Madeira: Decorations

Happy New Year

To celebrate I thought I would share photos of the Christmas lights we saw in Madeira.  We were particularly impressed with the ones in Funchal.

Outside the Town Hall, Funchal

Along the various streets in Funchal

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

In Porto Moniz

In Sao Vincente

 In the hotel in Porto Moniz

 And finally, in Machico.

I hope you enjoyed your trip around the lights of Madeira.
Thanks for stopping by.
Bernice

January

Happy New Year

It's a new month and a new year on 12 Months in View.

I made a very simple and quick page for my January page and incorporated the flower of the month, the snowdrop.

I sprayed the journal page with Dylusions White Linen and then Dylusions London Blue.  I drew with a pencil through the snowdrop stencil.

I used acrylic paint to paint the flowers and the leaves and filled in the gaps that the stencil had left.

I printed out part of the Wordsworth poem, inked it and stuck it down.  I drew some lines round the edge of the page and put some squiggles.  

Thanks for stopping by.
Bernice

Madeira: Nativity Scenes

We have just spent a week in Madeira - 23rd -30th December - and I thought I would share some, not all, of the 750+ photographs.

While it's still 2013 I thought I would share some of the Nativity scenes we saw.  These were built on the road side or in the centre of town.  Some we found more amusing than others - mostly due to the size of the baby or more particularly the size of the sheep in relation to the camels!

In the main square in Funchal

By the harbour in Funchal

Jardin do Mar

On the seafront at Porto Moniz

 These were in Seixal.

In the church at Sao Vincente

 On a street corner in Sao Vincente

In the hotel at Porto Moniz

And the last one in Machico - which didn't photograph too well.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bernice