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A couple of months ago on a bad bad day, i received a parcel from a dear friend. Kelly wasnt to know that her box of sweet thoughts would be the only thing to make me smile at that time. So here is a long overdue thank you for this gift of chocolate (unable to photograph of course!), a new lavender key ring (after i lost my keys and Kellys beautiful key ring), a crocheted doily which I LOVE!!! (Im not even sure if Kelly made this herself) and a set of delightful cleaning cloths (which seem way too pretty to clean with. If you would like to check them out - take a look here. There were a couple of other lovely things inside which reminded me of England :) all wrapped and packaged so beautifully.
Thank you so much Kelly for being such a lovely friend. Also, than you to I for my gift of British tea which i have missed so much :) xxx
One morning this week i was walking to work from the bus station.. it was cold and quite grey... suddenly i looked up and noticed a flock of birds flying in a pattern similar to the drawing - like half an arrow, many birds all in a line - it was so beautiful and made me smile... noone else had noticed..
Quiet - Mixed Media on cigar box lid
With the days flying by, leaving at 6.00 in the dark and arriving home at sunset, there was no time to join in with Sharis winter whites...
Happy thursday all :)
A lovely red parcel arrived at the post office this week... i purchased this ever so pretty bag from Kelly's shop ...
and she added some gorgeous extras - a lavendar key fob, some beautiful button magnets now adourning our fridge, some delicious chocolate now gone!!!
... so beautifully wrapped and such a treat in the middle of the week.
Thank you so much sweet Kelly xxx
Last week ended with Shellys Birthday party... after all the preperations i think the children - all 25 of them - enjoyed the games Rami played with them.. pass the parcel, tug-of-war, potato and spoon race...it was so much fun to watch them and the weather was perfect.
The next day was spent at the beach with some of my parents friends visiting here.. the girls had a ball and we really enjoyed the calm but warm weather and the sand between our toes... :)And the the week begins again...
This is what i see standing at the bus stop at 6:10am and i just cant stop looking at it... it inspires me..
The suns rays have been quite clear these last few days - so beautiful to watch.
And a surprise parcel this week from sweet Aimee..full of special treasures including fabric from the congo, handmade necklaces from Uganda and the Marshall Islands made by very special women - all these places where Aimee has taught or volunteered - a giraffe ring for Shelly, flea-market finds all in two cigar boxes which i love! Thank you so much for Aimee for this beautiful package.
And a late thank you to other lovely friends for some gorgeous cards - thanks 
The summer is flying by...going home from work to be with the girls, 5 year old birthday parties, end of years plays, visits to the pool and early planning for next september..i like this busyness but could do with a little less heat...This week i received a surprise package from Uschi with some postcards and pictures of my favourite things...my instant favourite was this old photograph of a tree which has a personal story behind it...it went straight onto my shelf!!! Thanks Uschi for noticing the small details xx
This time next week we are off to London...so much planned including a good friends wedding, meeting up with close friends, my first blogger meeting *smile*, precious time with grandparents and 3 days in Paris while the girls will be staying with their grandparents..I am so looking forward to all of this...it will be great to have a break and ..PARIS...if anyone has any recommendations of must visits in paris, i would love to hear!
Although, i already have some ideas for works which will be inspired by London and Paris, no time right now for creating... just doodles...i wonder how this would be interpreted..:)
Have a wonderful weekend xxx
And yet another week has flown by and im feeling a little under the weather due to the air-conditioning...but the weekend begins this evening... I thought id show you some artworks in my home...
I just received my beautiful photos from 
This is where we alternate our artwork - hung just above the sofa
Here are some newly framed artworks which are hung all over the apartment... Janets beautiful prints, my gorgeous original artwork from Gracia and the present i bought for Rami for our anniversary from this shop. I LOVE his work!
this is what my work table looks like at the moment!Hopefully ill be back with another post over the weekend..wishing you all a great one xxx
Ive returned to my drawing journal... it probably wont be used everyday but i love carrying it around with me...these two pages were the results after sitting alone in a cafe for about an hour and a half last week...
