Hi all.
I have not been on Folksy much, been really busy in the garden planting loads of bulbs.
Fab poppy Max, not surprised Margaret snapped it up.
I am doing a new series of scarves and written about the first one on my blog
just been doing some Jean Haines style paintingā¦quite pleased with itā¦I will take pics soon
waving Tessa
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Evening all, thank you Margaret @Louisa15, lovely made my day!. I feel rubbish today guessing itās linked to the menopause, I ache everywhere and am exhausted for no good reason, slept well, not done anything stressful or strenuous but feel quite tired and grumpy today 
. Hubs just popped the hot water on to run me a bath, dinners cooking and Iām having a cheeky glass of bubbly wine 
to cheer me up! 
Good to see you back on line Brenda, and yeah for admin 
and looking forward to seeing you new paintings
Ooh be lovely to see your bulb display Tessa
Love love love the owl Matt
I do sympathise Max, Iām past all that now, and just have the hot flushes which are not too bad. Iām glad your hubby is looking after you.
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Me too Max, hope you feel a bit better soon
Good to hear things have settled for you Margaret.
Waving everyone ā¦
Iām keeping myself busy with Art In Wax getting ready to do another mini fair in November. I do promote my shop here as much as else where but other than one sale this month folksy is still very quiet for me ā¦ Will it pick up for Christmas I wonder? Sales other places are going great !!
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I KNOW how lucky I am, but have NEVER had a hot flushā¦hope you donāt suffer too much Maxā¦
Here is the painting I have been playing withā¦salt, cling film, runny paintā¦etcā¦lol.
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NIce work Brenda, I like effect 
Thatās really lovely Brenda, well done! I think we need to play with our paints every now and then to keep things fresh.
My sales are very quiet everywhere online, fortunately I have a lot going on artwise offline which is keeping me busy!
Max I hope youāre not suffering too much. Maybe youāre coming down with something, Iāve been head-achy all week. Menopause wise I had the hot flushes after I had the endometrial ablation in the springā¦I changed my entire wardrobe (including nightwear) to cotton and linen and havenāt suffered at all since. Evening primrose oil is supposed to help too.
Margaret congrats on snapping that one up - if you hadnāt bought it then it would have been heading for my basket, the colours are gorgeous.
Cute candle Hazel!
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That lovely Brenda, I really like the effects on that one.
Iām just back from a really good art exhibition, an animal art one at Willington Hall, only 9 miles away from me but so tucked away in the countryside that Iād never heard of it before. The art itself was gorgeous, the artists there very friendly and the hotel quite posh with beautiful views. A thoroughly good morning out!
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Sounds lovely Margaret, did you buy anything?
only a card, I couldnāt afford anything else!
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Glad you had a lovely time, and obviously the prices were highā¦much nicer and more reasonable here on Folksyā¦
Waving to everyoneā¦
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Indeed yes Brenda, and theyād never heard of ACEOs when I explained about my collection. They were interested though 
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Isnāt it surprising how many people have not heard of ACEOās especially people in the art world. I have found very few people who know what they are !!
Sounds like a nice day out Margaret.
Iāve booked my next miniature fair today and have been busy wrapping and pricing some new pieces in readiness, not til the 2nd but I have more to paint so wanted to get the new ones finished first.
Waving everyone 
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well done for spreading the word Margaret!.. I always carry aceo sized prints of my favourite paintings and never hesitate to get them out to show people what they look likeā¦we need more collectors !
My feet are cold tonightā¦brrrrā¦off to bed to watch art dvdās I thinkā¦with my bedsocks !
Itās gone really mild again here, no bedsocks in sightā¦although I too am definitely heading bedwards, I can hardly keep my eyes open zzzz
Good morning gang what are you all up to today? Iām on a mission to find someone to lend me an easelā¦I have two set up in my sonās room (Iām borrowing it while heās away) and now I need a third. Now that Iāve actually started Iām really looking forward to painting this biggie. Iām hoping to be able to show you progress shots as I go (:
Thought Id show you a couple of needle felted pictures I have done this week. I think they count as art!
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Theyāre lovely Roz @Rozcraftz , of course they count as art! I have done some needle felted pictures in the past, itās quite therapeutic isnāt it lol. I like the way youāve presented the fox in the hoop.
I found the hoop in my stash left over from a cross stitch project that never quite happened! I am quite pleased with the way it looks and I think I am going to try a few more presented like that.