I've been making Christmas biscuits! Thankfully, the icing set in time to photograph them. There's four of each biscuit, and we've got presents, wreaths and Santa hats. I also made a jar/canister for them all (mostly so they're easy to store in the mini Christmas box). Sarah's favourites are the Santa hats! Personally, I'm proud… Continue reading Christmas Biscuits
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Smooth Summer
The Three Broomsticks has brought out some new drinks to (try to) battle the heat! It's super hot at the moment, so Sarah requested some smoothies to cool down. I made four flavours: mango, strawberry, apple and banana & blueberry. They've all got little paper straws too - I'm very proud of these! I made… Continue reading Smooth Summer
Off Duty Elf
You know the whole 'ugly Christmas jumper' thing the Northern Hemisphere has? Well, I wanted to try making one, but as it's summer in Australia, I had to modify the idea a little to make an 'ugly Christmas T-shirt'. I didn't do very well on the 'ugly' part - I think it looks quite nice!… Continue reading Off Duty Elf
Project Roundup
Christmas decorations went up recently! Sarah loves helping with the big tree (below), so I always make an event of it. She also decorated her apartment for the season, and put on some festive tunes on her laptop to "add to the ambiance". I've also been working on this crown. It's human-sized, and needs finishing… Continue reading Project Roundup
Star Stuff
I've been trying out some new stationery ideas recently, most of which worked! The pencil case has two sides, and I did try to add a lining, but it didn't work very well. I also repainted the coloured pencils, as the original felt tip ink was coming off. I also made this little exercise book;… Continue reading Star Stuff
Constellation Cookies
Sarah saw these in the local bakery and just had to get them, solely because they were called 'Constellation Cookies'. They're not actually made of stars, they are instead dark chocolate cookies with white choc chips. "No, BB-8, these are not for you." It seemed appropriate to snack on them up in the observatory! One… Continue reading Constellation Cookies
Lots of Hexagons
The TARDIS walls are going well! I suspected the main problem with these walls would be the amount of time it would take to prepare/glue on/paint all the little hexagons, and I was right. I have two more pieces of the above white cardboard, all cut up into hexagons. My templates are below; there are… Continue reading Lots of Hexagons
Lightless Lights
I've been doing some major surgery on the Diagon Alley streetlights recently. I've been beheading them to make way for these new lights! I've spent months trying to figure out how to make these, and the answer finally came to me a few weeks ago. The tops are removable, so I could put a small… Continue reading Lightless Lights
Pillars
We're just starting out with these pillars... ...nearly there... ...and they're done! These pillars surround the console kinda like trees that are very yellow and don't have any branches. I painted on some shadows to add some depth, though I do think they could be a little lighter in colour. I just need to do… Continue reading Pillars
Project Roundup
I've mainly been working on the TARDIS recently, specifically these pillars for the corners. There's six of them that need painting, which takes ages to do. In-between painting pillars, I've been teaching myself corner-to-corner crochet. I've only done this little square at the moment, but I definitely want to do more. It's lots of fun,… Continue reading Project Roundup
