JO FIRTH-YOUNG

Sometimes when a project is finished the scraps and 'rubbish' left on the desk are too nice, colourful and interesting to throw away...

This journal page was inspired by the garden and the arrival of spring and, hopefully soon, summer! (fingers crossed lol) Our garden has bee...

I'd been wondering what the big blousy doodle flowers from on JOFY64 would look like if the two parts were combined to make an even BIGG...

.... and today was one of those days... the lovely postman delivered my Eileen Hull Sizzix Travel Journal die and my (small) to-do list wa...

... a couple of weeks ago I went to a workshop with Seth Apter, organised by PaperArtsy.  Such a lot of fun, and learning... I lost coun...

... for Mr JoFY.. I'd been trying to find a big metal 'M' to go in Matt's 'man cave' for a while and found these c...

...I'm sorry little blog - I promise to do better! and do better for you lovely people who stop by this blog and see the same picture/bl...

.... I'm talking about junk mail.  I seem to receive mini brochures from clothing companies - most of which go in the bin but some ...

... so this post is less of a 'holiday make ' & more of a 'holiday take ' .... this is a picture of taken of me with Mo...

... little mini works of art.. I raided the vintage stamp albums that I have gathered/been given and searched for bits and pieces for mood...

.... to brighten your day! This has to be the BEST christmas advert in the UK so far this year - its going to take some beating!.. Its ad...

I have a backlog of little projects to share - little bits and pieces that I created over the summer when I was taking a break.. and here i...

...are sometimes the best....  The National Theatre screened a live performance of Hamlet last week on Thursday night to thousands o...

... don't mind if I do! Colouring books for adults.. 101 ways to keep a person quiet and focused and a fun way to practice colouring w...

... lovely dibbers are made. I'd like to tell you a story... Once upon a time, not so long ago- back in the mid 1970s - a little gi...

.. is exactly what this well cropped photo of our garden does! The view of the alliums, gates and aquilegia in the background focuses on t...

... each week I try to buy flowers to have on the lounge table.. not expensive flowers just so there's something 'living' in the...

... and this time with the large plate - roughly A4 size.... 'inked' up the plate with Tinned Peas and Chartreuse Fresco Finish pa...

... that I made for my Mum-in-Law for Mother's Day... The long white flower/seed stems are a Clarity Stamp stencil - I thought it wo...