#embruderylife

#TBT to 2008 (😳😂) when I met the wonderful @bobbyllew (Kryten from Red Dwarf), at a book signing in Canterbury with my wonderful friends, and full on fan-girled 🙈 (Sorry, Robert 😬😅) I thought I'd start using #ThrowbackThursday as a bit of a glimpse into what I'm all about. This picture sums it up: books and geekery 😅 If I was dressed in some sort of horror outfit and had a bowl of pasta in my other hand then that would sum me up in one photo 🤪 The hair and the denim....... 🤨 I guess I couldn't shake the 90s for a lot longer than I thought... 🤔 Who would like to see some Red Dwarf added to my portfolio?! Erm. ME 🖐 #embRUDEryLife #throwbackpic #throwback🔙 #reddwarf #robertllewellyn #fangirl #nerdalert #scifi #britishscifi #britishcomedy #comedylegend #kryten #artistslife #artlife (at Canterbury, Kent) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUczWxJMhy_/?utm_medium=tumblr

A day out and overnight in London yesterday. Sore feet and hungover on a train today 😅 Worth it? YES. #embRUDEryLife #londonlife #housesofparliament #londoneye #coventgarden #soho #walking #citylife #riverthames #londonrestaurants #london_city_photo #chinatownlondon #chinatown #boatdrinks (at London, Unιted Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUUxLtZMSId/?utm_medium=tumblr

Day 4 of #htlmpchallenge3 and it's #ThrowbackThursday! ⏪ We're meant to post our first shop piece, but you've all seen Valak, and Slimer, aaaand my first cactus piece enough times, so I am going WAAAAAY back to the 90s when my nan bought me THIS "Get Set!" Needle Arts kit! 🧵🪡 Who remembers these?! I also had the candle one, and a couple of others, (maybe some sort of oven clay?!), but this little kit was my first step toward learning to stitch! I'd sit in my nan's kitchen when she was knitting, getting my threads in a tangle and permanently asking her to thread my needle and undo stitches for me. Looking back, it was probably really frustrating for her, (she's blind in one eye!), but she always had the patience to sit and help me. And of course, her old fashioned Quality Street and biscuit tins with sewing supplies and random buttons were always on hand for any extras I'd want to add 😂 I'm lucky that she's still here now, and a big supporter of what I do. In fact, she's the only family member who's ever taken anything I do seriously - probably because she knows the amount of work that goes into anything handmade! She's also quite brutally honest, so I know where to go if I ever need a firm opinion on anything 😂 The funny thing is; when I got this kit, I never would have dreamed that stitching and creating things was going to be my future. I guess they're right when they say that everything goes full circle 🤔😉 #embRUDEryLife #waddingtons #90skid #90svibes #90stoys #borninthe80s #throwbackpic #htlmp #MHHSBD #QueenOf #CraftBizParty #rememberwhen #howitstartedvshowitsgoing (at Herne Bay Seaside) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUKIMkjsx-R/?utm_medium=tumblr

Had a little break from work at my grandparent's with Tilly this weekend. Woke up to this amazing view 😍 They're both in their 80s now, so trying to spend as much time with them as I can. My grandparents pretty much raised me, so I'm very close with them, and I feel it's important for Tilly to get as much time with them as she can, too. Not many children are lucky enough to know their great grandparents 💚 Normal service will resume tomorrow ☺ Happy Sunday 🤗 #embRUDEryLife #countryliving #familytime #sunrise_sunset_photogroup #sunrise #morningvibes #peaceandquiet #breaktime #morningview #kentcountryside #countrylife #morningmist (at Upstreet) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUAJf9cs-WM/?utm_medium=tumblr

Today I made this stupendously wonky mini bear 😂 He has no face (yet), & his paw pads and ears need adjustments, but overall he's turned out a lot better than expected. He's even jointed! 😯 Scaling down a project is a lot harder than you think; all the seams are smaller (he's popping in a few places 🙄), and the turns are a lot tighter on the sewing machine - I'll do a lot of this by hand next time. But this is how we learn and perfect things. It takes time to learn a craft, it takes longer to learn it properly! I see today as time well spent; others around me may not. But without learning something new and practicing as we go, we'll never master it. This is exactly why artists, crafters, bakers, makers... all deserve to be paid for their work, and the time and effort they put in. We don't just knock something up in 5 minutes; we take time to learn the skills we need to create something amazing for you, and often, that time is our own. We don't get paid for it. We are just passionate about what we do! This bear won't go in my shop. He'll sit on my spooky shelf next to my mini horror Funkos; and when I am a master of horror bears, he'll be there to remind me that once, a long time ago, I was absolutely shyte at bear making 😂 But practice makes perfect... 😉 #embRUDEryLife #halloweenbear #bearmaking #bearcollectors #tinybeautifulthings #tinybear #practicemakesperfect #sewistsofinstagram #sewingtoys #handmadebear #bearmakers #weirdart #toymaker #artdoll #MHHSBD #QueenOf (at Herne Bay, Kent) https://www.instagram.com/p/CT2PpO2MkqL/?utm_medium=tumblr

Could this charity shop bear kit be the start of something new...? 🤔 He may look a bit fluffy and cute for embRUDEry, but we'll see how he goes... 😈 Also getting lots of requests for some sort of voodoo doll, which I'm working on a pattern to make something a little different from the norm.... And if you're wondering why I am deviating a bit today, it's because yesterday I was an idiot and injured my neck stitching in the same position too long 😅😂 #embRUDEryLife #bearmaking #workinprogress #creepybear #creepybeautiful #ooakdolls #ooakbears #horrorbear #charityshopfinds #reusereducerecycle # (at Herne Bay Seaside) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTmTPboMX3U/?utm_medium=tumblr

These Ghostie Christmas tree decorations are available right now over on my website 👻 There are currently green and white colours available but I will be adding red soon! I haven't updated my blog this week or got around to updating my items yet as I've been a bit off the ball with the end of the school holidays and beginning of the new school year, but next week normal service will resume with lots of changes and regular updates to come! I'm also working on a couple of commission pieces at present, plus a donation for a raffle with a very worthy cause, so it may not look like there's much happening but it's all go at embRUDEry HQ! 😅💚🤘 #embRUDEryGhostie #MHHSBD #embRUDEryLife #giftideas #gifts #handmadeuk #htlmp #VisibilityFest #independentpound #shopsmalluk #shopsmallbusiness #ukcrafters #ukcraft https://www.instagram.com/p/CTSDpL5M0nm/?utm_medium=tumblr