Ramblings of a Zombiegirl

2011-06-02T03:29:00.001-07:00

So I must be the worlds laziest blogger. I usually always have an excuse and it's usually that I've been really busy and that's what I'm going with this time and it's true!!

I really have had a lot going on, my boyfriend and I celebrated ten years together by going to London for a short break and we had a great time!! We managed to squeeze so much into to four days! We visited the Natural History museum, the National Gallery, I had been wanting to take Tom there for years, he's an artist and it has one of the finest collections in the world, we spent hours there and needless to say we weren't disappointed !!

We also took in a west end show!! Didn't really think it would be my kinda thing but we saw posters for Rock of Ages and bought tickets on a whim. It was absolutely fantastic!! Lots of great rocks tunes and jokes and a brilliant set. I'd highly recommend it if you're in London!
We also found the mahoosive Forbidden Planet which we also spent a couple of hours browsing through, could have easily spent a fortune in the end we came away with replica Harry Potter wands :)
I got Sirius Black's and Tom got Dumbledore's.

We also visited Camden market. Wow, what a place it was like something out of Neverwhere. We thought we would only be there for a couple of hours but spent most of the day there, it was incredible. Every time we thought we had seen it all we turned another corner and there was more to it. I had been wanting to visit for years but it was even better than I had imagined.

You can see more photos from London on my Flickr page. I'm still working through them :)

You can also see some pictures that I took in Glasgow in August when the Hollywood Brad Pitt starring movie World War Z came to town. As a huge movie fan I thought this was one of the most exciting things to happen to Glasgow in a long time. I work just up the road so I popped down to the set on my break quite a few times over the two week period to try and catch some of the action.

It was so cool to see George Sq turned into downtown Philadelphia!! There was a real buzz on the set. And I managed to see a wee bit of filming being done although I never caught a glimpse of Brad. I'm really looking forward to the movie!! More pics here.

So I might have been too lazy to update my blog but I've been busy with my shop! I was lucky enough to be featured on the Alt Fashion web site!! It's one of my favourite magazines and I was delighted to be featured, go send them some love. I have had quite a bit of success with my shop lately and have gained over 230 fans on facebook now!! I sold enough teddies to buy myself a beautiful new bass guitar, it's silver and sparkly :)

I haven't even started to think about Christmas yet to be honest, I've had so much going on. My sister is getting married in a couple of weeks and I'm head bridesmaid and I'm just about to change jobs. I'm quite looking forward to the wedding, I've got a gorgeous lilac dress and grey feather stole to wear and Tom's gonna be looking handsome in a grey kilt! Job wise I've decided to leave John Lewis after eight and a half years to start in the Apple store. It's one of the toughest decisions I've ever had to make and I just hope it's the right one. I'm excited and terrified in equal measures. So I start my new job on the Monday and my sister gets married that Friday !! That's alot in one week!! So I think Christmas will be waiting till that's all done with :)

Think that's enough for one post. Maybe if I stopped being lazy I'll make them more frequent and shorter :D

Also thinking I might have to hold a wee giveaway for when I reach 300 FB fans, so tell all your
friends!!

Right back to making!

Soo Looooooonggg!

2011-04-25T10:33:00.000-07:00

Ooh it's been a ridiculously long time since I've updated this blog, how very bad and lazy of me!!! I'm going to blame it on Christmas and just being too busy ;)

So now that Christmas is all done and dusted I guess I should be paying some attention to my two shops - Handmade By Zombies and J Flynn Photography.

I've been working on some new furry items which I'll be adding to the shop shortly and will hopefully be adding prints to my newly set up photography shop!!

I now have two new lenses for my camera, my lovely boyfriend Tom got me a 28-135mm zoom lens for Christmas and I have just purchased a 50mm prime lens. Here are some pictures taken with my new lenses :)

Here's another little furry guy that I finished just before Christmas -

I've finished another couple of items which I will be adding to the shop very soon :)

Here are two Etsy treasuries that I put together recently, there's some really lovely pieces in there!

My Favourite Colour Treasury

Seasons Through a Lens Treasury

Think that'll do for an overdue update! Don't forget to check out my fanpages if your on Facebook for regular updates!!

Handmade by Zombies on Facebook

J Flynn Photography on Facebook

2010-11-05T06:04:00.000-07:00

Hi guys,

I haven't posted a blog or Folksy Friday in aaaaaaggess. But I was browsing about Folksy this morning and thought I would do another. My absolute favourite gemstones are fire oplas so I've went for some gorgeous jewellery with opals or opal like stones, hope you see something you like!!

First up we have this beautiful bangle from Joesphines

Then this stunning blue opal necklace from J Austen Jewellery Designs

Another lovely bracelet from Nestuda

Not quite an opal but the colours in this peice are so stunning I just had to include it Hot Fusion

And lastly some gorgeous earrings from Whimsical Wren Jewellery.

Folksy Friday 2

2010-08-13T06:16:00.000-07:00

Ok so I really enjoyed putting together last fridays so I've decided I'll do another.

