Autumnal Backgrounds

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So I really feel like it is becoming Autumn now, as all the leaves are starting to fall and everyone is wrapping up in scarves and winter coats. I decided that I was going to share with you some backgrounds that are very autumn inspired, which you can use for your phones or anything you like. I have some favourites, and personally, I prefer the more cartoon - like ones as I find them more cute, however I have put a mix in here. Most are the shape of a phone however some are square, but are ones that you can crop to the size you want without losing the focus. Here are some of my favourites:

THE LEAF INSPIRED ONES:

 

 

 

THE WORDED ONES:

 

 

THE MISCELLANEOUS ONES:

I hope that one of these backgrounds is suitable for you and that you like some of them - let me know the ones that are your favourites!

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Emily x

Happiness is Doodling

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Hope that you have all had a good week - I'm so glad that it is the half term soon. When I last did a Quote for the Week post I used a drawing that I had done for Graphics as part of that post. I decided since I did another one as a front cover for my portfolio, I decided I would share it but put a quote to it again. 

 I love drawing, however I am not very good at drawing the useful things, like people for example. I would love to try one day to get better, however I love to doodle, or copy pictures that I can draw. Recently I have been doodling a lot more and decided to add it to this picture, which took forever, but I think was worth it!

The definition of doodling in the dictionary is:

- A scribble absent-mindedly,

- A rough drawing made absent-mindedly.

However someone said that the real definition is:

- To make spontaneous marks to help yourself think. 

Doodling is spontaneous and should be spontaneous. It helps you to create and think, which is why I enjoy it.

If it's something that makes you happy or distracts you from other things, do it. Let the pen take you on a walk and lead it where it wants you to go. If you stick to it, something amazing will come out at the end and will make you feel proud of what you've done. 

This was a slightly different quote post however it was quite an expressive way to do it. 

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Emily x

Two Plait Bun Hairstyle

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So I have never actually done a hairstyle post party because I am not able to take pictures easily by myself, so when Charlotte came round last Friday, we had some spare time and we were able to take some pictures. This hairstyle is pretty simple and doesn't take very long to do. This is a nice hairstyle when you want your hair to be out of your face but you want something a bit more interesting than a ponytail. I must admit I am not the best at describing how to do plaits but I shall give it a go! So here is the hairstyle tutorial for a two plait bun...

1) Start by making a middle parting down the centre of your hair. On both sides you will need a plait, but it's up to you whether you do a French plait or a Dutch plait. Personally I prefer a Dutch as I like to call it more of a '3D' effect but it's up to you. Start by taking a small section of hair and splitting it into three. Place the right strand under the centre strand and take a piece of hair with it. Continue doing this on both sides until you end up with a plait that comes to about your ears. After that, continue it as a normal plait without picking up hair as you go along. Secure with a hair tie. Repeat on the other side.

2) Once both your plaits are secured, create a low ponytail at the back of your head. Add the plaits into the ponytail and secure altogether with another hair tie. When the plaits are secured in the ponytail, take out their hair ties so that the ponytail is straight. 

3) Turn the ponytail into a bun by swirling round the hair to form a doughnut like shape. Secure with a couple of hair ties until you get the desired shape and size. I like to put a hair net in so that any loose ends or strands stay within the bun and it stays in longer. Complete the bun by placing bobby pins through the bun to keep it in place and place any more bobby pins in areas that might not stay or aren't in place. Finally spray a bit of hairspray and voila! you have you two plait bun!

I really like this hairstyle and wear it quite a bit as it is so simple once you get the hang on it. I really enjoyed doing a post like this, so let me know if you want me to do more hairstyles or if there are any you want me to do. 

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Emily x

Revolution Eyeshadow Palette

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So I was ranting on to my friend, Charlotte the other day about this new palette I bought about a month ago and how good it was, and so she said I should do a blogpost on it. So here I am writing a blogpost on Revolution 'Redemption Palette Iconic 3'.

I had some vouchers for Love2Shop and I didn't know what to buy with them. I was with another friend in Superdrug and I'm not one for expensive makeup, but had been looking for a nice bronzey coloured eyeshadow. I was just having a look around and I saw the Revolution stand, and to me it was definitely a reasonable price. I swatched some of the colours and it was what I had been looking for, so I bought it.

The pigmentation is actually really good on these eyeshadows, especially when you blend different colours together. There is a range of pink shades but also bronze which was the main colour I was looking for, but they are all really pretty. These are some of my favourite shades which I use on a regular basis. 

It comes with an applicator however it is one with two rounded ends. I am not very keen on these types of eyeshadow brushes as I think they aren't very good, so I use my own eyeshadow brush from H&M. It has a fluffy round end for blending and on the other end has an angled brush which is great for your crease and inner corner. I have really liked this palette and would recommend it to you if you like these sort of shades. I am hoping to buy another one as they have a couple of palettes that are all really pretty.

