ME OLD CHINA

I've got my beady eye on you..

2010-01-26T05:55:00.000-08:00

Dearest beloved beaded cardigan, I long for you. I get sad and nostalgic just thinking of you glitzy warmth. Oh how I wish to wear you in all your shining glory. Love Sarie.

DOn't you just hate to lose that special, most favourite item of clothing. That thing that goes with everything, that fail-safe garment. The thing that is you and makes you glow and is actually like a second skin. I am forever losing beloved items of clothing. Oddly enough there is a high correlation of being slightly tipsy and losing garments of clothing.
I have had two vintage beaded cardigans, the first was a beaut. I had an evil step mother, she was quite wicked! And she shrunk it! Tiny baby doll cardy that one couldn't even fit a finger in, let alone an arm! With a gleam of satisfaction she handed over the cardy to me.
The second dear beaded cardy, may it rest in peace, was left in a taxi after a quite ferocious night out on the town. Discarded and never to be seen again.
I'm not quite sure why I have such a fond attachment to these items of clothing. It must be all the memories attached to them, the cozyness they give and the prettyness of them. I do often think about them, and long for them. Making up the perfect perfect outfit with them having centre stage.
SO dear readers, if you see one.. Pass it into my grubby outstretched paws. Haha! Seriously though if you come across one online, be a doll and pass it on to me.

A little note on my absence: I have been meaning to update, and have put it off. I really want to completely overhaul this site and make it new and better and well more aesthetically pleasing. Please any suggestions etc more than welcome!

BRR

2009-10-31T15:01:00.000-07:00

It's gotten a tad more nippier outside so to celebrate I wanted to show you this amazing sweater mountain sculpture by the wonderful Anja Louise Verdugo (I will go back to her later, amazing!). Reminds me of the Jann-family (will also return to them in the future)
Love the soft and natural elements to this piece.
More to come, I know I keep a promising things. I want to get this place all sparkling new and different. So bare with me.

Long hair

2009-10-02T01:42:00.001-07:00

I am still here alive and breathing, contrary to how this blog says otherwise!
My hair has grown and grown this summer and now is quite long..and BIG! Thinking about snipping/taming it soon. Not sure how though.
Anyway didn't want this to be a how-big-my-hair-is-post and also look at me! I did want to say though that I am back (big haired stripes and all!). SO expect lovely posts regarding my favourite season coming soon! Taadaa!

2009-08-23T08:53:00.000-07:00

Sorry for my being away so long. I have been off enjoying/suffering/escaping this intense heat that BCN has being living under for the past 45 days. BCN seems to be on fire, literally in someplaces!, sweltering. This city in the heat is insane, those of us that are still left are panting, sweating our way around our daily tasks. Indeed.

Yesterday was amazing paella on a terrace in the hills over looking the sea. I really really want to live in a beautiful old little farm cottege in these hills. ONE DAY! Any way, Im returning for a few days to relax by the pool and do so some painting with Tia Conchi.

BUENO, I have been enjoying friends visiting (picnics, markets, gracia festival, tapas, beaching, borne walking). I have also been trying to clean the flat. My mum is coming on thursday, can't wait.

Look out for new entries come septiembre. I have ideas to show more illustrations (like the one above but hopefully a bit better hmm!). I also want to show case some amazing artists/designers/illustrators/makers/do-ers etc. I want to keep up with sewing projects, cooking and making stuff and also would like to show outfits and other such things. I think too, some book/film/music review and just to keep this place going a bit more and have regular features. Well well, must dash! See you in September!

Summer hols part 5

2009-08-06T10:12:00.000-07:00

Kent and beyond:

I have been a bit under the weather all this week, I can't believe its thursday already! I have been really slow getting these snaps up. I really miss the cool english summer air, walks along cliff tops and seeing choppy sea's. I also miss my sisters dearly, and gazing up at the milky english sky. Also pictured above is my dream home (the green and white cottage!). It sits on a cliff next to a lighthouse, with a wooden gate and roses in the garden. Small and simple. I LOVE love this house!
This week has been really disapointing as I've not been out and done anything. I hate wastefull weeks/time etc.
What do you do when you're feeling blue and unmotivated?

LOCOO FOR YOKOO

2009-08-01T08:14:00.001-07:00

Yeah thats right! Yokoo (of massive knitted cowl/scarf fame!) is bag with these amazing durable, colourfull knitted bag creations. I love packing my life around with me and literally panic if Im without things "I might need to have with me incase of...". These could fit my lifes possesions and then more.

