Halloween

Halloween was on Monday and I went as an impaled girl!

I think my costume was pretty awesome if I do say so myself.

And it cost me all of £1.30 and that was for the t-shirt from a charity shop.

The pole was a cardboard tube that I painted silver and put a belt through one end which was hidden under my t-shirt. Sneaky.

A little drippy mouth blood, black eyes and messy hair and it's creepy time!

My friend Natalie went as a scary doll, Lucy was Lady Gaga and Ryan was a scarecrow.

We went to our SU bar and I'm pleased to say the pole held up to all the dancing.

Did you dress up for Halloween?

Do you prefer a creepy costume or dressing up as a character?

Fun and delicious!

Want a snack that is both delicious and entertaining?

Then go for breadsticks and chocolate spread!

Why?

Because it looks like little people with awesome hair-dos!

(Minus the faces. I added those on the computer)

When I eat this in front of people they all look at me strangely because I giggle to myself before each bite.

This one is my favourite.

Possibly because it meant a lot of Nutella.

And then just for funsies...

But of course, don't get too attached to these little people...

...because you do bite off their heads.

McCreerys

This is my latest miniature piece.

A run-down shop with evidence of a homeless person living in the doorway.

I made tiny paper cups and a newspaper...

...and lots of rubbish for the pavement.

Notice the mini cigarette butts?

And the general dirt you see is made from bits of dried paint that I ground up with sandpaper.

This 'shook' graffiti is everywhere in Norwich.

I even featured it in my underpass scene last year.

I discovered a good technique for making flaky paint.

I painted the base grey, then put PVA glue in places and painted the green over the top once that had dried.

Then I rubbed away the paint with a wet finger or sand paper, and hey presto; distressed paint.

I decided to give the shop a name that didn't suggest what kind of shop it could be, so that the viewer could decide for themselves.

I thought about using my friends surnames but nothing seemed right, so then I moved onto country singers. I considered calling it Aldeans, Ruckers, even The Shoppe Perry.

But then I remembered this guy.

And McCreerys it was.

Also it kind of looks like McCreepys and that's cool.

Doctor Who?

Remember this post?

Well the Doctor Who loving strikes again. Only this time it was all my Mum and sister's doing.

Not that my Mum loves Doctor Who. It's just she's the only one of us who knows how to crochet.

It's a crocheted plush David Tennant!!!

The pattern is from the Pixelated Mushroom who has loads of Who related patterns and other geekery.

Here he is preparing to fight aliens....on the washing line....

Oh hi!

Commission complete

I can finally show you the commission I worked on over the summer!

It's a fireplace.

Infact it's a scaled down replica of the fireplace from the girl's house who I made it for.

There's one of the copper kettles.

And the clock you've already seen.

I had to make quite a few items for the top but I enjoyed the challenge.

The trophy was the hardest thing to make but I did it.

The fire itself was pretty tricky too but I'm pleased with it.

And so was the recipient!