Quick Bat project - By Tazz

Thank you for letting me do a super quick project.

Grab your empty toilet roll inners, some black card, possibly some black paint, a pair of scissors, and couple of pens to decorate.

Using your thumb, start by bending the top third of the roll into the middle, then turn over and do the other side. Pick which side looks the nicest.

 Open the folds back out and cut the side you didn't like off.  nip in the edges of the corners if they stick out, then refold your front back down. this gives you the ears.

Next draw one side of your wings, cut out and draw around the mirror image for the other side, cut out second wing.

Place your wing on the side of your bat, and mark the top and bottom with a pencil, with a pokey tool or scissors cut the pencil lines and join up in the centre, this allows you to insert your wings to glue up the inside. 

Once the wings are attached draw the face, 

One cute little bat.

Alternatively you can use the same technique for a cat or any other pointy eared creature.

I have entered this into the Artistic Inspirations Challenge for spooky.

Thanks for reading, 

Tazz x

23 It's so Flo!

Today we have another guest designer for you, Sarah, known to many as Flo.

Loving her funky Psychedelic skull, its so Flo!

Details can be found HERE on Sarah's blog.

Thanks for popping by and remember we'd love to see your take on any of our projects, come on don't be shy!  

19 WINIFRED

Today we have something a little different for you.  Enjoy!

Winifred ' A Bad Witch Gone Good '

Win had grown tired of her usual spells

Enduring a lifetime of strong pungent smells

Hemlock and toads in the cauldron would bubble

Creating for mankind all sorts of deep trouble

Not to mention the broomstick that kept breaking down

Leaving her stranded and freezing in town

Yes her tether was taut and her gnarled knuckles white

Beginning to think should she give up the witch fight

A night on the brew and she came to her senses

Sensing her beauty she let down her defences

' I do have a choice!' And with heaven in sight

The heart chains unfolded and the Black Witch turned White

Hearts and souls and Angels wings

Now casting her spells using wonderful things

Sweet aromatics floating into the air

Casting love and light and destroying despair

But as we witches know, this simply can't be

We watched as she thought she could really break free

The sisterhood's grip that creates the worlds struggle

Would never release her from grim toil and trouble

As a lone tear slipped down the beautiful cheek

A witch once grown strong had again become weak

The chains she so heartfelt had wrestled to sever

Now hold her and us in their cold grip forever.

by BJ Crockett

This is a canvas dedicated to Winifred and her life on the dark side, I couldn't resist
including the ball and chain!!   As Winifred went back to her old ways, I decided
to try my hand at an old technique for the silvery web.    

I hope this poem or my canvas inspires you to either write your own wee Halloween ditty or create your own piece of Winifred art.  We'd love you to share either or both with us.

A big thanks to BJ Crockett for her amazing poem, I hope we get a chance to see
more of her poetry soon.

TFL Lou x

7 - A Ghostly Visitation

Today I have the pleasure of introducing our first guest designer PAM.  Many of you will know Pam as one of the very talented design team members for Merly Impressions  

Fancy having a play around with your photographic skills?

Here's a wee sneaky peek of what lies ahead.

The full project can be seen at Pams blog Waltzing Through Life.

Enjoy!

Hope you pop back tomorrow and see what Rebecaa has up her sleeve!