I've moved to the dark side...

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Half windsor knot.

L.O.V.E @ 1st listen:


I'm loving the tartan and fetish fumbling it's way around right now. When I go to Glasgow, I MUST find some Allen tartan. I nearly bought a tartan shopping trolley the other day - it was a mistake that I didn't.

This blog makes me drool: http://fiercefatale.tumblr.com/
And one day, I will buy one of those space cadet bustiers. Bralets are one of my favourite things anyway - but with spikes on tooo??!

Caramel and seasalt macaroons, revisiting signature scents, being uncharacteristically forgetful and characteristically clumsy and accident prone, the first time I wore my new coat, finding an identical brooch to one I once lost, new scissors (love sharp scissors), Wham, "duls", fruit salad Poinsettias, Tim Holtz lost and found, diy heat embossing using the toaster and my great uncle's very old book press, missing pole, writing Christmas cards and finding stocking fillers, Pantone guides, sparkly heels, the first Gales in a long time, the second Gales shortly after, I am the Avalanche - good effort considering how tired I was, Jupiter, Drop Dead's Hate Hearts (and the Space Donuts, yum)...

Hello handsome, love your hair:


I'm looking forward to seeing more of this:

Alice Dellal looks gorgeous all ladylike.

Spotted this on the Nylon blog:

So good, he he. I'm obsessed with punches. In the last 2 months I've bought 3 punch tags and got crafty with them.
Remember, craft hard or go home.

http://youareremarkable.wordpress.com/love-letters-to-from/

I got a gorgeous surprise present from the lovely Miss Jones...she is the queen of cupcakes, so sent me a little kit. Including a whopping great nozzle which I must master!

And on that note, I have gifts to wrap. I'm disguising everything in the financial times this year. Coral meets type, in the words of Tim; "OH MY GOOOOODNESS!"...

These are hard times for dreamers.

I forgot how much I love Amelie... from the cherries over her ears (my great grandad put cherries over my ears), the cloud photographs, Nino's photo album (I really want a photo booth photo), the clever quotes; "At least you'll never be a vegetable - even artichokes have hearts", the strategem and the thought of Paris by scooter!

Man in photo: She is in love.
Nino Quincampoix: I don't even know her!
Man in photo: Oh, you know her.
Nino Quincampoix: Since when?
Man in photo: Since always.
Man in photo: In your dreams.

But the best thing, is when you recognise the places...especially the carousel below the Sacre Coeur. I loved it there.



I also watched Point Break for the first time. You know I'm a sucker for an LA surf movie. KeanuReevesyum. Makes me wanna get in that sea...or that sky. You know the view I'm talking about.

Nestie now gives me kisses, especially when I bring him basil. Gorgeous boy.

My bike has been serviced, it's no longer underpowered. ha ha

I like remembering that I have a pair of new shoes which I haven't worn because I didn't want to ruin them. Bring out the zebra monks!

Been in Southsea a fair bit. I always want to buy antiques though, I need blinkers on. I see things to decopatch and distress, ha ha.

I've been heat embossing the diy way - with the toaster. My christmas cards look so good with a touch of black gloss. Or rather, in the words of Mark Francis; "they look diviiine'...

I get so distracted, by some people's reactions.

But behind this emotion,
There lies a sensible heart.