Tales of a Pyjama Girl

So?

2010-07-19T08:01:00.000-07:00

Wow...

I just read through my old posts. I do sound like a lil emo don't I? :P

Anyways I am back and hoping to keep this blog up to date a bit more. I want to link you all to my new site:
www.catflat.com
It shows my webcomic ^_^

I also wanted to share some photos of my latest work.

(The last one above^)My painting also got put up in the town's open arts exhibition! ^_^

So what have I been up to? Well I have had more medical procedures. I had one a couple of months ago under general anaesthetic but it didn't work :(

I've been working on my writing and rehab a lot. Might be having surgery... AGAIN. So fun fun fun but been very very busy :) Looking forward to getting this site back up and running :)

video blog posts

2010-04-14T15:07:00.000-07:00

That's right, I'm not dead :)
A lot of my blogging has moved over to Deviantart where I can be found: http://rain7777.deviantart.com/

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Vixenspirit#p/u/4/4d7TfxRUemY

:)
PJ Girl

2009-06-04T06:47:00.000-07:00

Hey hey hey slipper fans!

I wanted to show you some of the work I've been doing for the past 6 months. Will take some time so I've chosen some at random and will show a little each day.

If you're interested you can see my work at: http://rain7777.deviantart.com/

Seey'all soon! =^.^=

My Journey Video

2009-05-22T22:55:00.000-07:00

Helloooo PJ lovers!

Long time no see I'm afraid. Killing myself with uni BUT this is a video I made of my work for my journey project. This video was posted as part of my final piece for it. :)

Hope you like?

PJ Girl x

Xmas Commissions

2008-11-26T20:05:00.000-08:00

Bonjour!

Going to be editing to create a new banner soon. At least that's my intention. Things have been busy what with new medical tests and uni work. Running tests to check my liver as they think it may be malfunctioning. :( That'll be due to all the tablets then, silly Drs.

Anyways wanted to post some of my more recent uni work.

Commission requests for Xmas:

Please ensure you get any new requeasts to me asap so that I can make sure the commission is ready for you or your loved ones this xmas. :)

Loveles!

Little things to touch the heart

2008-11-21T05:31:00.000-08:00

Poem from:Carve Her Name With Pride.

The life that I have

Is all that I have

And the life that

I have Is yours

The love that I have

Of the life that I have

Is yours and yours

and yours

A sleep I shall have

A rest I shall have

Yet death will be

but a pause

For the peace of my years

In the long green grass

Will be yours and yours

and yours

Soooo...

2008-10-28T00:24:00.000-07:00

How much of a failure am I? Like seriously! One of my friends is not talking to me at ALL coz I'm spending my time with other friends but when I try to spend time with her she doesn't wana do anything, or talk or ANYTHING! Seriously what am I to do?! And I'm meant to be going home today but there's been a major cock up with the post office so I now have to pick something up from there before I go. I've been throwing up ALL night and now never wana eat again and I don't seem to be able to put weight on and keep it there. :( Not having a terrific time right now. The only thing keeping me goin atm is the AMAZING ppl in flat 8B. Worried about mum, so don't want there to be anything wrong with her. And how looong does it take to get biopsy results? Like forever! That's how long! Well anyways I have ben ill tonight in front of Sam and Ben and I now wana curl up into a ball and for the world to open up and swallow me. :( FAIL!

This is a photo of the drawing I STILL have not finished. But this is it so far. Am going to do a painting a lil more epic than this I hope.

V has now gone to rehab and I know what a shitty touch time she's gonna have. I feel terrible too coz before she left A and I had a row and A made out that I thought V was an attention seeker which I do not think at ALL!!!! I love her to pieces and I honestly think she is one of the bravest, strongest people I know. I really really hope that V didn't go away thinking that I think that about her. Will write a letter to her asap. Although I am not Christian her rehab is a christian one. Am gonna scan through the big B book and see what quotes I can find to send her.

This photo is yes, me as a cat. The night out we had for V was wkd. I danced like a complete loon and didn't feel self-conscious once which is very very good considering how much of a recluse I was a few months ago.

And alas. This is my art work for creative studies. I'm not sure if its right though, so epic fail on my part there. :( Not having a happy night tonight. Well, now its 7.38 am. FAIL!!!

LovLov my marshmallowy loving peeps

Meow!

2008-10-19T19:33:00.001-07:00

Yo all!

So I'm at uni and having a great time though have a lot of work going on. Just wanted to upload some of the things I've been working on.

This is a piece I did for a uni project to do with making/designing a container to hold something precious to you. To me there was a lot of things that were precious to me that had to do with a certain relationship I had.

We were told to think about special things like quotes and poems or letters. In this box I printed the lyrics of a song me and my ex loved and listened to during our relationship, onto tracing paper and stuck them to the back on the mirror. I then hung my locket with photos of the two of us in it in front of that. I sprinkled white glitter into that side of the box so that it looked like a sparkly, light, new relationship. The on the other side i smashed the mirror, stuck a wilted rose (he brought me roses one year for my birthday,) with droplets on top of the smashed mirror pieces.

