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BABY PUT ON HEART SHAPED GLASSES ♥

Obsessing over Lana Del Rey's album, drinking lots of tea, having a lovely week with my grandma and auntie who have come to stay with us, victoria sponge cake from M&S, mini tea parties, long sunny walks, Harry Potter marathons, pink nail varnish, sharing stories, early morning sunshine ♥

CHRISTMAS BLOG: DEE ANDREWS ♥

Fellow illustrator, lover of rabbits for their snuggliness and snuffly noses and Harry Potter fan Dee Andrews shares her take on the festive season, with a love of wrapping (a woman after my own heart!),  Harry Potter, classic Christmas films and her idea of a perfect Christmas, complete with fizzy festive drinks ♥ 

What do you like to do to get in the Christmas spirit?  I LOVE wrapping up.  I'm SO not bothered by what the presents are, but what the wrapping looks like.  So to get into the Christmas spirit, I sit down and wrap all my presents up.

Can you share some Christmas picks? (what's on your wish list?) I have only two things on my wish list.  The Harry Potter Blu-Ray collectors edition, and Harry Potter Lego years 5-7.  Christmas is the only time I get to do this stuff!

Do you have a favourite Christmas film? I love so many!  I have a whole load of Christmas DVD's that I watch, like The Grinch, Love Actually, Elf, Fred Claus, Miracle on 34th Street...

What would be on your Christmas mixtape? We have 'The Jackson 5 Christmas' album and we always have that on at Christmas :)  (I do love a bit of Mariah though..)


What's your ideal Christmas present? Something that a lot of thought has gone into, or shows effort.  

What do you like to do on Christmas eve? I normally am working until about 7 on Christmas eve.  I always sit with my Mum, with a nice drink and watch films after.  Last year we watched Chocolat which is such an amazing film.

What would be your idea of the perfect Christmas day? Normally, myself and my Mum are waiting for my Brother and Sister to come over, so at about 9am we start drinking Bucks Fizz.  Then we all get together and exchange presents, and we'll play with whatever we got for the rest of the day until dinner, then watch whatever's on TV.  Doing not a lot is my perfect Christmas :)


Thank you lovely Dee for sharing your festive fun, warming films & christmas drinks make the season the best! ♥  


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PINK POST & DEATHLY HALLOWS

Of late I've been drinking tea, watching Harry Potter 7, putting miniature favourites in my bag, obsessing over pretty films on blu ray (come on Marie Antoinette!) and sending out pretty post ♥

deathly hallows, hazelnut syrup & fur lined boots ♥

that's what has filled up my weekend ♥

magic things are happening ♥

this week has been tiring but i've been featured in the ever so lovely ballad of, we've launched tea and crayons, amelia's fashion compendium! now if that's not something to be happy about this friday i don't know what is! (oooh and also one week til harry potter!) ♥

but all i really want to do is drift off into this world...♥

Monday again, this week I really need to be super efficient & stop reading Harry Potter & finally do some uni work, TS Eliot won't read himself! & neither will my stack of imaginary Marie Antoinette books for my dissertation! Ohh sooo bad natasha! So a to do list {see if this works!}

1. Reread TS Eliot & make better notes! not silly ones!

2. Start to read/ order the Marie Antoinette dissertation reading list *you* gave yourself!

3. Start on the book of TS Eliot inspired illustrations/collages/studies

4. Drink plenty of tea with caffeine so as to keep yourself awake!

5. Look at pretty things on flickr/blogs AFTER you've done all of this!

quiet time♥

this is the book that fills the early hours of the morning, quiet time where i can slip off into the place where tents are bigger than you think & pretty necklaces aren't always what they seem♥

thundery skies ♥

today's been an inside day, thunder and lightening, heavy rain. i've been drawing on the back of my hand- a pink shooting star that says 'hello'. going to see harry potter 6 tomorrow, still don't know whether it's 3D but hoping it's not, i prefer normal cinema showings.

edit- harry potter was really really really good, love the new feel of the films, the sort of magical greenish tint they have on them But! i especially love narcissa's hair & lovely coat. missed alot of wicked stuff out though that jk rowling lovingly wrote so she still rocks over the films. oh dear. but go & see the film, take someone special & lots of popcorn & sugary drinks & a bum cushion♥