Oh Cwistmas Twee......

Oh Cwistmas Twee, how lovely are your branches! I took this with my new camera, still exploring with it.

Chrissy 05

French Christmas
Yep this year we had two, one in Northern France with Damu's family & Mere Noel!.........and one in Milton Keynes, UK which according to my Bro' in Canada, had more snow than Edmonton!

Wishing Lantern Parade 05

This years Wishing Lantern Parade. It was soooo cold, bitter. A sprinkling of people but nothing compared to last years turn out.

Gulbenkien Theatre

Had a great time at the Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury making Christmas decorations for the tree with 4-8 year olds(see photo). Laminator madness! Met some very creative kids (and parents) and I really enjoyed. On to a lantern workshop tomorrow (yep Sunday) in Birchington.

Wishing Lantern preparations

Ah 'tis the time of the Wishing Lantern Parade, Margates one and only. Spent yesterday with 35 kids making water droplet shaped lanterns as a local school. Gggreat fun, masking tape madness, dollops of PVA glue, willow and a handful of frustrated moans at clingfilm that just won't cling! Still we ended up with a ceiling full of lanterns, no major strops, and a good time had by all - even by the boy who prefered to make a canoe!

Mermaid Costume

Doesn't she look beautiful?! Brilliant photographer Carol Foulton took pickies of the costumes I made for Canterbury Friendship 2005 with Animate. I've seen her previous work and its really beautiful. She's not got feet! (the mermaid, not Carol!)

Where did November go?

I know time flys when you are having fun....but that's ridiculous! IOTA's first Chrissy party last night and personally I think we should have loads more! I made it till one and then crashed out. It was in Margates Harbour cafe and it was awesome! Such a lovely atmosphere, cosy, warm, big sofa, great company, great staff AND the food was good! Highly recommend it. We all swapped mostly hand made chrissy pressies, lots of wine, food, conversation, heart warming stuff. Pickies to be posted soon.
mmmmm what did I do in November? Made Mermaid, Seamonster costumes, Christchurch Junior school mural, Wishing Lantern Big builds, moved house, alot of gardening, sneezed ALOT and scanned sources for blog/website renewal.