On each side of the drawers I painted a woman's face. One with a rose tattoo who is smiling. The other is crying so it almost looks like one person, with the both sides of her. I also put my favourite page from one of my fave love stories into the middle drawer. It is the page from Jane Eyre where she declares that just because she is small and plain and obselete, she still has as much heart as anyone else. In the next drawer down I wrote in cursive and decorated one of my fave quotes:

The opposite of love isn't hate; it's indifference. Even if you hate me, you still care.

The top drawer was fake so i used printed card making font to spell out the word love and clued that to it. I then did a small card holding two 'wedding bands' to put on top of a small amount of cream lace. I also wrote I love you in lipstick (Acrylic paint,) on the mirror and glued gold beads around it.

All in all it has all had major differences to it from how it was originally. It really is suppossed to portray the relationship, to contain it in a box. The music the box plays is beautiful but bittersweet and that too goes well with the container.

Another piece I did was for an absolutely awesome flat full of the most wickedest peoples! Or cats I should say.

OK, off to bed. Lecture early in the morning **sigh.**

Of uni and operations

2008-09-23T16:05:00.000-07:00

Yo Pj lovers,

I HURT! I had a minor operation today to have a mole removed. Foook does it hurt!!! :O Gona hav a massive scar too :( But enough misery, I got a couple of paintings completed before I moved into my new flat with my lovely uni mates. Got 2 new ppl in with us; Ben a 2nd yr who is a total sweety and Alec a 3rd year who I haven't actually met yet.

It was strange seeing my studio all packed up after living in it for the past year. Was just so0o0o odd to see. This is the new painting I did. I just couldn't get this idea out of my head and had to paint it.This is the plaque I made for our flat's door, inspired by the Owl and the Pussy Cat.And THIS is a photo of my new work station. Not a whole studio to myself now but this is snug and nice and I likey. Am hoping to maybe get a sewing machine for my birthday so I can get more dolls and commissions made.

Thats all tonight friends but I'll post again soon!

Sweet cravings

2008-09-14T19:26:00.000-07:00

Hellooo PJ wearers!

Finished! La la la! One of Daniel's commissions is now complete. Thought I'd up and post.

But apparently I can't get the site to post it the right way around.
I've been in Spain for about a fortnite. It was AMAZING! But I am very behind in posting. This is me and myy dad when we were all out at a very expensive and suarve resturant. We went twice and the first time I had Seafood Paella.
Here's us all chilling by the pool. James took the photo and he spent the holiday swimming like a water baby. We all read tonnes by the pool. We don't normally but I think between us we read like 10 books.

This is me and James by the pool. Hehe, he's so kool.
Me in the pool.

The holiday really was AMAZING! I read this book: The Shakespeare Secret by J.L.Carrell. This book kept me going at every point. Kept me hooked. I love Shakespeare and conspiracy theories and this book tied them all in together. I really would advertise this book for others to read it. Its so0o0o good.

Well I'm heading off for a while. I'll update more soon.

B xxx

Catch ups

2008-08-19T18:10:00.000-07:00

Helloooo.

Been to ill to remember to post so heres some of what I've been working on. I managed to paint my chair, Hand sanded and everything. Its now a nice bright yellow. All I have to do now is add a new cover to the actual seat part.

I have also taken the DIY screw storage box thing we had and customised it for keeping my card making bits in.

I've also been making cards and illustrations. This is a new example of a new kind of illustrations I've been doing.

I was inspired by Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd. I actually was disappointed in the film. After it had been given such a good review, despite Johnny Depp's lack of singing ability I found it to be a disappointing watch. I have seen Jason O Donovan perform Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. And it was AMAZING! I think if I didn't have that version to compare it to then the film would not have been so dull to me.

This image was another draft idea for the CD cover. However you can't see the sillohette of the stalker outside so this idea was scrapped.

These are also my collection of Cate Tiernan's Wicca collection. They are AMAZING! If anyone wants to read them I can lend them out. Just ask.

That's all for now folks. I'll endeavor to upadate asap.

Rough one

2008-07-31T19:35:00.000-07:00

Yo bunny slippers,

Ok so I had a very rough day today. Have some family going on and I've been really ill this week so I was very down and slept all day. BUT I will not be a moaning about that as I have things to blog about. I've been making handmade cards, decorative trinket boxes, photo frames, painted flower pots and all sorts of cutie little bitsys and bobs.

To anyone out there who may answer, would anybody be interested in buying a pack of cards from me. I will be getting proper photos up this week to advertise them a bit more.

This song pretty much sums up my day and what happened and all of my past. But meh.

Some Icons

2008-07-29T19:02:00.001-07:00

Just some icons. I'll add more piccies and icons after sleep. Need sleep now. Nice pink pjs though.

