Easter Crop & Class

Utterly exhausted but utterly happy :D What a fantastic group of creative women! Thank you all so much for taking the time out and travelling for near and far.

Our class today was inspired by Easter and was called "Little Chick". The idea was to use colours inspired by spring such as white, yellow, pink and green. I love how there was so many interpretations to the class above:

I really hope you all had a wonderful day and to all the newbies i truly hoped you are hooked! Check out the images of our Crafty ladies (sorry Fiona I only got your back :(). I love the faces of concentration :p

Keep an eye out for the next class coming shortly :D

Red, Yellow and Green Wedding Card

My cousins daughters wedding was fast approaching and I wanted to make a card with a difference. Inspired by her colours of red, yellow and green I wanted to create a card that wasn't a traditional wedding card. I trawled through my supplies of scrapbook papers and found a combination of colours that were close. 


At first I found it difficult to see how they would work but as soon as I coloured the chipboard letters I was happy with the combination and there were a number of elements that I wanted to include such as the hearts, rose and bunting, a lot on one card but by keeping to a theme of colours makes it work.

Congratulations again to Lorraine & Nigel, we had a fantastic day and I hope you enjoyed the unusual wedding card :)

Scrapbooking Limerick

I started a group on Facebook recently called Scrapbooking Limerick as a community resource for those interested in crafting in the Limerick area, check out www.facebook.com/scrapbookinglimerick. Not only are we doing scrapbooking but anything crafty & creative. The first crops and classes takes part between 31st March & 1st April with the 1st already booked out.

Email scraplim@gmail.com for any information about the upcoming class or the crops that will be happening on an ongoing basis.  

Upcycle an old dresser

Simon and I were looking for an old sideboard or dresser online for a few weeks to do up, then i came across a link to an number of 60's & 70's furniture on sale in Newcastlewest. We went to view a 70's style sideboard, however when we saw it we knew it wouldn't be suitable but we came across this 60'd formica unit and both of us said yes :)

 

There was a huge amount of work that needed to be done before we could start decorating... stripping all the paper on the shelves, remove the back and base, wash the unit with dettol to remove the musty smell. All handles and hinges removed and cleaned.

Next step was to sand the unit, and I mean really sand it, this took nearly half a day with dust everywhere, Yuck! Then 3 coats of paint with 16 hours between coats. I really thought at this stage we'd never finish it. But we persevered!

Then when the final coat was dry it was time to wallpaper, the new back and the interior shelves, along with putting the handles and hinges back on and new cup hooks replaced.

 

The total cost of all the materials was under €50 and It took Simon and I over a week to do the work. Now that it is part of our home we love admiring the unit and are very proud of the time and effort we put into it. Would we do it again?...... Not a hope, hee hee!

re:view, re: focus, re:vision

Wow, how long has it been? 7 months? And here I am again putting something up about a photo exhibit in Kerry... the one in March had to be cancelled due to the passing of my Dad, and just recently i felt it was time to do it again. With the help of my beloved Simon this is going to be bigger and better!!!! So if you are in Kerry between 18th to 21st of November pop in to say hello into Chapel On The Hill, Killorglin to see images from all over that area. Ciao xxx

Its finally happened!

My first solo photography exhibition!

Based on the beauty within areas of Kerry such as Rossbeigh, Cromane, Glencar and Douglas, beauty that is sometimes fleeting, look beyond the structures and layers and you will see the beauty that lies beneath.

So if you happen to be in the area of Kerry between 27th March to the 3rd April then pop in to An Gallery Beag in Killorglin to have a peep.

Eva x

Budapest

How long eh? It doesn't bear thinking about, seriously! Loads has been happening over the last few months, some good, some bad but hey, thats life :)

Just recently back from a wonderful weekend in Budapest! Talk about amazing, I think the only word I kept saying was "Wow!", there is nothing better than discovering a new place, finding somewhere that you will never forget and certainly a place you want to return to. Of course I took a few photos while I was there, not too much as I wanted to really see and experience the place and only snapped when i trully wanted to capture a moment or a detail.

