Shopping Binge... again ★

so today i got up nice and early (aka 6am) and headed into Douglas town to run some errands (namely, returning the last of the red lego from the lego xmas tree project - Little Lego Tree) 

i parted ways with my dear mama at about 10am as she had to go off to work

literally one hour later i trailed into her workplace laden with shopping bags...

you see my problem isn't binge drinking or partying or smoking... i binge shop and it is AWFUL!!!

to be fair i haven't left the house since last Thursday (shocking... i know) so the sheer sight of so many things to see and places to go clearly sent me a bit loopy!

you may recall my last major shopping binge when i bought a pile of stuff i really didn't need... much - Shopping Binge

so let's get down to the important part... what did i buy today?!

well...

to begin with i bought a gorrrrrrgeous red polka dot ruffle trimmed dome umbrella...

(ignoring the terrible photo) and yes, i am modeling it indoors mainly because it's so ruddy windy and blustery outside at the minute the poor umbrella would surely have been blown inside out or just lost to the weather completely!!!

but that aside... isn't it adorable! i have a red polka dot Betty Boop handbag umbrella (a gift off an Aunt) but that's for plain old rainy days

this one is for super bad rainy days!

moving on...

i also visited one of my favourite shops on the Island, 'Abode' in Douglas which sells the most wonderful things and has the most gorgeous carrier bags

today i came away with this funky eye mask (i genuinely did need one of these in all fairness!)

and these adorable, gorgeous and luuuuurvely cushions for my room!

they match the quilt i got in Lismore, Ireland a few years ago PERFECTLY!!! i love their vintage style and the cute gingham ruffles, just lovely!

i also bought another cute rococo style picture frame for my college project only this time it's a pretty shade of blue instead of pink like the last two - candy frames

what else?! well i also bought an awesome pair of fingerless gloves/mittens

i love fingerless gloves but my wrists are always cold because i lose my wrist warmers so... these really are genius gloves! and they're 'tardis' blue (it's a Doctor Who reference, if you don't get it... don't worry)

now i don't care if you're supposed to wear them ruched down or rolled over or whatever... under my winter coat i like them like this, they keep my arms + hands nice and toasty!

i also pointed out to Mike that i thought they looked a bit like Quidditch gloves... but he wasn't very nice about that! 

oh no, Doctor Who references are FINE but as soon as i mention Harry Potter stuff he starts to tease!!! he's only jealous because he doesn't have a pair of gloves as awesome as these!!!

anyway, i also bought loooooots of yummy candy (PURELY for research purposes... honestly!!!)

we have lovely lovely lovely lollipops

a big marshmallow lollipop (i don't even like marshmallows but i thought this was adorable)

and some yummy little sugar mice

i also bought some more felt and floss for embroidery and sewing times at college

because... i've been making things again and i THINK it's about time i show you what i've made!!!

are you ready??? 

voila! 

that's right... these little beauties are stuffed 'felt' plushie lollipops! 

made from scratch using only felt, embroidery floss, fibre fill and a lollipop stick!

i made them yesterday just out of the blue

do you like them?!

sadly they're not edible but they're still kind of cute right?

i plan to make a few more of them although i'm not entirely sure what to do with them yet!

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in other news, it's been quite a miserable day here weather wise, cloudy, windy, rainy, gloomy!

here's hoping this traditional Manx weather clears up soon...

not likely though!!!

that's all folks...

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muchas gracias y adios

(that's thank you and goodbye in Spanish on behalf of Peru, i've always wanted to visit Peru ever since i was little and my Auntie Maureen brought me back a beautiful Peruvian doll after a trip to Lima, hopefully one day i'll get to see the country for myself, gracias amigos xX)

♥ ★ Merry Christmas ★ ♥

i'll keep this short but sweet

i said i'd post so... here i am doing just that!

i hope you've had a wonderful Christmas Day

i certainly have

it's been quiet, just me + my parents but that's fine with me

yes i may have woken up at around 4am then spent the next 4 hours watching movies (equilibrium and treasure planet) on my macbook while waiting OH SO patiently for my parents to wake up...

then came the fun part

PRESENTS!!!!

i hope you all got lots of super duper gifts and that Santa brought you everything you wanted

sadly i didn't wake up to find a pair of Louboutin's in my stocking... 

i did however get loads of gorgeous gifts off my family and friends

so i am verrrrrry grateful for all the presents i received

i hope everyone else had a fabulously festive day x

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it's Sunday tomorrow so watch out for a 'Super Sunday' post

and... yep, that's it really

i have to go because the Doctor Who Christmas special has JUST finished so myself + Mike are discussing it avidly on skype... as we always do after one of the specials!

hey... it's a Christmas tradition!!!

oh, one final thing... 

this is for my mum to say thanks for the Xmas dinner + for being a star

in case you didn't get it... her name is 'Joy'

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♥ ★ Merry Christmas ★ ♥

◕‿◕ xX

2 weeks down... 5 to go!

so i've already finished my first 2 weeks of FMP and thus far it really hasn't bee to bad!
i've got a lot of work done, with a load more still to do!
i know i said i wouldn't be uploading much new stuff but seeing as it's a bank holiday weekend and i'm in an unusually good mood ( which probably has something to do with me absolutely LOVING the latest episode of Doctor Who) i thought i'd spend the next 2 days uploading some of the work i've done for FMP so far to my deviantART and Facebooj pages

oh and btw, i'm not doing a full children's picture book any more! i realised it was pretty much an impossible task considering the amount of time i've got not to mention the bucket load of other work i've got to do to go with the project!

so instead i am going to do illustrate a few scenes from my story, yes... i am still writing a story (in fact it's already written) and hopefully i'll get these scenes printed out on A1 for my exhibition
so here's a few of the things i've been working on at college. keep checking my deviantART profile and my facebook illustration fan page fr larger copies of the images

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ps - i also got kind of a cool mention on the Carmelita Couture page for the illustration i did during my week of blogging, it was a total surprise and a rather super duper one at that x

Week of Blogging - Day 5

TGI Friday! hooray friday at last! i had a lovely visit from my friends molly and mike today so i was busy this morning cleaning and tidying then i spent the afternoon with them so... not much time for drawing today! however, i managed to draw a new 'girl' just before Ashes to Ashes started (gotta love that show, gotta love the 80's music!)

she's based on a fabulous dress from 'Carmelita Couture' (aka Carmelita Martell) my new favourite designer!

check out her fabulous website here - Carmelita Couture

here's a link to the dress i decided to have a go at drawing - sequin dress

i tried something new with the face for this one, it's quite different to my usual style, it's the same kind of thing i did for my Alice illustration the other day. for a larger view of the girl click HERE

she probably isn't finished properly but it's late and i'm watching Doctor Who so i can't be bothered any more

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