Pretty Purse ★

short but sweet post today . . .

so i FINALLY finished the little purse i've been making!!!

now let me start by pointing out that when i say 'purse' i do not mean a 'handbag' type purse, i mean a little purse you'd keep your keys, spare change or camera/ipod/cosmetics in

would you like to see it?!

of course you would . . .

tah-dah!!!

there you go

like i told you, it's very cute and girly and super duper pretty

it was entirely hand stitched (by me) using some pretty pink fabric i've had since last Summer (it was for the picture book pages i made), a pink zip, lots of embellishments and heaps of pink embroidery floss

it's lined as well using the same heart patterned fabric so it's surprisingly sturdy + it's about the size of a postcard

the back is kind of plain though, it just has some ribbon and ric-rac although you can also see the little crystal beads + glass seed beads i added to the zipper here as well

i used the lovely little iron on patches i got from the 'Just Enough' haberdashery shop in Laxey (more about that here - Just Enough)

i ironed the patches on but have also stitched them as well so they'll never come off + i sewed the two little pink gingham bows on as well + a line of mini ric-rac (it's that pink wibbly wobbly stuff along the bottom)

i added a lovely little french knot + chain stitched flower and a curly wurly line of dashed stitches curling across the purse + some diddy sequins and seed beads, et voila . . .

one kawaii inspired pretty pink purse

do you like it???

i have a few ideas for other purses similar to this one so who knows, maybe they'll be up for sale in my little etsy shop soon . . .

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in other news,

you may have noticed the slightly new look for the blog

i realized that some readers couldn't actually see the illustration themed background i'd made for the blog so i thought some nice red roses would do instead since everyone will be able to see them regardless of the screen they're reading this on

the fonts changed as well obviously, 

not 100% sure if i'll be keeping this font yet, can you all read it ok?

it may look a little scratchy but i chose it because (believe it or not . . .) it's very similar to my own handwriting

let me know any thoughts on it all anyways, you know they're always greatly appreciated

nothing more to report for now 

so i guess that's all folks...

★ ◕‿◕ xX

New Artwork ★

sorry for the silence over the past few days! i spent my 2 days off working on new drawings and files + i spent today working on a possible new character design

since i'm so inspired by kawaii culture i decided to have a little go at drawing my own kawaii-esque character (drawing influences from Angelic Pretty dresses and Marie Antoinette) 

i'm planning on drawing her little friends this weekend but for now, here's the first one...

it's an idea i've had kicking around for a while and seeing as my recent college work has all ended up ridiculously girly i figured i might as well carry on drawing girly things!

the original files are enormous so here's some close ups so you can see the detail a little better

as always, opinions are more than welcome... 

these are WIP designs so please don't copy them or post them anywhere else, i know i'm not normally too paranoid about my work but recently i've been sent emails from people that have spotted oh-so-similar designs to mine floating about on the web. 

i like sharing images on my blog so freely, so i'd really hate to have to start watermarking everything with big ugly grey watermarks!

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not much else to report on, heading into college tomorrow to do some sewing, 

pics of that tomorrow night i should imagine


also, i don't know if the blog sidebar is showing up for anyone else but it isn't showing up for me?!


i checked my design and the parts are all still there, just not loading for me apparently!

anyway, until next time

that's all folks...

◕‿◕ ♥ xX

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ps: please don't steal my work, i spend a lot of time working on it (contrary to popular belief) so i'd really appreciate it if you wouldn't copy it or use the ideas as your own... thanks x

♥♡♥ Happy Valentine's Day ♥♡♥

so my lovelies, it's V day at last, cherished by those in love and dreaded by the rest!

this year i am one of 'the rest' sadly, but instead of moping i have been oh so sweet and have come up with this special Valentine's Day Montage of illustrations

it is extremely cheesy and cliche but after all... isn't that what V day is all about!

in the spirit of luuuurve i also came up with this 'sweetheart' of a 'Girl' illustration

right, i'm off to spend the remainder of the day drawing stuff and watching Horror Films!

i hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day whether you're loved up or not!

:-D xX