Katrina Gwynne-Jones

dancing with light and mischief

recent posts

about

I define the world visually (Deaf) & enjoy conveying visual language into pixels. I am a wanderlust person on hold, seeking the next adventure.
Donate (Together Against Breast Cancer)
  • Blog posts

    Mr P & his camping gear…!

    Today have finally come for Mr P’s second school trip away from home, for over the next few days. I still just can’t get over at how he have become this handsome young man, in front of me.
    Eleven years ago, never did I expected that my son will soon be wearing this giant rucksack of mine. (I misses him already, even though, he have only left about 3 hours ago. It doesn’t matter how many practices I have, throughout his years. All this is just a preparation that one day, when he will soon be leaving this cosy family nest of ours.)
    P.S. Ooops, we just never got round to getting his hair cut (or trim, in his case) before his camping survival trip!

    (P.S.S. Please excuse the brightness of these photos.)

  • Blog posts

    Birth Storytelling…

    Never have the photograph of giving birth captured me more than this beautiful, yet powerful picture (below today), taken by Lynsey Stone (although, I first saw it on Pinterest); its really does feel so wonderful to reminisce about mine.

    Now I’d love to share a short video of my youngest one’s birth video. (Unfortunately, I didn’t have a birth video from my first one.) It really was a magical time and it still makes me feel a little weepy watching it.

    I haven’t forgotten my life experiences above (except that I have forgotten how much hair she had when she was born), this video have instilled a small and yet an incredulous part of mine (and my special little family) large story, filling with so many memories.

    P.S. My labour was just happened to be brought on, by my son’s accident in B & Q. Boys being boys, he have decided to take a peek under a garden table, made of metal. Unfortunately, there were boxes of them nearby and they all suddenly collapsed; well, luckily, it just escaped him by the skin of his teeth.

    x

  • Blog posts

    Miss C’s {Alice in Wonderland} birthday tea-party

    As Miss C’s didn’t get to have a birthday party with friends last year; I have promised her one this year, that she will not forget in a hurry.
    By hook or crook, she had a ball at her party with a twist of modern versus traditional. By starting off with some wicked dance moves from Funky Feet Dance party (taught by an excellent woman named Stephanie) along with Miss C’s favourite music and then with Alice in Wonderland tea-party thrown in.

    There was this famous quote by Alice saying: You’re nothing but a pack of cards! With this, the grand entrance were made up of bunting made with playing cards at the party.
    playing card: at any big supermarket
    string: art craft shop
    staples: at any big supermarket

    Mad Hatter: Do you care for tea? or how about this one: Have a very merry unbirthday! Well, since it was Miss C’s birthday, she can have a merry one, indeed.
    gorgeous crockery: Sunshine Bakery!
    “Eat me” Party Picks: Vintage Twee
    Alice in Wonderland’s Fortune Teller Favours: Vintage Twee
    bottle: any empty bottle will do
    red heart paper straws: Pipii
    The March Hare: You’re all late for tea! Thankfully, none of the tea-cups was thrown like he did in the movie.
    Beautiful silver teapot: Sunshine Bakery
    I first saw this idea from sweet designs‘s blog and I just knew I wanted to do something similar for my daughter’s birthday party!
    birdcage: Ebay
    mini-cup cakes: M & S
    It seemed befitting to have parents to join in the birthday wishes at the end of the party, with this delicious cake made by my utterly genius half. Since Miss C is not a cake person at all, but have her love for brownies & all things chocolate so came across this gorgeous idea from made in melissa’s kitchen.
    And as for the gift bag idea, again with a little bit of help from sweet design‘s blog; filled with a mini-version of playing cards, Alice in Wonderland’s Fortune Teller Favours, sweets wrapped in tissue paper/newspaper cracker & fruit winder. It was just a perfect party with a perfect ending.
    ribbons: art craft shop
    candles: any supermarket
    paper bags: pipii
    candy necklace: candy shop
    Alice behind Curtain from Alice in Wonderland wood mounted rubber stamp: etsy
  • Blog posts

    ♥ scribbled intimate notes ♥

    How I l♥ve scribbled intimate notes, whether it is happy or sad! There is just something deeply heartfelt about it, not to mention romantic, sincere & most of all original that just meant to awake the heart of the people you love.

    Well here one that I want to share today….. 

    Last week, my darlin’ J left this sweet note just outside of my bedroom door, before dropping the kids off at school (incase I would miss him!). This is one of many kind where he would gently reminded me time & time again, why I first fell in love with him.

    Perhaps, I will soon do a series of scribbled intimate notes or sketches from my loved ones.