Back From The Dead.

 Sorry for the silence.

I've been meaning to work on

something new for Bead Breath

for the longest time.

Hopefully this year,

I'll have more new ideas

and less lulls between them :)

Hope you enjoy my latest experiment!
My First Bead Animation! RAWR!

Inspired by Michael Jackson's Zombie Thriller.

The Bollywood alternative is awesome too.

(Gotta love those subtitles.)

My shots were overexposed
but I like how that made MJ's socks glow!

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Watching Toy Story 3 today! 
The ratings are through the roof!

Whoever else is going to the movies, remember: 
it's rude to talk with your mouth full

so be sure to stuff it with food!

I watched Robin Hood a couple of weeks ago
and the girl next to me not only forgot her snack,

she also forgot to shut up.

I wanted to give her a knuckle sandwich.
 

1...

Slinky is snakey. 

Too many gummy snakes
can give one a curiously strong desire
to chase one's tail.
 

2...

 Hamm is money hungry.

 The reason why loose change never made it

as a very popular movie snack is that

it tends to give one the runs.
 

3...

 Etch-A-Sketch's palette is set on

snacks that are black.

Like Double Stuf Oreos.
 

And burnt toast.
 

4...

Mr. Potato Head goes cannibalistic. 

If you were a toy,
what would your movie snack be?
 

Toy Story 3 in 5...

Rex sneaks a snack.

(Ok so it's a Rex Fail.
But I like how childish it looks.)

It's fun to guess what each toy's
preferred movie snack would be.
In this case, it's the other theatre patrons.

For The Birds.

Inspired by the best Pixar short ever.

As much as I can't wait to watch Toy Story 3,
I'm really looking forward to seeing the new short.
Apparently it's called "Day and Night".

Alice in Lalaland.

I hate wearing watches
so I tend to lose track of time.

But with this baby,
time stops for me!

Inspired by Alice in Wonderland.

(No cow lick in this design,
the chain slips right through the gap!)

The Other Side of the Rainbow.

The other side of the Hot Air Balloon.
Danny said it was a ping pong bat.
-__-

UPdate.

The Hot Air Balloon inspired by "Up" from my very first post.
My camera phone couldn't do the colours justice
so I thought I'd post a proper pic.

Totoro in The Rain in The Dark.

In which Totoro discovers the umbrella.

Totoro Interlude: Dust Balls.

The soot sprite scene in Totoro is one of my favourites.

Mei calls these Dust Balls "Makkuro Kurosuke"
although most people just refer to them as
Those Black Thingys From Totoro.

My mini Totoro display!
Furry soot sprite given by Kat.
Poster given by OJM.
I love how they're all randomly screaming.
(Look at the Chibi Totoro! He's hilarious.)

Today's post is dedicated to
the biggest dust-phobe I know.
My mum!
Happy Mother's Day, Mumsy.
I love you!

And no, that's not my mum.
That's Mr Miyazaki. LOL.

Totoro in Toy Story 3.

Inspired by the smallest Totoro of all.

Apparently Totoro makes an appearance in
Pixar's upcoming Toy Story 3!
Watch the 3rd trailer.
Totoro appears at 0:49!!

In this scene, Mei stumbles upon her first Totoro.
Who also happens to have invisible powers!

Totoro in 3D.

Inspired by "Tonari No Totoro"

or "My Neighbour Totoro".
My favourite film by Hayao Miyazaki.

Proof that you don't need 3D
to create stunning visuals.
Even with all that technological gee whiz,
James Cameron's "Avatar"
character design comes nowhere close
to capturing the imagination
the way Miyazaki does.

Punchline.

Yargh!
The new colour-organised bowl system rocks!

Before I start putting a design together,
I normally have to spend at least
half an hour picking out the colours I want
from the multicoloured bucket.

No more of that nonsense.

Today's POW! design is inspired by Kick-Ass.
Gotta love the tagline:
I can't read your mind.
But I can kick your ass.
Awesome show.

Wanted to turn it into a pendant
but I couldn't figure out how to make it smaller.
Right now it's as big as my face.

When I was done,
I picked out the yellow beads
and I thought it looked even better.

Reminds me of those old
Batman cartoons from the 60s.
SOCK! POW! ZOK!

Up, up and away!

Inspired by Pixar's "Up".
Crappy test shot taken with my camera phone.