Boo!!

As every blogger before me has said, 

"sometimes life gets in the way and you need to take a step back"

end quote, ha.

In all honestly, i couldn't find the energy.

I couldn't think of anything i wanted to write,

i've not read any blogs since i last posted.

Rubbish me!

In all fairness though my life got a bit busy.

I took part in an all girl exhibition,

my friends came to Berlin to stay for a few days,

i had a very exciting business offer,

[more on that in a bit, squeee]

i've been making things for my etsy shop.

and breathe. 

My wall for the exhibition.

One thing i realised about my work whilst hanging it was i make 

a lot of text based drawings.

Which is in no way a bad thing,

but pretty overwhelming when all my pieces are together.

A little girl made me cry on the night,

[and every now and then since lets be honest!]

i was told that she loved my work bcos Jaqueline Wilson is her

favourite author and she loves the books.

Which excited me bcos i love her too.

Then i cried because this little girl made my life.

People were seeking me out to tell me they liked my stuff,

and i was in the room when people were walking in and commenting

about how they like it.

Best ever feeling.

If i ever doubt myself again i just have to think back to this night.

I was surrounded by beautiful people,

beautiful art,

and beautiful drunk friends.

It was my favourite night in a long time.

In June i discovered and mastered summer rolls.

YUM.

Ah our annual eurovision feast,

was a good one this year, the show and the food,

still laughing about the hosts getting Graham in the booth with confetti.

Frenemies <3

Got a new bbq, 

it's amazing,

super easy to carry to the park,

super easy to light.

BBQ!

I seriously have the best intentions to go veggie again some time 

but then i remember sausages

and i'm german, i fucking love sausages.

[that's what she said]

Ramones museum, been here a million times,

[over exaggeration]

and i fully recommend it.

[......if you like the ramones]

LOL.

Whenever i'm home i love sitting in my mums garden and listening to the bees buzz.

I wish people were more serious about saving them,

if they die, we die!

They're so important, and so cute!

Did me some drawing whilst waiting for my, once again, delayed plane.

Sorry i disappeared, 

speak soon!

x

april in a day // hauls and things

hello hello hello,

are we all excited for rupauls drag race tonight?

no?

but it's the final!!

i'm rooting for adore but i think bianca will take the crown.

they both super deserve it.

i took a bunch of photos in a new location the other day...

my desk!

it's so white

[well, it's proper dirty, i'm not so tidy]

and it's so blank and plain.

perfect for some fancy photography right?

i grabbed a bunch of stuff i've been meaning to show you for a while.

all of the things i ordered are from april, may,

possibly some even came in march!?

there's a shit ton more,

but can't spoil the treats all in one go right?!

just my everyday cereal and morning read.

a good way to start the day.

i found some new sweet and sour haribos.

when i say sour,

they're proper lemon zest sour.

but then you get the sweet one and it's such a relief.

these are tasty little beasts.

NEW CAMERA SHE IS GORGEOUS.

thanks to michelle from satchels & pearls

for being able to part with this little beauty!

my gorgeous wild thing from amy.

i am so in love with him

<3

so we got ourselves another one each and they both had bart in.

anyone want to trade?!?!?!?

also, we watched the lego simpsons episode last night,

it was really good,

reminded me of community.

a selection of some of my favourite comics, books, and zines.

i will share these one day,

if anyone is interested?

meh, even if not it's gonna happen!

by the amazingly talented nicola rowlands. 

i love everything she does.

my amazing new wanda patch.

i was on lily's etsy page and couldn't decide what to choose,

then i noticed she had a 'treat yourself' gift pack 

[for the fellow undecided]

and i was so easily convinced.

i picked the 'tough babes' option and was so so happy.

it was the most gorgeously wrapped package!

you know something's gonna be good when you can't even bear to 

tear the packaging!

 my mum sent me a package with easter treats,

included were some old diaries.

oh my glob THE CRINGE.

here's a small example of the sheer embarrassment.

i couldn't resist that noodle head.

ah midge.

i love this girl and everything she stands for!

i picked up a couple of bits from the ladybird likes facebook sale.

drop dead had a sale too.

i got a jumper.

[oh dear i got a lot of stuff this past couple of months,

i don't know how you guys can do spending bans,

y'alls have way more willpower than me!]

let's be honest though,

 i was WAY more excited about the car air freshener.

can't wait to have a car again.

