Kleinemaus Xmas Giveaway!

It's 2 weeks til Christmas!!

Today happened to be the first snow of the year in Berlin.

I know, it's so late!

It was kind of slushy and sleety and didn't stick but,

STILL COUNTS!!

Last week marked my 50th sale on

www.kleinemaus.etsy.com

and as i'm feeling so festive and happy i want to give back.

There's nothing better than sending people treats in the post!

I've put together a little bundle of treats to celebrate the year ending as well as it has.

What you'll win....

>> 4 a5 prints

>> small original everyday achievement illustration

>> girl gang patch

>> feminism is cool stickerpack 

[my best seller ^^]

>> girl gang shrink plastic badge

>> a6 card

>> small grey haired plushie

All you have to do is visit the shop and leave a comment telling me your favourite item!

There are other options to gain more entries.

I guess all that's left to say is thank you to anyone who ordered,

you've no idea what you've done for my confidence!

And good luck!

I wish i could send everyone something!!

xXx

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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

Happy one monthiversary

morning all

i'm currently sat on my sofa 

[which i've pulled out so it's a bed~lazy]

i'm in my pj's and my boyfriend is listening to some rubbish

[i think it's opeth *blows raspberry*]

i'm gearing myself up to go for a run.

it's hard!

last night, last minute might i add,

we decided to go to fauximages and listen to a few designers

speak about their work.

it was a good night,

pretty inspiring, but it was a late night.

so now i'm pooped.

and i don't want to run.

[i will run, it'll wake me up...plus i get to listen to eminem]

tonight i have the flat to myself for a couple of hours!

the grand plan is to catch up on some shows,

rupaul's drag race

faking it

awkward

once upon a time.

i seriously recommend awkward

it's an mtv show

about a girl in high school who like this guy,

sounds pretty generic right?

and i don't even know how to describe it,

apart from it's really funny and i love it so watch it lol.

check out the s1 promo

i'm going back to england in a week, 

which is super exciting

bcos my parents are away so i can just 

C.H.I.L.L

i'm thinking about taking the camera but seriously though

all i'm going to be doing is gorging myself on UK crisps from m&s

and chasing my dog taking the same photo.

she just doesn't give me face.

i got around to making some sticker packs for my shop

they're really fun and super cute,

i'm SO happy with them!

speaking of which, 

my shop has been open for an entire month!

i'm so proud of myself

[don't be a hater]

that i'm offering FREE SHIPPING for an entire week.

*gasp*

i know right.

so use the code GIMME at checkout and you'll get your treats delivered for free

wahoooooooooooooo!

here's the link

sticker packs from £2, illustrations from £4.50, 

dolls are £20

i even have a couple of cards for £2

so many goodies!!

ok, enough blabbering

i definitely need to run now

uuuuuugh

it's going to hurt :(

as april rushes by, is may almost over?

Hi hi hi!!

April zoomed by didn't it?

What the hell 2014, 

why are you in such a hurry to be over?!

I got up to a fair bit of stuff in April,

i opened my etsy shop,

i started running again after a 3 month break,

[hallelujah---oh my, spelt that right 1st try]

failed at marketing myself,

i ate lots of delicious food, as always.

Let's see, 

i watched some awesome movies.

Blue is the warmest colour.

oof look at her, i want to kiss her.

i mean, it's just beautiful,

the story,

the characters,

the actresses,

the sadness.

such a gorgeous film, i fully enjoyed it.

if you like those 'real life' films where not much really happens,

it just feels as though someone's telling you about their relationship,

then i think you'll really like this.

think blue valentine, take this waltz, drinking buddies.

it's french and subtitled,

and there's lots of shots of adele eating.

april was my 'become obsessed with wes anderson again' month.

i watched the fantastic mr fox after swearing to never watch it

[i just don't like the story *shrugs*]

and now declare it the best stop motion animation i've seen.

it's brilliant. beautifully shot.

what else...

ghost world

eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

young adult

holes [lols]

lost in translation

it's been a good film month!

i read the divergent series.

i've had it on my kindle for a good year now, maybe more, 

i just never felt in the mood to read it.

if you're dithering about it like i was i have only one thing to say,

READ IT.

i devoured the entire series in a week. 

i stayed up until i couldn't open my eyes anymore

to get as many words read as i could before sleep beckoned.

it kind of reminded me of the uglies series by scott westerfield, 

but it really is a good trilogy.

loved it.

would anyone be up for a trilogy swap??

i offer the uglies series.

which i have just discovered is in actual fact a quartet...

huh...

i have not read extras...

do you ever get sad after you've read a book and wish 

and wish you hadn't read it,

just to go back and read it all again with fresh eyes?

OH i found out trudi canavan has a new book out in may

*fangirls*

i've been reading her for years, 

she's one of my favourites.

i picked up the age of the five trilogy for £1 at a car boot

after losing my copies.

happy shell!!

i'm toying with the idea of rereading dance with dragons,

but i'm not sure.

i have so so many books on the kindle that i downloaded ages ago.

frances hardinge,

gemma burgess,

rainbow rowell,

emmeline pankhurst,

uuugh how to choose where to start?!

i bought some nail varnish, 

put it on, 

and remembered i don't like to wear nail varnish lol.

i'm going to try and make some nail art transfers,

i have the paper, 

i think i have the designs, 

just need to give it a go!

ooh april i bought a lot of post birthday [lol] zines and prints.

i'll take some photos and might start doing a zine a week post.

lovely josie from hello possum does a zine

feature which i LOVE to read!

some friends from DAHN SAAHF [london]

were in berlin so we met up.

we went to the bird because how could you not?

any excuse people, any excuse.

we grabbed some beers and ciders from the flat after our meal and went

to mauerpark and sat in the sun drinking and talking.

the weather recently has been beautiful.

early summer?

yes please!!

to end the month 

[literally the last day of the month]

we went to see lucero play at postbahnhof.

they were so good,

the pianist was out of this world good.

the only problem was the gig fell on a holiday so ended at half 10

or something RIDICULOUS.

we were home by 11 aaah old age.

and finally i've just been working super hard on shop stuff.

designing new prints and cards,

editing shop images,

making sticker packs,

emailing emailing emailing,

growing my not at all scary & hairy girl gang.

i can't wait to show you guys!

i'm going to edit my photos from the month and hopefully 

they'll load a little faster this time!

next post may be slightly picture heavy...

sorry it's been so long xx

**listening to rancid-...and out come the wolves**

Feel the fear and do it anyway.

That's a quote right??

I'm pretty sure i read that somewhere...

So this week i did something i've been wanting to do for years,

i made an artists page for myself on facebook,

EEK.

Mega scary, but i bit the bullet and i did it!

I'm still scared, 

still filled with self doubt,

but this little step has been incredible for me.

I feel like everything has fallen into place.

I want to do this,

i want to open an etsy shop,

i want to draw!

I want people to enjoy my creations and laugh along with me.

This may not seem a big deal to most people,

but to anyone struggling with not knowing where they want to be in life,

what they want to 'do',

anyone with anxieties and depression,

any introverts...

you get it right?

These are a few of my newer drawings.

The achievement rosettes are part of a series to do with everyday successes.

You will find more work on my new page,

wink wink,

over HERE on facebook!

[aggressive link text lol]

If you like it, please like it.

Share it even.

It would mean the absolute world to me to get to 100 likes by this time next week.

I'll be holding a giveaway when i get to 100 likes for a print of your choice,

YEAH BITCH, FREE PRINT!

Hope everyone's having a good sunday,

especially you mums!

x