List of What I've Lost This Year

2008-07-25T07:44:00.000-07:00

My cat
My 2 best friends
My uni
school friends
The ability to have kids
The ability to live a pain free existance
The ability to live without struggling every single day
A drug free existance
Control over motor skills and other central nervous system problems
Everything

Links

2008-07-23T19:56:00.000-07:00

I have been aware for a while that the links on this page have not been working well now they are! :D ... Except the ones about me and my studio :(
All the links on the right have been fixed. I am still working on the ones above but for no if you are interested I'm going to add the site names in here ^_^

About Pyjama Girl:
http://rspyjamagirl.googlepages.com/home

My Studio:
http://rspyjamagirl.googlepages.com/mystudio

Fated:
http://rspyjamagirl.googlepages.com/fated

Of bad knees and the want of gum.

2008-07-23T19:34:00.000-07:00

Yo yo yo!

So my knee is hurting and woke me up. :( I bunged on the last of my My Hime dvds and I must say the show rocked! Totally wicked and I enjoyed it all the way. I was going to do a long blog tonight but I've decided against it since all I've been doing since 5am is filling out forms. ¬_¬ Uni had better be worth it this year after this much paper work. And its still no where near finished.

My band client was very happy with his cd cover, which is a good job to as I spilt paint water all over my other design. I'm gona try and nab a free cd off of him ^_^

Yeh... So I really fancy some chewing gum right now... But I'll leave you with some fairytale inspired photos I found online instead.

Sighs of Relief and an Aching Shoulder

2008-07-22T20:00:00.000-07:00

Hello there Plague Rats... (Only Emilie Autumn fans will understand that.)

So0o0oo... **sigh** I can let out a big sigh of relief now for I have finished my CD cover for my friend's local band or for his solo album, still depending on what he chooses, I don't know I'm just the artist lol. So the brief was FAITHLESS. It was all about finding strength within yourself. And the lyrics were very suggestive of either being about love, or about a stalker who's obsessively in love. So I did a load of sketch book work and came up with three designs, one of which the basis sketch went well the when painted it didn't work. But I completed one of them that had all the details requested in it. And now he's edited it with his details and I've edited it on photoshop using my graphics tablet I don't think it looks half bad. Though I am going to carry on with one of the other designs.

Haven't got a lot else to report since my tonsillitus, only that I've jarred my shoulder, keeps clicking like a crazy thing. But you shouldn't force shoulders first into doors. :S

Ahh good night my pyjama wearing friends, or should I say good 'morrow? Ah I shll leave a lovely big update tomorrow.

Love all!

Of bad Throats and Mini Makes.

2008-07-13T18:20:00.000-07:00

Alloooo!

Ah deary me, it's been a little while since I updated. Mainly because I have been suffering from tonsillitus, damn the horrible thing. I have gotten quite a bit done though, all that remains now is to post it all up ^_^

For my brother's birthday do at the park last weekend my mum and I made countless amounts of cupcakes. Turned out tha mine were the favourites! **squeal** So I thought I would share the recipe with you.

Apple and Cinnamon Cupcakes:

(The medium brown ones are the apple and cinnamon. The pale brown are vanilla and the dark brown chocolate chip.)

Ingredients:

Measure the weight of 3 eggs. Whatever this weight ensure that the flour, sugar and butter weighs the same.

Butter/marge

Flour

Brown muscovodo sugar

3 eggs

Tsp Cocoa powder

1 and 1/2 chopped and diced apple.

Mixed spices- including cinnamon.

*Mix together the butter and sugar, then add the eggs and afterwards the flour. Mix until creamy smooth texture is acquired.

*Next add the chopped apple and 2 tbs of mixed spices. (This is to an acquired taste so change to suit your tastes. Mixed spices can be found ready ground in containers sold next to herbs in stores.)

*Now add in a tsp of cocoa powder and mix it all again.

*Put tablespoons of the mixture into cupcake paper cases on a cupcake tray. Put the cakes in the oven at gas mark six for 10 mins.

*After 10 mins check on the cakes and adjust time and temperature to what is nessecary. Listen to the cakes and if they are 'singing' (making a low sizzling kind of noise) then leave them in for a bit longer.

Soon you will have some delicious tasting cupcakes ^_^

This is only a brief recipe so if you have any questions or comments please leave me a message and i'll get back to you.

I've been reading another Harry Potter fanfic this week, they are my secret obsession. My faves are Dramione fics but I do also love everyone's favourite potions master! I've been reading one on the AFF site that I have some fics on. One inparticular has me hooked at the moment: Vain Wisdom All and False Philosophy By Battle_Of_Lissa. I've found it's hooked me in. The thought of a very snarky Snape and a spying Hermione has me going back to read more.

I am aware that my links aren't currently working so I'm going to make a seperate post for all of them. But for now... http://www.adultfanfiction.net/ is the site I read from. For a less 'adult' read there's also fanfiction.net for those who prefer clean and cozy stories. ^_^

I've also been working on a few crafty bits. I made a pillow monster to live on the tongue of my even bigger pillow monster.

