Everything's coming up paper roses

Busy weekend for your truly at the Sincerely Yours Papercraft Show  These are Judith's BEAUTIFUL roses.  

More examples of Origami South West's work coming up shortly!

© Sophia Roberts

Introducing Beata Kupczak

© Sophia Roberts

I had no idea that it wasn't possible to follow me, until Beata alerted me.  I have now rectified this by adding three links: you can follow me with Google Connect, by email or by using Feedly. If you're new to Feedly then I can't recommend it highly enough (for the joy of reading all the blogs you follow in one space).  NB I cannot, for the life of me get the Google+ thingie to work.  What a way to spend a morning.   Grrrrrrrrr.

Now, let me tell you a bit about Beata. I met her on Facebook in 2011 and have since been to visit her, and her family, three times! She's been to stay with me, too. I've met several of my friends on Facebook in 'real' life, but I have to say that the joys of knowing Beata are beyond words....  She has such a special place in my heart.

Beata is a VERY talented folder <sigh>  Not only can she fold almost anything she puts her mind to (she's a natural at origami) but she also designs her own models. The jewellery she's modelling here is all her own work. Isn't it marvellous?  You can see more of her work, some of of which is for sale here, on her blog. And she's on Facebook. (Just mention my name and tell her you found out about her, via me).  

In the meantime, for a real visual treat, take a look at her Flickr account.

Testing, testing

Columbines

I have just spent the weekend in bed. No, I’ve not been unwell, but it’s the best place for me to be when my batteries are run right down and I need to just rest and relax. 

I started – and finished - '10:04' by Ben Leward and continued reading 'Confessions' by Jaume Cabre. These were books that demanded my attention and I may well write about them elsewhere on the blog. 

I also watched a lot of television – aided and abetted by discovering, during the week, that I can watch Amazon instant videos on my iPad. NetFlix, for which I paid a month’s subscription does not work on the iPad - not on mine, anyway. Oh, well, only £6.99 down the drain…  I’d already tried the first episode of The Honourable Woman (as it had been nominated for a BAFTA) and was so captivated by the intricacies of the plot and the outstanding acting that I knew I wanted more. I confess that, once I'd paid up, I watched it ALL in two sittings! Yep, compulsive viewing. And because I had to watch more of Mad Men after I’d paid for the first episode in the series (something else I’d missed out on) I signed up for Amazon Prime (again) because I can watch the lot for ‘free’ in that space. iTunes wanted £81 for the set! 

Oh yes, I did some origami late on Sunday afternoon, when I was in danger of getting depressed. Sleep eludes me, even when I’m worn out and accounts for a lot of my slumps. 

So, it came to pass that with the aid of the DVD that came with the book I managed to fold and assemble Benjamine Coleman's Columbines in a pot - as featured on Artis Bellus  

Boy, did that make me feel better about myself. I’m a strong believer in the power of making something, but I wasn’t in the mood for an audio book and crochet – it felt too passive. 

And my reward for all this R&R? Eight hours sleep last night! Which means that I’m late getting started this morning. But what the hell? I’m just delighted to be feeling a lot more aware and awake. Yeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaw!