Elli Moody

More 4

2012-02-07T19:17:00.000Z

I do love the new More 4 ident -

MvsM / More4 On-screen GFX from ManvsMachine on Vimeo.

Read all about it here

February Sunshine

2012-02-02T14:28:00.001Z

Beautiful sunshine today which has helped get rid of my January blues - now it's February I'm thinking positive!

Muddy walk

2012-01-28T17:49:00.000Z

We're selling our house at the moment so we had to go out this afternoon to make way for some house viewings... no offers yet but fingers crossed...

Ilfracombe

2012-01-23T19:01:00.000Z

I love out of season British seaside towns - Ilfracombe is a little bit run down, and its arts centre does look like a power station - but on a wintry evening with big waves crashing over the sea wall it looks pretty good!

Fab, Happy, Hooray!

2012-01-17T20:45:00.000Z

Some new numbered birthday designs

New stuff

2012-01-13T13:07:00.000Z

Some Valentines designs I've been working on this week.
I don't think there's anything more satisfying to draw then a smiley bear!

On our bookshelves

2012-01-11T11:53:00.000Z

Our bookshelves are a strange blend of fiction, art and design books and Mark's engineering (yawn) textbooks.

What's on your bookshelves?

Weston-Super-Mare

2012-01-07T22:18:00.000Z

I made this collage of Weston for my sister for Christmas - I think she liked it!
I'm in a very productive mood at the moment - it's that New Year surge of energy - don't know how long it'll last so I'm cracking on with lots of speculative work for my portfolio - I'll share some with you later in the week.
I've also had a bit of a cleaning frenzy today which is very unusual! (and very satisfying :-)

Thankyou cards

2012-01-05T16:50:00.000Z

This is a simple idea for thankyou or any occasion cards - cut and glue a flowerpot shaped piece of paper on to a blank card (this is what Boden catalogues were created for) and ask your child to draw flowers growing out of the pots.

Job done.

2012 - it's going to be a good one!

2012-01-02T21:19:00.001Z

Happy New Year people!

We got home today after a week by the sea.....

We had Christmas day at my sister's lovely house then we went to stay in our cosy caravan in North Devon...

There were crabs...

Shell collecting...

Murky beaches...

Surfboard injuries..

Lots of chips...

And a very tired dog!

2012 - bring it on!

Christmas wishes to all you lovely people!

2011-12-20T18:34:00.001Z

High ground

2011-12-17T20:13:00.001Z

Ho Ho Ho!

2011-12-14T11:26:00.003Z

This is Mark when he was little with quite a friendly looking Santa - I have another photo where he's a bit smaller and the Santa is frankly terrifying...

Christmas in shorts and t-shirts looks quite appealing at the moment - we had about half a foot of hail last night - yuck!

Pre-Christmas Syndrome

2011-12-13T10:58:00.004Z

We've just been to smallest Moody's first nativity and I started crying when they sang Away in a Manger - anyone else feeling a bit over emotional at the moment?

I also decided December was the perfect time to have five inches of my hair cut off - cold neck...brrrr...

And all our electrical appliances are rebelling against us- the washing machine refused to open it's door for three days, our reverse cycle air con in the kitchen has given up the ghost -oh - and I've managed to lose the memory card out of my camera........

On the bright side - presents are nearly sorted and we managed to find a Christmas Tree for under £30!

A secret collage and my favourite Christmas ad..

2011-12-07T11:21:00.003Z

I can't watch it without sobbing - but in a good way! (The 'nothing like Australia' ad has a similar effect!)

Spotted...

2011-12-06T09:45:00.000Z

...at the weekend..

In the garden today...

2011-11-30T11:42:00.001Z

A Day in the Caravan

2011-11-27T19:42:00.003Z

While Mark pottered around fixing the important bits of the caravan (water, gas, mudguards etc.), the boys watched Bee Movie and I put my feet up with a cuppa and a packet of custard creams.

(I also tried to teach Bill to play Scrabble but he cheats like crazy..)

Our caravan mugs!

We can't wait to take the caravan down to Devon next weekend...

Christmas Moo!

2011-11-21T17:14:00.002Z

Just ordered our Christmas cards from Moo -design courtesy of Bill Moody this year!

(I especially like Rudolph's teeth!)

Hop over to Moo if you're after personalised cards - use discount code CHRISTMASTIME for 15% off - they're really nice quality and you can have a variety of designs in the same pack.

We bought a caravan!

2011-11-20T19:43:00.002Z

My God we're getting old- we had a sudden urge to buy a caravan....

No hanging around in the Moody house - so here it is - it's a bit mid-80s in decor... but it's going to be lovely and cosy for winter camping

Small Moodys love it!

We're taking it down in a couple of weeks to it's new home in Devon and I'm planning it's transformation into a 'Cool caravan'!

