Puffin Welly

 Looking for a unique gift or piece of original artwork? No one else will have one of these!

I buy pre-loved wellingtons from the charity shops and create unique planters from them. Sometimes I drill the soles, so they can be filled with gravel and soil for plants; other times I use them indoors for a plant pot.

This welly was a donation from a villager, who couldn’t take her 2 pairs of HUNTERS wellies to Australia. I hope she is delighted with the result – a kingfisher welly is also finished and there will be 2 more unique painted wellies to follow! 

Please email if you would like a bespoke welly to your design.

This one isn’t drilled but I haven’t checked to see if it is watertight! However, it has been varnished (yacht varnish), so it could be used outside.

Approximate measurements: 29cm x 10cm sole/size UK 9; 43cm tall; 1062g weight.

FOR SALE: £20 plus postage

Hand painted welly, KINGFISHERS

Looking for a unique gift or piece of original artwork? No one else will have one of these!
I buy pre-loved wellingtons from the charity shops and create unique planters from them. Sometimes I drill the soles, so they can be filled with gravel and soil for plants; other times I use them indoors for a plant pot.

This welly was a donation from a villager, who couldn’t take her 2 pairs of HUNTERS wellies to Australia. I hope she is delighted with the result – there will be 3 more unique painted wellies to follow! Puffins next!

Please email if you would like a bespoke welly to your design.

This one isn’t drilled but I haven’t checked to see if it is watertight! However, it has been varnished (yacht varnish), so it could be used outside.

Approximate measurements: 29cm x 10cm sole/size UK 9; 43cm tall; 1062g weight.

FOR SALE: £20 plus postage

Ashness Bridge, Borrowdale PASTEL artwork

 

I love having holidays in Keswick every year, and a favourite walk is over the top from Rossthwaite down to Watendlath, then take the road back to Derwentwater lake side via Surprise View and Ashness Bridge. I’m currently working on an acrylic painting from the same photograph, and decided to use this source material on a recent pastel workshop. I’ve used soft pastels, on pastel paper. I used hair spray as a fixative once I had finished. 

The picture is signed (as best you can over pastels!).

The picture has a triple mount, to fit a new Dunelm photo frame – a black frame which is made from 70% recycled polystyrene.

Frame size 21” x 17” (53.5cm x 43.5cm) approximately.

Opening 32cm x 22cm. 

FOR SALE: £40 plus postage

Decorative Boxes and Jewellery

 

I was taught how to make boxes from two squares of paper, whilst at a cruise ship craft class. On returning home, I've bought a pad of decorative papers - and am hooked!

I also made an assortment of jewellery - bracelets and necklaces. 

I'm selling these "mix and match" - choose any three boxes (complete with gift tags) and 3 items of jewellery for £13.50, post free to UK.

The boxes are approx. 7.5cm x 7.5cm x 3.5cm deep (plus the depth of any embellishments.

Jewellery choices, with approx. measurements:

1. Silver coloured DOUBLE NOODLE bracelet with 3 creamy glass pearls and lilac glass beads. 18cm long.

2. Wrap Around Bracelet with mixed colours of stones.

3. Wrap Around Bracelet with sparkly clear stones.

4. Beaded Charm bracelet. 19cm. Turquoise, pearl, and dark blue beads. Charms - dragonfly, bird, butterfly, turtle, owl, and hearts.

5. Single strand necklace. 46cm. Blue sparkling cube beads.

6. Single strand necklace. 51cm. Turquoise and clear sparking cube beads.

7. Gold coloured bracelet with 2 types of beads 20cm

Watercolour paintings - poppies and irises

 

·         W/C POPPIES, signed. Double mount. Overall size: 39cm x 29cm. Aperture 26.5cm x 16.6cm.

·         W/C IRISES, signed. Double mount. Overall size 29.5cm x 37cm. Aperture 19.5cm x 27.5cm

Mounted, but not framed - £10 each plus postage

Assorted Greetings Cards

 

A new assortment of 13 cards for sale. Any 3 cards for £10, with free postage.

Watercolour stag and w/c robin, acrylic cardoons, paper weaving, iris paper folding, Somerset star, quilling, teabag embroidery and crystal art.

Please email for further details, techniques, sizes, individual photos etc. 

Batik Poppy pictures

 

The photos show the stages of the batik process, starting with white cotton fabric, then using hot wax for the resist before each dye bath. I lost the definition of the poppies with the final dye, so I decided to make two separate pictures, using wadding for a partial 3D effect, and then embroidery for features, eg stamen, stalks, petals. 

The finished poppy pictures are for sale - price £25 and £20 - plus postage.

Approx. sizes of the frames: 44cm x 52cm and 34cm x 41cm (green frame)