I've honestly just realised I never wrote this post around the time of my birthday a month ago! On the lead up to my birthday, I had started seeing a few posts like these and really wanted to do one myself, but then I forgot! Anyway, in the last year of my teens (I'll no longer be a teen, oh wow!) there is several things I want to do during this last year or so.
With everything being a little bit crazy the past few weeks I haven't been able to share much about my birthday apart from the little snippit in the Sunday Summary from that week!
I knew that some time this month was my blogaverisary! But after checking just now when it was, it turns out it was yesterday- oops!
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1. Navy Satchel // 2. The PoreFessional // 3. Kimono // 4. Strawberry Body Polish // 5. Strawberry Beauty Oil // 6. Photo Corners // 7. Fuji Instax Mini 8 Camera (in blue) |
So in about 2 weeks time I will be turning 19 years old! OhMyGod- I'm getting old! With this in mind, I felt I would share a little wishlist. This isn't neccasirly things I hope for people to buy me but for things I may consider buying myself with any money I get from my birthday.
So last week it was Darren's 21st birthday. And it was great to share his birthday with him and such. He also got a brilliant birthday present from his parents for going to the Harry Potter Studio Tour in April.
For Darren's birthday, I took Darren out for his birthday to T.G.I.Friday's and then went to see Devil's Due afterwards. I also baked a few cakes/made some truffles as they are his favourite! For his cakes I tried to go with a Breaking Bad theme as that is one of the things Darren has been most obsessed with this past year. Like last year for his 20th I made him a batman cake.
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It's November!! I can't believe it's literally like 2months or so till Christmas!
So the past month I've been very busy with college and work and other little bits and pieces. At college in the past month I think I've completed/been briefed on about 4 different projects! I think it's fair to say that I've been a bit busy with college and because of this it has ran me done a bit. I mean in the way of being 'run down' that because I've had to work on so many different kind of briefs, and create so much things not just for college, for this blog too! It has given me major creative block which wasn't great as it was during a project that I had no inspiration or motivation for what-so-ever! I'm starting to slightly come out of this but I think it may still be a while, I think I just need to stop being so stressed about having to create stuff and let it come a little more naturally.
Moving on from the boring and stressful side of things, I HAVE actually started looking into and developing things to make and sell! I'm probably going to be buying some supplies and other things during the next week or so as I will have just been paid from my job at the Co-Op and will have a decent amount of money to get it all started up. However, I need to start saving up for my college London trip that we have just been given more information about this week!! so excited Hopefully I will be able to get my initial idea done and dusted this month and will be able to start selling stuff through Etsy but I'll just need to see how things go. At college just now, our brief is also to create a calendar and our lecturers have encouraged us to make it good enough to be able to sell so that's something else that may be coming!
That's really all the news I have for this month but I would like it if you all go say happy 18th birthday to my dear friend Clare! You can either say happy birthday through her blog here or twitter @claresloves.
In my birthday haul post that I posted the other day, I told you about the fact that I got the Animal Crossing Nintendo 3DS with Animal Crossing: New Leaf already installed on it.
Following my birthday card post from yesterday, I thought it would be fit to show of some of the birthday presents I got last week for my birthday. I did get a wine glass and a shot glass (with key) too, but my mums put them somewhere and I'm not sure where!
But don't think it ends there. Soon in the future I will be doing a bigger blog post focused on Animal Crossing DS (and game) and the button maker, so keep an eye out for that!
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This was a beautiful watch I got from my boyfriends family. I love the unique style of the watch and the packaging for it. |
(Left) Warm Bodies DVD- Seriously love this! My first weekly words was a quote from this book/film. (Right) A sketchbook and pencil. Can't wait to try these out! |
(Left) A bookmark from my Nannie. I really love the vintage style of it! (Right) A 18th birthday photo frame. I'm going to put a picture from my night out in town in here. |
Jewelry (Left) From Aly Bali a local Jewelry and Gift shop (Middle) From Mackintosh (Right) Also from the Aly Bali store but is from nomination. It's not really clear but its an "18". |
One of the things I was most excited to show you! A professional button maker, so once I get my designs done, and I've had a couple of practices with it, then I'll hopefully be selling them! |
But don't think it ends there. Soon in the future I will be doing a bigger blog post focused on Animal Crossing DS (and game) and the button maker, so keep an eye out for that!
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This is a little overdue considering my birthday was a week ago... But here are some of the birthday cards I received! I wasn't able to include all the cards I got obviously, so these are just a handful of ones I received.
Typography (Left) I like the simplicity of this one and the use of colours (Right) This one made me chuckle when I read it, and I love the use of Illustration in it too |
Illustrations (Left) This card made me laugh as my sister gave me it & it basically said I can do what I want now (Right) I love this cute illustration & the font that is used on the bird |
Massive Cards (Left) I like the simplicity and the use of different fonts (Right) The dog is just so cute! |
Pretty Cards (Left) I literally got FOUR of this card! (Right) It's so glittery and shiny... |
Writing (Left) I love the feminist style of this (Right) The illustrations make this card awesome |
Number #18 (Left) Shiny again, but I like the use of illustration along with it too (Right) Nomnomnom.... sweeties! |
As today is my birthday!! (Woooooo!) and I thought it would be fit if today's weekly word related to that. So how about everybody has a bit of cake!
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