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Art or doodle

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Love colour love drawing love a doodle  Yes you guessed it I love to draw  I take my hat off if you can draw and paint you are a talented person. I did do some painting my self  do have a love of flowers and so painted quite a few . Everyone has a style and so many brilliant artists I follow a few on Facebook Susie Lidstone her work is beautiful well worth a look   d https://www.facebook.com/Susie-Lidstone-158274010855854/   I made a  pendant for her with her gorgeous picture of sunflowers amazing .  When I was younger and lived at home I painted a mural on the wall crazy girl with lots of hair very bright talking 70s flower power that's me .I can remember wanting a Spirograph for Christmas loved it. I haven't done any painting in a while as I now make sock monkeys that was years ago ! My only claim to fame of being an artist was a picture I sold on my little stall at Botany Bay for £50 did sell others but that's the most I ever got for one . I often wonder if th

Organisation What's that !

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I can't say I have ever been organised never know what I'm doing  Sunnyteddysdesigns I'm a very creative person but it can't be organised something comes in my head and have to do it .Been known to get up in the middle of the night to check things and I won't settle till I get the project done !  Sewing . once I have made the body of my monkey is ready for sewing can't wait to finish ! The eyes take some tiny stitching to sew on and the mouth is something you have to concentrate on .But as the day goes on never seems time to finish so I'm in bed late night sewing to get the job done because that's what I do . If you have been reading my blogs  (history of sockmonkeys) I wanted to make an original Rockford sock monkey so sent off for the socks and happy to say turned out great ! Very please Rockford original sock monkey I look after my grandson Joe and when he's here he gets most of my time . He also arrives early in the morning and he's