Sia and i did a magazine and sweets swap - which meant i get to read Blueprint for the first time!! And try these wonderful Dutch sweets which could have come straight out of Charlies factory!!!my current inspirations:
david maisels stunning photographs taken from the air (found thru dear ada)
paulas summer flowers...
still lifes from Jen
oh yes, and ive changed my name (blog)!!!
Ive been wanting to change it for so long and it seems too late for a drastic change so i am now called 'hand' .... :)
well i have become a regular at the post office these last few weeks...collecting some amazing packages from wonderful friends...
this week from Marianne.. the most wonderful parcel of treasures...a beautiful book for my girls..all the illustrations are made of paper, some crochet doilies which i love and look forward to using in my work, some fantastic postcards of Mariannes 'Small people' series and a huge pack of found papers that Marianne saved especially for me..lots of trees and mushrooms and other beauties...
from Amisha a gorgeous market bag and some homemade soaps...i love the strong colours and pattern of the bag and the soap smells wonderful...
And this morning i recieved this parcel from Gracia... after my name was picked out of a hat i won this beautiful red fox and companion and what a beauty she is!!!! She arrived a some other goodies including some exhibition cards and stamps...
THANK YOU ALL SO SO MUCH for your generosity, kindness and friendships...i treasure them all!!!
Im not sure if you all know, but our weekend here starts on a friday (or thursday eve :)) and this weekend we are going camping..the heatwave is beginning to ease off just in time for perfect camping weather...five families of great friends leave tomorrow morning at the crack of dawn to make the most of the two days...a joint list has been made..sunscreen, hats, tents, inflateable boats, mosquito repellent, backgammon, darbukot, torches, watermelon.. are just some of the items on the four page list...
this is our personal list so that i dont forget to pack anything...but looking at it now, i forgot to write down sketchbook... we have some celebrating to do... approaching birthdays, anniversaries, new jobs... so there will be a few bottles of wine too!!!
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend xxx
and yet again i am quite stunned by the generosity of lovely blog friends...3 more parcels in the post..
the first was from Helle as a thank you for plastic bags (i think i was the lucky one here!!!) and she sent me this beautiful bracelet...i cant wait to wear it..i love the colours and tecture and Helle has just opened her etsy shop with lots of really great pieces...definitely worth a look...
the next parcel was from lovely Janet...just because..now Janet is a very talented artist whose work i love so much...we have got to know each other a little over the last few months and what a pleasure..and we are planning to meet in August (after her wedding..hip hip hooray!!) when we will be in London for two weeks (YEAH!!!!) Janet sent me TWO beautiful prints of her work, some gorgeous, too nice to use candles from habitat, some lovely squares of paper and a fave of mine Living Etc. magazine. thank you so so much sweetie xx
And as if that wasnt enough...a third parcel from Zoe & Al from AtoZ - after picking my name out of a hat for guessing their new logo...these talented girls have a business together creating lots of wonderful things including prints, bags, tissue holders and lovely doorstops!!! ... take a wonder round their shop..
This very large parcel included..a lovely print, four postcards, two tisssue holders together with tissues, a lovely notebook, two heart pencils, a pack of small coloured pencils, a magnet, scottish toffee and fudge (yum) and a fave of mine Living Etc. magazine (the same issue!!!!) .... all wrapped up in lovely red and white paper with one of their cards ...thank you so much girls, so many wonderful treats to enjoy!!!
i have been very lucky lately with the post...
Sweet Paula sent me some beautiful handmade dresses for my girls, two big scarves for my hair and a serrote notebook :))) amongst other bits..
Uschi (we share twin cities!!) was so very kind to send Shelly a wonderful magicians bag and box filled with kinder toys for her collection (i couldnt photograph it as shelly has hidden it since it arrived!!) and for me she sent some beautiful handmade earrings, pieces of nature to add to my collection and a painting of blues and greens - so lovely!!!
And Lisa, sent me two lovely rings from underdog ink, chocolate (already gone!!) and tea and some lace trim and vintage papers (big hugs..)
