Busy, busy bee

Just a quick update from me today as I really have to get alot of work done!! I hope you are all well my dears. Will be working on the corset all day today and looking forward to making some headway with it. Going to be handpainting taffeta and free embroidering in gold metalic thread to contrast with the beautiful artwork by Jenn which has been printed onto the leather which will make up the front panel.

I am going to be making a few small pieces of artwork too and as I really don't think I can take any time out to go hunting for antique frames I have found the next best thing in hobbycraft (I want to hate this store but actually it is continuously saving my bacon when I am desperate for some art materials or forget to buy something for one of the workshops I teach). They are very ornate and gold (oh I adore gold!!!) and are probably not anywhere near as nice as the real thing would be but I have gone for a bit of a baroque theme so they will look perfect along with my other costume and will just contain the small paintings beautifully.

They are hideously expensive though so I can only afford a couple and can only get small ones but that is okay as I am quite enjoying working on small pieces at the moment. Isn't it funny, at art college I also wanted to work on large scale pieces when I considered studying fine art but since choosing costume I have found myself enjoying working on a smaller scale.

These small circus themed art cards were listed in my etsy shop yesterday - and although I have listed them separately I would really love them to be bought as a set - they are a family and as such could not bear to be parted from each other after all!!!

Right that is it - off the work room for me!!! Why is it as soon as I contemplate working my tummy starts to make desperate noises of hunger??