Here I am, a rabbit hearted girl...

illustration by me 

feeling a florence moment

la la la la la la la la la

When I'm old and grey I wanna sing songs about how lame the younger generation are, and sing about cakes, jam and marmalade, colour rinses, cats and how annoying it is to lose your teeth down the back of la sofa

Lazy random crap tv introduced me to this: General Larry Platt "Pants on the ground"


This dude is legendary!

beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, BEETLEJUICE

These illustrations are from a first year project at university, which consisted of selecting a designer to design a mini collection for. My chosen designer; GARETH PUGH.
As Pugh is a conceptual designer I decided to use inspiration from Tim Burton's 80s fantasy film, and huge love of mine, BEETLEJUICE. 
Anyone remember the cartoon series of the awesome show??
Noooo! 
Then you are L-A-M-E !

**lame lame take the shame**

"Take my doll put on her pretty clothes, no I won't soil her dress, brush her hair paint her lips like a rose, cover up her mess"

My pretty little kitten girls ♥

Welcome to the doll house. Young, naive and innocent, this is a fresh summer collection inspired by dolls. This collection possesses a childlike ambience with its silky, delicate fabrics in an array of soft, faded, powdery tones.
This project is from my first year of university and was about designing clothes for a high street store, in which I selected H&M. It is strange looking back upon my old work. I got a good grade for this project, even though now I look over the work I can see so many mistakes, and there are many things I would change to improve my work. Although I do adore the illustrations. This was before I had photoshop on my laptop, and I canny remember which program I used, but they turned out pretty dapper.

And all these beauties have names, from the very top there's Tilly, then there's (small images) Molly, Maggie, Daisy, Poppy, Polly, Betty, Lily, Holly and finally (large image above) Rosie. 

Below is the mood board for this project. It's not the best I must admit, but it does its job.

When I grow up I want to be an Astronaut

Ever since my last post titled "When I grow up I want to be....." this song has been stuck in my head; YILA featuring Scroobius Pip "Astronaut".

When I grow up I want to be..........

...... a mushroom.

yes please!

This outfit is truly delicious!

(image from flickr.com)

Enter the world Through The Looking Glass .....

"Through The Looking Glass"

Photography: Lacey Jayne Clements
Model: Jenna Morely

Garment/styling: Clare Heart

Editorial: Clare Heart

Enter the realm of fantasy and delve deep into the depths of the magical forests and there you'll find the most beautiful ethereal entities that roam the land.

Go discover the magic.

Presenting here to you the photo shoot of my garment the 'Florella' dress. The shoot was photographed by my dear friend Lacey Jayne Clements (click here to see her flickr). This was the second shoot we did together and I feel it went fantastically! The shoot is embedded in magic, beauty and fairy tales, and reflects essences of Alice in Wonderland and photographer Anna Gaskall. I chose the model Jenna Morely, who also attended my uni, as she possesses a bohemian nature to her which I felt was perfect for this magical fairy tale shoot. 

This project was from my second year studying BA HONS Fashion Design at university UCA Rochester. The dress is constructed out of 140 pieces of ivory silk and wool and is based upon spheres and segments. The original inspiration came from the photography work of German industrial architecture photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher. Their images of the sphere water tanks 

(inset image) were my main source of inspiration (see more of their work here). Although my construction concept was born out of something hard, industrial and man made, my final design was feminine and ethereal also containing a vintage elegance. This confliction of industrial and ethereal is melted together within the Florella dress, though highly constructed it is eternally soft and feminine.

The image below has been edited to be a double page magazine layout. 

The image below has been edited to be a double page magazine layout.

The image below has been edited to be a double page magazine layout.

The image below has been edited to be a double page magazine layout.

Augustus and Millicent Owlie

This is ...

She is my new little friend. She is so super fab! I found her today and instantly fell in love! 

And guess what this magical owl can do?

She's the cutest ever tape measure your eyes did ever see!And now she can keep Mr Owlie company.Meet...

My lovely friend Jo surprised me with this little beastie brooch. 
He's a groovy little sausage isn't he. 
Aren't they the cutest pair of owlies!

(Millicent Owlie tape measurer Accessorize, Augustus Owlie brooch Topshop)

I fancy having a miniature library around my neck, how about you?

I want I want I want this necklace!

This beast cost $325.00 which my brother translates to around 180 english pounds from the etsy seller The Black Spot Books. Isn't it truly divine! