Show and tell time!

Thought I'd show you a couple of the things I've been up to in college these past few weeks.

Our assignment this half term has been about working with 3D materials. It's been so cool the amount of the things we've been allowed to try out. Wood work, different types of printing, wire and plaster are just some of the mediums I've been giving a go.

Working on a theme of objects that inspire creativity for our design with wood, I created this clapperboard mounted on a background of words from the acting world.

Working with wire, we were allowed to do anything we wanted for our theme. Inspired by my travels, I created a wire globe all about the favourite country Ellen and I visited, New Zealand. It's really hard to take a good picture of wire I've found but you can probably just make out the countries on the outside of the globe with some Maori pendants hanging inside. 

As we're now coming near to the half term holidays, we're now in the process of finishing up this assignment. For this, we have to create a final piece by creating a sculpture out of any of the materials we've worked with.

I haven't got a finished piece to show you yet, but here's a sneaky glimpse of the final design for you to look at:

I'm also still doing a bit of knitting and crocheting whenever I have the time. I think me knitting and crocheting is like me with reading. I've always got to have some form of wooly craft on the go just like I've always got to have a book to read!

I'm currently crocheting some bunting for Ellen to go in her uni room. I've asked her how long she wants the bunting to be in which she replied, 2.5 metres! I've got to get cracking then! I'd say I've got about a metre done and the first five triangles are now in the process of being blocked to give them more of a triangled shape.

It's a shame I can't show you them but I can't risk my sister seeing them as I want them to be a surprise. But to give you an idea, they're going to look a bit like the bunting below.

Well, I hope you enjoyed my little show and tell post! I'm now off to make some more triangles I think whilst my Dad's downstairs watching Wales play rugby. I can't hear any shouting at the telly going on which he is often prone to doing when watching Wales, so I'm not sure if that's a good sign or not!

Oh I tell a lie, Dad's just given a few gruffly shouted words of encouragement to Wales as I was typing!

My twin goes to Uni!

It was a big day in the Funning household today! My twin went to Durham University and so it was a whole family day out to settle her in. 

Though I think she was pretty nervous when we drove her there, once we'd arrived, she seemed fine. Her room is HUGE which my Mum being mum was very relieved about.

So when Ellen was settling in, Dad, my little sister Megan and I went into the town to get a few last minute stuff and to have a look round. Durham, from what I've briefly seen of it is a lovely little place. It's got a really nice historic feel. I think Ellen will like it there.

Her room overlooks the river and just in front of her building is where the boating house is. Even today, we saw a few people out training on the water. All very cool.



Do you remember this little knitted elephant?



Moving in



View from her college, St hild and St Bede

So now my twin lives in Durham whilst I'm still here in little old Kendal. Will I miss her? Of course!! But I don't really feel sad today that she's gone because it's not a sad occasion to go to Uni. But I'll look forward to staying with her definitely!!