Cheap Chocolate

My mum bought some Belgian Seashells yesterday, which, if you've never tried them, are the best chocolates in the entire universe. Hands down.
These, however, were cheap knock-offs posing to be exquisite delicacies. I made the same mistake a few months ago and their poor quality gave me a headache. Bad, bad, bad. We took them to my Nanny Barb's house and she ate the lot, just as we planned. She'll eat anything.

I found some old sketchbooks and stuff from ages ago, including another goat! They just keep popping up everywhere;

This is a 'showering' catalogue for bathroom sets, I found a couple and thought I'd use them as sketchbooks but I never got past the covers.

These were just the result of a watercolour urge. And I just fancied something with a flamingo.
I would have said these were a few years old, but it seems they were only last years, according to the dated signature. I always find it odd that I can never date art from memory.

Birthday Goat

My sister celebrates her birth today, 23 years on.

I made her a painstakingly time-consuming friendship bracelet.

I've recently taught myself the childhood trade. It's fun for the first hour, but I literally spent ALL day yesterday knotting thread.

Only slightly tedious.

I also made her a card. This morning I remembered I hadn't made one, which is ridiculous as I always make one! How could I forget?

So, in about 2 hours I came up with something with such second-natured focus that I surprised myself a little.

And an envelope!

I was proud of myself, to say the least.

We are big fans of the goat.

My new years resoloution was to give peoples' gifts on time.. her presents are still in the post - I ordered them yesterday, but the card's the most important, right..? She's happy.

It's also my nan's birthday on the 27th, so my daddy and I have combined skills for her present.

It's a fox skeleton, bagged and boxed, ready for assembly.

My nan loves puzzles and foxes, so.. in a very ironic and slightly sadistic way, we combined the two for the perfect gift. It's all clean and hygiene. Organically treated, actually.

My dad sorted the fox and I designed the packaging.

Oh, the fun we have.