What are the things in your life that light you up? The things you do that make your blood sparkle and excitement dance around you? Things that are inherently you... you know, those weird little quirks that just make life bright and shiny.
For me... it's finding things. I know, I know, that sounds a bit random... but bear with me. I mean searching and collecting specific bits and pieces. I've always had pockets full of finds! Of course - now this hobby has a fancy-pants name - ending in "larking". Mudlarking for hunting along rivers, Fieldlarking for fields, beachlarking for seaside escapades, and even houselarking for finding treasure inside buildings and homes.
I've always loved bottle dumps and old fire pits. Anywhere I can dig up antique glass or maybe find an old key or two. When I moved up to the islands, I did wonder if I'd ever get the chance to lark again! I needn't have worried though... we've discovered a beach covered in pottery shards. It's brilliant fun to wrap up and fight the wind in order to fill our pockets with this gorgeous treasure!
Of course, the shards are a bit harder to display than bottles... but I remembered I had a couple of unused wooden "canvases" from when I was oil painting. I turned them over and white-washed them... and voila! With a little bit of help from my hot glue gun, they make a fairly decent display - with an in-built frame! What do you think?