Music Museum

I'm near Hampton Court Palace and saw a Musical Museum nearby as I was driving, so I'll be visiting there later today. I've been playing my clarinet quite a bit lately and it will help to keep me inspired! I wonder if I'll discover an instrument I've never heard of. Will the visit bring back my musical theory that seems to have disappeared from my brain?!

Designing a footstool

I'm sitting in my Hampshire office and have started designing a footstool as part of an interior design project. The most important feature will be the fabric so I'll start there tomorrow. I've got the basic design sorted out so once I have chosen the materials I can concentrate on the finer details. Pictures to follow!

I'll be on holiday in Norway next week so there will be a delay in finish the project. Sorry to disappoint!

New studio!

My new home studio is coming along nicely. With 12 foot high ceilings, it's quite a challenge to start from scratch. The building is dated 1891 so it needs a lot of tlc and everything takes a lot longer because of it!

I want the whole room to be painted white apart from one wall, my inspiration wall directly opposite my desk. I'm thinking about a dusky blue to keeps everything fresh and in keeping with the building.

My beautiful desk arrived in February. It's still not assembled and won't be until the room is finished. I can't wait to get cracking!

My current list of projects I want to start is huge:

Pattern cutting
New hand sewing techniques
New machine stitching techniques
Gift box designs and painting
Website designs
Future research project
Courses to attend

The list goes on....

I've been networking on Twitter which is proving useful to me for business ideas and collaborations with other creative types.