Mafia board 02/04/12

Mafia board

Mafia Board

Happy Pi Day

Yey it's fake Pi Day. That's because we are British and as such we write today's date as 14.3.12 not 3.14 which as everyone know's is Pi. 

It is also the birthday of Origami according to google... so I'm going back to folding paper planes

Catpot

We are tallying how many people think this is horrendous vs. how many think it's awesome. Awesome is currently winning.

Mafia board 12/03/2012

Charity Shops and the Silly Cats

Mafia mission - Find the most ridiculous cat paraphernalia possible

How to do this Charity shops of course.... here's what we came up with so far:

Totem kitteh

Tiger Kitteh

Errr the cat dog pot

A Mafia Review

In terms of random things we like them so when we saw this in Morrison's we couldn't pass up the opportunity

Put on digestive biscuits it's like eating a cheese cake....

Mafia opinion weird but NOM!!!

Mafia board 9/3/12

The mafia wedding...

Saffy and Becca are planning their wedding, it's going to be at the airshow so we're going for a camo theme a bit like this:

or maybe

or even

Although I'm not sure about the merits of squashing Saffy with a picture frame

She's going to look awesome on top of the B52....

Although the schizophrenic helicopter plane is going to be there aka the Osprey so maybe we should use that...

Obviously the bridesmaids are going to wear flight suits

And the all important Aviators:

Mafia board 27/02/2012

A present from Germany

Thank you Marie!!!!

Mafia board 20/02/2012

Sock Animals -With Becca

It all started last year when I (Becca) was given a make your own sock bunny kit. That's how the interest started. I needed a quick easy sew it yourself project to use at the clothiers guild sessions. Sock bunnies were the way forward. So we made an army:

Then for Christmas this year my sister brought me a book - how to make more sock animals http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/160061907X/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_3?pf_rd_p=103612307&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0297853473&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=1BTX97SGBE5V8Q323KGX

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stray-Sock-Sewing-One-Kind/dp/0715330160/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b

The only problem is that you're supposed to use stray socks or unpaired socks. But any good mafia member knows you don't wear pairs of socks so that you don't limit your wardrobe. So I have to keep going out and buying new socks. (Be wary no sock is safe!!)

So armed with a pile of socks and a duvet I got to making some. To start with the Cheshire Cat

It all starts with a head

And a body

Sew it all together and add eyes mouth and a button nose

Cheeky Kitteh

And then using a baby sock I made a squirrel for my mother

But the adventure isn't over yet..... I have many more socks and things to sew... watch this space.

Mafia History: Member Profiles Marie

First Sewing Project: dresses for my puppets (a long, long time ago…)

Strangest thing I've made: the propeller hat

Favourite thing I've made: the cape

Current Project List: getting the Würzburg section of the Mafia settled in (like finding a swimming pool, moving sewing machines, getting some members…) and there is this jigsaw lying on my living room floor…

Last Project: Kasun’s wedding dress and medieval dresses and capes

Strange Quirks: I have decided to learn all the capitals in the world (I am still getting confused with some in Africa). I am really good at remembering useless knowledge. I like to do the blue sky bits of jigsaws.

First Knitting Project: a needle cushion

Maddest Knitting Project: a pullover (I had to redo almost every bit at least once)

Favourite Plane: MIG

Favourite Cat: Sechem (that’s my Kitteh at home, so cute!)

Favourite Chemical: THF (everything dissolves in THF!)

Favourite Town comparable to Dairsie: rato station

Favourite book: there are so many, I don’t now where to start… maybe the book of shit towns…

Favourite Song: has to be Run to the hills

Additional comments: leader of the Würzburg Mafia section (and single member);

Travelling mafia update - Sydney

The airport is huge! Brought presents for people and a clean t-shirt for me as I have just had a shower in an airport such a novel experience feel much better and more awake and ready to face my next flight... Also enjoying the food in the business lounge they have lots of tasty things including mini shepherds pies and mini kievs and lots of lattes nom!

The ScrapBook

Marie recently left the folds of Scotland and the Mafia and moved to Germany as such we created her a Scrapbook. There is a Kitteh on everypage can you spot it?

