h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Over the past three or four weeks my mum, my little sister and I have been working on the new window display for work. Which I think has probably secured itself not only as our favourite but as a means of truly showing that I am considered a complete weirdo at the local supermarket.

Mum had been wanting to do an underwater window for years, and once we introduced her to Pinterest, it was set firm in her mind that the next window we were going to do was a reef, so here we are. We put it in on Saturday/Sunday and it has taken about 1,800 cocktail sticks, 2,400 cotton buds, 6+ papers, 2 pads of tracing paper, a dozen candles and 200 odd cupcake cases, but here we are, our very own paper reef.

Photos are on my blog:
http://snowinateapot.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/at-bottom-of-everything.html

And no this isn't blatant self advertisement for my blog - what would the point be in that, only 63 people read it and I think most of them probably don't - it is just me being proud of a window display I loved making. And I did, I haven't had this much fun making a window display in months because normally the obsessive quality that means I get it finished on time, involves a small breakdown in the middle, but this one I really wanted to keep making things! Maybe it's because the internet as a means of unwinding has kind of lost its lustre since I started staring at a computer for most of my day at work or maybe it's me getting my making mojo back, but whichever it is, it was a nice feeling.

Just got to do a few more tweaks to get it finished at one side. Off to do that today, and make strawberry jam, having made raspberry jam and elderflower cordial on Tuesday. Between glue and preserves I've spent a lot of this month with sticky hands.

Em x

PS: wonder if there are any babelfish lurking in the reef?

How could I forget the fish smilies!

All I can say is wow!! That is a total triumph and I can't imagine anyone NOT wanting to know who the genius is behind it!! Well done Em. The muse is obviously back in a big way!!

Thank you dear not sure the muse is back yet but it certainly might be waving somewhere in the distance.

Wow! Your window display is amazing! I wish I could be so creative.

Belated birthday greetings. I seem to have been a bit distracted by my latest obsession (will write about that in a few weeks time), amongst other things, and haven't been by here for a while. Hope all is good with you.

Apologies for the Ghost Post, I got trigger happy with the reply button and ended up hitting the post button

Anyway, thank you dear! I'm proud of this one and I've added a new edition. A clown fish, because all the little kids who go past are apparently looking for Nemo.

Hope you're well, can't wait to hear about your latest obsession! I had noticed your absence, I assumed you were busy with work

Good to hear from you, catch up soon