6 Years on...

I can't believe I've had this blog for nearly 6 years! Admittedly I haven't been updating for that long, but still it has been going for a verrrrry long time and has seen many shifts and changes in my 'career'.

I thought I would do a little update on what I am up to, and where you can find me.

Firstly, I now run an etsy shop with my boyfriend, Aiden. We sell homeware and jewellery:

I also run an online laser cutting service. I have been laser cutting since I bought my first machine 4 and a half years ago, but only recently have I set up this website. I encourage people who may not already have any knowledge of laser cutting to have a go. You don't need to be able to create the drawings, I'll do that for you!

Cut & Paste Laser Cutting

Ma Bicyclette

Hello! I'm not sure how many of my 26 followers are people I know, but those of you who I don't know may not be aware of 'Ma Bicyclette'.

'Ma Bicyclette' is a new blog, run by myself and a bunch of other awesome girls. Each day one of us will write about art, film, music, fashion, life and more! Today was my first turn, and my post is about Stockholm. If you are going to Stockholm it could be really useful, and if not, there are plenty of other posts to scroll through and take a look at!

So please, click on this link, and follow our posts!

Ninainvorm

I'm procrasta-blogging! It's too sunny outside (even though it is literally freezing) for me to be sitting inside piecing together jewellery, so I have decided to put my work on hold till this evening, and make the most of the sunshine to go for a brisk walk with Nicola.

Nic smells, and so she has to have a bath before she leaves the house, so to fill the time I did a bit of etsy browsing. I've got into etsy a lot recently, and have considered putting some of my treasurys on my blog, but alas I haven't yet figured out how to do that.

Anyway, the reason I am writing this blog post is to show the work of Ninainvorm, a Dutch designer maker.

I've had Nina's shop listed in my favorite shops for a while now, but today I found my way to her blog, which I have very much enjoyed reading. I think it's nice to be able find out a bit more about a designer after liking their work. How lucky we are to live in this modern age of online shops, links and blogs.

Now I must leave the computer and go outside.

So long!

Kitchen Conundrums

I leave Aiden alone in the kitchen for 10 minutes and peculiar things happen. The oven is now a monster, and strange things have also happened on my shelves...

(hint: look at the red cup)

Wall Art

I've spent the last hour cutting triangles out of paper,
and sticking them to my wall...

Ta-daaaa!

The Miniature Knit Shop

The Miniature Knit Shop are a London based company, specialising in knitted outfits for babies who love to dress up. Really, all babies want to dress up all of the time, it's just that most parents don't seem to realise this... Anyway, these outfits are amazing. I wish I had a lot of money, and knew a lot of babies so that I could purchase everything in this shop.

Etsy Favorites

Bluebird watercolor - Sky (p... amberalexander $20.00	Vintage Suzy Homemaker Ice C... sorrythankyou7... $25.00
Chevron Necklace laser cut w... finestimaginar... $11.50	Flat-packable dining table MikeHindmarsh $890.00
Lot 12 Random Typewriter Key... KelliWorthDesi... $10.00	Mixed Book Table Light with ... Zipper8Lightin... $80.00
Graphite, (Geometric Stone) ... thepairabirds $20.00	Big Math - Fine Art Print brandistrickla... $30.00
Gum Trees - 8 x 10 Fine Art ... BackyardPhoto $18.00	Vintage Thread Labels - 8 x ... quercusdesign $20.00
Vintage Metal Toolbox in Gre... Flyingace $29.00	Wintergreen Tuxedo Bowl, Han... corporanglass $1400.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

The best tent ever!

I have just found the most awesome tent ever! Maybe a litttttttle over what i'd be willing to pay for a tent, at £299,  but check this out:

"Officially licensed, this stunning four-man (or lady, natch) tent is a luxe, full-size replica of the iconic 1965 VW Camper Van synonymous with 60s counterculture. It’s so evocative you can almost hear the Mamas and the Papas singing California Dreamin’ every time you feast your eyes on its beautifully breadloaf-ish form."

From firebox.com

My Crib

I moved into my new flat just over a month ago now, and although i'm still moving things around and figuring out what should go where, i'm pretty pleased with it! I found the place while casually browsing rightmove.com, and found a flat that said it had a 'balcony bed above the living area' which really intrigued me, so i decided to book a viewing. I wasn't really desperate to move, just ready to fly the nest and looking around at what was out there, so the viewing was more to cure my curiosity more than anything. 

Anyhoo, I saw it and loved it, and now i'm in it! It has a main living room, with a little staircase up to a doublebed-sized area where I sleep! It also has a separate kitchen and bathroom, and a cupboard to keep my ironing board/broom/clothes horse/wellies etc. Here are some photos for you to see:

Standing in the doorway of the main room. 

The other side of the main room, with my sofa and the stairs.

A collection of candles in the fireplace.

Cheerful fake flowers that will never die!

Happy wooden couple and their pet pig...

This is the view from my flat. A cute little cottage and some houses.

And this is where I sleep!

Books...

My rug!

Colourful kitchenwear :)

My kitchen! (i've put polaroids over some of the tiles)

 I'm sure lots of things will move around, and new things will appear. I've not yet got round to putting anything on the walls. I'm not allowed to put nails in, so I have to find things that can be put up with blu-tak!

Currently making a beef and bacon stew that smells goooooood!
So long!

Roadtrip!

A video made by my friend Nicola from our trip to Cumbria this weekend.

Painting Furniture

A couple of months ago I posted some furniture that I had bought with the dream of doing them up.

Yesterday I painted my chest of drawes, that was £14 from a charity shop.

It took a whole day and included getting told off my the kids next door for being too noisy when I was sanding so that they couldn't hear CBBC, and picking a blue paint that was too blue. I added a tube of black acrylic paint to the blue paint for the top coat, so it was more of a grey-ish blue, rather than a toy-box blue, and this is what I got:

I decided to leave the handles as they were, and sanded the shiny varnish off the legs but kept them wooden.
I'm considering spray painting both the handles and the legs the same colour though, maybe a turquoise/teal. What do you think?

Shop Update

I've just updated the shop with 3 new designs. Love birds, keys & initial necklaces. Let me know what you think! xx

Love Birds Necklace - £9

Initial Necklaces - £7

Little Key Necklace - £4




All available to buy at Sunday Girl Accessories