A ‘MAD as a hatter’ teenager is brightening up a Nelson office with her Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland tattoos.

Eloise Caple, 18, already has iconic images from Lewis Carroll’s surreal fantasy painted on her arm.

And she plans to add to them until she has a full sleeve covered by drawings inspired by the 1865 novel.

Her bosses at Daisy Communications, Lindres Road, said the madcap teenager had added a burst of colour to the office since starting as an executive assistant last year.

Gareth Kirkwood, chief operating officer, said: “Since starting work here several months ago, Eloise has certainly brightened the office with her cheery nature, many different hairstyles and now tattoos.”

Images of the famous ‘eat me’ cupcakes and ‘drink me’ potion that Alice is presented with after falling down a rabbit hole are painted on Eloise’s arm along with jelly babies and lollipops.

The White Rabbit, who Alice follows into the hole at the beginning of the tale, has recently been added to the scene.

According to Eloise, who has other tattoos elsewhere on her body, she has had a keen interest in the book since was a child.

She said: “I have been reading the books since I was a kid and I just love them because they’re quite quirky.

“My mum doesn’t really approve of tattoos and this is a massive one, but my friends all love them – they’re as crazy as me.”

Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland movie, starring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter is due for release next month.

Eloise, who is a former Nelson and Colne College student, said she was interested to see the final cut.

She added: “Tim Burton’s films are usually a bit different to their originals.

“His version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was very different to Roald Dahl’s book, so it will be interesting to see what he does.”

Tattooist Paul Severn, who runs Skin Fantasy, St James’s Street, Burnley, has drawn all of Eloise’s designs.

He said: “It’s something different which is always good. You could go out in Burnley and see a lot of the same tattoos but this is individual.”