Monday 1 March 2010

Spring has sprung!

It's been a good week and it certainly feels like Spring is on it's way! On Saturday, we headed off to the beach in search of 'treasure' and found quite a bit, so I've been busy crafting with it all!
The fantastic thing about working with driftwood is that you're completely led by the materials.

Solid beach huts are a new thing for me, but I found a piece of wood just the right shape - it was crying out to me to turn it into a couple of beach huts with jolly flags on the roof!

Here's another piece... the mast is actually a piece of bamboo that has obviously been used to stir paint (probably for someone's boat). I thought it matched the colour of the driftwood 'sea' perfectly!
It was sunny and mild sitting on the sand: we whiled away several hours down there! The boys pottered and made pictures from various bits of debris, and Steve even took an impromptu dip! I emptied out all of my found treasure and played around, daydreaming of what I was going to create!

Remember what I said about the materials dictating what you're going to make? We discovered this on the sand...
I have absolutely no idea what it is - it's made from rubber I think, but I thought it would make a great 'hook'... The proportions are clearly completely wrong, but haven't you heard of artistic license, darling?!

Normally, I wouldn't work this big (the hull of this wall-hung boat is nearly 30cm square) but I'm actually rather pleased with the way it's turned out! I'm not going to put this in the shop yet, I want to keep it for myself, at least for a while.

I like the heavy duty washers - nice and chunky for a vessel this size!

I'm delighted to discover that I'm a featured seller on Folksy this week and have also got a new online stockist called Beardog & Joolz. They sell some lovely items - my favourites are the vintage muffin moulds - at very reasonable prices. Check it out!
Happy March everybody!

21 comments:

  1. Love em all of course. Some good finds this weekend looks like. I quite fancy a really long version of the first 2 types {like a couple of metres) to go in the hallway of the 7 bedroom house I am dreaming of......

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  2. Cor, sis, it'll take me years to collect enough wood to make one that big!

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  3. you must have really good luck when you go beach combing - I don't think I've ever found anything like that - congrats on being the featured seller too

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  4. I love the Driftwood Art especially the Beach Huts, they are fantastic.

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  5. Gorgeous, gorgeous designs! I love them! Congratulations on being a featured seller. x

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  6. I love everything, it is all beautiful! I used to work a lot with found objects when I was at uni although I live nowhere near a beach so my finds were not as fun to work with! x

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  7. Ahhhh!! I think your driftwood artwork is sensational! I love the colours and textures and of course, artistic license is absolutely essential with things like this! And it works wonderfully!

    Julia x

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  8. Gorgeous new creations, Kirsty! You've had a very productive weekend, and how wonderful to have a warm afternoon on the beach.
    Thank you for your lovely comments over at my place, I really appreciate your thoughts for Milly!
    D x

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  9. 'ooooooo' yes - most definitely a hook though taking a dip brrrrrrrr.....your water must be a lot wamer over at your side.

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  10. Oh my goodness, these are amazing! Coming from a long line of beach combers I so appreciate the items you use and what wonderful color!
    I found you by way of A Bun Can Dance and I am so pleased to have stopped by on a whim.
    If you don't mind, I think I might leave my shoes on the mat and come in to look around for a moment :)

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  11. Lovely things as always Kirsty. You find so many amazing things. Don't know how you do it - I never find anything. By the way our new hall is now looking a million times nicer and more cosy with the driftwood beach huts on one wall and the driftwood heart on the other. Clever you xxx

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  12. All awesome!
    Kirsty I have awarded you with the kreative blog award- will you tell us seven things about yourself? And then if you would like maybe pass on the award to seven others!
    Annamaria xx

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  13. Hi Kirsty,
    Thanks for visiting....and then leading me to your lovely blog! Love your driftwood boats...I'm now wondering what bit of Cornwall you're in! Thank goodness spring seems to have sprung. The milder weather is so welcome.

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  14. Charming and whimsical.

    I want you to know that I have a Beautiful Blogger Award at my blog "spot" for you if you want to come and pick it up.

    http://dosfishes.blogspot.com/2010/03/lovely-gift.html

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  15. The boats and beach huts are gorgeous. It reminds me I must get to the beach at the weekend, my children love nothing more than hunting for treasure....almost as much as me and my husband!

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  16. Just found your blog and enjoying the Beach huts - living on the East coast it is like home from home! Linda x

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  17. Have looked at these loads now. Especially love the rubber anchor. L x And kirsty when you free sew does it all go bobbly on the back, mine is and it's soooo annoying!

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  18. Laura, sounds like the tension's wrong - have a little play around with it... really it should be the same on both sides of the fabric. Do I sound like I know what I'm talking about?! Look forward to seeing what you're up to! x

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  19. phew! wouldn't go to bed last night and yes you are completely right it was the tension. I am very happy about having fixed it. It's so incredibly frustrating when the machine won't do what you want it to. Thank you lovely for the advice. L x

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  20. All gorgeous. How do you manage to find so many lovely pieces of driftwood to start with?

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