I embroidered a new badge for my growing collection, this time a little Dumbledore's Army one (from Harry Potter). I've tried a new picture idea below, I think I like it! It was hard to take because my hands were shaking a little, but I like the difference in focus. Because this badge is smaller than… Continue reading Dumbledore’s Army
Cashing In
Naturally, being a bookstore, Flourish & Blotts needs a counter for visitors to adopt books from. The middle shelf is filled with notebooks, because using parchment all the time seems a bit ridiculous to me. Besides, there might be Muggle-borns who visit and just want notebooks for schoolwork. The bottom shelf lifts out (once the… Continue reading Cashing In
Books in the Windows
You know those windows I mentioned, at the front of Flourish & Blotts? They're window displays. On the reverse of these displays, there are two rows of shelves for new releases, which may also house popular releases. Eventually. The little book covers are stuck onto thin cardboard and blu-tacked onto the various displays. I made… Continue reading Books in the Windows
Sarah by the Sea
As it's currently the middle of summer here, Sarah and I needed a little break from crafting so we went to the beach. We got ice cream (as you do when at the coast), and wandered down to a picnic table near the shore. The beach was near a marina, so there were plenty of… Continue reading Sarah by the Sea
Flourishing Blotts
The front of Flourish & Blotts is finished, with a hand-lettered sign. I wrote out the shop name by hand because none of the fonts on my computer had the flourish I wanted underneath the R in Flourish. Inside's coming along as well. This is one of the shelves of books for sale, you can… Continue reading Flourishing Blotts
Project Roundup
I've had the idea for Hogwarts house bunting bouncing around in my head since I finished the Three Broomsticks, and not long ago I did the maths to figure out just how many flags I'd have to make. It's 100, 25 for each house. 12 down, 88 to go! I also started on the front… Continue reading Project Roundup
Finished Space Painting
As you've probably guessed, I finished the space painting! Above is a progress shot taken just after finishing the USS Enterprise, a close-up of which is below. Here's the finished painting, with from left to right, the Millennium Falcon (Star Wars), the Rampion (The Lunar Chronicles), the TARDIS (Doctor Who) and the USS Enterprise (Star… Continue reading Finished Space Painting
Painting Space
I acquired these two canvases around Christmas time, for a painting I wanted to do for my room. In this painting, I wanted to have galaxies, stars, and several of my favourite spaceships. Both canvases are 20 x 24 inches, and I put them together to double the space I had for the painting. Here,… Continue reading Painting Space
S.P.E.W.
Happy New Year everyone! I hope it's going well for you so far, or at least better than the Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare did. The Society is from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hermione creates it in protest of house-elf slavery, but it's not a success. I don't think she's the… Continue reading S.P.E.W.
2017 In Review
Whew! What a year! I believe last year I re-capped the year in 12 photos, and I thought I'd do the same this year, so we can see how my skills have developed. Starting with January: February: March: April: May: June: July: August: September: October: November: December: Looking at the pictures I chose, I seemed… Continue reading 2017 In Review
My Life in Miniature 