Cheryl Turner
❧Textile - Diary
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❧Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Textile Books...
I have decided to post a quick review of my top 10 textile books for you dolls as these have been extremely useful throughout uni whether it be developing/ learning new techniques, helping to write essays, general research for specific briefs or if your just looking for motivation/inspiration. After a few tweaks, my bookshelf is now able to just about fit my growing collection of textile books.
Top 10 (in no particular order) :
-V&A- 2 boxsets of famous patterns from the Victoria and Albert museum London -
-Coco Chanel - The legend and the life by Justine Picardie -
-The Little Dictionary Of Fashion - Christian Dior -
-Textile Design (Portfolio) - Simon Clarke -
-Textile Designers At The Cutting Edge - Bradley Quinn -
-Pattern- Tricia Guild -
-Love For Textiles - Ikea -
- Craft- Kirstie Allsopp -
- Knitting Book - Frederica Patmore and Vikki Haffenden -
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December...
Firstly was my birthday, within the same week of christmas. I had a wonderful surprise party which everyone attended, a new camera especially for my blog so I am hoping to spend more time updating, and a romantic weekend away at the end of January with a mud bath included - Cant Wait!
Christmas was probably the best Christmas ever!! Although I state this every year. Everyone`s gifts were lovely, the parties were hilarious and I have lost count of how many bottles of eggnog I`ve drank though - probably not a good thing. For me the best part of the season was wrapping everyone's gifts all pretty and my first attempt at creating a hamper for my newly engaged cousin and his fiance. I thought it looked wonderful!
I`ve had to get used to touch screen typing with my new IPhone-4s (white) yey! I do miss my Blackberry Messenger :( but the apps are amazing, I love the Starbucks app. I received more textile books to add to my collection which I will post a book report of my top 10.My hair colour also went festive for the holidays, I am so glad the peroxide phase is over - who said blondes have more fun??
I suppose my hair almost matches the soles of my very own pair of CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN shoes!!!!!! I Love Christmas <3
❧Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Final Stamp Collection...
Its been a hard couple of weeks trying to get everything done between a final assessment, 1500 word essay on something iconic and a presentation. But now I have a spare 5 minutes to breath and update my blog to show my final stamp designs.
I used photoshop to individually cut out my photographs of broken teacups, and replace them back together again:
The Collection:
❧Saturday, 22 October 2011
Wishlist...
Mmmmm! Christian Louboutin shoes! Princess shoes! Even to just own a pair would be heaven!My birthday and christmas soon...HINT.HINT.
❧Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Stamps...
could be my new fetish. As this is our current project at uni, a brief from the R.S.A to design a set of 6 stamps. Our project will be submitted and the winner will receive either a cheque or an internship and our designs will actually be published into a real book of stamps!!.....If any of us wins? *Fingers Crossed*
The two options are:
1. Encourage people to want to write and send more post by hand rather than using E-mails.
OR
2. Encourage people to be more aware of environmental issues ect.
Here are some vintage stamps from the charity shop:
❧Sunday, 16 October 2011
Roses are not Red...
...They're pink!
Happy 25th Wedding Anniversary!
Home made 25th wedding anniversary cake! with love from me and tom x
❧Saturday, 15 October 2011
New Places, New Things...
Hereford is not my favourite place, but for the next two years at least I have no choice but to make the most of it. Having said that tho, this week to my surprise, has actually been pleasant! With a few unscheduled hours to kill I took a stroll with Daisy downtown Hereford and we discovered many things, H&M is a jumble sale, CoCo's - I could live in that shop:
the indoor market has amazing cheap lace's and ribbon's, a random alley that sells LOADS of threads and wools.......and the cathedral. So maybe the next two years won't be all bad!
Im not particuarly interested in churches and chapels but this was so pretty, I want it as my crib! who would of thought that adventuring to a cathedral with a friend would change my view on hereford?
WOW:
Also this week, thanks to Katie, I have learnt a new textile skill, Knitting. I may of over judged the size of the scarf (waaay too big) and started off with 40 loop things....and now have 46? It probably would of been cheaper to just buy a scarf, but I am proud non the less:
