Fear, what fear!

I don't know if I should be celebrating just yet, but my new outlook on crafting appears to be paying off. With a bit of luck, I just need to successfully drill a hold for my findings and I will have my first proper pendant. I want this one to work out more than most as I have been planning it as a wee surprise for my sister.

I have been trying out all different things to embed and so far it looks as though material is going to work the best. I purchased some fat quarters at a recent hobbycraft event to try out and although not demoulded yet, I think they look pretty swanky! I just wish I had more funds to buy in lots of glitter and the like as I'm limited as to what I put in my rear layers.



Not so good news, Oscar the cat is back on 'the hunt'. For months now I have enjoyed seeing our resident robin milling around the garden, but no more! Oscar decided the robin would make a good 'gift' and yesterday afternoon 'purchased' his gift, decided gift wrap was an unnecesary inconvenience and proudly placed it in our hall!

He was in an extra weird mood all day so I suppose I should have expected something, but he has never brought anything of the winged variety home. It's usually just voles, which we have to either dispose of or catch, check over for wounds and decide if the SSPCA is required or a short stint in a dark quiet box to calm down before being placed back in the field is required.

I wish he would go back to basics and collect leaves again! Leaves I can handle. You don't have the horrible pangs of guilt with a leaf, but when a little life is snuffed out all because your wee furry man wanted to play, it's absolutly breaks your heart.