When I have anytime, usually after ten at night when I am too tired to paint I will try & keep you updated on what we are upto.

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  1. I am always changing my designs slightly to go with the seasons so instead of Buttercups & Daisies I decided to paint my Blue Tits with Sycamore seeds as I liked the yellow colours. But it all went wrong when I decided I wanted all my bird designs to be smaller & show more of the trees they are sitting in. I loved the Silver Birch trees I had painted with a Stag so I decided to paint them with the Blue Tits. I thought the design worked well until I realised that you don't get Sycamore seeds on Silver Birch Trees. It is as daft as the time I painted a Beehive with loads of Bumble Bees.

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  2. While I was at a Ushaw College craft fair this weekend I noticed some lovely little needle felt Sleeping Dormice on a stall by BizzyStitchin' from Bishop Auckland. They were so cute they inspired me to do this painting for Christmas. 
    I have always been a workaholic so even though I was worn out after the fair I could not wait till morning to do the finished drawing. So I was wondering about at 10 pm in the garden trying to cut some holly in the pitch darkness. ...

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