Birthday card designs and spinning wheels

2011-11-18T17:21:00.002Z

Today I've been working on some birthday card designs...

And ebaying a spinning wheel for my computerless neighbour - if you fancy a new hobby have a look here!

Tomorrow we're picking up our Christmas present to ourselves! - photos tomorrow (no - it's not a dog..)

Sea Glass

2011-11-13T17:39:00.004Z

This weekend's beachcombing finds- Bill found the bottle stopper -we were very excited!

IF: Silent

2011-11-11T16:25:00.002Z

The 11th November is Remembrance Day here in the UK- we wear Poppies and have two minutes silence at 11am- the time of the signing of the Armistice at the end of the First World War.

That's an awful lot of 11's today!

Scrap flowers

2011-11-10T17:18:00.003Z

Just having a little play with some flower sketches I did this afternoon - I was so engrossed in drawing that I forgot to pick the boys up from school - I was 10 minutes late and they were getting a bit stressed - oops...

Autumnal

2011-11-08T14:01:00.004Z

This was on Sunday.

Today is grey and dark... and the power went off for three hours - it's amazing how much you can get done when the electric's off and there are no distractions!

A walk by the sea

2011-11-06T18:07:00.003Z

I want to buy the Dorville (below) - isn't it gorgeous?

No.3

2011-11-05T23:15:00.001Z

Visited my sister's amazing new house today - it's a huge project but I'm very jealous of her sea views!

Triangular

2011-11-03T15:06:00.000Z

Triangles! Love 'em!

This weekend in pictures...

2011-10-30T08:42:00.007Z

We went for a family meal at a lovely pub next to this river...

We went to The Regal's open day to see how it's coming on - it looks great - gorgeous Art Deco details everywhere (See my other post about The Regal here)

And we went for a walk and a scoot around the village..

This week I'm planning to re-open my Folksy shop with a big sale on my cards and prints - watch this space!

Toasty

2011-10-27T16:55:00.001+01:00

What could be better on a rainy afternoon than a movie on the telly and crumpets toasted on the fire! (Slightly burnt crumpets that is...)

Yum!

Scrapheap Challenge!

2011-10-23T15:45:00.005+01:00

Part of Mark's work is a big scrapyard - the boys love it (obviously..)

It's a bit post-apocalyptic with flowers and trees growing through the bits of scrap steel

I love all the typography and peeling paint - more photos over on Flickr here

The Midnight Sun

2011-10-21T18:26:00.002+01:00

Hands up if you want to go to Iceland now? Beautiful.

(found here)

PS Watch it in full screen..

By the sea

2011-10-18T10:09:00.001+01:00

We had a weekend in North Cornwall.

It was great.

Then we had to come home...

Second puppyhood...

2011-10-13T15:58:00.006+01:00

Molly our Big Dog (French Mastiff cross) is on medication for hypo-thyroidism and has a new lease of life! She has reverted to puppyhood in a big way - see below photo...

Luckily it's a very pink ball of wool that I wasn't going to use, but now I'm a bit worried that she's going to start gnawing on the doorframes like she did when she was little...

That was the day we brought her home - she's grown a bit in the last five years...

Stars and leaves

2011-10-11T15:03:00.004+01:00

We had quite an eventful weekend - what with this - it's not every day we drive out of our road to be greeted by armed police...

Our little village is back to it's peaceful self now!

I'm doing a lot of little collages at the moment, but I'm having real trouble when it comes to scanning them - my scanner isn't very advanced and it doesn't seem to like the colours of the paper I'm using - any advice happily received!

Better go and pick my little treasures up from school now...

Bye Bye Blue Sky

2011-10-05T10:05:00.003+01:00

It's windy, cloudy and a bit chilly today- Autumn is back!

In other news I'm swimming the Channel.

In small increments and in the comfort of my local pool.

Have a look here to set your own swimming challenge- it's great if, like me, you have a serious will power shortage...

'Best Day Ever!'

2011-10-02T21:28:00.002+01:00

We couldn't stay at home when the sun was shining so we left home at 6.30 this morning and by 9.30 we were on the beach!

As was everyone else...

Smallest Moody said it was the Best Day EVER. (It was pretty good!)

Floral photography

2011-09-29T10:35:00.004+01:00

I entered a couple of photos in the Tigerprint Floral photography competition and have just found out this photo was a runner-up! (Recognise it from this post?)

What a nice start to the day! Off to trawl through some charity shops to celebrate :)

Second Summer

2011-09-29T10:13:00.002+01:00

Oooh sunshine! I'd just got into Autumn mode and was looking forward to wearing my new boots and one of the many scarves I've crocheted, when the sun comes back to give us a second chance :)

These are some new postcard/print designs I've been working on - there are tiny bits of paper all over the house now...

Enjoy the sunshine people!

