Funny Food Extra

While we're on the subject of eggs... Have you ever seen a BLUE egg??

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£1.20 Per 'Normal' Brown Eggs (which are still special)
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NEW!!! Funny Food

Well I LOVE food!! And I like to play with it too. So I thought it would be kool to have a weekly Friday food spot on my blog to show you what I've been up to with food the week just gone. I've had this idea for weeks! It's just a bit of fun.

It'll also be a kind of diary of the progress of my culinary skills - practice for when I'm a wifey in December!! :D

This week I have mastered THE OMELET!! It's a milestone for me. I've had disasters with them before but this week I made one 3 days running (although day 3 was more scrambled egg but shhhhh!) . I've been missing Dave so with the help of my trusty alphabettie spaghetti I went back to my childhood and decided to be 5 again!! I forgot how flimsy and slimy it is though and why aren't there ever any intact 'H's??

The only time I'll have 'Chimmy Joos' of my own!

And the colour has gone again! Sorry guys. I know it sucks! It will be back again shortly...

Stencils. Whenever I do any stencil work I have to make them from scratch. Any stencil I use is either from a drawing I have done myself or an image/photo printed and then with either I will cut the stencils out by hand - most of the time I do it without planning and voila there is my stencil.

For these two stencils, I used two Jimmy Choo shoe images and make and sprayed them myself for a piece of college work. I have also used these in a module for University (first year again). It worked a treat!

P.s. And now I'm getting even more embarrassed that the background is indeed supposed to be white. Oh the shame!!!

A Technique with No Name

Wow!! A post with actual colour has finally arrived on my blog page!! Hallelujah!!

I haven't a clue what this technique is called - or even if it is classed as an official technique - but most of the time I like the outcome.

The first image demonstrates my favourite way to use the watercolour-pain-blowing. I personally think it works well for flowers. The hint of colour used instead of block-colours makes it appear more delicate like a lily should be.

I can never decide whether I like the lips one or not. I think I just like the colour used. I'm a big fan of fuschia!

Still Lovin' the Lines

These more linear drawings (that look more like animals) suddenly came into being during my Freshers Year at Uni. I was in the middle of a group module working with "Team Awesome". It was awesome! Anyway, I began to doodle-draw these and they started off as "just lines" and eventually I kept making pretty lines join up and they developed into recognizable shapes - mainly animals. Eventually I decided to try manufacture the lines to make the markings into a planned shape. For example, see the cat/squirrel image. The original bird is my favourite. Made out of nothingness but turned out to be something beautiful. I still have no idea how I did it. I think I drew that in a meeting... oops!

P.s. Again, these are very raw images I appologise for their crudeness!

Lovin' the Lines

These are some other drawings/sketches/doodles I put into a sketchbook before I went to University. Again, I've posted them just for future reference and to show where I started from.

Down in the Doodles

In the summer of 2009 I decided I was fed-up of pointless doodling!! There IS no point to doodling!! So I decided that I'd begin doodle with a purpose. That anything could become a piece of work. These are the few I did over the summer months leading up to my Fresher Year at Huddersfield University. This is where I sub-consciously began the road to developing my own style.

This image/drawing was more of the beginning of an idea rather than a doodle. I thought it would be amazing to be able to draw out what's in your' mind/what your bank of thoughts are. It would be an un-ending web of memories, senses, emotions, experiences, images, secrets, dreams, do-not-forgets and the buds of your imagination waiting to bloom!! Even though it's not the greatest of demonstrations, this was all I could do at the time. Hand-drawn in my bedroom I was pleased with my work and one day I hope to extend, improve and develop this idea once I have the skills to do so.

I just wanted to share a bit of background on the sketches for future reference and for whenever I get to pick them back up again for development. I hope you like them. Thanks for reading :D

P.s. Please excuse the dreadful use of the image editor. My computer one is rubbish!

Let's get down to business...

Finally I have got something Design related to post!

I would like to introduce you to my little friend, Maud.

He has been on my A4 piece of white paper since before christmas time 2009! However, I haven't had the opportunity to bing him to life yet. I hope you think he's as charming as I do.

Maud is based on a present I bought my 2nd nephew, Elliott, before he was born for his christmas/baby shower present. I will photograph this toy at the next possible time I can to show you exactly what inspired me. I love him and can't wait to breath life into him and wake him up for adventures :D

Surprise!!

Check It Out!! It's amazing and BIG - could fit a small person in it... Ha! :D Thanks Dave! Now I'm officially part of the Kath Kidston Crew. Received lots of other fabulous gifts from family today and Abigail's present - her groovy and girly 3D "Abigail's Room" bedroom door sign was a great hit!! She LOVED it :D

It's our Birthday!!

Twenty Year-Old Twins!!

"Happy Birthday Abigail!!!"

What a great start to the blogging experience. It's our 20th birthday today. P.A.R.T.Y!!

Dave's given SJ - my sister - my present as he's in Japan at the moment and I can't wait to see what it is. I love surprises, but I hate knowing they're coming!! I'll keep you posted and show you what I got :D Exciting!! I love birthdays, cake and all the wrapping paper!! Well keep an eye out for the surprise!

Watch this space!!

Watch this space for things to come!