Heads up to her amazing super stylin' greatness.I think she is one of the coolest on the net. I blates want the blue and red one.
Here's what she says "One of my most cherished creations thus far is The New England Tote. Dedication to outdoor enthusiasts has been part of my company Ideal since starting. This bag is perfect. High Quality... Heavy Duty... but yet it is still soft and stylish. Made from an acrylic and wool blend and all leather straps.". Yep ticks my check list on functional beautiful bags.
Gets them here: YOKOO etsy

ps I just drank my weight in Horxata and feeling a bit rubbs!

dans le phone:

2009-07-31T11:49:00.000-07:00

Recently, according to my phone:

1. Spoons&crochet at the Hub
2. Lights broke in bathroom, candles a pleanty!
3. Sister in an amazing back alley teashop!
4. Macba at night
5. A free outside concert, catalan band.
6. Nice light summery fabrics 7. More from the hub, & new shoes!
8. Nice tactile objects 9. Came being sneaky and cosy on the bed
10 Pretty park at night 11. Same park with pretty ivy
12. More crochet spoons and rooftops♥ 13. Petty willow trees, picnics under!
14. Dads pup, Prudence! 15.
16. Park fun 17. Colours!
18. Sister shading from the intense heat 19. Puppy doing the same!
20&21. Feet and shoes
22&23. Found in a toilet in Raval, on top of the toilet!
24. Mexican bar for nachos and beer 25. Sister in said bar
26. Free gummy bears from le tour de france, we saw it. 27. Special tea in teashop
27. Me silly posing 28. Pretty sister in wondercafe
29 More of wonder teashop place. 30. Piña breakfast
31. came and tour de france 32. Came in trolly, it was 40 degrees and far to hot for pups to walk!
33. SUSHIIII 34. Aitana and Juanito, SUSHIII SUNDAY!
35. BESTEST BEST lemon sorbet 36. the same, for the horxata place. the best!
37. The colours of spain, yum! 38. Came waiting on the threshold haha
39. A chair made of stuffed toys 40. BIKE♥!

Its been for like ever!

2009-07-21T02:43:00.000-07:00

Yep, its been a while since I have updated with my flickr favourites. That doesn't mean they are any less thrilling and amazing. I am continualy astounded and inspired by the talent of people out there!

Go here to see them: flickr superstars

Summer holiday part 3:

2009-07-21T01:54:00.000-07:00

Tea time!

We stopped off for afternoon tea in this wonderful seaside town in Kent, called St Margarets Bay. I think its one of my favourite english villages ever. James Bond was penned here and there is a museum dedicated to Ian Flemming. I loved loved this tearoom! The colours, the piano and flowers, the cake covers, the tea, the sugarcubes, the fact they had a little stall selling plants, the green checked table cloths, the blankets outside... All! I love having afternoon tea!

Summer holiday:2

2009-07-20T05:24:00.000-07:00

English country garden, Kent.

It feels like a lifetime ago since we were all wondering around these eco gardens, situated on the Kent coast. It was really nice to feel the early June sun and walk around these amazing gardens, with my silly sisters!
I liked the small details within the garden, such as the recycled shells used as pathing for the paths. I also liked that a lot of the plants there were used for medicial purposes. The centre is open for functions and learning days. Would make a lovely wedding location (with views of the white cliffs of Dover).

Dress up!

2009-07-03T07:58:00.000-07:00

Its been a bit bloody hot here, ola de calor! My sister has visited and in this time we have baked cupcakes, gone to a big firework party on the beach, had a massive family paella, wondered el borne, beaching and much more. She is here for another 2 and a half weeks, its quite amazing.
We have also decided to document our outfits on our blog
We have also created a flickr:here!

Hope you're all enjoying your summers.

FLORES:

2009-06-26T05:32:00.000-07:00

I scanned in some old roses I had, I like their fragile gentilness.
I also found these beautiful flower pictures on the internet (source unknown soz!)

And these are some of the beauts growing in Barcelona!

GreatBritish Summer Holiday part 1:

2009-06-25T04:34:00.000-07:00

A few weeks back I took a trip to sunny England, for my summer holiday tour of England. My family lives all over so its quite a task to get round them all.
My sister, dad and pup went camping in Kent. We went to many a places. One of these places was this lovely seaside town called "Broadstairs". I really love English coastal towns. They have a certain charm, Broadstairs was full of this charm. What I love is the tacky cafes, fishing boats, beach huts, seaside houses, the weird greysunshine, sandy beaches. I love the feel of good old Jolly English seaside holidays.
I have many more photos to come!

SUMMER:

2009-06-02T03:44:00.000-07:00

Summer has well and truely arrived, lots of salads and summer colours. We have already had an intense summer storm. I've been feeling a bit blue and ill lately, so its nice to see a bit of sunshine!

