Back to Blogging, once again…
Right, this time I mean it. I’m back and blogging after a rather long absence. My boyfriend and I split up and I’ve moved. I still haven’t got reliable internet access, but will try my best to get it sorted as soon as possible.
In other news, I am heading back to University come september to do a degree in Design with a pathway in Illustration so you can expect more illustration related posts here than in the past amongst the fashion and design posts.
I will be back soon with a worthy post, trust me!
Busy Busy Busy Bee
As I begin to feel creative again, several things happen to make me too busy to complete anything!
From babies being born (three in the last two days!! I have far too many pregnant friends!) and me and the boy are moving this weekend into the new house. Meaning, between hospital visits and packing, I have very little time to myself. It’s always the way, it seems, everything happens at once.
SO, that said, I HOPEFULLY will be back soon once the dust settles and I get my life back to myself.
back from ol’ Ecosse
I’ve returned from Scotland, rejuivinated and full of ideas. I suppose it’s what I needed, a little holiday.
Below, I’ve posted some of the photos I took (I took a lot more of “inspirations” and “shapes” and what not that will probably bore you, so I’m not going to post them here). I know some of them are rather repetitive, but I can asure you that they are all different. 
Enjoy, and I shall be back shortly with some new ideas and new work to share!
Liverpool? Dazed & Confused? Um. What?
I also forgot to mention, upon checking up on Liverpool Fashion Week’s website, I found it has not been updated from the state I found it in. Nor is there any information that I can find elsewhere. So… Liverpool Fashion Week, I suppose it was a bit of a fail in the sense no one feels it’s worth posting about it elsewhere. Maybe next year? Maybe not… Perhaps I’ll try to take a visit to it’s “bigger sister” London Fashion Week next season. Atleast it’ll offer something to blog about.
On another note, has anyone else noticed that magazines such as Dazed and Confused and Pop are located amongst the mens magazines like Nuts and other titty magazines. Why is this? Why would any merchandiser think D&C fits amongst dirty mens mags? Is this the same amongst any of your local news agents? It just baffles me and slightly embarrasses me to be seen browsing amongst these smutty magazines (and not in the good way).
And I’m back!
Well, sort of… I’ve not been up to much fashion/illustration-wise in ages and as I keep saying, I’m not inspired at all. I’m at a place in my life where I’m asking myself what I want to do with my life and the answer comes up unknown time and time again. I’m rather depressed about everything at the moment. Nothing’s really peaking my interest and I just feel so… blah. I have so many dreams but I just cannot be bothered making the effort to fulfill them which sounds just as bad in my head as it does as I read it back here.
I toy with the ideas of going back to university, to study what, I’m not sure.
I toy with so many ideas.
Pfff.
I’ll get my head sorted, eventually. I hope.
In the mean time, as I said, I was ill all last week and then my internet started acting up and now I’m back. I went to Southport over the Easter Weekend for a day out by the seaside which was lovely. I took some photos, which can be seen below. Don’t mind the poor images, as I only had my mobile’s camera on me so the resolution isn’t the best.
I shall post again soon… hopefully about something related to the subject I originally had set out for this blog. :/
And now…
I finally get better from flu-death and now my internet is acting up. Be back as soon as it’s sorted (bloody bank holidays, making things impossible to sort). <:(
Before I head off for the weekend…
As I won’t be around this weekend to post, I thought I’d write a quick little note to keep your dosage levels of Megan stable…
While I’ve had possibly the laziest last two days I’ve ever had, literally lying in bed all day watching Mad Men, Ugly Betty and Project Runway Canada (all via Torrents), I did manage to make it out to the shops yesterday for a quick gander (I had to post some parcels from eBay), and managed to find my dream item in a charity shop. I managed to find a lovely black leather Filofax for all of £1! I’ve been lusting after a Filofax for ages but could never bring myself to pay the rather high prices they demand (this particular model is £44 and they go up from there) so have always relegated myself to disposable canvas diaries to keep track of my life. It’s only a simple black one, but I’m so pleased with it as, finally, I have a real in-leather Filofax. Call me old fashioned for using a paper diary instead of my mobiles planner settings, I don’t care! I’m in love, so easily in love.
Whilst I was in the same charity shop, I also found a lovely little china pot as can be seen above, which reminded me of a Louis Vuitton scarf print that I quite liked from a couple of years ago. Again, it was only a pound and will be a great little holder for my various earrings, rings and bangles.
So, two lazy deals but to lovely little deals were also to be had.
I’m off to Sheffield this weekend to see my brothers band, so see you on the otherside, hopefully I’ll have something to blog about (I really need to get my arse in gear).
Edinburgh
I’m heading up Edinburgh in April (the 16th to the 21st), to visit a mate who’s studying there. I’ve googled and googled but can’t seem to find any good information on visiting outside of the usual “Castle and Royal Mile” lot. I would love it, if any of you readers, could suggest any shops, museums, things to do etc… especially if they relate to fashion/design/illustration though other things of interest are more than welcome. Thank you!
Castle photo by Alex Morrice, distributed under the Creative Commons License.
Projects started, not finished
I’ve not gotten around to finishing that silk skirt (or even starting it for that matter, asides from dyeing it), as I’ve had other projects on the go, some spontaneous like the navy top I made for my Mother’s Day outing and others planned. I’m currently trying to get a dress done for this friday when I’m off to Sheffield to see my Brothers band play. I haven’t seen my (half) brother since I was six thus it’s been a fair while since we crossed paths so I thought it would be nice to make a dress for the occassion. I’m using a bought pattern rather than creating my own as I don’t want to waste time on it drafting a pattern only for it not to fit properly. I bought some lovely black and white georgette from eBay which I’m using for this dress. As georgette is a transparent fabric, I’ve also purchased a slip to wear underneath it. I’ve gone for a bodyshaping piece, that can be worn as a dress on it’s own for the bodycon look, or under other garments as I plan to do.
A sneak peak of the pattern as I was laying it out…
I’ve not been very pro-active with anything creative these last couple of weeks. I’ve had quite a busy time of it lately applying for jobs and various personal things and it’s not not really allowed me to have a proper sit at my sewing machine/drawing table/sketchbook. Though that said, I do have LOADS of ideas in my head, now I just need to find time to make them come to fruition. Hopefully I’ll my arse in gear and get around to them soon so I can share them will all of you.
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