Welcome home Rotty!!!

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Aha! Look what the cat dragged in!
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Hi everyone. Well as some of you may remember, Rotty Rat has been up to all sorts of adventure over the past few months. He threw a tantrum because Calvin Mouse had a house nd he didn't, so in the end he left home. Needless to say, he's been in trouble as usual. Last week i had a letter from the police saying he had to come home. He was charged with stealing cupcakes from Calvin Mouse, and he is seriously on my naughty list!
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"So then Mr.....how are you doing? Long time no see?"
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"Oh, yeah...hi there boss...the police just dropped me off...said i had to come straight home."
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"Home Rotty? Are you saying you want to come back here after all the trouble you've caused? Look at you, you've got to wear an electronic tag for a week due to your naughtyness!" I am seriously not impressed Mr!!!"
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"Ah yeah but...i can explain boss....you see it's a funny story....."

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"Sorry Rotty..i don't want to hear it! You've brought embarrassment to my doorstep, i don't appreciate getting letters from the police through my letterbox! What have you got to say for yourself?"

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Yes i'd hang your head in shame you little scallywag! So you are expecting me to house a criminal? Really Rotty, i thought you knew me better than that."

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"But boss, you need me to guard your stash from that thieving little Calvin Mouse. You know what he's like, he's got those evil eyes, and don't get me started on his ears!"

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"Sorry Rotty, i've made up my mind...you can't stay here any more."

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"But boss....i....sniff....sniff....i need a cuppa and a decent bed....sniff.....my tummy hurts."

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"Look Rotty, grab your stuff, i might know of a place round the back where you can stay for while."

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"Really boss? Does it have a bed...coz i need a good sleep....police cells are no laughing matter you know?"

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"Yes Rotty, i hear it has a bed....come on Mr....this way..."

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"So where is it then boss? Maybe i'll ask at this house here. Bit posh around these parts isn't it...look at the size of that place!"

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"Go and ask them then Rotty, you never know, they might even know of somewhere you can stay?.

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"Hey look at that boss...that has has a plaque on the upper floor with initals like mine....how cool is that? Wonder who lives there?"

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"Umm boss....i don't understand....i knocked and nobodys in, but thats not all....have you seen this door?"

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"Whats the matter Rotty?"

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"The door plaque boss....look at the name on it..."

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"That is strange Rotty....maybe you should take a look inside?"

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"Ok boss....will do....you watch my back...."

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"Why do i need to watch your back Rotty?"

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"Well just incase the police turn up.....don't want to be caught raiding someones house again, that would be all i need."

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"Rotty you doughnut...who's name is on the door? It would be difficult getting arrested for entering....YOUR OWN HOUSE!!!"

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"WHAT?!!!! Say that again? This is my house? My very own house? You mean to say you actualy made me one in the end? I can't believe it!!!"

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"I sure did Rotty. Not that you deserve any treats after what you've put me through, but i did promise you a house a while back didn't i?"

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"Go on then, go have a look at some of your things. It still needs some things to make it more cozy, but i think you'd like it. I wanted it to have that old feel to it, just like the places you like to frequent."

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"Your very own flatscreen telly...i know you like your TV....made you some nice curtains too, and your very own furniture."

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"Wow boss!!! This is amazing!!! Look....i got my own log fire too!"

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"Certainly have Rotty, just what you need on a cold night. Already stocked up with logs and coal too...even made you a little stoker for the fire, and of course a broomstick to sweep up the mess."

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Oh my boss...is that what i think it is above the fireplace?!!!"

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"Yes Rotty....your very own piece of rat artwork by Banksy!" Just a print of course, it's hard getting him to do personal commissions."

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"Of course...i'll be the envy of the sewers with that!

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"I also made you a coffee table Rotty, and a little something on it to help you get back on your feet again."

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"Oh boss, i don't know what to say....it just doesn't get better than this when you are a sewer rat like myself!!! This sofa is great too...very comfy indeed!"
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"Yes it is, and you have Maddy to thank for that sofa, she was kind enough to donate it to you."

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"Really? That was nice of her....Calvin Mouse didn't touch it did he? You'll have to disinfect it if he did you know?"

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"No it's nice and clean Rotty....now then, you might want to take a look upstairs..."

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"NO WAY!!!! I have my own bedroom!!!!! WOOHOOOOOO!!!"

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"Yes indeed Rotty.....just look at those most excellent duvet and pillow sets that our lovely friend Nicki from Switzerland made you! Aren't they fantastic? You've also got another TV so you can watch telly in bed...and dartboard too, can't be a boys bedroom without a dartboard!"

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"THANK YOU NICKI...i love them!!! xxx ....and you are so right boss... if you notice, Calvin Mouse hasn't got a dartboard in his room....so i'm seriously starting to have my doubts about him! I HAVE TWO BEDS!!!!!"

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"Yes Rotty, just incase you have any friends over to stay".

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"Oh boss this is way too cool, you wait till i tell the other rats in the sewer, they'll all want to come and stay!"

