tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34883102113205009822024-03-13T13:15:21.755-07:00Jumble Sale RabbitsElizabeth GunbyBuskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-68373693355232283622011-10-13T03:45:00.000-07:002011-10-13T04:03:46.687-07:00Food in Fluffville<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ep9MP6JAGY8/TpbFIGuPjSI/AAAAAAAAA0s/ZXfBfBxIR7w/s1600/Copy%2B%25283%2529%2Bof%2BBun%2BTidco.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662930324499172642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 252px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ep9MP6JAGY8/TpbFIGuPjSI/AAAAAAAAA0s/ZXfBfBxIR7w/s320/Copy%2B%25283%2529%2Bof%2BBun%2BTidco.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Well, the year is flying past and I am aware that I have not blogged for some time. I suppose this is really due to feeling I have nothing new to say; Of course I could blame it on 'being busy' and running around with work and schools....but the truth is, I am just doing doing the same old thing and my career as an illustrator hasn't moved beyond the boundaries of Dumfries and Galloway. I don't really know what I expected, perhaps not world-wide recognition - but I thought I may have got a little further. As it is, I am still just a hamster on a perpetual wheel, maybe that's all I'll ever be...... I feel if I made a bit more effort and could be more motivated I might achieve something, but I'm kinda tired in a chronic, insidious sort of way. It's not nice. It's not the kind of tiredness a holiday could cure either, as I've quite a lot of those, ha ha! It's the Turn The Clock Back and Work Harder, Stick to your Game, Shoulda Listened to your Art School Tutors kind of stuff-up; Like you need to go back to the start - but you cant. It kinda sucks. On a more positive note, Food in Fluffville comes out next year - here's one of the pictures.</span></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-25551643826660499902011-03-13T04:14:00.000-07:002011-03-13T04:41:34.446-07:00Update on Fluffville Films!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lDM8y0S06Rs/TXysWiAVG-I/AAAAAAAAA0g/8dPISwcunOI/s1600/Environment%2BFair%2B2011%2BStall1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583527141117860834" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lDM8y0S06Rs/TXysWiAVG-I/AAAAAAAAA0g/8dPISwcunOI/s320/Environment%2BFair%2B2011%2BStall1.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LIK2x1QmcbU/TXysO17h7dI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/29SsYObJm7U/s1600/Environment%2BFair%2B2011%2B019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583527009027485138" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LIK2x1QmcbU/TXysO17h7dI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/29SsYObJm7U/s320/Environment%2BFair%2B2011%2B019.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PpfgK5mKhv8/TXysIn8UaJI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/M0ZeTsOgXa0/s1600/Environment%2BFair%2B2011%2BFluff1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583526902193481874" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PpfgK5mKhv8/TXysIn8UaJI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/M0ZeTsOgXa0/s320/Environment%2BFair%2B2011%2BFluff1.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2lJCDG3B6Z4/TXysB4yrxaI/AAAAAAAAA0I/UbzVHSErXcc/s1600/Environment%2BFair%2B2011%2BFluff2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583526786457388450" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2lJCDG3B6Z4/TXysB4yrxaI/AAAAAAAAA0I/UbzVHSErXcc/s320/Environment%2BFair%2B2011%2BFluff2.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QuEGgkqUM-E/TXyr1oMn7EI/AAAAAAAAA0A/s4ukabr0hHE/s1600/Gnash%2Bclose%2Bup.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583526575844355138" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QuEGgkqUM-E/TXyr1oMn7EI/AAAAAAAAA0A/s4ukabr0hHE/s320/Gnash%2Bclose%2Bup.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SKzm3J2HlQc/TXyrvDgtArI/AAAAAAAAAz4/7-eSuOCzXBQ/s1600/Gnasher%2Bin%2Bthe%2BWind%2BPowered%2BCar%2B003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583526462917247666" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SKzm3J2HlQc/TXyrvDgtArI/AAAAAAAAAz4/7-eSuOCzXBQ/s320/Gnasher%2Bin%2Bthe%2BWind%2BPowered%2BCar%2B003.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tR2MT90iyfM/TXyrmj9EUyI/AAAAAAAAAzw/rW2XiNCDxzQ/s1600/Gnashes%2Bteeth.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583526317007328034" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tR2MT90iyfM/TXyrmj9EUyI/AAAAAAAAAzw/rW2XiNCDxzQ/s320/Gnashes%2Bteeth.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Things are going well at Fluffville Studios PLC, with lots of young people making new residents of Fluffville - we have a hippopotamus, a crab, a camera-man dog called Stuart, three rabbits, Eddie the Elephant and Gnasher the Crocodile (who drives about in a wind-powered car!)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The Fluffville sign is a facia for the puppet theatre and is made using recycled cardboard and squashed-up loo roll - it's that simple! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Many of the puppets have been made by students with additional support needs and everyone is really enjoying the process of making the film, it's such fun! </span><a href="http://www.sharkbaitproductions.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:arial;">Stuart</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> ( the real Stuart, not the dog!) and I have also managed to film a piano and tin-whistle recital - using a little toy piano from the 1960's and a papier mache tin whistle! I hope you enjoy these photo's showing some of the puppets, I hope to get some video links up soon too.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-3256391926640582232011-02-14T23:01:00.000-08:002011-02-15T01:57:03.310-08:00Lights, Camera, Action!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xdUn_72S8kA/TVomt36dq2I/AAAAAAAAAzo/-a8Qji4FG-8/s1600/Clapper%2BTd.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573810058369543010" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xdUn_72S8kA/TVomt36dq2I/AAAAAAAAAzo/-a8Qji4FG-8/s320/Clapper%2BTd.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Yesterday, we held our first Fluffville Films session! I was working with Stuart from <a href="http://www.sharkbaitproductions.co.uk/">Sharkbait Productions</a> at Maxwelltown High School Learning Centre, where the students started to make twelve new residents of Fluffville, including a crocodile, a hippopotamus and an elephant! The young people are thinking about the script and the energy-saving tips they want their puppets to promote - this is going to be a really cool project! I staggered out of school two hours later, covered in glue (occupational hazard!) but very happy with how things had gone. Off to Stranraer on Thursday for Session Two! </span></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-71365947022115760462011-01-25T05:11:00.000-08:002011-01-25T05:51:59.436-08:00Fluffville Films and Food in Fluffville<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TT7UeZz4bzI/AAAAAAAAAzc/fnFXuiaJrWk/s1600/FoodInFluffville.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566119808266170162" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TT7UeZz4bzI/AAAAAAAAAzc/fnFXuiaJrWk/s320/FoodInFluffville.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TT7UPd5lMXI/AAAAAAAAAzU/qIl_KEKnW1A/s1600/FoodPackaging.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566119551665779058" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TT7UPd5lMXI/AAAAAAAAAzU/qIl_KEKnW1A/s320/FoodPackaging.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TT7Tw-XY_wI/AAAAAAAAAzM/OyL2w9EiYZI/s1600/FluffFilms.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 219px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566119027804798722" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TT7Tw-XY_wI/AAAAAAAAAzM/OyL2w9EiYZI/s320/FluffFilms.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Happy New Year! Golly gosh and goodness me! It's been a long time since I wrote anything on my poor little blog - it expect it feels quite abandoned. Since the launch of <strong>Fluffville Saves Energy</strong>, back in October, life seems to have been a whirlwind of visiting schools, driving up and down the A75, applying for funding for Eco-Schools to continue, worrying about funding and getting some funding...... We also had some terrible weather; freezing conditions and deep snow. I bought a new car from EBay (not a good idea, in hindsight) which then proceeded to break down five times in two weeks! </span><span style="font-family:arial;">All this must have had a cumulative effect on me, as I got ill on Boxing Day and stayed ill for the next three weeks! It was a flu virus-thing, really nasty and probably came because I stopped working!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Anyway, on to bigger and better things - Tiddles is about to make his debut <span style="color:#ffff00;">as</span> a film star! We are due to start working on <strong>Fluffville Films</strong> in February; I will be working with a professional film-maker and various Secondary Schools to produce a series of short energy-saving puppet shows. Our endeavours will be recorded as a documentary-style film and premiered at our local independent cinema </span><a href="http://www.rbcft.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.rbcft.co.uk/</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> How exciting!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I will also be working on the second book in the Fluffville series, <strong>Food in Fluffville</strong>, to link with the launch of the new Eco-Schools topic, Food and the Environment. I'm really looking forward to it, as it will have Tiddles and the Bunnies looking at growing their own fruit and veg, making jam, visiting a farm, making monsters out of unwanted food packaging, all sorts of exciting things! (If you are six years old or short and orange!)