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Senior Section Camp Badge Part 2

So my last suggestion didn't really say Girlguiding (neither did last years that I had nothing to do with but hey...).

So here are the other three options I've now given the group.

5 minute necklace

I made this necklace as a kit to go out in the Lones newsletter. It was so fast to do I thought I'd share.

You'll need: adhesive transfer sheet, acrylic pendant, jump ring and cord.

Remove the protective plastic covers from the acrylic pendant.

Get the adhesive sheet (Herma Transfer Adhesive Sheet) and remove the backing paper. Press the pendant onto the glue dots.

Carefully re-lift the pendant – it is now evenly covered in glue dots (which are easily visible).

Position the pendant over the paper image you wish to use and press down evenly.

Carefully trim off excess paper (you might find using a craft knife makes this easier and neater).

Pierce a hole carefully through the paper inline with the one in the pendant.

Thread a jump ring through and close (you’ll need pliers for this bit).

Thread a cord through the jump ring and wear.

NB: To improve the life span of your pendant carefully apply clear nail varnish or PVA to the back of your picture.

Senior Section Badge

I've been asked to design the cloth badge for SS09 (Scottish Senior Section Camp). This is what I have come up with so far (the actual badge will be about an inch by an inch and a half). None of the others on the committee have said yes to it but I really like it.
I also wondered about a fancy thistle design or something working in the Girlguiding Centenary colours since we'll just have launched it before event but the Highland Cow won me over.

Twilight Obsession

More and more I am reading Teen books (mostly thanks to being a High School Librarian). The latest lot to take me was the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. So you can expect crafty goodness related to that coming soon - including t-shirts and a patchwork quilt (it's a Mystery Quilt project).

I've been reading on a bit of a Vampire theme recently including 'Sucks to be me: The all-true confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe)' by Kimberly Pauley (a nice twist on the Vampire story) and of course the classic Dracula by Bram Stoker. I'm currently reading 'The Historian' by Elizabeth Kostova which is a reworking of the classic Bram Stoker story.

Dumbledore has own Blog!

It was been noticed that more and more Dumbledore was filing up my blog so we (Clair and I) have given him his very own so he can try and convert everyone to his way of thinking.
Catch the latest happenings of the King at Dumbledore's Adventures

Calvin inspired Snowmen Tree Decorations

My Granddad was a big fan of the comic strip 'Calvin and Hobbes' by Bill Watterson and the snowmen strips - where Calvin builds various snowmen - were always favourites (see above). Calvin remains part of our family festivities. Perhaps most memorably a number of years ago my sister and my Dad decorated the Christmas Cake with the snowmen bowling (the strip is one snowman usuing the others head a .

This year I made my Dad Calvin inspired snowmen decorations for the tree.

Bansky inspired rats

Bit rat obsessed in my family just now. So I did a bit of stenciling for Christmas presents. These are just stencils made from the art work of Graffiti Artist Banksy.

Festive Farts

It has been a running joke in the Whalley household over farts in jars (Clair was in on it too) so for Christmas it was decided that we should hand out festive farts. I created a fart in a jar (needlefelted with wire frame) and Clair wrote a poem:

Searching for the prefect gift for you

Some socks? A tie? They wouldn't do!

Looking in places both near and far

I finally found this fart in a jar

Be sure to keep the lid screwed on tight

Releasing that stench wouldn't be bright

Made from sauerkraut, baked beans and more

It'll knock you out - clean on the floor

It needs no water, food or care

Just that little glass jar of air.

It's only job to remind you of food

That once eaten - will make you quite rude.

As you can see they got a good reaction! 

I also made Bob a 'make your own fart in a jar'. I decorated a jar of sauerkraut with a label on the back that gave the steps:

1. Eat sauerkraut.

2. Place jar beside butt

3. Fart

4. Close lid swiftly!

Stenciled T-Shirts

This year was the year of stenciled T-Shirts. I did a few including 'Where's Whalley?' for my sister-in-law.

The other two are from the internet. Classically Trained from Ministry of Pi and Monty Python Silly Walk from Cut Out + Keep. 

Mmm... I will have a fishy in a little dishy...

Over the last year it has become apparent that I love all things fishy. First things first I must choose from the menu what I fancy.

Do I want a fish supper?

Or a prawn sandwich?

What about a seal steak?

A starfish sundae?

Rat related Christmas ornaments

I always add a Christmas decoration for the tree to Tom's stocking. This year I found these pre-made photo picture frames for the tree. No doubt you are expected to use them to display small and sappy children but I think Mortimer and Wheeler are much cuter! Plus you get two sides so that's two adorable pics of each rat in each decoration.

Present from D'Alby girls

Loyal subjects,

As you know I expect tribute from all of my subjects and the D'Alby girls did not let me down. 

My exciting present...

 Getting help from loyal servants to open it... (sometimes you do need an opposable thumb)

Look at all my precious gold coins! Not to mention the handmade royal stocking they also provided. It really was fit for the King.

I hope you all have a lovely Christmas too,

Your benevolent overlord,

Dumbledore

Christmas Morning

Visions of Sugar Plums dance through my head...

When I awoke it was clear that Santa had been...
Though I was not the only one to get a visit from old St. Nick...
Santa knows me so well, he gave me this magnificent crown...
and a pile of gold coins...
Mohan got some crushed spiders and Mohinder some dried Buzzy Bees what more could we ask for?

Christmas Crafting

The Christmas crafts will soon be revealed. It's been a busy few months but I finished the last Christmas crafts last night - so will have epic posting after then. In the meantime check out Mortimer and Wheeler's Christmas adventures on their blog!

Getting ready for Christmas

According to Kermit the Frog one of the most pleasant of all activities is getting ready for Christmas. Dumble and the tigers certainly got in on the act. While Mohan and Mohinder decorated a little tree, Dumbledore made a gingerbread house.

It's the same gingerbread house kit the D'Alby's used. 

Dumble felt that he'd missed out since we'd ran out of time when to to it with them so he insisted we buy one to bring north! 

He let me, Magnus and Kathryn help but he insisted that I add that any dodgy bits were done by us. His bits all worked out wonderfully.

Visit to Santa

Loyal Subjects,

I went to visit the one and only Santa (he visited Stirling just so we could meet up). I took the D'Alby's with me (mostly for warmth it was freezing!). I asked for chocolate and World Domination. Lottie asked for a game but Lexie forgot what she wanted though she had mentioned chocolate coins previously so I told Santa to give her that (after all who wouldn't want that?).

Till next time,

Dumbledore

Royal Tour

Are you sitting comfortably? The I'll begin...

You'll be delighted to hear the story of my latest royal tour around the Loch Lomond area. You can see the full story on Clair's blog. A loyal subject she has recored my adventures for prosperity. I had lots of fun with wonderful views, snow and tree decorating not to mention loyal subjects to carried and cared for my every whim. 

Now where is my hot chocolate...

Birthday Fun

Well I turned 21 again on the 9th. Dumbledore was their helping me along. Tom made a great Polar bear cake (I think it's the first time Tom's ever given me a birthday cake let alone baked one!).  It was a recipe from the Christmas ASDA magazine. Clair was their to witness and has added a bit to her blog. 

Krampus

One of my favourite Christmas traditions (and it isn't even mine) is the Krampus. It's an Austrian thing and basically the night before good old Saint Nic comes calling to give the good kids presets the Krampus deals with the naughty kids. He beats them and takes them away in a sack. Anyway you can make a paper version (complete with naughty child) - created by Squealer Paper Toy (both that and the above image are from the Macula site).   Absolute genius.