The ears

Today I had fun making a Minnie Mouse headband. I don't think I would be able to wear it out in the big wide world though. Firstly because I am a grown up, or at least pretend to be one in public and secondly they are rather heavy for a hair accessory. I lined the ears with the stuff you use for curtain tie backs to keep it stiff and I guess all the material combined is just too much. So, I have decided to throw a fancy dress party soon just so I can wear them for a reason. 

 

The wax candle

Today I made a cake for a guy that loves Pokémon. It was very difficult. I burnt the first attempt and couldn't get the cooked cake out the tins so I am glad this attempt turned out okay. I very much enjoyed using ready to roll icing for the first time. I did cheat slightly though because Betty Crocker helped me make the vanilla frosting for the jam filler bit.  I think I will attempt a My little pony cake next. That will be tonnes of glittery fun. 

The missed breakfast

Today I discovered how satisfying it is to drill holes through books. I learnt not to try un wire a plug and all the other fittings without first checking that the wire will fit through the hole made in said books. (Waste of time) I learnt how to make a  lace bow head band. That was a success. And because I was having so much fun I painted a plant pot and stuck a face on it.

The red nose reindeer

One morning I was surfing the Internet on my pretend surf board and discovered a lovely little idea for making festive biscuits. So, inspired I went upstairs to my craft room, got out my pens and paper and scanned in my drawing. Back downstairs again I went to the kitchen with my printed antlers image ready for baking the reindeer faces to sit on. Genius. I had so much fun dancing around, mixing and weighing ingredients, I almost covered my kitchen floor with flour, and decided to stick icing sugar eyes on everything. 

The lampshade

I recently attempted to make my first fabric lampshade using instructions from the Internet and some of my own common sense. Turns out its a lot more difficult than it looks in the pictures. I also realised I was trying to run before I could walk. 

The shell of my failed attempt and the trimmings I salvaged all ended up in the bin. A month or so passed and I tried again. This time with a simpler design; and the fear that I could potentially destroy some of my precious dinosaur material in the process must have contributed to my success. Win. 

The App Store

I don't like computers or technology or Internet or USB sticks and I don't know how to download things or upload things or change formats la la blah. And printers are irritating and I can just about scan a document. 

I do however like pencils and crayons and scissors and glue and lined paper. And a new app called Tayasui Sketches. I am enjoying playing around with the clean simple features this app offers. 

The Friday morning

I spent some time today sewing pouches for mobile telephones. Once I had finished making a few to document and upload, I chose the location for the photographs making sure the light was sufficient, pleasing background etc and slipped my iPhone 5 partly inside the pouch to demonstrate what exactly they were for. Only then I realised, what was I going to take the photo with??. Silly me. So yeah, these pouches are for iPhones or phones of a similar size.