Notes from a Craft Studio

I have a beautiful Victorian photo album, passed on from my grandparents.  Its leather bound, a weighty volume with a rusty metal clasp, and when I open the pages I smell that musty, stale aroma that often accompanies old books.  I often retrieve it from the shelf, settle down on my sofa with a cuppa, and slowly turn the pages, looking at the faces of my distant family peering back at me from the sepia coloured images.  I muse over their lives, what the occasion of the photograph was….  Was it a once in a lifetime chance to visit a...

Resolve New Beginnings Repetition Monochrome Colorful Food With Words Movement A Self Portrait In Low Light Jumbled A Doorway Equal Frozen Snuggle Cold Hands Sunset

How about a new photo challenge for 2017? I'd like to use my camera more often, AND more creatively, AND have a new scrapbooking project to work on! Right, so you could just take a random photo every day, or choose a theme such as my family, myself, my town etc etc. If you're already thinking that a photo every day is too difficult, why not try Project 52 (one photo a week) or 14th in 14 (document the 14th of each month through the year 2017?)  You get the idea. There's no other rules really, just enjoy the experience...

I'm trying to capture more than just the festive season this month.   Hmm - what can I photograph? My favourite read Weekend activities Jack Frost Children's Nativity Night time Blue My Christmas traditions Christmas recipes Christmas eve Christmas day (obviously!) Aftermarth The last leg