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;">So, the year has got off to flying start! Spring won't be long now and planning of trips and things can commence! Watch out for Tiddles in OK Magazine - no doubt he will be negotiating with Dancing on Ice and Strictly Come Dancing before too long! I wonder when I should tell him what my management fee is!</span></div><div> </div></div></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-84306281017525644662010-10-15T01:32:00.000-07:002010-10-15T01:59:10.355-07:00At last! The Children get their copies of Fluffville!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TLgUYklbc4I/AAAAAAAAAzA/1L9CjyN9UgY/s1600/Fluff2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528190954967364482" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TLgUYklbc4I/AAAAAAAAAzA/1L9CjyN9UgY/s320/Fluff2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TLgTjKKcxQI/AAAAAAAAAy4/26h15lW94zo/s1600/Fluffpress1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528190037341816066" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TLgTjKKcxQI/AAAAAAAAAy4/26h15lW94zo/s320/Fluffpress1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Well, we finally managed to hold the launch of Fluffville Saves Energy and what a hoot it was! Everyone who was invited turned up, including Tiddles, who arrived in his used-chip-fat motor car! He was an excellent host, welcoming all the guests and posing for numerous photo shoots. He is currently 'in talks' regarding a TV series, 'What Tiddles Did Next'.....Hmmm, we'll see.</span> </div></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-91456788764255793622010-08-24T04:44:00.000-07:002010-08-24T04:46:37.771-07:00Woodland Creatures<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/THOxEcykFsI/AAAAAAAAAyw/LV4xR_lks1U/s1600/Woodland+Creatures.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 219px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508941459210114754" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/THOxEcykFsI/AAAAAAAAAyw/LV4xR_lks1U/s320/Woodland+Creatures.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-59514338992910046272010-08-17T02:11:00.000-07:002010-08-17T02:30:20.705-07:00Puppet-Making Master Class, Part Two!<span style="font-family:arial;">Here we go, Folks! Dig out your paintbrushes and find those needles and threads - we're <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">makin</span> puppets!</span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TGpWTGoacxI/AAAAAAAAAyg/9Z0EweqNnAw/s1600/Starting+a+white+coat+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506308380611474194" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TGpWTGoacxI/AAAAAAAAAyg/9Z0EweqNnAw/s320/Starting+a+white+coat+1.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Here is the final instalment of my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">fascinating</span> guide to making a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tiddles</span> puppet - just think, if we all make one or two, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tiddles</span> will take over the world! Now our puppet heads are nice and dry, they can be painted to make the little characters really come to life. All you need to do after this,is make a puppet theatre out of an old box and write a little play for your puppets to perform! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Seemples</span>!</span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TGpVl2QLl-I/AAAAAAAAAyY/K43f5OQEApA/s1600/Continuing+a+white+undercoat+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506307603120756706" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TGpVl2QLl-I/AAAAAAAAAyY/K43f5OQEApA/s320/Continuing+a+white+undercoat+2.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><u><span style="color:#0000ff;"></span></u><span style="font-family:arial;">The first thing you need to do is paint the paper <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">mache</span> head with an undercoat. I used a tester pot of white emulsion. This means when you paint the colours on, you will get a nice, bright coverage and it will look brill!</span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TGpU9vm1z1I/AAAAAAAAAyQ/EUgD_0fddLQ/s1600/Nearly+finished+base+colour+5.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506306914141982546" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TGpU9vm1z1I/AAAAAAAAAyQ/EUgD_0fddLQ/s320/Nearly+finished+base+colour+5.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Here are the base coats on with cute little black noses!</span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TGpUgwU0zcI/AAAAAAAAAyI/KywKZuz_P-Y/s1600/Painted+detail.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506306416118648258" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TGpUgwU0zcI/AAAAAAAAAyI/KywKZuz_P-Y/s320/Painted+detail.