It's been a very exciting week for me.  I started a Painting and Sketching course this week, quite funny really as I have not painted anything except the wall for about 20 odd years!  We have a very good teacher who shows you how to paint, what to use and explains why.  Well I was doing well, even managed to impress him with my sky, despite using the 'wrong' brushes.  Just as well he didn't see me spread sap green all over my work at the end of the lesson!  I did get it off, just hope his expert eyes don't spot it!

In my youth I painted with oils, however, the turps and linseed always made me queasy and I hated waiting for the oils to dry so I stopped painting.  Now to my delight they have developed water based oil colours, and low odour thinners and fast dry mediums.  Well after that little discovery I was off to shops to buy some, ha ha and the rest of the stuff you need....  and I'm going to have a go as soon as I have posted this blog.

I also started a short Beginners Jewellery making course at out local school this week, not that I'm a beginner...........but it is nice to natter to the other mums who think I'm an expert!

Well, I have made a good start on my new path this week and I'm all revved up and ready to go.  Tomorrow I'll get on the torch again, the monthly freebie bead has not been made as yet and I want to make my own version of the class lessons floating necklace to my own picky high standards with my own beads of course.

See you next time.....

Dawn.