Trip to an art exhibition in Gilleleje...more photos and a painting or two

The beach was deserted back when we went.
No sunbathing beauties slathered in suncream blocking the view.

Blue Flags mean bathers are welcome. But doggies might be frowned on,
though the rule was not made by Danes.
Dr Watson the Dog doesn't mind.
He gets a decidedly sinking feeling when he sees the sea.

The high street has a toy shop that isn't
related
to Fætter BR!

We found a trendy shop for youngsters and kitted
Jake out with a cap for the summer.

And a wacky sweet shop that could have belonged to
an Oompa Loompa. Remember to brush your teeth!

We trotted down to the harbour, where
we found:

A summer art exhibition... 

...where Karinna Damgaard is one of the exhibitors. 

We had lunch at the harbour watching seagulls dancing
on nearby roofs - a can-can cabaret. 

There's one! As big as a cat!
The boats reminded me of Gt Yarmouth harbour,
 where my dad had a boat called The Lady Helen.

In fact our trip was so inspiring that I went home and
started painting again 

- for the first time for about two years.

I'm very rusty, but was good to have something to do while Jake
was in Costa Rica with his dad.

Have a blast and make the perfect present

We had fun making a present for Alex's 21st birthday

First you pick a glass container or other glass.

Then you choose a sheet of stickers.

There are LOTS to choose from.

Jake decided to put borders at the top and bottom using a felt pen.

He had to be careful to get it straight.

He put tape up to the line he had made.

Top and bottom,

Like this.

Then turned it inside.

Now it was time for the stickers, which were priced DKK 25 per sheet
 or if you found some you liked in the 'leftover tub', separately depending on the size. 

There were quite a few, star signs too. 

Jake stuk on some chameleons because his brother has leopard gekkos
 and they were the closest we could find.

Next it was time for the sand blasting

Ooooohhhhh.

It looks spacey.

The lady helped explain the process.

Which is easy to see here - where there are no stickers, the sand blasts
 through the green layer of glass.

As you can see here, now that the container is out of the cabinet, the green has gone.

Except it's still there under where the stickers were. Smart!

So when you've peeled off all the stickers...

...it looks like this. The chameleons were round the back
and his name on the front. Unique.