A couple of months ago I shared my first attempts at painting, and since then I've not stopped! I actually have now set up a Facebook page just for it, and sticking with the naming theme, it is Kitty Paints A Lot. I figured I'd share some of my more recent paintings!
Kitty Paints A Lot
Saturday, 13 March 2021
A couple of months ago I shared my first attempts at painting, and since then I've not stopped! I actually have now set up a Facebook page just for it, and sticking with the naming theme, it is Kitty Paints A Lot. I figured I'd share some of my more recent paintings!
Kitty Paints A Lot
Saturday, 13 March 2021
Paint Pouring : My Second Swipe
Saturday, 23 January 2021
In my last blog I talked about making two paintings as a surprise for my Grandad, I shared one, but not the matching one. The first one I shared here, was done with exactly the same colours as this one, but with white, and this was done with black. My aim was to create a sort of Spring/Autumn diptych, inspired by my Grandma's favourite clothing items. This is Autumn.
Paint Pouring : My Second Swipe
Saturday, 23 January 2021
In my last blog I talked about making two paintings as a surprise for my Grandad, I shared one, but not the matching one. The first one I shared here, was done with exactly the same colours as this one, but with white, and this was done with black. My aim was to create a sort of Spring/Autumn diptych, inspired by my Grandma's favourite clothing items. This is Autumn.
Paint Pouring : My First Swipe
Sunday, 17 January 2021
I recently blogged about my new lockdown hobby, acrylic paint pouring, and since then I've been really obsessed with practicing and improving. I bought some new supplies, Pebeo paint as it comes highly recommended and has been on sale at Hobbycraft, Pebeo pouring medium, which is mixed with the paint for a smoother flow, and silicone oil. You use silicone oil to make what are referred to as 'cells', they allow paint of different densities to rise to the surface of the painting.
I decided to do two paintings inspired by my Grandma. She always wore a pink flowery scarf, and in the summer loved a cream silk shirt. I picked colours that made me think of her and decided to do a style called a 'swipe', with silicone oil to make cells. When using silicone oil, a blowtorch is handy, yes really! It helps pop air bubbles within your paint, and also activate your cells. As the painting dries, the cells will change and grow, so a wet painting will look quite different to a dry one. I also used iridescent paint, which isn't obvious when wet.


Paint Pouring : My First Swipe
Sunday, 17 January 2021
I recently blogged about my new lockdown hobby, acrylic paint pouring, and since then I've been really obsessed with practicing and improving. I bought some new supplies, Pebeo paint as it comes highly recommended and has been on sale at Hobbycraft, Pebeo pouring medium, which is mixed with the paint for a smoother flow, and silicone oil. You use silicone oil to make what are referred to as 'cells', they allow paint of different densities to rise to the surface of the painting.
I decided to do two paintings inspired by my Grandma. She always wore a pink flowery scarf, and in the summer loved a cream silk shirt. I picked colours that made me think of her and decided to do a style called a 'swipe', with silicone oil to make cells. When using silicone oil, a blowtorch is handy, yes really! It helps pop air bubbles within your paint, and also activate your cells. As the painting dries, the cells will change and grow, so a wet painting will look quite different to a dry one. I also used iridescent paint, which isn't obvious when wet.


Original Stitch x Pokémon Company Holiday Surprise Release
Wednesday, 23 December 2020
Original Stitch & The Pokémon Company have a new limited edition product, shirt mini pouches! Their fabrics are always so cute, and I am such a Pokémon fan, that I just had to share these with you.
Here is their press release -
'The Pokémon Company & Original Stitch Unbox Holiday Surprise: Limited-Edition Pokémon Shirts Mini-Pouches featuring 251 Pokémon fabrics
SAN FRANCISCO & TOKYO, December 23, 2020—Original Stitch and The Pokémon Company today announced Pokémon Shirts Mini-Pouches, featuring designs from all 251 types of Pokémon print fabrics, showcasing Pokémon that appeared in the Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue video games, as well as Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver. The Mini-Pouches will be offered to anyone who purchases a Pokémon shirt, including dress, casual, relaxed, polo, or kids’ items, at no additional cost while supplies last (masks and bandanas do not count toward this promotion at this time).
Pokémon Shirts Mini-Pouches arrive on the heels of Pokémon Bandanas and Pokémon Masks, announced at the start of the holiday shopping season. The masks, bandanas and pouches come from the makers of Pokémon Shirts, a customized shirt service from Original Stitch in collaboration with The Pokémon Company, which has been available since February 2019.
“This is our holiday gift to fans,” said Marina Carroll, Marketing Manager at Original Stitch. “Giving back to the community that supported us with fun gifts is something we love to do. In addition, Pokémon Mini-Pouches support our passion for sustainability. They are made from fabric remnants left over from the tailoring of our shirts to reduce waste!”
