art equals happy.

pretty things i love.

-drawings i've done.
-a photograph of mum and dad.
-instax of me and negs.
-photo by AbbyTrysAgain
-tootsie pop wrapper with a star on it!
-Gemma Correll cards.
-Ashley G prints.
-leaves from my neighborhood.
-clothes pegs from my a-level show.
-crocheted doily from my shop.
-SomethingsHidingInHere printable calendar.
-a The Who sticker from Live At Leeds vinyl.
-and Elsiecake gocco print.
-And a few other things that remind me of this beautiful online community that I'm involved in, and real life happy people/memories.(Also pictured in the top photo is:
-a pretty quote written and posted to me by my best friend, Heather (who i miss lots).
-record play speakers.
-a pillow thrifted in london.
-a hedgehog moneybank thrifted in bristol.)
I made this to brighten up my little home back in October and it's stayed pretty much the same, with a few additions. :] When I'm having tough days, it reminds me of achievements and dreams and keeps me focused on what's really important.

potter times in november.

Found these few snapshots of the night before I saw Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Pt 1. [: I think the top photos are from when I saw it the second time (in Leicester square!). I had a lot of fun putting together outfits, that nodded towards hogwarts attire. This one was my impression of what I thought Alice Longbottom would've worn when she was at school. haha. I'm lame, I know. But it's all good fun!Peter went to come see the midnight showing with me. We were pretty excited, as you can tell from his face, I'm sure. [:Just thought I'd share. [:

wool lazy day in november.

Anna discovered this great little shop near her new house that was having a MAH-HA-ASSIVE sale on machine knitting wool cones. It was kind of, beyond exciting. [:Here's the wall below in full colour. wows.We both stocked up! I bought so much that the shop clerk had to give me a bin bag to carry it in! Ridiculous, right? Well, I also had to go on the tube home with it! Probably the silliest tube thing I've done so far while living here. haha. But completely and utterly worth it. :]After being crazy ladies in the shop we went back to Anna's for movies and knitting and yummy food. I went a little crazy on photoshop on some of these, sorry. (We've all been there!)Those are my favourite kind of days. I think we watched two movies in a row and snuggled under blankets until it was dark outside. A pretty prefect weekend day if you ask me.What's your favourite way to spend a sunday? Kimxo

Negs loves to play with wool.

Literally every time you move a piece of string/wool/thread she is alert and ready to play. She doesn't go for many other cat toys. Bits of crinkly paper and wool are her favourite. so stinkin' cute. And makes knitting a really exciting experience. [:P.s. I'm pretty sure I'm turning into a crazy spinster cat lady. haha.

updating my etsy shop...

Hello everyone! I've been updating my etsy shop today with some pretty new Lion Badges! Each one is totally unique in colour! There are 8 different types of lions, screen printed onto different colours of felts and fabrics and stitched onto a hand-crocheted doily.They are pretty durable and tend to get compliments wherever you take them! Perfect for carrying on a bag or as a broach to liven up a plain jumper/cardigan. It's been a while since there have been some in the shop- mainly because they sell out so quickly!If you don't see your favourite combination- you can request a custom broach, by picking and choosing colours from this post. [: But remember, once they're gone, they're gone! So, if you've wanted to adopt one for a while, nows the time! Happy Wednesday! kimxo

Style :: dress as skirt.

This might come as a shock to some of you, but I've never consciously thought about wearing my dresses as skirts. I've noticed this technique used by several of my favourite girls who post about their outfits and I've been trying it out with my wardrobe recently. [: Here's a cute and quick combo I went for this morning:Sweater :: can't remember.
Dress :: Thrifted
Flower :: gift
Jeggings :: H&M
Shoes :: somewhere on Oxford St.And just because I'm a bit ridiculous and Jazz took these super quick this morning- two silly photos (above) of me in slightly failed poses. haha! If you've never tried it before, I highly recommend it! The top of this pretty dress has really low cut arm holes, so it's not always the most flattering- but the skirt is amazing so... wa laa! perfection. [:
kimxo 

please meet my friend jazz.

She's a barrel of laughs and we've been having fun fun times, going to record stores, eating crisps, drawing eachother, watching films, making ridiculous noises when we get excited and generally being rather affectionate towards eachother. Just wanted to let you know that she's awesome and made an incredible animation which I think you'll all enjoy. You can see it on her blog. [: it's really beautiful and I think it deserves a bit of love.
That's her at a little stall. She's on my course so we have plenty of time to get up to mischief. Here is a drawing she did of me on a bus back from some museum last year. It's nice, huh? (Image by Jazz Greenhill, of me.)
and to end on a silly note- possibly my favourite photo of her that i've taken: Alright, I need some sleep. Luckily, we've finished our big assessments so we get this week to chill and work on our new project! Jazz, along with a few other friends and I have planned a great day out tomorrow! I will take pictures, promise. <3 kimxo

Camberwell :: Milkshake Menu Animation.

We've got a deadline (for my BA Illustration course) on Monday which is also an assessment, so I'm busy trying to finish off the bits and bobs that need to get done. One of the things on my list was to make a chalkboard animation in my flat. Well, here it is! It's not perfect (at all!) but it's still fun.
Milkshake Menu. from Kim Smith on Vimeo.

If you want to know more about it or the making of the video (mainly my notes/thoughts) check out my camberwell blog. [: Hope you're having a good (and slightly less stressful) day!!!
Kimxo
p.s. I got a record amount of hits on my blog yesterday! wowza! Thanks to everyone who surfed around my categories and any new readers out there!

negs on the bed.

 Negs is such a cutie, when I take breaks to ly down and rest and maybe do a bit of knitting, she takes the opportunity to lounge around with me and more often than not gets herself tangled up in wool.Took these yesterday while she was watching me and mum knitting. such a funny one. what a life, eh? kxo

Welcome to the new blog layout!

There are a few new features for you to enjoy!
First off, you have the little 'about' bar at the top, where you can get your FAQs answered and find out what this blog is all about.Secondly, you'll see TWO columns on the right hand side, full of pretty hand-drawn words. 

-The 'SPECIALS MENU' will showcase any fun projects or products that are 'first come first serve' or just big changes (i.e. dates of next etsy update, london craft show etc). 
- LOOKING FOR SOMETHING? Yay! I've been wanting to have my categories available for everyone to flick through for ages, and now you can! I've divided them up into the most common, or popular or what have you. This will also give new readers a good idea of what goes on around here. Want to see photos of my workspaces- go and click it! [: Pretty awesome. There are other categories too, click 'more' if you want to snoop around. (just kidding. you wouldn't be snooping!) If you want to see more future posts in any of these, let me know!

-A lot of people ask me why the heck I have 2 different blogs- the OTHER BLOGS section should hopefully clear that up.

Thirdly, My Etsy Shop is open again! Waaaaahooooo!!!! You'll see some different things over there too. A new banner to start with and new shop sections. I'm re-listing some things and adding a few more fun products as the week goes on. [: More about these as they happen.  Also, I now have a really good schedule behind the scenes of all this, so hopefully I will be a better shopkeeper. [: As always, if you have questions about things, feel free to drop me a line- I do my best to answer quick.

I'm pretty stoked about this new layout and although I still feel like there are things to be done, I'm excited about doing them! So... Welcome to the newly improved Art Equals Happy!