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Now for the fun part! Painting the detail on the little faces - I used a fine paintbrush to do this, as you can control the furry-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">ness</span> better. I also used good quality acrylic paint, but poster paint or <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">squeezy</span> paint would do the job! For the eyes, I used stick-on plastic eyes, as they move around and look quite realistic. If you don't have any, just paint the eyes where you want them.</span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TGpTo62PN3I/AAAAAAAAAyA/evjQYKX9Pkk/s1600/Tiddles+finished+head+and+glove.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506305456870471538" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TGpTo62PN3I/AAAAAAAAAyA/evjQYKX9Pkk/s320/Tiddles+finished+head+and+glove.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Now you need to make the glove part of the puppet - the bit where you put your hand! I have used felt for mine, but you could use any sort of fabric, as long as it's something which doesn't fray too much. I hand-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">stitched</span> mine, but you could easily use a sewing machine if you have one. Remember to make a paper pattern first, roughly the size of your hand - you need to make sure your hand will fit inside and not be squashed!</span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TGpSyNpHmsI/AAAAAAAAAx4/lw8Ng8OHBd4/s1600/Finished+tiddles.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506304517022915266" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TGpSyNpHmsI/AAAAAAAAAx4/lw8Ng8OHBd4/s320/Finished+tiddles.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Here is the finished <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Tiddles</span>, made from recycled newspaper and a bit of felt!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-85760589490479858792010-08-05T03:31:00.000-07:002010-08-05T04:10:47.310-07:00Liz's Puppet-Making Master Class, Part One<span style="font-family:arial;">My latest project is Fluffville Films - puppet shows, written and created by Secondary School Students, aiming to raise young peoples' energy-awareness. The productions will feature Tiddles and the Stepford Bunnies, and possibly an Energy-Saving Piglet if anyone has a mind to make one! I will be working in six schools, with older kids this time and we will be using a professional film-maker to produce sweet little Fluffville DVDs! If any of you want to see how to make a Tiddles or Bunny puppet, here's how!</span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TFqW-vsScrI/AAAAAAAAAxw/hkMroLfEWbE/s1600/Paper+mache+strips.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501875899484762802" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TFqW-vsScrI/AAAAAAAAAxw/hkMroLfEWbE/s320/Paper+mache+strips.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">The first thing you need to do is blow your balloons up to a sort of puppet-head-size, so not too big! The best kind of fixing method is PVA glue, mixed with water - not too much water, about 1 part glue to 3 parts water seems to work fine. You can use wall-paper paste, or even flour and water if you have no posh glue!</span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TFqWTuhY7XI/AAAAAAAAAxo/Of3cP4CEqHM/s1600/Starting+with+balloons+and+paper+mache.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501875160436239730" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TFqWTuhY7XI/AAAAAAAAAxo/Of3cP4CEqHM/s320/Starting+with+balloons+and+paper+mache.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Make sure you cover the balloon evenly with strips of torn newspaper. Don't make the strips too big and it's best to rip the paper, rather than cut it with scissors, it seems to lock together better.</span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TFqVtwoQ7rI/AAAAAAAAAxg/ZgVojcY3EF8/s1600/Tiddles+ears+cardboard+on.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501874508166917810" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TFqVtwoQ7rI/AAAAAAAAAxg/ZgVojcY3EF8/s320/Tiddles+ears+cardboard+on.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Now add cardboard ears and stick them in place using masking tape - don't worry that it all looks a bit scruffy and random at this point, it will all be painted later. A good way to make a nose is by squidging some paper tissue with glue. It becomes quite soft and you can mould it into whatever shape you need. You then just paper mache over the nose to make it neat-ish.</span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TFqU1hMyCII/AAAAAAAAAxY/Dvn6KaKS3x4/s1600/Paper+mached+heads+complete.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501873541952440450" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TFqU1hMyCII/AAAAAAAAAxY/Dvn6KaKS3x4/s320/Paper+mached+heads+complete.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;">The next step is to carefully paper-mache around the cardboard tube where you put your finger, ensuring it feels nice and secure. Make sure the tube is wide enough to fit your finger!