tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59873865501543538542024-02-19T03:44:33.538-08:00Pictures and PillowsAspiring photographer with a passion for crafts living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-2312549554693334402013-04-02T09:35:00.001-07:002013-04-02T09:35:24.608-07:00Goodbye!!I have some good and bad news. So I will get to the point, with my recovery going so well, I now have the ability to try to achieve my dream of photography being my full-time career. So I have decided that I won't be using this blog so much and this might even be my last post here, however I have started a new blog which is based around photography.<br />
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http://amysapphirephotography.blogspot.co.uk/<br />
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I will be posting about my photography and the work of others that inspire me. I will aim to cover every aspect of photography, from the equipment to the techniques, including tutorials and critiques of my own work. I'd love it if you would show your support by taking a few minutes to check it out and if you like it, then follow using bloglovin.<br />
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Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read any of the posts on Pictures and Pillows and to all of you that have helped and supported me through the good and bad times. I'm so grateful to you all and hope to stay in touch.<br />
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Thanks :) xxxxx<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-6742775640439525722013-03-25T13:09:00.003-07:002013-03-25T13:09:49.855-07:00The road to recovery.Recovery is different for anyone with CFS or M.E, for some it can be quite simple, for some its a long and extremely tough road and for some it might not be possible but I am happy to report that it can happen. I am currently doing better than ever with improvements and successes everyday. There were many factors which led me to believe I can make a full recovery, I am young, ambitious and motivated and I've had long spells of minimal symptoms and most importantly I wasn't going to give up. I've been really concentrating and working on my health and fitness over the last few months, I decided that I can recover from CFS and tried everything I could. I am happy to say that my recovery is going really well, there was no 'quick fix' and it is a long and hard road but so worth it when you realise you can live your life the way you want to despte having an illness. There were many things I did to contribute to my new found health, I will let you know a few of them and I hope they will inspire you to try some yourself. I am aware that everyone is different and everyone's illnesses are different so you will need to find what works for you, but here's what I did<br />
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- I went back to <b>counselling</b> - I believe you really need to be the right mind-set to achieve health, this was so useful and kick-started my positivity.<br />
- Alongside this I started on a low dose of <b>anti-depressants</b> - this gave me the pick-me-up which I needed to start the journey and it helped me to get out of a downward spiral, I hope to come off them very soon.<br />
- I had my Implanon (contraceptive rod in your arm) taken out and <b>started taking the pill</b> as it is less intense on your body and easier to stop if your body doesn't agree with it.<br />
- I do <b>Yoga</b> everyday. I follow a dvd in my pj's in my livingroom, I didn't fancy going to a group and prefer to do it at home in my own time. I started with 10 minutes a day and am not doing 30 to 40 minutes a day. I love it, I feel so light and free after doing it and it's made a huge difference to my fitness already.<br />
- regulating my <b>sleep</b>. I set an alarm to make sure I wake up at the same time everyday, this has got earlier and earlier over time as I used to sleep till nearly lunchtime, now I am naturally waking up at 9, which is a huge improvement for me and I find I get to sleep alot easier.<br />
- I started taking <b>Bio-Glucan</b>. It is said to improve you immune system and since taking it I have only had a few bugs. This is very strange for me as I used to get a bug or virus every week/fourtnight. however I can't judge exactly how accurate it is as I also have a flu jab yearly which helps to keep those pesky bugs away.<br />
- this one is pretty obvious, but watching what you <b>eat and drink</b> can make a massive difference to how you feel, I will admit i'm not too good at this one, but I have made an effort to drink less alcohol and eat more fruit and veg. It all helps towards a healthy life.<br />
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- <b>Quitting smoking</b> - I'm not going to lie to you, I really struggle with this one. I still havn't cut them out of my life completely but i've more than halved my usual daily amount and do manage some days without one atall. It is something I am still working on. </div>
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<o:p> </o:p>-I completed the <b>Lightning Process</b>, I wont say too much more about this as I know it is controversial method of recovery. I also think it isnt right for everyone and also isn't avalable to some people. I however was very lucky to be given the chance to do the programme and found it very useful and helpful. If this is something you would like to do then I advise you look into it yourself and dont make your decision dependant on other people's opinions of it. </div>
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I hope that my story can help others who have been through what I have to realise that there is hope and you need to always be hopefull and never give up. I dont know what the future holds for me and I dont really want to know, because i'm doing so well today and thats what I am living right now. Good luck to anyone who starts their own journey and congratulations to you if you achieve something today that you couldn't do yesterday.</div>
<!--EndFragment-->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-16447195330123787142013-03-12T13:32:00.001-07:002013-03-12T13:32:45.196-07:00Things are on the up!!!What a dramatic turnaround my year has taken, since my slightly depressing blog post in January, my life has completely changed for the good and I'm happier than ever. The 2 main factors which have relieved so much stress and worry are the jobs and my health.<br />
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My health and general fitness is getting better in leaps and bounds, I will put up a post soon about my journey to recovery and all the many, many things I did to get my body to work for me and to no longer hold me back. Because of my new found health, I managed to get a job, well not just one job........ 4 jobs!!!! Thats right i'm going to be doing 4 jobs. A few months ago I didn't think I was capable of doing one, now I fully believe I can do all these jobs and to the best of my ability.<br />
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I was devastated (in January) to find out that I no longer qualified for disability benefits and was terrified for what the future would hold but I managed to find jobs which suit me and wouldn't result in a relapse to the bed-bound version of me from a few years ago. So here are the jobs, <b>job 1</b> - is running photography workshops for children in local schools, I'm so excited about this as I get to do photography, which I am passionate about and its regular work, which is rare in the photography world. I also love working with children and can't wait to teach them photography.<b> Job 2</b> - is working 2 days a week in a gorgeous clothes boutique.<b> Job 3</b> - Is running craft workshops for children, this is teaching them to make soft toys and other cute things, <b>job 4 </b>- My freelance photography. It is really picking up and i'm getting bookings for weddings and portraits for all throughout the year, i'm very excited. I will also be doing the gig photography alongside this, its not paid, just for fun because I love it.<br />
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So yeah.... basically things are without a doubt looking up. I'm so excited to be starting such great jobs, all in areas that I love. Photography, crafts and fashion. I couldn't have dreamed 3 months ago that I would be able to do such a thing.<br />
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Anyway, thats enough about me, here are some macro photos I took of the random little flurry of snow we had, I hope you enjoy them and that 2013 is turning out pretty good for you too :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-3227928019781043122013-02-02T13:04:00.001-08:002013-02-02T13:04:27.085-08:00An Interesting JanuaryWell, I haven't managed to start the year off in the best way, I seem to have gathered quite a pile of crap news recently and had to make quite a few big, life altering decisions. However it has really made me realise, now more than ever, that if you stay positive and motivated then you can overcome anything. I feel like i'm making my way to the top of the mountain, then I have to take a big leap off the top. Its really scary but i'm also excited by the possibilities that lie ahead and am looking forward to what I can make of the year. I will let you know more when i've dealt with it all and when it has become good news.<br />
Some great things have happened recently too, I covered another gig in Portsmouth which was Anberlin, The Getaway Plan and The Xcerts. I had the privilege of meeting 2 of the bands before, as my housemate interviewed them. The gig was amazing and I enjoyed it so much that I forgot about my legs hurting and the fact I had planned to leave as soon as I got my photos and instead, ended up staying till the end. Here are some of the photos I took that night.<br />
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I am excited to also start up an Etsy shop for all my handmade crafty goodies so I will keep you informed of that :) As well as this, I am going to give my photography a big push and get some more marketing out there to spread the word about Amy Sapphire Photography. Overall, Im handling things in the best way that I can and i'm proud of what I have already overcome in 2013. Bring on February!!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-70580037782564824912013-01-11T08:56:00.002-08:002013-01-11T08:56:34.150-08:002013!!!I can't believe we are already a week into 2013! I had left it a bit late with deciding my new years resolutions this year. It's ok though, as they are long term ones to be completed throughout the whole year and I only have 2 so I can really focus on them.<br />
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1) <b>Properly start my Photography Business</b>. I really need to knuckle down and start focussing on things such as the financial side, marketing and developing my skills and knowledge to kick-start my business and all the ideas I have. A big part of this resolution is to improve my health and fitness in any way that I can to make the dream of being a freelance photographer come true. This involves trying new tablets and medication, starting a strict exercise and fitness regime and looking into things such as my diet, etc. All of which need to be worked over the whole year so It is going to be a slow process. This moves us nicely onto my next new years resolution.<br />
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2) <b>Learn to Swim!!!!</b> I'm ashamed to say that I am 21 years old and can not swim. I never really learnt as a child as my mum is scared of water and I had no great interest to, then with the development of my illness when I was 15, swimming became the last thing on my mind. Before I knew it, I became a 21 year old who can't swim and has to be watched when going into the sea and misses out on trips to swimming pools and water parks. My boyfriend has kindly offered to teach me and help me get some confidence in the water. This is great as we can do it at my pace and can make sure i'm not over-exerting myself but also getting some exercise which will hopefully start to build up my strength and muscles. It should be fun and I'm quite excited, if not a little nervous.<br />
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These are both quite big resolutions, but both have been needed for a long time and the overall goal is to improve my health and fitness so that I should be able to work in the future.<br />
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Also here is a bit of good news to start of the year..... <b>I'm in a big photography magazine</b>. I was part of the Focus on Imaging ad campaign which will feature in many photography magazines. Can you spot me?.... I'm in the burgundy hoody :) I'm so grateful to have been a part of it and hope that this wont be the last time you see me in the pages of magazines :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-60294044030745954532013-01-01T03:26:00.000-08:002013-01-01T03:26:22.436-08:00My Favourite Moments and Memories of 2012!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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2: Camping trip in Woolacombe and being with my lovely boyfriend, Luke</div>
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3: My 21st Birthday,</div>
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4: Easter with all the family together,</div>
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5: Moving into the gorgeous new flat with 2 awesome girls</div>
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6: Graduation!!!! Loved the Vegas themed ball</div>
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7: Reading Festival</div>
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8: Weekend in Cardiff at SWN festival, my first proper photography press pass.</div>
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9: The 2 new rats, Ethel and Bambi</div>
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10: A great Christmas (seen in the previous posts) and my first one with Luke. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-12767918003971653882012-12-31T09:22:00.001-08:002012-12-31T09:22:06.921-08:00Christmas round 2 and 3So my main Christmas this year and part 2 of the festive holidays took place in my home town in Somerset, I say 'town' but I come from a teeny tiny village in the middle of no-where (there wasnt even a house here to buy so we build our own). It was such a magical and perfect Christmas, Made extra special by my Boyfriend coming to stay too, it was his first Christmas with my family and I think he was a bit shocked by how excited we all get about it :) We had such a great time and I was so lucky to get some amazing gifts, including some awesome crafty bits and photography things so I'm excited to start playing with them. We spent our time, eating, drinking, playing games and darts and watching christmas films. It was lovely spending a few days with my family and seeing some members of the family who I hadn't seen in a long time. Here are a few photos of what we got up to.<br />
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The final part of my Christmas was spent in the Midland's, at my boyfriend's Mum's house. I adore their house as its soo traditional and has a real countryside and homely feel to it, especially with all the gorgeous red decorations. I spent alot of the time there playing and snuggling up with Suki, a 13 week old kitten, she is sooo adorable :) We ate even more delicious food and drank our fair share of wine :) Here are a few photos of the animals we shared the last days of our Christmas with.<br />
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I am one very lucky girl to have so many people to share the holiday season with and share so many great times. I am so glad everyone liked their home-made presents and were very appreciative of the time and thought that went into making them. I will post soon on the gifts that I made and how you can make them yourself. I hope you had a great Christmas and am looking forward to spending New Year with my family :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-59402574177826944152012-12-21T05:14:00.003-08:002012-12-21T05:14:37.198-08:00Christmas Round 1Merry Christmas all!! For us, christmas has already started :) yay! As I spend half of my time in Hampshire (where my flat is) and half in Somerset (where my family live) I am so lucky to get more than one christmas, including a third in the midlands where my Boyfriends family live..... I know pretty greedy, right? We decided to celebrate Portsmouth Christmas on Tuesday, which was the night before I left for Somerset. It was so lovely as we made a real effort to make it homely and like a real Christmas. We spent the day shopping, then my housemate (bless her) cooked a roast for 5 of us while I wrapped presents and made things for the table, I was so proud of the table and I thought it looked great. Then we all sat down to a delicious roast and all ate far too much (just like you are supposed to at Christmas) and drank lots of wine. Then it was time for presents, I was given a lovely china box which says 'precious pretty things' on it and some braclets and have been promised some trousers which are to be bought in the January sales :) The night was finished of by all snuggling up with blankets and wine and watching The Grinch. All in all, it was a perfect evening with great friends, now I am back in Somerset and about to embark on second Christmas with my family and lovely Boyfriend, I am one very excited girl :) Here are some photos of Portsmouth Christmas, and some of the tree. To make it personal, I made nearly all of the decorations myself, with a little help making the stockings from my housemate, I hope you like them and I hope you are enjoying your celebrations and are getting really excited for all the festive things to come.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-85462667284016566792012-12-10T10:36:00.001-08:002012-12-10T10:36:31.701-08:00Week in PhotosI dont seem to have many photos for this week, however its been quite nice. It has mainly been me getting ready for christmas, I've been making Christmas decorations for our tree, lots of presents and nice little things to make it a special Christmas. I will post soon about all the decorations I made to hopefully spark some inspiration for your trees too. I am really looking forward to this christmas as it has been a manic and quite stressful year so I cant wait to go home and have a few days of pure festive fun with my loved ones. This week I have also been getting little Ethel introduced to the other rats and more comfortable with us, its going well and she has settled in so well in only a week. My step-sister also came to stay at the weekend, it was lovely to see her as I dont get to very often and she got a chance to see my new flat and meet everyone. Overall quite a pleasant week :)<br />
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1: Little Ethel eating, 2: Ethel doing acrobatics, 3: Emily (my step-sister) and me, 4: A pile of clothes from my housemate's wardrobe sort out, 5: Bambi and Luke having a cuddle, 6: Our Christmas tree, I will post better photos in the post soon to follow.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-79601627534720555702012-12-04T09:37:00.000-08:002012-12-04T09:37:02.154-08:00Week in photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1: Port and cheese board set from my grandparents, 2: Cheese, meats and crackers on the new cheese board, 3: Crochet cushion cover I made for my housemate, Amy, 4: Birthday cake for Amy made by my boyfriend and with a little help from me when decorating it. 5+6, Cath Kidson pyjamas bought for me by my lovely grandparents, 7: Spider-man advent calendar, 8: 'Homemaker' magazine, which has been keeping me busy with lots of crafty christmas things to make.<br />
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As you may be able to guess by the cushion cover and cake above, it was my housmate's birthday this week. To celebrate, we went for a meal at Las Iguanas, It was a delicious meal and lots of fun, its so nice to get a big group of us in one place to celebrate together. Above is a few photos from the night.<br />
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1: Me and Luke looking very attractive, 2: Me!, 3: Birthday drinks, 4: Me and the birthday girl struggling to keep straight faces, 5: Me and Luke again, looking a bit more normal, 6: The birthday girl and Liam, 7: Aj, drinking a very manly cocktail.<br />
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However, there is now a new addition, below is little Ethal. She is brown and white with a grey chin. We've only had her a couple days but already she is very brave, taking to us very quickly and getting on really well with the other rats. She is so cuddly and excitable and I think she is going to fit in well. </div>
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We have been starting to get the festive spirit this past few weeks, I saw the christmas lights in london and we went down to watch the ones on our street. It was a lovely evening of singing, dancing, pulled pork rolls and fireworks. When we got home, we decided to make our own mulled wine (photo 2) it was quite ingenious as we didn't really know what went in it or what we had in the cupboards but it turned out to be delicious and very warming. My housemate also made us the most amazing curry with all the trimmings (photo 3)..... yummy! It has also been a week of lots of coffee, its perfect for warming you up and giving you a boost on cold wintery mornings (photo 1+4). the last photo is my outfit for the london shoot (seen in the post below). <div>
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I had a lovely delivery at my door this week. I had won the Movie Monday competition on <a href="http://themorosebee.blogspot.co.uk/">The Morose</a> <a href="http://themorosebee.blogspot.co.uk/">Bee's</a> blog and I chose this pirate mug as my prize. I absolutely love it, its so fun and unique.<br />
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We also had our first housemates night out, just us girls. it is shameful that it took us this long as we've been living together for like 6 months, but we either run out of money or have gone out with different groups of people. It was an awesome night out, which started with a few bottles of pink champagne in a stunning wine bar which my housemate works at. We then moved onto a 90's themed club and met up with a couple of friends. We had so much fun dancing and drinking cocktails to cheesy music from our pasts. Great fun was had by all. My head and legs were pretty furious with me the next day but it is worth it every now and then to have such a great time. Here are a couple photos from the night.<br />
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For anyone who is a photographer or interested in photography then you are most likely aware of the Focus On Imaging show and may have even visited it yourself. It is Europe's biggest annual imaging show with over 200 exhibitors and loads of great talks.<br />
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I was soo lucky to be given the opportunity to be a part of the advertising campaign and feature in the photo taken by the talented <a href="http://www.mattsills.co.uk/#/">Matt Sills</a>. It was such a fun day, I got the chance to experience what it is like to be in a professional studio, it was massive and very impressive. The shoot was at <a href="http://www.holborn-studios.co.uk/holborn">Holborn Studios</a> in London, it gave me such drive to think that one day I could be a photographer for a shoot that size. 40 photographers were asked to be in the photo so it gave me a good chance for networking and talking about cameras and other photography things with like-minded people. It was strange to be infront of the camera for a change but we were photographed with our cameras so I did still get to hide behind mine a bit. Not sure if you will even see my face in the final photo. It will be used in photography magazines and posters to promote and advertise the <a href="http://www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk/home.htm">Focus on Imaging</a> show in March 2013.<br />
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We got slightly lost on the way to and from the shoot so got a lovely tour around london. It was my kind of tour as we were warm and comfy in the car and my legs didn't have to ache from all the walking around. It has been many years since i'd been to london so it was so nice to see all the places I had previously visited and many new ones that I am yet to explore. We also got a chance to see some of the christmas lights which were spectacular and has really got me feeling christmassy. I also saw policemen on horses which is something I had never seen before, looked so strange and out of place in the middle of a traffic jam. All in all is was a very interesting, educational and fun day, I cant wait to see the final photo in a magazine, I will definitely have to buy one.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-11914690932721502572012-11-16T10:14:00.000-08:002012-11-16T10:14:10.035-08:00Life Lately.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBvCu337VJvJ19TQY-WK5DchMgPbVIYdra8df3RdMOcecooJ2N7mN8U06lX-xHt_FAk0iYD6jjDzRsxiRB4zNTg4R4IN1QhI8DSqklI4hrFY3Bj0k-cVczz-LpctX5lvZNFqxQiccie0/s1600/IMG_1277.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBvCu337VJvJ19TQY-WK5DchMgPbVIYdra8df3RdMOcecooJ2N7mN8U06lX-xHt_FAk0iYD6jjDzRsxiRB4zNTg4R4IN1QhI8DSqklI4hrFY3Bj0k-cVczz-LpctX5lvZNFqxQiccie0/s320/IMG_1277.jpg" width="240" /></a>So I havn't posted since we got Bambi and missed a few week in photos posts, but thats because not much has really happened. I've been very poorly the last few weeks because I reacted badly to some new medication which left me very exhausted. I also had quite a few hospital and doctors appointments so it hasn't been too much fun. However i'm feeling a lot better now and hopefully can get back to normal life again a bit.<br />
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My dear mum came to stay with me over the weekend (seen in the photo with me and Luke). It was so nice to spend lots of time with her and we had such a good catch-up. Of course we ate and drank lots of delicious things too. We did a spot of shopping down my favourite shopping roads and she kindly bought me a jumper and scarf and a few christmas decorations. I do miss her so much when she goes but its only a few weeks till I will be home with all my family for christmas.<br />
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Speaking of christmas, my housemates and I decided that all our tree decorations would be handmade this year. No more tacky plastic baubles which are dented and cracked, we will only have personal, hand crafted decorations, so we made a start on them. Here are the first ones i've made to give you a taster (I will do a whole post on how to make them soon).<br />
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Little Bambi is settling in well, getting braver and more confident everyday. She has been getting in a few fights with one of the older rats, Lemmi. However things seem to be getting better and we hope that soon they can all sleep in the same cage without fighting. She has fitted in soo well and definitely become one of the little rodent family. Even though it wasn't a great few weeks, I did eat really well. My boyfriend cooked a delicious roast (seen below), my mum brought down lovely homemade food and we went out for a few meals so my tummy has been very happy. We also discovered that we can make homemade mulled wine from scratch so i'm sure we will be doing that again soon, its so delicious and the smell just makes me feel soo christmassy. I leave you with a photo of me and my friend, slightly tipsy in a pub being as cool as ever.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-83969523673469777172012-11-07T04:44:00.002-08:002012-11-07T04:44:18.584-08:00Let me introduce you to Bambi!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mj9mndSUFzKFw3fgFH_dhyphenhyphenOWEvBR8Y8byJhzRcq0lUtDjHnNCwTJf8iADz9itCjWrOrHbRKLB4F6qQXXeGI00_abKxlXWIdvp2VRL_dmShWt9e9HVRbY7fbGJ_unP5M9ncTG9M1k6ko/s1600/IMG_1264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mj9mndSUFzKFw3fgFH_dhyphenhyphenOWEvBR8Y8byJhzRcq0lUtDjHnNCwTJf8iADz9itCjWrOrHbRKLB4F6qQXXeGI00_abKxlXWIdvp2VRL_dmShWt9e9HVRbY7fbGJ_unP5M9ncTG9M1k6ko/s400/IMG_1264.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />
Well apart from the Halloween party (which can be seen in the post below) it has been a pretty awful week! I've been very ill and spent most of the days in bed, luckily I have an amazing boyfriend and friends who took great care of me and made it as nice as it could be. We spent the week watching films with duvets and tea. I hadnt left the house in days so my housemate took me out for a spot of shopping at a vintage fair. I'm so glad she made me go as I felt so much better for getting out and I bought some gorgeous fabrics so I can start making Christmas presents.<br />
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There was also some great news from the week. We got a new addition to our little rat family....<b> Let me introduce you to Bambi!!.....</b><br />
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She is the smallest and cutest rat i've ever seen, soo adorable. We named her Bambi because it means 'young girl' which she definitely is. Also, she has no idea what she is doing with her legs most of the time and resembles Bambi trying to walk. She is the best distraction from feeling ill and makes me smile every time I see her little face. We hadn't realised how big the other rats had got but they make Bambi look so tiny. I leave you with a picture of Bambi giving me a little kiss on the cheek.<br />
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I hope you all had a great halloween :) we had an awesome one. We decided to have a costume flat party and had great fun making decorations and making the flat look really spooky throughout the day. We also made a massive curry, a cake, fruit punch, gingerbread cookies cut in the shape of coffins and of course carved pumpkins (mine is the bat one). Every single crumb of the food was gone by the end of the night so I guess everyone enjoyed them. I really enjoyed putting together my vampire costume, It consisted of a cloak which my mum made, the necklace made by<a href="http://creativitylizette.blogspot.co.uk/"> Lizette</a> and a lace top over a red top and pencil skirt. It was a great night of games, interesting costumes, music and of course lots of drinking. There were lots of great costumes, here is a selection of some of them.<br />
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1: My vampire costume, 2: Mad scientist, 3: MJ, 4: 006.5 and me, 5: Sugar skull and me, 6: Butterfly, 7: Sugar skull, 8: Zombie Mario, 9: Little Cook<br />
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The flat looked awesome and really set the mood for the night, here are some photos of the little touches we did. 1: drippy candles in old wine bottles, 2: candles, 3: skull shot glasses, 4: string of bats, I cut out bats from black paper and sewed them together, 5: more drippy candles, 6: lots of sweets.<br />
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Here is a photo of Luke and me in our costumes. 006.5 and a vampire, I pulled that pose a lot throughout the night :p.<br />
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I will leave you with a few photos of my face painted by my housemate in the days leading up to halloween. I was a little poorly so we decided to do some painting because who can be sad when their face is a pumpkin :p<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-37232375209803474312012-10-29T11:27:00.001-07:002012-10-29T11:27:42.192-07:00Week 11 in photosIt was quite a dull week with lots of doctors and hospital appointments and blood tests but thats not interesting but my weekend was really lovely. I went to stay in Napton on the hill which is a little village in the countryside in the midlands near Leamington. I went with my boyfriend and we stayed with his family. I had really missed the countryside (which is also where my family live) as I hadn't seen or experienced it in months and it is where my heart definitely is. We spent the whole weekend eating good food, drinking lots of delicious wine, walking the dogs in the gorgeous countryside and siting by the aga cuddling up with a cup of tea and the dogs. It was a great way to re-charge our batteries and have a nice little escape from day-to-day life. Now i'm back, we are preparing for halloween by making cookies, cake, and spooky decorations. I'm really looking forward to sorting out my vampire costume tomorrow.<br />
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The handmade gift she made was a stunning necklace which she had sewn 'I bite' onto, it also has a little pendant of some teeth. I love the style of it and it will look great with my homemade red and black vampire cape. The necklace was presented inside a cardboard coffin box which was so intricate with a little rat, spider and lock with key on it.<br />
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Another gift she made was an eyeball magnet. It is so unique and such a clever idea and will look great on the fridge. The other items in the box were a coffin cookie cutter, (which we are going to use to make a big pile of cookies for the party) a pumpkin scented candle and some halloween sweets :) it is such a thoughtful gift and I cant wait to see what she thinks of the gift I sent her :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-29047047552311098292012-10-24T05:52:00.003-07:002012-10-24T05:52:52.417-07:00Week 10 in photosFirstly, this post is 2 days later than usual because I was so exhausted from my weekend and came down with a horrible cold :( The beginning of my week was quite pleasant with a nice little shopping trip with my housemate (seen in the previous post) then we had a delicious roast cooked for us all by my boyfriend. It was soo nice as it reminded me of home and my mum's sunday roasts. The rest of the week was spent preparing for the weekend. On Thursday me and my housemate Tamsyn went up to Brighton as we got press passes to cover Bastille. The gig was amazing and it really tested my photographic skills as the venue was so crowded. The next day we went to cover Swn Fest in Cardiff. after an 8 hour journey (should have been 4) we arrived in Cardiff and went straight out to town. It was such an amazing night, it had been soo long since i'd been out. The rest of the weekend was spent watching and photographing (photos will be posted soon) amazing live music, eating scrummy food and drinking..... lots. Lets just say that the weekend definitely took the life out of me and i've been pretty poorly since my return home. At least we had an awesome time when we were there and I'm lucky to have my boyfriend looking after me so well.<br />
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1: Me, 2: Luke cooking a roast, 3: My housemate, when we stopped for hot choc and shortbread, 4: Roast dinner, 5: Enchiladas that I actually cooked :) 6: Giant bags of sweets, 7: On the road, 8: ....more sweets (pretty aware of how many sweets we ate this week)<br />
