its my 30th Birthday and i'll blog if i want to...

hello, its been aaages since i blogged. soz.

so, i was sort of dreading turning 30, which i did on saturday. its a 'big' age and it makes you reflect on the things you have and havent done and where youre at in your life compared to other people and blah blah. i knew i wanted to make my 30th birthday a great one, and not think too much about those things, so i set about planning a trip to Edinburgh, cos i LOVE Scotland, and i had been to Edinburgh a good few times before, so i knew there were lots of shops to look at and places to see etc [you can see my photos from the zoo in another post]

i got some gifts from friends a few days before my birthday, as they knew id be away so wanted to give me gifts earlier.

i got some pretty flowers delivered, from my beautiful bestie. we are also going for a quirky 'mad hatters' afternoon tea on saturday, which i CANNOT WAIT FOR <3

another friend of mine got me some wine, now, im not a big drinker, but its nice to have a bottle on hand incase i fancy some wine with a meal. ... and, as you can see from the photo, she also got me a CUTE hello kitty beanie plush, with a little skull on it, how lovely! it goes with my collection in 'KittyKorner' in my room, as shown in a later photo!

i went out for a meal with my friends on the friday night before i went to Edinburgh, we were supposed to go out for drinks too, but we didnt end up going for various reasons, which was disappointing, but hey ho!

my lovely friend Vic gave me some gifts when we were out, one of which i ate before i could take a pic, but it was a very sweet tin of Lindt chocolates, YUM. and she gave me this Daisy perfume gift set, which is refillable, YEY:

i also got some hello kitty goodies from my parents, a sweet little strawberry scented jewellery box and a strawberry scented money box, which i had spotted in the Argos sale and told my mam to get for me, lol! <3

im grateful for all the cards, gifts and money i got and im gona save most of the money for my next tattoo, my first one in colour, a pretty pink rose, i cant wait! but ill have to, as i need to save a LOT more money, DAMMIT!

"ich liebe das geburtstag"

♥

mixed media madness!

hello!

for AGES now, ive been OBSESSED with the Youtube videos of Gabrielle Pollacco, who makes AMAZING mixed media creations.

if youre not familiar with mixed media, its basically the process of making art[usually canvases, frames and stuff] which have been created using unconventional pieces like metal bottlecaps, fabric flowers, plastic charms etc, and covered with a medium called Gesso, which is ideal for coating metals and plastics, and it leaves a great base for colour [paints, sprays] to be applied! i LOVE IT.

here are some of the sprays i made, using some food colouring with acrylic paints mixed in. i also used a fabric spray i had...

 

i have an art degree, and did art at school and college, so have done a lot of mixed media pieces, but none using gesso, and not in the same way as this piece.

so, armed with some techniques and ideas id seen on Gabrielle's Youtube channel, i set about attempting to create my own mixed media piece.

so, here are some progress shots of some of the stages involved in making my frame, eek!

AAAAAND, here is the finished frame, with added buttons, gems and beads! I LOVE IT and i LOVE the colour combinations!

i really enjoyed creating my mixed media frame, and have just started a mixed media canvas, its SUCH FUN!

if youd like to give it a go, DO IT, and id also recommend having a peek at Gabrielle Pollacco's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/GabriellePollacco

"ich liebe das mixed media kunsten"

♥