</span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TFqUI9KdsbI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/Nm5SR15Jvec/s1600/My+bigger+hand.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501872776364798386" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TFqUI9KdsbI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/Nm5SR15Jvec/s320/My+bigger+hand.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Here are the puppet-heads with their final coats of paper mache. They need to dry thorughly before they can be painted. Be sure to tune in next time to see the finished Tiddles and Bunny and how to make the little puppet glove!</span></div></div></div></div></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-91705319059707265132010-07-22T06:15:00.000-07:002010-07-22T06:27:33.610-07:00Brilliant Artwork by a Little Kid!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TEhHOv4fQeI/AAAAAAAAAxI/ppgsplL5tt8/s1600/ChildBunny2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496721663902826978" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TEhHOv4fQeI/AAAAAAAAAxI/ppgsplL5tt8/s320/ChildBunny2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TEhG9zHxBdI/AAAAAAAAAxA/tdp2W3VZMZ8/s1600/ChildBunny3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 314px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496721372714436050" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TEhG9zHxBdI/AAAAAAAAAxA/tdp2W3VZMZ8/s320/ChildBunny3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I was in a Primary School recently, showing the kids the Energy Presentation. After they had seen it, I got them to design their own 'Energy Saving Super Heroes'. One little boy, who was only about five or six, came up with these fantastic characters, based on 'cops' - the S.W.A.T team (I don't actually know what that means). I thought the whole, 'What can we do to save power?' 'Don't take a bath, take a shower' idea was absolutely brilliant! He didn't have any help, other than watching my PowerPoint of Tiddles and the Bunnies; really good work! He was such a tiny, little guy too! Probably the best thing about my job is getting to meet and work with these amazing kids, they blow me away with their perception and creativity, every time.</span></div></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-15948072994599346192010-07-19T10:55:00.000-07:002010-07-19T11:13:09.596-07:00Tiddles meets the Queen!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TESU2Nc6YSI/AAAAAAAAAw4/7kVW3ZJx3to/s1600/Queenie+invite.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495681104343621922" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TESU2Nc6YSI/AAAAAAAAAw4/7kVW3ZJx3to/s320/Queenie+invite.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TESUls04rEI/AAAAAAAAAww/BsWBzOS5JKE/s1600/Queenie+in+the+paper.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 274px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495680820707896386" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/TESUls04rEI/AAAAAAAAAww/BsWBzOS5JKE/s320/Queenie+in+the+paper.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I can't believe this, but Tiddles has had lunch with Queen Elizabeth at a posh place in Dumfries! He certainly knows how to schmooze, that Orange Tiger! The invitation was supposed to be for me, but as I was going to be in Italy, Tiddles said he would go in my place! It's been ages since I've written anything on my poor little neglected blog, for which I apologise, but Eco-Schools has been so full</span><span style="font-family:arial;">-on - I've visited 64 schools and spoken to nearly 3,500 children! Always accompanied by my faithful Friend, Tiddles and the odd Bunny! I kind of 'see' some of you on Facebook, which is lovely, so please add me as a friend, as it's a bit easier to keep in touch and say Hi. I think of you all often and look forward to blogging a bit more now the schools have broken up. Tiddles tells me his next appearance will be in 'OK' magazine, so watch this space!</span></div></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-1279770146408948582010-04-28T23:34:00.000-07:002010-04-28T23:43:30.560-07:00A little magazine article about Tiddles!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S9kqinhZFlI/AAAAAAAAAwo/NunNd2ZoMK0/s1600/Round+robin.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 221px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465446397003765330" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S9kqinhZFlI/AAAAAAAAAwo/NunNd2ZoMK0/s320/Round+robin.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">There's no keeping up with Tiddles! Here is a little clip about him, now he's a 'famouso Tiger'! (His words!) I have told him that he needs to keep his paws on the ground and work hard - just because he is in a glossy magazine, doesn't mean we have lots of pennies in the bank, or tins of his favourite soup in the cupboard! meanwhile, I'm trying hard to re-arrange official launches of Fluffville, as the book has to remain 'under wraps' until they've been held - it's proving to be a difficult political exercise, with these elections and all sorts of annoying protocol to follow - it's a book about saving energy, after all - Tiddles isn't running for Prime Minister (yet!)