CAPRICHOSA:

2009-05-28T10:01:00.000-07:00

I really really want a pair of these magicstep shoes, with the golden key brooch and the image that turned round. I remember riding on my bike scuffing the toes of my shoes so I could get more Magicstep shoes. Amazing!
I also remember the adverts, see above. I had the most amazing grey t-bar pair and also red maryjanes. I would KILL to have some now.

WELCOMING:

2009-05-28T09:53:00.000-07:00

This little fellow was found at the fair wondering around. We later found out that he had been abandoned. He is now in our little family of 3 and quite content. He likes: Napping with his humans on the sofa, playing with chickentoy, digging sand, ladydogs and having his belly rubbed.
I love him! Dearest prince Camé le 1st wonderhound, babyboy waggytail pooch!

GINGER NUT

2009-05-28T06:50:00.000-07:00

Being a ginge myself I am quite partial to these lovely ladies (and gent!). I love long flowing pre raphaelites hair, porcelein skin and wide bright saucer eyes. I love having red hair and white freckly skin. It makes me feel different and firey haha.
Pictures taken from all over. Not my photos!

SUMMER RUFFLES

2009-05-22T06:39:00.001-07:00

summer ruffle by sarie featuring CHANEL jewelry

Lovely ruffly colours and nice bleached out denims with stripes thrown in. My perfect summer holiday evening attire!

pansy by sarie on Polyvore.com

Pretty pansy living room!

1000 +1 pins

2009-05-12T11:48:00.001-07:00

This is how I am keeping myself busy (Im not working at the moment). Practicing with pins and old fabric.

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You might also be interested to know that I have started a blog with my dearest sister. When she was over last we had lots of chats about our different lives but how we are and always will be connected to each other in a special sister way. She lives in a yurt in the welsh country side and I live in a flat in the busy Barcelona. You can imagine how different our adventures are, which is why we want to document them. Its also like sending letters to one another with tales of our lives. The idea is to keep eachother informed and inspired and to share some special sister stories with one another. We also want to do lots of things together and needed a bridge for the big space that is between us. Go and have a look, its lovely!
go here to see "dear sister".
Im off to make lots of summer dresses to sell and wear in this scorching heat, bye!

The only thing I make is:

2009-04-28T02:33:00.000-07:00

All I have been doing lately is cooking and baking. Pictured above is oatmeal cookies and a roasted veg salad. YUM, I do like how my creative efforts are making me rounder at the edges. To the gym I go!

list:

2009-04-27T14:27:00.000-07:00

My days are a bit strange at the moment, without much purpose. Things are changing and moving all the time.
This week I must:
Spring clean flat
Go swimming and to the gym
Start sewing madly
Write to loved ones
Be more positive
Make stuff daily

long time

2009-04-18T10:11:00.000-07:00

1.Taken in the "pedrera", Guadís house (his dining room to be excact!).
2.Taken in Guadís house again this time in his bathroom
3&4. Pretty window shopping in El Borne
Its been a while hasn't it? I've packed up my job (well they made us redundant). I've been wondering around trying to get things on my massive list done. My 2 sisters have visited and I have also been very lazy.

(not so) snowy day!

2009-02-11T09:09:00.000-08:00

Remember last monday? Thats right it was snow day. Not for me however, Im here in not so sunny rainy Barcelona. We don't get snow here. I was in a jealous rage seeing everyone upload photos to their flickrs and update their facebook status's. How dare they have a day off? The best snow England's had in 18 years, paah! I really miss that bitter chill, the beautiful white greens/parks/gardens. I miss naughtyness and children and adults alike cheerfull and playing. I miss breathing and seeing your breath.
I developed this old film the other day and was pleasently taken back to a nice snowy winter a few years back. I love how snow photographs, beautiful milky grey skies, white white snow.

So here's to playing and being homesick about snow and winter

YOU OLD BAG!

2009-02-10T09:37:00.000-08:00

Well, I just want to talk about my love for bags (and shoes! like every other girl I guess).
I am an incredibly fussy bag (jeans too, hey I know what I like!) shopper. The perfect bag. Does it exist? Why of course it does, in my mind that is. Big, scuffed, slouchy, good straps, buttery goodness, softy leather, good old zips visible too!, lots of pockets and compartments...the list goes on.
I'm not an fan of the it-bag bling bling tarty logos that most bags come with. Designer who? If I like it then thats it. I also really appreciate a good leather pouchy thing, satchels and old leather camera-bags. My most favourite bags have either been printed totes or handmedowns from various relatives or friends. Or that bag that you find at the bottom of the bag bin at the charity shop. How it speaks to me, calls me and makes my heart rush with I HAVE TO HAVE THIS BAG excitement. How ever much to my disgust I can never find "the perfect bag". Too plastic looking; dismissed! Too much gold; dropped in disgust! Rank logos that fall off; spat at! Again I could go on and on.

