Time to Stumble

So I just added the Stumbleupon toolbar to my browser.

This could potentially be a terrible thing.

It was my end of uni holidays treat to myself though and I did have it on my laptop and managed to still get work done..

Regardless, I love finding crazy new things and have decided that the cooler ones you will benefit from because I'm just that kind of girl.

Check this out!

Guy Laramee is this amazing artist who carves and creates entire scenes out of books, in three dimensions.

His work is nothing short of amazing and you should definitely take a few minutes and check out his web page or at least this write up about him on thisiscolossal .

Market time!

I'm well aware of my prolonged hiatus from creating pretty much anything but the truth is, no matter how much I thought I would be ok with uni starting again and work being fairly full on, it just hasn't happened.

Until now!

These last couple of days I have been putting together a suitcase to be part of a market day at my friend Imogens art space that is being held tomorrow. I made a few more pairs of leather cut out earrings and also some new necklaces to be on show. There are only three necklaces so far but they're just prototypes really, just to see what kind of feedback they receive.

Here are a few last minute photos I took on my phone before I packed them up to take out to the shop, please let me know what you think of my button clouds!

{they're all made from recycled leather and vintage buttons}

And if you're keen to stop by and check them out for real, here is the info for tomorrows festivities!

{yes the street is named after me..haha!}

Who doesn't love ponies?!

Anyway, this was a Christmas present to myself that I have wanted for AGES and AGES but never got around to purchasing, until it went on sale! {thanks Bespoke letterpress!}.

And until I can find a suitable cute vintage-y frame to put it in it will stay in its protective plastic wrapping and blue tacked to my wall...'the' wall.

'her loves a pony'

'the' wall

A photo a day keeps my sanity ok..

I know I should have started this on January first but let's face it, I've never been one to be on time for much...ever.

So anyway, this year I have decided to post a photo a day of whatever takes my fancy, makes me smile or generally just gets me through the day.

So here they are starting from Jan 3rd, 

Day 1 - one of my lovelies and her moving house paraphernalia.

Day 2  -A link that made me chuckle, as most ginger related humour does.

Day 3 - Today, some egg carton art found at work {in the Art Gallery}, probably shouldn't have been there but brightened my day.

Being all crafty...like a fox

Not really like a fox, more like a little kid. The christmas fair at Imogens ArtSpace went off without a hitch. It was super fun with the crafting table and the musical entertainment, the mini markets and the cake stall. Even though it was a wee bit rainy and miserable we still managed to party, bare foot and on a sugar high!

our mini market stall

Nikki & Ash, Christmas-ing it up!

tissue paper Christmas wreath!

Imogens Art Space.

Baking up a storm!

Last weekend was the christmas fundraiser fair at Imogens art space and boy did we have an amazing time!
To mix it up a little I made about a zillion things for our make shift cake stall (no fair is complete without the obligatory came stall). I couldn't decide what to make initially so borrowed a friends copy of the frankie sweet treats book and please pardon the pun....went nuts!

We're talking rocky road, gingerbread men, caramel corn, toffee apples, choc peppermint cupcakes with crushed candy canes as sprinkles and fail safe fudge!

I know I'm a little being in the blogging but I promise you the photos have been taken it's just a matter of me finding the time to write the words!

Enjoy the sweetness!



and so we begin the rocky road adventure..



caramel corn was the hit of the day...the baking day...in MY house by my HOUSEMATES!

candy cane sprinkles!

the carnage the was laft after gingerbread men were made