Devon MerMade

Monday, 25 March 2013

March Photo a Day

Forgive me - this month is all about finishing my dreaded dissertation!

I may be MIA for the most part, but I'll try my best!

So here we go again...

Day 1: L is for...

Little people <3

My baby 2nd cousin is PERFECT.

Day 2: I made this

Not the room, obviously. But the interior design.

Mum wanted to make the room presentable for Grandma, and

daffodils are her favourite. I think it looks really cute :)

Day 3: Key

I know. I'm cheating. Its from Christmas. But

I loved turning our first key to our first home into a tree ornament!

I think the holographic nail polish was the best part :)

Day 4: Lucky
My parents surprised me with a gift today.
A beautiful painted canvas with an abstract version
of Einstein on it! I'm so lucky. I absolutely love it!

Day 5: Under
I've been feeling under the weather for a couple of days and
it got really rubbish this week. I didn't even want to play on my new
ps3 game :( haha! Luckily it only lasted a couple of days - good old vitamin C!

Day 6: Chair
Next month!!!!!

Day 7: Fear
I am petrified right now about uni!
2 weeks exactly until the dreaded dissertation is due in, and
the same day, lectures end. A month of revision and then EXAMS!

Forensics graduation, 2010.

Day 8: Favourite
These two. Every time. <3

Day 9. Faceless self-portrait
I couldn't decide which one. They all pretty much show me, and what's important in my life - staying true to myself, love and summer.

Day 10. I want...
I really wanted to win this frame from a competition on a
friend's blog, and I did! I can't wait for it to arrive.

Day 11: Important

To always remember where you come from,

how far you've come, and how hard you worked to get there.

Mini me!

Day 12: In the distance

Hail? In March?!

Day 13: Sound

Right now, I'm listening to Jack Johnson,

which reminded me of when I saw him live :)

Day 14: Tasty

It's the bomb-diggidy!

Day 15: Explore

Exploring through my memory box, I came across memories of my first graduation. I can't wait for number 2!

Day 16: 9 o'clock

On my way to the rink for a morning

with the chilly piglets. Today is hockey and limbo day!

Day 17: Green

Is ALMOST my favourite colour - turquoise.

It always reminds me of summery days at Plym Bridge, running through

the long grass with my dog and boyfriend. Having picnics. Paddling in the river.

Bliss.

Coming up...

Day 18: Shoes

My knee boots are being repaired, so these

beauties are seeing more use. They're so comfy.

Day 19: A Sign

I woke up to this on my phone screen.

If that's not a sign of things to come, what is?

Day 20: Clean

Clean eating - raspberry and blackcurrent oat pancake.

Om nom nom!

Day 21: Working

All the hard working paid off -

my dissertation is in!

Day 22: About You

I'm one half of something special. Finally, I

became 'me' when I met him.

Day 23: What you do for fun

Watch brilliant TV shows and correct everything they

do wrong. I can't watch CSI anymore for that reason.

Sometimes it sucks knowing stuff! ;)

Day 24: Up

A new addition to put up on the wall :)

Day 25: In Your Drawer

Are hundreds and hundreds of photos. Like this one from Turkiye in

what, 2004? I really need a hard drive to scan them onto and save them.

Day 26: Something you did

Went to work. Saw this. I've blagged it for when the show's over.
I'm hoping to get it signed ;)

Day 27: Pair

Me and Momma <3 :)

Peas in a pod.

Day 28: In the mirror

Objects in the mirror may appear smaller

than they are.

Day 29: Goodnight

Freud likes to sleep with his face squished between the

sofa and the cushion. Nut job!

Day 30: Relax

I stress too much. I think I'm just really anxious about my future these days, and I need to relax, chill out and remember little gems like this...

Day 31: Stuff

Never believe what Pinterest tells you...

things aren't as simple as they seem!

See my latest post to read about this disaster!

i-sk8

It's hobby day today, where we're all asked to share one of our hobbies and talk a little about why we love it. I've chosen to talk about one of my longest standing hobbies...

figure skating

Me and Hannah doing a
double beilman.

How long have you had your hobby?

A little over 10 years. I started skating for fun with my friend

after we both bought ice skates, and it went from there really.

What are the 3 best things about it?

It keeps you fit.

It's fun.

I get paid to do it!

Is it dangerous?

Of course, but only if you abuse it.

What advice do you have for anyone keen to get involved?

Get in touch with your local rink and go for a skate.

You may surprise yourself! It only takes a session a week for a few months to see a drastic improvement in skill and your health, too.

Take the plunge ;)

Home is where the heart is.


Cross-toe spin.

Beilman

Drag

Spiral

Whats great for me is that I started working at the ice rink in 2006, and got paid to do what I love. It's been the BEST way to learn to skate and I've met some fantastic people through it.

