Anthro Snaps

Paid Anthropology in Mall at Millenia a visit today and took a few snaps

Clearwater Beach, FL

Think it's going to be especially hard to adjust back to everyday rainy, cold life when i get back to England.

off to Tampa

back in 2 days

Honeydukes

Today we visited Universal Studios and made our way to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

I took some snaps of the inside of Honeyduke's sweet shop. Filled with sweets and pretty pastel colours.

Flo Rida

Back in November time i made cushions and flat samples for my Final Major Project at college.

One of the flat samples was Florida themed, the only reason it was a flat sample rather than a cushion was due to lack of time. After the project had been handed in my Mum asked if she could have the Florida sample for our home in Florida. Rather than just framing or hanging it i made it into a cushion.

Here it is in its new home.

T Minus 7 Days

This time next week i will finally be at our home in Florida. It feels like i have been waiting FOREVER for this to come around, to say i am getting impatient is an understatement!
This holiday is much needed, i feel like i have become stuck in a bit of a rut.

The Sketchbook Project Update

I ashamed to say that i have neglected my sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project. Amongst making custom orders, wedding gifts and getting prepared for Designers Marketplace my poor little sketchbook has been left untouched.

After reading my usual daily blogroll i found a few posts which instantly inspired me and reminded me to pay a little more attention to my poor old sketchbook, which has to be sent back in January and it is looking pretty sorry for itself in it's current state. Im hoping to take it to Florida with me in a couple of weeks and i will (hopefully) fill it with lots of photographs, drawings and tonnes of crafty sketchbooking stuff which is abundant and dirt cheap over there.

I mean Walmart alone has about 3 aisles dedicated to crafting and scrapbooking, Target is also one of my favourite places in the world! .... This is sad i know, but you just don't get stuff like that on that kind of scale here (in England) unless you visit places like Hobby Craft which still isn't the same and i also HATE that place.

Anyway enough of my embarrassing craft related confessions and rantings....

update

Feels like i haven't blogged in a while, truth is i don't think i have done anything of interest to share.

Today i ticked off everything on my 'to do list' first time in a loooong time... maybe forever.

I began embroidering a cushion i printed a few weeks back. It's a birthday present for our neighbour in Florida so i only have 4 weeks to get it finished EEEK! I can't wait!

Today i also made a little something for my friends Mum's wedding which is on Friday. I think im going to frame it, hope she will like it.

Florida & Diana Ross

Finally arrived in Orlando last night after what seemed like an eternity of travelling which was... an experience, as it was just me and my brother travelling so we had to figure out where to go, what gates, flight delays etc by our selves, usually we just follow wherever our dad leads us.

The weather is nice and sunny but not as humid as usual which is great as usually its so humid you cant stay out in the sun too long... plus it makes my hair similar to Diana Ross's

So while im here and missing 2 weeks of uni the idea is to continue writing my dissertation and doing some design development. However wheather that actually happens has yet to be seen.... today i have done no work and just shopped but its only my first day. I will have to get cracking at some point though as when i get back to uni there are only a few weeks for making my final samples and everything is going to be hectic and i will be pulling my hair out OH THE JOY!