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1: Getting excited before we left, 2: Me and my press pass, 3: Bubble tea (strange but delicious, I recommend giving it a try) 4: Best bagel i've ever eaten, 5: Before a night out.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-21184650955810791712012-10-18T06:05:00.000-07:002012-10-18T06:05:00.747-07:00A little bit of retail therapy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGhujWShu9AxhegctQWZjbU2WdFy_jHNz4_xEcYyXljFNdXAX3dM-07nW5EezzUplee-45U8W2BqMtZQ95V7uUYRmkNE_PAqJn1zg5PCfbEPNmJnQqEvVjZSFXoY39X9o23O9jR9DoNk/s1600/IMG_5998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGhujWShu9AxhegctQWZjbU2WdFy_jHNz4_xEcYyXljFNdXAX3dM-07nW5EezzUplee-45U8W2BqMtZQ95V7uUYRmkNE_PAqJn1zg5PCfbEPNmJnQqEvVjZSFXoY39X9o23O9jR9DoNk/s640/IMG_5998.jpg" width="424" /></a><br />
Me and my housemate decided we needed a bit of retail therapy but are both penniless, so we decided to visit our favourite road for shopping. It is very near to our flat and full of junk shops, second-hand book shops, vintage and retro shops and charity shops. So we set ourselves little budgets and saw what we could get. I only took £10 with me and managed to get this little pile of treasures. We also stopped off for a rest in a gorgeous little cafe which we discovered recently and enjoyed a mocha and shortbread, it was such a lovely day out.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">I had been looking for a 'make do and mend' print for a long time now but never got round to buying one, then we found this one in a little gallery for £5 and the postcard just 65p. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">The goodies below were found in one of my favourite junk shops, it is full to the ceiling of gorgeous items and the rooms just keep on going and going, I could spend days in that shop rummaging through the boxes of hidden treasures. I need to find a nice cardigan or jumper to sew these buttons onto now. The dish is now holding my rings and the plate is for a candle. The mask below was found in a charity shop, I couldn't resist it for just 50p. I do love a good successful shopping trip where you find loads of great bargains. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-52557127890133548652012-10-15T09:54:00.000-07:002012-10-15T10:02:34.792-07:00Week 9 in photosI didnt have much planned for the week, but had a very pleasant first half, with a nice little lunch out with a friend and some friends round ours for a big chilli :) However, then I had another hospital appointment on thursday and was convinced I would be discharged from that particular department as an outpatient, instead I have to go back for more blood tests and follow up appointments, this was very disapointing and frustrating but something i'm used to by now. The weekend started off with a lovely trip to the cinema and drinks with my boyfriend, which was really nice. Saturday didnt go quite so well though, with the realisation that my CFS is getting worse again. This lead to some upset but it finally got me to the decision to make the effort to take more positive steps to improve my health. After all of this, I was lucky to have my first experience with modelling, I definitely feel more comfortable behind the camera rather than in front of it. However we got to dress up in lots of costumes (which I love doing) as we were modelling for the new brochure for a theatre (I will share some of the photos when I see them).<br />
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1: Me and luke in costume at the photoshoot, 2: after cinema drinks, 3: glass I decorated for my hairclips from an old candle, 4: delicious chicken with plum sauce, salad and potatoes, 5: new pen holders I made, 6: Halloween chocolate, 7: Photography reading.<br />
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I had a lovely little surprise waiting for me on the doorstep the other day - this lovely halloween postcard came from Lizette over at<a href="http://creativitylizette.blogspot.co.uk/"> Creativity Lizette</a>. She is my halloween costume swap partner and this postcard is to give me a taster of what is to come. I posted her gift this week too and cannot wait to see what she thinks of it and what she has made for my costume. I'm getting very excited for halloween now, definitely one of my favourite holidays.<br />
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Blossom, who is one of our little rats, was a very poorly this week, so bad that we thought she might not pull through. However after lots of attention and cuddles, she is now back to her usual, mischievious self and much healthier. We are so happy and relieved that she got better and made a full recovery.<br />
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This has been a longer 'Week in photos' post than usual but it has been a strange week. I look forward to having a very fun week ahead with lots of exciting photography things going on :) Dont forget you only have a week left to enter the<a href="http://picturesandpillows.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/handmade-jewellery-giveaway.html"> Handmade Jewellery Giveaway</a>!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-82075435144250829752012-10-11T05:12:00.002-07:002012-10-11T05:12:14.562-07:00Pictures of PillowsI'm a really big fan of pillows, one of the mottos my mother and I live by is that "you can never have too many pillows" as this is proven in both of our living rooms..... they are everywhere. I love that they can be very personal and give a homely touch to any room as there is a little story behind each one of my cushions. I tend to spend more time in bed than your average person so I have made it a really comfy place which reminds me of my home and my family.<br />
