When Book Week rolls around, we try and give it a bit of effort. Joey is really into books and I will do anything I can do to encourage that. Last year was (and still is) into Geronimo Stilton, a […]
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The Booth
In the previous post, I explained that I will be undertaking voice overs and presenting some of my books as audiobooks. Great, awesome, let’s get cracking. Not so fast. After a practice run of about five minutes using my phone […]
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Ladybird Easter Eggs
Almost didn’t make it this year. Too much to do, not enough tentacles with which to do it. I’m bushed, well and truly, but I’m also chuffed with the result. No more chit-chat for me. Going to bed. Happy Easter […]
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The Black Knight
The other day Rebecca handed me a piece of board and told me to get creative. Yesterday I handed it back to her: Word to the wise: the vinyl backing glue ain’t the best for sticking tiles to tiles. I […]
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What’s in the Box?
Now that the dust has settled from the Great Bookface Fiasco of ’16 – let’s not mention it again in polite company, eh? – it’s time to keep moving on. In fact, I’m playing catch-up. There’s some excellent news to […]
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Easter Eggs -Triumphs and Failures
Running with the purple and gold theme, I made up a few more eggs and painted them blue, graduating to white at the bottom. Then came the white vine squiggles, with round balls on the ends of white flicks. Finally, […]
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Easter Eggs – 2016
Easter caught me by surprise this year. Had grand plans to have everything prepped and ready, then I looked down for a second. Boom! It’s the 21st of March. How did that happen without anyone noticing? The theme this year: […]
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Blowing Eggs – The Easy Way
It’s Easter, Sunday 27th of Match, so for all you egg painting freaks, you’re probably thinking, “How am I going to blow all of my eggs in time?”, right? Am I right? I’m right, aren’t I? Fret not! A while back I put up […]
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Merry Christmas – Craft
For Easter I prefer to paint eggs rather than buy chocolate eggs, simply because I think it’s a bit more personal. When it comes to Christmas gifts, I must confess I’m resigned to simply purchasing them. Easter has a gifting […]
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Be a part of it
Just about tied up the Animation, so don’t think I’ve gone anywhere, and if you’ve been following along at home, you’ll know that I managed to get the music sorted with help from MixMaster and DJ Extraordinaire CRX – Christopher […]
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