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Monday, 5 November 2012

Quirky Cotton Creatures

I have still been very busy clearing stuff out (I swear it's multiplying!). At least I can say I haven't been shopping at all on the high street, in fact I don't even miss it. But I have still been buying goodies from my favourite place, Etsy.
I have just made my first purchase this morning from a shop that I have loved for a while. It is no secret that I have a serious love of anthropomorphic food and this shop has had many brilliant pieces. But the one I fell for is Miss Kandi Apple. I love candy apples anyway (I think that comes from my Halloween obsession) and the fact that this one was anthropomorphic was the icing on the cake!

She even has a "peanut" skirt.

But it didn't stop there. I bought two other pieces that I've had my eye on for a while. Halloween was over too quickly for me, it always is. And even though it's only seven weeks until Christmas, my head is still in Halloween Land.

It is very easy for me to fall for a black cat but I don't have anything like this in my collection. So I had to have little Simon.

Lastly I bought this Lovely black widow spider. I'm not very keen on real spiders but I seem to be quite fond of them when it comes to Halloween. And I have a good few spidery bits in my collection.

I was also tempted by this sweet fried egg and may just have to buy him too at some point.

Please note all pictures belong to Spun On Cotton. You can find her Etsy shop here.

If you haven't visited this Etsy shop already I highly recommend you do. You are sure to find something you love. Or a quirky Christmas gift for the person that has everything.

I can't wait for my parcel to arrive!

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Halloween Haul 2012

Despite my good intentions I have still been neglecting my poor blog (I have just been so busy lately). Even though it's a bit late I thought I would share my Halloween purchases of 2012.
Apologies for the not so great photography I did it on a very dull day and in a bit of a rush.

I love these glass bottles bought from TK Maxx for £5.99 each.

Two of my favourite purchases this year both from Marks & Spencer. Spider cake stand and witches hat hoopla.

The rest of my Halloween purchases were bought from Hobbycraft:

Glitter skeleton cupcake wrappers and Frankenstein wrappers, complete with bolts!

Skeleton chocolate mould and Cupcake gravestone kit, comes with edible ink pen to write your own messages.

These coffin treat boxes are very pretty (If you can describe coffins as pretty!)

Felt ghost treat bag and felt garlands, includes witches, cats and bats.

Lastly, this is something my Mum surprised me with. She knows I have been wanting to try something a bit more gorey for a while now. And I have seen great results achieved with this kit online. I am dressing up as a devil this year but I may have to squeeze in a costume change so I can use this kit.

I'm pleased to say I have actually cut down quite a bit on my Halloween buying. (I've had to because I'm still on a mission to clear out!) Normally I go round all the supermarkets as soon as they've put their stuff out. But this year I've only been to one supermarket to look and I didn't even buy anything.

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

An Early Birthday Gift For Me

I have still been adding to my collection of needle felted items from Miss Bumbles. I now have a second cabinet to put them in (which is much bigger, so I have plenty room for more!)
My Mum very kindly bought me my most recent custom order for my birthday and luckily I was allowed to have them now. The custom order consisted of:

This beautiful Queen Of Hearts kitty comes complete with flamingo mallet and a hedgehog croquet ball. The detail in her dress is amazing.

This Mad Hatter kitty is just gorgeous. I love the colour combination. And he even has a little hand painted cup.

This little cat burglar is just so sweet. He looks full of mischief. He is based on both of my cats as they can break into any room or cupboard.

And last but not least is this Big Hairy Scary Spider. I love the expression on his face. He also has a skull on his back which you can't really see in this photo.

I have already asked for another custom order which will hopefully be ready before Christmas. I am really excited about it. I also have a gardening guinea pig on the way which I can't wait to see. Miss Bumbles' guinea pigs are so cute, they make me want a real one.

Here are some photos of the rest of my collection including an early piece from 2009 which I picked up from ebay. He is a rather sweet tortoise holding a lovely juicy peach.

Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Halloween Nail Art

I know it's only August but I'm already way too excited about Halloween! I am trying to decide what my costume should be this year. At the moment I am thinking vampire (I want to get covered in some fake blood)!
Here are some really clever Halloween nails to jazz up your costume. They can all be found on Etsy.