Pink Peril Art

Hey there! 😃 Multi-fandom and original art 😎 🚫 No to AI, NFTs, reposting etc. 🚫 Multicrafter with various interests and love to make whatever takes my fancy! 😜

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Hiya! 👋

I'm Pink Peril, welcome to my art side blog! 😃 I'm an aspiring artist & I love making all sorts of things! 🎨 I'm in lots of fandoms - I'll be posting whatever inspires me at the time! 😜 I hope to share my art as I learn & grow 😊 Pull up a pew, have some cake and a brew, and let's get started! 🫖🍰😁

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Mask sign

Masking up really helps to reduce the spread of airborne illnesses (Covid's not over!), so I wear one in my shop, and have a sign on my shop door asking people to wear one too, so we can keep each other safe 😷👍

The old one had been there since restrictions in 2020 though, and was looking quite tired and a bit unfriendly, so I made a new one, which hopefully is more inviting!

Windsor & Newton Promarkers and pigment liners on 400gsm smooth paper, 2026

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12th Doctor Easter Bunny

Don't Panic! Due to a TARDIS malfunction, the 12th Doctor has rematerialised in a parallel universe, where he is now the Easter Bunny. Please note that all Easter eggs will now be transported via egg-TARDIS and delivered with the Power of ROCK! What an egg-citing development!

Happy Easter!

Derwent Inktense watercolours and pigment liners on 300gsm smooth Aquafine watercolour paper, 2025

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18th Century Pocket

I love wearing swooshy dresses and skirts, but the pockets in them (when they exist!) just aren't strong enough to hold my heavily armoured phone... I remembered seeing posts about the huge pockets that ladies used to wear, so I decided I needed to make one this year!

Tutorial links:

https://burnleyandtrowbridge.com/collections/pocket-sew-along

https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/make-your-own-pockets

Project notes under the cut...

I found a guide from the V&A Museum, but I still wasn't sure what to do, so I went looking for a pattern to follow - I came across this one from Burnley & Trowbridge which has video tutorials too!

I've been wanting to learn to sew on a machine (these guides are for hand sewing, but I stab myself too much for that!) for a while, so this seemed like a good starter project.

I did a rolled hem on all the edges, to make sure they're strong, before sewing cotton tape to the edges for a nice finish :-)

Instead of ties, I decided to do belt loops, so I could wear it more comfortably. I wore it to a fancy event (under the dress), but there's some tweaking still needed methinks, since it kept twizzling round!

All in all, it turned out well, and I would like to try an embroidered one for over my skirt sometime!

Calico fabric and cotton tape, 2026

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Golden Eagle Balaclava

Cheep! Happy New Year!

First project I've finished in 2026 wooo! My sister wanted to be a golden eagle, so I crocheted this mask for her - which doubles as a cosy balaclava! <3

This whole project was freehanded, so was quite a challenge - it has some wee quirks lol (it's unique!) ;-) Overall I'm well chuffed with it!

Process notes under the cut :-)

I created the feather effect using the crocodile stitch, and decreasing the hook size incrementally to make them more realistic (smaller feathers around the face), working bottom up in the round, then from back to front, so the feathers lie nicely. This technique used a lot of yarn but I happened to have a big ball of synthetic yarn in golden eagle colour, hurray for Stashbusting! XD

The beak (cotton) is stuffed at the tip, but I lined it so I could leave a space for breathing. I cut out nostrils (I forgot to crochet the holes in oops) to make that easier (breathing is important lol!).

My brother helped me work out how to measure out a cone shape for the lining, then I embarked on sewing it out of calico - yay new skills!

My sister loved it! <3

Finished in 2026, using cotton and synthetic yarns, various hook sizes, and calico fabric for the lining.

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Hillsides, Hearth and Hame

This painting and the accompanying poem were a present for my brother, who works away. I wanted to give him something that would remind him of home, but I couldn't think of what to put in a letter... These days, we can say all the things in a video call! I was stumped.

Then I started thinking about how I was thinking, and realised that what I really needed was to paint, and put all those feelings into the art... And lo, this painting and its poem came into being!