When I read an article in Nylon a while ago about this bag maker/designer extraordinaire. I instantly fell in love! Not only ethically great but it fits my checklist super well. The bags have character, a good aged feel and also come in all my favourite styles. They are made out of old leather jackets! How amazing is this, not only technically but stylistically. She is saving hidden old leather jems and turning them into wonder-bags of dreams! Not only incorporating the design of the leather jacket (pockets, shape etc) but actual functional aspects too (zips, seams).
Plus they are totally one of kind, which means you won't have a horrid wag waiting list.
Some of my favourites are:

See more of her wonderfull bags here at her site.

The other day I went to the flea market here (that's another story though) and bought an old leather jacket from an old woman with a table piled high of forgotten leather jackets. I bought a lovely creamy buttery leather jacket for 3€. I will never wear it, but being quite inspired by these bags I shall attemt to make a bag for myself.
Look out for progress reports.

mellifluous

2009-02-06T01:35:00.000-08:00

The 100 Most Beautiful Words in the English Language:

1 adroit Dexterous, agile.
2 adumbrate To very gently suggest.
3 aestivate To summer, to spend the summer.
4 ailurophile A cat-lover.
5 beatific Befitting an angel or saint.
6 beleaguer To exhaust with attacks.
7 blandiloquent Beautiful and flattering.
8 caliginous Dark and misty.
9 champagne An effervescent wine.
10 chatoyant Like a cat's eye.
11 chiaroscuro The arrangement of dark and light elements in a picture.
12 cockle A heart-shaped bivalve or a garden flower.
13 colporteur A book peddlar.
14 conflate To blend together, to combine different things.
15 cynosure A focal point of admiration.
16 desuetude Disuse.
17 diaphanous Filmy.
18 diffuse Spread out, not focused or concentrated.
19 dulcet Sweet, sugary.
20 ebullient Bubbling with enthusiasm.
21 effervescent Bubbly.
22 efflorescence Flowering, the opening of buds or a bloom.
23 elixir A good potion.
24 emollient A softener.
25 encomium A spoken or written work in praise of someone.
26 ephemeral Short-lived.
27 epicure A person who enjoys fine living, especially food and drink.
28 epiphany A sudden revelation.
29 erstwhile At one time, for a time.
30 eschew To reject or avoid.
31 esculent Edible.
32 esoteric Understood only by a small group of specialists.
33 ethereal Gaseous, invisible but detectable.
34 etiolate White from no contact with light.
35 evanescent Vanishing quickly, lasting a very short time.
36 exuberant Enthusiastic, excited.
37 felicitous Pleasing.
38 fescue A variety of grass favored for pastures.
39 foudroyant Dazzling.
40 fragile Very, very delicate.
41 fugacioius Running, escaping.
42 gambol To skip or leap about joyfully.
43 glamour Beauty.
44 gossamer The finest piece of thread, a spider's silk.
45 halcyon Happy, sunny, care-free.
46 hymeneal Having to do with a wedding.
47 imbricate To overlap to form a regular pattern.
48 imbroglio An altercation or complicated situation.
49 imbue To infuse, instill.
50 incipient Beginning, in an early stage.
51 ingenue A naïve young woman.
52 inglenook The place beside the fireplace.
53 inspissate To thicken.
54 inure To jade.
55 jejune Dull; childish.
56 lagniappe A gift given to a customer for their patronage.
57 lagoon A small gulf or inlet in the sea.
58 languor Listlessness, inactivity.
59 lassitude Weariness, listlessness.
60 laughter The response to something funny.
61 lilt To move musically or lively, to have a lively sound.
62 lithe Slender and flexible.
63 loquacious Talkative.
64 luxuriant Thick, lavish.
65 mellifluous Sweet-sounding.
66 missive A message or letter.
67 moiety One of two equal parts, a half.
68 mondegreen A misanalyzed phrase.
69 nebulous Foggy.
70 niveous Snowy, snow-like.
71 obsequious Fawning, subservience.
72 odalisque A concubine in a harem.
73 oeuvre A work.
74 offing That part of the sea between the horizon and the offshore.
75 onomatopoeia The creation of words by imitating sound.
76 paean A formal expression of praise.
77 palimpsest A manuscript written over one or more earlier ones.
78 panacea A complete solution for all problems.
79 panoply A complete set.
80 pastiche A mixture of art work (art or music) from various sources.
81 peccadillo A peculiarity.
82 pelagic Related to the sea or ocean.
83 penumbra A half-shadow, the edge of a shadow.
84 peregrination Wandering, travels.
85 petrichor The smell of earth after a rain.
86 plethora A great excess, overabundance.
87 porcelain A fine white clay pottery.
88 potamophilous Loving rivers.
89 propinquity A nearness, similarity, or kinship.
90 Pyrrhic Victorious despite heavy losses.
91 quintessential The ultimate, the essence of the essence.
92 redolent Sweet-smelling.
93 rhapsody A beautiful musical piece.
94 riparian Having to do with the bank of a river or other body of water.
95 ripple A small, circular wave emanating from a central point.
96 scintillate To sparkle with brilliant light.
97 sempiternal Forever and ever.
98 seraglio Housing for a harem.
99 serendipity Finding something while looking for something else.
100 surreptitious Sneaky.
BONUS WORDS
101 sussurous Producing a hushing sound, like flowing water.
102 symbiosis Interdependence of two different species.
103 syzygy The direct opposition of two heavenly bodies.
104 talisman A symbolic object believed to have magical powers.
105 terpsichorean Related to dance.
106 tintinnabulation Ringing.
107 umbrageous Shady.
108 vestige A small fragment.
109 whisper Speaking without vibrating the vocal folds.
110 zyzzyva A kind of beetle.

