"keep your nose to the grindstone"

i went to a clairvoyance evening last night.

i really didnt know what to think, and i guess i still don't =/

my boyfriend had wanted to go to one for a while though, due to his dad dying.

He didnt get a reading, but i did *eeep*

apparently there's an old woman close by me trying to push me and keep me going (im guessing its my great nan) and an old man who smokes a pipe (no idea who that is, her husband maybe?)

the medium was rather lovely about me really.

she said that im a very bright light, will have a life that has a lot to do with colours and that i will follow a very spiritual path. I am to "keep my nose to the grindstone" apparently, as there is a lot more learning to be done, and if i do this, i will have a wonderful life.

i thought that was rather lovely.

it made me smile.

i dont think i have anything to update about shop and making wise.

im busy busy with custom necklaces and shoes.

though a new bat plushie and some new earmuff monsters should be up very soon.

He's a cutie!

I still don't quite know what to make of Folksy.

i've had one sale thus far.

maybe im better off sticking with etsy?

i also think im going to start up doing custom earmuffs.

other things apart from monsters i mean.

i have one person who's going to order some lemon ones. how cute!!!

i'd love some more though. custom things are so fun!!

NEW THINGS!

lots of new things in my shops now.

ah, its good to have a camera again.

so here's a photo overload!!!

what do you think?

Mitten Monsters

Monster phone or mp3 case

pocket palm pal - Stratus

halloween earmuff bats!

lots and lots and lots of goodies!!!

i like being productive. it makes me smile!

i really fancy doing an trade with someone or something. 

anyone fancy it?

i like the idea of it.

like being pen-pals, but even more exciting!

i love getting things in the post, it cheers me up for the rest of the day =]

After blogging about emmaklingbeil she was super lovely-jubley and completely made my day by telling me that she was going to send me a free print of one of her works!!!

how nice is that?!

as soon as i get it, im going straight out to get a lovely frame and giving it pride of place in my room!

perfect!

cupcake ahoy!

i did have a cupcake monster in my shop

but he sold within half an hour.

yay cupcake monster!

i've also sold a pair of earmuff monsters. im having a good week XD

we have a winner!

so the giveaway is now closed and our lucky winner is.......

*drumroll*

theothermousie!!!

and here is her winning story:

"This is Eric - he's very misunderstood really. Due to a bizarre incident at the Jaffa Cake factory he got totally overcooked & was thus banished from the box. Poor Eric. He is now quite crispy on the outside which results in his totally fixed smile (yup it's a smile - hasn't he got lovely teeth?!), some people find this scary - but he's such a happy soul, a real softie on the inside, just like a yummy orangey bit."

well done!

your story was super and so sweet! i loved it =]

email me at teeth-and-snarlz@hotmail.co.uk with your details and i'll send Eric off on his way to you!

aaaaaand i've been featured on Creepy Queen Magazine!

huzzah!

find the article HERE.

its all go!

last chance

You only have until midnight tonight to enter my giveaway to win a monster!

go go go people!

its HERE.

and in other news, i made my first halloween item today

(though i guess as all my items are monsters, they could all be considered halloween-ish?)

Here he is:

He's a little devil monster brooch >_<

sorry for the rubbish photo though... i must go take some better ones and then list him in my shops tonight.

Im also in the middle of making two new pairs of earmuff monsters

ones pink-blue-purple with a dash of pale green (sounds odd, but i promise it works!) and the other pair is red and black.

so keep an eye out for those!

and a monster scarf will be listed within the week too!

exciting stuff!

and check out my blogs new look!

cute huh?!

news news news

i went to a Lammas party last night.

Lammas is a pagan festival which celebrates the beginning of harvest.

It was lovely =]

we had it outside even though it was pouring down with rain. We all sheltered under a make-shift shelter but it was nice anyway.

And there was a fire, marshmallows and we all tried to get into the spirit by making corn-dollies... which didnt actually turn out too well, but still.

unfortunately i forgot to take my camera so i cant show you the wonderful festivities.

In other news, i managed to catch a pair of Mitten Monsters in my garden today.

They're a lovely canary yellow colour and so cute!!

I may have to catch myself a pair to keep!

Though i've already decided to keep my monster scarf to myself (i loved it too much!) so maybe not....

These mittens are going to go up in both my folksy and etsy shops today.

Along with some more earmuff monsters:

aaaaand im going to be featured on a blog by Memoriesinmosaics from Etsy!

im so excited!

i just need to answer all the questions and send them off now =] i'll let you all know when it happens.

Also remember, there's three more days left until my giveaway closes!