I arranged the composition to include the hills my brother likes to hike on, and also our garden, because my mum planted the young trees, and the stick den was built by both my brothers together <3

It was a long process - by the time I was done, he was back lol! But I think that made it all the more special, being able to hand it to him in person, and now he can take home with him wherever he goes <3

Painting: Derwent Inktense watercolours on Daler Rowney Aquafine 300gsm watercolour paper

Poem: Fountain pen on printer card

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1st Time Camping

My youngest brother had his very first camping experience recently! My other brother (who enjoys outdoor adventures) helped him to prepare, teaching him his ways... They pitched up in the garden, made hot chocolate, and got comfortable...

It just so happened to be a beautiful clear night, so wee bro got to learn about the stars too, which became one of his favourite parts!

This was a huge deal for him, so I wanted to make something special, to mark his achievement, and commemorate the experience. So I made him a Camping Badge! Personalised for him, featuring his cuddly cat, steaming hot chocolate, the stars he learned about, and one of our resident hedgehogs wandering by.

He's so pleased with his badge, he wants to make himself a sash so he can wear it proudly on special occasions awwwww!

Made in 2025, using my own pattern. Cross stitch on 8 count AIDA with mainly 6 strands (8 for the sky, 2 for backstitch and French knots). Backed with midweight calico.

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Linocut bauble

I tried linocut printing! It was great fun, and I like how the prints look - went well for my first time!

I went to a community art session, and the lasses there were very friendly, and keen to help me get started with something... I had a look through their inspiration book and decided on linocut printing, since I've been wanting to try for a while!

As it was nearing tidy-up time, I had to think quickly of what to do, and I wanted to keep it simple for my first go, so I went with a bauble - simple shapes but easy to customise!

It took some getting used to (the lines didn't necessarily go where I planned!), to get the tool at the right angle, and using a suitable amount of pressure (I hurt my wrist, oops!), but once I got the hang of it I was totally focused - I'm excited to see what other designs I can make! XD

Linocut on brown craft paper with black water-based ink, 2025.

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Crochet heart dangly

A granny "square" heart decoration for my dad's birthday in 2019!

Crocheted freehand (figuring it out as I went!) and embroidered in cotton yarn, probably DK.

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Granma's flower

When my Granma was ill, I wanted to give her something lovely to brighten her room, so I made her a flower that would always bloom! She liked her flower very much and displayed it on her table where she could see it.

The stem is twisted pipe cleaners, and I happened to have paper cups on hand, so I decorated one with alcohol markers to make a stand.

Made in 2022. I don't fully remember which pattern I used to crochet the flower, but it may have been this one:

Rosehip / DROPS 147-58 - Free crochet patterns by DROPS Design

Crochet DROPS briar rose in ”Muskat”.

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Dragon Hat

Rarrr! This cute wee dragon was a present for my friend's toddler - it's super cosy!

I wanted to make a hat, so I went looking for a pattern, then when I found the Super Bulky Toddler Cable Hat by Hello Dolly Knitting (unfortunately it seems to be unavailable now), I thought the cable pattern looked just like dragon scales!

Using the pattern as a base, I experimented a bit to make the snout (had to frog it too), until I found short rows - they work really well for getting a small snout shape. I made a separate panel to sew on the inside so I could stuff the snout and keep it nice and round.

The ears are made of 2 triangles, a knitted outer and a crocheted inner, sewn together and curved when sewn to the hat. The eyes are also crocheted, and the snout details were embroidered.

I'm very pleased with how cute it turned out! I'm glad I had the pink and gold yarn on hand - I think the wee bit of sparkle finishes it off nicely!

Main hat knitted in 3 strands of superwash merino held together, eyes were small bits from my Stash, inner ears and embroidery are Paintbox Yarns Metallic DK. Made in 2021.

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You're so special!

No matter how difficult life can be, remember that you're so special, and so loved! It can be hard to keep hold of that sometimes - it's good to have a reminder!

This is a card I made for Father's Day in 2019, based on Brian May's 'Red Special' guitar (which Brian May designed and built with his dad, Harold). My dad loves guitars too!

Watercolour brush pens and pigment liners on 300gsm card stock, 2019.

