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Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
- Currently living in Swansea, but came from Llanelli. - Has 7years of studies in Art GCSEs (2001-2006), Fine Art A-Level & E-Media(2006-2008), Art & Design Foundation (2008-2009). And completing an BA Hons Illustration Degree (2009-2012). - Runs a small prints, stationary & originals on an online shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop/RobotOctoJazz?ref=pr_shop_more). - Always looking for a job opportunity, something to use my style for something beneficial.

Tuesday, 31 August 2010

Jelly Beans!


Good morning! Well i'm up very early just because I wanted to say goodbye to the boyfriend as he goes to work. Pleased with myself that I can actually wake up this early haha, anyway i'm pretty excited for Friday and Monday coming. Me and Daniel's 1year and a half anniversary on Friday, nothing really special planned but going to Birmingham to see friends and he's buying a Wii (He use to play Monster Hunter with his friends from the caravan on PSP but now it's come out on the Wii & their cheaper now he wants to get it). Which I don't mind since around Christmas time I want to get a few Mario games for myself, but for Friday I kinda hoping Daniel will get the hints that i'd like Animal Crossing : Let's go to the city.


Other news in Wales my mum & gran have sorted out my list of things for the new house, which i'm very grateful for! Since I have no money at the moment plus i'm moving in on Monday the 6th, it seemed the best to ask if they had any of the items around or could buy me some. My mums made a lovely black & plum king size duvet cover which i'm looking forward to seeing and snuggling up hehe, they've packed all my clothes/dvds/other crap that's in my room and bringing it up when I get dropped off in the new house. Saves time & such so koodos to them,  i've just got to go back with them on the day to pick up personal stuff that they've forgotten :) Plus she's getting me a printer that I wanted to get/mentioned in the blog, which my dad couldn't afford (my dad lets me down alot for the past few years, plus my mum does have her bad days but when she does all this for me I'm really glad she's around).


Above you can see the changes to my spending spree in October, which is good that I actually mooched around for since i'm saving half on all the items i've picked! The silver birdy earrings and the tree necklace are both from Beadix, all together they cost under £13. The silver silk scarf is vintage from Japan which is from VintageDazzle which costs just £8 and the red & gold silk scarf is from Victoria&Charlotte which is under £6! these are all from Etsy which is great if you don't want to spend a fortune on vintage looks

Also I keep losing earrings here or breaking them which utterly sucks but Dan said he'd buy me some new ones on Friday which is nice. He's also ordered a present for me but it'll arrive at my gran's for the time being, since we're leaving on Monday and it'll be waiting for me! Also my swallow necklace, emerald heart earrings, koi fish keyring & decorative tapes will hopefully be waiting for me too. I like having letters/parcels waiting for me at home, just a lovely feeling opening something up.  

x

Saturday, 28 August 2010

Oh lovely!


So my prays have been answered, i've found a lovely site that does loads of brightly coloured tights and that do plus size as well. Since I doubt i'm the only women in the world that finds it pain to find a nice pair of tights that fit snug and come in a variety of colour. Unfortunately yes this is a USD site but they do international shipping and for a small fee of £9.67/$15 that's not bad :)
♚ More to come soon!! 

Wednesday, 25 August 2010

Oh c'mon!



It's rained non stop for the past few days now, I want dry days to come since i'm suppose to be going out on Friday & Saturday. Now I just don't feel like going out at all now, I just want to stay in till September comes and I have to go home. Think i'll just stay in my pjs and browse the internet to comfort myself...

x

Tuesday, 24 August 2010

Something new...


