LEOPARD X 2

Finally, some stuff arrived today...


Brand new swimsuit, £2.50
I was gonna use this for a little project but it was way too
nice to be cut apart, so I'll keep it as it is and searching for
another one to experiment on.


Faux fur jacket, £3.85.
I swear, fur stuff really wasn't my thing until recently, I
must have been watching The Rachel Zoe Project a bit
too much lately. ;))

UPDATE FROM BED

Hi friends!
I think I live in the messiest house on earth!
This is because of the so called handymen that was
supposed to have finished our loft on Thursday but
hasn't been around since Tuesday!!! I'm now really
pissed off, I can't stand mess and disorder, it makes
me cringe. I must admit, I'm not at all OCD when it
comes to housework but I do like it tidy and clean.

Not much else since last post...
Yeah, speaking about post, I have a ton of stuff I'm
waiting for (eBay bargains) but no one seams to be
too bothered about going to the post office to make
sure this prompt paying gal get her stuff!!! :(

Sorry, I'm just utterly bored and really need some
cheering up right now.
I haven't done anything fun for weeks, well, I can't.
I have managed a few walks with my man and I've
been to my GP, who gave me some new meds and
a referral to see a neurologist.

I'm cleaning my computer today, I'm a hoarder of
pictures and inspirational things and some things
have ended up in wrong folders.
Here's a photo I found that was supposed to end
up in this blog a while ago, it was quite neat at the
time because I found these French glasses in one
of the local charity shops for £1 (it was a lot of 5)
and they just happened to match my nail polish
and my cherryaid. :)



My man went to a car boot sale, I'm SO jealous!
The anticipation is high, I hope he got some really
neat stuff.
I'm gonna try and walk down the stairs and fix me
some lunch. Ta-ta!

CHANGES

I feel like I'm on this bus right now...

My life is going nowhere. I'm on hold, mentally and creatively.
I can't even begin to tell you how fed up I am with this vertigo
migraine shit, it's gone for the worse and I'm sick of watching
films and sleep, I'm restless but I can't even shower and walk
down the stairs without help.
Today however I haven't been able to sleep because of all the
noise the carpenters are making. We're finally having our loft
converted into proper storage space with insulated floor and
ceiling and also a new hatch and a secure ladder.
Yes, we're officially out of room.
It's been something we're been talking about for years, ever
since I moved in, actually.
I'm looking forward to organize and to get some well needed
space in my hobby room, basically make the whole house a
bit less cluttered. I'm also gonna paint upstairs and get some
cool stuff up on the walls.
Autumn is a time for change and I do like changes.

GREEN

I'm not doing it on purpose, collecting green stuff.
I collect colors I find attractive and at the moment
I think green is on top of that list.
Never given it much of a thought, just purchased
because it was cheap, and then I kind of regretted
it because I nave nothing that will match.
It's wasn't until lately I started to notice that I have
loads of green things, everything but shoes...
Should I get green shoes?






This is just a few selected things, if I were to post all wearable things
that's green we'd pretty much be here all day... ;)

SELF LOATHING

We all go through some spells of self loathing every
now and then. I'm there right now. I hate the way I
look, I used to be pretty but my face has changed a
lot in just five years and I'm not very pleased.
Before my mom died and my dad left I used to read a
lot and draw, I also were a bit into the theatrical thing,
I can say I was quite an interesting person, not as shy
and uptight as I am now.
I might hate everything about myself more right now
because of the vertigo and the fact that I got back to
this solitude from being very social (with my relatives)
for weeks. And the change of season.
I hate to be so f**king lonely and I hate that I can't get
myself to break this spell and just be a happy go lucky
kind of gal that I really want to be.
I'm very good at putting on a brave face and pretend
that everything is fine.
I worked so hard on myself (mentally) since I moved
here (I still suffer with a few disorders, mostly social
phobia) it feels like the person I once was is gone and
I don't like this wall flower I become...


I can't go outside so I'll just stay inside and pretend
to be someone else for a moment.


Oh how I wish it was a genuine smile...

TWEET TWEET

Here's two brooches I made yesterday.
I found these cute little birdies in Holland and I knew
the second I saw them that they would be perfect as
brooches and couldn't wait to get home and craft.



What do you think?

ALL ON HIS OWN

My man has got the bargain bug pretty bad at the moment.
On Saturday he went to a local car boot sale all by himself.
The weather was pretty iffy but I told him to go so I could
get some peace and quiet for a few hours, (I said this in the
nicest of ways) and so he did.
I can't say anything but that I was very impressed with his
purchases and here's a few of them...


Bracelet, 30 pence.
Hawaiian style, what a keeper!


Vintage blanket, 50 pence.
Perfect for the bedroom this autumn.


Fabric, £1.
A whole lot of fabric I might add. I'm going to make
pillow cases for our big pillows in the bedroom.


Old LP, 20 pence.
I love kitschy LP covers so this one is most welcome in
my collection.


3 vintage bamboo plant stands, £1 for the lot.
YES!!! Love these, we now got a whole lot of bamboo plant
stands, wish we had a much bigger house so they all could
be displayed in the same place.


Original 1940's Jell-O ad, £2.
My man though I would love this since the color is a perfect
match to the walls in my hobby room and it's from my very
favorite decade, yes, I do love it.


1950's flower pot, 20 pence.
He knows me so well... I'm in a yellow and green state of
mind at the moment and this was much appreciated.


Mariachi duck, £1.
Meet Senor Lopez, that's his name his previous owner gave
him and it's for him to keep. He's way over 40 years old and
he's a bit dirty but he's very welcome to hang out with the
donkeys and flamenco dolls.
Me and my man love vintage Latin kitsch.


1960's mugs, £2.50.
I love old stuff still in original box. I'm keeping these for sure.

So, what do you think, did he do good? :D