my effort at a '50 things about me' blog post:

so here goes,

 

50 things about me:

1.    I LOVE jewellery, I probably have thousands of pieces of jewellery ive bought in many different styles. I really do have LOTS of jewellery. But I love it.

2.    I love tattoos but I only have 5 at the moment. I have a lot of my forearm pretty much covered, and this year I WILL have it filled :)

3.    My fave type of music is rock/indie/’alternative’ kind of stuff, but I like pretty much ALL music

4.    My fave band of all time is Queens of the Stone Age, and I waited YEARS to see them live. i did eventually see them a few years ago in Glasgow and it was SO WORTH IT

5.    I hate moths and I cant sleep if I know theres one in my room

6.    Id love to get my lip pierced, but im a wimp. Id also love to ‘stretch’ my second lobe hole, but I am a wimp. I might so that soon though, eek!

7.    I love hats and have lots of them

8.    I love chocolate and cake and id quite like to eat them everyday, but I am already fat, so it’s a good job I don’t

9.    I very much enjoy making jewellery, even though I haven’t sold much at all! sadface.

10.  Ive only ever been given flowers once, by my parents for my birthday, and I asked them to get them! bah!

11.  Ive only ever had one boyfriend, and I had fancied him for about 5 years beforehand, even though id only seen him about 5 times in those 5 years. It didnt last long with him. Weird

12.  I cant walk in heels, so I dont even try, ever.

13.  I like pink, its my fave. I also like orange and grey

14.  I have a collection of little trinket boxes, pretty much all of them are from car boot sales

15.  I LOVE most things with skulls on, my biggest tattoo is of 2 skulls and 2 roses

16.  I LOVE Criminal Minds and watch repeats of it pretty much everyday

17.  I love my dog Charlie, hes a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

18.  I dont like HOT weather and I much prefer cold weather, wind, autumn/winter and snow!

19.  I am currently jobless and have been for a long time, pretty much since leaving Uni. This makes me sad

20.  I am always on twitter

21.  I like cheap things, and really don’t have many expensive things AT ALL

22.  My best friend means the world to me, and although we are very different, and our relationship has changed a lot since we met when we were 11, obviously, I love her dearly and always will

23.  My little brother is getting married this year. Hes been with his girlfriend for about 8 or 9 years, and I cant wait to be bridesmaid for them both! awwh.

24.  I like random words from different languages, my favourite being ‘liebe’, which is german for love

25.  I like nice prints/art and i reckon ive got some pretty good ones so far

26.  I love ducks, and I dont like eating them. Aw. QUACK!

27.  I love David Attenborough documentaries about animals

28.  I have worn glasses since I was about 8!? and I couldnt NOT wear them now

29.  I dont read much at all, but the books I like are real stories, mostly true crime stuff, books BY the Krays are a fave

30.  One of my fave books is ‘Bronson’ by Charles Bronson

31.  I very much like the films by Quentin Tarantino and the soundtracks to his films are always awesome

32.  I got my ‘conch’ [the thick bit of cartilage in the middle of the ear] pierced a while ago and although it dint hurt, it took AGES to heal properly, I love it now!

33.  I LOVE anything Scottish and would love to live there one day

34.  Ive never lived on my own before, ive always lived with my parents

35.  I can be quite shy sometimes but thats ok

36.  Ive never stayed at a really nice hotel before and would love to stay at Claridges in London

37.  Id love to get tattooed by Dan Gold at some point soon. I know what id get from him and where. Id also love to get tattooed by many other artists

38.  Id love to go to California, Iceland, Switzerland, Germany, Paris and Canada

39.  It might seem a bit weird/strange/morbid, but when my parents die, I have tattoos planned in memory of them. Also, when my doggy dies, im gona get a paw tattooed somewhere. And if people think that’s stupid/soppy, I couldnt give a shit, cos hes a part of our lives and I spend a lot of time with him most days. I love him very much

40.  I like guys with beards, piercings and tattoos. And im a fan of men who wear hats and jewellery

41.  Im a fan of unusual [but not silly!] names, and have a list of names I like, that I may call my children one day, IF I ever have any

42.  Id love to get married one day, and know the style of dress id like and the colours id have for the flowers etc. but i probably wont ever get married, so yeah.

43.  When my nails ARENT very short [which is how I like them] i like to paint my them with bright colours, but sometimes I dont have the patience

44.  I don’t wear make up on a daily basis, and might only wear a small amount when im ‘going out’ for a night out etc. I never wear mascara, eyeliner or pretty much most make up type things

45.  I only wear dresses/skirts on nights out or special occasions

46.  Im pretty fussy with food, and I don’t like a LOT of things

47.  I dont drink alcohol much and have never been a big drinker really. Ive only ever been proper drunk about 3 times and ive never thrown up from being drunk

48.  I like to doodle.

49.  I like peace sign/symbol jewellery

50.  I LOVE hello kitty

maybe thats made you all 'get to know me' a bit more, maybe not.

 

thanx for reading!



Ice Cream Ring Tutorial, Make Your Own!

hello everyone, heres a different kind of post to anything ive done before, but i thought itd be lovely to share with you a really easy jewellery making tutorial, its all in a kind of notebook/photo format, and hopefully its easy to follow, so here goes:

 

 

i hope you will all try to make your own Ice Cream ring, itd be perfect as a gift, or as a yummy treat for yourself!

 

you can also use the ice cream charm to make a pendant [which im going to do, as the tub i used had 2 small images of Ice Cream on it!] or earrings or a brooch. the tub also had a large image of an ice cream scoop on it, which ive used to create the necklace below:

 

 

if you dont fancy making your own jewellery, you can buy the necklace here: http://butterflypie.bigcartel.com/product/onescoop

 

i hope you all enjoy this tutorial, and let me know/show me photos of your attempts at this Ice Cream Tutorial!

 

liebe das ice cream!

@cLare_beaR_



"i touched his slimy new POTATO tattoo"

heres one of them 'survey' things i used to do on myspace. enjoy:

 

1. What was the highlight of your week? well, seeing as its monday, there has been no highlight YET.

2. Whose car were you in last? sarahs.

3. When is the next time you will kiss someone? haha, not for aaaages probably.

4. What color shirt are you wearing? its a light grey and charcoal striped top.

5. How long is your hair? umm, shoulder length?

6. Are you good looking? no.

7. Last movie you watched? i watched a bit of flightplan the other night. great film.

8. Who were you with? just me.

9. Last thing you ate? a special k cereal bar thingy.

10. Last thing you drank? orange squash. 

11. When was the last time you had your heart broken? that hasnt happened yet, but im sure it will.

12. Who came over last? oh er... probs my brother

13. Are you happy right now? ish.

14. What did you say last? "ok"

15. Where is your phone? upstairs on my bedside cabinet

16. What color are your eyes? theyre green, which is the best colour for eyes

17. Are you left-handed? nah.

18. Spell your name without vowels: clr [that looks shit]

19. Do you have any pets? i have a lovely cavalier king charles spaniel called charlie :)

20. Favourite Vacation? i LOVE scotland, especially the highlands, i very much liked prague and the lake district is nice also.

21. What do you dislike currently? many things.

22. What are you listening to? the tv

23. If you could have one thing right now what would it be? one thing!? hmm...

24. What is your favorite scent? i like the ed hardy fragrances.

25. Who makes you happiest? new things, making jewellery, my friends/family, my doggy, tattoos

26. What were you doing at midnight last night? watching tv in bed

27. When is your birthday? 7th march

28. Who has the same phone as you? my step-grandad and the artist Piet Mondrian, whos dead of course.

29. Last time you went swimming in a pool? seeing as i CANT swim, that would probably have been in school. when i attempted to swim, a bit.

30. Do you read your horoscope? not anymore. 

31. Where was the last place you bought something? ironfist, my awesome new shoes!

32. How do you feel about your hair right now? meh.

33. Do you bite your nails? no.

34. Do you have any expensive jewelery? the most expensive piece of jewellery ive got cost about £30! so NO.

36. Myspace or facebook? MYSPACE.

37. How fast have you driven a car? i dont drive, and cant drive. ive driven a go-kart though, which was pretty fast!

38. Have you ever smoked? no, never. nothing.

39. What was or is your favourite subject in school? i liked art, graphics and english

41. What type of boy or girl do you usually fall for? i like cute, sweet geeky boys. and i like tatttoos/piercings, skinny jeans, boys who wear jewelllery, big eyes and curly hair.

42. Do you have any hidden talents? probably not.

43. Favourite Song? i couldnt possibly pick just one. i am loving mexico by 'incubus' at the moment though.

44. Do you like to sing at all? i do but im shit at it.

45. Dream Job? owning my own art gallery and gift shop :)

46. Where does most of your family live? the only family i care about all live in the north east.

47. Are you an only child or do you have siblings? i have a brother, daniel, whos 25.

48. Would you consider yourself to be spoiled? nooooooo.

49. What was the first thing you thought when you woke up? "oh, i have to get up"

50. Do you drink? alcohol u mean? not really.

51. Know any other languages? i know a bot of german, and the odd word in french and spanish.

52. Ever write a coded message? a what?

53. Have you ever been IN a wedding? yes, ive been bridesmaid MANY times, and a maid of honour once, which was lovely. im gona be a bridesmaid at my brothers wedding in september too which im very excited about!

54. Do you have any children? nope.

55. Did you take a nap today? nah, i dont do naps.

57. Ever met anyone famous before? i met Rhod Gilbert after his gig, and that was amazing. i touched his slimy new POTATO tattoo.

