Doll obsession

After long admiring the Blythe dolls that so many people seem to have, I finally gave in last week and pre-ordered Casual Affair, which I think looks a bit like me! But I'm getting so frustrated waiting to see if she will arrive here safely from Hong Kong, so I'm very close to ordering a Pinafore Purple which I'd like to customise:). I don't intend to collect dozens of these dolls, but two or three would be a nice number!

And here is my latest Kokeshi doll - £3.75 from a charity shop! (At least she didn't break the bank like the Blythe dolls could!)

Father's Day wallet card

There's a bit of a story behind this card. Last weekend when I went to Glasgow I lost my bank card. I was going out with friends that night, had very little cash, and wasn't able to get to my bank before it closed. So I borrowed some cash from my parents, and I thought this card would be an appropriate way to return it!

Art, drums and books

Went to the degree show at Glasgow school of art yesterday. In the Visual Communication department I liked Eleanor Stewart's art made from old books. In the Jewellery department I particularly liked Sealim Lee's jewellery based on Korean lettering, Elaine Scobie's beads made from striped paper that looked like glass, and Hitomi Morisaki's jewellery which looked like little plants in pots.

My favourite exhibit was something that I wouldn't necessarily have described as art, but which put a big smile on my face. It was Harriet Lowther's framed collection of thank-you letters she had written to companies, along with the replies she had received, many of which enclosed vouchers and free samples, including a limited edition Blu-Tack badge and pen! It gave me the same feel-good feeling as one of my favourite films, Amelie.I then went to the Japanese Matsuri at Wellington Church, where there was a performance of Taiko drumming outside. I also discovered a wonderful little street, Otago Lane, where there is a lovely tea house (Tchai Ovna), and a secondhand bookshop with a shabby-chic exterior and an interior crammed full of piles of books (Voltaire and Rousseau).

Cool stuff from Muji

I saw these stamps on Muji and had to have them (they remind me of the font used at the start of Wong Kar Wai's films), especially as the price was reduced. Of course, I ended up spending a whole lot more money on other cool stuff from the site: Japanese tabi socks, a little divided plastic box, and a shopping bag.

With knobs on

Here's what I did with one of my car boot sale purchases. I got some help from a friend, who sanded the design off, and then I painted the rack to match my walls, and hung it upside down so that it fitted neatly under the dado rail.

The before picture:

Robin collage

This is a collage that I may put on my bedroom wall. This is my first attempt at sending a post to my blog from Flickr.