Collected treasures

Some of the treasures we've collected over the last few weeks... chalk pebbles, heart stones, random plastic things, brick stones, leaf skeletons, leaves, driftwood, smooth pebbles (might have to paint these) sea glass and feathers.

The two pictures of the plastic bits and bobs, were found on the same beach, from the same days. (these were just the more interesting bits from all I picked up) A couple of the Lego pieces, like the little blue flipper, were from a container ship that fell into the sea in 1997. A huge wave hit the cargo ship The Tokio Express and nearly 5 million bits of Lego, ironically all sea themed, ended up in the sea and are still washing up today. You can see their Facebook page here - Its amazing how far some of it has travelled! It seems strange to find so many similar things like the leaves and monopoly houses, I wonder if they are from container spillage too?

Have you found any interesting treasures lately? xx

Hello!

I'm just popping in to say I'm going to be offline for a day or two, while my blog has a bit of a makeover. Back soon! xx

Lately...

A birthday for Elizabeth - 7 already!! //  Chosen outfits for the party //  Grey skies // A new little cloud dish for little treasures // A walk along Brighton seafront // Big sculpture, tiny skateboard // Eating valentines heart biscuits.

Wishing you all a happy weekend. xx

DIY dip dyed feather wall hanging

I've been wanting to have a go at dip dyed feathers for a while, and this week I finally tried some out with a bright pink dye I'd bought. I wasn't quite sure what to do with them at first. They looked pretty stood in a little pot, but I wanted to use them in something a bit more decorative and thought I'd try a wall hanging. I love how it looks with just the coloured ends, and the various shades of pink where some feathers have picked up the dye better than others.

You will need:

White feathers (I used a mix of found and bought ones)
Fabric dye
Bowl for mixing the dye
String
A stick or piece of wooden dowling

First dip dye the feathers. Using a small-ish bowl, mix up a some of the fabric dye with some warm water. Dip the end of the feathers into the dye and hold for a few seconds. Lay the feathers to dry on some old newspaper or kitchen towel, to protect the surface underneath.

Once the feathers have dried, attach a small length of string by wrapping it around the ends of the feathers. I tied a feather to each end of the string, and then wrapped it around the wooden dowling.

To finish, tie another piece of string to each end of the dowling for hanging. x

Yellow - Color Colour Lovers

Some yellow from my week.

I'm joining in again with Xanthe Berkely and Andrea of Hula Seventy, and their wonderful  #colorcolourlovers project. Six weeks of seeking and capturing colour.

Next up is pink! x