Tuesday Tabs #31

I was contemplating on whether to do this this week. I can't believe it's only Tuesday, I've not been getting much sleep, some of that's my fault, the rest is Doll's; she's been practicing hunting a lot and this morning it was a huge flying insect, not that amusing when I have to get up before 7am anyway.

I'm currently watching 'Great British Bake Off' (one of my faves) and watching Moon bake, he's really caught the bug for someone who out right denied 'GBBO's greatness. Need some toothpicks to keep my eyes open but I'm determined to stick it out and be able to squeeze in an episode of Breaking Bad before bed, I watched the pilot last night and I'm hooked, it's definitely as good as people say so far.

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'Rejected' by Jamie Mitchell Illustration at Oh Deer
I've stumbled on a goldmine with this online store, 'Oh Deer' overall and I can wait to have a proper browse when I have the cash to, but how cute is this print? Moon and I have been talking a lot about dogs recently given that I seem to be surrounded by news of newborn puppies at work. It would be silly to get one now as we don't have the time let alone the space, but our recent chatter is one of the main reasons I can't help but smile when I see this.


'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' by Tim Easley at Oh Deer
I'm a huge fan of Ferris Bueller and a huge fan of obscure film references, not that it is if you know the film. This is a definite must-have!


Green Dotty Skinny Jeans, New Look
I really need to get on with buying some new trousers with autumn coming up. I've been after another nice polka dot pair for a while and the colour of these is lovely.


This makes the 'cat lady' part of me so happy. ♥

(via Life is Like a Wine Glass)

I'm trying to feel a little more positive about things, I'm also quite aware of how applicable this is to me, especially since I'm such a fan of cat flicks.


This photo is part of a Photography series from Gina Lee Photography inspired by The Little Rascals. It's such a cute series and you can see the rest here.

(via Laser Guided)

Retro Ice Lolly Necklaces, Hand Over Your Fairy Cakes
I don't care if summer's nearly over, I need that Twister lolly necklace in my life!


Lion Costume, Bitch Knits
I don't think Doll would stand for this, but it's so fun, I might have to think about it, I'd love to start dressing her up. Bitch Knits have such a fun selection of other items too, even hats!

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Link Love: ♥

Scathingly Brilliant — This is a 'new to me' blog, and with each post I read it's becoming one of my favourite fashion posts. Kate has made her blog just so girly, it's lovely, and her hair's so pretty, my favourite post so far is her 'sunny day' outfit.

Squirrel Shirt from Cath Kidston — With the upcoming opening of the Newbury store, I've been paying far too much attention to Cath Kidston recently. This squirrel-print shirt is adorable and in such lovely autumn colours.

Broccoli & Mushroom Quiche from Delightfully Tacky — Inspired by receiving my Flavrbox at the weekend (more on that later), I've been trying out lots of new food and recipes this week, and this could be one to add to the list.

'Cat Stare' Leggings from Drop Dead — Not usually a company I look at as I'm not 15, but these are undeniably cute, not sure I'm quite edgy enough to pull them off though.

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I'm hoping to get around to giving my blog a bit of a revamp this week as well as lining having a few post scheduled along the way. Now that I have a formal schedule it's actually a lot easier to blog, which I would have thought it wouldn't be given that I have a lot less time, weird.

Tuesday Tabs. #3

I don't think that I know how to deal with my life at the moment, it seems like the second that I lose my motivation is the moment that I suddenly get loads on at once, weird. This happens every few weeks and in my 'lack of things to do' this morning, I sort of noticed a pattern... Shut up.

Anyway, there's a lot to do now. No, stuffing envelopes is not what I would hope to be doing but at least it's a sustainable job that allows me to save up some money for my upcoming internship.

This should be a good week, I'm seeing my favourite band of all time on Thursday and then I'm meeting my friend Abbie for a day in Shoreditch on Saturday, exciting.

Poor Chrome is so backed up this week, I totally put it down to hanging out and cat-sitting at my Gran's for the majority of last week. But sometimes being on the Internet is fun and you can find some really neat stuff. I kind of really love how my blog has morphed into this scrap-booky place where I dump cool things I find and my wishlists, it's going to be fun to refer back to once don't feel like I'm on borrowed time, which is totally what I'm blaming my terrible nerves on. ♥

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(via Design Cove)

Dragon necklace, £30, Tatty Devine

So, to celebrate the fact that it was Chinese New Year yesterday and the fact that this year is the Year of the Dragon, Tatty Devine have released this cute dragon necklace. Slightly different to their normal stuff but still pretty cute.

(© Holly Exley)

I've liked Holly's work for a while now but recently I've been really into it, and loving the work she's putting out there. This image, and a selection of great other ones are available to buy on her Society 6 page, I think this one and it's brother are definitely must-haves for my future kitchen.

Chocolate Wicker Bag, £11.88, Circus Bear Vintage

Semi-fallen for this wicker handbag on Kaylah's (from The Dainty Squid) Etsy shop. I think it would be lovely for spring and I've been looking around for something similar for a little while now. Circus Bear Vintage also has some of the prettiest shoes, but I think I have too many, luckily I'm not too hot on working out the size differences.