</span></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-35332498008066576282010-04-23T07:37:00.000-07:002010-04-23T07:39:40.522-07:00Fluffville Saves Energy is here!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S9GxJWgIodI/AAAAAAAAAwc/AWcnjYeNr_E/s1600/Open+box+of+Fluffs.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463342597194424786" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S9GxJWgIodI/AAAAAAAAAwc/AWcnjYeNr_E/s320/Open+box+of+Fluffs.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">We had a delivery at the office this morning of rather a lot of boxes full of books with Tiddles on the cover! My first reaction was to run away! They are very sweet and I am thrilled to bits!</span></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-78845744443810025542010-04-19T04:54:00.000-07:002010-04-19T13:17:05.890-07:00Ears<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S8xHHoTayZI/AAAAAAAAAwU/rK5thuEQ-rM/s1600/Radioactive+Tiddles.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461818644497090962" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S8xHHoTayZI/AAAAAAAAAwU/rK5thuEQ-rM/s320/Radioactive+Tiddles.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S8xG8AUlklI/AAAAAAAAAwM/fKuP0IuZTFI/s1600/Recycle.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 289px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461818444786012754" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S8xG8AUlklI/AAAAAAAAAwM/fKuP0IuZTFI/s320/Recycle.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">'Fluffville Saves Energy' comes back from the printers on Friday! Things have been very hectic here; with posh launch parties planned, and then cancelled, as some important Ministers were coming from Edinburgh, and you can't do stuff like that near to a General Election. I don't really understand these things and nor does Tiddles! But it's to do with Local Authority Protocol and things like that.... Anyway, we will be having them after 6 May, which gives Tiddles time to buy a new suit and get his fur trimmed. I nearly-but-not-quite got stuck in Italy after our Easter holidays - we got home just before the Ash Cloud. I would have quite liked to have got stuck, as my feet haven't touched the ground since returning - some of the illustrations had to be done again, as the quality wasn't quite right. I also put in a page on nuclear energy, than took it out again as it was incorrect! Stressville or what! Here are a couple of pictures of Tiddles making a junk monster and in his radiation suit, which, as everyone keeps pointing out, doesn't protect his ears!</span></div></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-66056472106931323562010-03-24T08:39:00.000-07:002010-03-24T08:51:48.957-07:00Eek!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S6o0uj3drhI/AAAAAAAAAwE/swAHg56m9mg/s1600/Elise+and+Liz.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452228273391906322" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S6o0uj3drhI/AAAAAAAAAwE/swAHg56m9mg/s320/Elise+and+Liz.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Well, the launches of 'Fluffville Saves Energy' have been arranged; important people invited, press organised etc. The big, and somewhat worrying question is - will it be back from the printers? I have phoned and emailed, but no one has got back to me yet. I should be more assertive instead of the wobbling wuss that I am! Tiddles, the star-struck tiger that <em>he is</em>, is off to Italy next Wednesday. I told him he better not loose his boarding card this time, and to make sure he has enough euros for everything he needs! I don't know, these young tigers today, no sense of responsibility! I do hope everyone is well out there in Blog land - and a big Thank You to Laurie, from Tiddles and I x</span></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-15627423875330552122010-02-27T07:29:00.000-08:002010-02-27T07:33:56.870-08:00A Sausage a Day Keeps Draughts Away!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4k7XHthvrI/AAAAAAAAAvs/YL062eLBRf4/s1600-h/sausage+instructions.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442946893046988466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4k7XHthvrI/AAAAAAAAAvs/YL062eLBRf4/s320/sausage+instructions.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4k7NWRgOhI/AAAAAAAAAvk/bpkIh49kgyU/s1600-h/finished+sausage.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 173px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442946725157288466" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4k7NWRgOhI/AAAAAAAAAvk/bpkIh49kgyU/s320/finished+sausage.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4k7F-LGsgI/AAAAAAAAAvc/--2zLBDCRlQ/s1600-h/Tidd%3Bes+and+the+Sausage.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442946598428914178" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4k7F-LGsgI/AAAAAAAAAvc/--2zLBDCRlQ/s320/Tidd%3Bes+and+the+Sausage.