My nose runs faster than my feet

I love this shot of the lovely fabric wrap that Christine sent me, hanging against my neighbours shed. I looks like a flag, hey- the national flag of Callyland. Oh, now I want to screenprint it and fly it above my house. I've always wanted to have pennants up there actually, I love the kind that have really long streaming lengths. That's also one reason I love old ships, especially Pirate-type ships.


This is a photo of crates at local shop, I had lined up for my blue blogging, but couldn't get my own computer working. I have lots of blues that were 'trapped' and never got uploaded, so I guess there will still be a strong scattering of blue-ness over future posts. Not that that's a bad thing.

My cold is really digging it's heels in, but that's ok since I don't have to go to drag myself to work this week. I benefit I wasn't expecting. I bought £11 worth of fruit today (got veg yesterday but somehow forgot fruit). This is £4 over what I should spend on an entire weeks shopping, but I can tell my body needs it.

Skimming through Mary Jo's blog (previous post) I was reminded of a couple of women I've been meaning to blog...
Salee Oh
She does really sweet papercuts, they totally remind me of my childhood papercuts as far as the imagery goes... but her's are a)good and b) intact! I was never the best cutter with my blunt craft knife. Oh the sheer joy of discovering (at high school) that scalpels weren't just for surgeons! Even better, since I last looked in on Salee she has done a 2007 calendar with my fave California Colour Girl Jill Bliss. I think actually that I may have mentioned Salee last year, but always good to do again. Mary Jo has a really nice papercut of Salee's on her blog.

Lotie
You're bound to have seen her fashion illustrations, even if you didn't know it was her. MJ has posted an interview with Lotie (again, I can't find a link but the date is 30 Jan '07) and it includes a good selection of her artwork plus views from her Paris flat. I've long liked the drawings she does with water in them as they are like my water dreams, more on that another time.

And finally, she mentioned this, Pomega5 cleansing bar. It sounds really good, but I daren't look on their site as I know it will cost more than 50p. I'm guessing a LOT more.

Marcus Oakley

Marcus Oakely project for Pointer footwear

I'm always meaning to blog about Marcus Oakley ever since seeing his work on T's for Howies and his sewing on his own site. But I hadn't seen his 3D work before, like the piece above.

I don't need to find the time to do a blog on him now, because Mary Jo at Trust Your Style has done a great image filled colourtastic interview with him! Couldn't get a link to the actual post, so if you're looking it's dated 23 Feb '07. Well worth a look if you like fun, bright 70's happy graphics.

Not new for me thanks

Needed a shot of red to warm me up after all that blue.

It's taken me all day, on and off, to write this post. I've caught a cold over the weekend, my own fault for indulging in wheat & dairy filled meals all weekend. Honestly though, I was in food heaven, but now I've this cold and my allergies are kicking off. Ho hum.

The red brolly above was one of my best best christmas presents and was from Ruth (picked out by me in a charity shop Argyll for £3). It's a beauty, pointy tip, dainty leather handle, fabulous tassle. I ADORE it, partly because it isn't new. I've seen new versions of old style brollies, but they just don't do it for me, even though they are rather nice.



It's not that I totally dislike new things, but they don't, on the whole, give me the joy that old bargain finds do. I really find it hard to enjoy new things because I am constantly aware of their cost. With 2nd hand/thrifted items my awareness of the cost (or lack of cost) is a very big part of what makes me enjoy them all the more.

This Christmas was great cause most of my presents were things I chose from charity shops but I have been too busy to blog them, hence the red brolly today. I'll show more when I get time and good light to take photo's.

Got soaked to the skin digging up daffodils and bluebell bulbs before the workmen drive a tractor over them. Such cold rain and now there is a gale blowing outside. Winter is back. Hope you are all tucked up cosy, or better still, are somewhere with nicer weather. May need a blog break if this cold gets worse.

My frozen hand, not sure if the raw redness shows up on the screen? It's all puffed like it's been in the bath too long, that's cause it was stuck in the wet for 3hrs...

Blogiversary blue - last day

Originally uploaded by Elena777
The entire flickr set is of the amazing Luly Yang boutique,
I'd be in heaven playing at dressing up in there.


Originally uploaded by Calanan - thanks for letting me blog this though there was no 'blog this' button.


Originally uploaded by djuless


Originally uploaded by the butterfly collector.
I'm utterly envious of this amazing articulated blue fish necklace


Originally uploaded by decor8
I love blues with greeny colours, all the more aquatic.
And of course, I love textured embroidery.

