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Beach Toes
I’m finally sorting through my backlog of pictures, so hang tight, I’ll get my act together shortly. What can I say, I’ve just been so damn busy doing NOTHING AT ALL ~glee~.
The Literary Graveyard: Cemetariums
My friend Fel spotted these awesome cemetarium jars a couple of weeks ago so on Wednesday we got together and each tried our hand at making one. Probably the trickiest part was finding some moss in the city – luckily she found some while visiting a friend’s place in the …
burning heart
I noticed this stain/gum(?) while out for a walk at lunch and it made me think of a burning heart. Pretty, no?
Santa Jack ornament
Here is the other ornament I made for a gift last Christmas (yes I realize its June… sorry). Jack was sculpted out of Sculpey, has a wire frame and is painted with acrylics. His skinny wee limbs were a serious pain in my ass, let me tell you. I think …
Jumbo lobster, $5.99/lb!
Tell me this isn’t the biggest lobster you’ve ever seen. :)
Babies from spaaaaaace!
This weekend I cohosted a baby shower for one of my oldest friends, and my lovely cohost and I decided to eschew traditional shower themes and instead went with a subversive space babies theme (in reference to the space theme of the nursury). My ever accommodating partner hosted the evenings …
moar zombie christmas
Here is the second ornament I made for the FIL, also inspired by one I saw on the internets (though mine is more of a recent victim than a zombie). :) Sculpey and acrylic paint (the icing/blood has a coat of gloss nailpolish to make it shiny).
zombie christmas
The FIL, much like his son, is a big fan of the Walking Dead comics. The Chamberlains also love Christmas, so this year I decided to make them a few ornaments, with his being zombie themed. I found a great idea on the internets for zombie mistletoe (get it? MistleTOE?) …
bee boutonnière
This is the boutonnière I made for the boy. I used the same bleached peacock feathers and grey peacock swords as in my hairpiece, and a vintage bee broach I picked up at the Ottawa Vintage Clothing sale a few years ago. He looked quite dapper in his BR Mad …