replacement

One of the loveliest people ever to grace this planet had her birthday earlier this month. As a complusive present buyer, I was planning her little surprise months before the day and scoured the far reaches of the internet looking for a present worthy of such a special person. I found it, passed it through the quality test (aka my boyfriend, the bear) and bought it 2 month before the big day.

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Two weeks before the birthday, it still hadn't arrived... Crap... I panicked!
Instead of making my life easier and getting something from I shop, I though "I know... I'll make a present!" and this is what I came up with...

Based on one of my very favourite fairy tales, I decided to make a cut out of the moment just before the execution, when the princess throws the shirts made out of thorns at her brothers who were cursed to live as swans so, that they can become human again. the version that I heard as a little girl was a bit different from the one that you can read if you click on the words "fairy tales", but what really matters is that all is well at the end.
For a great novel based on this tale read Juliet Marillier's wonderful first novel "Daughter of the Forest".

following instructions....

Ok, so I've never been very good at following craft instructions.... I could show you some examples, but... I'm far too ashamed, *sigh*...
So, when I bought the "Sock and Glove" book, I though "these instructions look really simple and I'm going to be extra careful in following the instructions.

Here's the original cat:
... and here's mine...It looks completely different... so I decided to blame the sock....
Luckly, I am my mother's daughter and believe that unlike the Portuguese* say I my chicken IS fatter that my neighbor's, so I like my cat better than the original! What do you think?

*A little translation... the Portuguese saying "The neighbor's chicken is fatter than mine" is the equivalent to the English "The grass is always greener on the other side".

nani - now in real 3d

If you are a frequent visitor to this blog, you should know this little lady by now. Her name is Nani, she's obsessed with bears and her life started here, and turned into a fully rounded character that looked something like this a little while after her birth. she has starred in my showreel and has been the "face" of my blog for almost as long as it exists.
A couple of months ago, I felt that I had to thank her (somehow) for all the help that she has been giving ever since I met her, so I turned her into real 3d! She's no longer a mere figment of my over active (and over crowded) imagination.

peek-a-boo time

The trailer is finally out!!
How exhiting is this??
Just click on the mouse and it will take you there. Enjoy!
You can also find the official website here.