Snapshot Girls: 1 HOUR

I've recently joined a very lovely and friendly photography club Snapshot Girls

The theme for my first project with the Snapshot Girls was 1 Hour. So off I went with my TZ20 Panasonic camera on a grey Sunday morning around Swansea town centre to try to capture some urban snapshots!

I found it quite difficult to try and capture these pictures under the pressure of 1 hour! I was surprised with the result of my wander from Castle gardens in the city centre down to the Marina and back. Here are the 5 very random photos that I submitted! 

The next theme is Circles....

Challenge completed!

Well Challenge completed! I swam 100 lengths to finish the 2.5K Swimathon! It felt like a really good achievement to do it in 1 hour and for a very good cause. I raised £140 for Marie Curie cancer care.

So I'd like to say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has generously supported me! Next time I will aim for the big 5k Challenge! Taking some tips from the video of amazing world champion Michael Phelps! Perfect!

Swimathon challenge 2013

Well I have 3 more sleeps until my first big 2.5K Swimathon challenge this Saturday to help raise money for Marie Curie Cancer care!!! In a moment of madness in January I thought it would be a great idea to take on a big New Year challenge and swim 100 lengths in a 25 metre pool, I can't believe the big day is nearly here, I'm starting to feel the nervous butterflies now and hoping that I will be okay on the day! 

I'm in the final preparations of training now. I always lose count of the lengths when I'm swimming. I've been working on my technique and just hope I can do it on the day because I've never swum this far before! I will be swimming at my local pool, Penlan leisure centre, Swansea at 2pm this Saturday the 27th of April.

 A very big thank you to everyone who has sponsored me so far, if you haven't already there is still time, it all goes to a fantastic cause!  I've shared a nice speedo video. Motivating on those days I didn't feel like going but was so glad that I did go for that swim after a long day at work! Swimathon donate HERE

Thanks/Diolch!

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