Hello. Welcome to three bees in my bonnet blog. A blog of lots of things from nonsense to AI, PSD and AE tutorials. I also like to get proper hands-on and bake, sew, crochet, paper cut pictures and sometimes, pop-up cards and 3-d paper models.
Taking a break from tech stuff today and taking time to enjoy the natural wonders of the world. A good while ago now, I noticed that a hedgehog was visiting our garden—so I bought a hedgehog house to, hopefully, persuade her to move in… Then found a purpose-built, and far superior, hibernaculum. So she has…
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My baking mojo has come back after abandoning me for so long! It all started with 24 lemon cupcakes at the weekend. Best Irish butter, organic, unwaxed lemons, free range eggs (let’s try for happy hens 🙂 ) … of course sugar and SR flour… little to commend them, I’m afraid but they do play…
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Oh so boho. I finally indulged myself with a pair of colourful DMs. Very happy feet. Hope you have a happy Easter and a break from work to eat lots of chocolate and watch a Bond movie. Seems to be a bank hol staple in UK/Ireland.
Read MoreIt can feel a bit like wrestling with a pig. I felt this way about getting back into animation. All those layers. Controlling timings, anchorpoints, sequencing and a big old wallop of mad effects and presets to choose from. Which bit goes where …. and when? Made that flat pack look pretty enticing. Butching up,…
Read MoreAs crafts go, salt dough is very easy. You can cut out shapes with biscuit (cookie) cutters or draw round templates. Cereal boxes make for sturdy templates. Salt dough takes a good while to dry – mine were in the oven for some 16 hours on its lowest temperature. Obviously, the thicker the dough, the…
Read MoreJust sharing a little work in progress here. This is the bottom panel for a small decorative cushion I’m making. The hares are cut from a wool fabric and appliquĂ©d onto creamy linen. Using my template again (Bondaweb onto fabric, draw round template, cut out and iron on), I made a start on a panelled…
Read MoreBeen busy making some new bootees and made these sweeties with little running rabbits – perfect for the time of year being so close to Easter. I have the same rabbit theme running (literally, lol) around the top of the box! The template includes a panel for the aperture (to be cut from acetate or…
Read MoreWhat a week – first some lovely visitors. Made chocolate biscuit cake together. Helped A make a beautiful Samsara bird for A to take home to her mum. Went to Skerries and collected some nice, fat rocks for my garden (A and Other went to the local silversmith for the afternoon and had a few…
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