Monday, 25 October 2010

www.randomphoto.com










Over the years I have noticed some random photos that have come to be my ' bits 'n' bobs ' folder on facebook. Looking through them would tell you much about my strange but interesting life. I wish all conversations were in pictures, seeing amazing things allows for silence and appreciation, both of which everyone should dabble. Here are a few to wet the whistle. Try it yourself also.



Tuesday, 19 October 2010

she is a spectacle!





Totally in love with/wanting to have cool glasses,problem is i have perfect 20/20 vision and do not need glasses, which is indeed crap because i love glasses but i feel like a wallaper wearing glasses that i do not need (unless sunnies) as i feel like everyone who i speak to knows i don't need glasses and i am a big fat fraudster. So anyways i love glasses and have spotted some lovely vintage 50's style and mod glasses on Etsy! whomever counts up the amount of times i have said glasses gets a smirk from me.Go on.

Tuesday, 12 October 2010

furniture library, well read





In looking for quirky and chic ideas to have in and around my home and shop i have come across many ways to recycle different old items to reuse them in ways that not only are very clever/environmentally sound, but also exquisite to look at. Etsy and blogs on here are smashing ways to find ideas that i can get super excited about and get flustered about which ones to do first.So Could everyone do me a solid and stop being so bloody inspirational? and also help me stop cursing? ha, only kidding as i LOVE it. Both the ideas AND cursing. Sorry mum.

So flowers are the latest addition to my house on a relatively daily frequent and for this i am so very proud. Adding such a fresh colourful and shabby chic viewpoint to my house can only be a good thing, i started thinking about different vases to keep them in and have been keeping my eyes peeled throughout every shop i am in. I came across, on another blog, vases made from books and then further went on to read about a designer called Laura Cahill who has mastered this technique in all its glory and fame. Trawling through car boot sales and charity shops Cahill realised that old books are difficult to recycle due to the glue used on the spines and decided this would be a better idea as a recycling product. Using test tubes inside these vases also made them waterproof and able to behold some charming little flowers aswell as looking so marvelous in its own fame too! she went onto further create fantastic items such as stools and light stands and it has excited me beyond coolness so i thought it best to blog about it. That's it, let anyone who wishes to read this know how uncool i actually am. Fear not i really do not mind,so much so i made me a paper hat shaped like a tosser and i have it on right now. Again, i only jest, or do i?


Monday, 11 October 2010

now this is just bloody offensive.....

1. What is your legal name? Aminah Box Morgan


2. How do you say it? AM IN A BOX MORGAN, shouting helps with the understanding.


3. Why did your parents decide to name you this? They are cruel cruel troll people and told me that bullying was character building.


4. What other names were they considering? Omar, Adam, Bilal, Sayf......i think they wanted a boy.


5. Were you born first, middle or last? First unfortunately although no doubt thought about last,because i wasn't a boy.


6. When is your birthday? The 1st Of June, same as Jason Donavon, bet he is happy he is a boy.


1. Who are your best friends? Real : Stuart,Emma,Charon. Imaginary : Basil, Dave and Cecil.


2. Do you tell your best friends everything or do you keep things from them? I keep things from them, including things like their mail, their dinners and general property type things i can steal along the way.


4. Do friends come before family? Depends who is bringing round food.


5. Do most of your friends go to your school? No. All my friends graduated years ago. They keep me here until i learn something.


6. Do you have more friends or more acquaintances? Why?


7. Who’s the person you’ve stayed friends with the longest? Dave he has haunted my home for years. He is also a horse.


8. Does your best girlfriend come before your boyfriend? I am married so i hope not.If my husband hears i have both a best girlfriend and a boyfriend he will go static!!!!



* note to reader ' READ THIS WITH CAUTION '

god she is quiet eh?







Not much to say in this blog just putting up some interior inspirations!
Again if you are offended by me putting or using these pictures up then do let me know, however it is all about the appreciation!and i will most probably offend you again, via email abuse, only usually fit for the likes of facebook close friend conversations etc! * jests *

boy meets girl, girl meets boy.....its bloomin poetry!

Filtering through all the images, runway shows, interviews and blogs surrounding this years a/w fashion for 2010, the designer Antonio Marras stuck in my mind as one of the most wearable and interesting styles that really suited my personality. As cliche as it sounds, it is actually true. I was intrigued by his last season which was beautiful and whimsical and this season by his play with masculine and femininity. I love the mix of tweeds and furs and then the glam of floral prints and quaint accessories it is altogether so pleasing to look at and also to wear i would imagine. The styling and cuts of the clothing gives the nonchalant yet determined image to women that so many try to create. Inspired by Sardinia's culture and the Sardinia bandit queen Paska Devaddis the collection is contrived from the local history which in research is fascinating!



Friday, 1 October 2010

whoopies?

So i was having coffee and cakes (strawberry cake filled with cream with a side order of ooooooo so good apple pie ice-cream) and i notice on the menu something called a whoopie! my two lovely friends filled me in on this new fashion feast that is taking over the cupcake phenomena and now all i am hearing about is these delicious sounding fancies. After reading about their success in America i am now aware of the pie type cookie filled treat taking over in these lands also. A cross between a cookie and a cake the sponge domes are joined together in baking matrimony with delicious whipped up cream and can be chocolate or otherwise, decorated or left plain. Either way i need to try one immediately otherwise i will be totally left out! we cant have that can we? so, if anyone is indeed on their way or has any plans to get some do us a favour and pick me one up too eh? i would be much obliged. Here are some whoopie type cake porn to feast your sugary eyes on!