Shell

This week, the keyword is Shell on Every Inchie Monday. I have a little open quilled shell with pearl minus the oyster.

Moo Mania have Butterflies this fortnight. My response: Madam Butterfly's fans:

Octopus

Who would have ever thought that, ugh, eek, yuck, an octopus would become so endearing and weave himself into many hearts?

During the 2010 soccer World Cup, Paul, the predicting octopus from Germany did just that. Half the world developed a soft spot for Paul. He has since passed away and I will remember him for ever. This is a picture of Paul in heaven feeling happy he was already there during the 2014 World Cup, so he doesn't have to witness Brazil lose to Germany 7:1.

Cute Paul is going into this week's EIM Octopus challenge.
Here's the Wikipedia link to Paul the Octopus. Check out the memorial built to him in Germany.

Tiny gecko and an itch :)

It's Gecko on EIM this week. I attempted a little gecko based on Australia Aboriginal art.

This fortnight's Moo topic is Feelings of Spring. These are the feelings I experience every spring alright. Bless you!

Knitting

We start April with Knitting on Every Inchie Monday. This is the closest I've come to knitting, it's just not my thing.

A Holiday to Celebrate Me!

Happy Fool's Day to everyone! Wishing you positive, kind humour today and always, as it is one of the staples of a first aid kit.

April Fool's or Favourite Holiday is the theme at Wicked Wednesday ATC challenge.

Different Trees and Egg Surprise

Autumn has arrived here. Not that it's northern hemisphere autumn, but I still love it. April weather is my favourite (although we might have to switch on the air conditioner on April Fool's Day). For Oak, the keyword on Every Inchie Monday, I have teeny quilled acorns, all from 1.5mm (1/16") paper strips.

Wicked Wednesday have Cherry Blossoms as the week's theme. I found an old birthday card from my parents with just such a tree on it. Cherry blossom is the Japanese sakura, so I used it as background for the Japanese Katana sword and sheath, made from quilling paper strips.

You can see my mum's writing embossed through. She always presses very hard when she writes.

And my beloved Moo-Mania & More have Eggs as their theme this fortnight. My quilled eggs are on eggshell coloured paper, sitting inside a piece of real egg carton.

Can you believe we're a quarter of the way through these miniature artworks, a quarter of the way through the year.

Wonder Woman

I struggled for a bit with this EIM word, Lasso. Then, I experienced triumph in a certain area of my life and felt like Wonder Woman. That's when I knew this has to be the golden lasso of truth.