Sugar Paper just got Cooler!

That's right, like we weren't cool enough already, one of our craft projects has been featured in the current issue of cooler magazine, wooop! Readers of Sugar Paper might recognise the project from issue 2, it just got an all-colour makeover!

This is the magazine all here, a surf n skateboarding magazine for the ladies.

This is the craft project here, I like the background they made for it, mmmm sprinkles!

And this just makes it even more exciting that Katy from the Vivian girls has an interview in here too cos we heart Vivian Girls. Not that this wasn't all great, cos it was, but i'm one of those optimistic types, next time...BUST magazine! K x

(((SKIN)))(((GIRL)))(((BOY)))(((TWISTER)))

I don't watch Skins, but I was informed the other day by Nickie that, apparently all the cool kids play pre-sex Twister to the soundtrack of Parenthetical Girls (just skip to 3.20):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaWCTAcBkv8

this prompted 3 thoughts.
1-hmmm...OK!!
2-That I once wrote a piece for Nickie entitled I hate The Ipod Generation, They're Killing Teen TV, which had the opening line of;
Before I start I’m going to admit that this rant could just all be pinned to the fact that I’m getting older and refuse to acknowledge that fact. But I’m gonna spew anyway.
This then saw me rattle on about Skins and all the TV I loved as a teen and how I'm not a teen but still clinging on. Which then got me thinking about my recent obsession with the Twilight saga, teen books and films about Vampire love. I am supposedly too old to be obsessing over such a thing, and also to un-Mormon to love it so much. This, then coupled with my disappointment with how the last two books were turning out, has led me to believe that writing my own fourth book for the series (a 'zine one might say) with the title of Breaking Down, would seem a little sad, and pathetic, I should be out doing adult stuff like looking for a job, leaving home, but I'm not, therefore I am going to make the zine. I have the mentality of a 15 yr old.
And lastly,
3-the last time I played Twister, long ago before I was actually 15, I pissed myself laughing on the mat, I went upstairs hoping no one had noticed, when indeed my whole family had laughed at the puddle of wee on the plastic mat. At the time I was embarrassed, but now thinking that only last year, at the age of 23 almost 24, I pissed myself whilst simultaneously vomiting, it seems like nothing.

I will keep you updated on Breaking Down.

We have something to get off our chest.....

YES! Kandy and I will be at the Bust Craftacular, on Saturday 22nd August.

Kandy with her Knit And Destroy wares, me with Sugar Paper stuffs and some other bits I will be making (well if I manage to stop my life being taken over by the Twilight Saga and pull my finger out).

So see you there!

http://www.bust.com/Craftacular/BUST-London-Summer-Craftacular-2009.html

Wish I'd Gone To Comic Con

I sit here sad, sad that I am not in San Diego at Comic Con. All my favourite men are there and some of my favourite ladies, I am however not.

I then remembered that awesome comic (or graphic novel or whatever) I made out of felt, and the how I made all this stuff out of felt and how it was going to be this big project I was going to finish. That was 2 years ago, I am not even halfway through. I am slow.

Here it is though:

If I didn't work so slow, or dream up all these great ideas that somehow never happen, then maybe I would be a famous something or other who could just hop on over to Comic Con, but I'm not.
And so I will continue sitting here, deciding whether to get down to some much needed sewing, or just start Reading Eclipse.

Craft idol #2

In light of exciting happenings that will be happening soon, I present our crafty idol number 2. A lady that does it all......

Debbie Stoller

Debbie is responsible for a series of knitting and crochet books aptly titled Stitch And Bitch! The series of books contains how to, tips, patterns and all around stitching awesomeness.

I will admit though that my favourite thing that Debbie has done, is not her knitters design journal, oh no it's that she co-founded my favourite magazine Bust.

Yes when she's not being a crafting feminizzle (her words!) she's Editor-in-Chief of my fave glossy 'zine Bust.

All in all she's pretty cool!

http://www.knithappens.com/

http://www.bust.com/

no, nooooo, NOOOOOOOOOOOO

I only went and did it didn't I, I only went and got myself officially obsessed with the Twilight saga, I only bloody went and read the book, that's it now, book every other day, teen fiction taking over my life, all the crafting and makings I have to do for something exciting happening soon and I can't as I am crippled by the intense love of an awkward teen and her veggie bloodsucking BF,

thanks a lot Stephanie Meyer, thanks a lot R Pattz and thanks a lot snazzaroo white face paint THANKS FOR RUINING MY LIFE!

Candy floss!

Calling all people of Sheffield (and anyone who can get to sheffield this Saturday) there is going to be an amaaaazing craft fair this weekend hosted by Sheffield's top craft group 'Craft Candy', here's the details on this lovely poster...

I will be selling my knits here along with sugar paper zines!

It's free entry and it's attached to the 'winter garden' which is like a giant greenhouse that houses some pretty awesome trees and flowers, so come down and say hi!
For more info including a list of all the vendors go to their website: http://www.craft-candy.org/

Kandy x