Malotke Sews

The Dire Circle - " The circle is dire, much like the outcomes of these stories. In this black zodiac themed anthology, you may come to dislike other people...maybe even yourself."   When I pitched an idea for "The Dire Circle" during 2021, I wasn't sure that it would even get picked. But, once it did and I was given a Black Zodiac to then develop my short story, I decided to do what I do for costuming a character - I made a mood board for my main character.  My Black Zodiac was the Serpent and my short story for the anthology is Twisted Tales, Dripping in Honey . My story centered around a very femme fatale main character with lots of buried secrets. I looked to old Hollywood glamour, dark reds, demon eyes, and other glints of seductress mixed with sweetness to create Melia . For me, coming up with a name was very difficult. After creating what should would look like, having an idea of her voice, her outfits, her drive, everything about her, I still needed the...

I love creating photo books online with websites like Shutterfly as a way to show others fun trips. However, I also love to do collages and mood boards the good old fashioned way- by hand. While I enjoy doing things digitally, it's always been more fun to physically cut things out, place them, move them around, and create something really cool. At the moment I just have an album, white paper to use for the scrap booking, 100 prints from vacation, and a few clusters of stickers. I think I need a few more stickers and some fancy pens or something to help take it to the next level. Once I have more pages finished I will post a few.