magic in the air

2009-02-05T03:58:00.000-08:00

Im sure everyone knows about poladroid by now. What an amazing very 2k invention. Sometimes technology does not fail us... Im still into the old school though.
Its so nice to create these favourite images, that are normal bland digital snapshots, into something timeless and magical. Happy thursday!

50 people, 1 question, 2 cities

2009-01-30T03:26:00.000-08:00

I found these videos quite moving, Im not really sure why:

Fifty People, One Question: London from Crush + Lovely on Vimeo.

Fifty People, One Question: Brooklyn from Crush + Lovely on Vimeo.

dreamin' of summer

2009-01-28T07:59:00.000-08:00

coralbeach - by sarie on Polyvore.com

playa playa! - by sarie on Polyvore.com

Im a wishing for summer to arrive, although the weather in BCN right now is nothing to sniff about. This is not normalfor me, I hate summer! Im just thinking about all the summer beach outfits.

Holga

2008-11-28T02:56:00.000-08:00

These are from my first ever holga film, unfortunately they didn't come out very well as you can see. I quite like that they are un-identifiable and weird.

FLICKR thurday

2008-11-27T02:46:00.001-08:00

I haven't done this in a while, so here are some recent flickr favourites. Remember by going here you can click on the artists original image and it will take you to their flickr page.

my bratlist:

2008-11-24T09:12:00.001-08:00

If you somehow like me and want to shower me in gifts to show your appreciation then feel free to choose something from these polyvore sets. Well it is christmas afterall, show some spirit innit.

tops by sarie

shoes by sarie

cardys by sarie

skirts by sarie

coats by sarie

bags by sarie

home by sarie
Click on the pictures to see them in a bigger size..

Ground:

2008-11-19T13:26:00.000-08:00

Autumn feet, floors and pavements you can find in Barcelona during autumn. Quite nice really

REMINDER

2008-11-18T06:36:00.000-08:00

A really great draping tutorial/blog!
drape it
Here we call this technique "modelaje". I have heard moulaje also, but in english its just "draping"?

raining outside

2008-11-12T12:34:00.000-08:00

I finished my hat, and made a silly pompom to go on top. Pom poms are my new obsession.
Its been raining all day and I've been stuck in doors mostly. Made some lovely spicy lentils with spicy sausages to heat me up a bit. It did the job.

Google has yielded these amazing pompom images:

Christmas list!

Instructions!
While your at it go here:posie things
Sometimes I worry about my age, I feel all old and boring. BOOHOO

film

2008-11-06T13:11:00.001-08:00

More of my photos taken with my rather trusty but broken pentax spotmatic. I love my little robust friend.

I love this time of year, especially here in BCN. Its all crisp and lovely and the light is so beautiful. I have been taking my self on little adventures around the city. I will document them one day. Im feeling pretty tired at the moment, due to illness. I have been at home sewing, making the most of not have any money due to studying and all. I have been enjoying getting back to it!

wishlists

2008-10-26T14:48:00.000-07:00

polyvore♥#2:

rose by sarie

bowtastic by sarie

negro y negro by sarie

one pound please

2008-10-26T13:15:00.000-07:00

As I said in a previous post I recently visited my home land. It was wondefully wet and cold and just right. Just what I needed, a break from the relentless spanish sun (no really!)
My sisters, mother and I went for a little kent-country side tour. On our way we stopped off at this organic farm. I fell in love with everything there. It was perfectly rustic and great. Pretty things for the house that I wanted, except they wouldn't fit in the damn suitcase! I really want to go back for more of their amazing ploughmans lunches and cream teas. I wish I could be a lady of leasure and live of ploughmans and cream teas from funny organic farms. Alas Im not :(

nice corners of barcelona #2

2008-10-23T23:50:00.000-07:00

From a museum, Pg de Gracia/ De un museo, Pg de Gracia

inspired again:

2008-10-23T14:26:00.000-07:00

More amazing flickr favourites! For the originals go to my flickr favourites

INSIDE!

