Potato Fritters: Just like mum used to make...

Golden-brown and oh so crispy

pleasant, warm when weather's nippy

Sizzling, fragrant in cast iron pans,

I watch how the fritters dance.

Just like mum used to create;

reminds me of the good olde days.

Message In A Bottle

Through blustering wind,

and weathers throttle,

secured stays,

your message bottle.

So daringly cute,

I do declare,

an inch sized message,

for one to wear.

Candlelight Vigil

A solemn candle to honor those, lost to our world.

Notes on my door, remember and never forget.

Letter Writing

To write a letter from the heart,

to a dear friend whilst apart,

a gesture ever-kind and true,

and oh so lovely through and through.

Like sunbeams in the break of day,

or a summer afternoon,

like teatime 'fore the sun goes down,

and petals lit by m0on.

Like reading books by candlelight,

and willow's by the blue,

all these things I want to share,

in what I've sent to you.

But the parcel's own content,

differs quite from these:

A mystery gift, a tin of mints

and lotion from Burt’s Bees.

A fashion cut-out, stickers too,

A pink snake, a ring for Sue,

a letter etched in written art,

here’s your gift from my heart!

Image Transfer

Pray tell. I beg of thee,

through this complexity,

of my fascination with

facets of imagery.

With photos I declared,

my fragmented interest dared,

to capture unprepared,

to deem these transfers shared.

© 2011

To create the photo transfer as seen in the very first image,

I added cornstarch to nail polish remover, rubbing alcohol,

photo lift solution, liquid soap, window cleaning spray (some

other odds and ends) and perfume to a hard plastic bowl.

Then, I immersed a regular photograph into the solution for about

20 minutes. I was careful to make sure the photograph was well

covered by the liquid. When finished you may drain the liquid

or repeat the process with a new photograph.

After the immersing process had finished, I "sandwiched" the

photograph between two sheets of paper. Make sure the image

lies face down on the paper you plan to transfer it onto.

Thereafter, take a rolling pin or can in order to help

the image adhere to the transfer paper.

After the image appeared to be laying completely flat,

I used a little bit of heat to further coerce

the photograph onto the transfer paper.

Then I let the image sit awhile. Only when it was

good and ready, did I peal the backing off slowly

to behold the image transferred beneath!

When you have completed your own creation it can make a lovely

gift, photographic art piece, or stationary embellishment!!