I have been playing with my clay, it’s been very therapeutic at this difficult time. I’ve also been clearing up my work space and sorting out all my clay scraps and using them to make creatures! My son is doing well, his arm seems to be healing nicely. Thank you for all your kind messages of support, it’s nice to know you are there! I’m having a table at my kids school Christmas Fayre (Begbrook School in Bristol, UK on...

 I am pleased to announce some good news! The winner of the My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking Software.  I used a random number generator and this is the winner it picked! Number 20 is Pippa of Pips Jewellery (do check out her great blog) . Have fun playing with it. I will be in touch with details of how to claim your prize. I will be away from  home for the next week, for my father’s funeral and to stay with my mum, I am taking some...

I have had a horrible week. My dad suffered a heart attack, and then a massive stroke and died very suddenly on Thursday. It happened in Bournemouth, mum and dad were on their way back from holiday. I went back to Brighton with my mum and sister and then had to rush back to Bristol as my son James (7) fell off the monkey bars at school, badly breaking his left arm just above the elbow (he’s left handed typically!). He needed surgery to...

I am really looking forward to Monday. The children are at school, and I am at home! I shall have time to play with my clay I hope!I remembered the other day that I had set up a facebook Cara Jane business page but never done anything with it. I have put some photos there now (don’t worry nothing you haven’t seen already – they’ll be posted here and flickr first) and will try and keep up to date with events too. Please...

My children made present for their teachers to say thank you for such a wonderful year (they have both had amazing teachers this year lucky things!). I managed to persuade them to make spoons instead of necklaces, much more useful. Here they are:My daughter who is 5 made all these things. She has 5 adults who work in her class and she adores them all! Her actual teacher got one of the flowery spoons and the necklace.My son who is nearly 7 made...