2008-10-21T10:34:00.000-07:00

1:

from the ever lovely and inspiring Julia! A lovely inspiring lady from here but living in Berlin (jealous, me?!)

I love sneaking and peering into other peoples homes. The boyfriend and I moved into out flat at the start of the summer. As the colder winter month's settle in staying indoors being cosy is high on the agenda. However, Im not feeling cosy and like my home is fully mine yet. I have a lot of work to do. I want to post my inspiration and room lovin' as a reference. I have trawled the internet and found lots of lovely little rooms and homes. I have "borrowed" these photos, I hope if they are yours you don't mind too much. I will label the ones I remember!

OMG!

2008-10-17T08:34:00.000-07:00

Leanne Marshall won project runway with an amazing finale. I have watched all of the series and its kind of a dirty little secret pleasure. Im obsessed!
Her collection was amazing and everything I would do if I had half her talent/skillz.
Through watching season 5 of Project Runway she has been my favourite. She has a unique sense of style, is a little genious and shy and weird. She creates beautiful girly dream like clothes that are painstakingly intelligent and technically amazing.
Bravo (haha!) Leanne!

We♥polyvore!

2008-10-17T08:02:00.000-07:00

spook by sarie
My hilarious "spooky" halloween set inspired by those Rodarte tights

wide by sarieAnd just because its getting cold enough to actually wear a jacket here in BCN this set!

girly by sarie
My princess set, everyone loves a girly pretty princess!

good morning, morning!

2008-10-16T02:45:00.000-07:00

Im sat here drinking my mid moring coffee, enjoying some time alone and actually enjoying time. I've not been feeling well at the moment due to an on-going lon term sickness. I feel quite good at taking some time off to rest and things.

These photo's are part of the series of photos I took whilst back home. It was lovely to go back, my first week back in the UK was spent visiting various family members in different parts of the UK. My older sister, Victoria, lives in Canterbury. Me and my little sister, Abigail, went and visited her for a few days. We then met up with my mama and Andy (her partner/my stepdad-sort of) on a rainy sunday and toured the surrounding coastal areas of Canterbury. I loved it, visiting seaside towns is one of my favourite things ever! We had a fish and chip supper on a cliff over looking the murky waters that is the British sea.
These particular photos were taken in this amazing organic farm, I can't remember the name of it. There were hairy pigs, turkeys, little garden sheds, greenhouse cafes and a shop to die for. The shop (as pictured) had amazing food and jarred goods (yum local jam and chutneys!). It was all beautiful and rusticy and nice. Hmmf baggage weight allowance is a terrible thing and having no pennies is also not too good either. I had a lovely trip back and I shall update more about it. Still waiting to have enough money to get prints developed.
Oh and I think I might sell some of my prints too. If your interested just let me know!

nice places:

2008-10-13T14:00:00.000-07:00

Some of my favourite lovely corners of Barcelona. I am still falling in love with this city everyday.

collares

2008-10-11T12:13:00.000-07:00

Fridays flickr favourites

2008-10-10T01:24:00.000-07:00

Please visit here to see my Flickrfavourites:
Lovelys!

flickr favourites:

2008-09-27T13:17:00.000-07:00

Some of my favourite illustrations from flickr, please see below:
1.You see 2.A is for Apron 3. untitled 4.
Mr moustachio

say something nice:

2008-09-27T06:31:00.000-07:00

I just found this little quote that I like a lot:

"She describes her camera as "the chance encounter of a time machine and a butterfly net"

little homes

De la moda:

2008-09-27T06:06:00.001-07:00

Dear diary:
I am rather fond of these images and they are very inspirational to me. I find mystical whimsical girly fairytale fabrics and cuts quite pleasant as they conjure up lovely softy memories of dressing up. There is a presence of nostalgia and youthfullness that I like:

Im sure you will recognise some of the images and designers.

