Snow Bat

A collection of snow bats.f

Birdgit

Birdgit's behind

Woodland Bat and Moss Bat

Going a bit batty....

It's official! I have gone full on BATTY!!!!

Recently it's been all about bats and spiders!

I have no idea why I didn't needle felt sooner! I absolutely love it and how I can create much more intricate details that is not possible with fabric.

Needle felted legs, feet, nose and teeth 

My very first bat

Preparing for a batch 

Some of the bats from the first batch

Munchin bats with munchin pumpkins

Fluffy bat butt

Preparing for The British Tarantula Society

Spiders

Ok... I have failed once again to make more time to blog... but I will make up for it after this Sunday!

I will be going to the 31st British Tarantula Convention! Yup, a TARANTULA CONVENTION!

Hopefully I will have the opportunity to go around and take photos of this unusual and grand event!

I have spent the last couple of weeks sewing my fingers off, making furry spiders. I'm exhausted.... 3 days to go and i'm still sewing like crazy!


This would be my very first Tarantula Convention, so I have no idea what to expect, really. My goal was to make a variety of different spiders, of all shapes and sizes. After making the first few I realized how much work there was ahead of me.... 8 legs is A LOT of legs!!!

I'm surprised I haven't had any nightmares about spiders yet...

So if you happen to be in the area or wish to come along, here are the details:-

The All New BTS Exhibition 2016
The Warwickshire Exhibition Center
Open from 11.00am-4.00pm
Sunday 22nd May 2016


exhibition.thebts.co.uk/

Come say hi if you go!

Hello foxy squatch!

Today was a non-sewing day, as I am feeling a bit under the weather...

The mini photo-shooting session with the Foxsquatches cheered me up a bit. These foxy little sasquatches struck their foxiest poses for me so they can be listed up on my Etsy shop. 

Tomorrow I may even attempt working on my website!!!! ( have you noticed I have not come up with any new years resolutions this year?? ).  Let's see if this will be the year I finish my website...

Happy 2016!

Arrrrgh!!! I have once again fallen so behind on my blog posting!
I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year ( even though now it's February...)

So much as happened since my last post!

The biggest news last year, is that me and Francesco married! I would like to share some photos of the all the preparations and photos of our special day but will save that for another post. :)

And the works on our house is still on going... Dont' ask...

So...this first post, for the new year, is about a group I am part of. It's called the Crafthulhu Collective. Each month, a member of the group chooses a theme and we then make something in our own style.

This month's Theme is Circus, selected by Angel (from Saint Angel Productions) and what a great theme it is! So many wonderful makes!

Collage Made by Creepies

And here are the creators:

Saint Angel Productions 
Creepies 
Glamasaurus
Kittypinkstars
Nobody Likes The Boy
Steventon's Monster Emporium 
The Pencil Pirates
Totemly Weird 
With Love from Hollie
Yarntistry


I almost forgot to mention some other artists that are part of the group, but did not take part in this month's challenge. 
Katie Abey Design
Sophie Corrigan Illustration
Heart Felt Design


Do go say hi, if you do not know them already. They are a super friendly bunch with wacky imaginations.

There were a ton of ideas I wanted to implement! I LOVE CIRCUS!!! Choices.. choices!! It was almost impossible to choose... I grabbed my poi, swung them around and my mind was made up!

I love poi. A character with pose-able arms and legs was required for poi-ing and this was a good opportunity to try something new.

So I began making a character had a little wire skeleton.

The wire skeleton

All ready for posing

All ready for action!

I made her a dress and a little jacket to keep her warm.

Tying out tricks

But, for the final touch...she needed her furry balls to be on fire!
Using photoshop, I did some rough passes and painted in some fire trails.

The final images

Whooooosh... swoooosh...whoooooosh! Now I am itching to do fire poi again!


I will try my best to keep up to date with my blogging and do some catching up too. Hopefully, my next one won't be in February 2017!

Happy Birthday To Mummy Loo!

 Yesterday, was my mum's birthday! We strolled around the local park and my mum showed me a part I had never seen before. It was a serene, bluebell meadow. Had to go back to the house to grab my camera and the Sukis to have a quick, mini photoshoot!

I had a wonderful day, I hope my mum did too! xxx

Awwww... Kitty, I've missed you!