Productive Week :D

It has happened........I don't know if i have mentioned me emailing Amanda Baker soft furnishings over a week ago or not, but i plucked up the courage to ring her regarding a placement and guess what......I HAVE A PLACEMENT INTERVIEW TOMORROW!!!!!!!!

Sorry for the caps but i am sooooo excited and nervous all at the same time because right and i know i am going to sound like a proper idiot here....i never thought i would actually get a chance at placement. This means if i get accepted by Amanda (fingers and toes crossed) i will be the 2nd person to be on placement from the group. PHEW!!!! So today i have put together some of what i think is my best work in a portfolio. I have included the work where i took a more interior orientated approach as this is what Amanda Baker is hopefully looking for.

I have actually shocked myself this week as i have done quite alot. I wrote my personal statement which i then sent off to UCAS to apply for Creative Practice, I finished my creative CV, i started AD207, i rang Amanda to arrange a meeting and then i put together my portfolio.....and now i am going to sign off here and type up my notes for AD205 which we started today and then do a bit of CV tweeking as i have had an idea of a new layout which portrays me more.

Oh one more thing Simon has arranged little masterclasses in other subjects such as textiles so i can gain some more experience there.....happy days!!!!!!

Ok i really am going now so bye bye for now :D

My Creative Space

For the start of term i had a clearout of my study space. I bought some new shelves to organise my space so its now clutter free!!! I wonder how long it stays like this?

Before:

After:

Birdcage Designs

I have found a new hobby over the holidays.......making trinket boxes and accessories. I discovered this hobby after i started to decorate my bedroom at my mams with wall stickers of birds in cages. I already have an obsession with owls so now its birds aswell. I have been looking out for jewellery etc with them on so far i have 2 owl necklaces and 2 pairs of owl earrings and a pair of humming bird earrings. Anyways back to the point, i went to hobbycraft and bought loads of plain trinkets and bags, some acrylic paint, brushes and gloss. I then came home and sat at my desk creating designs from off the top of my head, decorating the boxes using paints, ribbons and embellishments. I am hoping to one day sell these and maybe extend to cushions and home accessories. I have found the perfect start to becoming an interior designer!

My designs:
The black and white trinket was my first design, followd by the heart shaped trinket and matching magnet, the oval trinket is inspired by the colours of my bedroom.

I hope you enjoyed reading about my new hobby and i will be posting more pics soon.

Bye for now!

Happy New Year!

Hi everyone!

First day back at uni yesterday, all we did was personal statements and CVs, which i already have done. So i went home at lunch and finished off my UCAS application (just needs a reference) and i contacted Amanda Baker Soft Furnishings about meeting to discuss a placement.

Today i went shopping and bought a laminator to laminate my CV, i also bought some stationary.

Here are some photos i have taken of my creative CV. I hope you like them.