Category: Arts & Crafts

My Soap Making Designs

Posted January 1, 2011 in Arts & Crafts
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My Soap Making Designs

I love to get creative by making home made soaps using a melt and pour soap base, fragrance oils, natural ingredients, colourants and interesting moulds. Here are some of my favourite designs: Chocolate bar scented soap. Smells good enough to eat! Gingerbread man soap. Smells of gingerbread biscuits.  Cupcake soap scented with strawberry and vanilla […]

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King of the Jungle

Posted October 30, 2010 in Arts & Crafts
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King of the Jungle

Here’s a rare thing: me attempting digital art. I did it on 01/04/10 but it’s taken me this long to put it up. It was originally a pencil sketch, but I scanned it into my computer and painted it in photoshop. I’m a leo and lions are my favourite animals, so I love drawing them. […]

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Autumnal Art & Craft Ideas

Posted October 1, 2010 in Arts & Crafts, Creative Writing
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Autumnal Art & Craft Ideas

Now that the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is upon us, you may be feeling a bit down. The summer sun has vanished, to be replaced by torrential rain and chilly winds. The trees and plants that were recently blossoming and blooming are starting to look brown, bare and shrivelled and your shorts, flipflops […]

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How to Make Soap Cupcakes

Posted August 8, 2010 in Arts & Crafts
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How to Make Soap Cupcakes

  Soap making is one of my favourite hobbies, and recently I decided to mix things up by creating some soap cupcakes for my friend’s birthday. I made them mostly using ingredients from my kitchen cupboard with a few cosmetic ingredients like melt and pour soap base, cosmetic colourants and fragrances. Some great websites for […]

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Get Creative at the Beach!

Posted August 8, 2010 in Arts & Crafts
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Get Creative at the Beach!

This month I’ve been thinking about the ways the beach can inspire us. It can be a great place to go to clear your mind as you listen to the sound of the waves, and the beautiful scenery can give you ideas for art projects. As well as that, the beach is full of natural […]

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Digital Artwork: Olympus

Posted March 21, 2010 in Arts & Crafts
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Digital Artwork: Olympus

    This is my attempt at a Greek mythology scene. It was made using photoshop filter effects in March 2010. Stock resources used: Greek Goddess 22 by Lisajen-stock White horse stock 7 by Aestevall-Stock    

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