Craft Magazine - Kitty Badge

So I finally tried making one of the Aranzi Aronzo cats that cover the Craft Magazine volume 3. Doesn't look as Japanese as it should - eyes are two close togther but it was fun to do and looks good on my coat!

Here's Pungey

As mentioned before I have done a couple of crafty projects recently. I (and Clair) seem to have become obsessed with the humble sock. While she has gone for the socktopus I have placed my support behind the humble monster. Pungey (short for Pungent) is a happy monster who lives in our spare room. On the weekends he enjoys watching tv and discussing what programmes he last saw the various actors in and munching on oreos.

I go driving in my car…

Well loyal subjects over the holidays I had the opportunity to try my paw at a range of driving opportunities. I can’t help but feel if I weren’t the wonderful and royal bear I was I might have considered a career as a JCB driver. You must admit I look very good at the wheel!

I also tried my paw at train driving though I found that there was a small issue of scale – having said that I was of course still very talented at it.

Finally a bit of fun I had heard that Quad biking this could be dangerous but I think you’ll agree I am completely in control of this rather shiny example. I even let Mohinder (one of my little tiger chums) try driving a 4x4.

Of course there are times when you just want to be driven and for those moments I have slaves servants to help me out and chocolate to nibble as I relax.

Until the next time,

Dumbledore sighted munching cake!

Read all about it here

The only Palin I support is Michael!

Usually I am a politically neutral bear but it has come to my attention that a certain USA vice-presidential candidate (Sarah Palin) is against me and my noble ursus maritimus brothers. Apparently she feels we are not in any danger and doing just dandy.

Now I know for a fact that rising temperatures are affecting my ursine brethren. Not all of us can live in houses and eat chocolate all day, some have to live in much colder places and have to hunt for their own food (I know it’s sad but I can only try and lead by example).

I urge my ursine brethren to support Obama. Remember, a vote for Obama is a vote for Polar Bears.


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Old Advertising Signs

While on the Mull Railway I came across a bunch of vintage advertising signs (not that hard to spot since they were all over the train station!). I think my favourite is the Black cat but there is something funny about Camp coffee.

Jingjing

As promised my verison of Jingjing (as linked to ages ago). I felt that the middle bit of the legs was too short for the space and if I did it again I'd make this longer. As a result this meant that the holes in the foot bit were too big to they didn't slot together as easilt as they should have done. Otherwise it all worked well and was easy to follow despite the words being in Chinese. My only other thought is that mine was done using just plan paper and card would have made it a bit easier to get the shapes to hold their form.

"Heaven, I'm in heaven, and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak..."

…when we’re out together buying chocs to eat.

Underling I have discovered heaven and it’s name is ‘The Oban Chocolate Company’.

Handmade chocolates you can see being made. The first challenge
was to choose from the menu. Not a simple task – even choosing a hot chocolate was a challenge in the end I couldn’t decide so I got two.


The chocolate sampler was wonderful. They had ones with chilli so they had a hot after taste, banoffee truffles, honey and ginger white chocolates…

Though I can’t help but feel I might have had eyes bigger than my tummy…

Linlithgow Palace

I ended up at Linlithgow Palace last Sunday and much to my delight the fountain has been restored and is up and running. Covered in carvings my favourites were the naked man saving the King and a rather freaked out looking lion.