment
My girl is growing so fast. I love her creativity. She knows what she wants to make, what colours she likes together. She goes with the flow, letting her creative work evolve. It was most definitely going to be a mosaic heart pendant for her lovely teacher. She chose the materials. I cut some slithers. […] Read more...
Our beautiful allotment in full bloom…
It’s been a labour of love for the last 3 years, but oh so worth it. This little patch of land has given us so much – amazing fruit and veg, open space, relaxation, exercise and connection to the soil. People ask how I manage it all on top of running a mosaic business, art […] Read more...
The other love of my life…
Sweet children and dear husband aside, my love of mosaic walks hand in hand with my love of the soil – and for the last few weeks I have been digging, preparing seed beds, sowing and planting every spare minute. We are so fortunate to have two small plots to grow things in. They allow […] Read more...
May I introduce you..?
…to our little Misty! He joined us in November and is just the sweetest addition to our family. He even joins in my mosaic courses, sitting at the feet of mosaic students while they work! Read more...
A New Year’s Eve Family Ritual
He we are again, on another threshold of a year. I am a reflective person by nature, always asking questions and trying to dig deep into my own heart and the world around me. New Year’s Eve is the perfect indulgence and we started a tradition a couple of years ago of sitting round the […] Read more...
New mosaic art (part 1)
Mosaic art that has been rolling of the Glittering Shards mosaic bench of late. I shall post more pics of new mosaics this week… “LOVE” 15cm x 20cm stained glass and tile on canvas…for sale. And a little note that I found written by our Toby this week – on the theme of love… …just […] Read more...
Happiness is…
I said to Toby “The recipe says knead the dough for 10 minutes”. And so he did… …humming to himself for the whole time. Now that’s what you call happiness… Read more...
Meet Tink!
Once you have had a gap of pet-loveliness carved into your household, it is hard to leave it empty for too long… Meet our little Tink! Read more...
Happiness and sadness…
Teaching children about emotions is such a big part of being a parent. So easy to get it wrong – to send messages that cause a denial or surpression of feelings (‘don’t cry, cheer up, don’t be silly’…) or to be shy in setting boundaries of what behaviour is OK/ not OK in response to […] Read more...