Last night saw the 2nd of our taxidermy workshops and I had a great time seeing everyone learn a new skill.

The first workshop was held at Brewdog's Underdog in Aberdeen and was a huge success with 9 participants getting involved.  Last night was held at Dogtap in Ellon, who very generously invited us out after hearing about the Underdog class.  We had a fantastic space to work in and were so well looked after by the staff it felt like being in a hotel!

10 attendees came along and completed their guinea pig mounts and I can't wait to see the photos.  Sadly I didn't have a camera with me but I saw a few iPhones being used so I'll keep my eyes peeled!

Since these two workshops have been so much fun, I would love to continue to offer classes around the country if people are interested.  

I'm more than happy to travel if we can get a big enough group together and as long as the venue is happy with us taxidermying things, I'm more than happy to provide all equipment.  

If you are keen on a class wherever you are, please share this post around your friends and family and we'll see if any venues are keen to accommodate us.  Looking forward to meeting you all soon!

The Dapper Dead 

Here at The Dapper Dead, I go through a lot of pieces of fur and leather.  So much so that I have a huge box of offcuts that I always keep "just in case".

With that in mind, I decided it was time to put them to good use.  And so these adorable sporran key rings were born.

They are made from the exact same material as their larger counterparts and they fit perfectly around the neck of mini whiskey bottles - they look amazing as wedding favours for your guests!  

You can request any colour combination and for an extra £1 per keyring you can have them personalised with initials of your choice.

​Check out the SHOP to purchase yours

The guys over at Brewdog have never been scared to embrace a bit of roadkill taxidermy - their animal bottle covers caused many a media frenzy when they came out - and so it seemed natural to consider asking them about hosting a taxidermy workshop at their Castlegate bar, Underdog, in Aberdeen.

The answer was a resounding YES PLEASE and so tickets went on sale - and sold out within 48 hours! That workshop will be held tomorrow so watch this space for photos of how it goes...

Thanks to that workshop being a success, the guys over a Dogtap in Ellon wanted in on the action too, so with that in mind, tickets are now available for the workshop out there on the 28th June. You can buy yours HERE.

If all goes well, I would love to take our taxidermy classes on tour around the UK so sign up to the mailing list and let me know where you'd like to see a class!