New Blog Layout!

Has anyone noticed my new blog layout? I'm completely crazy about it and can't stop showing it to my friends.I've known for a while that my blog needed a good spruce up, and fully intended on researching how the hell to do that (when I got round to it, in about 5 years). Then, a couple of months a go, I discovered Chloe at Lazy Explorers was hosting a give away to get a new blog make over by My Billie Designs. I entered thinking nothing would come...

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Fashion Favs Friday: 31/08/12

1. Dhela - The attention to detail on these dresses is just stunning! This shop specialises in Wedding and bridesmaids dresses. I'm in love with the fuschia braided dress. I just need to force one of my friends to get married and buy that as a bridesmaids dress!2. Fancy Felt - The bags here are so beautiful! Fancy Felt have a great eye for colour, I just love all of their bright, eyecatching bags.3. What Ezekiel Saw - A great vintage shop full of...

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Etsy Shop Feature: Minu

Minu is a german artist living in New Zealand. Her background is in commercial design and architecture but she now works as a toymaker and illustrator.Minu's work is based on storytelling and characters from stories. By viewing her work, you get a strong feel of the character of the subject, whether it be shy, grumpy or gentle.Her shop is full of adorable plush toys, original art and limited edition prin...

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My New York photos

We had such an amazing time in New York! I want to go and live there. We ate lots of vegan food, drank lots of coctails, walked what felt like 1000 miles. I think my favourite part of the trip was going to see "The Book of Mormon". Closely followed by exploring Williamsburg.I won't bore you with all of the details, I'll just bore you with about 10 million pictures for now!...

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Little Portraits

Well guys, I'm back from New York! I had so much fun, I didn't want to leave. Anyway, more about that in another post.On Sunday I was playing about in illustrator to create a little picture for the blog. I ended up creating this: I really loved making this little portrait, I think I'm going to start making more of these. I made this one into a necklace for myself, pics to come.And, I made one for my friend Gin...

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Fashion Favs Friday - 24/08/12

1. Arebyc Design - On trend handbags in a great variety of styles and colours.2. Fable And Lore - Statement jewellery that certainly makes a statement. This shop is full of great design and beautiful colour combinations.3. Osnatharnoy - A great selection of jewellry. There is something here to go with most outfits.4. Doll Food Miniatures - Beautiful miniature good with an amazing standard of detail, and guess what, it's only been converted into...

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Etsy Shop Feature: Yalonetski

Yalonetski is the shop of Elya Yalonetski, a ceramic artist based in Berlin. She studied ceramics at Abramtsevo Art and Industry College in Russia.Elya's works are an eclectic mix of cute, charming, whimsical and a little creepy. They remind me of fairy tale characte...

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GIVE AWAY TIME!

I've decided to give away a pair of mocassins, painted exactly how you want! For details of how to enter go to Lazy Explore...

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Scrabble & Lalique Matryoshka

As I mentioned yesterday, I'm in New york visiting some friends. When they lived in England they used to have pet budgies. I decided to paint them some budgie Matryoshka based on their budgies, Lalique and Scrabble.Here's some photos of Lalique (yellow) and Scrabble (blue).I do custom orders :) send me an email to ponychopsshop@gmail.com if you would like your own pets painted on a set of matryosh...

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Father and Son shoes

On Thursday I set off to New York. So you will either be bombarded with pictures of New York over the next few days, or, I might discover I can't get on the interwebs and slowly go insane from lack of twitter/tumblr/blogging. I'm writing this before I leave just in case I don't get chance to blog while I'm there.We're off to visit some good friends, Steven and Diana. They're expecting a baby, which is very exciting to me because they're the first...

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Fashion Favs Friday - 17/08/12

1. Coumon - Really nice knotted and braided scarves. They have a really good selection of materials and colours too.2. Romawinkel - Super cute clutch bags and other fun hand made goodies. This shop will make you smile.3. Coriumi - Awesome screen printed bags. Really unique and affordably priced. Definitely worth investing in one of these!4. Karolin Felix Dream - Happy and friendly jewellery that will bring out your inner child. Very creative designs!!5....

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Etsy Shop Feature: TOSYA & TUSH TUSH

TOSYA is a unique and fun etsy shop, full of energetic illustrations and pocket mirrors. Everywhere you look in this shop is full of toothy grins, bright red noses and happy faces.Tosya is the work of Tali, a freelance illustrator from Israel. She has an amazing talent to create vibrance and energy on paper.Tali is not only a skilled cartoonist, she also has great ability at working with oil pastels and acrylics. She sells these in her other shop,...

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Wednesday Art Feature: Douwe Dijkstra

Douwe Dijkstra is a 19 year old illustrator from the Netherlands. His work is surreal, fun, and full of colour and humor. His images often transport you to another world and leave you wondering.Douwe also has a Tumblr where you can his more of his wonderful imaginati...

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Update time

 Last weekends photo shoot was cancelled due to awful weather! We're rearranging the beach shoot for September and we're going to photograph my dress designs on the beach instead of the shoes. And we will be doing a separate photo shoot for the shoes too :) so lots to look forward to next month!On thursday morning, me and Ashley are setting off to New York to visit some friends! I can't wait. We have a week of yummy food, friends, drinking &...

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Alex in Australia: A trip to Cairns

Last week I returned from a great trip in the very north east of Australia. The small town of Cairns was our base for the next few days as we travelled around the countryside and oceans of Queensland. Cairns is a tourist hotspot for backpackers and Australians alike who look to see the Great Barrier Reef and rainforest's that surround it. Like a lot of Australia Cairns has not evolved naturally as a town. The roads are gridded and...

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