Please note that none of these images are my own, they have been plucked from the internet because they appealed to me. If you stumble across your image, thankyou and I hope you don't mind.

recent flickr favourites:

2008-09-23T12:58:00.000-07:00

dark corners

2008-09-23T11:48:00.000-07:00

More from Canterbury. I like nice dark cosy corners and spaces.

canterbury streets

2008-09-21T04:16:00.000-07:00

Canterbury streets on a market day, my favourite kind of day!

more of the same

2008-08-14T10:04:00.000-07:00

More of the same really. I really love peoples silhouettes, I love their faces lit by the surrounding darkness.
Things like this in my life make me think that this is the life, living. WHat I do outside of work and those confinements is the living parts. And if it helps me to have the life I want then thats ok too.

to do and silly scribbles

2008-08-14T04:20:00.000-07:00

Im off today from work poorly with a funny old ear. I feel like im on a boat and tiny little sounds are magnified. Its quite unpleasent.
So to distract myself I have decided to scan in some silly scribbles that I did yesterday in work whilst bored on the phone.

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some little flowers.

I have good news but that deserves a post of it's own.

its been a while;

2008-08-10T07:19:00.000-07:00

Dancing light catching.

These photos were taken on my little pentax spotmatic, with an old battered conked out light metre. Im very glad these photos came out. This is my first developed film from my old friend.
Yes summer is passing at quite a fast rate, sometimes i get all nervous and tired of summer. It feels like it lasts forever and the heat works everything up in a storm.
Yesterday was spent at a large amazing house in the country side. swimming in the moonlight with 15boys. The swimming pool was next to a woods and we ate sausages and hamburgers from a bbq thats in a little house. These times are nice summer times.

favourites

2008-07-08T00:42:00.000-07:00

I have not done this in a while so here they are:

pink-spiration!

2008-07-08T00:31:00.000-07:00

I'm really liking soft pinky girly hues at the moment, pink powder icecream colours. Dusty, faded pinky hazes.

These are not my photos, I am just very much inspired by them.

Old film:

2008-07-04T11:56:00.000-07:00

I just recently developed this film from my trip to Boston, USA. This trip is actually one of my most fondest memories. I was studying art and had my head full of ideas and inspiration and it was wonderfull to be in a different city with its cold grey landscape. I loved walking aound huddled up in layers on scarves, hats and gloves. I remember it well, the smells as we first got into the city from the scary airport. I rememeber all the big buildings and fast food restaurants with their gaudy glowing lights. I was with my sister and it was a time in my life where everything was quite uncertain. It was amazing to be close with m sister and stay in our hotel room with princess beds and room service. And oh! The buffet breakfasts in the morning..wonderfull. It was nice to have that close time with my sister and remember it. At the time my dad was in a relationship with scary-Marion. It was actually quite fun, and a little mean thinking about it now, to plot to get away from her. We were statying in a small town called Andover just outside of the city, it was so good to get the old creaky train with its cracked leather seats into the city everyday. I just loved exploring, not really having a plan. We went iceskating on a pond, to the childrens museum, to eat at quincy market, the backstreets of cambridge abnd finding great diners and vintage shops, small independent art museums with pet cats and dogs, the breakfast buffets, the basketball game, watching shit telly in the princess bed whilst eating room service. There are so many amazing memories. Such as hanging out in Newbury comics (I think that's the name..) When it was to cold to bear the bitterness. Oh and cheers bar!

It seems like I have too many things to write about this trip so I will end it hear.
I want my sister to write what she remembers too!

I like:

2008-05-26T02:32:00.000-07:00

My recent flickr favourites, please go HERE PLEASE to see who they are all by and for more.

As you can see Im loving soft whitey light colours at the moment, as well as illustration and pictures of old forgotten buildings.

through time:

2008-05-20T05:21:00.000-07:00

Some outfits I have posted over at flickr:

Its strange how your attire can actually say so much, this is why I love clothes and fashion. Delicate colours and fabrics can reveal a sweet sensitive side, old worn jeans ull of history and life, tough autumn colours hint mystery.

I wonder who reads this?

doors and windows

2008-05-16T07:46:00.000-07:00

I quite like walking around BCN and taking pictures of windows and doors;

finding nature

2008-04-29T01:22:00.000-07:00

As I have mentioned before we have a new little shiny car. We have had quite a few adventures now in it. The last adventure took us to the mountains again, with views of patchwork roofs and brightly coloured houses from tiny mountain villages.
I love being in nature, especially living in this city all of the time. It makes me feel really inspired.

Illustration friday:

2008-04-22T12:05:00.000-07:00

A silly digital scribble

f-f-favourites!

2008-04-09T03:48:00.001-07:00

Here are some recent and not so recent flickr-faves:

well hallo there!

2008-04-09T03:16:00.000-07:00

Its been a rather long time since I last updated this, I have negleted it in favour of lovely-livejournal.
However I shall update this more as I'm slowely waking up a little, and realising what I love.

