Tuesday, 28 February 2012

WOYWW - Spring Is Coming !


Hi welcome on this special Leap Day ! My desk is trying to be full of optimism at the approach of spring today !
I have finished the March pages in my Book of Days ready for the 1st of March - I always think of yellow as the first colour of spring - with daffodils, gorse & forsythia boldly breaking through the grey lingerings of winter !
So yellow is my March colour !
On Saturday I sneaked off to Carmarthen to the new "The Range" store there - and had a good browse about their craft department - mainly Docrafts stuff but it had the bits & bobs I wanted for making my Easter cards (don't know why I like to make my own Easter cards when I don't do Christmas cards but I always enjoy it !!).
I got lured in by the new Michael Powell stamps - I've admired his quirky Mediterranean inspired designs on cross stitch kits at the shows before - but not being a cross stitcher hadn't had an opportunity to do anything with them. The stamps are lovely though- very fine detail - and I had fun experimenting with different types of watercolour to paint them on Sunday (which I had to myself as the much beloved had gone to footie with friends !).
In between some much needed clearing up & cutting back in the garden & the normal basket of ironing which sits there staring accusingly at me all weekend until I attack it on a Sunday afternoon - I did get to sit in my sunny conservatory & have a few happy painty & inky hours !
Hope you have a few happy crafty hours too this week !

14 comments:

  1. The yellow's looking good for March. Thanks for the nosey at your workspace (Hazel, WOYWW #5) x

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  2. Love your pages for March, great colour choice.

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  3. I find it hard to craft with yellow, but I am trying
    Bridget #15

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  4. Beautiful pages love the yellow!! Have a good week, Hugs May x x x

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  5. Fab pages, I always think yellow too. Happy Wednesday to you, enjoy this week's snoop of oh so creative places & take care. Zo xx 83

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  6. I am more than happy to remain in the grey lingerings of winter as I really dislike spring and summer but am glad to see it makes you happy and you have chosen such a pretty yellow colour for March! Those stamps are amazing ... I am a cross-stitcher too but have never been brave enough to tackleHappy WOYWWing. Debbie #89 those designs!

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  7. Great color choice for your March pages! Dani43

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  8. I love Spring pale lemon,pink and green your page looks beautiful.Happy woyww and have creative week
    hugs judex10

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  9. I love Carmarthen! Dangerous to know there is a Range there now though... Looks like you picked up a few lovely Spring like things.

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  10. I love the colors you picked for spring. Yes, yellow is right up there. Pale green makes me think spring too. As far as what spring colors I get to see in my part of the world-bright yellows and soon oranges mixed in, and lots of purple delicate flowers. They are starting to show. Almost spring-almost allergy season.

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  11. I love the beautiful colours you have used for your March pages, they are perfect for Spring and so pretty :)

    Have a great WOYWW and a fab week, Luv Karen xx

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  12. Great desk - loving the bright yellow! Sarah at 1 having a late WOYWW peek on Friday!

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  13. Yellow is my most favourite colour, so cheerful! I like what you're doing with the Powell stamps,time to heave out the old repositioners me thinks!

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  14. Yellow is a great choice for spring.
    Happy crafting!

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