I hope that everyone has been enjoying the festive period this year. I am fortunate enough to have another few days off and so for me Christmas still hasn't quite ended (woop!). Christmas has to be the best time to make, bake and create - whether that's cards, presents, decorations or yummy treats. I've had quite a crafty festive season this year, and so I thought I would share with you over a series of posts, snippets of my own 'Handmade Christmas'...
Ah dear, it has been aaages since I last posted on here! I've been so hectic the last month or so - applying for jobs, working hard on my Clinical Psychology Doctorate application (eeek!), working and catching up with friends. I have managed to squeeze in some arts and crafting (accompanied by gallons of tea) which I'm so pleased to finally have the time to share. Made for my good friend over at PurplePigCrafts, this piece was inspired by the Aztec Bunting Necklace I created in a previous post and just generally the abundance of triangles and tribal patterns about. Keep reading to find out how I made it...
SO, my obsession with drawing pandas continues. And now, my pandas have gone digital! I really like the contrast between imperfect hand drawn elements and perfectly symmetrical digital elements and so I decided to mess around with some of my sketches on the computer.
I've never been a big fan of zig-zag patterns; I've always felt that they were too loud, too in your face. For me, a pattern or design should simply enhance whatever it is covering, not shout 'Hello, I am a zig-zag patterned something or other' at you again and again. You might expect therefore, that I would equally dislike the many chevron-patterned things that are quite literally everywhere at the moment. Surprisingly however, I am (albeit shortly perhaps) completely enjoying it. Whether it's a chevron necklace, a chevron printed skirt or even chevron patterned decor, I love it!
I saw a simply GORGEΔOUS picture of a panda a couple of days ago and just had to draw it. I was in bed however and didn’t really fancy moving (yes I am that lazy!) and so just made do with a black biro and scrap of paper that I had beside me. Using my trusty little scanner, I then photocopied my sketch onto some cartridge paper, went over it again, added a few more details and finished it off with some watercolours.
Hello blogosphere!
The prospect of posting this, my FIRST ever blog post, is absolutely terrifying but also very exciting! I hope anyone reading out there enjoys my little creations and warbles. I thought that I would use this post to share this polymer clay bunting necklace I recently made for my sister. She wanted something that was chic, modern and summery which she could take on holiday with her and given my recent obsession with aztec patterns, I wanted to incorporate this into the design. Keep reading to find out how I did it...