Some of the memories I will take away is the champagne and foie gras in the Black Raven, omg! I have never tasted anyting so delicious! The wonderful Jazz Gardens, the long walk up Andrassy past the House of Terror, the Hungarian Jew we met in the metro, the tingling feeling in my legs as they thawed out, the Sunday Market, the architecture, the heights, the views, the company :)

If you've never been, then its a must on your list, and if you have then you know what I'm talking about :)

Lush 4 Limerick

Oh-kay, I know its been aaaaaaaaaaaaaaages but I have been busy you know, hahahaha! I've been creatvice, travelling and loving Lush loads :D

On facebook I've created a group called Lush 4 Limerick with over 100 members, we've sent emails, postcards and now we have the billboard campaign and all this done for free!!! We won this through Wispa Gold, with 2 locations in Belfast & Derry. Thanks to Caroline from school (*waves at Caroline) i got these photos :D how cool is that :D

Dormans Wharf, Derry

Ooooo, what do i spy...

Its Lush 4 Limerick... in Derry, hahahaha

Ciao for now, will load up photos and crafty stuff soon, i promise - hee hee xxx

***Ooooops, incase you're wondering what Lush is, check out www.lush.co.uk there are shops in Cork, Dublin and Belfast :D

09.09.09

Whats in a date? Whatever you want really! I remember when my 12th birthday landed on the 12th of July my Dad said this was a special occassion and one we would have to mark, so he and Mum brought me to a restaurant in Killarney where I ate Lobster for the first time!

So to mark this date, and for my poor old Dad who has been in hospital for a number of weeks (in Mater Dublin) I have marked this day my naming a star after him. Enjoy Dad :-)

Kerry Rocks!

Ok back from a great week away but certainly need another few days off just to recover, hee hee! We didn't stop for the week, walking, shopping, geo-caches, swiming, more walking. And having the cousins around to share it with was even better!! Poor old Papa Bud ended up in hospital with an infection by his pace maker. They are going in on Monday to make sure it hasn't spread to his heart. Keep fingers crossed! On the way home yesterday I asked Shona what was her favourite things about the week, so here follows her list:

My favourite things about our holiday in Kerry by Shona

#1 Skelligs Chocolate Factory - a bit of a drive outside Cahersiveen but worth it!!! Its a popular place and open 7 days a week.

We were not allowed to take photos inside the factory and the choccies didn't last long to snap up a few shots but if you are in the area check it out! http://www.skelligschocolate.com/ . Not just delis choccies but great views too, even if the weather was crap!

#2 Aqua Dome - I think the kids agree that the best part of this was the rapid river, hee hee! Everyone in the dome joined in, being carried away along the river at speed was soooooo funny! Another must if you are in the area. We must spent about 3 hours here

#3 Tralee Park - and its free :-) what a great way to spend an hour or two. I love the fact that there are some really good parks around Ireland now. The kids deserve it as do the parents, you can sit and be entertained by the swinging monkeys:

#4 Bowling - we headed to Bowling Buddies in Tralee, this was brilliant fun and a treat for the kids who had been brill all day, sitting around waiting in shops/hospital/cars etc. and not one complaint!!! Louise and I enjoyed this as much as the kiddies :-) there was a strike or two and plenty of spares (hahahaha) but not much consistency.

#5 Mama Mia's Kittens - Mama Mia is a wild cat that my Mum feeds (along with Socks and Snowy), anyways Mama Mia had 4 kittens about 6 weeks ago, she brought them to the cottage about 2 weeks ago but then there was only one kitten with her during her visits and my poor Mum thought the others were gone :-( then last week Mama Mia came by herself, so we thought maybe they were all gone... but then come saturday she arrived with 3 of her babies, awwwww. Mum was so excited, as were we!

#6 Geocaching - We managed to find one cache in Tralee, actually Cian found this one and he got to choose what treasure to take and what to replace it with. Shona is not that fond of the Geocaching hence why it is near the end of the list.... but its not last....

# last on the list - walking, walking and more walking. I think I walked the legs off her. The first few mornings we headed to Rossbeigh but you should of seen her face the morning I told her I was heading off by myslef :-D

Even the local walks were refreshing, what i noticed the most was the smell, you know that wet wood, natural smell.... devine! That and the colours of course!

I managed to take a few shots for myself which I am hoping to exhibit in Kerry sometime in the Autumn.... a few macro shots and a few local landscapes :-)

Right, off to recoup, and get ready for back to work tomorrow, :-( sniff sniff!