58. Do you want to be famous one day? no.

59. Any Pet Peeves? the term 'pet peeve' is my pet peeve.

60. Are you multitasking right now? no.

61. Do you like Britney Spears? not really. shes had some cracking pop songs though.

62. What is your least favourite chore? all of them!

63. Last place you drove your car? i dont drive

64. Ever been out of the country? YES

65. Where were you born? sunderland. oh yes.

66. Could you handle being in the military? no way

67. What is your average cell phone bill? im on contract so mines £10 a month

68. Who are you thinking about right now? nowt.

69. When was the last time you laughed REALLY hard? ummm...

70. How many pairs of shoes do you own? not loads, umm maybe like... 15!?

71. Are your toes always painted? in my whol life i think ive painted them maybe 2 or 3 times!

72. How many piercings do you have? 5, for now.

73. What are you doing today? fuck all.

74. Have you ever been gambling? aye ive been to the dogs a few times, its good crack.

76. Do you like rollercoasters? not at all.

77. Have you ever been to disneyland or world? NO 

78. Do you have a favourite cartoon character? does hello kitty count!?

79. Last thing you cooked? toast?

80. How's the weather? SHITTY.

81. Do you e-mail? duh.

82. What's the stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone? ive never done anything 'stupid' with my phone.

83. Last time you were sick? actually sick!? ages ago, thankfully.

84. What states have you lived in? none, i live in the uk.

85. Do you wish you could move? yeah, sometimes.

87. What is your dream car? a pink cadillac :)
88. Have you ever wanted someone you cant have? of course.

89. If you could be anywhere right now where would it be? id be with my mates, but i am not

90. Are you happy with your life? no. not really.

@cLare_bear_







ChristmasTime...

"mistletoe and wine..."

 

hello. heres a late-ish post featuring some of the Christmas gifts i got this year.

 

i had a pretty special christmas this year, as for the first time EVER, me and my parents went somewhere on Christmas Day, to my brothers at about 11am! before that we opened our presents from each other at home and i opened the ones from my mates! then we got to my brothers house and had dinner etc and we opened all our presents from my brother and he opened his off us etc. it was a lovely day!

 

here are some of my fave gifts i got this year:

 

 

i actually bought this sweet cupcake trinket box/pot for myself [with my christmas money] for only £2 in wilkinsons. EPIC.

 

 

i also ordered this sweet hello kitty frame from littlewoods and i think it was about £4. i got many hello kitty things this year! YES.

 

 

i got this tiny little 'friends' cushion off my bestie, and i love it! its so sweet.

 

 

here is the lovely jewellery i got this year off my parents, of course i picked it all out myself, its all amazing, of course!

 

 

i got this cute skulls vest top off my brother and katie [his wife-to-be] and they know i love anything with skulls on, so its PERFECT :)

 

 

i got the perfume from Avon off my parents, the wonderfully smelling hello kitty 'body spritz' from my mate Vic, and the mini bottle of Rose off my bestie. good times.

 

 

i got this amazing mustard coloured 'leather' mini satchel off my brother and katie. and i love it!

 

so there, thats some of my fave gifts from Christmas2012.

 

i hope you all had a lovely Christmas and got some lovely gifts!

 

"liebe"

♥



OverTheRainbow...

hello.

 

here is a post about my NEW 'Rainbow' Business Cards from Moo and my NEW logo.

 

ok, so i ordered my Minicards from Moo [see THIS post: http://xjewelleryandstuffx.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/moo-for-me-and-you.html] and was SO happy with them, then recently i saw a tweet from @harrietgray saying there was an offer from @overheardatmoo and @paypal for FREE business cards, i jumped at the chance to create some business cards to match my Minicard tags.

 

I decided NOT to use stripes on the business cards, as i wanted to keep them more plain, but they are in a lovely array of colours, just like the Minicards! cute.

 

sorry about the photo quality, its from my phone

 

i am LOVING these 'Textomatic' cards once again, i think theyre brilliant! here is the back of each card:

 

look at the new "Rawrrr" necklace there!

 

so, i thought about my previous logo and thought id like to change it, firstly, i changed the background to stripes and it looked too dark, so i had the idea of having each letter a different colour, a bit like a rainbow. i think it looks really good! you can see the before and after logos below:

 

stripey

 

plain pink

 

and here is the new 'Rainbow' logo!

 

i might still swap around a few of the colours, but what do u think!?

 

"liebe das rainbow"

♥



My Name Is...

 

here it is, my necklace from @StacyScissors is finally here!

 

ok, so... i had wanted an acrylic name necklace for ages, and after i bought an AMAZING pendant from her before http://xjewelleryandstuffx.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/runningwithscissors.html Stacy kindly sent me a discount code for 50% off my next purchase! EPIC! so after MUCH thinking about which colours to choose from and which font to go for i placed my order and i eagerly awaited it being made! it said it could take 4 weeks to be made, but it didnt take that long... YEAH

 

here it is, in all its pink glittery glory

 

 

 

the colours i went for are: 'bubblegum' for the background and 'snowflake' for the upper layer!

 

Stacy also sent me a cute glittery skull ring [which is good, cos i accidentally snapped the one she sent me with my last purchase]

 

here is me wearing my necklace, i couldnt wait to put it on!

 

the necklace only worked out at around £10 including p&p! which is AMAZING. but even at the normal price, id reccommend you get one cos theyre awesome!

 

theyre such good quality and the colours are so lovely!

 

here is the link to Stacys Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/runningwithscissorss

liebe

x