I got an award!!

Cass from has awarded me the Arte Y Pico (Art & More) award. It's awarded to bloggers who share their art and creativity making their contribution to the blogger world. Well, to say I am flattered is an understatement - thank you so much!

The Rules!
1. You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity,design,interesting material,and also contributes to the blogging community,no matter what language.
2. Each award has to give the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.
3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.
4. Award winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of Arte y Pico blog,so everyone will know the origin of this award.
5. To show these rules.

So I have chosen my five people! Sarah, whose stuff I love. Jo, who needs to have more confidence in her abilities as her books and scrap pages are lovely. Debbie, another doubter of her abilities, yet her mini books are beautifully put together and designed. Susy, who has lots of lovely things on her blog, and finally, Caroline, who's lay outs really are gorgeous.

Wee Little Book

Made this today while having a play - there is something about tiny books that appeals to me! This one is 2" x 2" with 3/8th BIA wires that I threaded beads onto.

BIA Swap Projects

One of my favourite paper collections - Cape Town Collection by Scenic Route.

This was made on the BIA with BamPop papers - I just fell in love with that little bird! I used a half tube and covered the o'wires which I think makes the album look quite swish! ;)

I made a little birdie house for the album to live in. Really had fun with this project.
This is a close-up of the spine and the tube covering the o'wires.

Its Nearly Easter

and my diet is still going so no lovely choccie Easter Eggs for me. Thought I would cheer the place up with an Easter Branch instead. No calories!!

Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces

I have joined a swap on UKS where we all do jigsaw pieces according to each persons chosen theme and then swap them so that we end up with a 12 x 12 jigsaw on our theme.


The theme for this one was supposed to be stitched and texture but obviously the poor woman never saw the stitching on the Dammit Doll - I have managed the texture bit though!
The theme for this piece is gypsies so I made a little gypsy caravan and backed it with 7Gypsies papers.

The theme for this piece was 'if it flies it has wings'. I made the beaded dragonfly and then a little BIA bound book with the story of The Dragonfly in it. The book is attached to the jigsaw piece with a magnet so it can be removed and read.

The theme for this piece was dragons. He was a lot friendlier looking in my head! I embossed him in red and black, added glitter paints and some gold paint, and a couple of beaded earrings with Chinese coins.

This one is for the theme pink....

Each person has picked a theme, this one is the sea.
This one is for my puzzle - the theme is time.
Flowers - I made a tiny book with embossed flowers on the pages.
The theme for this one is tears of a clown. Another tiny book with Peirott pictures inside.