Shining Light Book Review

It has been a full year of finding a shining light in every day.

Was it a valuable experience? 
I would say definitely. Even if you are having a bad day, it's a good reminder that it isn't all bad.

If you wanted to develop a more positive outlook overall, this may be a helpful tool.

The 2018 Card

This was the 2018 card, the model this year was Phil.

It was fun having a limited edition card for the year :D

Art Break! - Christmas Stockings for F, D, and L

I wanted to make some personalized stockings for some of my friends so I decided to do it through embroidery.

I bought some basic stocking online.

And embroidered each name into some embroidery cloth. I would have done it directly onto the stockings, but I don't think the fabric could take it. 

I cut them out with a sort of snowflake-esqe edge, washed off the pencil marks, and put clear nail polish on the edge to prevent further fraying.

I then sewed them to the stockings using red and green cotton thread.

All done!

They have the kitten seal of approval!

Verdict: They were impressed! :D 

Art Break! - Weighted Companion Cube Gift

I have a birthday gift for PB and it fits into this foam cube (not a perfect cube but close enough).

We like Portal so I thought I would make it a companion cube.

I started by painting it medium grey.

Modeled by Phil!

Once dry, I painted the edges and a circle in the middle of each face with light grey paint.

I'm not going for perfect lines here, this is just for fun and will be destroyed when the gift is opened.

When dry, draw on the little lines around the edge.

I glued on pink paper hearts into each circle.

Done!

Verdict: He loved it! 

ADBC - A Rock Opera

When I stumbled upon it a few years ago, I thought it was amazing!

It is a parody musical (I guess like Jesus Christ Superstar, but I haven't seen it) by Matt Berry about the Nativity (birth of Jesus) as told from the point of view of the innkeeper.

I loved seeing Julian Barratt, Richard Ayoade, Noel Fielding, Rich Fulcher in it as well.

If you like 'The Mighty Boosh', you should check it out!

And remember, running an inn is mumbo and jive.

Catagory: Comedy
Rating: 5/5

Art Break! - Advent Calendar

I wanted to make a advent calendar for PB and I, so I started by buying a cheap chipboard one off the internet.

When it arrived it was poorly painted, which was ok because we are going to repaint it.

I painted the doors red or green.

And painted the doorknobs gold.

I made a little wreath to attach to door 24.

And a little stained glass window.

I put '24' on in gold, like a house number.

I painted the holder light yellow and wrote numbers on the door with a white paint pen.

I then made a little tree and painted some cats to look like the twins.

I made a base of foam and cardboard, which I then painted green.

The base tree and Phil's butt.

With baubles.

Before paint

Done!

All together! The snow is ripped up cotton balls.

And when it's all put together:

Verdict: PB loves it!

Regulator-Köhler

This is a nutritional supplement containing the basic (as in alkaline) minerals of calcium, potassium, magnesium, and zinc.

They are sodium free, which is good if you can't have too much sodium.

They are for 'A balanced acid-base balance and a functioning energy metabolism are important prerequisites for physical and mental well-being. ' according to the bottle.

The capsules are medium-sized with a matte finish (which I'm guessing is a coating to get it past the stomach acid).

It says take 2-3 a day, I took one a day because I do what I want.

Price: 2/5 ($31.34 for 100 capsules)