Seeing Double

Blazer - New Look | Top - H&M | Skirt - ASOS

I would definitely say these are my favourite mixture of colours. I'm also sure I've posted this outfit before so I hope you don't mind if you stumble upon it again through browsing, although these photographs show it a lot better. I just don't have the dosh to create new looks every week, or the wardrobe for that matter - I really don't know how some folks do it! It's always something that I've wondered with outfit blogging and something that I imagine can put people off if they feel the need to show something new with every post. I often find myself struggling to put outfit posts together lately. As I got older the interest of buying clothes every week lessened, I used to do this in Sixth Form with my EMA, (god, £30 a week seemed like it could buy you the world at 16!). Don't get me wrong - I love hitting those shops, I mean it's my birthday in a couple of days so I'm definitely looking forward to having a good mooch! I just think of investments now rather than impulsive buys!

What about you? Do you find yourself impulse buying regularly or do you manage to refrain?!

Hiding Out

Initial stages

Finished painting

Been hiding out a bit, I get into these blogging slumps but I try and focus on other things mainly painting this week. I start a new job next week so I'm trying to enjoy the free time, although it's only part time so I hope to still get stuck into illustrating as much as I can.

The Etsy shop is slowly getting there, I'm hoping to add original drawings and paintings as my printer isn't great with prints and the printing shop in my local town wasn't great when I ordered some test prints. Not sure if originals would be anyones thing but I shall give it a go! Also I have designed some mugs and notebooks too which I'm excited to show once I've sorted out the packaging.

It's also my birthday next week so I ordered a few things on Amazon as a bit of a treat including some pencil refills, some lino board cutters and this very cool looking book, which I'm definitely going to post about. I get just as excited with buying art supplies than when I'm out looking for clothes!

Prototype Magazine

#5: The Transformation Issue | Prototype Magazine

Laura kindly got in touch with me asking if I was interested in receiving a copy of Prototype Magazine, I had a good nose at their website/flickr and it was definitely right up my street so I soon accepted.

Being an independently run magazine I think it offers a great chance to promote creatives as well as inspire and engage readers. Every illustrator, photographer, writer, crafter stand out due to all of their work being incredibly diverse. I don't know about you but I find with some magazines you can get a sort of 'samey' quality flicking through the pages but with this issue I found every page to showcase something new, definitely making it a pleasure to read and admire. 

Not only did the contents stand out to me but also the quality of the magazine. You can really tell the creation has been a real labour of love, the paper and ink quality for instance is spot on. 

I must say being a lover of portraiture it came naturally to find myself in awe of Stefanie Cook's illustrations. The detailing of the 'fine profiles' piece is just insanely good. I'm definitely considering to display this above my desk!

If you fancy having a gander at some more information and photographs on this and other issues then check out their Etsy page, as well as their website.