I couldn't help but find him to be adorable! **squeeee!**

I also made a little cosmetics bag:

Baring in mind that I have no textiles experience other than what I was taught in my early years at seniour school, and that everything I do is hand made because when I so much as LOOK at a flipping sewing machine they break, I didn't think it was half bad. I was really happy with the inside. The sides of the bag are reinforced with card board so that it keeps it's shape. Was just an experiment of mine as I felt like doing something different. I am quite happy with the outcome.

Well I'm suffering from tonsillitus so I'd best be off to get more hot drinks.

Adios!

Fairgrounds and picnics

2008-07-06T17:26:00.000-07:00

Bonjourno PJ-ers!

Today was the huge family meet up to celebrate both my brother's and my cousin's birthday. We met at my Aunties with the plan of going to the park (wicksteeds.) However, in typical British tradition it piddled it down so we had out picnics indoors. Laid a picnic blanket down and the kids and mum and I sat on it and pretended to have a proper picnic indoors for them and they loved it.

The weather brightened up so we drove to the park and went on a load of rides. I was happy and totally obsessed with the carousel. I always think they are so beautiful and traditional. I went on the pirate swinging ship with the second youngest and he was both scared and enjoying it. We kept reasurring him and screaming with him. We walked about a lot today and I only had a few hours sleep, less than usual even. My legs weren't listening to me at all today and now my hands aren't. But I got down to the rides. The kids went on one with my sister and brother and whilst the rest of us waited it blooming chucked it down! I blame my cousin's boy friend. He put his sunglasses on and jinxed it.

We made our way over to the bigger rides like the log flume and rollarcoaster as we figured as we were already wet why not go on and have a laugh. I couldn't do many of the rides because of my disability and the pain. I went on one with my littlest cousin which went up and down and round but wasn't jolty and she loved it and loved me for taking her on it. Went on the racing cars and I over took 3 cars and won. Went on the log flume and it was goood. Big family log flume fun lol.

We made our way back to the car at 5.30 and decided to play a ball and bat game. Tip and run or something? :S I think they made it up but it was amaaaazing! So0o0o much fun. I couldn't do much. I got to bat and my friend Paul ran for me and I got to stand and field in one spot and actually caught someone out.

All in all it was a fantabulous day! I got home cold and still a bit damp and got my pjs on, put the heater on, got my hot water bottle for my back, got a cup of tea, my Death Note dvds (which came btw! :D) and a box of choccies...

Pure Bliss!

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party

2008-07-05T06:31:00.000-07:00

Yo PJ-ers...

As promised I thought I'd type up the recipe for the AMAZINGLY gorgeous choccie cake I made for my friend's 21st.

Ingredients:
Serves 8, preperation time:30 mins, Cooking time: 25 mins.

Cake:

125g butter

175g light muscovado sugar

175g golden caster sugar

2 eggs

225g wholemeal self-raising flour

50g cocoa powder

1/4tsp bicarb of soda

250ml sourcream or butter milk.

Icing:

300g golden icing sugar, sieved

2tsp cocoa powder, sieved

15g butter, melted

50g plain chocolate, coarsely grated

Grease and line the base of a 7in x 11in rectangular tin. Preheat the oven to 180'c/fan 160'c/ gas mark 6.

Put the butter, light muscovado sugar and golden caster sugar into a bowl and beat together with an electric whisk until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition.

Sieve the flour, cocoa powder and bicarbonate of soda into the mixture, then pour in the sour cream/ butter milk.

Stir everything together to create a smooth mixture, then spoon into the prepared cake tin.

Bake for 20-25 mins until just firm and shrinking away from the inside of the tin. (Push a cocktail stick into the centre, if it comes out clean the cake is ready.)

Leave in tin for 5 mins then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Sieve the icing sugar and cocoa powder into a bowl, then pour in the butter and 2tbsp of boiling water. Stir together to make a smooth spreading consistency. If it's too stiff, carefully add some boiling water, drop by drop.

Put the cake on to your serving plate or board. Spread the icing over the top of the cake, using a palette knife dipped in hot water, which will keep it smooth. Sprinkle on grated chocolate to decorate. The cake will keep in an airtight container for up to a week, if you can be that controlled!

When I had my dinner party I was cooking in between courses and speanding a while dishing up because of my disability. I knew this and planned ahead. If you're planning to break between meals and leave your guests to entertain themselves between courses I have a very simple means of occupying them.

For my dinner party:

I made Two menus and a wine list all in the colours that the meal would be set out in. I listed what we'd be eating and drinking .

I also did name places for everyone. I got coloured card and cut it into wide strips. I folded each strip in half and on the front I got a funny photo of the person's face ie. from a halloween party, or drunken night out, something that would make everyone laugh. Make sure that thay are all equally as embarassing as they may feel that you are victimising them. I did their name on the front and a little decoration that went with the table setting.

On the inside I printed of some information on their starsigns and a riddle.

I then made a metal wire frame by making coils ar each end and flattening the top on so that the card slipped in and was hled in place, much like a paper clip works. I then sprinkled little decorations that I had like metal butterflys, buttons, sequins etc in the middle of the bottom coils on the table. Around the table on the table cloth I sprinkled more beads and sequins. The riddles kept the guests guessing for ages whilst I was cooking and as only I had the answers it made sure they took their time as they drank the wine and enjoyed the short wait until the next course.

