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

I made it into the record books*

I've just come back from Zombie Aid, which involved lots of people dressed like zombies walking round Manchester in order to raise money for charideeee and smash the record for the amount of zombies in one place, or something. Money was made but sadly records were not smashed, only a mere 160 people short, boo!
I did have fun though, there's something very entertaining about smearing blood on your face and shuffling around groaning.
It's also pretty fun watching bystanders, laugh, grimace and shake their head. Especially as a pile of zombies smear their bloody hands and faces along the window of Pizza Hut as people stuff their faces with cold stuffed crust pizza.
It wasn't so much fun when a scally family (who's daughter looked like she had smeared nutella on her face thus looking like a shit attempt at a black and white minstrel) started throwing eggs, egg on my leg, suck.
But all was not lost and we didn't feel too defeated as groaning real loud from the car until passers by stop and laugh is actually really fun, cruising as a zombie could be my new favourite hobby.
I'm off to clip pegs to my face or something equally as ludicrous now so I can break a record!
Sx
* well I tried to!

New skillz...

I have learnt a new craft skill...basket weaving!
When my Mum first asked me to go and do basket weaving with her and my sister in Grindleford I wasn't sure. I soon came to my senses and realised any new crafting skillz is a good thing! We had a fun day of it, the lady who took us was ace, she has already woven her own coffin, she said "it's a bit lopsided though so they'll have to put my shoulders in at a bit of an angle, but it doesn't matter cos I'll be dead" she was awesome!
Here is the day of basket weaving in pictures...

Family - excited about the day of craft ahead!

Half way to being a basket!

Concentration! This bit was well tricky!

Mum, pleased with herself and her basketry skillz

Nearly there now!

The finished basket, hooray!!!!

WHAT THE FUCK ........MISSILE (PART 2)

My week in words:
down to London to attend the Hogwarts Jamboree, which I think Kandy has covered down there. Crafting and two ciders and I'm a wrock band heckler, I learnt I'm the only one that whoops at the word muggle and that Holly should have a Cullen fest! Nick n Paul have a kitten, too much cute.
London 8.30am, sunny, trip to Brighton.
too hot, dressed for early spring weather, I sweat on the beach eating fish and chips. We go to the Lego shop where we make custom Lego folk. I wanted to make me but a) there's no brown faces, as Lego is all yellow b) there aren't many lady faces. I make a Patrick Bateman that I leave there and make myself s boyfriend, complete with K records record bag (technically a brown suitcase).
Stuck on the M25 like a dog in a hot car, LEXI plural of Lexus.
It's a heatwave and I manage to go to the Chestnut centre for the second time and it's raining, like before, despite visiting in August last time, woe is me. otters and owls, otters, phone call for a casting call to be in the new fifa 2009 ad with Wayne Rooney, I am sadly still in Chesterfield when this occurs, balls!!!!!!!!!!!!otters and deer!
Sheffield, have to stand on the street of the Leadmill where I infamously got barred back in like '04 or something.
ChapsXcore + FinallyPunkXcore= happyXcore.
wading in Chatsworth lake, having a picnic. Last minute visit to the Actors Donkey Sanctuary. the owner is a dick. don't go there.
Cake making.
Rejection for job for my favourite Manchester Museums, will I ever be able to visit again?!?!?
And what indeed did I make and do, myself nicely tanned!
I also got my haircut, I now look like Gene Defcon circa 2000 there's a LINK here somewhere: