Of Studio Days & Striped Stockings and Wings

Hello Friends!

I am writing to you from my country house studio today.

I have had such a busy few days, that I decided I needed to escape to the country.

Spend time listening to music and flinging some paint around.

Can you believe it is mid-September?

All the striped winged lovelies showed up like clock work, 7 days before Autumn.

I am painting pumpkins for the country house mantel, and just enjoying some time here.

Working on my pretend witch's spell book.

With old pages and dried bits and bobs.

I just take an old book, in this case an old atlas, and I glue pages on top of pages.

Old pictures, tea stained old letters, etc.

Things are definitely taking on a Halloween vibe, the season comes and goes in such a flash, doesn't it?

I ordered this Trick or Treat sign (below) online, and I had no idea there were witch hands holding it up.

I thought I should use some paint and glitter to give it a little more life and bring out the details.

I especially had fun with the boots.

I made a video of the project, which I posted in my Instagram reels.

I'll try to post it to YouTube so I can bring the video to my blog.

Here is the after…

I had so much fun adding some pizazz to this piece.

It's super sparkly in person now.

I just noticed that my walls look blue because it was raining when I took these.

Rainy days turn white paint into the softest blue tone.

I've been doing a ton of garden pruning, which led me into a couple days of a terrible allergy attack.

That is why I did not come here sooner.

You never know when one of those might hit.

Luckily I only get them once every couple of years.

I suppose it's an extra special thing that your system does not like, getting too far in.

I had allergy shots my entire childhood, which I am sure have made a huge difference in my life.

Here are a couple of photos of Teddy, happy in his garden.

He loves when I prune because he takes off with my branches and such.

He's grown so fast, I can't even keep up with it.

He went from baby to polar bear overnight.

I have never had a puppy that grew this fast (in size).

He actually just turned 10 months old.

He is a joy, a love, a very good cuddler and very rambunctious.

Matty went to the vet yesterday.

He needed updated vaccines, and an eye check because he will not go up stairs anymore.

He is in fact, having all the old man things in his 13th year.

Degenerative eye-sight that is inoperable, and things like that.

But, not to worry because I took him out for cheeseburgers after and he was delighted.

He gobbled them right up, and had treats in the evening after running all around the garden.

So, he's fine for now, dogs are so adaptable.

He came to me in October all those years ago, and will forever be my autumn love.

Time is the most curious thing, isn't it?

Speaking of time, it's time for me to go walk my boys.

The country house garden paths await us.

Then I shall get cozy in the loft of my tiny house cottage, and read books.

I am soooo looking forward to that.

I am making this post from my phone, tucked in my cozy nook below, so I hope it all looks okay.

Golden hour magic & autumn on the breeze♡

I could squeal with delight, and I just might.

 

I will be back very soon.

 

Lots of love from the fanciful countryside,

Vanessa

 

ps: I just realized that when I respond to the notifications of your comments in my email, they no longer get directly posted to my blog comment section, oh no! All my responses from my last few posts are lost in limbo somewhere.

I am tempted to simply sit down one afternoon and go back and respond again in the actual comments section.

I have loved your comments, thoughts and ideas.

I value all your words and tales, my kindred friends!

<3 <3 <3

 

pps:

Some beautiful music I was listening to whilst typing…