The hunger games

As you know, Sci-Fi is my genre of choice, and I was keen to see this one as it ticked all the boxes: futuristic, strong female lead, interesting storyline and some excellent cinematography.

Directed by Gary Ross, who also directed Seabiscuit and Pleasantville,Starring: Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen and Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Melark, as well as some big cast names like Donald Sutherland, Woody Harrelson and Stanley Tucci to name but a few...

Cool cookies

If you wanted a cookie that just oozes cool, then you are in the right place. These cookies are not only current, but tasty too. As a designer I certainly live by PANTONE books and of course, because I can due to current trending, I surround myself with everything PANTONE, such as mugs, tins, tea-towels, even my in-tray! But I have never eaten anything PANTONE, until now...

Ere...look at that!

Ok, so I take my hat off to people who make these, they are dinky! Do they just have very, very small hands? Thank you to Mandy for these, not sure about earrings, but I would def have a keyring or two ...in pink of course. I am guessing that once you master the technique of 'extreme crochet' the world is your oyster, or indeed, your little green frog!

To check out the instructions, take a look here... and let me know how you get on. I expect photos if anyone tackles these wee beasties, of course. Cool site too, Have a mooch around the website and see if it gives you any creative inspiration...

A fishy tale...

You know the stories, you've heard them told 'it really was this big...' and we're talking fish here if you are a little lost already. Well, I took advantage of the warm spell and headed up North (not the wisest move I know, but it was still warm up there, honestly. Having stopped off briefly to collect my Dad, we headed a little further up the M6 to our favoured trout fishing lake and set about the serious task of catching some supper...

Dirty pictures!

What a great excuse NOT to wash the car! As far as creativity goes, this really is something else. Not sure what Health and safety would say, but do I care? No, it's truly fabulous.

Yes, this is the rear screen of a car, and yes, it has been beautifully illustrated – by taking away the excess dust and painting in negative.

Jungle Gremlins of java

It has been a while since the BBC aired the show that highlighted the plight of the slow loris in captivity and the wild, but sometimes repetition is good and this message can't be hammered home enough...

Potter's Darker side...

Here we see Daniel Radcliffe a world away from his 'Potter-esque' beginnings and entering into an entirely new and darker realm.

I contemplated foregoing my usual popcorn tradition as this can sometimes be a bit problematic given my tendency to jump at the slightest thing - however, temptation and habit got the better of me...