My latest pencil portrait ~

This work was completed on Friday; a gorgeous drawing of two sisters who adore each other! It was a pleasure to work on and I am more than happy with how it turned out! What do you think? :o)

This Quirky Bean has been a bit out of sorts recently, but the crafty goodness is coming back soon I promise! I have plenty of ideas for new tutorials, you'll love them ;)

Xox

What this Bean has been up to today...

You know those days when you feel uber illiterate and can't really compose any kind of interesting/amusing/informative posts? That's me (most of the time) right now... so let's make this quick, painless and full of photos. Here's what I did today...

1. I drew a unicorn and then photoshopped (well...Gimp-ed) him (or her) into one of my landscape photos as per the request of another ultra Quirky Bean (you know who you are missy!) I have brilliants schemes to insert fairies and dragons and things into all my photos MUWAHAHAHAHAHA

2. I took some rather fascinating photos of some dandelions in my backyard. They're {HERE} if you wanna go have a looksee!

3. I'm about to go into crochet-mode and make oodles of new props for my new little photographic venture.

Aaaaand last but definately not least, and in fact the best part of my day.... my most amazing and wonderful friend Bec bought me the one album I've been searching for since I had it on tape as a child, the album I used to listen to and daydream about sandy shores, the one I used to play when I couldn't sleep :o) 'Coral Sand' by Med Goodall... it's beautiful and has so many happy peaceful memories associated with  it...I hope she knows how truly happy she has made me! Bec, I love you dearly!

oh oh oh oh oh!!! And my partner in crime is posting me her crochet flowers to be incoorporated into my crochet flowers and this week my friends, I yarn bomb an unsuspecting tree. More details on that later!

Crochet hooks engage!
Quirky Bean over and out!

This is why I am the Q.C Shmoogle Bean!

Want to see the kind of crafty things I've made in the past pre-blog?? All the things you are about to see are why I started this blog in the first place... Because even though I no longer sell my crafts, even though I don't have my shop and probably won't again for a long while until I can afford it again...Instead I am going to create a FREE tutorial for every single one of the things you see in this post! That is my mission, that is my dream and that is what this is all about! And you know the best part? That you are here with me on my journey, whilst I sort out my life, my feelings, my career, my family, and everything else inbetween along the way :o) All these pretties are things that I have made pre-Pinterest, pre-blog, most without a pattern and most before I had my sewing machine... looking back I am SO proud of myself for getting as far as I did.

Are you ready? :o)

*Every single one of these photos are my property. Every item shown is a creation of mine, PLEASE do not take these photos and use them elsewhere/claim them as your own. Help me keep my tutorials free and respect the work of others*

And that's just some it it!!!

Crafting is my life!! Any particular thing there you'd like to see made into a tutorial first? :o)