Overall, I think these palettes are very reasonably priced and affordable at only £4, and have really pigmented shades. Let me know if you like this sort of review and if you want me to do more on some of my other favourite products.

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Emily x

What's in my Pen Pots?!

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So you might be thinking that the title of this post is a bit unusual to a normal post, however I was sitting doing homework at my desk and realised, I use everything in these pen pots everyday. I have three main pen pots that are from Ikea (I will link the bigger version here but the smaller ones are exactly the same). These are actually meant to be used for plants, however as they were quite inexpensive with a pretty detailing, I thought they might go well when I did my room up. I have more stationery, but these pots are for all my main pens and things that I use on a daily basis so they are easily accessible.

In the one closest to my lamp, I keep all my coloured fineliners. I have two sets in here - one being a non-branded set from Portugal and the other being a Stabilo set that I actually got in Germany. You can definitely buy the Stabilo set here however I got them abroad as they were cheaper than they are here. They are both very useful to have when I am writing on posters in small spaces or just for writing in general. They can add more interest as they are easy to write with but you can use many different colours. I have on thin fineliner set for each however I also bought a thicker set which you can use for colouring.

In the middle pot I keep all my coloured biros. I must admit that I actually have quite a few, which is a bit sad to be honest, however I really like writing with these as there are many colours and they are easy to write with. I have many different sets as some I bought didn't always have a colour in so \i had to buy extras or another set. So now I have a load of colours and they are easy and accessible to use.

In my last pot on the left I keep everyday stationery. I use pretty much everything in it everyday whether that be for homework or just in general. In the pot I keep, a couple of pencils, writing pens in blue, black and red, highlighters, a ruler, scissors. I do have glue, rubber and sharpener however I keep them on my shelf next to my chair. 

So that is what is in all my pen pots. I know I have a lot but that's one of the things I'm kind of obsessed with! Let me know if you liked this type of post?

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Emily x

Strawberry Cupcakes

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So it's another baking post today! I feel that whenever I am doing a baking post on here, most of them seem to be one of Tanya Burr's recipes, so sorry if that's not what you expect. However I think that's because her book is new and I haven't made most of the recipes, so just expect her recipes when I do baking!! Today I am using her recipe for Raspberry Cupcakes, however i made it into a strawberry version party because I had no raspberry jam! Feel free to use whatever jam you want as well. So here is the recipe...

For the cupcakes you will need: 

• 50g margerine/butter,
• 180g caster sugar,
• 1 egg,
• A teaspoon of vanilla extract,
• 160g plain flour,
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder,
• 160ml milk,
• Strawberry/Raspberry Jam.

For the icing you will need:

• 170g icing sugar,
• 85g margerine,
• Food colouring,
• Silver balls/strawberries/raspberries.

1) Fill a 12 hole muffin tin with muffin cases and set aside (you might need extra depending on what size your are). In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until a light and fluffy mixture is formed. Then mix in the egg, along with the vanilla extract. Once that is mixed, sieve in the flour and the baking powder. Lastly, slowly add the milk until you have a smooth mixture that is well combined.

2) Spoon the mixture evenly across the muffin cases and fill as many as you can. Tip - I used an ice cream scoop for each and then filled the rest up with a little spoon to make the quite even! Bake for around 15-20 minutes depending on the size of your cupcakes/muffins.

3) Once cool, spoon a little jam on top and spread all over, or like Tanya's recipe said cut out a hole and fill it - it all depends on how much jam you like. 

4) Mix together the icing sugar and butter in a bowl and slowly mix it to create buttercream. Once mixed, add in the food colouring (I chose pink) and stir it all together. 

5) Lastly either pipe or spoon the icing onto your cupcakes and either place silver balls on top or a fruit related to your jam. 

My cupcakes turned out really tasty however they definitely weren't the most amazing looking! Let me know if you try them out.

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Emily x

A Quote for the Week

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How have you all been? It's been such a long week going back to school and the weather has not helped, even though it's actually nice to have a long summer for once. I have started a new course in Graphics and as a first homework we were asked to either draw a picture of print out an outline and shade it in using the tonal scale. I, being me, decided that I would push myself and try to draw an eye and shade it in. I have never done such a detailed drawing before and definitely not to this standard, but this is how it turned out. It took me a long time however it was definitely worth it.

I have never done anything like this drawing before, and I thought this quote related to that. If you don't think you can do it and say you can't, your mind does not think you can, therefore your eyes can not see that. However when you put your mind to it, and you say you can, do it, because your eyes are always going to see an end result that makes you better and who you are.

Hope this quote is something that you can think about this week. 

Imagine Creativeness

Emily x