Celebrating all things birds and crafty
Vanuatu. What can I possibly say about this place?! An impromptu getaway in January 2019 saw me in the middle of "wet season" in paradise. I stayed in the Havannah Bay area which was a decent drive from the main part of town - Port Villa. This means that I missed all the cruise ship... Continue Reading →
Oh boy! It's been a while since I made a post. Life has been busy, but here we are three sequined fish brooches later. Living as a jack of all trades and master of none is a tough gig, but it allows me to produce butchered musings that are slightly related to something amazing that... Continue Reading →
Sunday. Sunday is not part of 'the weekend' for me. Sunday normally sees me waking up stupidly early to get to work or rolling out of bed in the late afternoon for a long night of making money. This Sunday saw me with nowhere to be and nothing to do, so I thought what could... Continue Reading →
Sometimes life has a way of making us apparate in the middle of some interesting situations. Whilst out and about with my camera one cold, dark and miserable evening, I happened upon St John Ambulance loitering in a very well lit park. The organisation was conducting a mass casualty event in the local area. This... Continue Reading →
For the last four months, this Peach Faced Love Bird pattern has existed as scrawlings on a sad looking, crumpled piece of paper. Today, I decided to get my butt into gear and turn that paper into a electronic pattern! I had two more love birds that got re-homed during the last few months of... Continue Reading →
What to do on one day off in the middle of working four night shifts? Instead of breaking routine and sleeping when the moon has come out to say hello, I decided 02:30 was the perfect time to create a Bantam Guar from the Elder Scrolls Online. I created the Guar shape with scrunched aluminium foil. I then... Continue Reading →
Easter is around the corner! Riddle me this: How can chocolate be so overpriced when it is shaped like a bunny or an egg and a block of the same mass can cost half the price? Because capitalism is stupid and opportunistically over inflates the price of delicious, foil wrapped diabetes. Normally I am lazy... Continue Reading →
Feeling a little bit decadent? Why not make some fruit tarts filled with custard and white chocolate?! I make these for special occasions, and everybody seems to enjoy them. Mini Fruit Tarts with Custard and White Chocolate Filling [Makes 30] Sweet Short Dough Pastry: Ingredients 325g sifted plain flour 1 egg 200g butter 1/2 tsp vanilla extract... Continue Reading →
We celebrated my mum's birthday in 2015 in style. She had opted for a high tea themed party, so we worked hard to make some magic happen. The party was hosted at her house in the backyard. We sourced many eclectic items and stuck to a silver and white theme. By the end of afternoon tea,... Continue Reading →
I whipped up this two tiered naked vanilla cake the day before my mum's birthday. I was deliberating over making a cake as there was a secret buffet planned as a birthday surprise and there would be endless amounts of sweets abound. I decided, "what's a birthday without a cake?!" and go to preparing some... Continue Reading →
The Peep House 