Where to Purchase
Pokémon Shirts are available in the Pokémon shop at Original Stitch. Fans can get theirs today and choose from 251 fabrics or a plain base fabric to subtly customize the collar or cuff. Starting today, eligible purchases will include a Mini-Pouch while supplies last. In addition, the newly launched line of Pokémon Bandanas and Pokémon Masks make great stocking stuffers:
https://pokemon.originalstitch.com/en/mask.html
Original Stitch x Pokémon Company Holiday Surprise Release
Wednesday, 23 December 2020
Original Stitch & The Pokémon Company have a new limited edition product, shirt mini pouches! Their fabrics are always so cute, and I am such a Pokémon fan, that I just had to share these with you.
Here is their press release -
'The Pokémon Company & Original Stitch Unbox Holiday Surprise: Limited-Edition Pokémon Shirts Mini-Pouches featuring 251 Pokémon fabrics
SAN FRANCISCO & TOKYO, December 23, 2020—Original Stitch and The Pokémon Company today announced Pokémon Shirts Mini-Pouches, featuring designs from all 251 types of Pokémon print fabrics, showcasing Pokémon that appeared in the Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue video games, as well as Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver. The Mini-Pouches will be offered to anyone who purchases a Pokémon shirt, including dress, casual, relaxed, polo, or kids’ items, at no additional cost while supplies last (masks and bandanas do not count toward this promotion at this time).
Pokémon Shirts Mini-Pouches arrive on the heels of Pokémon Bandanas and Pokémon Masks, announced at the start of the holiday shopping season. The masks, bandanas and pouches come from the makers of Pokémon Shirts, a customized shirt service from Original Stitch in collaboration with The Pokémon Company, which has been available since February 2019.
“This is our holiday gift to fans,” said Marina Carroll, Marketing Manager at Original Stitch. “Giving back to the community that supported us with fun gifts is something we love to do. In addition, Pokémon Mini-Pouches support our passion for sustainability. They are made from fabric remnants left over from the tailoring of our shirts to reduce waste!”
Where to Purchase
Pokémon Shirts are available in the Pokémon shop at Original Stitch. Fans can get theirs today and choose from 251 fabrics or a plain base fabric to subtly customize the collar or cuff. Starting today, eligible purchases will include a Mini-Pouch while supplies last. In addition, the newly launched line of Pokémon Bandanas and Pokémon Masks make great stocking stuffers:
https://pokemon.originalstitch.com/en/mask.html
AD (Gifted) Original Stitch x Pokémon Company Masks* & Bandanas
Saturday, 12 December 2020
The lovely folks at Original Stitch have collaborated with the Pokémon Company to produce beautiful shirts, masks*, and bandanas, and they were recently kind enough to send me a few to try out!
I got my trust Snorlax teddy to help me model the masks, so you can really appreciate the adorable patterns. There are a huge amount of different prints available, all 151 Kanto Pokémon have their own print, and then you can choose what mesh to have your mask backed with.
And finally, you can never go wrong with a classic Pikachu print. This one is quite subtle, so if you want to show off your love of Pikachu in a less dramatic way, this could be perfect!
The banadanas also come in the same choice of prints, and are tagged with the Original Stitch logo. This is so soft and such good quality. I know I'll be wearing this in my hair, but there are so many other ways to wear a bandana too!
There are abstract patterns that feature Pokémon, black and white options, and really bright fun ones if that is more your thing too. I love the Lickitung, Vaporeon and Ditto prints in particular. With 151 to choose from, there is bound to be one you love.
Much love,
Kitty xxxx
(*) The mask is intended to be used as a fashion item and is not a practical product. Please note that there is no function to completely prevent infectious diseases.
AD (Gifted) Original Stitch x Pokémon Company Masks* & Bandanas
Saturday, 12 December 2020
The lovely folks at Original Stitch have collaborated with the Pokémon Company to produce beautiful shirts, masks*, and bandanas, and they were recently kind enough to send me a few to try out!
I got my trust Snorlax teddy to help me model the masks, so you can really appreciate the adorable patterns. There are a huge amount of different prints available, all 151 Kanto Pokémon have their own print, and then you can choose what mesh to have your mask backed with.
And finally, you can never go wrong with a classic Pikachu print. This one is quite subtle, so if you want to show off your love of Pikachu in a less dramatic way, this could be perfect!
The banadanas also come in the same choice of prints, and are tagged with the Original Stitch logo. This is so soft and such good quality. I know I'll be wearing this in my hair, but there are so many other ways to wear a bandana too!
There are abstract patterns that feature Pokémon, black and white options, and really bright fun ones if that is more your thing too. I love the Lickitung, Vaporeon and Ditto prints in particular. With 151 to choose from, there is bound to be one you love.