[really don't need one in berlin]

this is me.

i swear it, every damn beachy time.

i fell in love with this babes work ages ago.

came across some drawings on tumblr.

remember the drawing of the 2 dogs?

one of them is trying to start a nice conversation and the other just screams

"COFFEE"

lol lol lol

anyway, i never realised she was berlin based!

found her and her stall at the comic invasion in april and got some bits.

i wanted to say hello and talk but i'm so shy.

DAMMIT.

i really feel like i met my people at the berlin comic invasion.

my ipad case! 

i got it off ebay where it cost a mere £5.

it's so good i love it.

i was in the apple store recently and OMG 

for an official case they wanted €40.

it didn't even have a back!

just a magnet that attached to the side of the tablet.

i'm building up my sticker collection.

i was so into stickers as a kid, i had them on everything.

but i got told it was ruining stuff and why not keep things clean,

so i did. i fell out with stickers.

:(

but i'm back on track now!

hell i'm even making my own stickers!!

the stickers on the case include nicola rowlands, 

gemma flack,

witchhboy,

bold as brass

[where lovely rachel baldwin works]

a wilhelm scream,

and my own.

my boyfriend and i like to doodle on our calendars,

we do this purely for the memories.

anything funny that happened or was cooked, 

onto the calendar it goes. 

wait til you see may.

it's looking excellent so far.

i ordered myself some tags for my new dolls.

they cost me no more than £3.

they're just labels that you sew into clothes,

but i'm going to be folding them in half and sewing them into my dolls.

probably their butts.

so, every now and then in the euro store a real treat pops up.

and i'm not talking about €1 washing baskets

[best buy ever.]

this month i found these cutesy heart tubs.

they're not massive.

so far i've been using them as sticker holders and water pots.

lookit how cute they are!

*linda belcher voice* aaaaw, lil babies!!

my sister enjoys taking photos where you blow through your lips,

like blowing a raspberry but no tongues.

i don't think it's that hilarious but if it makes her laugh hey,

what can you do!?

in april i opened my shop and i feel as though i've already improved massively.

it's not easy, but i'm getting there.

i've sold a few dolls,

i had to say bye to my beautiful frida kahlo doll, 

and i've had orders go to america and sweden!

it's all very exciting.

lately i've been making sticker packs.

i have an all purpose everyday occasion pack,

and a girl gang pack.

i'm currently working on animal kingdoms,

blogging essentials,

and other secret treats.

the most time consuming thing is sending out constant emails,

whether i'm introducing myself and my stuff,

submitting to online magazines,

offering freebies,

or even asking for help.

not hearing back from ANYONE is the hardest.

i don't understand how people don't have the time to reply?

it really affects my confidence.

i'll save that for another time though!

hope everyone enjoyed april as much as i did?

i know we're halfway through may now,

i'm always late though, 

don't hate!

happy happy easter catch up!!

success!!

i went through all of my photos and resized them 

>.<

i always feel smart when i fix a problem

lol, it was a stupid problem!

so these photos are from the first 2 weeks or so of april... 

we were at the mall one day and found this beast,

we thought it looked like a giant hot cross bun so we bought it with fingers crossed

€3,50 >> wasn't a bad price either 

YAAAAY!

hot hot hot cross bun slice!

i'm pretty sure we scoffed the lot in a weekend

no regrets

no shame

pasta pesto, chicken and bacon

the pasta is wild garlic

japanese curry

sounds bizarre i know, but it's tasty as

so cuuuute!

he was just hanging out of the window for ages

on our way back down the street he'd jumped out and took himself for a walk

dogs in berlin are amazing,

they're so obedient and utterly adore their owners,

they don't even look at other people!

*sobs*

haha

pretend it's a scene from the walking dead

walkers ahead beware!!

mmm, nothing scary about this.

a kiwi scoop and a cherry

the most popular building on our street.

i can see this from our front window and the amount of people that stop to take a picture...

i should charge

you know,

for art.

HAAA

i got a new half circle cake tin and wanted to use it

there was too much batter though so the cake turned out round

oooops

tasted good though

we've been spending our late afternoons in mauerpark

beer and people watching in the sun before tea.

this place gets crazy busy.

mmm HOT DOGS

i always regret putting mustard and ketchup on them

i like plain food lol

chicken burgers and coleslaw

GET IN MY BELLY.