Miniland

2011-09-25T13:46:00.003+01:00

We liked Legoland - but loved Miniland!

(Tilt-shift effect from here)

Already?

2011-09-23T11:45:00.001+01:00

I've been working on some new Christmas card designs for my portfolio but really Christmas is ages away isn't it??...

Have a lovely weekend everyone - we're off to Legoland!

Crochet projects!

2011-09-22T11:19:00.003+01:00

I'm beginning to think learning to crochet was a bad idea - it's far too addictive- not much else is getting done round here!

I just finished a curly scarf for my mum's birthday - made from lovely Araucania wool...

And - I've figured out how to do stripes - I'm making myself some wrist warmers - and then I'm thinking a big stripey blanket may be next!

Oooh, stripes....

30 gifts to 30 strangers

2011-09-21T14:38:00.000+01:00

30 gifts to 30 strangers in Sydney from Lucas Jatoba on Vimeo.

Love this idea - via 365 Grateful

Apple picking!

2011-09-17T17:45:00.001+01:00

First, find the apples...

Then, pick the apples...

Next - eat your apples!

Yum!

Laundry day

2011-09-15T14:46:00.000+01:00

Can you spot the ladybird on the green peg?

In my sketchbook

2011-09-13T10:43:00.000+01:00

September Garden

2011-09-09T14:41:00.001+01:00

Empty Nest..

2011-09-07T15:03:00.003+01:00

Nest print from Bold and Noble

I'm feeling a bit empty-nest-ish. I know my children haven't left home.. they're only 4 and 6 - but they do trot off happily to school each morning now, leaving me feeling a bit lonely...

How sad! I miss having a small companion following me around, pointing out interesting cloud formations and dogs.

And always wanting feeding.

I'm only four days in to 'big school' so I'm sure I'll get used to it.

Anyone else missing their little treasures? Or, more sensibly, enjoying the peace!

Making and baking

2011-09-04T17:25:00.003+01:00

I enjoyed my summer photography challenge- though I didn't find it too challenging to take a photo a day - some days the challenge was choosing which photo to use.

Autumn is going to be about crochet and cooking I think.

In that order.

I've finished a couple of scarves, now I'm attempting a hat - I've undone it several times to figure out how to make it hat-shaped! However it turns out, there should be a head in the family it fits (hopefully)..

Day 41

2011-09-01T19:59:00.003+01:00

Day 40

2011-09-01T19:53:00.002+01:00

Carters Steam Fair!

Day 39

2011-08-31T09:26:00.000+01:00

Day 38

2011-08-29T16:30:00.003+01:00

Village dog show!

And well done to Monty for having the second waggiest tail!

Day 37

2011-08-28T18:37:00.002+01:00

Dragonfly sculpture at the Cotswold Water Park today

Day 36

2011-08-28T18:34:00.000+01:00

Blackberries!

Day 35

2011-08-26T19:41:00.001+01:00

Day 34

2011-08-25T09:01:00.001+01:00

Day 33

2011-08-23T19:44:00.001+01:00

Butterflies having fun on the buddleia today

Day 32

2011-08-23T08:58:00.000+01:00

Slinky!

Day 31

2011-08-21T18:59:00.001+01:00

In the garden today....

..lots of apples..

..very late runner beans...

..whiskers!

Day 30

2011-08-20T14:47:00.003+01:00

Paddling feet and elderberries

Day 29

2011-08-19T09:50:00.001+01:00

Day 28

2011-08-18T22:09:00.003+01:00

Stanway House

Day 27

2011-08-18T09:39:00.002+01:00

The ceiling in Birmingham airport

Day 26

2011-08-16T20:49:00.002+01:00

Day 21

2011-08-11T12:13:00.001+01:00

It's this kind of day today... the kind of day that makes you get out the Ugg boots and cook some cakes!

(So that's what I'm going to do)

Day 20

2011-08-11T09:22:00.000+01:00

Day 19

2011-08-09T15:34:00.003+01:00

Well - I was feeling pretty depressed about the state of the world, and more specifically the state of the country... but a lovely parcel was waiting for me at home which has restored some of my faith in human nature!

I entered a competition to win some tea-related goodies from 'From the Wilde' and I won - lovely teas, a mug and picture from Quite Contrary Crafts and a gorgeous badge and tea towel from Poppy Treffry (which I think I'll frame - it's far too nice to use as a tea towel)

Day 18

2011-08-08T18:36:00.001+01:00

Spotted outside work this morning

Day 17

2011-08-07T19:16:00.003+01:00

Day 16

2011-08-06T12:14:00.003+01:00

Our newly painted stairs and landing - very echoey!

Day 15

2011-08-05T16:25:00.002+01:00

I haven't been very creative so far this summer but I managed to do a spot of fabric printing this afternoon - was fun!