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I keep thinking I've nearly finished - but I haven't.....</span></div></div></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-52018061741592152102010-02-25T00:33:00.000-08:002010-02-25T00:38:51.128-08:00Sick of making spiders? Finished the Energy Quiz? Try Tiddles' Word Search!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4Y3FMLfbdI/AAAAAAAAAvU/__baBujHZc0/s1600-h/wordsearch+final.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442097762032119250" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4Y3FMLfbdI/AAAAAAAAAvU/__baBujHZc0/s320/wordsearch+final.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4Y27_UGu3I/AAAAAAAAAvM/v-anQX_r2xc/s1600-h/wordsearch+words.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 62px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442097603959765874" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4Y27_UGu3I/AAAAAAAAAvM/v-anQX_r2xc/s320/wordsearch+words.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4Y22h-2BZI/AAAAAAAAAvE/o3hR8KBYceI/s1600-h/wordsearch+answers.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442097510186616210" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4Y22h-2BZI/AAAAAAAAAvE/o3hR8KBYceI/s320/wordsearch+answers.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">How much excitement can have have in two days?!</span></div></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-59041529188186778742010-02-24T07:57:00.000-08:002010-02-24T08:01:21.471-08:00Have a go at Tiddles' Quiz!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4VNSVafVnI/AAAAAAAAAu0/FAhDiJfh-Sk/s1600-h/Quiz+page+1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441840702128346738" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4VNSVafVnI/AAAAAAAAAu0/FAhDiJfh-Sk/s320/Quiz+page+1.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4VNDAKF4wI/AAAAAAAAAus/IeL0Fm90gbM/s1600-h/Quiz+page+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441840438724387586" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4VNDAKF4wI/AAAAAAAAAus/IeL0Fm90gbM/s320/Quiz+page+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Ooh, it's difficult, isn't it? I think I need to phone a friend!</span></div></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-81479347147207726012010-02-24T01:31:00.000-08:002010-02-24T01:35:31.735-08:00Ever wondered what to do with the middles of your loo rolls?<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4Ty2Uy5CGI/AAAAAAAAAuk/PUj9u2O_pJ8/s1600-h/spiders.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441741264879421538" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4Ty2Uy5CGI/AAAAAAAAAuk/PUj9u2O_pJ8/s320/spiders.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">No, you probably haven't! But in case you do, here's a sweet little idea from The House of Tiddles - turn them into spiders! What jolly fun!</span></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-66144091602822050422010-02-21T02:53:00.000-08:002010-02-21T02:56:48.984-08:00Tiddles' Great Uncle Selwyn<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4ERZkMbBzI/AAAAAAAAAuc/XCE1Kt-V3ds/s1600-h/coalminer.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440648955750450994" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4ERZkMbBzI/AAAAAAAAAuc/XCE1Kt-V3ds/s320/coalminer.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Tiddles' Great Uncle Selwyn was a Coal Miner in the Welsh Valley's many years ago. Tiddles has borrowed his shovel, wheelbarrow and some coal to demonstrate an example of a 'fossil fuel'. Clever Tiger!</span></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-54433156064442810522010-02-20T09:10:00.000-08:002010-02-20T09:12:23.190-08:00Tiddles' Volcano Book<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4AX8AB1UyI/AAAAAAAAAuU/FTm4P8NxqRQ/s1600-h/Volcanoes.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440374669430838050" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S4AX8AB1UyI/AAAAAAAAAuU/FTm4P8NxqRQ/s320/Volcanoes.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">I have this very tablecloth in my kitchen!</span></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-11980576213850936822010-02-20T06:16:00.000-08:002010-02-20T06:19:24.576-08:00Make a Wizzle Stick - Tiddles shows you how!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S3_vY1-2XsI/AAAAAAAAAuM/KPOA2wb-Bj8/s1600-h/Wizzling+Tiddles.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 230px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440330084973436610" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S3_vY1-2XsI/AAAAAAAAAuM/KPOA2wb-Bj8/s320/Wizzling+Tiddles.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S3_vRPobAfI/AAAAAAAAAuE/RbAMG_6Xf2I/s1600-h/step+by+step.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 114px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440329954419737074" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S3_vRPobAfI/AAAAAAAAAuE/RbAMG_6Xf2I/s320/step+by+step.