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I'm sure they will, oh you found your teddy. Actualy Maddy made that little horse, i thought you might like it for a bit of company in your new bed."

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"Thank you so much boss....i really like my new house....might change a bit of the decor here and there but you can't get everything right can you?"

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"I guess not Rotty. Now look, you have to take good care of this house ok? I don't mind having it in my craft room so you're a bit warmer, but no wild parties ok and make sure that fire is out when you go to bed! Deal?"
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"It's a deal boss....a rats promise even and you can't get better than that. By the way, i did notice that you didn't make my laboratory and gym that i asked for, but i'll let you off as you did such a good job. All in good time eh boss?"

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"Lol yes ok Rotty...i'll say goodnight now and leave you to your new place."

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"Night boss."

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Well folks....thats that! Rotty has his house, and i think he's quite happy don't you? I hope he has as much fun in it as i had making it. It took a little while as it's my first attempt at anything like this, but i like to think it was worth it...don't you?
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I wonder how he's getting on....lets have one last peek before we go eh?....

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Big tough Rotty Rat eh....look at him cuddling that teddy lol.

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Night all.....see you soon, i'll explain a few things about the build of this house in my next blog post. Thanks for popping in to take a look. :)

A letter from the police!

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Hi everyone.....this is quite an embarrassing day for me......i've had a letter from the police!
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It would appear that a certain little man....or should i say rat.....has finaly got his comeuppance after being caught with stolen cupcakes. Guilty as charged it seems.....i'll let you read the letter yourselves....click on the image if you want it bigger.....
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I can't believe it! Oh well, i'll have to get the place ready for him i guess, i'm sure he'll be glad to get back home, he's been away for quite a while if you remember.
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Who knows, i may even have a big surprise waiting for him when he gets back...not that the sack of mischief deserves it!
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Thanks for stopping by, stay tuned for Rotty's return....and a much awaited present. :)

Happy New Year everyone!!!

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Happy New Year everyone!!!
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Firstly, i hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. I hope Santa brought you everything you asked for, and that most of you who were probably on the naughty list got at least a little something. :)
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I must apologize for my absence from the blog over the past few months, many excuses, but i wonlt bore you with them. Luckily Maddy has kept me informed with all the crafty goings on so i know what you've all been up to. (Yes even that!) :)
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We had a great deal of snow and ice here, we weren't as bad as most places in the UK, but it did make for a few lovely pictures.....heres one from my village....
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Rotty is nowhere to be seen at the moment, there are a few rumours circulating the sewers regarding his whereabouts.....none of them great i'm afraid. One said that he was staying at Maddy's house, another was that he'd left there and was involved in the "catering business" down in the underground sewers of London again.....something that worries me slightly after reading this article recently...
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Hmmm i know....concerning eh?
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Rotty's house is nearing some kind of completion, the paint job on the exterior didn't quite go to plan so i will be working on that in my spare time. So don't fret....Rotty will get his house soon!
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Other than that, i look forward to getting back into the swing of things with the crafting and getting around all your blogs. I hope you are all well and are enjoying your crafting, wishing you all a great 2011.
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Oh yeah, i have a couple of resoloutions, some of the normal ones, some a bit different, but the main one is to keep in touch with friends more often. I love writing, and there is nothing better than a handwritten letter through the door......one without text talk too! So if you get a letter with a wax seal on the back...it may just be from me. :)
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Oh yes, one final thing.....i would like to give a big shout out to the numerous spammers that have graced my blog whilst i've been away. I always enjoy reading my friends and followers comments, but nothing gets me all warm and fuzzy like a whole host of random spam posts linking people to sex sites and the likes.
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So to any spammers out there, one day i hope we'll meet.....i promise i'll give you a personal up-close tutorial on another use for a pokey tool!!!

A double suprise for the absent Rotty!

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Trust Rotty to do a dissapearing act just when he gets some goodies through the letterbox!

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Yes bloggers whilst Rotty is off on his travels to lands unknown, i had two fantastic presents arrive today. First was a huge box of Easter eggs from Maddy's daughter Sophia. Now Sophia never does anything by half, so i had a wonderfull suprise when i opened the box to find an egg for me AND Rotty!!!

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I have to say my half didn't last long, well i had to make sure it didn't melt....you know how it is? Do not panic though, i have kept Rotty's half for whenever he decides to return from his travels. A big thank you to Sophia for the eggs, we all loved opening them and of course, making them dissapear! :)

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Meanwhile over at the house build, i spent the afternoon making him a couple of beds for his room, one for him, and one for any friends he has sleeping over....they are a bit covered in glue and still need a little fancying up, but you get the idea...

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The only thing i have to sort out for him is bed linen. Being a hardened rat from the rough end of the sewer, he wouldn't be seen dead in the kind of girly stuff Calvin Mouse sleeps in (pink satin nightie, hair curlers etc), so i wondered what i could get for Rotty? I needed something that showed off his tough exterior, coupled with his love of adventure and travel?

