Wonderful Wednesday ★

so despite the fact i woke up feeling ill (again) i decided to head into Douglas town (again) only today i actually had a reason to go in!

today i met up with another local artist to discuss some super duper ideas for a suuuuuper art project 

 but that's all i'm saying for now! 

i also got another 'sort of' commission today, i can't tell you what it's for but i will tell you that i got handed a bag full of fabby paperchase stuff which is to inspire this 'commission'

here's the paperchase stuff

i'm going to be sad to give all this stuff back! it's all so pretty!

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anyway, i also bought a new book today! (yaaaay)

it's another fabby embroidery book

this one is by Aimee Ray, she's an artist, and illustrator AND an amazng embroiderer (some people get all the luck!)

here's her website - Dream Follow

i've seen some of her work before and she really is amaaaaaazing at embroidery, like... seriously amazing!

anyway i thought it looked like a great book and since i'm still not over my embroidery binge i thought i'd give some of the patterns and projects a go

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ok so today when i got home there was a little parcel waiting for me!

i rarely receive stuff in the post so this immediately intrigued me

anyway, it was a super duper goodie bag from the wonderful and fabulously talented Despina Bournele aka 'Di Depux' from Athens, Greece

i got chatting with her a week or two ago on facebook/twitter about arty stuff and jewellery stuff etc etc and since she seemed like such a lovely dudette i made a little banner link ad for her blog to put on my blog since she's so amazingly talented and awesome (you can see the ad in the side bar if you scroll) 

she saw this and said she wanted to send me a little something to say thanks

now i know about all the amazing stuff she sells in her etsy shop so i thought 'that's so nice of her, maybe she'll send me a cute kawaii bookmark or some super stickers'

so imagine my amazement when i opened the package to see that she'd sent me ALL this awesome stuff ALL the way from Greece...

so not only did she send me a kawaii bookmark and some di depux stickers

she sent me a sweet little acrylic heart keyring (the tag says 'thanks for the ad on your blog')

she also sent me a super cuuuute 'balloon prison' brooch

AND she sent me this truly GORRRRRGEOUS little strawberry necklace!!!

it is so ME! it's even on a long chain so i'm pretty sure it's safe to say that i'll be wearing this necklace to death!

i can't believe all the stuff she sent me! it's all so fabulous i love love LOVE it!

her graphic design is amazing and her style is so pretty, i also really love the way she's had acrylic charms cut with her designs printed on

her shop is full of quirky little pieces like this fantastic 'WOW' necklace

and this gorgeous strawberry milk necklace

to see more of Despina's work check out her adorable website here - Di Depux

and to get hold of your very own Di Depux necklace/keyring/brooch pop over to her etsy shop here - Etsy

here's her blog - Di Depux Blogspot

and here's her Twitter - @didepux

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ok in other news...

back to college tomorrow before heading off to the hospital in the afternoon for some blood tests (eeeeeeekkkk!!!!)

i hate needles sooooo much but i guess this is necessary if they're going to work out what's wrong with me!

until next time

that's all folks...

◕‿◕ ★ xX

آپ کا شکریہ اور الوداع

(that's thank you and goodbye in Urdu on behalf of Pakistan ★) 

Shopping in the Rain... again ♥

So i've had a fun day today, instead of sitting at home working on commissions or twiddling my thumbs like I ALWAYS do on my days off... I spent the day in Douglas town instead, and a successful day it was!

I spent the entire morning doing some much needed Christmas present shopping (my nieces are sorted... but that's it) and ok yes I MAY have bought myself a new belt and a new diary for next year as well but in my defence the belt was in the clearance section (£5... bargain!) and technically the diary was free since I got it on a '3 for 2' offer so... yeah, shhh!

And in the afternoon I had to go to a meeting. Shall I call it a business meeting? I don't know, anyway it was a preliminary meeting about a project i'm hopefully going to be working on over the next few weeks and... that's all I can tell you

but stay tuned I guess!

Anyway, back to the shopping times... i thought i'd show you all what my new little diary looks like...

isn't it gorgeous? i've wanted it for aaaaaages so i'm glad i finally treated myself to it today!

actually, I should say it's... 'gorjuss' not 'gorgeous' since it's by the fabulous Scottish artist Suzanne Woolcott and these charming little characters are known as her 'gorjuss girls' 

here are all of the adorable 'gorjuss' diaries available for 2011, you can get yours from most 'Boots' shops here in the UK or they're available to buy online here - Santoro

i've been a fan of Suzanne's work since i was at Primary school, this is the first 'gorjuss' picture i ever saw, and i've pretty much adored her work ever since...

i guess she's always been an illustrator and artist that i've aspired to be like. i mean i really love her work but apart from creating beautiful paintings, drawings and digital pieces she also has wonderful merchandising to showcase her artwork, like these fabulous little notebooks for example... 

her work is so sweet and charming, i don't think i've ever seen a piece she's done and not liked it! i love the girliness of her work, and the timeless nature of it. 

the 'gorjuss' girls' are all modern and yet there's something about them that seems almost old fashoned, the colours Suzanne uses often give them a somewhat vintage feel and look to them but her work is always gorgeous, not matter what.

the sad thing is, poor Suzanne has been suffering greatly recently with health problems and my prayers and thoughts go out to her and her family at what must be a tough time. 

it's heartbreaking to know that her illness might rob her of the ability to create such beautiful artwork but i hope and pray that she recovers. you can keep up to date with all of Suzanne's news here on her super duper blog - Little Gorjuss Things

if you'd like to sprinkle a little bit of goruss-ness into your life then i suggest you give Suzanne's 'Santoro' shop a visit for some fabulous little bags, prints, badges as well as lots of lovely stationary (stationary YAY) and other bits and bobs - Santoro Shop

and for exclusive prints, special boxed canvas prints and even some original paintings... check out her truly scrumptious Etsy shop here   - Gorjuss

and last but not least, if you just fancy a skeet at some of her incredible work, then check out her official website here - Suzanne Woolcott

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ok, i'm off to watch some episodes of Fringe (i'm on a Fringe kick again for some reason) and to munch on my box of chocolate covered pretzels...  YESSSSSSSS (don't pretend you aren't jealous Mike... i SO know that you are!)

how excited was i to find them earlier while out shopping?

on a scale of 1 - 10 i'd say about... 29

that's all folks...

♥ ◕‿◕ ★ xX