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a week off of sorts. we're journeying to the end of a peninsula on the very west coast tomorrow, to celebrate my favourite person's birthday with campfires, marshmallows, walks & trees. as much as i like normality, i'm excited to get away from it for a bit.

sleeping pattern

I reopened my ceramics shop yesterday! So this photo is already out of date & I already sold a bunch of things, but I'm posting this anyway because better late than never, right? ☞ Bolden is OPEN: http://bolden.bigcartel.com

new ways of living (ii)

another piece from 'new ways of living' for the looking for trouble exhibition in nottingham.

titled keys, phone, wallet, the objects pictured are three items (cup, knife, compass) that would prove useful towards survival in the great outdoors, but come further down the line in terms of things that are considered necessary for every day life.

time for a new year sale! this year, alongside 15% percent off your order (just enter code "HELLO2013" when you checkout) i've also sprinkled a few extra discounts around the shop. so if there's something you've had your eye on for a while, now's the time to snap it up - sale ends mon 7 january. GO!

have decided to take part in fun a day dundee this year - i'm going to draw a girl throwing shapes every day in january. here are the first three.

26 things

i'm blogging this a little later than usual, but i've been trying to whittle this list down & i think i'm there now. since 2009 i've come up with to-do lists that coincide with the age i'll turn that year; some things on the list are big, some are smaller. i managed to complete just over half of 2011's list, which is what i did the previous two years, so here's to 2012 being the year i do everything.

1. train to run 5k 2. get used to having tinnitus 3. reach 700 sales on etsy 4. do taxes quarterly 5. make a minimum of ten things on my sewing machine 6. including a dress 7. including a tie for alan 8. find a dentist & doctors in glasgow 9. start flossing again 10. join the library 11. make a recipe box/book 12. make at least two out of three of my workday lunches a week 13. organise and manage my freelance days 14. learn a new knitting stitch 15. start blogging more regularly 16. escape the city at least once a month 17. read thirty books 18. host dinner for some friends 19. experiment with limited colour pallets 20. get my wardrobe down to 200 items (clear out/manage over time) 21. take a life drawing class 22. take up yoga again 23. finish my needlefelt fox 24. learn to love (or at least like) cooking 25. get some plants for the flat & become greenfingered 26. get better at coding

i've made a start on several things already, & you can help me nudge goal three in the right direction - there's just a couple of days left of my etsy sale - enter coupon code 'hello2012' at checkout to get 20% off your order.

perpetual bicycle

my best friend asked if i'd create a cycling certificate for her. i came up with this perpetual bike design, which i then made it into a tiled pattern. you can use it, if you'd like. (for personal use only, please. remember to download rather than hotlink.)

Well friends, "the season" is pretty much officially upon us. So, in a bid to not have you scrambling around getting your pal a print/card/rabbit too close to the last minute, here's a heads up on cut-off dates for orders in both my ceramics & illustrated goods shops. I'll get your package sent to you ASAP, but please remember that if you're unable to order before the cut-off date for your country I can't guarentee you'll get your item before 25 December. International Mon 2 December: Asia, Australia, Far East (including Japan), New Zealand Thu 5 December: Africa, Caribbean, Central & South America, Middle East Sun 8 December: Canada, Cyprus, Eastern Europe, France, Greece, Poland Thu 12 December: USA Fri 13 December: Western Europe (excluding France, Greece, Poland) UK Thu 19 December Extra bonus for local folks: if you're in Glasgow & want to save on postage costs for Onwards orders, we can arrange pick-up of items if ya like. Additionally, for those of you in Dundee, if you're planning on coming to DCA's Christmas Craft & Design Market on Sat 7 December you can pay for items beforehand & collect them from me at my stall on the day. Just send me an email before Fri 6 & we'll sort it out.

I want this blouse, so I drew it. Image used for reference (a rarity!) so definitely maybe don't view them side-by-side.