Thank you so much my friends...so many treats!!!!!!!!!! xxx
Today is a holiday ...we are going out to visit family..happy wednesday!!
Despite strikes and very strange post men...i actually received some post this week...:) After reaching Israel and meeting the strange post men this parcel once decided to go back to England...but not this time...
Sweet Kellys box of presents arrived safely - i just knew that her handmade work would be beautiful - pictures do not do them justice. In the box were some chocolate eggs for my girls, magazine cuttings, a collection of songs that suit me down to the ground, some stamps (love used stamps!!) a gorgeous bookmark and a beautiful soft bag... 
...a home for this stunning pear - such a treasured piece made by Kellys talented grandfather - such a touching gesture - thank you so much Kelly!!!
And a fantastic zine and lovely stamps from Louise and Gracia - thanks so much - it will come in very handy!!! and so will the stamps :)
Thanks everyone for your lovely comments on my last post...I have been writing my blog since April..not that long...but in this short space of time, i have made some really wonderful friends. One of the frustrating things about blogging is being so far from everyone and not being able to meet...although i will meet some of you one day i do enjoy conversations on Messenger, emails, swaps and of course wonderful comments!! Yesterday i read Gracia's lovely post - it made me think about how we get so much out of the fact that in our blog community we live in such varied countries!!!
We dont celebrate Christmas here but i am so enjoying all of your posts leading up to christmas - lovely handmade decorations, festive foods and thoughts, I almost feel i will be celebrating with you!!! I wish you all a very happy Christmas (and the lead up to it)...egg nog and all!!!!
One of the first friends i made through my blog is Wendy - we just clicked from the beginning and have since become very close! Today I received this beautiful handmade bag from Wendy for my birthday!!! Of course she also included some goodies...THANK YOU lovely Wendy!!!!
I found this leaf and the above flower on the way home from picking up Shelly today. The flower looked so beautiful lying on the pavement alone...and i love the rusty look of the leaf...
Happy Tuesday!!
Im feeling under the weather today..some nasty little virus...but look what i have to cheer me up...from my lovely friend Paula, who although is so busy enjoying her dream...still has time to think of others and she always thinks of the details...look at these beautiful pods...
Notice how Paula's wonderful handmade pear card matches perfectly with Marie Claire idees!!!
Thank you so very much - a perfect package for an autumnal weekend! xxx
Notice how Paula's wonderful handmade pear card matches perfectly with Marie Claire idees!!!
Thank you so very much - a perfect package for an autumnal weekend! xxx
Hope you all have a good one :)
Look who got lucky this week...The lovely Maditi and i did a swap and i was lucky enough to receive some of her beautiful prints and a wonderful poster...i dont like pairs..i prefer odd numbers - so im going to seperate them out and have a piece of Maditi in each corner of our home!! Thank you so so much! xxx
If you havent visited Maditi's new shop...its a must!!!
By the way, this shot is taken with my Nikon (after Ella 'killed' the other camera, i have no choice but to start using this one!!! Obviously not meant to have a pair of cameras!) and the photos are lying on my newly collected 'old' table (originally from the US!!)
great photography link (found through simply photo) : roland bello
If you havent visited Maditi's new shop...its a must!!!
By the way, this shot is taken with my Nikon (after Ella 'killed' the other camera, i have no choice but to start using this one!!! Obviously not meant to have a pair of cameras!) and the photos are lying on my newly collected 'old' table (originally from the US!!)
great photography link (found through simply photo) : roland bello
Happy thursday to you all!
A bit of a mixed bag to start the week...
so these are what im working on now.. i love how they look grouped together..thats the idea - they will be small collections grouped together on the wall...flowers, embroidered pieces and drawings...
and another package from lovely Paula...such beautiful music..Thank you!!!!!
i love the growth rings of trees and the idea of them...im doing an embroidery piece with growth rings as part of the above grouping...
fire...
we bought a 'hugmug'!! 
and some moments from the weekend!
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