Hi everyone,

just got back from a holiday in Northumberland & then few days in Norfolk.

Ramping up now for Xmas but my head is half at the beach and half thinking about the beautiful birds we saw and how can I make them into jewellery ?

Also its time to update the website and when am I going to fit that in ? So you may see some changes here soon till then I am in my studio beavering away and enjoying the last of summer and beginning of autumn.

Hi, corny title but I couldn't resist it.

Had to cancel a few trips over the summer so was great to be asked by my friend Jacs to go on a needlefelting weekend. Sometimes a change of scenery and learning something new is just what is needed to boost the creative brain cells.

Anyway, heres my first attempt at needlefelting ! Let me know what you think.

If you've been following my blog you'll realise butterflies have become a big thing in my life. My partner is trying to photogrpagh all the British ones of which there are about 52. (Don't quote me on that) so we have been travelling all over and discovering some amazing places here in Britain. However, this damp wet weather isn't good as they only fly when its nice and sunny, so on Sunday to cheer him up we went to The North Somerset Butterfly House in Yatton, North Somerset, which has tropical butterflies like this beautiful Emerald Green Swallowtail, or the Blue Morpho.

They have a slightly luminous glow to them, just like my aluminium jewellery.

Its a great place to take the kids. Very educational and just lovely to stand and watch huge butterflies flying around you. www.nsbutterflyhouse.com

Heres a Glasswing butterfly, just like a stained glass window !