June....

Well hello June, hasn't the weather been just beautiful today it has lifted my spirits which I so badly needed at this present time, unfortunately my two beloved boys have rotten colds but thankfully did get out in the garden today to enjoy this wonderful weather, alas still awake now as congested and hot wee man is lying in my lap as I type this post and little man chatting to his dad in his bedroom, lets hope they will have a good nights sleep soon.

I took part in the fantastic stationary swap arranged by the gorgeous Lisa at sprouting creative wings my partner was the lovely Amanda from eight by six please see below for the wonderful parcels of loveliness I received from Amanda and check out their blogs you won't be disappointed.

I have also been working on another sketch book this one is part of my uni assignment but I always have sketch books on the go so don't see this as work try and get bits done here and there which can be tricky with a on the go 3 and 8 year old, the youngest who is stuck to me 24/7 :o)
He did help me make a Hamsa hand wall hanging  in the week whilst playing with his sand table hope to make some more detailed ones to put in my etsy shop.

My wonderful awesome so much loved dad has had a few tests and has been told Tumour is a nasty and unusual one so this has been hard to get my head round, now we are just waiting for him to have the operation and go from there....

Hope whatever you doing and wherever you are life is good and full of happiness, health, love and laughter. Emma xxxx

What a parcel for me! Oh how lovely :D

Oh and look what lovely's were inside xxxx

Some pages from one of my sketch books, this one for Uni.

And finally the Hamsa hand the wee man helped me with.

Peace, Love, Laughter, Happiness and Health, Me xxxx

Sleep Apnea and what it does....

So does anyone suffer with or knows someone that has this awful awful condition?
A family member of mine has it and has been battling this longer than we know and it has completely changed our lives, his especially.

The only way I can grasp alittle bit what its like for him everyday is how sleep deprived I felt when my boys were  born those first few months were hard real hard sleep wise. This affects everything his whole life is such a very negative way the ability to function full stop, work, gym, socially, emotionally everything not a way to live at all, sucks the enjoyment out if everything as well as being a awful strain healthwise even with a cpap machine in use.

I feel very sad at the moments thinking about this with no end in sight. Yes there are obstacles that challenge all of us but this one sure sucks.

I'm Sorry this is not a upbeat post but this has been life for a while. On abit of a brighter note I have just taken part in a stationary exchange and currently doing a work exchange  with another artist whilst family life continues and uni work calls my name.

Emma

Take a deep breath....

It has been a wee while since I have been on here, things have been a bit tough as of late.
I have been quite ill with a lung infection and as always left it until it had become unbearable to go to the doctors, so after a course of antibiotics and steroids I am very slowly feeling a bit better.

Unfortunately in the mean time my wonderful mum has become poorly :o( (trying to think positive) so I am very concerned about her, the house is a mess, got tons of uni work to do on top of lots of other things, lets just say it has been tough. Prior to this I always felt a huge relief when at the gym or doing yoga and at the moment I just don't have a spare moment to myself and when I do all I want to do is lie in bed or at least sit down and have a cuppa.

On a brighter note I finally have taken some more photos of some of my art and have some great ideas buzzing around in my head that will evolve in time.
I also get to send off my stationary swap soon and a handmade gift for a friend (exciting), she's a Gemini like me. I'm hoping the next few months will be full of good happy positive things that I can share and maybe even the odd surprise would be nice.

Hope you out there are having lots of creative adventures and remenber keep your loved ones close and treasured always, Ems xxxx

Birthdays and busy.

Well our little house has had a lot of excitement lately we have had my eldest sons birthday and my husbands to celebrate then it was mummy's day, which has been wonderful. Plus I have also been trying to get some uni work done and things made for a stall i'm having at a local craft bazaar over Easter.
How has everyone been spending their time?

I made this for my hubbies birthday and he loves it :o)

Away with the fairies...

I have been away with the fairies a bit recently here and there soooo many things to do, people to catch up with, uni work and ideas so many ideas maybe too many that i want to do all at once and just can't, new skills i want to learn and courses i want to go on,  to be around more inspired and creative people. 

It would be real easy for me to get overwhelmed and lost and maybe disheartened, but i shall not allow that to happen (I hope). I need some meeeeeeeeeeeeee time i wana go back to the gym and get back into yoga which i both loved and use to be addicted too before two little boys took up any free time i had, don't get me wrong i love them more than anything but sometimes it would be just nice to have alittle Me, do you know what i mean!

I saw this on the lovely blog: inked in colour.com  and thought i'd give it a go for fun.

Making : ends meet.
cooking veggie pie
Drinking : water and wine if i get a chance.
Reading: city of ashes
Wanting: a house and a holiday 
Looking: forward and alittle backwards too
Playing: strawpeople
Wasting: my worries
Sewing: brooches snd canvas mixed media
Wishing: for a year with bumps in all the right places.
Enjoying: my family
Waiting: all the right things
Liking: wine, etsy and art
Wondering: how I'm going to juggle it all for the next six months...life
Loving: wine, morrocan cous cous.
Hoping: for a wonderful year
Marvelling: at my wonderful boys 
needing a big lotto win
Smelling: of sandal wood
Following: everything
Knowing: things can only get better
Thinking: about more project
Feeling: alittle swamped and tired.
bookmarking lots
Opening: my heart to options... slowly.
Giggling: with my boys
Feeling: alittle worried.


How about you?

Feltabulous: Brooches swap - "Such Fun!"

Feltabulous: Brooches swap - "Such Fun!"



And here is my fab swap partners post :)

Bubsiekins : A Good Day.

Bubsiekins : A Good Day.: Well I must say I hope that your day has been as good as mine! Firstly, off course I woke up to my four gorgeous boys (lovely husband, my a...