Last week the theme was Zombies this week it's -------- Vampires !!!

Now, I'm over the age of 25 and I really don't get all this Twilight bollocks. To me Angel will always be the ultimate brooding vampire, so I just hope I haven't slipped up and included something Twilight themed, I really wouldn't know if I had :)

So with that in mind here you go!!!

First up -

This cute sock vampire is available from Theothermousie .

This gorgeous scented candle is just perfect for setting the mood for some nibbling with your vampire... sorry boyfriend!!! Available from One Stop Pamper Shop.

Now I was gonna include a pendant from Pendant Pixie in last weeks FF but I went and bought the last one myself so here's a vamp flavoured one this week !!!

For fans of sexy tv show True Blood available from Miss Cherrys Boutique.

This fun vampire print tote bag is available from Cheery Mish Mash.

Perfect for Hallowe'en - a vial of BLOOD available from Miss Bohemia.

So there you some bloody great items there, all available on Folksy!!!

Folksy Friday

2010-08-06T06:52:00.000-07:00

So I got my first Folksy Friday feature a few weeks ago, so this week I've put together my very first Folksy Friday!!

So my first theme?? Well it had to be really didn't it ? - ZOMBIES :)

First up we have this cool Zombie necklace from Pretty Bones !

For a Hessian Zombie this guy is freaking cute. Buy this little Brooch from The Little Shop of Monsters !

The perfect place to stick your pins, a dead head from Fiona T.

For some killing tunes theres this great Zombie DJ hoodie from Rocky the Zombie !

BRAINSSSS !!! Gimme BRAINS !!! Yuck, a brain pendant from Stars n Scars !

And lastly, if all this undeadiness has been too much for you have a wee brew in this funky mug from Mugnifique !

Which ones???

2010-07-26T06:53:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

I know it's been a while but I need some help. I'm a member of the photography club at my work and there is a yearly exhibition at the head offices in London. You can submit three photos for consideration but the problem is I can't decide which three. Here is the shortlist.
If anyone has any particular faves please let me know??

Giants Grave

Colourful Carnivore

Sky High

Exotica

In Paradise

Leaving Ardrossan

So Pretty

Little Red

2010-06-11T06:25:00.000-07:00

Hey,

So, I've been off from work alot recently, which has been good but annoying at the same time as I have fewer holidays left now :(

I've spent my time off quite wisely though ;) Was away in Manchester to see Peter Kay at the MEN arena. It was a great wee trip. We (Tom and I) traveled down the day before and stayed with Tom's old pal, Martin and his wife, Carolyne in Lancaster. Lancaster is a lovely wee, historical town. The next day we all traveled into Manchester and Tom and I wandered about the city centre for a bit. I took my camera with and got a couple of cool photos!

Manchester seems pretty nice, I'd like to go back for a little longer. After we all got some dinner in a restaurant called Old Orleans we headed to the MEN. Once we got there I slowly realised who Peter's support act was! It was Rick Astley!!!! RICK ASTLEY ! I loved him when I was about 5 years old and I got up to dance along to Never Gonna Give You Up, I never thought that I'd get to see Rick Astley live at 28 years old, I was very happy indeed. Peter's show was great and his encore was amazing, I won't say too much incase anyone is going to see him but he had everyone up and dancing. All in it was a great night.

Once we got back home to Scotland we headed over to the isle of Arran for the day. We got the ferry and as soon as we stepped off in Brodick the heavens opened. It was stoating down!! We were both thinking that we'd made the wrong choice taking a gamble on the weather, but headed into the local co-op for 15 mins and the skies brightened and the rain never came back, it was a glorious day.

We got the bus round to Whiting Bay to walk the Glenashdale Forrest trail. We headed up into the hills to find the Giants Grave which is the remains of a neolithic burial cairn, theres very little left now but you can still make out where some of the entrances were.

We then followed the trail round past the waterfall and and the remnants of an iron age fort. It was a great day and I must have taken about 200 photos, most of which I still have to edit :)

We also went over to Aberfoyle last saturday when it was amazingly hot!! We climbed up a big steep hill ( maybe not the best idea given the temperature !!) to see some amazing views. Nothing beats the views from up high, especially in scotland.

Aswell as all the trekking I've finished two new items for my shops, Meet Zoogi and Zeeko!!!

Zoogi

Zeeko

Both are available to buy from either

Folksy (UK)

Etsy (US)

That's all for just now, might attempt my first folksy friday later if I have time ;)

Jen x

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2010-06-11T03:50:00.000-07:00

Really interesting article

Folksy Blog – Advertising – Making a shop badge

Travelling!

2010-05-19T15:49:00.001-07:00

So it's been a wee while since my last post! I'm sitting in the train to Lancaster right now. Tom and I are going to stay with his friend and his wife then the four of us are going to see Peter Kay tomorrow night in the MEN arena in Manchester. I've been hearing good things about his show so it should be a good night. I've also got my camera with me as I think Lancaster is a nice old historical town so hopefully there will be some good photo ops! Oh and it seems to be brightening up!!!!

