binary boy

Arch had to go to school dressed as a number for numeracy day.  
He decided to go as binary code.  
The permanent marker has taken well over a week to fade... 

homeworks sale

iwishiwasa... will be at the homework's sale on sunday 18th March (mothers day) at the Salusbury farmers market in Queens Park.   Lots of fabulous sellers will be there including Christa Davis and Twisted Twee.  Please come along!

For a sneak preview have a look at the homework's blog thisishomeworks.blogspot.com

world book day

My 9 year old, Arch went to school dressed as Gimli from Lord of the Rings for world book day.  We converted his Mr Gum beard (still with fly) by binding the bottom corners with some thread, which I got quite excited about.  


Arch made the axe himself by cutting out stiff cardboard into the shape of an axe head and nailing them to each side of a stick, one taken from his (huge) collection. The furry waistcoat is an old Clothkits one I found in a charity shop and for a while last year was loved and worn by Arch every day.


I made the undergarment by cutting two armholes in a rectangle of hessian sacking slit up the front and the whole thing is fastened by a hunting type of belt, maybe a military one, I happened to have. The helmet was made from strips of thick card cut to shape at the sides and fastened with some tape, decorated with marker pen and worn with beanie hat underneath! Not bad for the night before, but its the beard that really makes this character.  

Off screen

on screen

(channlleling Brian Blessed)