Phew!

Hi everyone, I feel so terrible that I have neglected my blog over the last couple of weeks. I haven't had much time for anything arty since my brother and his beautiful partner arrived to holiday with us! I did however get to sit down today and work on my butterfly commission and create a few pieces of jewellery. I also was contacted about another commission. Which is very exciting and challenging as it's under a bit of a quick time frame and is a subject matter that I've never painted before. But I said 'yep sure I can do that not a problem' hehehe and now I'm going to start sketching ideas. It's a bit nerve wracking but that's part of challenging yourself isn't it?

I shall tell you all about this one when it's finished. In the meantime I'm nearly finished with my final butterfly which I can't wait to share with you. Just waiting for it to dry (its in oil) before I add the finishing touches.

We had a wonderful time at the coast. The weather is cooling now as we're well into Autumn over here but we were lucky with the weather down there and were able to play on the beach all day swimming playing cricket and having such a lovely time. I thought I'd share some photos :0)

 This is 'Thomas' a bug called a Christmas beetle that Riley found on the beach. He kept him for AGES until we pursueded him to find him a nice new home in the bushes. They really are an amazing colour!

 These beautiful plants were outside out cabins I think they are called 'Birds of Paradise'.

I really love the gum trees over here they are beautiful!

These are the pieces I made today.

 Two earring pendant sets made from Japanese paper.......LOVE these designs!

 This cute little pair of earrings was made with black gunmetal trays and pretty Japanese paper!