The worst

Now, looking back on when I last posted a blog and actually not remembering my password immediately makes me fear that I may just be in the running for the worst blogger ever...I truly hope not.

That being said I need some help.

Which dress do I choose as a treat to myself?!

and then, which cute blouse?!

help me!

on a side note, I can't get enough of this song, it makes me car dance...don't judge me!

more soon.

peace out.

xx

Jet setting!

I know I have been uber slack with my blog and I sincerely apologise to any of you out there who actually read it.
I don't have any real excuses except to say that uni has been heinous but is over now, for a time....until tomorrow because I'm headed to Malaysia for 10 days, 10 days of a uni elective that I get marked on but get to be in Asia for!! Just stroll around, check out the buildings and junk! It's going to be fabulous but I may not get time to blog.
So this is me saying sorry in advance but I will have much to talk about and photos to show when I return!

Peace out Australia xx!

Opening Night fun times!

So Re-framed has opened and closed and was yet another fantastic experience. Love the peeps who made it all come to fruition and a special shout out to all who made it down to White Canvas on opening night to help us celebrate our third group show with many more to come in the pipe line!

Here are a few sneak peaks at our opening night shenanigans, for more check us out on our Facebook page!

The newest

A little bit of late night blogging never hurt anyone right?!

This has been the longest week ever and it's only Wednesday! But never fear, the coffee and the juice maker will keep me strong (especially when you get a little crazy with the juice recipes and the beetroot and the purple carrots come out to play and you're more interested in the pretty colours being spat out of the juicer than the juice itself...) and the art will be made/ uni assignments completed/ exams studied for...

                                                                                                                   

How do you see me?
A series of necklaces crafted from upcycled and vintage materials.

These are a sneak peek preview of what I've been working hard away on and will be part of my addition to the group show that opens this Saturday at White Canvas Gallery, you should probably come and check us out.

Re-Framed

Nicely toasted

Sunday night bonfire happenings.

Marshmallow toasting, puppy wrestling, lamb roast eating!

Delicious!

Photo project

This week has been holiday week for moi, well a holiday of sorts. No uni but more work, and no actual leaving town so I had to make the most of what I had.
Vacation care pizza making, market visiting, flower buying, teaching art, making art, gardening with kittens and generally enjoying the sunshine.
That was until yesterday when it started to drizzle, the weather is gross and soggy but very conducive to studying and finishing assignments/ watching trashy tv in bed in my trackies!
So here I am, back in bed enjoying post family dinner full belly satisfaction and some gloriously bad navy cop TV, good night!

Photo project easter style!

My long weekend thus far, in photo form of course.
First some gardening, planting peppermint, cherry tomatos, lettuce, rocket, thyme, parsley, basil and jalapeno from seedlings purchased from the farmers markets.
I followed by my first ever throwdown with crab eating. I've never cracked crab claws until today, it was pretty delicious but the second I put my finger in crab guts the friendship was over, well and truly over.
Finally thankyou easter bilby for delivering some delicious chocolate!!
Merry Easter Bunny day! xx

Going to get my sewing on!

Easter holidays are rolling around pretty swiftly and I've decided that i'm going to dust off the old sewing machine and see what I can create! I'm thinking cushion covers mostly with these patterns and possibly a tote back with the bowls club towel.

I'm also secretly working on some new leather creations but they're not finished yet so you'll have to wait and see!

also, how cute is this cushion cover I found op-shopping out in the middle of no where?!

Market time!

I'm well aware of my prolonged hiatus from creating pretty much anything but the truth is, no matter how much I thought I would be ok with uni starting again and work being fairly full on, it just hasn't happened.

Until now!

These last couple of days I have been putting together a suitcase to be part of a market day at my friend Imogens art space that is being held tomorrow. I made a few more pairs of leather cut out earrings and also some new necklaces to be on show. There are only three necklaces so far but they're just prototypes really, just to see what kind of feedback they receive.

Here are a few last minute photos I took on my phone before I packed them up to take out to the shop, please let me know what you think of my button clouds!

{they're all made from recycled leather and vintage buttons}

And if you're keen to stop by and check them out for real, here is the info for tomorrows festivities!

{yes the street is named after me..haha!}

It's dumpling tiiime!

Sake sake sake!

Captain Gyoza!

Two mates and I went to check out Harajuku Gyoza in the Valley a couple of weeks ago.

It was one of the most fun restaurants I've ever been to, EVER!

The dumplings were super delicious, especially the prawn and the duck (let it be known also that I'm not the biggest fan of duck but was talked around to the idea and pleasantly surprised!). The beer was also great even if we did have to wait for them to change the keg over, not to mention the sake.

If you order sake, which you should, be prepared for a crazy song and dance with hand clapping, punch dancing moves and singing before you can have your delicious beverage. It was fantastic and my sake cherry was popped.