Ohhhhh Crafty!

2008-07-04T18:42:00.000-07:00

Woop Woop PJ-ers!

Ack! For the past couple of days I have been lonely. Everyone seems to be down at the moment. I've spent time off trying to cheer people up but to no avail. Today (now yesterday as its 02:46am,) I worked on a few bits actually. I finished one commission the other day and set to work on sketch book work for the cd album cover I will now be doing. I also had a couple of others to work on with a longer deadline. As one was almost finished I worked on that until it was complete. Ta daa!

This is Angela doll for... You guessed it; Angela!

Isn't the background paper so0o0o Kawaii! Aww I totally loved it when I saw the sheets in Hobby Craft. I think they wer 30p a sheet? Or something like that but I did go in the sales.

So now I have:

My Ballerina with no name

Emily...

And Sad Eddie of course.

I also made something that had been in my head for a while. I was totally inspired by Pillow Monster's blog site to actually 'make' what I had designed in my head. This is my OWN Pillow Monster...

Isn't he cute?! His tongue folds into the cushion if u dont want it sticking out. Just zip it up and use as a normal cushion when in use, when not in use, add to the decoration of the cushion by rolling out the tongue. Also making a small monster to live in his mouth. Maybe a plaque monster that eats plaque from his teeth? Lol I dunno, and we don't want to delve into the depths of my unconscious mind tonight. I am very tired.

I'm also sanding down the old dining room chair that I have in my room at my desk now. Lori,(Pretty Little Things,) did this and it turned out really well. I may even do it in the same colour she did because it was so pretty. Would have to go for more of a cool, dull yellow pastel colour as it wouldn't suit my room other wise. We shall see.

For tonight that is all, so drink up your cocoa and settle down in bed ^_^

Sweet Dreams

Dried out paints, decisions and tea

2008-07-02T18:42:00.000-07:00

Heyooo!

Well here I am again. I did another commission and thought I'd share it with you. Tis terribly crap because my paints were going dry as I painted it. Need new ones but the person I was working for was happy with it.

I'm really not happy with it at all because I know I can do better, but not until I get some new paints, damnit! **shakes fist** I have also started sketch book work for the cd cover I've been commissioned to do. So that should be interesting.

I made an important decision today. If I get the option on the 21st I'm going to have the dodgy looking mole on my back removed. If it's not there then it can't turn malignant. So yeh, nervous.

I'm going back to uni though baby! I'm going to be living with 3 girls and 2 gay guys who are the best. Two of the girls are my best friends. Can't wait!!!

I went for a walk at 6am the other morning because I hadn't slept all night. Took some photos on my journey too...

I will post them asap, but for now its a cuppa tea and bebby byes for me. ^_^

Gym bunnyness

2008-06-29T16:11:00.000-07:00

Hello PJ lovers,

That's right, I actually got dressed today and went to the gym. Was good to be doin sommat other than pilates and stretches. Was good. Just wanted to share a wkd song that has got me listening to it on repeat. By the lovely Missy Higgins- The Special Two.
I'm also working on designs for some clothing and another doll. Sleep well PJ wearers!

A Poem

2008-06-26T21:48:00.000-07:00

Hey PJ wearers,

This is written by an online friend of mine. He sent it to me and I loved it so much I had to share it. This is copywritted to him so PLEASE don't steal it.

Departing.....

Sad is the departing of two hearts..One must let go if they truely care..Acceptance of the pain that nears..Why must two that love depart?All things say it has to be this way..The thought gives no comfort to the heart that bleeds..Truely the hardest thing one may do..To love and let her go..He knows she needs to be free..Happiness he will give,at the cost of his own.

Richard Plein.

Death note, Dolls and other obsessions

2008-06-26T18:07:00.000-07:00

Yo Pj lovers!

OMG how addicted to Death Note am I? I swear its the cause of my late nights at the moment. Tis soo0o0o good! I might have to add it to my collection, I'm seriously considering it.

For all those who don't know Death Note is an anime series based on the manga by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata. When Light Yagami discovers a Death Note left in the school yard he becomes intrigued by the pledge in it that claims that if you write someone's name in the Death Note then that person will die. Light sets out on a mission to rid the world of criminals killing those who get in his way in very intelligent methods to prevent suspision from the police. Soon L the investigator is on his back, trying to support his suspicsions of Light. L is an odd characther but thoroughly loveable and you can't help but love to hate Light. This series is extremely clever and very well explained. Even though it is deep and complex it is easy and enjoyable to follow and very very addictive.

I really can't work out who this deviant art piece belongs to. I found it on google but couldn't open the page with it on to find out. I think that its blooming amazing though, the art is so0o0o good. Who ever it belongs to, my hat comes off to them.

