All work and no play...

Ok, so I've been very naughty and done it again...a thousand apologies! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and that the new year got off to a cracking start for you! I started a new job at the end of November so I spent most of the festive period working (boooooo!) and trying to squeeze in all of the custom orders I had taken (strrrrress!), still I got there in the end! Phew. I am now in the process of applying for a PhD because I just *love* biting off more than I can chew!

Anyhoo, I have lots and lots of new crafty ideas so I look forward to sharing those with you and plenty of other randomness to boot! Happy New Year!

Oops...

...long time, no post! I am currently drowning in a sea of felt and buttons, trying to get all my Christmas decorations for my Folksy shop finished and wotnot! Here's a peek at what I've been up to...I'll try not to go AWOL again! :o)

Halloween treats!

From those fine folk at Firebox, may I present...

...Yummy Dough! Like Play-Doh, but edible! Just shape it, bake it and eat it - hurrah! Priced at £7.99 and guaranteeing hours of fun for kids of all ages... 

Zombie brain jelly mould...£8.99

'A Zombie Ate my Cupcake' recipe book containing 25 utterly bizarre ideas inspired by dismembered body parts, roadkill, blood and guts! Priced at £9.99

Sweet and slightly sinister pumpkin flying lanterns...£14.99 for a pack of four

And finally, my personal favourite...I am dying (ho ho...) to get my hands on these! Creepy, moving haunted portraits, priced at £6.99 each.

All in all, thoroughly spooktacular! *groan*

Bone china...

See what I did there?! Ho ho. Anyways, if you fancy eating off some suitably creepy crockery this Halloween then look no further than RE. You can find the set in the suitably named MacabRE section...

Introducing The Baseballs...

On Tuesday night, I ventured to Brum to see these fine fellows who, it would seem, are flying well under the radar of pretty much everyone else I know! Tut tut. This must be rectified immediately because this band is probably the best live act I have ever seen - blimey, can they hold a tune! Now, whilst I am a self-confessed 1950s throwback, I know that rockabilly isn't everyone's cup of rosy lee, but throw in some pelvis action à la Elvis and a spontaneously combusting piano and what more you do you need?! Perhaps a gratuitous shot of my favourite 'Baseball'...*swoon*

Time for tea...

Oh, Next, you wee scamp, always tempting me with your lovely, shiny, new things...

How adorable is this wall plaque? And only £7 too...*sighs*

Halloweeeeeeeen...

Unsurprisingly, I love Halloween. Almost as much as I love Christmas...in fact, maybe even more?! Any excuse for dressing up, tee hee! So, between now and the 31st October, you can expect lots of skulls, skeletons, ghouls and ghosts popping up all over this blog! Catching my eye this week:

If you have money to burn (quite literally...), then may I present to you this rather wonderful Memento Mori wax skull candle by D.L. & Co. (their website is well worth a look-see, how can you fail to love a brand that markets itself as "modern alchemists and purveyors of curious goods"?!). I warn you now, it is from Selfridges and therefore costs the eye-watering sum of £73...*cue sharp intake of breath* I'm sure that you could create something equally as magnificent DIY-stylee if, unlike me, you have the time and the patience for candle-making...

If not, a similar candle in a more realistic white shade can be purchased from these fine purveyors of all things candle-tastic. Even better, however, is their spine candle which is perhaps the most awesome thing I have ever laid my eyes upon.

Priced at £20 each, you can buy both and still be quids in...huzzah!