Much love,
Kitty xxxx
(*) The mask is intended to be used as a fashion item and is not a practical product. Please note that there is no function to completely prevent infectious diseases.
My New Hobby : Acrylic Paint Pouring
Monday, 30 November 2020
With lockdown and the pandemic not ending any time soon, I decided I needed a new hobby. I'd always wanted to get into painting, but wasn't quite sure how I wanted to do it. I knew it would be abstract, realism wasn't something I was going to be able to do, so I started exploring online and discovered paint pouring.
The most important part of paint pouring is your mix. For acrylic paint you can get proper liquid for pouring, but for a budget option you can also use water, which is what I used. It needs to be a 50/50 mix of paint and water that flows nicely, but isn't watery. It's easiest to use clear plastic cups for this so you can see the mixture, and something like a lolipop stick to mix it. I used wooden BBQ kebab sticks to mix as this was what I happened to find in my kitchen drawer that I could use without buying anything else. You want it to be able to drip off the stick, but not run. You can also add a couple of drops of silicone oil which when combined with heat creates 'cells' in paint, but again, I haven't purchased any yet to try that out.
I laid out a plastic sheet on my kitchen table, and had three pieces of wood prepped to use. On YouTube a lot of the people who do paint pour videos have a lot of waste that drips off their canvas onto their work area, and I wasn't keen on that, so I decided I would put a smaller piece of wood in front of me to let the excess paint drip off onto, rather than waste it.
For my first attempt, I didn't want to use too many colours in case it went wrong. I picked out white, blue and green, atlas sort of colours, and figured I'd create some sort of surreal earth looking painting.
I started out pouring white paint onto the centre of the wood, creating a sort of pool. Then I poured blue directly onto the white, and then green directly on top of that too. Then it's time to pick up the wood and start tilting it to get the paint moving. I realised quite quickly that you need a lot more paint that you first anticipate in order for it to cover your base, so I added smaller pools of the three colours further towards the edges of the wood to make sure it would totally cover. As the paint ran off this wood I made sure to drip it onto the smaller piece of wood so I didn't waste the excess.
I also had a second piece of wood prepped as I thought I might have enough paint mixed to do that one too and I was right, and some! For these three I mixed approximately 50ml of paint with 50ml of water, and had some leftover of all three paints.
Once I was happy with how the painted had tilted and spread out across my first piece, I had a small bit of wood ready to pop it into so that it stayed raised off the plastic sheeting and didn't stick to it.
My New Hobby : Acrylic Paint Pouring
Monday, 30 November 2020
With lockdown and the pandemic not ending any time soon, I decided I needed a new hobby. I'd always wanted to get into painting, but wasn't quite sure how I wanted to do it. I knew it would be abstract, realism wasn't something I was going to be able to do, so I started exploring online and discovered paint pouring.
The most important part of paint pouring is your mix. For acrylic paint you can get proper liquid for pouring, but for a budget option you can also use water, which is what I used. It needs to be a 50/50 mix of paint and water that flows nicely, but isn't watery. It's easiest to use clear plastic cups for this so you can see the mixture, and something like a lolipop stick to mix it. I used wooden BBQ kebab sticks to mix as this was what I happened to find in my kitchen drawer that I could use without buying anything else. You want it to be able to drip off the stick, but not run. You can also add a couple of drops of silicone oil which when combined with heat creates 'cells' in paint, but again, I haven't purchased any yet to try that out.
I laid out a plastic sheet on my kitchen table, and had three pieces of wood prepped to use. On YouTube a lot of the people who do paint pour videos have a lot of waste that drips off their canvas onto their work area, and I wasn't keen on that, so I decided I would put a smaller piece of wood in front of me to let the excess paint drip off onto, rather than waste it.
For my first attempt, I didn't want to use too many colours in case it went wrong. I picked out white, blue and green, atlas sort of colours, and figured I'd create some sort of surreal earth looking painting.
I started out pouring white paint onto the centre of the wood, creating a sort of pool. Then I poured blue directly onto the white, and then green directly on top of that too. Then it's time to pick up the wood and start tilting it to get the paint moving. I realised quite quickly that you need a lot more paint that you first anticipate in order for it to cover your base, so I added smaller pools of the three colours further towards the edges of the wood to make sure it would totally cover. As the paint ran off this wood I made sure to drip it onto the smaller piece of wood so I didn't waste the excess.
I also had a second piece of wood prepped as I thought I might have enough paint mixed to do that one too and I was right, and some! For these three I mixed approximately 50ml of paint with 50ml of water, and had some leftover of all three paints.
Once I was happy with how the painted had tilted and spread out across my first piece, I had a small bit of wood ready to pop it into so that it stayed raised off the plastic sheeting and didn't stick to it.
