An Iron Maiden: Flight 666 Evening
Nostalgia post. It’s a late night working for me. Films such as Iron Maiden: Flight 666 keeps me going though. I could watch this thing on repeat.
If you haven’t seen Iron Maiden’s documentary Iron Maiden: Flight 666, when you finish reading this, go get it, fill your room with fans, non fans and anyone you can find then watch. It ain’t a history lesson of the band and forget covering any old ground, it’s a straight up celebration of all things Maiden and testament to how important they are to the lives of millions and the legacy of rock music.
The film documents 45 days of their tour around the world; covering 21 cities over 4 continents while traveling on their private Boeing 757 jet Ed Force One. A mix of live footage, extensive behind the scenes insight and interviews, we see first hand the hysteria they create in every country, the Maiden religion and a very very tattooed priest who bases his sermons around the bands lyrics.
“when you’re in the Iron Maiden family, you really gotta screw up to get kicked out” explains Bill Conte, Stage Manager and after watching this, it’s understandable to feel like you too, are in this for the long haul.
…and back to work.
This weeks picks: Denim furniture
On my travels to get breakfast (and the At Home supplement of the Scotland On Sunday) earlier this week, I came across this chair in the window of Omni Furnishing
It’s gorgeous.A real shame that I have no space anywhere in my house other wise I’d have made one of the most impulsive purchases ever! With that in mind though, this weeks homely picks feature all things denim. Enjoy!
1- Custom Denim sofa – £2500, Re-leaf
2 - Gund chai. Denim with Union Jack – £945, Andrewmartin.co.uk
3 – Cindy Crawford Beachside Denim sofa – Contact for details, Rooms To Go
Tshirts That Need Customising
I got some lovely deliveries of T-shirts this week. The highlight being an amazing Marvel shirt. It’s filled with graphics of their finest superheroes that covers the whole shirt. A great pattern. It’s big aswell, enough to make a bag or 2 with.
I don’t have any immediate plans for these just yet (other projects on the go right now) so I’m going to put them up here. If you like any and would like to buy them customised as something – you can!
New Screen Printed Tote Bags
Happy Tuesday everyone! On the way to work this morning it poured, then full on snowed!… and yes, I am writing this on the 10th of April, 2 weeks after a small Spring heatwave. Crazy.
Anyway, I posted 6 new bags on the Rock And Roll Doctor store last night. Each bag has been designed, printed and sewn by myself. They are priced at just £10 (approx, dependant on exchange rate) and are double lined with colourful cottons inside for extra storage and all round awesomeness.
Tonight I’m going to be filming in the studio so hopefully you will be seeing much more video on here soon. Exciting times!
Etsy’s Best…Dog Beds
Happy Easter everyone! Hope you’ve all had a lovely day painting eggs, eating eggs and relishing in the fact that you have a day off tomorrow (if you do!).
Right now I’m at one of my favourite places, Balmedowside country lodges for a long weekend of games, hot tubbing and general relaxation. I’ve just finished playing 2 hours of Halo (a fine achievement I might add!), drinking beer and eating Doritos. Yup – it’s been a bit of a tomboy afternoon!
So you might be wondering why, on a post about Easter, I’m posting about dog beds! Well – at our lodge is a gorgeous Black lab called Erin. She lives on the farm and has been by our sides every day since we arrived. It’s the fourth time I’ve been to these lodges and she’s pretty much the best part of the weekend.
In light of her cuteness, I’ve decided to pick out some of Etsy’s lovliest dog beds for all the other loyal pooches out there. Enjoy!
From the top:
Union Jack bed
Blue giraffe print couture bed
Chartreuse & White Zig Zag, Chevron bed
Black and white ruffles bed
Black and White Plaid Dog bed By Swell Doggie
Market: Gin In Teacups at the Voodoo Rooms
I got up this morning at 6.15 to shoot my products for the shop before work. I had everything prepared only to find that the lighting wasn’t as good as it was yesterday morning so the shots wouldn’t be any sort of useful. Typical.
