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It 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,…

As 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…

Just 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 appliquéd 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…

Been 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…

What 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…