Like sands in an hourglass so are the days of our lives...!

 Well the Clocks went back last week and the dark nights are drawing in, that only means that Christmas is nearly here, only 45 days to go!!

On the subject of time we have been quite busy at Heulwen Designs making some clocks, which I think would make lovely and unusual gifts for you or your home this Christmas. We have just listed a couple on the Heulwen made Folksy shop. Here are some photos of the ones I have listed so far below, I hope you like them. Heulwen Designs x

Hand block printing, Rajasthan

Jaipur, RAJASTHAN - Hand wood block printing

I loved the hand block prints in Rajasthan so much I thought I'd share some pictures with you on my blog. Hand block printing is a labour-intensive process that requires a lot of, skill, patience, effort and time. Rajasthan is the most colourful state in India and Jaipur is its vibrant capital. There are many different motifs used in traditional block printing and colourful prints of birds, animals, human figures, gods and goddesses are very popular. Since India is rich and abundant in its natural resources, most of its arts and craft forms derive raw materials and design influence from nature

Pushkar, RAJASTHAN - Hand carving woodblocks

Pushkar, RAJASTHAN - Hand carved woodblocks

Life should be colourful, chaotic, mysterious and exotic!!

Jaipur

Incredible India! I have just been on holiday to India, a country full of amazing contrasts. I visited the splendour of  palaces, saw and bought some wonderful textiles, met the locals in the markets and bazaars, experienced Holi festival, and relaxed on the beaches of Goa...

In every city I experienced a different people, smell, food, flora and fauna... Here are some photos I took in the bazaars of one of my favourite places we visited, Jaipur. 

Jaipur

Jaipur shopping for Saree's

Beautiful Rajasthan textiles

Spices in Jaipur

Less than two weekends until Valentines day...

I've been having fun with baking Clay lately and I've been experimenting with heart shapes and I'm so pleased with the result! I made this - Key to your heart - Cariad Keyring by Heulwen Designs available to buy now on Etsy 

 

Gift tags by Heulwen Designs available to buy this weekend at the Canolfan Gorseinon Food and Craft Fayre