10/12/2025
As promised, it's giveaway time!
In honour of both 1500 followers and last year's furious pensioner Janet [who decided to sent me hate emails & spam all of my social posts with her outrage... 'Christmas is a serious religious holiday, and your cards are f*king disgusting' - the irony was impeccable]: I will be giving another lucky person the chance to design their own festive grumpy brooch just in time for christmas, plus a hanging sweary jumper ornament and the original pearl-clutching sweary Christmas card. Last year's winning design pictured above. DETAILS ON HOW TO ENTER AT END OF POST 》》》
It's not that I don't love the festive season, it's more an aversion to toxic positivity, and probably all my student years spent working in Waitrose.
I've managed to have not one but two disasters already this December - Weasel was rushed back to the emergency vets with acute pancreatitis again, cue lots of pain & crying; then on Monday night I was working late (like the diligent little elf that I am), managed to treat myself to a surprise seizure and successfully faceplanted the patio outside my studio. I awoke alone in the pelting rain, dark and soaked to my core, dazed, confused, unaware I'd achieved a black eye & the wetness was in fact not all rain, but the remainder of my chronically low supply of red blood cells exiting my body.
I've since been patched up by our wonderful NHS, [bigup the A&E crew at Homerton who are the kindest and most patient people], watched like a hawk by my very worried husband and sister, snuggled/affectionately headbutted by Weasel & am now gingerly back in the studio making naughty pins whilst the bisque kiln roasts me, ready for my final market of the year on Saturday with
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