Original Stitch x POKÉMON CO LTD Mask Release
Friday, 27 November 2020
This year has brought with it changes none of us could ever have anticipated, and one of those major changes is wearing face masks in public. Whether you've been trying to match your mask to your outfit, or wearing the most fun and outrageous you can, masks are going to be with us for a good while yet.
I was really excited to find out that Original Stitch had collaborated with Pokémon to make masks that feature all the OG Kanto region Pokémon! Because if you hadn't figured it out yet, I'm a huge Pokémon fan.
Check out their press release below!
Pokémon and Original Stitch Go Big with Black Friday Exclusive:
Masks from all 151 Pokémon Patterns that appear in "Pokémon Red and Blue"
SAN FRANCISCO & TOKYO, November XX, 2020—Pokémon Co., Ltd. and Original Stitch today announced the launch of Pokémon Masks, which allows fashion-forward followers of Pikachu and company to choose a design from all 151 types of Pokémon patterns that appear in the classic 1996 videogame "Pokémon Red and Blue.”
“In April 2020, we had a promotion to give customers who purchased shirts a mask as a way to thank them for their support,” said Marina Carroll, Marketing Manager at Original Stitch. “We had such positive feedback from the community, we decided to make masks an official product. To us, in light of world events, this is our most important—and timely—offering since launch, and one that will become a stylish essential for your 2021 wardrobe.”
Pokémon Masks blend creativity with sustainability. Made from the fabric left over from tailoring shirts in Japan, Pokémon Masks are available in all 151 types of Pokémon patterns that appear in "Pokémon Red and Blue." In addition, on the back side, fans can choose from all four colors of breathable mesh fabric.
“As with all our products, we are offering these masks to the Pokémon community as a way for fans to express themselves and spread a message of fun and safety,” added Carroll. :Whether you’re going to the grocery store or doing a socially distanced hang with friends, we know that Pokémon Masks will be a stylish must-have for fans of all ages. Personally, I can hardly wait to see where they will turn up and how our wonderfully stylish community will accessorize them.”
Where to buy (*)
Pokémon Masks are available exclusively in the Pokémon shop at Original Stitch. Get yours today—and while you are at it, check out our awesome Pokémon Shirts, available in 251 fabrics, and our newly launched line of Pokémon Bandanas: www.originalstitch.com.
(*) The mask is intended to be used as a fashion item and is not a practical product. Please note that there is no function to completely prevent infectious diseases.
Original Stitch x POKÉMON CO LTD Mask Release
Friday, 27 November 2020
This year has brought with it changes none of us could ever have anticipated, and one of those major changes is wearing face masks in public. Whether you've been trying to match your mask to your outfit, or wearing the most fun and outrageous you can, masks are going to be with us for a good while yet.
I was really excited to find out that Original Stitch had collaborated with Pokémon to make masks that feature all the OG Kanto region Pokémon! Because if you hadn't figured it out yet, I'm a huge Pokémon fan.
Check out their press release below!
Pokémon and Original Stitch Go Big with Black Friday Exclusive:
Masks from all 151 Pokémon Patterns that appear in "Pokémon Red and Blue"
SAN FRANCISCO & TOKYO, November XX, 2020—Pokémon Co., Ltd. and Original Stitch today announced the launch of Pokémon Masks, which allows fashion-forward followers of Pikachu and company to choose a design from all 151 types of Pokémon patterns that appear in the classic 1996 videogame "Pokémon Red and Blue.”
“In April 2020, we had a promotion to give customers who purchased shirts a mask as a way to thank them for their support,” said Marina Carroll, Marketing Manager at Original Stitch. “We had such positive feedback from the community, we decided to make masks an official product. To us, in light of world events, this is our most important—and timely—offering since launch, and one that will become a stylish essential for your 2021 wardrobe.”
Pokémon Masks blend creativity with sustainability. Made from the fabric left over from tailoring shirts in Japan, Pokémon Masks are available in all 151 types of Pokémon patterns that appear in "Pokémon Red and Blue." In addition, on the back side, fans can choose from all four colors of breathable mesh fabric.
“As with all our products, we are offering these masks to the Pokémon community as a way for fans to express themselves and spread a message of fun and safety,” added Carroll. :Whether you’re going to the grocery store or doing a socially distanced hang with friends, we know that Pokémon Masks will be a stylish must-have for fans of all ages. Personally, I can hardly wait to see where they will turn up and how our wonderfully stylish community will accessorize them.”
Where to buy (*)
Pokémon Masks are available exclusively in the Pokémon shop at Original Stitch. Get yours today—and while you are at it, check out our awesome Pokémon Shirts, available in 251 fabrics, and our newly launched line of Pokémon Bandanas: www.originalstitch.com.
(*) The mask is intended to be used as a fashion item and is not a practical product. Please note that there is no function to completely prevent infectious diseases.