I didn't want to repeat images I've already blogged but a tiny selection of past fave's are...
Camilla's lamp, Corey's french armoir, Grainne's brooch, this room I liked, bird card by Annemaree & Rose and these Anthropologie pieces.

Some of my own blues... my blue things post, some of my old sea themed artwork, illustration, my Fly cards, my teacup photo, me with blue face, graphic I did of the cat on my birthday last year when it snowed (ok the snow was not blue, but it was exciting).

More blue links, cause I really never did show as much as I wanted to this week...
Blue reflections on a mirrored 'crazy paving' style building.
Very cool retro turquoise bus. I'd very much like to own that.
Really lovely faded grey/blue wooden door. It has a woman mowing the grass and lots of dandelion 'clocks'.
Bright blue (not a blue I like really) caravan. It's got sticks for window spars.
This, on the other hand, is exactly the blues I like, always good on panelled wood.
An orange in turquoise pool.
Pale blue sewing machine.
Pot of pens on red gingham against turqiouse
Cute old toy tin car.
Mosaic shoes with a touch of blue by Helen Mary Stewart.
Caravan door with kids 'Ye Olde Shoppe' sign painted on.

Whoops, just realised toes are numb and I was really meant to be trying to access my dodgy email (dodgy software, not dodgy emails). Hope you all had a great weekend, mine was full on but satisfying as I was well fed. Thanks to all who popsted blue pics, or allowed me to post their blue pics. It's been fun. I will do another colour themed week next month, but for now just want to do regular mixes.

Blogiversary blue - Lisa S

Thanks to Lisa S who let me post her 'come aboard pic from here on her flickr.

Yay to you lovely folk who've joined in my week (Tues-Mon) of posting blues. My week has been busier than I expected now that I'm jobless, so I've not posted as much as I'd hoped, or been able to check on all of you but here are some folks that I know have been playing along, much thanks for your wonderful images.

(hope these links all work, blogger was being naughty about them...
Daphne posted a gorgeous mix here
Katherine is posting through the week including blue scotland here and muscles here
Julie posted glass ball & sky here
Charlotte coincidentally posted knitwear here
Amisha coincidentally posted a print here

Wahhhh, blogger just deleted most of my links and I don't have time to do it again. I'm super busy tomorrow, and actually most of the weekend so maybe it'll be mondday before I post more of my blues (all trapped on home computer which isn't working).

Enjoy your weekends people, and remember, if you see any good blues snap 'em and let me know.

Blogiversary blue - ring flask door

My favourite ring, my favourite flask and a rather nice door for Lisa.

Blogiversary blue - gaelic

Another image that I took to use in my graphics years ago, it's been nice unearthing some of these.
Today has turned out to be not as I planned so no big blue posts, just this little ditty for now.

I'm off to make some spicy veg and quinoa soup for my friend who's having a rough time. And after today, I could do with some soup myself, it's been quite chilly and poor Marley was not happy that we didn't romp in the fields. He likes me when I have more energy to indulge his bouncy-ness. He's very bouncey.

If I can get on Mr P's laptop I can post some more later, we'll see. But for now, carrots to chop, with Julie London and Norah Jones in the background.

Blogiversary blue - Flickr faves

Dandelion
Originally uploaded by mitayuudodo.

This is where my head is at a lot of the time.

fiji1
Originally uploaded by mitayuudodo.

I wish I was there.
I remember when I was in Turkey with the love of my life and we would swim in mercurial sea to watch the sun set most days. It was incredibly serene. Neither of us spoke, we just lapped up the silence and the colours.

dogwoods
Originally uploaded by simply photo.

I know this has had a lot of blog viewing but it couldn't be missed from my blue week.

Sorry about the black outlines, I've posted these using the 'blog this' button in flickr, and this is how it does them.

Blogiversary blue - mix

this one is from my graphic design days


Marraine posted blue Snow Queen images here


Anna's bedroom


found here from Обыкновенное Чудо

Blue + lime green

Here's that Organic Romanesco I mentioned the other day. It is SO gorgeous I can't bring myself to eat it yet, so it's been getting photographed a lot.

As I said in last post, I wanted to do something to mark my 1st blogiversary and since I'm, you know, just a tad obsessed with blues, bluey greens and blues with other colours I decided to do a week of bluey photo's. Do join me and post some of your own.

I'll do various posts, some of my own pics, some of yours (if you say i can), some from flickr etc. A feast of blues all week.