Thursday, February 07, 2013

50 random facts about me

i thought i would jump on the bandwagon, here are some random things you might not know about me ...

1. i am too polite for my own good
2. i have never broken a bone in my body, nor have i had any fillings in my teeth.
3. when i was little i watched the little mermaid several times a day. and i actually wanted (and still want) to be a mermaid when i grow up.
4. which is probably why i love swimming
5. my sisters dropped me on a table when i was a baby (obviously plotting to get rid of the favourite child) i have two scars on my face to this day as a result
6. i am 4 foot 11 inches tall
7. my boyfriend is illustrator luke waller and we have been together 7 years
8. i am the most indecisive person ever
9. probably not a surprise to learn that i am a crazy cat lady. when i moved away from home i didn't cry over missing my family, i cried over not seeing my cats. true story.
10. i am scared of heights
11. i am a hypochondriac
12. i taught myself how to crochet
13. i am awful at meeting new people, i can't do small talk, and i can never think of any interesting things to talk about (apologies if you meet me and you think i'm super boring as a result, i'm actually quite nice when you get to know me)
14. i can't speak any foreign languages, although i would like to
15. i got 100% on my driving theory test, but took two attempts to pass my practical (many years ago now) i sold my car last year.
16. i really wanted glasses as a child, so pretended i had blurred vision. my mum even took me to the doctors ... they gave me eye drops.
17. i am a lazy typist (hence the lack of capital letters in any of my blog posts)
18. i am one of those annoying people who says 'lol' instead of laughing
19. i wish i wasn't, but i am literally awful at geography
20. i hate being able to hear people eat.
21. i have never been to a festival
22. i owe the success of my career to the internet
23. i am one quarter Italian, one quarter German, and half English. But i don't know much about my family.
24. i can't play any musical instruments, despite my dad being an excellent musician
25. last year i lost about 30lbs in weight
26. i am an atheist
27. i am usually always cold and often wear gloves and scarves inside the house and carry a hot water bottle (much to the annoyance of luke who is constantly too hot)
28. i am way too critical about my own illustration work, or anything else i do for that matter. basically zero self confidence.
29. i don't watch much tv, i despise soaps and reality tv, i dont care for "celebrities" at all. but i love qi and comedy panel shows, also south park and american dad
30. i love going to comedy gigs
31. i am very ticklish
32. i don't like speaking about myself in real life, i don't often speak about my work to friends or family or anyone incase i bore them
33. i don't think any of my family read my blog
34. i can't stand selfish people
35. my favourite fruit is pineapple
36. i have a pink birthmark on my leg that everyone always assumes is a bruise (and they poke it, and say ooh does that hurt?)
37. i have 5 piercings (my bellybutton and 4 in my ears) i don't have any tattoos
38. when i'm drawing, my face is usually about 2 inches away from the page
39. i have never taken any recreational drugs
40. i have a strange fear of moths. i think they are beautiful, and they don't bother me at all when i see them outside. as soon at the come into the house i am petrified of them.
41. i taught myself how to build my own website on dreamweaver in a week without knowing a thing about coding etc
42. i don't have a middle name
43. if i was born a boy i would have been called edward (or so i am told)
44. i can crack most bones in my body, and have to crack my knuckles, neck and back on a daily basis (disgusting, i know)
45. i have no rhythm
46. i feel like i wasted my time at uni, i let the stress of everything get to me, i procrastinated a lot and was generally quite miserable. (yet i still managed to get a 2:1?!)
47. this is the only piece of work i did at uni that i am proud of (i don't think i have produced anything as good ever since ... lol)
48. i'm lactose intolerant
49. i was born in 1986 (i am running out of facts)
50. i can't spell the word 'because' without saying the rhyme 'bake eight cakes and use six eggs'

Monday, February 04, 2013

the little deer

i'm very excited to announce that i have a wonderful new stockist : you can now buy a selection of my items from the little deer
go and look at all the prettiness! you'll find lots of beautiful vintage items and gorgeous things from other independent makers, my personal favourites are these, these and omggg these! ♥

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

puppy (and kitty) love


love it or hate it, valentine's day is on it's way. i've made some cards that you might or might not want to send to someone you like.

also! the very lovely stacie swift featured me on her blog last friday, head on over there to read the little q&a and see some new photos of my studio space

... and!! if you'd like to come along to the blogger meet in southampton on saturday 9th february (that's just over a week away! eak!) do let me know and i'll keep you updated on the whens and wheres

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

woof


a cute commission i worked on recently ... totally forgot to scan in the actual drawing before i sent it off, so i only have this instagram snap to remember it by! ho hum.

working on a blog header at the moment, it's nice to be drawing pretty girls again.

Friday, January 18, 2013

IRL!


without trying to sound like a crazy internet stalker, there are sooo many people i speak to online who i would really love to meet - so let's!

after a few tweets back and forth between stacie swift (swiftsomethings), rachel from ohnorachio and myself, we decided it would be nice to arrange an illustrator/crafty/creative/etsian/self employed hermit type blogger meet up in real life ...

so if you fancy, you are most welcome to come along to either or BOTH these gatherings! hooray!

february 9th in Southampton
march 2nd in Cambridge

details tbc, but if you'd like to come, leave your email in the comments box or tweet me and i'll be sure to keep you informed about the where and when's of it all

it would be *so* nice to meet you

ps ... the pretty hearts above are by rachel, aren't they nice ♡