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I found a little inspiration whilst on holiday - would you like to see?

I have developed a fantastic relationship with my camera over the past few years; I have found it has replaced my sketchbook at many times, especially with two young children, as these days I cannot sit down for twenty minutes at a time to sketch an idea out.

Whilst away, I saw many things that inspired me. One of my favourites was when I spotted a range of Fishing Nets whilst out on a walk. I loved the colours and textures together and you can probably see how well they'll translate into Textile pieces...

 
Aren't the colours fabulous? I have always loved juxtaposition, or opposites, the rough texture of rusty iron against the nylon twine, the old against the new.

 
  Here, we found an old door, it was very small and it was very hidden. It reminded me of the paper cuts I have been looking at, but in many ways it's the opposite because it has been carved and has obviously lasted for century's.

These rubber rings, perhaps bungee's? were also near the boats, I found them in piles, but my favourites were when they were threaded onto a rope.

And, this one was George's favourite find with my camera! I don't think I need to explain why...

I took 1,356 photo's whilst away, in 7 days... I'm so glad there's a way to store them all without having to get them printed out, aren't you?

Have a great day!
 
 

Good times on our family holiday!

I've just returned from our family holiday to Camber Sands on the south coast; this was our first holiday as a family of four and we all enjoyed it so much! There's something about really spending time with each other, just 'doing' isn't there? without the distractions of home and the feeling that you should be doing something.

I thought I'd share with you a few of my favourite times, I hope you don't mind!

We stayed here... a lovely three bedroomed house just a few minutes walk from the beach

 
and, whoever said our beaches don't compare to others?

This was George exploring the beach, and Oscar (below) had his first taste of sand, literally...

And on one of our many visits to Rye... one of my favourite towns in the whole world!

I find so much inspiration there, you find new little nooks and cranny's each time you go, and there's something so lovely about the cobbled streets, although we didn't say this whilst pushing the buggy up the steep hills.

I will blog later in the week about the inspirational things we saw whilst away, and some of the ideas I've had for the future!

Have a great day!