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Now i did say i had a couple of suprises through the post today, my good friend Nicki from Switzerland who is an absoloute diamond with a needle and thread, send a little gift for Rotty...

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How cool is THAT!!! A gift just doesn't get more fitting than that! Two sets of miniature duvets and matching pillows. Camofladge one side, and a gorgeous map of the world fabric on the other.

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I made the beds to fit the duvets...i can just see Rotty and a mate snuggled up under these with thier torches, planning their next mission against Calvin "big girls blouse" Mouse!

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So the biggest thank you going out to Nicki in far off Switzerland for these, you are total star and i know that when Rotty gets his furry little backside back here, he will fall in love with them for sure!

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Have a great Easter everyone, eat lots of chocloate and don't forget to tell Rotty he has some here if you see him.....where on earth can he have gotten to?

Rotty's in the news!

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Would you believe it folks! Rotty appears to have hit the local rodent headlines again, this time with his silly antics....by that i mean walking out in a huff! He's almost as big a drama queen as Calvin Mouse!!!

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I did try and tell him i was making him a house, but he is so stubborn, i wonder where he'll end up with his so-called "streetwise survival skills?

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"Ah look who we have here....Rotty....what are you up to?....are you telling me you've only got as far as my rubbish bag in the garden?"

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"Yeah well it's better than false promises of houses...and the foods not too bad either!"

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"Rotty my old mate, why don't you come on in, i'll show you how i'm getting on with your house."

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"Likely story, actually i only stopped here for a quick nap, then i have to get some things together and i'm off!"

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"Oh really Rotty, and where might that be eh? Next door's garden bin? Quite the adventurer aren't we Captain Scott!"

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"Very funny, i have somewhere in mind, don't you worry about that".

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Hmmm i don't like the sound of this, i'd better follw him....

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" Rotty what are you doing here at the train station? These are dangerous places you know."

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"I told you, i'm off to stay somewhere, i have contacts up north."

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"Oh really Rotty, you have friends nationwide now do you?"

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"Yep, well kind of....now if you don't mind i have to catch a train..."

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"Oh Rotty, i really wish you wouldn't go, you have to be carefull on trains, there are lots of big people around that might step on you....see that police lady just missed you!"

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"It's ok, i gave her the slip...ah here's my train now....byeeeeee!"

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Well folks, that looks like he's really gone this time, i just wish i knew what he was up to, that train goes half the way up the country....who on earth would take in a stray rat?
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Rats it!...I'm off!!!

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Hi folks, tonight i wanted to show you a couple of new additions to Calv's residence.....well the garden anyway. My new birdhouse, which i bought.....and my new beehive which i made.

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I love the birds coming into the garden, so do the kids, so i thought i'd treat them to a nice box i'd seen on the net, they are going to love this little beauty...

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Some of you may remember that last year i bought a solitary beehive for my garden. It's for the bees that live on their own so you don't end up with a huge nest and swarms. Anyway i wanted to get another one, then when i looked at my other one i did what any crafter would do and said, "I could make one of those!"

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So i did...

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The individual bees make tiny nests inside the holes, it just gives them somewhere to stay. What with all the decline of bees going on in the world, i thought it would be a nice gesture. The hive is not finished yet, i want to decorate it a bit more, but i'll show you when it's done.

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Uh Oh! Look what the cat dragged in.....and he doesn't look too happy! "Hi Rotty, hows things?"

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"UNBELIEVABLE!!! What the heck do you call these then?"

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"What? The bird house and the bee hive? Yes they are pretty fantastic aren't they? What do you think of them Rotty?"
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"I'll tell you exactly what i think boss! I think you have gone too far this time! You buy a house for those flippin flappin things, all they do is flap about and eat things...and i'm sure they purposely aim for me sometimes yanno!"

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"But Rotty, i can explain."

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"Then theres the bee hive!!! You must have spent ages making that, when all they do is sting me on the backside all the time!!! Then theres Rotty here who has waited what seems like a lifetime for a certain house that i was promised!!!"

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"Oh come on now Rotty me old mate, it takes a little while to make a house good enough for the likes of you".

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"Yeah yeah, i've heard it before boss..well thats it.....I'm OFF!!!

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"Rotty don't be silly mate, let's talk about this, i have started the house i promise."

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"Boss, it's too late for words and idle promises, i've seen your handy work, let's just say i'm not entirely convinced you've even thought of my comfort lately have you? I'd have probably ended up in a cardboard box like all the other rats!"
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"But Rotty....where will you go.....it's a big wide world out there".

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"Bye boss....I'm a sewer rat remember, streetwise and tough as old boots, you just think about who is going to look after your stash now!"
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Oh well folks, that's him gone..for now. Yet another over reaction from the drama queen that is Rotty, i'm sure he'll be back when he gets too hungry. If he had shut up for five minutes and let me get a word in, i might have given him a peek at a certain "residence in progress"...

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I'm sure when his little toes get cold, i'll have something here to warm him up again some day soon :)
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Thanks for stopping by, and if you see a struggling rat down your way starving and pretending to be streetwise....give him some food please. :)