Gobbledok the Money Tin Monster

 

Bonjour fellow humans, I think.

I would like to introduce you to one of my newest creations, Gobbledok the money tin monster. His body is an old, plastic milkbottle. I jave then stuck felt over the body and stuck a mouth on the inside. His eyes as you might guess are styrafoam eggs cut in half.

You can actually flip the head open to reveal a mouth.

Underneath the tongue is a secret coin slot.

But you can lift the whole mouth up if you want to access the money inside.

You just have to remember to feed him three times a day witha healthy diet of coins, otherwise he may eat some stuff which would be a bit unfortunate.

Anyway, hope you like him.

Kumihimo Braids

Kumihimo braids started in the Nara period in 645-784 AD. The word means gathering of threads. The kumihimo braids were sometimes used as clothing and at one point were used to fasten the swords of the samurai warriors to their waists. Also for binding on horse armor and harnesses. Braiding was an important part of the Japanese culture. Now in some of the more traditional Japanese schools some students are still taught how to do kumihimo braids.

 

I chose the colours for those braids because they seemed to really go well with each other and some of them were recommended in my book. I make these braids by using a special disk and some thread and following a pattern that i would like to do. Each pattern has a different outcome so a mistake could cost you the braid. Here is a photo of me doing a braid:

Just starting

Hi guys,

This website I made is going to be where I put all my crafty designs up for you to see. Some are a bit strange and some I’ve made by copying something out of the numerous books I have.

But they all have got something that makes them a little bit different.

Hope you enjoy it.