BLISS IS THE LIFE!

Holiday is located in heaven! I have turned into the Eliza Doolittle of the party, merely for the fact that literally EVERYTHING around us, and the beauty and luxury we have been living in, excites and enthuses me, and brands me with a permanent silly grin, and a hundred thankyou's! The rest of the family have enjoyed it all, but it has been taken very much more in their stride! Soppy-Enthusiastic-Overexcitable English Girl, anyone?! ;-)

VACANZA A FILICUDI!!!

Mr G's Dad has brought the family on holiday to the Eolian Islands- a small row of rugged, arrid islands off of Sicily, with pebble beaches and the clearest sea water I have ever seen. So much Sun, and Realx, and gooood food! Apart from being stung by a Jellyfish yesterday within 3 minutes of entering the sea, I am in heaven! Infact, I even quite enjoyed that experience as part of the adventure!

BRAMBLING ROMAN STYLE

I did so much Blackberry picking when I was a kid. Free stuff, doomed to dry out and fall off it's tree-perch, unless you, the hero picks and eats it! And weren't they ALWAYS growing in abundance in some walled off wasteland, or bit of somewhere that you couldn't quite get to?! We went picking in a big wasteground by the American School today, and in Roma they get to pick wild figs too!!! Really! We got a ton, and they were the best fresh figs I have ever tasted! YUM!

K.O.T.U!

That's "KING OF THE UNDERWORLD" to you!

John Kenn RULES!!!!! He draws nasty sexy beasts onto little post-it notes, and little post-it notes ONLY! You want to check out ALL of his work!!! And his book!

STEPPIN' GIRL BEADED BRACELETS!

Still got some of these at The Hive, if you don't want to miss out, grab one before they're gone!

BUG POP BUTCHER-MAN!

Had the wierdest dream lastnight, about a fat mustaschio man in a white apron, spattered with blood. THE BUG POP BUTCHER! Haha! He was horrible! He didn't really do anything, I mean it was one of those dreams where nothing happens... but things just...are. Glad to be awake! Have sent this pic to the Dream Police! ;-)

THE TERRIFIC TEDDY GIRLS!

Late 1940's youth culture movement, the "Teddy Girls", were a lesser-acknowledged element of the tough and iconic "Teddy Boy" movement. Apparently the basis of the scene came from huge gangs of working class Londoners and Irish immigrants. Culturally, they took the tom-boy look to extreme levels, given the female ideal of the time. With the same slicked back quiffs and broad shouldered jackets as the boys, these chicks were considered terrifying to the average 1950's girl-next-door! Here's two of Ken Russel's stunning photographs of girls from the movement, which was little documented elsewhere. And also look out for an Autumn/Winter collection from BUG POP, taking a lot of inspiration!

ETSY TREASURY: WOLFMAN

Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?! Not me! I LOVE him! This Etsy Treasury's dedicated to my real-wolf-loving bezzie Jewelly (Mepresents)! <3 CLICK HERE TO SEE IT!

ART CLASS!

Aww shucks!!! This guy used to run a comic-zine in Liverpool, and he filmed me in a school play once. Then he moved to Japan and became a legend pinup!! And then we were recently re-united after ten years by Facebook. And then he did this! xxx

COMIC BOOK BANGLES!

COMIC BOOK BANGLES! Torn strips of REAL AUTHENTIC Vintage Comic Books!!! Glazed onto a solid wood bangle, and multi-layered with sealing laquer! Each one entirely unique, and One-Of-A-Kind!!! This one pictured below has already sold! They're like HOT CAKES I tell ya! Just £15.50 from BUG POP SHOP!
You know you want to!!!

ETSY TREASURY: CIRCUS!

Yesterday I / JetGirlVintage, (yes another pseudonym/off-shoot project!) made an Etsy Treasury. The theme... CIRCUS!!!
CHECK IT OUT UNDER THIS LINK!

A GIFT FROM THE CASTEVETTS

How have I been designing jewellery for three years and STILL not produced a tribute to the ominous TANNIS ROOT necklace given to Rosemary by her Satan-worshipping baby-snatching neighbours in one of my alltime favourite films!?! ... Will be working on this soon!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANNY B!!!

At the weekend we went down south-west again, for my Granny's 90th! The whole sprawling BAKER clan were there in force. Aunts and uncles, cousins and second-cousins everwhere! Farmer Nick (my amazing mad uncle) got his male voice choir to serenade Granny and her crew, and made her cry, which is pretty big - Granny Baker is one seriously tough chick! I love Somerset so much, still one of my total dream places to live one day!