This is my favourite character, L. And I'm so0o so0o so so lucky because I really do think that my boyfriend looks a lot like him. **sigh** :)

L is an odd character but Oh so lovable. Deathnote has also been turned into a Japanese film so I may have to ebay that lil miracle.

Onto the dolls, not much to report other than I am working on some commissions right now, one of which is a book illustration that I am hating. And so, being the true procrastinator that I am I've started another doll. This time I'm doing one of my friend Angela. She is a crazy rock chick who I love to pieces. She really made my last birthday a good one as well with her hillarious antics.

This is her looking cute and innocent.......................... This is crazy Angela after dark lmao.

Did som wicked red hair for her doll and then found out this afternoon that she's dyed it black ¬.¬ It's gona stay red on the doll. She can colour it in with felt tip if she has to but it's staying red.

http://www.rodguen.com/gallery/main.php I'm a lil bit obssessed with comics and have been for a long time and this page was linked to me by Possom (the nun in the piccie.) She links me with the best sites. I also like http://www.mows.com/ and of course Ctrl-Alt-Del.

Possom is my 'wife' and she is an amazing artist. You really need to check her out.http://tang-de-mango.deviantart.com/

This is some of her work. She's a blooming artistic genius! Oh how I like my wifey's work :P

Well PJ fans, catch u soooooooon!

Midnight Scones and Hot milk!

2008-06-24T19:09:00.000-07:00

Heya pj wearers!

Would you believe it I got up and got DRESSED! And went on a lil' adventure today without wearing pjs! And would you believe that the adventure involved actual movement rather thn the lil adventures my over active imagination leads me to when I know I'm suppossed to be listening to some one.

I went on the bus for the first time in about a year. I was nervous at first but got over it. The other big thing was that I only took and used ONE crutch with me. I normally get around with both but today I was brave enough to try just the one. I had my pain clinic appointment, in which we concluded, yes I am in pain lol. There's not a lot they can do because of the tissue and nerve damage and they are reluctant to do some of the procedures available to me as they can make things a million times worse. She complimented me on what I had been doing and how I had been handling the pain. She said I was doing really well for someone of my age and I was really taking into account everything that I needed to and that I have it under control. So she's happy for me to return to uni too. YIPPEE!

So I rang the uni today, started sorting things for going back. Being put in the flat with the girls! :D YAY! We're gonna have such a laugh. Plus I am only around the corner from my boyfriend then! :D Awww I can't wait, though will have to get things sorted quickly.

I snuck into the house from my studio at midnight tonight and raided the fridge. Ahhh I have an obsession with hot milk before I go to bed and there were scones on the unit calling me, singing
my name and going; "eat me!"

Got a couple of commissions lined up to do. Got a book illustration painting to do of a demon creature thing. Have also been asked to do a logo and cd cover for a band. Plenty of stuff to keep my busy then :S No new art today I'm afraid, went to my old school's art exhibition though. I was invited from one of the younger students and I am a great fan of her work and so I went along. I wish I'd taken some photos because it really was amazing!

Got some photos of my studio that I will probably put on another page. Look at the top under 'About' and I'll put a link in there.

Ahhh! More hot milk needed, am Just watching A Very Long Engagement, tis a very very very good film. Audrey is such an amazing actress in these touching french films.

It is slightly gorey and is a war film but it's very touching. In fact I'm off to drink more hot milk and watch the end of it. Nighty night PJ wearers, Don't forget to feed your slippers :P

Good News at Last!!! >_<

2008-06-23T16:39:00.000-07:00

Hello my fellow jarma wearers!

I went to a consultant appointment today and to be honest it wasn't with a heart full of hope. However, I left with the biggest smile I've had in months... Dr Kodavali has given me permission to return to uni! :D

I am so unbelievably excited! Obviously I have a LOT of work to do in three months. I have to go to the gym and do pilates and yoga twice a week, swimming twice a week, walking each day, working slowly up to running and not using my crutches at all. So it will be v. hard work. But I am determined to do it!

I have also finished another project that I was working on.

The Ballerina doll!

I made the tutu seperately to the doll. The waist band elasticated and I have sewn sparkly, shiney fabric flowers onto the top layer of the tutu.

I also made wool felt pink ballet slippers with ribbons around the legs. The under lay is white tulle that's used for wedding vail. The pink polka dot ribbon around the skirt is the ribbon I got from Hobby Craft. The hair is yellow woolfelt again but on the back i wrapped blonde coloured wool around a small ring of gold wire and made it look like a ballerina's bun in her hair. All in all I have been working on her since Friday night. It's only taken so long because each limb is bendable. There is wire fitted inside to shape into different ballet positions.

This is my lovely little ballerina! ^_^ But sadly she has no name. Beckz won the competition last time and named my other doll Emily. Who wants to name this one? X

Fated

2008-06-21T19:29:00.000-07:00

Fated is the story that I wrote with a manga in mind. I just wanted to share a drawing I did of some of the characters. I might post the story up at some point. Depends on if I ever get any viewers.

Good Night fellow Pyjama wearers! ^_^

Legwarmers and hot chocolate

2008-06-21T15:51:00.000-07:00

Hi all!