Lately my life has been about;
Family, driving in cars, our new car, adventures, old things, letters, love and trying to keep my life a little interesting, trying to find those hidden treasures and non boring things from all the murky puddle water that is work and life.

time whizz

2008-01-15T04:56:00.000-08:00

Time is slipping through my fingers again, what with Christmas, NewYear and my birthday all out of the way, including a flying visit to England.

This time of year is all about new starts, not just because of the obvious newyear but because I start a new age 10 days into the year.
So naturally this gives me a little bit of time to mull over what I want and how I want to be in this newyear. Time to snip those dreadfull patterns that occur everyday. Time to start something afresh and new.
So here is my list of things I want/resolutions:
Draw everyday
Make more things
Set up a shop
Write more letters
Meet more people who can help me with the things I want
Do yoga
Go on adventures alone
Write in my paper journal
Eat better
Speak better spanish.

I also want to visit England more to see loved ones, I also need a bigger place and I want a studio.

christmas bluez;

2007-12-20T02:58:00.000-08:00

Christmas is but a few days away. My grandad died early on tuesday morning, 5.15. I won't be in england untill after christmas, they are there and I am here.

rooftop spies

2007-12-10T12:57:00.001-08:00

One of my favourite things is standing on rooftops spying at the world with its beautiful domestic yellow glow. Full of life and love.
Little worlds

concierto

2007-12-07T08:14:00.000-08:00

Múm

They played in Barcelona the other night, to a very noisy crowd! They were magical, angelic and amazing. I stood with my fingers holding my throat and heart with a wonderfull smile on my face, completly happy and amazed. Twinkly beeping celestrial sounds, funny little instruments, twidly knobs filling the room with a journey to childhood, far away cold lands, twirly dresses and dancing feet.

The only thing that distracted me, and its not the first time I've noticed this at a concert in BCN, is that the crowd were so noisy during and inbetween songs, ALthough they were politly asked to keep it down by the band and notices. Its bloody rude and disrespectfull. Why pay 20€ to go and have a chat and oh yeah theres a band playing in the background. Múm were that good though that I found myself lost in the musique and not cross.

What a magical night.

desayuno

2007-11-30T04:47:00.000-08:00

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1: Swedish crisp bread with manchego cheese and avocado.
2: Rye bread with tomato, manchego cheese, salt, pepper.
I love breakfast, I want to do a project about it. Something like this I guess:
breakfast time
This site is really amazing, I love the different breakfasts and I love the portraits.

cold nights

2007-11-20T10:10:00.001-08:00

The nights are rather dark and cold, everything blanketed in a rich dark blue.

I feel food plays an important part in our culture, our day to day routines and who we are and how we live our lives.

I picked apples, found chesnuts and bought bread of an old bent over woman from a tiny village.
What are your routines, comfort foods and who do you eat with?
I lvoe the celebration of food and lifes landmarks remembered by food (birthday cakes, wedding cakes, funeral food, christmas feasts, thanksgiving, seasonal treats)

Seeds

2007-11-14T07:09:00.001-08:00

Nice shapes and colours

colour and favourite things:

2007-09-25T10:38:00.000-07:00

Here are a few lovely people pictures over at flickr. These appear on my favourites page. I added them to my favourites because something special happened when i looked at these pictures. I love the colours, details and design that appear here.

White teeth and cups of tea:

2007-06-15T07:24:00.000-07:00

Well lets get started here. I am rather frustrated with myself at the moment, Im feeling quite restless because of it. This is because it has been almost a year since I have really had that magical, excitable fluttery inspiration feeling. Yes thats right, I haven't created anything in over a year really. I have tried to knit, croche, draw, keep a journal, sketchbook etc.

I have created this craft/art/fashion/maker/inspiration blog to move me along a little bit.

So I am going to post some pictures that I love, that move and inspire me and just generally make me feel good and happy that people view the world in such a sweet great way.

Here are some favourites from Flickr:

(All photos are by those who have taken/created them, Please click on the photo it will take you to the creator's flickr)

This is from a small little shop in Barcelona that I am yet to visit. I love the idea of little messages left around the city, things not noticable straight away, traditional process kept alive and subliminal good messages in this way.

Simple yet lovely. I like home still life set ups, normality pictured and captured. I like the traditional sense of this.

Im from the UK, the land of milk and honey, patchwork isle etc. I really crave it at the moment (I am living in Barcelona). Being away from home makes me look at it fondly with nostalgic eyes. I love the institions of england, I love the funny quirky strange culture, I love the idea of traditions and memories, old stories and old images. Historic memeries, cliches of home, Mundane life and Jolly old Britania.
I love this image and feel it shows good old england in a fanstatic way, Institutions and unchangable icons, sillyness, dull mundaness.

Well thats all for now, more favourites soon.