Kreativ Blogger Award

I was awarded this by the lovely Maartje, over at Tizzalicious. If you haven't already, you should check her blog out.  She updates it often (some sort of superman, along with doing all her own web stuff, making, selling, posting, having a boyfriend and shopping...) and it's got the perfect mix of finds, promotion and personal.

Anyway, the award has a few rules.

Put the award with message on your Blog.
Little message and link to the one you got it from.
Tell us 7 things about you we didn't know.
Choose 7 other bloggers who you want to give this award,
link to them and let them know you gave them the award!


7 Things about me you didn't know.... well it depends who is reading? And if you have read here before...

1.  I do the craziest things in my sleep. The usual walking and talking, but also texting and even spitting on one occasion. You can read a little more about it in a previous post here
2.  Footballer Lee Sharpe once tried to impress a friend and I on the way home from school. Eugh that's like, ten years ago!!
3.  I absolutely hate McDonalds.  I have only eaten from there once in about five years, and that was because a friend bought me ice cream to cheer me up, and I love him more than I hate them. Bless.
4.  I have three half-brothers and two half-sisters but was brought up and only child. Every Christmas I asked for a baby brother or sister (hold back the spew or silence the violins).
5.  I am addicted to buying dresses.  I had a think about all the dresses I own today, and I am very content with my collection.  Oh and I bought one marked down from £150 to £11.50 the other day.
6.  A friend sends me texts with excerpts from trashy magazines like 'Take a Break'. It makes me laugh til my ribs ache.
7.  I have 37 cousins (on the last count which was 27 January 2007).This does not include their children or even their grandchildren.

 My nominated bloggers are:
Elegant Journey - The Art Blog of Jennifer Katherine
Mamutopia - Cute crafts
Berrysprite - Download her desktop calendar! So cute!
She draws - Draw, glue, glitter, make
Hawaii Kawaii
Midge's Mind - Margaux gave me some very good advice a few days ago. Her work is superb.
Knit and Destroy - Knitted aceness

Have a super weekend. I will be!

xoxo

Hi Bonnie!!

How cute! I had to share this with you. This is Bonnie, she's a Westie and I can't wait to meet her! 

She's not mine. I live on the top floor of a block so it's not practical.  She will belong to one of my best friends very soon (the best friend that I'll be a bridesmaid for next year!!).

I can't help thinking the girl holding her needs to wash her hands... look under her finger nail O_o   eww

Say hello to Bonnie!! Hi Bonnie!

xoxo

The good, the bad, and the hopefully not too ugly...

I went to see the plastic surgeon today, to follow up that mole thing that was removed from my chin.

The good news: biopsy results are fine

The bad news: he wasn't happy about how it's healing. 'A bit lumpy'.

The not too ugly: I think it looks OK. It's just when you press it, it's hard. Lovely!

If we meet - don't press my face, K?

xoxo

Love for Lego leaves fan in hot water!

I just read an article (original here) about some geek who bought a gun replica made from Lego and got raided by the firearms squad.

Photo from here

If you know anyone with a ridiculous love for Lego then get them some cufflinks or earrings for Christmas... no need for police involvement...

xoxo

100% Handmade... this weekend

SO excited.

I'll be selling the old faithfuls and some new bits and bobs at 100% handmade this weekend.

I'm reet looking forward to it, I am. See you there??


xoxo

Extraordinary sources of inspiration

I coordinate network events in my 9-5.  I went to one the other day for people who support (admin wise) Learning and Teaching.  It was about career development at the uni I work in.

Anyway, bizarrely, one of the women talking ran her own hat-making business 'Shes All That', until she was credit-crunched.  Rather than inspiring me to develop in the 9-5 workplace, I have come away with loads of KitschenSink ideas. So I am starting to put together some goals for 2010... and I'm really excited.

Where do you get your motivation from? Have you had the best ideas in the most random places? Tell me!!

I'll tell you more about my ideas in January!

xoxo

'Me' time!

Right then, my good illustrating and crafting friend Littleclouds pointed out to me on Twitter today that I'm not blogging so much anymore.  My bad.

I do enjoy blogging about what I am finding and getting up to and stuff, and, I mean, who wants to follow a blog that's all advertising? You wouldn't subscribe to a cold-caller now, would you? (Maybe if you were a total loner... errrr nope).

So let this post be a KitschenSink free zone...

Fun stuff
I went to see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Sunday, and had pasta for tea at a restaurant. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs rocked... and Karen O has the most amazing spirit. I think I fancy her a bit.

Photo by Nick Pickles

Weight

People have told me in the past week I look as though I have lost weight, so in celebration...

... they are from M&S and orgasmic.  Woops there appears to be some craft sneaking in there (E6000)!

Boys
Ho, ho, ho... you wish... but here's something I sent to a friend a week or so ago (she took this photo for Facebook, bless her)...

Family
Anyone who knows my Dad knows he's a bit crackers and nothing has changed. He wants me to make him a pendant. I am thinking 'no'.  My Mum brought me round a bag o' swag yesterday that included an advent calendar, two spanish comics (oooh boderline KitschenSink talk) and three jars of Ragu.  What a woman!

And, whilst I have not been blogging properly, I thought you had all stopped blogging too... so I am now going to attempt to catch up on what everyone else has been doing, starting with Littleclouds :) 

xoxo