Unfortunately going to miss jewellery class tomorrow night but still got four weeks left. Here's a piece I completed last year.

Also took my camera to the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow last week when it was nice and got some close ups of the exotic plants and some really cool carnivorous plants.

I also added a new bag and a couple of other items to my shop - www.folksy.com/shops/HandmadeByZombie

I've also been working on a new sewing project!

More pics once it's finished!!!

Bye for now !!!!
:)

Jen x

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Out and about!

2010-04-28T13:23:00.000-07:00

Hey!

Just started a new evening class in intermediate jewellery making at the Glasgow Met college. I went to the beginners class last year and finally had enough money to go back and do the intermediate class. Quite excited! I find it very relaxing, just sitting at my desk tinkering away with all the tools and chemicals at my disposal. I just wish I had enough money to buy all the tools myself. I'll add some photos of my pieces soon.

Managed to get out with my camera a bit recently since the weather has been nicer! Went on a big long walk from Stevenston up over the hill to West Kilbride. There were some stunning views over the water to Largs. We also got passed FOUR TIMES, twice in each direction by a jogger. Thing is he was about 60 years old!! I was starting to think he was a terminator or something!! Very impressed.

We also went to Kelburn country park in Ayrshire. It was a lovely sunny day with lots of good photo opportunities.

I got this cute little robbin when he flew down and landed on the fence next to me.

I had been taking some long exposures of a waterfall when he appeared. I thought there was no chance of getting a shot of him, the camera was still attached to my tripod and set on timer release and on long shutter speed! But he just sat there lookig about. And I managed to get about 8 shots moving closer and closer, before he flew away. So lucky!!

The place was covered in wild garlic.

Tom and Craig were eating it raw an it made their breath absolutley reek!!! :)Tom (www.blogspot.com/thomashayart) collected a whole bag full. We made some pasta sauce with it for dinner then preserved the rest for later.

It was great to get out and about in the sun!

Also been working on some new stuff for the shop, making some army style bags from green camo fabric and I got some really cool army patches from eBay,

I'll add the bags to my shop soon. Also got a zombie teddy comission to work on which I'm quite excited about, any suggestions on good fur fabric stockists?

Went to see Ash, one of my fave bands at the ABC in Glasgow last night.

It was a really good gig although I'm bloody shattered now cos i went straight from work and had to get up early for work this morning with college class straight after!! Not one of my better ideas!! But I'll catch up on my sleep tonight! Then gonna go see IRON MAN 2 tomorrow!!!
That's all for now!!
:)

J x

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Shop Online!!

2010-04-06T04:10:00.000-07:00

Hey!!

Finally got my Folksy shop up and running. It still needs some new stock and a bit of sprucing up but please take a look.

Handmade By Zombies

Still working on bags to add to it, got some cool army style camoflage ones on the go which I'll add soon.

What else have I been up to? Well I've been to see a few good films recently, Shutter Island and How to Train Your Dragon and Kick Ass. I really wanted to see Shutter Island but I was surprised by how much I liked it. Gripping from start to finish, great performances and it looked absolutely gorgeous, very highly recommended. Loved How to Train Your Dragon. Really great wee story not relying solely on jokes and the animation was simply stunning, great if your a big kid like me.
Kick Ass has been getting great reviews pretty much everywhere and it lives up to them. Great fun from beginning to end. I want to go see it again tho as I got stuck behind the tallest, biggest headed guy in the whole cinema and was a bit fidgety trying to get a decent view of the screen!!!!!!!!!
I'm not even that short!

I've also added a few more photos to my Flickr page, here's a couple of examples-

Cheerio!!

Jen x

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My first post !!!!!!

2010-03-26T16:58:00.000-07:00

Ooh it's my first post!!!
:)
Not entirely sure what I want to say but I guess I started this blog to talk about what I do and what I like and hopefully connect with people out there who like the same stuff.
I work part time as a sales assistant and have just passed my assesment to go onto the managemet training program but in my spare time I like all things arty and crafty.
I studied art and animation at college and uni and I like a whole bunch of different arty things. I like painting in Photoshop, mostly sci-fi, fantasy stuff and I used to dabble in a wee bit of threeee deee environments using Lightwave, here's a couple of examples -

My interpretation of Door, a character from Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman.

A creepy abandoned hospital room created in Lightwave 3D and a wee bit of Photoshop.

I also enjoy digital photography using my Canon EOS 1000D. My favourite subject is old abandoned places an run down buildings but they are very hard to find or either not easily accessed :( I also love to get out and about in the countryside and up in the hills.

I make stuff too,

Super Sculpey dude

Purple fleecey teddy with no eyes (yet!)

!!!???!

Aside from all the arty crafty stuff I love movies and go to the cinema at least once a week with my boyfriend (thomashayart.blogspot.com), we have unlimited cards. I like rock music and gigs and enjoy reading the likes of Neil Gaiman, Kathy Reichs and Terry Pratchett and graphic novels like Hellblazer and Sandman.

Right rambled on enough for one post.
Hope you come back!!!

J xx