...in April.


+ I did some doodling (uniball eye micros are my all time favourite pens).



+ We made quite a few visits to Milkbar.


+ Our friend Chris came to stay for a few days (that's his silhouette).


+ I sent some mail.




+ I reorganised my office space a little.


+ I got through a few more 100 ideas.



+ I found this lovely skirt and painted my nails probably a dozen times.


+ My coffee table got a new tablecloth.


+ I unearthed all of my badges and brooches and pins.


+ I went opshopping and came home with these guys.




+ I got bored at uni and took photos of my books and feet and paint pallet.


+ One of my neighbours houses got re-painted with this lovely red door.




+ Dexter was very photogenic. We also discovered that our little boy cat... is actually a girl. Dexter is a lady. Ps. Yes, her collar is too big - I've got to find her a new one until she fits this one.



+ C and I treated ourselves to a couple of cafe outings.

Watching: Game of Thrones, Angel, New Girl.
Reading: The Hunger Games.
Listening: Daughter, Miike Snow & Foster The People.
Consuming: A lot of tea, red velvet cupcakes, soups and cider (I actually found a type of alcohol that I don't hate! It's the only cider I've ever tried that I've liked - it's called Herrljunga, delicious sweet pear)
Loving: Having visitors, day trips, craft supplies, my lovely boyfriend and our little cat family.
Wearing: Bed socks, a lot of yellow, tights, stripes, jackets.
Spending money on: the official part of getting married (not too far away).

+ image credit.

This week I chose the idea: list 100 uses for a tin can. When I first saw this idea, it didn't really strike me as being hugely interesting, but as I thought more about it, the tin can is such a ridiculously useful, versatile object. I thought 100 ideas was a bit ambitious, so I settled for 25. Have any to add to the list?

1. wrap with twine and use as a vase for flowers
2. hammer in tiny holes and put a tea light inside to make a little lamp
3. make tin can cakes
4. decorate and use as a container to hold pens and pencils
5. turn a can into a pin hole camera
6. tie string to two cans and make stilts
7. stack them up like bowling pins and knock them over with a ball
8. decorate and fill with sand and use as bookends
9. grow little plants in them
10. use as a money tin
11. fill with rice and shake to make music
12. tie to the back of wedding car
13. make a time capsule
15. use pretty ones to store kitchen utensils
16. make a tin can toy
17. make a lantern
18. add a piece of string and make a tin-can phone
19. cut into shapes and attach to a necklace
20. make a tin can flower
21. make a tin can pin cushion
22. turn into little drums
23. make a craft caddy
24. use a campbells soup can as a lamp shade
25. make tin can stars

+ pleated jeans

+ buttery peppery mushrooms
+ little cat feet
+ new craft supplies
+ laughing with the one i love
+ a quiet night in with an equally exhausted friend
+ dunking biscuits in milky tea
+ rose hip oil (my skin is in love)
+ making a surprise package for someone i love
+ working better in bad weather
+ handwriting compliments
+ my cat's curiosity with the sounds of the printer
+ seeing a movie twice at the theatre
+ reading out loud
+ nag champa
+ circles

+ the acid dream spaceship

+ Laura made a great list of things to do on a rainy day.
+ The Scribble Diary comes out in five days. Lisa shared 5 doodling ideas, one for each day.
+ I am obsessed with Rookie Mag and Hello Giggles lately. Such awesome, positive online places for women to hang out. I could link to a dozen things from each.
+ Could I please have one of all of Vanilla & Lace's dresses?!
+ Katie posted some photos from her visit to the Harry Potter studio tour. I'm not a die hard fan, but I still found it totally fascinating.
+ Want something to do today? Send a postcard. Share a book. Go geocaching. Join a swap.