Firstly I want to share my excitement wit you involving the trip that my dad took me on last night. This trip was, of course, to Hobby Craft!

Oh yes! There was a half price sale on and in minutes my basket was full and my dad's wallet empty. He never treats me so it was really nice to go out with him and he offer to pay for all my very very pretty stuff.

I really loved the ribbons that I got for 50p-£1 a roll. I was so excited! Have already started work on a project and have so many ideas in my head that it might pop! :) I also got an assortment of fabric and wool felt both from hobby craft and from ebay and I got a lot of card making materials.

I particularly liked these 3D card decorations they had of dogs and cats. I lost my cat sadly a month ago. He spent his last few hours purring on my lap in between mews of pain. It was horrible and I miss him terribly so when I saw these decorations it made me think of him and made me smile, I just thought they were so cute, like my cat was.

I got lots of patterned fabric so should have a lot of fun. I've been sewing all day and need to give my fingers a rest in a while.

Man it was cold this morning! I was wearing my fox pjs and my white bootie slippers and was so cold that I put my leg warmers on. They're ochre coloured and go gourgeously with my ugg boots, my brown tights and brown mini skirt. So I've been wearing those and drinking hot chocolates as I worked at my desk all night.

I also found out today that my friend is pregnant! I was at her wedding, what feels like only yesterday. Now she's pregnant and the brother of a dear friend, a boy who used to go to school with me and my prenant friend is having a baby too!

What is it?! Is it the spring time friskiness that causes so many women to be pregnant? From the sounds of it that's when my friend conceived! **Sigh** Makes me wonder if I really am suppossed to do those things... NAH! I don't see it myself. I would be proud to be a middle aged spinster who cackles and is a bad influence to kids. Much like Fran from Black Books.

I want to get some photos up of my studio soon. But for now, off to bed. Sleep sleep... I hope! Whilst the storm continues raging just outside my door.

Oooooo... Shiney!!! :D

2008-06-20T18:48:00.000-07:00

Hey y'all!

I managed to get some sleep! Woo! I wanted to share with you all some very pretty shiney things that I have. Firstly...

Darn it, silly blogger won't turn this around! :( These are my little angels. They're candles that live on my windowsill. They really are beautiful I got them from a little pagan shop in my town called Violet Flame. I love it in there and get a lot of my stuff in there.

This is one of the necklaces I got for my 19th from a lovely little boutique in a nearby town. Its a beautiful white and red flower with golden jewels on. The earrings are daisy looking in the same colour as the necklace. Its great for everyday wear.

Where as...

This is one of my favourite necklaces. This too was for my 19th birthday and from the same boutique. I love it. Obviously its a shiney dressy necklace.

My new dvds arrived today so that was cool. My Hime. Hopefully it will be good and keep me busy.

And finally I'll give it a reast for tonight after showing you my new doll! :D

She still needs a name! So come on ppl. Give me some names! :D Thankies!

Bon-nuit!

Sleeping Sweeties

2008-06-18T15:32:00.000-07:00

I'm dosed up to my eye balls. Had a double dose of the sleeping pills, that might I add look like sweets! I added my anime and manga list to my blog today. Yes I have a lot :S Its an addiction that I refuse to seek help for. lol. Just wanted to list a couple of my favorites.

Pretear:

Pretear was I think possibly the first anime I ever watched and I instantly fell in love. The show is in subtitles and if full of cute drawings. It starts by introducing the main character Himeno and shows us how upbeat and possitive she tries to remain. Obviously there's romance and other intercharacter relationships to consider as with all anime and manga. The story is told in 12/13 episodes and beware you can get hooked. There are frightfully cute characters as well as ones so positively charming you want to make cooing noises at the tv. Pretear involves a mix of cuteness, magic, strength, angst and meloncholy and remains to this day as one of my favs.

Ouran High School Host Club:

Ouran is the most KAWAII anime I have ever seen and I've seen tonnes. It follows a cute art style with less detail than some but the humour in this more than makes up for it.

Upon breaking a very expensive vase in the Host club's main room Haruhi is mistaken as a boy and forced to work for the Host club until she has repaid them for the vase. Full of hillarious humour, love triangles and great adventure Ouran warms the heart and and brings laughter to the viewer. How long before Haruhi is discovered as a girl working in the Host Club?

With characters from the devilish and mischievious twins, The wild type, Cool type, the lolita boy type and of course the ever flirtatious, ever protective Prince Charming, Tamaki.

Ceres- Celestial Legend:

I first came across this anime after reading the first two mangas. I was DESPERATE to find out more but could not afford the books. I went on ebay and brought the boxset... How glad I am that I did! It touched me the same way that Pretear did. I would even say more so. The story was indepth, there was great character developments, the art was great even though the budget was hard to stretch. Yuu Watase's create was brought to life in a incredible style. The story just kept on twisting and turning full or surprises, heart ache, humour and general smile inducing brilliance. The characters were introduced brilliantly and you really got hooked. The only fault to it was the voices for the English dub. It was very staggered at times and you kind of felt that the characters weren't speaking in the right emotions.