Day 14

2011-08-04T17:03:00.004+01:00

Gappy!

Day 13 (I think..)

2011-08-03T18:32:00.003+01:00

I'm getting my days confused... it's that school holiday state of mind when you completely forget what day of the week it is!

Today we went to Weston Super Mare and it was quite a bit sunnier than when we went last year! I have freckles I've never seen before.. (freckly feet - yikes!)

Day 12

2011-08-03T18:30:00.002+01:00

This telegraph pole is in our next door neighbour's garden and I'm quite fond of it!

Day 11

2011-08-02T15:35:00.001+01:00

Day 10

2011-08-01T15:52:00.003+01:00

Reading - The House on the Strand by Daphne Du Maurier

Day 9

2011-08-01T15:48:00.003+01:00

Giant fennel!

Day 8

2011-07-30T15:49:00.002+01:00

We've been dog-sitting for a few days - for a small hairy spaniel!

Day 7

2011-07-30T15:09:00.002+01:00

The door to the blue shed.. (not the green shed or the yellow shed)

Day 6

2011-07-29T11:28:00.000+01:00

Bill found this little horse in the undergrowth in my parent's garden

Day 5

2011-07-28T09:19:00.000+01:00

Climbing...

Day 4

2011-07-26T18:49:00.001+01:00

A few pics in my parents' garden today

Day 3

2011-07-25T20:00:00.001+01:00

Molly and Ron (Mark's dad)'s feet

Day 2

2011-07-24T20:21:00.001+01:00

A mixture of decorating chaos and sunshine in the garden today!

Summer photos- Day 1

2011-07-23T13:59:00.001+01:00

Hollyhock with a grey summer sky...

Summer project

2011-07-22T17:26:00.002+01:00

I'm a bit obsessed with my new camera.... photos to follow once my USB cable arrives..

Summer holidays start today! Wahey!

Very optimistically I've stocked up on ice lollies and bought a new whale shaped sprinkler for the garden - the sun will surely shine at some point in the next 6 weeks right??

So - new camera + summer holiday = my new project - a photo a day until September 2nd

(starting tomorrow!)

Summer Rain

2011-07-19T13:03:00.001+01:00

IF: Gesture

2011-07-18T19:23:00.000+01:00

Sometimes all you need is a hug...

Zoo Day!

2011-07-11T17:48:00.002+01:00

Tom and I went on a pre-school trip to the wildlife park today - photos altered with help from here and here.

In the garden today...

2011-07-10T17:37:00.000+01:00

IF: Stay

2011-07-10T17:18:00.002+01:00

A little sketch from sports day for Illustration Friday - Tom was very good at making the beanbag stay on his head - should be an Olympic sport I think!

Selvedge magazines for sale!

2011-07-06T09:53:00.002+01:00

I'm saving for a new camera - one of these maybe... so I'm selling some of my Selvedge magazine stash here - go on - you know you want to ;)

It's a busy couple of weeks in the Moody house - school trips, sports days, pre-school graduations... looking forward to the summer hols!

Fragments

2011-07-03T21:37:00.002+01:00

Today we went to my secret Cotswold beach combing spot - if you look very carefully in this certain stream you can find loads of tiny fragments of pottery - every time we go there are more of them - I don't know where they came from, but I love finding them.

Cuppa?

2011-06-27T21:49:00.002+01:00

Cecily is a girl after my own heart - tea is always the best way to defer any decision making - right now the decision should be 'turn off the computer and go to bed' but instead I've just put the kettle on...again.

Have a browse through Cecily's other words of wisdom here

Making me happy today...

2011-06-23T18:56:00.002+01:00

Raspberries from the garden

Our first courgette!

Blue skies

And the smallest Moody

Some fab stuff...

2011-06-20T22:16:00.004+01:00

..I've found today

Dear Photograph (via the Etsy blog) such a simple yet brilliant idea - take a photo of a photo from the past in the present - it's sort of like seeing ghosts...

You can contribute your own photos here

The Tate Movie Project, also known as The Itch of the Golden Nit

A new animation from Aardman created completely by children - the website's great and there's a little film about it here. It's going to be shown around the country in the summer

Life in a Day - this film looks amazing - it only seems to be on release at Vue cinemas - have a look for one near you here!

PS The website's here

Happy Father's Day

2011-06-19T14:45:00.002+01:00

We bought Mark this print from Bear Graphics - it pretty much sums up his philosophy in life :)

However, today he can't surf - he's fixing the boiler - there's no job he can't do!

(Or won't attempt..)

Sculptures and showers..

2011-06-18T19:59:00.005+01:00

We had a Father's Day outing to the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail - it was pretty wet but nice to wander through the trees spotting the sculptures and keeping an eye out for wild boar..

Today's doodles..

2011-06-15T20:24:00.001+01:00