The Dopest Shoes Around

80's Elvis Mondo Creepers £85.07

80's ZebraFaux Fur Platform Boots £36.55

80's Dr Martens Biker Boots £91.37

Black Patent Leather Templar Creepers £78.77

80's Ace of Spades Leather Inlay Cowboy Boots £154.39

These sweet shoes and boots come from the Atomicfireball shop on the vintage and hand-made site called Etsy.

I'm listening to: Search and Destroy by Iggy Pop and the Stooges

Images from: Etsy.com

Amazing new nail varnish

You can't see in the picture but it's called Turquoise 1 from Urban Outfitters sale £3. Bargin.

I'm listening to: Perth by Bon Iver

My New Brothel Creeper Boots!

Do I detect a hint of indie feet?

I found these badboys in a small boutique called Sick in Bethnal Green while visiting friends in London. They have to be one of my best finds ever because I didn't know brothel creeper boots even existed! They're super hard to walk in though because of the thick flat soles and they're pretty heavy too but I can't complain, they were only £80!

I'm listening to: 'Who Gon Stop Me Now' by Jay-Z and Kanye West

✄ DIY Round Up

1. Pearly Sunglesses, Finished Pearly Sunglasses
2. Furry Cutie Boots
3. Charm Bracelet
4. Silver Bracelet
5. Tassle Spike Earings

I'm listening to: 'Monster' by Kanye West

✄ DIY tutorial: (finally) Finished Pearly Sunglasses

Looks pretty simple doesn't it? Well, it's a lot harder than it think! (see post from ages ago)

So I'll pick up where I left off on the last post:

So yeh, I ran out of pearls! Always check you have enough materials before you start creating or you'll have to wait months and months before you can find more of the same. Lesson learned!

This may look like a backwards step but that's the price you have to pay for being a perfectionist. The pearls were ever so slightly unsemetrical so naturally I ripped all of them off and started again! This meant that I had to spend half an hour filing down the superglue that was left on the sunglasses so that the pearls would sit evenly. I also had to file down some of the edges of the pearls so they could slot next to eachother to make the perfect heart shape. It was all totally worth it.

What do you think of my latest DIY? If you like what you see then spread the word. If you have a go at it please credit me and don't forget to send me your pictures.

I'm listening to: 'Still of the Night' by Whitesnake

Punky sequins,

You'd think I'd gone mad if I told you you could use 'punk' and 'sequins' in the same sentence, but I am here to tell you that you can thanks to these awesome creations from the designer Ashish for ASOS.

I'm listening to: 'Super Bass' by Nicki Minaj
Images from: asos.com

Preview

It's time to get excited; there will soon be a re-vamped blog, the most amazing brothel creepers you'll ever see and a finished charm bracelet! Enjoy.

I'm listening to: 'Mushrooms and Roses' by Janelle Monae

You can never have too many

Urban Outfitters £50  £20
Black snake skin effect ankle boots.

Office £50 ish  £30ish
Blue suede cork wedge platforms.
See, platforms can be cool, they're making a comeback and I'm purchasing another pair right now!

High heels are a no-no for me because they're too painful on my joints so it's all about flats or small heels (see above - the wedges have a slight heel)

I'm listening to: 'Novacane' by Frank Ocean

✄ DIY Silver Bracelet

I've been rummaging on my jewellery tray and I've found a piece that is actually finished, shock horror!

and no it is not messy; everything is in its place!

What do you think of my latest DIY? If you like what you see then spread the word. If you have a go at it please credit me and don't forget to send me your pictures.


I'm listening to: 'Shotgun' by Limp Bizkit (I know what you're thinking, it's off their new comeback album and it's actually quite good!)

It's been a long time,,,

...you say you missed me, word gets round, you shouldn't have dissed me, step back don't try to kiss me, right about now I'm 50/50 -  just got a little carried away there! I'm so embarrassed that I can remember that much of a Lemar song. Shame on me.

Physically I've been through some ups and downs, (mainly downs) which have affected me emotionally, over the last few months, which is why I haven't blogged for ages. It's been really hard actually, life has been full of vicious circles recently, e.g exhaustion --> not able to do anything --> becoming bored --> sleeping in the day --> not sleeping at night -->> exhaustion. ta da. This cycle got so bad that I found that I could sleep at night even though I had slept in the day. Apparently this strange sleeping pattern happens to inmates in prison because they're in confined spaces for long periods of time without much stimulus.
Also my Trigeminal Neuralgia (not sure if I've mentioned this before; it's when a nerve in your temple goes mental and makes specific places on your face (across the cheek bones and down into my jaw in my case) feels like a bolt of lightning in your face and because I get it over my jaw it affects my teeth by making them super super sensitive) came back with vengance for a while recently as have the restless legs. Not a great couple of months on the whole!

I'm listening to: 'Perth' by Bon Iver

From a galaxy far, far away...

