Friday 24 February 2017

Serenity


Keep your Friday peaceful, calm and serene.
Breathe in... and out.
Remove stressful thoughts from your mind.
Take in your surroundings.
Stay grateful and humble.
Learn from the past, but don't dwell on it.
Smile.
Have a cup of tea (and a biscuit, or two).
The weekend will soon be here.


Friday 17 February 2017

Getting to know you, getting to know all about you...


You may have seen on our Facebook page a few new posts in the our new getting to know you series.We are using this to spotlight our guest artists. We've sent them all some questions to answer.

I've left a blank copy of the questions at the bottom, feel free to answer them in the comments!

Here's a round up of those featured so far and a selection on answers across the board.

Lee-Ann of Not Just Paper Boutique.


3. If you could create any celebrity using your chosen craft, who would it be?
Oooh, Tom Hardy for sure! Life sized, too, and I'd hang the Paper Tom Hardy in the hallway so I could see him every day. You'd all be more than welcome to come over and stroke his papery face..

Marnie of Marnie Makes!


5. Would you eat a spider for £100? Nope . Really, really nope. Unless it was made of jelly ? Would it be made of jelly?

Sue Mclearie

15. Is there anything else we should know?
I have conversations with my creations as I work and they are always mischevious. In my wibbly, wobbly world, they are quite real!



Rebecka Hathaway!


15. Is there anything else we should know?
You are never too old to start to live your dreams. But you have to start.


Emily Caton of Odd Hearts, also known as The Emily
- of Paper Panda admin fame.



10. Describe something that has happened to you that doesn't have an explanation. < *What kind of question is this?
*10a. Who is your weird celebrity crush? Hugh Laurie.



Here is a full list of questions!


1. If you had £5 what would you spend it on?
2. What was the last lie you told?
3. If you could create any celebrity using your chosen craft, who would it be?

4. What's the best compliment you have ever received?
5. Would you eat a spider for £100?
6. What question do you hate to answer?
7. Where were you four hours ago?
8. What is your favourite album to create to?
9. What habit would you like to break?
10. Describe something that has happened to you that doesn't have an explanation.
11. Are you still learning who you are?
12. What inspires you the most?
13. What do you answer when someone asks you what you do for a living?
14. If you could eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
15. Is there anything else we should know?







Friday 10 February 2017

What do I do in my spare time....?

For years I've never been able to answer the question 'What do you do with your spare time?' because I've always just been too busy working.
I seem to have recently found a hobby in embroidery. I've never made anything just for me before and it's wonderfully refreshing to just create something with no pressure to make it for someone else.
I started in January doing the #1yearofstitches project wh
ere you add at least a stitch per day to your hoop, a bit like a diary. Well I finished my 'year' in three weeks, it was so addicting! I purposely didn't look up stitches or techniques because I didn't want to feel overwhelmed or inadequate but just ploughed into it, making it up as I went along, freestyling. SO ENJOYABLE!
So now, well, it had to be a hare as my first real project, didn't it?
So if you see the midnight oil burning at Panda Barn you know there's little animals being created with a thousand tiny stitches...

Friday 3 February 2017

Exciting collaboration!

Emily and I have been busy on our new collaboration! She uses her magical shiny calligraphy skills to add the golden text,
then I add a sketch of our favourite Woodland Friends.
What do you think?
http://www.paperpandacuts.co.uk/originals-c36/sketch-originals-c47