The party was held at the fifty fifty gallery in Bristol and it was PACKED! The que was all the way round the corner and the Droplets sold out in less than an hour! Big props to Gav for putting on such a great event.

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There were gorgeous Droplet cupcakes by Cakeology (unfortunately we didn’t get there early enough to try one, they flew off the cake stands!) A big droplet to sign, droplet stickers, name badges, t shirts, tote bags. It was raining droplets! It was brilliant to see all the customs up close after seeing some sneaky pics on the web, and i met lots of lovely people as well as catching up with  friends :D

Pictures of my custom here

Doc18 has photos of all the customs here

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Photo by Rick Nunn

Me with my custom (from my flickr365project)

After the show we went to a couple of pubs with various toy peeps, and had a thoroughly lovely time. Phil made a giant straw, we all took turns being ‘Babs’ :D

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Massive David Blaine (from my flickr 365 project)

We spent the next day soaking up the sights of Bristol, after a fry up at the Boston Tea Party. We checked out the Forbidden Planet there and i treated myself to some Friends with You blind boxes.

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I’ve just put the finishing touches on my custom droplet for the series 2 Launch party on the 6th February, if you’re in the Bristol area you should come down and check it out! The Droplet toy itself is very simple so it has a lot of scope for customising and I had a lot of fun making this little guy. I’ve seen a few sneaky pictures of how they’re doing up the gallery on Gav’s twitter, I’m really looking forward to meeting all the other artists and seeing how they’ve customised their Droplets.

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He stands on his own and for the show he’ll be sitting on a mirror so you can see all the detail underneath. It took forever to sculpt all the suckers so i want to show them off! The tentacles have a wire armature inside and were sculpted in polymer clay over the top. See his progress here and here

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For size reference, this is how big he is. I’m a bit sad now that i have to pack him in a box for his adventure to Bristol, but i’m sure he’ll have lots of fun with the other Droplets :)

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Some close ups of the tentacles and suckers. You can just make out the blue/pink pearlescent powder in the lacquer.

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This week for me has been all about sculpting, drum and bass, home improvements, custom toys, girls night out, Avatar, Gossip Girl and having fun with friends. Here’s a little update on whats been going on around here this week…

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Podcasts: If you’re into drum and bass I highly recommend the John B Podcast, i only subscribed in the last few weeks and i’ve been really enjoying it, its such a great way to find out about new music and i love being able to have a play list playing while i’m working. I also massively recommend the Hospital podcast, London Elektricity has been keeping me well entertained for months with his silly noises and random banter.

Gossip Girl Marathon: On Mondays me and Maddi settle down to a Gossip Girl session, we just finished series two, i can’t believe how juicy it is! Already on the case of getting series three, E! News told me Dan Humphrey has a threesome with Vanessa and Hillary Duff. OMGZ getouttaherre!

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Girls Night Out: A bunch of us had a bit of a girls night out on Saturday night which was a lot of fun! This is the only pictures I took (doh!) but rest assured it was super fun and our outfits were adorable :)

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Custom Droplet: I’ve been finishing up my Droplet for the launch party in February. This is all i’m sharing for now, more pics of the finished article coming soon! ;)

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Home Improvements: For years i’ve been collecting nice shaped picture frames and now the snow has finally cleared, and its stopped raining, i got a chance to paint them up ready for hanging. This is just a few of them i want to get enough to cover the entire wall eventually! I’m sure me and Jonjo will have lots of fun and head scratching putting these up this weekend, i just know i’m going to be all “a bit to the left, a bit to the right, a bit to the left” ha!

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Avatar: Went to see Avatar last night and absolutely loved it, its like being a little kid again everything is so beautiful and new. Before i went i wasn’t sure about it being in 3D but it was really well done and not over the top things flying in your face like some of the 3d films i’ve seen (My Bloody Valentine comes to mind, 2 hours of  pickaxes flying at you!) just really immersive and engaging.

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Also putting a smile on my face this week: Seeing posters for Alice in Wonderland in the cinema, not long now!! / Getting back in touch with old friends / Dancing your bum off / Making sequin jackets like Miley Cyrus / Planning a tea party / Celebrity Big Brother / Putting pearlescent powder in everything i lacquer

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I’m very pleased to be involved in the Droplet Series 2 launch party. I’ve been working on my custom this week and i’m looking forward to seeing what all the other artists make of theirs! It would be great to see you there. Pictures of my custom are here.