For more info: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Special

https://shop.brianmayguitars.co.uk (non-affiliate link)

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Rock Chick

Happy Dad's Day!

My dad loves music, particularly 70s/80s rock, so for Father's Day 2020 I made him a Rock Chick coaster! The guitar the chick is playing is Michael Schenker's black and white Dean V guitar, and I included a wee nod to Ozzy Osborne/Black Sabbath with the cross necklace and glasses.

The wood surface has to be super smooth for the pyrography tool to glide over the top of the grain instead of getting caught and skipping, so most of the time I spent on this piece was working my arm muscles into oblivion, trying to polish the wood slice - I eventually got it so smooth my finger was almost sliding off it, so mission success!

This was the first proper work I did with my pyrography tool, so I'm well chuffed about how it came out. Though proper ventilation is definitely required! I hadn't realised beforehand quite how close my nose was going to be to the smoke lol.

Made with a pyrography tool, using solid tips, on a pine wood slice in 2020

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Welcome Home

I painted this to welcome back my brother in 2017, after some time away. Lucky was always super excited to see him - my brother would drop his bags at the door and brace himself for impact, because Lucky Was Coming! He would often end up on the floor anyway haha XD

It's nearly the anniversary of bringing Lucky Boy home for the very first time, and also hugging him for the very last (14 years exactly)... Though I miss him every day, it's especially intense around this time and I've been thinking about my beautiful boy a lot 💔

So, to celebrate the wonderful times we had together, here's a painting of him in his later years. Though I had to take some artistic liberties - Lucky only looked somewhat in the direction of the camera when there was really tasty food involved, so imagine there's cake on the other side haha!

I think this was done in watercolours and pigment liners, on cardstock, in 2017.

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Flowery cup

I tried my hand at throwing pots at a pottery place! Pretty pleased with this one - it fits well in my hand and makes a nice wee cup.

Throwing clay felt really weird (and I'm not normally one for getting my hands all squidged into stuff!), but it was very fun, and satisfying to see the shape develop in my fingers. I liked having a foot pedal too, it felt like I had more control over the wheel - the first time I attempted to throw a pot on the (digital) wheel, I nearly threw it across the room when it spun off!

For decoration, I wanted something lovely, all bright and cheery, so I went with sunflowers and some sort of wiggly pink blooms.

Hand thrown clay cup, decorated with underglaze and fired with food safe glaze in 2023.

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LEGO Batman

Batman only works in black! Or sometimes, very VERY dark grey!

My brother loves LEGO Batman, and wanted an advent calendar style countdown to his birthday one year, so I made him one out of a cereal box and a tray of chocolates! This was scanned before I cut out the wee doors, but you can just see the imprints of them if you look closely. He was very pleased!

Drawn in graphite pencils and coloured pencils, on cereal box card in 2018.

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Floaty top

I knitted this (modelled beautifully by Molly Mannequin) to surprise my mum, who loves wearing long tops, with a drapey, floaty feel.

She gave me a funny look when I asked to measure her but didn't say why lol. But with Molly Mannequin set up to her measurements, I was able to check the fit as I knitted, and make adjustments, to make sure it's just right for my mum!

I used the Buttercup pattern by Heidi Kirrmaier (available for free on Ravelry) as a base, but I adapted it to suit my mum's tastes.

I decided to knit in my mum's size down to the waist (ish), but then kept increasing (more often), so I could follow the next size up from there. This gave it a lovely flare from the waistline, to give her that floaty feel!

I also flared out the sleeves, and finished them with the same wiggles as on the bottom edge.

The neckline was way too low for my mum, so I picked up fewer stitches round there, and knitted more rows, when I was finishing it off, which brought it up a lot. I'm really happy with how it turned out, it's very soft, and my mum is proud to show it off!

Knitted in Universal Yarn Bamboo Pop (Pink Joy 208), on 3.75mm needles, and finished in November 2023 (after 4 years of on and off again!).

Buttercup pattern by Heidi Kirrmaier

A top down, seamless raglan, A-line top, featuring just a touch of lace and very slightly puffed sleeves. It is designed for a light dk yar