art equals happy.

it's almost done,

and then i can forget that it ever happened.

(images from a two-week project that finishes tomorrow- thank merlin!)

i dare you to have some fun!

having friends over is fun. [: i've had so many wonderful visitors the last couple of weeks. and soon i'll be going home for more festive season fun. i'm really into christmas this year. haha.

(i made some cheeky mistletoe for us. [:)

and packed up some surprises for more loves back home. [:

(heather, you were so missed!!!)

if you've never done these before, it's really easy;

1. fold a really long piece of paper into small sections.

2. think of a design (or search for silhouettes on google).

3. cut into your paper (or draw your design onto it and then cut)

**REMEMBER to make it continuous, so leave some of the folded edges uncut!**

*it's also fun to use a hole puncher and make them more intricate.*

Best part is it's really cheap and really easy. go go go!

the mooses were my favourite. I DARE YOU TO MAKE SOME! let me see too- link me to a photo of what you've made.

more ideas for shapes; 

-kissing people

-robins or any birds, like doves

-try words?

-snowflakes, of course!

-snowmen!

- cassette tapes would be super fun

-shoes

-bells

-santa or his hat

-reindeer

-pretty plants

-presents 

Feel free to use some of the designs i have. [:

I was thinking it'd be fun to make them out of felt and embroider them onto jumpers or t-shirts or stockings. Or making lots for the tree as garlands.

okay. i love you!

kxo

p.s. jon took the photos of me. boys with cameras are CUTE!

as for me and grandpa- we believe.

a little bit of london holiday for you...

designs by Vivienne Westwood in shop windows on Oxford Street.

(source londonrubbish and here.)

They were amazing. and so many of them, and so many amazing contributing designers. anyway, i was impressed. [:

(source.)

had my first gingerbread latte yesterday. [: starbucks is my ultimate treat. plus i love those cutouts. i really want to decorate my flat/my parents house. i phoned my mum and was like 'can i please cover our house with paper holiday cutouts' and she sounded really excited. :D

also i have my boybear with me this week. we've been having such good time. 

last night we watched ELF.

i had forgotten how funny and neat this film was (twitter friends reminded me!).

it is really cold here, i'm hoping we get snow in a week or two.

time for another cup of tea, some old christmas cassette tape songs and paper fun. 

hello handmade holiday.

i'm trying to do a handmade holiday this year. we'll see!

these are two things i've done recently that i haven't shared...

the top one is for fun. maybe i should make aceos...

and the second is a page from my sketchbook. [:

i'm hoping this holiday will include a lot more of this;

okays, i need to go do some washing now. haha. [:

kxo

p.s. thanks to everyone who's come over from these girl's blogs;

 i'm a sponser with them this month. funfun.

new things in the shop!

yay!  shop. Embroidery patterns....

and some cute journals!

i don't really want to sell these, they are so nice! haha. My mum even bought one. cutie!

go look! go look!

now it's time to go get ready for this bear!

byeee. kxo

watercolours and granny squares.

got back from spain today. 

(those are painted postcards I was going to send, but I couldn't find stamps anywhere!)

i've just written my '19 before 20' list and now i want to start it all over again and add things like- Find light to take good pictures in again, and, Use blogging as a motivation, and, Start the day with a collage, or Finally find a place that will develop film cheap &or find a darkroom i can use. Wear pretty things in my hair more often, and... oh. such a list of things i want to do.

this isn't the best video, but they make me really happy;

such a busy time.

i've had such a busy week. trips through leaves and to wool stores with this girl. [:

lots of crochet!

and visitors...

and lots of work & cutout paper & deadlines.

pretty coffee in bristol. 

and lots of surprises with cute boys!!!

lots of dreams and plans and excitement.

lots of late nights in magical places...

home is always best- but i'm off to Spain for this week. 

i don't know if i'll be able to check anything- but i'll reply to everything on sunday!
i'm taking my watercolours with me.

see you soon!

p.s. i wonder what november looks like in spain...

sometimes...

i want to quit being a student, run away to the country and open a real shop.

(okay, maybe a lot more than just sometimes...)

i'm being grumpy and difficult today. the bad part is i have a lot of really close&tight deadlines, which i want to ignore by eating chocolate, watching films and hiding under my covers.

i'm sure it will go away soon.

anyway. this is a peek at what i'm supposed to be working on.

i thought maybe if i tell the online world, it might make me have more motivation.

i don't know.

i'm grumpypants.

kxo

first mini update.

Welcome, welcome! this is the new shop!!!

(You've probably noticed a little switcharoo on the blog. you like?)

I've only listed a couple of things to get it started...

a limited edition original lino print!

some old favourites, re-vamped...

and these postcards are reduced!

I hope you enjoy! Embroidery patterns and more will be going up Thursday night. (thank you for all the e-mails and tweets and comments, they make me smile!)

oh and, check the hair [:

love you! 

lovely updates...

are coming your way tonight/tomorrow.

in the meantime, check out me(11 yrs) and my grandpa painting his garage in south africa. [:

keep up with me on twitter for silly things, but i'll be sure to post here when new things go up.

hope your weekend was sweet- mine was!

kxo