Autistic spectrum .

Hi all .
Well as you know this blog is a life blog that includes everything , not just painting and filofaxes because life isn't that simple hey ? so .
Mums having chemo now after a successful operation  , thats all going well but in other news we have a few other answers . My boy is likely to have Autism . I already know he has ADHD with Aspergers tendencies , now I have a new direction to look in and from the preliminary booklets we recieved , it seems this explains a lot . Its great to have things make sense to me now , and for me to see into his head and emotions a bit more . Good progress !
His school has been very supportive and the local doctors as well and I finally feel like we are getting somewhere . It helps so much to know what we are struggling with .

Because of the prevalence of cancer in my family I recently underwent a series of appointments to calculate my risk of contracting cancer . and it seems my risks are low which is another big lift for me , I am getting my worried reduced one by one . Being proactive has really made a difference to my daily stress levels . One thing at a time .

Art wise , i've been back in the studio making art and I have nearly finished my latest mountain painting .

THis image is partway through the painting. 

New filofax week setup in my retrobloom .

Raspberry Finsbury!

I have a new raspberry Finsbury A5 filofax :-D 

I use this filo for keeping track of all my online blogs , websites , Etsy shops and anything else I need to update on a regular basis plus a gallery log of ideas to paint , inspirations and competitions . 

I have a thing about the stitching .

Details details :-) They make me happy . I love the fabric inside with filofax on it and I love that its engraved on the ring support too . 

I have a world map and a time zone map in it . LOADS of cream lined paper , finances , to do etc but no calendar in this as i keep my work calendar as a year to view in my A4 . 

It came with a cream A-Z . I have always wanted one of those ! This is a filofax I won from ebay , it had a torn pen  loop but a bit of superglue fixed that and its fab ! 

It has loads of credit card pockets which clearly should be renamed stationary pockets . I love those martha stewart stickers ! I also remembered to put some of my business cards in it . 

Setting it up with my studio page . Each tag relates to a blog or Etsy shop etc . 

I love how the pink bits in the map match the deep raspberry cover . Its all in the little things . 

Not to be left out , my retro bloom personal filo has a new week in it . With plenty of raspberry to match its new workmate :-D 

Sorting out my Etsy shops . Being organised online with my filofax FInsbury raspberry .

I have a cunning plan .
This year I am going to organise blog posting , shop maintenance , studio time , competitions to enter , everything work related into a filofax .
I have an A5 raspberry Finsbury that I adore . I have divided up into sections for each thing that I do . My main focus of course is my art . Thats who I am and what I do but I also have several fun shops for other interests because being a creative person I cant just do one thing . Nope , has to be lots .
I really need to make these shops effective and that means work . It also means not forgetting that these things need work and thats where the filofax excells .

Today my first thing to do was upload new makes to my Etsy shop scandichalet .
This shop is all about homemade bright warm , fun but useful quality items . Mostly fabric but anything household could sneak in here . I have plans for some filofax related goodies now I am officially an addict .
Here is what I have uploaded today . These summer dresses my nine year old loves . She has one in her size and wore it all summer at the beach over a white T . Looks fab with a plain knitted jumper or cardigan and sandals . It was so easy to wash and dry . I hung it in the caravan awning overnight and it was done by morning .

This baby jumper is so snuggly . My kids are all 9 and above and only the youngest will put up with being grabbed and hugged just because I like the jumper . I called this peony pink because I have those flowers in this exact colour . 

This is the baby version . I wasnt sure about this fabric until it was made up into the dress then I totally fell in love with it . It looks like the sort of dress I see in very expensive clothing magazines but can never afford . Its so crisp and fresh . Im really happy with it . 

My Scandichalet shop page inside the raspberry finsbury A5 .