Ahh, phew! 🥳👏💛

Aw, that’s lovely of you to say 💛 thanks so much!

Thanks so much! I really love the look of pyrography too, and the smell is really cosy 🤩

Thanks, willow buddy! 💛

I’m so happy you enjoyed it, thanks for being here! 💛

Thanks Elisabeth! I did enjoy painting it, I should have used that canvas earlier ☺️

@@GemmaThePen I've never seen a canvas like that. It adds such a wonderful effect.

I agree, it’s nice to change up from working on a white canvas every now and then 🤩

My artwork is all about the colors. I use whatever I intuitively reach for or gravitate towards. In general, colors bring me happiness. :)

Ah, I love that this brought a bit of nostalgia your way - these mini plates are such an easy way of playing with textures, with no pressure. I hope you have fun making a few in future! 👏💛

I love how everything leads to something else - so even when things go a bit squiffy at first, something else emerges later 🤩 I really loved how this one turned out, I’m so happy you liked it too!

It’s really fun to do - though I am forever whacking things around me (and myself) with the whippy willow tips 😂

I'm so happy it was helpful to watch - it's such a fun process! Thanks for being here 💛

It was! Very calming too ☺️

Yay! I hope you have fun with it! 👏💛

Thank-you! I definitely need to use it more! ☺️ Haha, maybe you can sneak a page or two back again 😂

Ah, yay! They are very fun to make 😄

Haha, oh no! 😂 It is hard to resist the lure of cuteness in clay! 🥹😄

Hehe, thanks Joanne! 😂🥰 That sounds like a lovely memory, I’m very happy to invoke some of that fun, joy and silliness here 🤪

@@GemmaThePen Life needs more happy bonkers people in it! 🖍

Ahh, yay, thank you! That pink felt lovely to use! 🤩

Thanks so much, this fox is one of my favourites! 💛

I’m so happy you enjoyed it! Have fun scribbling! 👏💛

Ahh thanks, I’m glad you like it! 💛

I’ll be honest, I didn’t think to count them at the time 🤦🏻‍♀️ - but I am guessing there was something like 24-30 sticks in the pack. I used 16 as the upright sticks in the wooden holder, and the rest as weavers. I hope that vaguely helps! ☺️

It was, and shiny! 🤩

As acrylic is so fast-drying it can be a bit tricky, but if you can mix in a good dollop of retarder/extender medium then there are possibilities. It’s very much trial and error to get the right consistency, but experimenting can be fun! Keep in mind, if the paint design dries on the surface then it won’t transfer to paper and may be a pain to clean off too. That’s why I stick to block printing ink as I don’t have to worry about the drying time so much ☺️

Thank you! ☺️💛

Yay, the universe is definitely getting involved! 👏😁 Metallic pens are so flippin’ satisfying - enjoy having lots of fun with them! 🥳

Ah, amazing, thanks Sean! I can’t get enough of these pens on the black, such cool results with just a few shiny lines 😎

Ahh thank you! It was definitely a challenge - those eyes just kept going wrong! 😅 But it did really suck me in, time just disappeared for a while. I’ll definitely be trying the landscape in a future video. I think “delightful weirdness” may be the highest compliment, so thank you! 🥰😄

😂 It’s so lovely to find like-minded creative buddies out there! Hehe, we must be sharing a wavelength for sure 😁 I’m really happy it gave you a giggle 💛

Happy to help! 💛 In my prints, I've found the shinier I can make the surface the better, so glossy sealants just add that extra shiny and help the ink transfer off.

It IS just so fun, isn't it! And I am constantly surprised by the random, cool textures you can make, just from bits of wool or foil or whatever. I think you've hit the nail on the head there too - it really speaks to the inner child in us, who is just creating for the pure joy and the "what's gonna happen?" energy! It's glorious creative playtime - and tingly cheeks are a sure sign of something magic happening! 👏☺️

Hurrah! 🙌🥳 Ahh, you've made my day! Thanks for coming by and sticking around, you are super welcome here 💛

Ahh brilliant! It's a lovely place to visit, isn't it! Sadly, on the day we went, we were told as we entered that most of the further grounds were too boggy to go wandering in - so we didn't get to the treehouse! I'm glad you have some nice photos to look back on and use too ✨ It's a lovely thing to start finding the materials/processes you love and to feel them becoming more familiar and natural to use. And that is a great point about being more confident to take on more complex pieces - at the start, the very idea of some things can feel overwhelming, but as confidence grows so does courage. Oh gosh, I feel you there about the practise though - I swear, as soon as I don't use a skill for a while my brain just chucks it all out 😅

Thanks! I really enjoyed it’s journally feeling ☺️

That’s super to hear - thanks so much!

I’m so happy you found it helpful! Thanks for being here 💛

Ooh, yay! Have lots of doodly fun! 👏

Thanks so much! I do agree, when something is too perfect it loses a little something. I enjoyed myself far too much to aim for perfection with this project! ☺️

That’s such a nice time to do it, for xmas cards - it has all the best cosy feelings with it at that time of year! 👏✨

Hurrah! It’s definitely on my video list 👍

Yay, thank you! 💛 I so agree, it’s so cool! And it’s a great reminder that we don’t need all the bells and whistles of special tools to create something.

It’s definitely calming 😌