Don't play with your food!

Here are some cool ideas of making edible masterpieces! This eye is just one example. Who says you can't play with your food, as long as it's art?

-The Creators

Water color on wood

Use water color on blocks of wood to make beautiful paintings. You can create still lifes, landscapes, abstract, or anything else you desire. The wood texture will give your art a cool feel. It's fun and easy!

-The Creators

Let's just say...

Aside from being my usual crafty self I was being my productive, studious self. This side of me wrote some questions and had the author of another blog answer them. To find the blog go to: http://style-smashin.blogspot.com/.

1. Describe yourself.

I'm quirky and unusual, I will laugh at anything, and despite running a fashion blog I don't have brilliant taste on my own wardrobe choices. I love to experiment with anything, everything I do is just one huge experiment! I love learning new things and will sap up any knowledge you're willing to offer me ( which results in me knowing weird facts that nobody should ever know) I love to design and sew, I love chocolate and the Cookie Monster from Sesame Street.

2. What do you blog?

I say that I run a fashion blog... This is true in that I cover clothes and beauty, but I don't do runway stuff or what is currently on trend. I do less time efficient things (because I am not a time efficient person) and more general, 'make your own skirt' or 'I love these shoes' type things.In short, stuff.

3. What inspires you to blog what you blog? (basically what influences you?)

I was one of those annoying five year olds who just kept repeating 'why?' at every moment of the day! I love exploring in every sense, so almost anything can inspire me to write for my blog - one of the reasons my blog isn't quite dedicated to a specific topic. I have always had an interest in clothes, more so design, even if I haven't expressed it too well.
To keep it short, my inspiration is a mash up of my life - my blog is a piece of me, so everything I do comes into it.

4. How long have you been blogging for?

  Just under a year, I do believe. I have learnt a lot in that time, both in how to blog well but also behind-the-scenes type stuff.

5. What do your friends and family think of your blog?

My friends love to giggle at it and make fun of it (but somewhere, deep deep down, I know they love it really. ) they were slightly impressed when they learnt that yes, actual people actually read it, and like it!
My family are into my blog, my parents work as editors and my grandparents as 'wow I love this'-ers.

6. What is your favorite activity to do in your free time?

I love wasting time. Just doing absolutely nothing! Shopping, blogging, writing, designing and just chatting are great too.

7. What type of art or arts are you interested in?

I admit it: I'm a doodler. If there is a pen in my hand, I can't keep it away from the paper (or my hands, or nearest mark able item - much to everybody else's annoyance!)
Trouble is, I can't actually draw too well, so I draw mainly squares and flowers (I know, odd choices) but without any detail.
When I'm not doodling, I'm designing - clothes, kitchens or shoes. I have a couple of great sketch books with outlines of people in and stencils that has really helped me to improve my drawing skills.
Otherwise, I'm a computer geek, and I love messing around with Pixlr (free online photoshop) and I also love photography, I have a whole app category dedicated to photography and effects - I think my favourite is iMagiCam or Polamatic.

8. What would you like to be/do when you're older and what attracts you to it?

I have three career choices: a pilot (I love to travel), a lawyer (I love to argue) or working in fashion (doing pretty much anything. I love it all!).

9. Are you a self-taught person or did you have someone teach you your skills? (sewing, instrument, any type of art)

When I was a kid, my mom appeared to always be making curtains (she probably only made about two pairs, though) on her old Singer Sewing Machine, and I guess I learnt the basics that way. I've also learnt a lot through textiles lessons, and just experimenting with everything I find.
I took flute and piano lessons for a couple of years each when I was younger, I no longer take lessons but I can still play!
Ive never really taken any kind of craft tutorials before, apart from what has shown up in school here and there, I just learn through observation and doing.

10. How long have you been arting for?

That's a pretty cool word! I've never really taken any craft seriously apart from my sewing, that for maybe a year or two. I've always doodled, but I'm not much good at sticking with projects for a long time.

11. Do you have any of your own creations? (this refers to practically anything)

My blog? Does that count? I'm in the process of creating a website for a lawyer relative, I occasionally come up with pieces of songs and stories, and I have made myself a dress, skirt and bodice before now.
Other than that, not, uh, really.

12. How did you start what you do?

I have no idea. A lot of what I do comes as a result of googling random things (probably not an excellent practice!) I had been thinking a bit about blogging for a little while, reading gossip girl and lots of teen vogue eventually resulted in my fashion blog!
I have always loved to write, though. Blogging is a great way for me to refine my skills in a public environment, while experimenting and seeing what people like and don't like, and learning all the time!
My family have always encouraged me to write, and my grandparents are great fans of my blog, always supporting me in what I do - thank you!

13. When it comes to designing are you more elaborate or plain?

Elaborate. Of course! If I can add colour, I will. If I can turn a dress into a wire based sculpture, I will. If I can print a book onto a flying T-shirt, I will.
I really like catwalk fashion because although you could never wear it on the street, it's such a feast for the imagination! The idea of turning clothes into a piece of art really appeals to me, I try to incorporate volume, wire, wood and as many unusual ideas as I can into each design. Everything I think of is completely impractical, both to make and wear - meaning I haven't made a single sketch come to life yet. Yet!

14. Have you heard of Project Runway?

I just googled it, and no, I didn't realise the tv show existed because it isn't aired here in the UK (that I'm aware of, anyway. ) However, there are lots of fashion 'kits' that are run by project runway, things like design boards, templates, sketchbooks with fashion 'tutorial' in, if that even exists. Now that I know the show exists I'm definitely going to try to watch it somehow, because it sounds pretty good!


15. Last but not least, do you have any advice for the people who need a little advice?

Wear what you are comfortable in. Always always, comfort comes first. Don't try to follow trends just because they are trends, wear what you like to wear. If that's jeans, great. If that's what's on trend, great. If you are obsessed with the fifties, great. Wear it, and if yo love it, others will too!