Reflecting...on my visit to MoMa in February

Hi!!!
In February, my mum, my sister and I went to New York for a week to celebrate her 40th birthday-it.was.AMAZING.
We had to list down everything each of us would like to do, do each of us would get a treat every few days.
Somewhere near the top of my list was the museum of modern art, or, MoMa.
If you don't know what this is, it's basically a museum full of amazing modern art and contemporary pieces, including work from amazing artists like Andy Warhol, Roy Litchenstein (if that's how you spell it...;)), and Monet.
When I was there, I took tons of pictures and I wanted to share the experience with you guys:)
Hope you like them xx

Back to School POSITIVITY!

It's that time again, the summer had ended and the grey clouds of school loom. On Tumblr and Facebook I've seen so many people with a negative reaction to going back (me included) and I just wanted to reassure some of you to hopefully make you feel more confident and inspired for going back!:)

Don't be Nervous!!!

I was SUPER nervous about going back, I was crying and getting myself so frustrated over the thoughts of going back and getting mixed in classes. I soon realised after going back to school that there's nothing to be worried about! Everyone is more or less in the same position, nervous about leaving their friends or meeting new people, you just need to talk! If you're placed next to someone you'd never dream of partnering up with, just talk to them, compliment their hair, shoes or bag, talk about the work. You can't complain about people not talking to you if you don't try to talk yourself:D

THINK POSITIVE!!!

Don't give yourself a constant battle with negative thoughts-"I don't know anyone in drama I'm going to be alone and maths is really boring I don't know anyone in there either"-think positive thoughts. Try to channel out bad thoughts by reassuring yourself that everyone is friendly, lots of people are in the same position as you, you are funny and friendly, you will make lots of friends in your new classes, you will have lots of chances to meet potential best friends!!! Be yourself, be amazing!!!

I hope that this has helped you-if you take away at least one thing from this post, make it BE YOURSELF! As long as you remember this, you will go far and overcome any worries that you have. Have a great school year xx

New Drawings!!!

Hi! So yesterday I thought that I'd start drawing these kind of creepy-cute characters because I wanted to experiment with a different style of drawing and now I'm hooked!!! I drew then for the whole of last night:D
Anyway, the colour ones are watercolours and comment what you think about them:)

(I was thinking about maybe selling them framed on etsy when I get good:)
xx

EBAY FINDS-SHOES!

HI AGAIN!!! I haven't posted in ages~sorry~but I'm having a great summer woooh!

I've decided today to show you a selection of amazing items I've found on ebay, all for really great prices!!!

SHOES:

As you all know, my creepers came this week (only £11.99!!!:) and they are absolutely amazing!!! You seriously wouldn't be able to tell the difference compared to the more expensive brands, and they're really high quality aswell! Although the downside is that they are a bit uncomfortable, but that's probably because I need to break them in.

There are LOADS of amazing shoes on ebay, especially Japanese style-inspired shoes (harajuku~ish)

CREEPERS
of all styles and colours. Dead ringers for expensive brands: (my favourites are the dalmatian print, red and fuschia!)
FIND THEM HERE...

OMG WHEN I FOUND THIS NEXT PAIR I DIED A LITTLE ON THE INSIDE WOOOOH

FIND THEM HERE!!!...

and these shoes are great!!! I love the shape of them! the only problem will probably be wearing them with different outfits...

FIND THEM HERE...

'DR.MARTENS' STYLE BOOTS

These floral boots are so cute and only £19.99!!!

FIND THEM HERE...

And these patent ones in neon colours will turn heads:D

FIND THEM HERE...

HEELED LACE-UPS (LIKE JEFFERY CAMPBELL LITAS)

aaaaargh if I was older and I could walk in heels, I'd buy all of these!!! I particulary love the USA print ones!

FIND THEM HERE...

hope you like them:)



Recent Drawings

Hi!
Recently I've been drawing a few cute pictures for my art project on originality and individuality-focussing mainly on clothes:) and I found that tumblr has the most amazing pictures to recreate!
I'm just practising now so I've plainly copied the pictures, but when I get round to doing the pages in my art journal and all the sketches/pictures will be out of my own imagination:D
Hope you like them!!! xx

NEWSPAPER NAILS with water, not alcohol

okay, so I was watching videos on Youtube to inspire me to paint my nails with a cool technique, and I came across newspaper nail art!
I thought it looked absolutely amazing so I fetched all the stuff that was needed, and I didn't have any alcohol.
I was searching for alternatives, and I found this video, which shows you how to create newspaper nails with WATER, not alcohol!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1ASQkunWSQ

and I decided to try it out, it was successful, and I'd like to show you guys how to do it for yourselves:) x

NEWSPAPER NAILS-TUTORIAL

WHAT YOU WILL NEED: *CLEAR COAT
                                               *WHITE POLISH
                                               *A CUP OF WATER
                                               *NEWSPAPER
 
1. PREPARE YOUR NAILS: cut and file your nails into shape

2. APPLY A BASE COAT: apply a clear coat to your nails to protect them.

 

 

3. Paint your nails WHITE:

4. Cut out 10 squares of newspaper, making sure they're big enough to fit around your nail:

5. Making sure your nails are completely dry, dip a piece of newspaper into your cup of water:

5. APPLY THE WET PAPER ONTO YOUR NAIL AND SQUEEZE/PRESS DOWN:

 
when you've left it on your nail for about 1 minute, peel it off and you will be left with a great "newspaper" effect.
REPEAT THIS METHOD FOR ALL OF YOUR NAILS!!!

6. *THIS IS THE IMPORTANT BIT* make sure you apply a clear coat to your nails after you've completed them, otherwise the ink will just rub off!

ENJOY YOUR BRAND NEW NEWSPAPER NAILS!

(you can also do it with alcohol, it comes out slightly darker, and you can experiment using comic strips etc...)
 

Summer INSPIRATION!!!

Hi! Today I wanted to share some pictures with you, some which I have taken and some I have found from various websites, that celebrate SUMMER and have inspired me~and will hopefully inspire you:)
Have a great summer xx

taken by me in NYC

Meet my bracelets :)

Hi! I was trying to think of something incredibly inspirational and mind-blowingly amazing to blog, but I couldn't think of anything so I've settled on telling you about my bracelets:)
I've set a goal for me in the summer to learn more patterns and make more bracelets and I've probably got to buy some new thread though ahaha:)

1. Camp Bestival band
I got this band when I went to camp bestival and I'm seeing how long I can wear it before it is destroyed;)

2. Topshop ruins/roons/ruens??? Bracelet
My amazing sister bought this for me when she went out with her friends aw bless her she's cute;) (even though it was £1.50 in the sale hahaha)

3. Friendship bracelets
The 'Jaimee' beaded one is from my cousin's fete
The 'Jaimee' knotted one is made by moi
The rainbow striped and the striped/dotted ones are made by me
And the others are randomly from party in the park and camp bestival~and one from my auntie actually

So, yeah, thankyou for reading through this terribly boring post but I just wanted to share my babies with you
You're welcome;) x

btw I'm getting creepers tomorrow so I'm super excited aaaah xx