Any way, it’s the middle of the week and about time I shared some photos from last Sunday’s Gin In Teacups market. I had a stall with my flatmate Lisa, owner of Edward and Quinne to sell our lovely products. We were surrounded by other wonderful maker friends such as Dolly Couture and Vi Nouveau amoungst many others and apart from some slightly cramped cosy conditions – it went really well. Observe…
I’ve got 2 other markets confirmed (with more to come) and they are:
28th April: St Columbus by the Castle (Johnston Terrace) – The Market
13th May: The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh – Gin In Teacups.
Also – I’m working on some new designs and have pencilled in a printing day/weekend at the end of April for a new line of products – a tight deadline but I’m really excited to be drawing more again.
That’s enough rambling from me. Have a great day everyone!
Inspiration – Pantone Tarts from Griottes
French blog Griottes is full of inspirational culinary treats. The blog belongs to Artistic director Emilie. She is passionate about colour, food and creative ideas. Her posts are so imaginative (see Vos Beurres and Need a hug ? Take a heart ! – totally inspirational!) and the photography alone is enough to get you excited about being creative in the kitchen. I was directed to one particular post this morning that I loved so much I had to share.
Using a range of foods, Emilie recreates Pantone colour blocks into tarts. In the red chart, cherries, raspberries represent 1797C whilst Carrots recreate 171 C. There’s so many more close up photograph in the post worth exploring.
I loved the photography so much on these . I think they would make great prints for the kitchen walls.
Shelving – Wood Curve
This shelf really is something special. A true statement piece of furniture that would transform any room due to its playful colours and bold design. The wonderful thing is that it’s not a piece confined to a certain room. I can see this being placed anywhere in the house and fitting in perfectly.
Made by Wood Curve, AKA Scott Blackwell, in Chesnee,SC, these bespoke creations are available in a variety of shapes and colours via Wood Curve ETSY store.
From Dragons to crayons, Scott offers pre made shelves as well as a custom service so you can get the exact product you want. Speaking about the ‘stacked teacups’ design, he comments;
“I constructed the cups to have depth by staggering the front face, so one appears to be capped inside the other”
Prices start from around £80. Head over to Wood Curve for more.
The Week So Far…
A really quick life update.
1. Sushi. Mystic and I made a whole load of sushi on Monday night to see us through a week of homemade lunches. The thing is, it tastes so good but takes a while to make. Don’t be put off though, it’s worth it and you should definitely try it. Inside our were combinations of prawns, salmon, avacado and peppers.
2. That’s my Dad having his high tea on mothers day. I know, I should really have a photo of my Mum here. I think they both enjoyed their cakes and sandwiches at the Ellersly Hotel on Sunday and it was sunny so the garden that we sat next to looked amazing.
3. My mum sewing. Also on Mothers day – a day when Mothers shouldn’t be doing such tasks but what can I say, she loves it really.
I’m off to Liverpool tonight. So excited! I’m heading down for a long weekend of eating out, shopping and hanging out with my lovely friends. I CANNOT WAIT!
Have a fun weekend everyone!
When it’s sunny in Scotland, everybody smiles…
It is SO sunny today. Probably the nicest day of the year so far and it really does put everyone in a great mood, myself included!
It’s been another busy week. I’ve been working at the studio sewing and spending a lot of time drawing the past few days. 2 nights ago I finished another batch of bags for the up coming Gin In Teacups craft fair.
So, yes! The fair. I’ll be at Gin In Teacups on the 1st of April at The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh. It’s my first fair and I’m a little nervous. It will be like working in a shop all over again. Talking to customers and selling – pretty exciting really! If you’re in the area stop by and say hello to me and my other creative friends at Cupcake Couture and Vi Nouveau.
I’m also currently working on a new cross stitch pattern that will be online to download in the coming weeks and frantically trying to sew it up so I can have it on display at the fair.
Finally, for those of you who liked the swallow pattern, I’ll have cross stitch kits of it in 2 colours available at Gin In Teacups. After that it will be on the Etsy store. You’ll be able to buy a full kit or digitally downloads just the patter. FUN!
Busy busy busy!
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