I went to stay with Simon in his AirBnB in Paphos, Cyprus. I had a lovely time. We used ChatGPT to plan some wonderful days out. 1 legged winged Barbie came with
1 legged winged Barbie visits Paphos
Dreamcatchers in Paphos
I went to Paphos in Cyprus with Simon who owns a property which he rents out. I swam every day and had wonderful meals out. We went to a monastery, some totally beautiful villages and walked along the coast. I only made 11 dreamcatchers!
The Barbie photobooks
It started out as a fun photographic project. Now I have made over a dozen. Starting May 2024. So far 16!
Making stuff for my granddaughter Luna
The Luna door sign
The small green blanket
The matching hat (pattern from BG)
The vests in Hebrew and English
Different Moon Fonts
A tufting rug
Clothes for hip dysplasia
Luna was breech and had left hip dysplasia (with dislocation of the left hip) and put in a Pavlik Harness for 13 weeks. This limited the range of clothes available. I was able to make 3 sets of dungarees and took them to a special place off Nahalat Binyamin to insert the poppers.
The red gingham dungarees
The blue gingham dungarees
Indonesian purple and gold cotton
Pink, orange and red garments
I decided to adapt some free patterns with this wool. And then I dyed all manner of items for Luna
Everyday cardigan and ribbed hat
A bonnet so the hat doesn’t fall over her eyes – a pilot hat
Making the pompoms was fun
Art at the Amiad Gallery – chaggim 2025
Barbie and Carlos have a whale of a time in Kefalonia
I stayed with Lizzy, Sarah and Rafi for 4 days in Faras, Kefalonia in Greece. We had a marvellous time as did Barbie and Carlos.
Another set of Limnisa Dreamcatchers
Limnisa is my go to holiday. It is a yoga and writing retreat where we are silent in the morning, have delicious food and watch the most amazing sunsets.
On going to the Taverna
6th September 2025
Dreamcatchers inspired by some stickers from Sostrene Grene.
7th September 2025
Using plants and feathers.
8th September 2025
Using stencils and stamp ink pads
9th September 2025 (3squared.3squared.5squared)
All plants this time.
10th September 2025
Using only the centre part of the stencils.
11th September 2025
Using the shape of the square tin and purple pipe cleaners with embroidery.
12th September 2025
I needed to finish off my paper supply and as I was heading off to the airport they needed to dry quickly. Simple yet sumptuous!
Just before I left Limnisa, I offered my fellow writers whatever dreamcatcher they wanted. I was delighted that 12 had been taken. Amazing. Katarina who works there took 2 last time and on 2 different occasions, she left her window open in her car and they were stolen from her dashboard! Fame at last….
The Moon at Limnisa
It was wonderful to photograph the moon over the ocean. I learnt hot to alter the exposure and take some videos.
All in a day. Tufting and Kintsugi
I decided to make Sunday 17th August 2025 a crafting day. Firstly the auspicious number. 17 is a prime number and 17 + 8 = 25. Whoohoo!
I went back to Bad Coffee in Hackney Wick for a special morning cappuccino. Then scootered off to the Tufting Class. I wanted to make a mat for Harry and Gemma to stand on to change Luna in her bedroom. Boy oh Boy. This tufting gun is the best fun. As Luna is a moon, I made a green rug with a cream moon. So very satisfying.
After lunch with Nicky and Dee in Stokey, I scootered to meet Deborah for my lovely birthday treat – mending broken pottery with glue and gold!
Leopard Barbie hits the big time in Mallety, Limoges, France
I found this knock off Barbie for £3 and so just couldn’t resist. I come annually to stay with Fran and Phil in Mallety, France in the summer. We had fun and games.