ENTER NOW to be in with a chance to win one of my monster keyrings!!! go go go!

Monster Scarf - first look

here's a little sneak peak at my first monster scarf which will be up for sale in my etsy store tomorrow. (when i can take some better photos in natural light)

aren't they the cutest little things?!

who WOULDN'T want adorable little monsters attached to the ends of their scarf???

this photo really doesn't do it justice though! 

the wool its knitted in is just gorgeous! it reminds me of the sea =]

if anyone wants to reserve this monster scarf before it goes up on sale then you can! 

just leave a comment on here and when i post it on my Etsy store (or folksy if you would prefer) then it will already be reserved just for you!

officially opened

well the giveaway is off to a good start with two lovely stories!!!!

keep up the good work guys!

i've officially opens the Snarlz shop on etsy 

check it out HERE or click on the links over to the right.

I've also got a new pair of earmuff monsters up, as well as some other lovely things, but you'll have to visit my shop to see the rest.

Here are the new earmuff monsters though:

i think they look a bit like little bears.

maybe they were bear cubs once upon a time and something turned them into monsters?

who knows!

maybe if you buy them they might tell you!

At the moment im working on some more earmuff monsters and a scarf monster too!

And i've heard rumors of some strange monsters lurking around outside my house that look just like mittens!

If only i was quick enough to catch them.

Maybe one day soon. So keep your eyes open!

monster keyring - GIVEAWAY

would someone please start a drumroll for.... MY FIRST EVER GIVEAWAY!

*claps*

hopefully this will be the first of many.

Right, so in this giveaway one lucky reader could win one of my monster keyrings!

And this one is special because it has never before been seen!

Not in any of my shops, or my deviantart.

He's a bit shy you see.

anyway, here he is:

All you have to do to be in with a chance to win him is:

• come up with a super name and wonderful background story for him! (see my etsy or folksy shop descriptions for examples)

And either:

1. put a link on your blog to my Etsy or Folksy shop.
2. put a link on your blog to this blog
3. follow this blog.

you dont need to do all three.

just pick one (of course you can do all three if you would like. that would be lovely) and create a name and backstory for the monster.

This competition will close in one weeks time on 6th August.

good luck all!!!

a little bit of knowledge

So, i thought it would be best if i maybe told you a little bit about me.

I thought that might be nice.

So, im a 19 year old art student, studying Visual Studies at the Norwich art school.

Now, no one ever knows what Visual Studies is unless they've done it themselves and its a super hard course to explain. I guess the only thing i can say is that it's anything you want it to be! painting, sewing, sculpture, film, dance. As long as its visual then you can do it!

Its much fun! i mostly stick to sewing though.... i do love sewing.

This is meeeeee

I've been "in to" art since i was very, very young and studied it all through school. It wasn't until i went to college though (3 years ago now... god im getting old fast) that i found my passion for sewing and other similar crafty pursuits.

You see, my mother and her mother and even her mother were all seamstresses and i just wanted to run away from that. It's not cool to like the same things as your mum, right?

But, when the photography class i applied for was too full, i decided to try out the textiles course, thinking that i would want to give it up after only a few classes.

However, to my surprise, i fell completely in love with it and it actually became the only class at college that i enjoyed and didn't hate with a passion. weird.

I started to sell my stuff online under the shop name "Bee-Delicious" during my second year at college and also took part in a craft fair that summer too where i had my own stall. The first things i started to sell where needled felted (oh how i love needle felting!) slices of cake.

here is one of my first needle felted cake slices.

its still up for sale in my etsy shop, it seems that only i like it.

click here to go buy it, or just to have a look.

i've continued to sell through my first year of uni too, even though my tutors sometimes moan that all i think about is my online shops *sigh*

And that brings us to now, where i am splitting my shop in two.

Still keeping Bee-Delicious but starting up Snarlz too, as my monsters seem to clash with all the pretty pretty cakes and shoes and other things that i also create.

Splitting my shops is turning out to be a lot more complicated than i though, but im sure i'll get there in the end.

wish me luck =]

Earmuff Monsters

oh yes! they're here!

and they need some new cosy homes right on your ears!!

say hello!!!

buy them in my etsy and folksy shops - the links to which you can find quite close to the top, over there ---->

a triumphant start

So, this is the start of "Teeth and Snarlz" and the Snarlz plushie range!

*triumphant music*

you can check my stuff out on Folksy and Etsy at the moment.

There's a bit of a mix of stuff at the moment as im trying to separate it all into two different shops; Teeth And Snarlz and Bee-Delicious.

It may take some time....

we'll see how it goes XD