Sunday, 17 March 2013

Sunday Social: 17th March

1. What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?

It depends whether I'm working or at uni, but if I have the day off, we like

to curl up on the sofa with the boys and watch movies and cook a warm dinner.

Much like today :)

2. What is your favorite thing to do on a summer weekend?

Barbeque! Mexican bean burgers and corn cobs, sun, smoothies and

Jack Johnson on the ipod. Bliss. ;)

3. What is your favorite spring activity?

Spring cleaning! Is that normal? I love finally being able to open the windows and

air out the house. I definitely make the most of it!

4. What is your favorite way to spend a winter day?

We definitely have our fair share of Winter days in Plymouth, I can assure you!

When it's just too cold and horrible to venture outside, we usually pop something in the slow cooker, and I'll usually sit on Pinterest looking for inspiration for whatever I feel like making that day, giving my man time to catch up with some man tv shows ;)

5. What is your favorite season and why?

Summer! My feet HATE shoes, and the sooner I can get into flip flops, the better!

The sun makes people happy and cheerful, and I love going for road trips to places like St. Ives or Wembury, making the most of being able to wear less than the 500 layers that I've been wearing since Christmas!

6. What is the best birthday you ever had?

In 2005, me and my best friend Lucy went to Disneyland for our birthdays - there's only 1 day between them and we're the same age. We had an awesome time!

Have a fab Sunday! Feel free to link to your sunday social!

Thursday, 14 March 2013

I won!

A huge thank you to Kelly at Today was a fairytale for running a

competition to win this beautiful 'I love you because...' frame!

Who won? Yours truly! I'm so excited to pick a photo out

and show off such a gorgeous frame.

In the meantime, why not head over and leave some <3 on

Kelly's fantastic blog!

Sunday, 10 March 2013

Sunday Social: 10th March

Today is WEEK 40 of Sunday Social - I've been so slack in joining in, in all honesty, I totally forgot! But I'm back and planning to stay up-to-date from now on. Brownie promise! ;)
1. What is one movie you are terrified to watch?

I'm thinking hard here. I love horrors and there isn't much I haven't seen.

I would probably say anything like Paranormal Activity. But not terrified, just that I get really creeped out by ghosty things. I don't even believe in them but there's something about the suspense that makes me get butterflies.

2. What is one TV show you have always wanted to get into but haven't yet?

Having Netflix, I keep finding new tv shows to watch. We just finished Jekyll, and now I'm hoping to get into The Following.

3. What is one daring activity on your bucket list?

I want to go on all the scariest rollercoasters around the world.

Especially ...

4. Would you ever travel alone?

In 2009 I flew to Turkey, back to England and then back to Turkey again all in one week on my own. After that, I was a pro! I flew later that year to Istanbul, Istanbul to Adana, and then home again - changing flights was scary alone because my Turkish wasn't great when it came to travelling but I did it eventually!

I also drove 5 hours from London to Plymouth on my own. Just me and Maroon 5 the whole way. I think I'm pretty comfy with my own thoughts and I'd travel alone again if I had to.

5. What activities do you like to do alone?

Apparently, fly abroad! Haha!

I like to blog alone, because I type really loudly and I can imagine it's not nice to sit next to me when I'm typing a full-on essay. But that's it. I'd rather do things with my man than alone.

Your turn! Feel free to comment the link to your Sunday Social post!

Have a great Sunday!

Happy Mothers Day!

Happy Mothers Day to all the Momma's out there!

I couldn't find a card I liked this year for either my Mum or

my boyfriends Mum, so I decided to browse Pinterest for 'pinspiration'!

Weirdly, I couldn't find ANYTHING that I liked, so I decided to

make photo collages and found Photo Visi through Google.

I made one per Mum, this one is my in-law'.

Aren't the designs cute?! You can customise as much as you like.

So then I was sat thinking this is pretty boring.

I was backing it onto card, to make it stand up, when I thought

this would make a great jigsaw!

My Mum's collage, backed onto a pizza box.

I googled jigsaw stencils, and found one that fitted an A4 sheet.

It was slightly off after printing it out but it didn't matter.

I stuck it to the back as a template to cut out.

I decided to decorate the backs (you can see where they were slightly short on the top and bottom but hey ho), so just wrote a quick message in colour pens.

Cutting them out took a good 45 minutes. The paper kept unsticking and I ended up using no-more-nails instead of pritstick glue.

For the envelopes, I cut flowers using a stencil from google, out of an old La Senza bag, and stuck Fimo buttons that I'd previously made for last Christmas onto them. I had leaves I'd pulled off an old card, and stuck them on too.