Umming and ahhing over whether to buy tickets to see him in October, where will I even be (probably still here)? But I thought this was yet another great video from him, I really hope that the 'talking' cat is a reference to 'Beginners' because that would be nice.

Slowly but surely discovering the immensity of Kitties & Bullshit.

(via Being Little)

These are all over London, I think they're great and they're so neatly organised. I think this one is my favourite.

(© Gemma Correll)

(via Interior Porn)

Shelf Porn.



Best episode of 'New Girl' so far. Dammit!

(© Marc Johns)

I think it makes everything better when you have a healthy amount of Marc Johns in your life.

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Link love: ♥

Design Cove — A really great blog I found which features some great branding and graphic design. I can't find much additional information about it because it's in 'new Blogger' format, but it's worth a look if you're interested in design and fonts, there are some pretty inspirational pieces.

We Are Handsome — Awesome bathing suit designers who have perfected the art of bringing together photographs and swim wear, classic. For those who don't have enough bear on their swimwear.

The Girl with 7 Horses — Interesting photography series combining clothing, imagination and beautiful landscape. It's tough to explain, but it's also a bit brilliant.

Etsy Play On: Being Alive — A great blog series that I must pay more attention to. This one is presented by illustrator Julia Pott as she guides us through a playlist featuring the likes of Rob Ryan and other neat artists that show us how great it is to be alive.

Noted: The Unseen Tours of London — Definitely going to start reading the Etsy blog, I feel like it's very important.

Unpaid Internships: Rights and Wrongs — A fab guide to unpaid internships through the eyes of illustrator, Holly Exley. Really summed up the pros and cons on unpaid internships perfectly, and helped me put some personal things into perspective. Her blog is quite good anyway though, you should just have a look.

Top 10 Best Disney Sidekicks

Kitties and Bullshit — Bookmarks staple for any budding cat-lady.

How to Dye your Pet — I wouldn't, ever, but white is apparently a great colour to work with...

How to make an 'Up' pincushion

Just watched.

"Sliding Liberia", even more motivation for doing my dissertation.
As someone who has never properly even watched a 'surfing film' either, I can still appreciate that it was beautifully shot. I'm also very happy with the fact they are backing 'surfing to boost Liberia's economy', I think it's a brilliant idea.

© Britton Caillouette

"Come to Liberia, we have nothing."

Procrastination...

Although I have nothing to procrastinate from, I both enjoy and agree with this.

via Rachel Hulin

I'm off out tonight, I think it will do my lazy brain some good, worried about myself since I didn't get to sleep until 4:20 this morning...

Hoopla.

My O2 Wireless tickets arrived in the post today.

Along with an apt Vice Guide to Festivals booklet, which is almost no use whatsoever and incredibly against most festivals for some reason, thanks Vice, the photos are nice though, even if they are teeny tiny. That's right, that's me kind of dissing Vice, still haven't read this month's issue though..

I completely feel like this today;

I was so bored, everything on TV is going on about football, and I've still got World Cup fever, just because it's more exciting than watching Big Brother - who cares if it's the last ever series, total good riddance.

I've been loving seeing these billboards and adverts all over recently, I'll take a better photograph of my own when I'm next out and about, they have a massive one of everyone in Dorking at the moment. They're from a wonderful art project call 'Got, got, got, need!', for which artist Elliot Quince has created large 'football card' canvases of the stars of the World Cup 2010. The work is currently being exhibited at The Offside Gallery in Islington and all proceeds are going to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital.

© Elliot Quince via Got, Got, Got, Need

I also came across a neat series today which shows the World Cup stars as vegetables/fruit, it's just for absurd amusement really, but I do admire Park Pea-Sung, Frank Yam-pard is a joke though, there's something really awesome to be done with Wayne Rooney, but that's not for me to work out.

© Kyle Platts and Rupert Murphy at Yep via Viceland.

I have re-done my website but there's still stuff to be done, I'm quite proud of what's there at the moment, but I am starting to realise to limitations of Mr Site, despite singing it's praises when I started the site in January.

Oh Shrigley, I love you...

I think I would really like this, but I don't think I could justify £25 on one, especially an unsigned one. Oh Don't Panic!, you were giving these away for free in things, it's a bit extortionate to sell them at such high-prices now isn't it, even if it is by a more 'high-profile' artist? Especially since this poster is over a year old anyway, meanies. I'm glad to have a few of the posters they're selling already, maybe they could just charge P&P instead, if I lived in Brighton, I'd be getting most of them for free anyway.

© David Shrigley via Don't Panic!.

Plastic cups and cake decorations.

Talk about suffering for your art. This is a piece by artist, Steven Emmanuel, it really caught my eye. Emmanuel is a great example of an artist who not only creates interesting and engaging pieces but also uses text as relay within the piece. Once you realise what the title of the piece is, I think you'll get it, I find it pretty amusing, his whole website is a stream of ideas that are so 'in your face' simple and 'look what I've gone and done', you'll wish you'd done it, irritating.

'Sorting from the hundreds and thousands'
Plastic cups and cake decorations
8.5cm x 7.5cm diameter
2009
© Stephen Emmanuel via It's Nice That.