inching slowy out of my box...

last night when all the girls were tucked up in their beds and mister was snoring quietly on the lounge room floor...i took out my paints and brushes and turned this

into this

inspired by a post by the fabulous miss Vanessa of a fanciful twist, i have been dreaming of making my own for some time now. i have this terrible human flaw that i am sure everyone has..self doubt. now i am not saying these are perfect and when compared to Vanessa's they do not even come close to her level of cuteness, but i am so happy with my first attempt. i have no clue how to do faces but i have realised that less is best.

these little elves are ready to fill up Santa's sleigh with toys :p

they are cute from the top of their little heads to the tips of their toes.

i am slowly dabbling in different mediums...i have a craft table full of bits and pieces that i want to have a go at but am too afraid. i really cant explain how i feel..some of you have the very sensible advice of ' have a go. what could possibly go wrong? and if so throw it out and start again'

i understand that advice, but i still find it hard to start. i know that i really want to have a go at a few more of these clothespeg people. i didn't varnish this lot as i followed Vanessa's blog, but i might varnish my next to see how it turns out.

anyhow, i want to gift these to someone special..i hope she likes them...what do you think. if you were gifted them would you be happy??

stepping out of my box felt good and the response from my biggest fans has been encouraging. i might just do it more often :)

learing how to make a traditional indian curry today, so once again i am stepping out of my box.

smooches for a great weekend.