Nothing about Textiles, Design or Fashion... BUT..

Everybody has their own little obsession. Currently for me, it is pug dogs. I love pugs. They are so ugly that they are weirdly cute. I adore their smushy little faces and their curly tails.

The reason I write of pugs is because I have just become the proud owner of a pug purse. I'm not much of (and never have been) much of an accessories girl. I am extremely fussy over handbags and once the one I own is no longer fit to be seen it gets thrown away and ONE new one is bought. I have never owned more than one handbag at once. (That is of course excluding clutch bags!) I have had the same purse since I was around 16. That's over six years ago. I wear the exact same jewellery everyday; a necklace and two rings, all of which my mother has bought me.

Accessories have never been my thing and I don't know why! However, after hitting the jackpot with the pug purse I also found many more pug-related accessories and am sorely tempted.

Not only is there a purse, there is a coin purse, a wash bag, a glasses case and a tote bag. Bring me any of these any day and you'd make me a happy lady.

There are also other animals available in these items which caught my eye too: Owls and Guineapigs. (I've never really liked Guineapigs so much.. I think they are extremely stupid, however having a big Guineapig face on a purse made me laugh so much!)

So there you are. Now you know a little bit about me and my love for pugs and a few other animals. You should definitely check out the site I bought the purse from (for a very cheap price!). It's http://www.fleurtations.uk.com/jellycat_1.asp and from what I can gather it mainly sells gorgeous stuffed animals that any child would love (or that I would love.. ahem.)

So go forth and buy wonderful things from this lovely online shop! :)

Tigerprint ''What Is Love?'' Competition

I entered the Tigerprint ''What Is Love?" competition with five small designs for Valentines Day 2013. I didn't enter to win, because I knew I wouldn't, I just did it for fun! Whilst in the midst of writing my dissertation I thought I deserved a break and decided to do some quick illustrations.

My favourite design is the glasses one. The inspiration came from how love is still present in relationships no matter how old they are. Eyesight getting worse is always something I hear older people talk about (I even start to know what they mean now.. sitting here squinting at my mac even with my glasses on! Perhaps it's time for a new eye test..) and I thought I'd play around with that, using an image of a pair of glasses and text from the eyesight test.

The text reads: Darling, could you read this card for me? My eyesight is not what it used to be, but darling, I still love you.

The winner and runners up were emailed out today. The winner was a girl named Cat with a gorgeous illustration of a couple kissing. A well deserved win I thought. Good Luck to Cat for when she does her two week placement at Tigerprint!!

My Designer CV

It needs a lot of revision.. but at least it's a start!!