Nebula galaxy wedges, £112.90

Nebula galaxy trainers, £59.58

You can buy your own unique pair of these hand-painted shoes by KUSTOM KIX from Alexandra Sophie's Etsy page.

I'm listening to: 'Heaven's on Fire' by The Radio Dept
Images from: Etsy.com

She sells sea shell (cards) on the sea shore

Here are some pictures (of varying quality) of shell cards I drew to send to my brother and sister-in-law in Bejing for handing out as gifts; it's very much a present given country apparently.

Two cool pics for Tuesday

Love these River Island shoes (in the sale) but they're not really my style

Chanel to go please!

I'm listening to: 'F**k You' by Ceelo Green
Images from: riverisland.com

Holographic nail varnish? No way

Yes way!

I present to you... sci-fi nail varnish! It's pretty awesome, if a little tacky.

I'm listening to: 'Jump' by Van Halen
Images from: afterDRK

Did you miss me?

This has been me for the last two weeks; too exhausted from all the pain to even type a few words.  However I'm definitely over the worst of this episode, bring on the next one!

Brian Dettmer

These pieces remind me of that fold-out/ pop-up encyclopedia I had as a kid of the human body (especially the first one) know the one I mean?


I'm listening to: 'Sextape' by Deftones
Images from: briandettmer.com

Make mine a mini

ASOS Lady Bag Purse with Chain £20

Is this not the cutest bag you've ever seen?!  I'm trying to resist buying it right now so I'll go to bed instead.
Night xxx

I'm listening to: 'Might As Well Be On Mars' by Alice Cooper
Images from: asos.com

Another thing to add to the reasons why my life sucks

So over the last week I think I've started to develop panic attacks.  Like M.E it's one of those subjects which people argue over, but having had a friend that's had both I can catagorically confirm they excist, at least for her they do and that's all that really matters when it comes down to it.  I'm finding it quite hard to accept because I like to think I am, or was, quite a strong character and I feel as though I'm becoming more and more pathetic by the minute.  For some reason this week I've been finding it harder and harder to spend time away from my house/ a place where there's a bed and bath readily available.  You see having a bath for me is my first port of call, it generally seems to help most of my ailments especially my Restless Leg Syndrome, which is what has come back with avengance this last week having have a good few months off from it due to new medication.  Now you may be reading this and thinking Restless Leg Syndrome sounds ridiculous and I guess it kinda does but I can assure that I would choose the WORST kind of pain over the restlessness.  It is the worst thing imaginable. I imagine being addicted to drugs (which some doctors argue that I am, but thats another story!) and desperately needing another hit. It does exactly what it says on the tin and isn't limited to just your legs, it can be all over.  I think most people have experienced it a bit when you're really tired, or when you're trying to get to sleep on a really hot night or when you have a bad trip when taking narcotics.  Your clothes feel itchy, an itch you can never sufficiently scratch, sometimes it's been described feeling like water running down your legs. Your brain is screaming move your legs but the second you do it screams again and again. I understand all these things do sound quite absurd but I cannot adequately describe the pure frustration and fear of 'what if it doesn't stop?'  I have said many times to people who've been around me when it happens that I want to die.  I'm gonna stop talking about it now because it does sound dramatic and I'm off to my boyfriend's house, where there is a bed and a bath so fingers crossed I'll be ok.
If you want to know a little more about my story read my first post here.

I'm listening to: 'Day Tripper' cover by Type O Negative (that's as much of the Beatles as I can handle!)

More art from the past

Not the best picture (due to lack of a good camera, which I hope to rectify soon) of a very old sky/sea scape from school.  I remember being really pleased with how the sun rays came out but this picture doesn't do them justice sadly, not that I'm making excuses or anything.

I'm listening to: 'Bad Romance' by Lady Ga Ga

Hair from Meadham Kirchhoff S/S '11 catwalk

I really hate how slow my hair is seeming to grow at the moment.  I had my 3+ year-old dreadlocks lopped off last year and my hair hasn't looked nice since, not that you can really imply that the dreads looked 'nice' before!  It's a miracle that I kept my dreads so long cos I'm one of those people that get bored of their hair so quick that I end up having a cheeky snip everytime I get out of the shower.  I was a little apprehensive to go to a hairdresser again, having only been to one once before where it cost me £70 for a trim and a few crappy highlights.  I won't disclose where but let's just say that if there was a Guy named Toni around I would've punched him in the face.  To be fair the hairdresser managed to salvage more hair than I thought, I still went in a hoodie cos I wasn't quite sure how well it would come out and boy am I glad I did.  I looked like a butch Justin Beiber lesbian thing.  Straight to Boots to buy hair-dye to cover up the two-tone mop on my head.  So now I'm just waiting and waiting for it to grow really long so I can actually look respectable and do stuff with it.

I'm listening to: 'Sedona Sunrise' by Aerosmith
Images from: style.com