Just back from a live model horse show, my first in more than 13 years, and easily the one with the best name ever. Although it's been a long time...
Life & Creativity
Colour challenge: Colchester
There are some brilliant communities for photographers around, and one of these is Lisa Devlin's Photography Farm - open, supportive and actually...
Real life us and Barbie us – my life is weird but fun
Having made the mini versions of me and of Lu obviously I had to get all four of us together... what is my life, honestly, but I enjoy the...
Custom Barbie dolls – making mini us part 2
Took me forever but I eventually found a donor body with hair I thought I could make look more like Lu's which matched the existing curvy body - so...
Custom Barbie dolls – making mini us part 1
Not long after discovering properly articulated and curvier dolls existed, I decided I wanted to make a mini version of me so I could photograph...
Monster High Twyla cosplay Part 3: Making the accessories
The last of the series of posts showing more details of how I made my Monster High Twyla cosplay - let's go! Choosing what to make While accurate...
Monster High Twyla Cosplay Part 2: Making the Book of Talismans bag
The second of the promised more detailed posts about how I made my Monster High Twyla cosplay... this is the Book of Talismans, which I turned into...
Monster High Twyla Cosplay part 1: The Outfit
I promised a more detailed series on how my Monster High Twyla cosplay came together, and here's the first! Having identified the main silhouettes,...
Introducing Foiled Again workshops – make the prettiest shoes & boots ever!
OMG you guys! I can't believe I haven't written about this properly yet! Do you want the shiniest, prettiest, coolest shoes in town? OF COURSE you...
My mermaid tail is not AI
I've spent quite a bit of time recently reading about AI - it seems to suddenly be everywhere, even though the quality of its output is still...










