Mandala Madness Madness

My obsession with Scheepjes Whirl yarn has reared its head before - so I am always excited to see someone's pattern that exploits these delicious ombre-colours to their full effect. Case in point: the Mandala Madness pattern by Helen Shrimpton. I first tried this pattern out on the Rosewater Cocktail. This pattern is a little…

My Betty Grable

It started with a paint night. My friend took me to my first paintnite a couple of months ago. Though my painting wasn't anything to write home about, it was a great exercise to fearlessly throw paint at a canvas and come up with a painting in under 2 hours. (My usual problem is - I put a…

My Painting Totoro

I've been smitten with Totoro lately. I've been singing the 'Totoro' song frequently and loudly. I've also put 'Crochet a Totoro' on my mental list of things to do (I even bought the yarn for it the other day - on sale, of course!) But before I could tackle a crocheted Totoro, I had to…