Anyway Ceres is about Aya Mikage a 15 year old twin, who, upon reaching her 16th birthday, discovers that there is more to her family and her ancestry than she had ever known. The series starts with a shoking end to the first episode which keeps you questioning all the way through. Aya discovers that she is the decendant of a Ceestial being, an angel out on a vendeter to retrieve her celestial robes, seek revenge against the Mikage family and return to heaven. The problem being that Ceres awakens from within Aya and takes over and when she does Aya has no way of controlling her.

Characters such as Aki- her twin brother, Yuhi- The kind hearted, protective boy she now lives with. Toya- the obligatory hot guy who can't help but protect her even when he works for the family that's trying to kill her. Suzumi- another descendant of a Celestial being who lets Aya into her home and protects her. Mrs Q- a hillarious and wacky maid that lives with Yuhi and Suzumi.

Anyways. To bed I go, I HOPE I get some sleep, PLEASE!!!

Bunny Button

2008-06-18T05:19:00.000-07:00

I've just ordered a ton of new fabric for sme more doll making. Have also ordered new anime! WOO! My Hime so should have something to watch during my sleepless nights. I have also been looking at some of the material links on the Inside a Black Apple blog and I came across this...

How amazingly cute is that?! My cat died a month ago. I am in pieces without him. I adored him, loved him to pieces. Really, really miss him too. Ooo! May make a plushy kitty of him!! Awww that would be cute right?

I was painting on Sunday night when I didn't sleep all night. I should say Sunday morning because it was 4.30 onwards that I was painting. Clothed for once instead of in my pjs and at my desk from when the sun rose.

It was copied from a reference photo I took when swimming underwater with an underwater camera. Used acrylics on paper.

I also love this very very cute bunny button, he he! :P

Mad Hatter's Tea Party

2008-06-17T20:51:00.000-07:00

As I mentioned before, I had friends over for a three course meal a few weeks ago. Wine was opened and me and my guests settled in the garden for a drink. Once they were settled, conversation was good and much laughter could be heard I went inside and started to prepare dinner. For starters I tried a recipe I'd never made or eaten before. I made toasted brioche sliches, topped with creamy cheese with chopped chives in. Upon the cheese went a small triangle of brie and quarter of a strawberry. I know, I know, it sounds weird but it was surprising even to me, who knew it would taste good because of the reputation of where I got the recipe from- It was DELICIOUS!!!

I also used parsley sprigs on it as the recipe said. Made for good decoration and although I'm not a big fan of parsley it went really, really well with the starter.

For main course I made a spaghetti Bolognaise which I always make from scrap using chopped tomatos rather than a jar of sauce. I always use italian herbs and bay leaves in the mince as well. For pudding I made chocolate pots and shortbread biscuits. Sadly my shortbread got burnt :( But we decided to use the rest of the strawberries fromt he starter instead and found this to be just as good if not better.)

The chocolate pots are made using melted chocolate and mixing it with creme fraiche. They taste delicious hot and cold and are very easy to make whilst looking frightfully pooosh! :P

Sleeplessness= Insanity! :P

2008-06-17T19:31:00.000-07:00

Yes, another night in pain with no sleep. I'v had 8 hours sleep in 48 hours or more. Needless to say that I am tired. I went to the doctors AGAIN today. On two doses of morphine and a new tablet that's supposed to knock me out and help me sleep... Has it?... Nope.

Oh well enough dwelling on that. What to talk about tonight? Well my friend Possom, a very arty friend indeed, sent me a link for a grogeous cakey site that I wanted to share with everyone.

http://www.idreamofcake.com/

As she said, if I was also a millionaire bride I would totally want one of their cakes. They are so gorgeous. Possom and I were discussing how seeing things like that makes you decide that you can make one just as good. And then we agreed who were we kidding? Possom said that she'd be left with one big cakey mess. It would taste good! but be of no use to anyone.

I made a cake for my friend's 21st. I had a dinner party and did it all poshly including 3 courses and wine. Wo0o0o0o. I'm going to post a blog with the cake recipe probably next time I can't sleep but for now I'll let you see my cakey masterpiece.

This photo was taken as we added the candles. It's made from pretty much nothing but chocolate! :D best cake ever!

I should be sleeping...

2008-06-17T00:28:00.000-07:00

Oh yes Bonjour my merry blog readers. It is now 08.28am here and I have been up all night, yes all night! And its not just the sleep deprivation that bothers me... It's the pain!!! **Dramatic hand to head gesture.** The only thing that has kept me occupied all night is working on my new doll. Tis not ready yet but last week I finished one for my uni friend. He designed voodoo doll characters so I made him one. I called him Sad Eddie.

Isn't he cute?! I'm working on a smaller lady doll at the moment but have had to stop sewing as my sleep deprived brain was making it go wrong. Am in my PJs of course, aided by my frog slippers and many pillows. Hope that after my Doctor appointment I might get some sleep.