Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts

Sponge stamping fun at Eden Pottery

Today me, my two sisters and my mum had a lunch date at Eden Pottery, a short drive away from our home in Bangor, N.I. It's mums birthday at the weekend so we thought this would be a fun thing to do to mark the occasion, and just to get out and do something together as a family.
The idea was to go and decorate a piece of pottery of our choice, then sample the delights of the deli counter. The setting was beautiful- a large conservatory type building surrounded by green fields.
After getting over the initial fear of deciding what vessel to choose, what colours, what design..... we had a ball and really enjoyed seeing our creations come to life.
In a few days time we will be able to pick them up, fired and glazed and ready for use.
A great day out.











Wedding fever

Last weekend we had the wedding of my friends whom I had made the invitations for. The service was in a country Chapel just on the border between North and South Ireland, beautifully decorated and filled with sounds of violin and harp. 
Then it was back to the very large and luxurious Slieve Russell hotel in Co.Cavan. Here we enjoyed a relaxed day with delicious food and emotional speeches. It was a sober affair for me, being 20 weeks pregnant, so felt quite different from previous alcohol filled family weddings! Nevertheless is was lovely to spend a couple of nights in a hotel and be pampered. It was Rudi's first wedding experience and she certainly had a ball, especially on the dance floor! 

Jess xx





En famille at Tyrella beach









Well, first things first- i finally sorted myself with a new camera! A bargain too, from Gumtree, so am very pleased with myself! Just need to practice lots and maybe invest in a new lens. It's the Canon 500d with a basis kit lens of 18-55mm 3.5-5.6, so will do for now. I really enjoyed playing photographer over the weekend. We were on a mini break with all the family near Tyrella beach in Newcastle Co.Down. The weather was very kind to us, we had a wonderful time!