Christmas time

Bank Holiday

A few things I got up to for the Bank Holiday weekend...

My favourite album right now...

....apple crumble...

....and pumpkin carving!

Nail It

If there's anything I love more than polka dots, it's nail varnish. And having 10 mini canvases at my disposal, well-I'm in heavan! Still have yet to "nail" my polka dot creations (do you know how hard it is to get each invidiual dot the same size as the last!) but what do ya think? :)

Christmas Cheer

A few festive photos from my week of Christmas preparation....

My job to decorate the sitting room this year

Cake stand that I turned into
it's own little Christmas tree

My room has a baby Christmas tree
(decorated with my jewellery!) and a baby crib.

Some of my homemade cards-more to come!

Presents galore!


Merry Christmas Everyone!

Quick Post

I haven't posted at all recently, mainly due to yet more stressful circumstances, but I'll get to that some other time. To distract myself I've been doing jobs, cleaning, even starting into Christmas errands (I know, I know, too early I hear you cry! But I'm almost never prepared in time for Christmas so this year I'm starting early). Tonight's distraction took form of nail designs for an upcoming Art Market in college where I hope to sell my nail painting services! Here are some of my usual creations plus a few festive favourites!

Happy Haloweeeeeen!

Thriller, Monster Mash and the Harry Potter theme tune, monkey nuts, barm brack and pumpkin soup, face paint, party games and scary movies-aren't the old halloween traditions just the best? On the spur of the moment yesterday morning I decided that I wanted a traditional Halloween. I found coloured crepe paper and a tablecloth in the €2 Shop, brack, nuts and sweets in Tesco and with a little imagination (okay a lot of imagination) was able to turn my college apartment into a spooky fortress....
I really started to get into character at this stage and made a cauldron of hot steamy pumpkin soup...


I felt like a little girl dressing up for Halloween, my witches costume and improvised make up (soudo creme, black face paint and red eye shadow!), however the missing middrift does bring a certain maturity to the whole thing I must admit. :D

Maitiú came dressed as a bed!

After an evening of playing Monster Twister, bobbing for apples, playing air guitar to "Bat Out of Hell", overdosing on sugar and fizzy drinks and watching fireworks out the window, what better way to finish the night than curling up and watching "the Excorsist"(if one can possibly curl up comfortabley to such a movie!). Happy Halloween everybody, how did you spend your night? :) x

Hula Hula

The card and present I gave a close friend of mine for her birthday. As you can see it's kind of on a beachy theme as I think she's very much a summer gal! ;) I love making cards to suit people.


This card is sketched in 6B pencil, painted with yellow acryllic paint and decorated with half a cocktail umbrella and wire rose, stuck on using my trusty masking tape. It was kind of impossible to put it in an envelope! :D

More Make And Do

Necklace and birthday card for a friend. Made the card on photoshop. Painted a seashell for the necklace and attached it to a collar I made of fancy shoelaces-Voila!





More homemade earrings although I still haven't quite perfected my technnique yet-they're not smooth and are too big but I am satisfied with my handmade decopage paper-was going for a kind of '80s pastel colour pallet..




In practicing nails for upcoming graduation balls, these are the creations I came up with.

Please let me know your opinions, I'm not sure where I'm going with my crafts and creations most of the time-are they worthwhile do you think?

Beautiful Blogs

The Freelancer's Fashionblog
Encapsulates perfectly everything I love about the fifties-make up, hair, dresses, handbags, shoes, furniture.
I adore her style-its a style from decades ago-yet so so original!!Isn't she fabulous?


Another Day to Dress Up
This girl just loves wearing goreous clothes-each new day is an excuse for an entirely new and exciting outfit! She has the prettiest hats, I love them! She is always smiling!



Just mad about this dress!


Like a Fine Skylark
Always has a creative make and do project on the go! She has beautiful things-shoes, jewellery, bows and belts. I love her unique style!


Beautiful photography.Just a litle bit of inspiration! ;) x