The Front Cover

Mafia HQ

The GradBall

Mafia Activity

The Street Party

The Mafia

Dress Making

The workgroup

The Food and Drink

There will be some more pages made up in the future of more recent activities before it wings it way back to Germany as a constant reminder of the madness that is the Mafia. It is also the beginning to why the blog exists. So that we can update Marie about all that we're up to.

Tales from the travelling Mafia - Here St Andrews is worse than Dairsie FACT!

So my title kinda says it all that was learnt by the coach journey today. I'm going on a mission to get a book tomorrow so we can have a NZ edition of out mafia book.
Had an awesome host at the B&B I stayed in last night who gave me a tour of Christchurch although most of it is still very much earthquake damaged. There are lots of buildings that have just been left as was after the earthquake including a restaurant where all the place settings were left! Was rather eerie in its own way. Most of the shops now are in shipping containers in an area known as the pop up mall it's actually kind of cool in looking forward to going on another look when I'm back there and to see the recycled stuff fashion. Will give me new project ideas!
Here are some pictures from the very bumpy flight into New Zealand which reminds me YouTube air new Zealand inflight safety video it's hilarious, that one totally took me by surprise.

Miss you all

Mafia History: Member Profiles Lucy

Oh hai.

First Sewing Project:  Kasun's cushions (there were many previous projects which I can't recall)

Strangest thing I've made: Slutty monster cushion

Favourite thing I've made: Graduation Ball skirt

Current Project List: Tetris cushions, tartan trousers, tartan cravat, penguin outfit, more woollen underwear, portal cushions

Last Project: Slutty monster cushion

Strange Quirks: Where do I begin.  Addiction to tartan.  Too many others to note.

First Knitting Project: Scarf for my teddy bear when I was 5

Maddest Knitting Project: Knitting a bag from carrier bags.

Favourite Plane: A-10!!!!

Favourite Cat: Doctor CAT. MD.

Favourite Chemical: Glucosamine.  NOT.

Favourite Town comparable to Dairsie: Ceres

Favourite book: Joining the Cupar Mafia

Favourite Song: RUN TO THE HILLS, My Lovely Horse

Additional comments: Insane, takes after her academic mother so that's no surprise, tendency to meow and hiccup inexplicably.  

Tales from a travelling mafia...I have no idea just lots of planes

Hello!!!
I'm currently in Sydney. You may ask what am I doing here! Well here goes.
As Jacks knows at 10:30 on Tuesday I was sat on the tarmac at Heathrow with plane problems. 2 hours later we take off. Now my connection time in Singapore was an hour so guess what I missed my plane. So in order to not give us hotel funds for the night they decided to reroute us through Sydney to get the 7:30am local plane to Christchurch. So... We were rushed through Singapore to the Sydney flight but that was then delayed while they moved the bags across so we were late to Sydney and missed that connection. Too so now I'm here in Australia will have to send you extra postcard abuse! And now for some photos.
The only compensation is that I'm sat in the business lounge with free Gin!!!!

Mafia History: Member Profiles Becca

So that's me. I hate having photos done so you might not see me very often.

First Sewing Project: A pair of trousers when I was 16 or so 

Strangest thing I've made: Probably the man thong out of curtain scraps

Favourite thing I've made: Portal Cushions for the Boyf

Current Project List: (It's about millions of miles long) but when I get back off my travels it will be time to make the Tudor Dress.

Last Project: Pink monster cushions for my sister

Strange Quirks: I collect the aliens from Toy Story and probably have over 200 so far. I also own about 200 meters of unused fabric, and 3 sewing machines. I also have a fascination with medieval reinactment mostly the clothes and making them and the feasts.

First Knitting Project: A scarf for my sister

Maddest Knitting Project: The woollen underwear

Favourite Plane: B52 (but it changes)

Favourite Cat: Maru

Favourite Chemical: Caffeine

Favourite Town comparable to Dairsie:  Drum

Favourite book: H2G2

Favourite Song: For all intent and porpoises it has to be Run to the Hills.  Mafia HO!

Additional comments: Driver of the Mafiamobile, bringer of the croissants and olive bread, tamer of the robot.