Torie Jayne Blog

Just before I headed off to Top Drawer Trade show, I received an email from the writer/creator of the fabulous Torie Jayne blog. She asked, if she could pop over to the stand whilst at the show and take some photographs.

WOW! I felt very flattered to have been considered.

When it came to show day, it was at a very busy moment she appeared – she took a few photos’ and alas no time to talk, she went on her way.

Well today a tweet popped up in my live stream followed by an update in my Google reader and there it was – her blog post about dots and spots! Her photography is beautiful – so lovely and clear – Thank you very much!

Pop over and have a look for yourself.

Children's Bedroom Heart fest

I promised my daughter I would show off her bedroom next - she, like her mother, has many hearts - this was one she did in an art club with me many years ago.

This is also one she made earlier!

Of course she squirrels away things from my studio - my decorative tape is a favourite.

And of course, she gets plenty of hearts for presents.

Some magnets which have worked their way off the fridge and up the stairs.!!

Sam, being a boy has next to no hearts - one wooden blue spot heart and....

a lovebird print which he asked me to create for him!

So much is happening....

So much is happening at the moment - I'm all in a spin. There certainly aren't enough hours in the day for all that needs to be done. Home life is always busy and sometimes running the business in harmony alongside family life doesn't quite happen! I often find myself working until 9pm to make up for the time given to school runs, homework, teatime etc

I often find myself awake between the hours of 3am - 5am creating, organising, thinking through the next big idea in my tired head! Often scrawling unreadable ramblings on a scrap of paper, found beside my bed in the dark.

Often my hour of TV viewing, once I sit down on the sofa, many a night after 9pm, is accompanied with a notebook, where I try to organise my thoughts - well, at least have a singular place to find everything.



Maybe that's my problem - once orders are finished and jobs for the day completed, it is late when I start to think and so I go to bed with my mind whirling of new ideas, thoughts, products etc I have spent an enjoyable hour or two with the printers this morning discussing 'some' of the many ideas and organising ways to proceed - exciting times ahead.

Today - Kitchen hearts!

So the kitchen gets the heart treatment today.

I absolutely love this red and white spotty magnet heart - a pressie from sister.

Then there is one of our dots and spots heart magnets holding up my very treasured birthday promise - tickets to see Take That in the summer - can't wait!

This large wooden heart always makes a clunking noise as the door opens - lets me know who's entering the food cupboard!!


These mugs were a Valentines present a few years ago!
Love their simplicity.

This is one of my favourite hearts.

This string of glass was bought in St.Ives one summer - it adds some colour.

This was another present - my husband always gives me at least one heart as a birthday or Christmas present - hence I have so many!

And last but not least - this very rustic heart - it's just gingham fabric wrapped around a heart frame but I love it!

Today's heart tour - studio!

So now it's back to the hearts and tonight it is the turn of my studio .

Hanging hearts

Flowery hearts

Wooden hearts


Spotty hearts


Paper hearts


Lovebird hearts



Glass hearts



Metal hearts



There are quite a few more hidden around my studio but thought this was probably enough!!

So 2 rooms down - just another 5 more rooms to go!

I said there were a lot!

And the Winner is....

The winner of the 12 new card designs, picked at random is.......

....... All Things Nice

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please contact me with your address details and I'll get them in the post to you.

Thank you to all of you who are old and new to the blog.

I will try to keep it interesting with a mix of business and home!

More of those hearts on the way - you'll be fed up of them - maybe I'll have to be a bit more selective!

Have a lovely, relaxing Sunday evening.

WOW!

In less than 24 hours you have got me well over the 400 followers - thank you very much. So instead of choosing the random winner on the 12th of February, I will announce the winner later today - 6pm deadline - so you still have a chance to join in! That makes it fair.

Welcome to all my new followers and hello to all those who have been following me for a while!