Atishoo, atishoo...

Tonight I made my first-ever "Inchie" for Amy's autumn inchie giveaway competition! I really enjoyed it too! I had no idea working in such a small space could be so challenging or so much fun!

You should all give it a go kids ;D

Size Matters...

I <3 autumn, it's one of my favourite times of year. I love the colours of the trees and the sky. I love getting to FINALLY wrap up in layer upon layer of cosy clothes and enjoy the crisp air that always smells awesome at this time of year. I always swear I can smell the seasons change and autumn by far has my favourite smell!

Happily, I'm not alone in my love of autumn, or fall if you prefer! One of my favourite bloggers, Amy of "The Inchie Project" fame continues to delight me with her recent posts about this time of year, and she's so full of enthusiam that it's pretty darned infectious! Lisa, you would LOVE her blog I guarantee, so I suggest you pop over there soon because she's having an Autumn Giveaway!
I must admit I want to win her giveaway and fully intend to use every entry opportunity I get (though you might have to wait a day or two for your fall inchie Amy, my head's like pudding just now!) and on that note, I'm going to leave her ever-so-pretty blog button for you all to go "Ooooooooo!" at (because I don't know how to add it onto anywhere else on my blog :S help!)

 

Sunday Night

I want dreads again

I love that my husband and I can sit in silence for hours and not feel the need to fill it

I wish people would take more photos of me

I wish my husband would take more photos of me, without me asking. I want to capture every facial expression, every movement, every word he says. I sometimes feel he's not interested in remembering anything about me, perhaps just content to experience me right here, right now

I can't wait to fit into those jeans

Finally hearing "Inglorious" today after what is probably years was total ear candy

I'm pretty contented and happy right now

New blog?

So, I'm thinking of starting a new blog. Not another "Day in the life of..." one, more one with a specific purpose, a bit like Amy's "Inchie" blog though not perhaps THAT specific cos....I don't have an idea for just one thing? Nah, I want to make one where I share things I've seen, photos I've seen or taken, products, cultural things, that kinda thing!

Now just to think of a name....

Kinected

My new old obsession - kinetic typography

Package Deal

Recently I've been thinking that it's about time I released some of my creative wankery upon the world, so I decided to start selling some shizz. Sales were at an all time low with my trademarked "Wait-until-someone-asks-you-to-make-them-something" approach so I decided I should probably make a fresh start by setting up shop somewhere. I have an Etsy shop although I've never done anything with it, but I'm not completely in love with the site. I feel it's gotten a bit big for it's boots and kinda lost it's initial charm, plus then I run the risk of something I make ending up on Regretsy though I'm not totally convinced that's a bad thing! A friend of mine uses Folksy, but I haven't properly taken the time to check that site out so if anyone could give me any info that'd be much appreciated :) also, a lot of people I know are doing the whole "Selling Your Shit On Facebook" thang, but that doesn't appeal hugely. I'd like to be a bit more professional than that.

So. To my point. Pardon my french, but I'm fucking obsessed with packaging. Obsessed. If you're gonna give me a gift the contents of the package are relatively inconsequential compared to the joys and delights of well-designed packaging.

One of my favourite boxes. It was like getting an enormous easter egg!!

When Woody handed me my gift bag for my birthday and I pulled out that little Tiffany-blue (cos it was, y'know, Tiffany) card bag I was already in raptures, but when I looked inside and saw two little rectangular boxes I was ecstatic. Not because I had two pieces of Tiffany jewellery, but because that meant there was two lots of packaging to squee over! And THEN, when I opened the boxes, there was *gasp* another layer of packaging!!! Each item was in a little drawstring bag which was (be still my beating heart) divided inside to keep the silver from rubbing. You could have chucked two cheap bangles from Claire's Accessories in them and I would still be in pig heaven just because of the presentation. I want other people to be as excited about my packaging as I was that day. I want to spread the happiness brought to me by layers of cardboard and tissue and paper and and and....

Ok, NOW I'll get to my point! I'm struggling to come up with a packaging design I like. I like colour but only when used sparingly. I'd normally go for classic black and white, but I'm not feeling it this time. So what's a girl to do? I think I might combine the three! Like, black and green with white accents, and vice versa. And then there's the dilemma of what KIND of packaging to use! Plastic pouches, paper wrapped, boxes?

SO MUCH CHOICE!!!

Methinks it's about time to put what graphic design knowledge I have to good use and try to come up with something. I'm doing Visual Communication at college this year so hopefully that'll get the old creative juices flowing properly! If any of you have ideas you care to share, feel free to leave me a note in the comments :)


Do YOU have any odd obsessions?

Under Construction

Still farting about with a lot of things, so if you stop by and nothing seems to make much sense and links go nowhere, then you know why!