I'm a Busy Bee!

I've now been back at uni for five weeks and I have been so busy! I can't believe how quickly my first year is going. I finish in June which will soon come around.

I have had some really exciting news with my illustration business, Buttercrumble. We were published in NEO magazine, so if you want to find out more about that then please read about it here.

Other news, we recently went on a day trip to York with my sister and my uni friends. My sister and I have been to York so many times, but my friends at uni have never been so we just had to show them! Oh look, there's a photo of us...

I showed them Betty's tearooms, it would have been lovely to go in, but there was such a long queue like there always is. Plus it's quite expensive, especially when you're student. A girl can dream though. 

York Minster is a must-see! It's so beautiful. I actually based my fine art project on it at A-Levels. I love the Gothic architecture and huge windows.

Once we went and had a good look at the minster, we visited the "most haunted" pub in York for lunch. It was delicious, but the portions were huge (not that I'm complaining) and we really enjoyed ourselves.
I'm going back to York this weekend, but for a hospital appointment. I'm such a busy bee!

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Where have I been?

Hi everyone!
I've not posted much since September, I'm sorry! It's because I've just started university and I've been so busy settling in. I've come home for Christmas and it's so good just to be able to relax and catch up with family and friends at home. Here's what I've been up to:

Christmas decorations in Leeds

Christmas tree made from baubles

Trip to the beautiful York

Cupcake time!

Visited the wonderful Liverpool

1960s Party with my sister

So for the past two months or so, I have been having a really good time. Now, I look forwards to Christmas! ♥ My favourite time of year. What are you expecting Santa to bring? What's your favourite part of Christmas? My favourite part is the food. Yum. I'll make a post about Christmas soon.

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The River Ouse

So we finally had a few days of warmish weather! This will probably be the only Summer that we get in England... It's either raining, windy, cloudy or a mixture of all three. To make the most of the warm day, my family and I went to the River Ouse in York to have a picnic. I also took the opportunity to take photographs:

It was really busy! So many people came out to enjoy the weather. My Mum really wants to hire one of the little red boats to go sailing down the river in. I think they look quite cute.

Have you ever been sailing? Or maybe you've been enjoying good weather?

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Jagger and Bowie

There have been two new additions to the family in the form of fish! Say hello to Jagger and Bowie (named after Mick Jagger and David Bowie because my mum is such a huge fan). We used to have goldfish before they took their last trip down the toilet, but they were quite ordinary looking so this time we decided to get some fish which were more exciting.

This is Bowie, he's a fantail goldfish or a fancy goldfish according to the lady at the pet shop.

This is Jagger, he's a black moor! I love his pop-eyes.

They're the best of friends!

I think they look so handsome and funny! They're relaxing to watch too, they move so slowly (apart from when I'm trying to take some decent photographs). I am in love with them and I think the contrast in colour is beautiful! ♥

What's your opinion on fish? Do you have goldfish?
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March's Instagram Picks

Recently I've been using my instagram more just to document things in my life! You can find me here. Leave me a comment if you're using instagram.

1. Me messing around with my amusing upside down mirror.
2. Honey the beagle warming herself up! You'll always find her by the fire... unless she's causing trouble elsewhere!
3. My little geisha ornament in my room. It's my favourite colour and matches my duck-egg blue walls.
4. Wearing my white trainers from Superga. They're so comfy and great when I'm wearing casual.
5. I've got to save up my pennies! Hopefully I'll be rich by the time it's full. Haha.
6. I picked up lots of earrings from New Look for £1 each. I love big earrings. 
7. Physics causes me brain ache.
8. Did I ever mention that I was a fan of Emma Bridgewater? Recently we bought some of the Comic Relief products.
9. Me wearing my vintage scarf. I love wearing scarves in my hair. 

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I love cows!

I've had a super busy month recently with it being my sister's birthday and Valentine's day and such. I've had so much bad luck recently too. For instance, my sister ended up in hospital after cutting her arm really bad on a pint glass and the car broke down on the way down to London. I am hoping that my luck is starting to change... After all I did have an interview for university last Wednesday so I am hoping that it went well! I would love to get into CSM so when I find out, I will let you know (please cross your fingers for me). Let me know if you have any good luck charms?

Yesterday I visited a farm so that I can take photographs for my graphics project at college. I'm creating a series of surface patterns and I wanted to base them on animals. I think these highland cattle would be perfect. They have such sweet faces and I love their hair it's such a wonderful rich red colour. I know a lot of people are scared of cows! It's such a shame (although I didn't touch any of them, hehe).

Did I mention that there were sheep too? They just wouldn't stop staring at the camera. Obviously very vain. Do you like farm animals? You can view all my photos here.

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London Lover

Hello again!

So over the last week I have been in London. I went to London to visit Goldsmith's and Central Saint Martin's open days. I was really impressed with CSM because they've recently moved into their new converted building. There was so much to do there and it was a tiring day. Especially after we got off the tube at King's Cross... there was an emergency alarm and we all had to leave the station! I hope that this doesn't always happen in London.

We also visited the National Gallery at Trafalgar Square. It was a beautiful building and there were so many amazing paintings from Van Gogh, Monet and Renoir. I wish I had more time to look around... I didn't manage to see the very early paintings.

I do love London because there's always something happening. However people are so busy! Everyone was in a rush. There was some pushing and dashing around.

Does anyone live in London? Do you enjoy the fast-paced life? Which areas of London do you prefer?

Canal outside CSM

Trafalgar Square in Westminster

St. Pancras Station next door to King's Cross

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