Welcome to my website - of all things handmade .

For the past 6-7 years I have developed my textile skills, enjoying every stitch and new friendship encountered along the way ( as you may read below). But I have now decided to resume my studies - which will mean fewer instances of new work in the years to come.

As ever, if you want an up-to date insight :Be Crafty Be Happy and de Toutes les Couleurs are updated regularly.

I am French but live in the UK in Cheshire.
I've always been into "making things" - it all started with paper cutouts from magazines, collaged into mini-posters, and hand drawing. The world of textiles opened up for me when I came to England and I never looked back. I attended a few embroidery day-workshops with local artists such as Colette Gilmartin and Jennifer Collier, but I am mostly self-taught, with the help of lots of books, friends and the internet.

My art journey took me to felting by chance and I joined the International Feltmakers Association for a while. I love to work with natural materials, and felt is surprisingly versatile - it allows 3D effects whilst remaining lightweight and manageable.

I also attended a workshop in stained glass windows with Lauren Sagar in 2003 which gave me another perspective on materials and effects - I discovered transparence, transluscence and light!

Finally I attended a part-time City & Guilds course in machine Embroidery in 2006 and became a member of Manchester's Embroiderers' Guild. I took part in a few local exhibitions and you can find me in Bead Love, where I contributed a few of my felt beads! It is a wonderful book full of designer ideas and beads.

I love combining, and my joy is to pair unlikely media together: felt and glass, or fabrics and metal for exemple and would love to learn how to be a blacksmith, a goldsmith too. Or working with enamels , ceramics and wood... Plenty of scope and ideas, let's hope the opportunities will arise soon!