There's a new edition to our family!

Hi everyone, i'd love for you to meet.... Jasmine!



isn't she lovely?



Ive always been more of a cat person, but I have to say, Jasmine is amazing! She's full of energy, and loves to follow me around the house all day. And she absolutely loves to have her belly scratched :)

She's two years old, and has already had 8 puppies! I dont know what breed she is, but to be honest I dont care, she's just so adorable!

 

 



I'd say the only bad thing about Jasmine is that sometimes, she'll walk into a room, fart (silent but totally horrible lethal) and walk out again, and it usually takes about 30 seconds before it hits you like a slap of death. She did this once when I was in the living room with my mum and a friend, and we were all there, wondering who on earth had emitted such a monstrosity!

 

 

Toxic farts aside, Jasmine is a really lovely dog, and has changed my Cats-only state of mind. Im really going to miss her when i go to university!

 

 

Catch Up

So I haven't posted in a while... a week and two days I believe. But in my defence, I have been an very incredibly busy person.
Here is an example of what I have been doing: Today and yesterday was our 12 hour textiles exam, and here is the dress I made (from scratch, from my own pattern) :)

Its not completely finished, I'm going to sew more beads into the flowers, add a corset fastening to the back, and put fairy lights into the skirt... but I am pleased with it :)
My theme was the metaphorical 'alliance' between Catholicism and the city of Florence, and I was particularly inspired by John Paul Gaultier and Florence and the Machine's stage costumes. The flowers look yellow in these photos, but they are actually gold.

So the outfit I'm posting today is the one I wore to Mum's birthday dinner, which was a few days ago.

I really like the dress, and I've had it for years! I find I wear it to smart/casual events, such as dinners and exhibitions, and it was £7 from Primark!!!
The jacket is also from Primark, and is fairly new. I like it due to the cropped length, and it just seems to go with everything.

 I bought this bracelet from a carboot sale. I had been looking at these bracelets for ages, and got this one, with all the beads shown here, for only £6!! Bargain- yes. Was i happy- totally :)

In terms of makeup, I just kept it simple. No foundation/ concealer/ blush etc, just eye make up. I used Barry M black liquid eyeliner for the flicks, and mascara from Rimmel (I think?)
I just coloured in my eyebrows with a cheapy old black lipliner, and viola!
Looking at this photo, I can see I did a bag job on my eyebrows, but hey ho!

Watch this space ;)

The Swarm @ Thorpe Park- Pre-'flight' nerves?

As our Merlin passes are running out in a few weeks, which, by the way, have been AWESOME, we have recently been cramming in all the theme parks. Last week we went to Chessington World of Adventures, and I went on the vampire for the first time! See, a few years ago, I was petrified of rides, so I never went on any. Then, I went to America with my equally-as-scared friend Laura, and suddenly we went on everything! :)
When I got home, I truly believe that I was enlightened. And so began my love for rides <3
Mum bought all of us Merlin passes this time last year, and we've been going to so many attractions, like:
Alton Towers
London Eye
Madame Taussauds
Thorpe Park
London Aquarium
Legoland
Warwick Castle
and generally awesome stuff :)

This is a picture i took just at the right moment of my annoying, overweight little sister on one of those bungee things at Alton Towers. If I've had a bad day, like a REALLY bad day, I just need one glance at this picture to make me feel happy again :) Does that make me a bad sister?!

Tomorrow will probably be my last visit to Thorpe Park or any other theme park for a while... am I sad? Definitely.
BUT
There is a new ride! Its called the swarm, and its what all those propaganda leaflets were advertising at Thorpe Park late last season. And you know how I just know its going to be epic? You me at six have done the soundtrack.

...
BOOM.
A Soundtrack.
A. Sound. Track. For a ride! How cool is that?!?! Seriously, if I were the PR guy for any other theme park, I think I would have to kick myself pretty damn hard.
I wonder how they use the song though? In the queue lines, over and over to brainwash you into buying it? On the ride itself, as you fly through the apocalypse as a swarm?
You know what? I dont actually care. I just know its going to be awesome. And a bit scary....
wish me luck!

Easter Egg Hunt Ideas

So it's Easter Sunday tomorrow! For those of you needing ideas for your own Easter Egg Hunt, you have come to the right place!
I thought i'd put my plan for the trail that i'm arranging for my younger brother and sister up on my blog, just so you can get some ideas on rhyming etc.
The best advice I can offer is to make it fun, and understandable for the kids age... dont use really long and complicated words if a five year old is going to be reading the clues!

So here it is- Seb and Ashlyn are my younger siblings BTW

Easter egg trail

You will need:

• Ashlyn and Seb
• Two baskets/ pouches to put clues and mini eggs in
• Mini eggs
• Plastic egg cases to put mini eggs in
• 2 hint cards
• Hints for each clue in envelopes
• 3 boxes (1 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow)
• 2 Easter eggs (final prizes)

Each ‘explorer’ will have a basket or pouch with one hint card in to help them out if they have difficulty in answering a question; they will also keep their Easter eggs in this place while on the trail.

If an explorer wishes to use their ‘hint card’, they will receive an envelope, and inside, there will be a cartoon drawing of where the next clue will be.

Start – corner of conservatory

Welcome to the Easter egg trail,

You each have a hint in case you fail

But use them wisely, you only have one,

They will help you answer questions and let you have fun.

In the garden, your first clue can be seen.

It’s very tall and has leaves of green.

Birds like to sit and nest in me,

What am I? I am the…

Clue 1 – on the tree

Stay outside for clue number 2

It is hidden, with some mini eggs too!

At the bottom of the garden I lie

Made from rocks and plants am i.

Clue 2 – in the rockery

Why don’t we all go for a spin?

The next clue is in the kitchen.

Watery clothes go round and round

There are lots of nice things to be found.

Clue 3 – in the washing machine

Rubber duckies make you laugh,

Eww, your filthy – go take a…

Clue 4 – in the bath

Cartoons, films and comedy

You sit on the sofa, when you watch me

Clue 5 – TV

For the next clue, get on your knees

Go into the dining room and see beneath.

Clue 6 – under dining room table

When Ashlyn and Seb, have had their play

This is where toys are stored away.

This one may be tricky, its at a great height!

Go through the front door and turn to your right.

Clue 7 – by the side shed door (front)

On the patio, you’ll find your next clue,

Look underneath me, be sure you do!

Run as quickly as you are able,

To the big, wooden, outside…

Clue 8 – underneath the outside table (the clue is tapped underneath the table, but when they find this we will bring out three small boxes and place them on the table, the left is blue, the middle red and the right one is yellow)

So here it is – the final test

The challenge that will end the rest.

Inside one of these boxes three,

Is your ticket, the winning key!

It is not in the box the colour of sky,

Or the box that lays closely by.

Now young Ashlyn and Seb my good fellow!

The box that your looking for is…

When they open the yellow box, they will find 2 tokens (a prize each) they must give these to Granddad Peter in exchange for Easter eggs.