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The one above is my favourite of my cushions and is really personal to me (also shown with my sock monkey and his little crochet scarf). I made it when I was very unwell and going through some tough stuff, the cushion helped me to deal with things as it was a fun distraction. I used to make lots of sock monkeys, when making a sock monkey, it takes a whole pair of socks apart from a few inch square of fabric, over time these squares were just thrown into the bottom of my sewing bag, when deciding that I wanted to try patchwork, they seemed like the perfect thing to use. I then added ribbons, buttons and felt shapes, to give it a unique and homemade feel. My dear mum then helped me to make the cushion cover for it to go on and we added a gorgeous ribbon on the back which we found in a charity shop. I love this cushion as I have fond memories of putting it all together and I love the look and feel of it too.<br />
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This little owl cushion is a new creation of my mum's she is very talented and came up with the idea of them. I love them, so I was soo happy when I got to be the proud owner of one :) the patterns and colours suit my room really well.<br />
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This cushion, I made for my boyfriend for his birthday last week. He absolutely adores badgers and I realised he had no cushions in his room, so I made this cute one for his bed. Here is a quick tutorial of how I created it.<br />
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1: Firstly I found an outline of a badger online and printed it out. 2: I then cut it out of black felt by pinning the paper template into place and repeated this for each section of the badger in the correct colours, 3: I then laid out each piece in place, 4: then stitched around each piece to fix them together, I also attached a pearl bead as an eye, 5: I created a cushion cover out of a tea towel, in a simple 3 piece way with poppers for closing (I will do another tutorial for this as I forgot to take photos of this stage) 6: I then cut out leaf shapes from felt and fixed them to the cushion by sewing along them to look like veins in a leaf.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">It was quite a quiet week at the beginning, with doctors appointments and being poorly so of course some crafts were done to pass the time. On thursday it was my boyfriends birthday, so we had a lovely day of eating sweets, watching films and drinking at the pub with our friends, then in the evening, we all went for a delicious meal at an american style diner. He loved the badger cushion I made for him too (will put up a post about it soon).</span></div>
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1: Luke and gizmo having a birthday snuggle, 2: name badge I made for myself for a photography based idea i'm working on, 3: back to red nails.... oh how i'd missed u, 4: my little rattie blossom keeping me company when I was ill in bed, 5: new make-up, 6: Me and Luke at the American diner, 7: name badge I made for my housemate Tamsyn for her face painting.<br />
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Its really simple to enter, all you have to do is follow my blog using Google Friend Connect and put a comment below stating that you now follow it.<br />
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1: matching braclet and earrings set, deep purple colour beads, 2: memory wire wooden bracelet with wire hoop earrings, in blues and pine colours, 3: red flower and pearl earrings and bracelet set, 4: wooden patterned beaded bracelet and necklace set with large wooden pendant.<br />
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Here are some of the photos from a shoot I did with my dear friend Alyse a few months ago. She is a very talented singer/songwriter and asked me to come along to photograph herself and some behind the scenes photos of the filming of her latest music video. The shoot was loads of fun, as it was in my home town I got to see the family and some of my friends, while coming home to delicious home cooked food and a warm comfy bed after each day of shooting. Even though I had to get up at 4 in the morning each day, lots of coffee and chocolate and smiling faces got me through it. It was such fun and everyone who worked on the video was lovely. As Alyse is also a model, the portrait shoot was lots of fun and went very smoothly, we are both soo happy with the end results. Here are some of the portrait photos, if you would like to see the behind the scenes photos and more of the portrait ones then head over to my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AmySapphirePhotography">Facebook page</a>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987386550154353854.post-40569212074439048832012-10-01T06:47:00.001-07:002012-10-01T12:22:18.797-07:00Week 7 in photosIt hasn't been the healthiest of weeks, a lot of it was spent ill in bed. I caught another bug and my cough still wont budge leaving me with little sleep and very painful legs. Once I started feeling better mid-week, my boyfriend caught one of the many bugs i've been carrying around, so I went from being looked after to looking after him. However, we had a lovely relaxing few days of films and tea in bed which made us both feel a lot better. I spent a lot of my ill time this week sewing and making things. I spent a few days on my boyfriend's present for his birthday which is this week. I will do a post and tutorial for it soon, I am very proud of it and it was such a fun project to work on. I also made some children's bunting for a child's party and my gift for the Bloggers Halloween Costume Swap. Was a very creative week and I really enjoyed all the projects I worked on. I've already started coming up with ideas of things to make for Christmas presents now. Will have to keep a note of them for the next time i'm feeling unwell.<br />
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1: My little sewing machine, 2: coffee coffee coffee, 3: 'Synchronise' dance crew, 4: gingerbread numbers, 5: camembert, 6: snuggled up with a blanket, 7: beautiful fabrics my mum kindly sent me, 8: my first mince pie of the year, bring on winter.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11464661983926209670noreply@blogger.com0