a pretty dress, at last

All of Millipede's little friends have just celebrated their first birthdays. This gave me the opportunity to make a pretty little dress!!! Eeep!

Recycled from stuff from an op-shop, and based on a pattern that I made up as I went.
Can you tell I'm just a little bit proud? (blush)

art lab for kids

Art Lab For Kids is a wonderful new book by my friend Susan Schwake, the mastermind behind artstream studios. It's a source of ideas and lessons for creating all manner of different art with children... mind you I learnt a couple of new things from it too.


Beautifully photographed and clearly laid out, it steps you through 52 different art styles, each relating to a particular artist; a type of "how to achieve their look" guide.

And I am delighted to be one of the artists! I'm on the watercolour and pencil page.





The book is lovely, meaty and inspiring. You can buy it online here, and find out more about it here.

Thanks so much Susan, and well done to you!!!