Hi, if you wondering what I've been up to this last month, this is what I've been doing. Sitting on a stool which is perched on top of scaffolding tower painting the ceiling and staining the beams. This contraption was the brilliant idea of my son, much better than keep on going up and down the step ladders. The cats thought this was great. Thankfully, I've almost finished the ceiling and I allowed myself yesterday off before starting on the walls and went to a workshop organized by the Embroiderers' Guild.

This is a pendant to a necklace I am doing. The designer is Sue Stallard. The leaf was fun to make and I am surprised how rigid it is. Only the chain to make now, but Lucy said that she had been negelected for long enough and sat on my beading tray stopping me playing and having fun.

This bracelet was made at a workshop run by Melita.

This is what I've been doing weeks or maybe months. We moved here over 10 years ago (a derelict farm) and this room never got finished. Instead it just became a junk room. Late last year, I told hubby I was sick of seeing all the junk in the room and wanted it transformed into a useable place. It has taken several weeks to get it to the stage of the first photo, and now it has been plastered. I have spent the last week cleaning plaster from the floor and the beams. Just a few more beams to go, thank goodness, befoe I can stain them and paint the ceiling. Then to start on the floor. Should we have wood or stone. Decisions, decisions.

I like this brooch as I've added a few layers of sheers.

Just had a wee bit of fun playing with tyvek making this little purple rose brooch.

The 1st day of spring

and here to prove it, is my one and only crocus, but I do have lots of snowdrops.