So basically got a week left in England, which is good since i'm missing Wales a lot but i'll miss friends over here too. I'm looking forward to going back because i've just remembered too that it's mine and Daniel's 1year & a half anniversary next Friday (which isn't a big deal but i'm happy we're getting there). Which is close to the 2year mark which would then mean it's my longest relationship so far, i'm just happy I have someone and i'm glad i'm not going through university alone to be honest. Also i'm getting a present which is always good in my books, i'm getting a special made 'Octopus embroidered Headband' made by janinebasil on Etsy. But instead of the 'Hot Pink' i'm getting it in a 'Pale Blue' so it'll match most of my clothes :)


Also talking about buying things yesterday I lost my favourite pearl drop earrings, they weren't expensive or anything but they did match alot of things plus they weren't studs. So I checked the website from where I bought them but they don't sell them any more so onto Etsy to find some earrings.. and found these cute 'Emerald Green Heart Studs' made by junquiegirl again on Etsy. Of course i've bought them & currently waiting for them to be shipped on this weekend coming but also they match this bracelet that I really want for Christmas off the boyfriend :) (plus i'm not putting up the link for the bracelet since I really want it/it's one of a kind).


Also my mother messaged me via facebook to tell me my 'Sparrow Necklace' has arrived at home, finally went ahead and bought it from ilookpretty which is also from Etsy. I didn't get the matching earrings though since I thought I would over do it with my swallow bandeau top as well.


And last but not least I bought a lovely 'Oriental Lucky Fish Charm' and 'Ten units of small deco tape' from littleteethshop just to cheer me up from the slow summer.  


Laters!!

Friday, 20 August 2010

I'm an easy lover.


So been spending time with the boyfriend more than anything since he's on his days off, so making cakes and having a lovely meal is what i've been doing today. Nothing too stressful haha, also listening to Kasabian recently which i'm getting to like while watching the rain & listening to the thunder. Ah the luxuries of life :



Pretty much only got two weeks till I return to Wales, for the first week i'll be swamped doing unpacking/packing/organising where things are going in my room. I'm looking forward to it only because i'm OCD and I want to move into the lovely house i'm gonna be living in for two years (wow seems like a very long time). Also sorted out the budget for September towards December, which has been bugging me nearly all of this month and it seems so simple now lol. Been thinking of meeting friends before I start university, since when I do move back i'll have nearly a month to wait before things get good and that sucks!

Wednesday, 18 August 2010

What a lovely day!

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I posted a blog a few days ago with a list of things I was going to buy off Etsy only to find out that one shop closed down, mega dissapointment but there we go I can't force them to open.. or can I? lol. But anyway i've been looking on ModCloth for accessories, which is costly to send over here but their really beautiful things i've wishlist. 



So yesterday I went to meet up with Dani and Jason up in Birmingham again, so lucky to have warm weather and i'm actually glad I wore my bandeau top (nice & cool when the sun was out and loads of people in the bullring). Daniel finally got the speakers he wanted since he's been winging to me alot about speakers, but he got some with really good bass & he's happy so that's all good. Also got a few treats off Daniel which was really nice of him, had a lovely meal at Nandos and caramel milkshake in Selfridges aswell to finish the day off nicely! Finally got a strapless bra to wear with the bandeau tops/dresses, new pair of purple tights too and some awesome cloud laces hehe.


Daniels at work today & tomorrow so occupying myself by downloading a game on the xbox, I bought Tomb Raider Underworld but the disk isnt working so Daniel's bought me the game from the marketplace and we're gonna return the game next time we go up Birmingham (to make it fair i'm letting him have the £5 return and the £10 Gamestation card I have). But wouldn't you think shops check the disk before selling it on?
But atleast tonight or tomorrow I get to play the game finally haha..

Monday, 16 August 2010

Monday blues!


So lately i've been mooching around on LostAtEMinor's website and have to be honest it is amazing, full of stuff that i've followed, bookmarked and taken my time to look at. The coolest thing is I finally have a place to look up new illustrators and designs that come out on a reliable website! This site is truely a mind blast! Check it out.


Also I think you should check out the links above, just some of the sites that are on LostAtEMinor's website and these are my favourites so far! Currently watching the boyfriend play Monkey Island Special Edition on the xbox, I remember playing the old one on my dad's computer and loved it. So watching him play at the moment makes me chuckle abit, plus it's something in the background while I mooch the vast interwebs for lovely things to share on here.

Laters Potatoes!