Overall a great night but I do warn, it was really busy and we did have to wait about 15 minutes for a place to open up at the bar, late on a thursday night. So if you're heading in on a friday or saturday be prepared because you can't pre book tables.

Popping my sake cherry!

Super cute gyoza face on the beer glasses.

They have a super cute website if you want to check out the menu more at

harajuku gyoza

Ten of the best songs

These aren't necessarily the most popular/ cool/ hip/ or whatever else songs.

These are 10 songs that when in my car (providing my radio is working and I'm not relying on my ipod dock because the loudest it can go without crapping itself and turning off is little louder than the microwave beep) I have no qualms about blasting it and rocking out alone accompanied by a little air drums/ guitar/ general exaggerated arm gestures, depending on the amount of surrounding traffic.

Not because I think they might see/ hear me.
I know they can see me, my bigger worry is that perhaps they might bump into me if they get distracted too much by my faux musical brilliance.

Boston - More than a feeling

This is on sing star and let me tell you right now, the car rehearsals are all for the sing star opening night. Beer in hand, pretending that your hair is as luscious and enormous as the band, holding those notes for as long as they can and pretending your not out of breath and dying. 

Amazing.

Also, my mum said that this song was the most played on the juke box in the pub she worked in in the UK when she met my dad...pretty cool.

Wilson Phillips - Hold on

I very aware of the imminent judgement coming with this confession but you know what, you guys can suck it.

I love corny stuff like this.

Granted the film clip is truly heinous but I can't help but feel that my girl band would have such a better job.

Crash Test Dummies - Afternoons and Coffeespoons

The album that this is off was one that was on high rotation on long car trips as a kid.

I blame my parents for knowing all the words and every in and out of this song. I can't help but love it. It references scotch whiskey and artists.

Blink 182 - Dammit

Just awesome, in every way. It makes me want to jump around and air guitar and wish I was musically talented more than anything else ever, the end.

Fuel - Shimmer

When I was in highschool my best mate and I formed a band. An air band purely so we could rock out to this song. She was on air guitar and I was lead singer and air drums.
We rocked it like no 17 year old girls had rocked it before.

*disclaimer* - Please forgive Mr Scallions the dirty pedo mo.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero

I just like it OK.

The Gaslight Anthem - 59 Sound

This is an awesome song and this clip makes it even cooler because they're playing with Bruce Springsteen, pure gold.

Green Day - Basket case

I saw Green Day in 2005, right in the midst of my emo punky days and awww man! Flippin amazing and I don't think you quite understand just how difficult it is for me to choose only one song. A lot of shit happened back then and I could pretty much give you a soundtrack to Morgans emo life and it would be 80% these guys.
No joke.

Bluejuice - Broken leg

Aside from the fact this film clip is set in 1985, I went to see these guys with some cool as ladies from work and damn did we bust out some punch dancing!

Sense Fail - Rum is for drinking not burning

It's about pirates.
And when I saw them in Glasgow I smashed it out in the circle pit and it was glorious.
Good times.

New Girl

So the story goes,

I accidentally tuned into the second half of the second episode of New Girl last night. I thought to myself, probably should watch the first episode and the first bit of this one, just to check it out and cure my curiosity. So I downloaded them, up to episode number 8... and proceeded to watch every single one.

Today I worked.

Tonight I came home, had a shower, made dinner and downloaded the remaining two episodes available and wrote this blog.

Guess what I'll be doing once I press publish on this bad boy?

God I love this show.

Photo project - day 25

Australia day happened and then the day after {the day of rest} happened so therefore no photo project.

Tonight however I went and watched the QLD Roar get schooled by the Newcastle Jets, in the drizzling rain, and we even missed this penalty. When I say missed I mean we may aswell not even have taken it. My main man Berisha {#7} wasn't even playing due to a match ban so overall, an average evening of football.

Photo project - day 10

Super cute baby time!

Rice paper spring roll dinner with baby Mia and the laydees, an awesome night of baby cuddles, wine, delicious dinner, great chat and facebook stalking tips 101.

Sanity kept by photos

So I realise that so far this project isn't going along as these things are supposed to, but too bad! I got the option to head up the beach for a few days camping without phone reception and I jumped at the chance!
So here are the four days I missed whilst galivanting on the beach, now I'm up to date and there will be a.non photo protect related blog coming soon about our camping adventures!

Day 4 - day one of our coming trip, camp set up and now it's time to hit the beach!

Day 5 - still camping but we hit rainbow beach to buy some bait and have a hard earned cider at the pub, mine had a love great in it, can you see it?!

Day 6 - we found this weird bear in the sand near our campsite and it became a player in our slightly skewed version of the spicks and specks board game that we made up after playing the real version.

Day 7 - the view at 6:30am from the track up to the light house, back into the bay.