Why why why?

 I have been rummaging around the house, for new things to look at. I have loads of stuff horded away in draws and boxes because I just don't have the room to have everything out....anyway I found a set of picture domino cards I forgot I had, I love the colours and images on them......

....then I found an old sketch book .............

...........It appears I cut this bird out from something, and man I wish I hadn't. There are a couple of other pages with similar badly cut out images. I can't really remember where they came from but I think they may have been some picture dominos. Why would I do such a thing? How could I think it was a good idea to use these lovely illustrations in the pages of a crappy sketchbook? But wait it gets worse,  in the very same sketchbook................. 

  .............How cool is this little Japanese lady? I remember that this was from the box of an old game. I got it from Help the aged  when I worked there many years ago. Again..WHY? why destroy it for an experimental page in a sketchbook. I am usually really precious about things, so I can only guess I was trying to free up some creativity, rebel and stop being so precious about stuff.....glad that phase is over!

I got this diary at a charity shop 10 years ago!!! it was only 50p and was part of a set, it also had an address book with it. They were unopened in a cute little gift box....and there were 2 of them, identical. SO WHY DID I ONLY BUY ONE???????? everyime I come across it I get relly pissed off at myself. I even used it as my notebook and just wrote in it, it's full of contact numbers for  flats to rent, jobs I applied for, and shopping lists. It is really grubby and dog eared now, and I lost the address book years ago. If I was going to use them, why didn't I buy both sets and keep one new and pretty. I am an idiot.

Blue Wednesday

As I am feeling a little blue today, I am posting pictures of some of the blue stuff around my home.

I hate change, and stupid blogger has changed how to upload pictures, and the text and everything. Now I am getting mad. So maybe I should Change this post to red stuff..

Hank and me

When I grow up I'm going to run a rescue centre for guinea pigs.

This little guy always makes me smile! he's my toilet brush cover......Here are some of the other things in my bathroom.......

Pretty Bird

I had this tile which was from a cheeseboard I got at carboot years ago. The cheeseboard was missing it's knife, and as I love the tile so much, I carefully prized it off the wooden slab it was on, intending to display it  somewhere...however I have lost it in my move and it has been troubling me for a while......

....Then I found another one on my travels! Hooray! This one is complete with knife, so I can use it to serve tasty cheeses on......

But now I want to find the other one, and prize the new one off it's board so I can display the fine pair of birds together!

Paris Rose

I bought this because I love the bottle, It looks like a giant perfume bottle and is so elegant and pretty. I have no idea what it tastes like, but strawberry and cream vodka liquor sounds pretty delicious.

Non Identical Twin

Similar but not the same.

A peek into my sketchbook

I did a  drawing in my sketchbook for the first time in ages. I like the sadder and darker direction  my drawing seems to be going in.

Dreaming of summer....

When will it be warm again?

Toot Hoot!

Here's a quick little pattern I made from a couple of owl doodles.

Lovely new things

I had more fun stuff come through my letterbox today. I got 2 lovely hair clips made by Kelda of Panda Eyes Designs. She is a fellow Craft Candy stall holder and makes Plushies and other cute items. I asked her to make me a big pink hair flower clip and she made me a couple to chose from, and I couldn't decide which one to get so bought both!.

On Saturday we got this chair from a vintage shop (I was supposed to looking for a light for the kitchen, oh well) .

Anorak

The Spring Issue of Anorak dropped through the door on Friday. Packed full of fun illustrations........

 

.......including mine! I did one of the black and white colouring in pages.

pals

I have just been out with my pal sarah...fun times that were long over due. I didn't take my camera, but here's a picture of fun times gone by.

Spring time bunnies

I have just listed these new items in my folksy shop....................................

.......and I've been featured on foundonfolksy

Orange lovely Orange

Finally the dream blinds I have been waiting for were delivered and installed yesterday..and I love them!

They cast a lovely orange glow when the sun is shining onto them and can be swivelled in different directions to create different effects. They really tie all the other orange bits in the room together.