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!

Colour Me In!

Here's a colouring in page I drew to wrap up with an order.
Will be working on more pieces which will hopefully will be lots of fun to colour in.

Feel free to print it out and colour it in!

DOWNLOAD file here

No foot is safe!

Mind The Gap!

I was born and raised in Greater London. I have been going in and out of Central London all my life. And I have been a Londoner for almost the last 4 years so I would say I was a very competent Tube traveler - almost well enough to move around with my eyes shut! But now, I will use the underground with my eyes wide open!!!

 

Yesterday, I was on my way to meet my sister at Liverpool street. My journey started at Clapham South Station and I had to change at Bank. It was a very regular journey, until something unexpected happened. 

I fell in the gap! Yes,  I FELL IN THE GAP! I still can't believe it.

All I can remember is following a man into the tube, I took a step, and dropped down and was just looking at the floor of the tube, which was almost at my eye level! I didn't move or even make a sound. I was completely startled.

 

Then I found myself quickly and gently picked up and placed on the train. I was in a state of shock and embarrassment. Instantly I could feel a bruise on my left leg when I had hit it on my way down.
It was only one stop to Liverpool street, and the whole time I felt eyes on me and the pain in my leg. Silently I was telling myself - don't cry, don't cry, don't cry - and I succeeded until I met my sister. It was probably one of the most ridiculous things I had to explain.

 I did not see the guy who lifted me up. Whoever you are, thank you for saving me, you are my hero!

 Forever now, I will mind the gap...

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!

Dragonsquatch and blossom!

I am squeezing in a blog post now, before I discover, time has whizzed by without me blogging and it's Winter!

So welcome Spring!

Our area looks so pretty with all the flowers blooming. I took my Dragonsquatch for a walk today and found a beautiful pink blossom tree on the street. Unfortunately it was windy, and taking photos with the Dragonsquatch posing between the delightfully pink flowers, was proving difficult. However, I managed to get a couple of snaps.

 

I've been feeling a bit out of sorts lately... The works on our house is never ending, but I'm not gonna get in to that right now.

This post is all about my little photoshoot with the Dragonsqautch and the prettiest blossom tree I've found so far!

 It was wonderful to go outside the house and enjoy the Spring sunshine! Today I had a good day!!!!

On my way home, I saw my new friend. This is the second time we have met. I have never seen a cat like this before. Perhaps a mix of Siamese?