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">This is a great favourite with the smallest children, as they only need a straw, some strips of plastic and some sticky tape - seemples! Tiddles demonstrates as only he can!</span></div></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-87107199247611750182010-02-19T08:34:00.000-08:002010-02-19T08:38:48.073-08:00A Creative Tiger!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S36-KpK_lCI/AAAAAAAAAt8/EdK0IijibQg/s1600-h/creative+tiger.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439994489970070562" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S36-KpK_lCI/AAAAAAAAAt8/EdK0IijibQg/s320/creative+tiger.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Anyone remember these old Daler sketch books? Tiddles, the retro tiger that he is, buys them from eBay! Happy Weekend everyone!</span></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-12285035739910602532010-02-18T02:30:00.000-08:002010-02-18T02:41:05.211-08:00Share a Car and Take a Shower - but not at the same time!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S30Y-rxndHI/AAAAAAAAAt0/aitjf1TgCS4/s1600-h/shower.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439531390115214450" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S30Y-rxndHI/AAAAAAAAAt0/aitjf1TgCS4/s320/shower.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S30YiDA0CWI/AAAAAAAAAts/JeGQVS64yiU/s1600-h/Ecopiggy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439530898136762722" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S30YiDA0CWI/AAAAAAAAAts/JeGQVS64yiU/s320/Ecopiggy.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S30Yavji1UI/AAAAAAAAAtk/pLel2xKTPx0/s1600-h/car+share.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439530772654642498" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S30Yavji1UI/AAAAAAAAAtk/pLel2xKTPx0/s320/car+share.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Hi Everyone! It's busy, busy, busy in the House of Tiddles! I am working hard to get all the artwork sent off by the end of this month (eek!) and also negotiating for a Secondary School level book! Of course, I have to do all my usual school visits and other partnership-working stuff, so Thunder Birds are certainly Go here! It's good fun, though; I never thought I would be here this time last year! Hope you are all well, I miss reading your blogs and commenting very much, but hope to catch up soon!</span></div></div></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-53306912200739610012010-01-23T07:17:00.000-08:002010-01-23T07:27:49.706-08:00Getting started!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S1sVZwst0PI/AAAAAAAAAtU/73Edbx_5iRA/s1600-h/dummy+of+my+book+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429957308038631666" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S1sVZwst0PI/AAAAAAAAAtU/73Edbx_5iRA/s320/dummy+of+my+book+001.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">It's all very well when you go to a meeting, and show people stuff, and they like it and say 'Yes, great, we want to go with it....' Then you have to come up with the goods, and actually get the job done! I am trying not to be like a frightened (Stepford) Rabbit, frozen in headlights, and move this project along to its next step. I thought if I could get a decent working rough of the whole thing, that would be a good starting point for the publishers to comment / change / edit / abort (Well, hopefully not abort!) So, that's my task for the weekend; no fancy wine bars, retail therapy or ballgowns for me! Nah, I don't do any of that stuff...well, the bit about retail therapy is true! Oh, any advice would be welcome - I am kind of copying what I've seen other people do on the web, as I haven't a clue really!</span></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488310211320500982.post-29395948204893611182010-01-22T11:02:00.000-08:002010-01-22T11:14:45.483-08:00One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for a Small Orange Tiger! (And some Bunnies)<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S1n4sWPpMaI/AAAAAAAAAtM/0tcSwL08Ol4/s1600-h/weeniebunweeny.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 99px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429644266540970402" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_s5J9SSmPfvM/S1n4sWPpMaI/AAAAAAAAAtM/0tcSwL08Ol4/s320/weeniebunweeny.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Well, I can't actually believe this has happened - but it has! 'Fluffville Saves Energy' is going to be published! I went along to the meeting, presented my dummy book, facts and figures - and they said Yes! I now have a lot of work to do, as we are working to a tight deadline, and need to get the books into schools and libraries by the end of March! This means I have to seriously get drawing, and of course, I have to do my schools visits and everything else as normal. Maybe I'll be allowed one day a week to work from home, that would be nice!</span></div>Buskittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948633363798945823noreply@blogger.com10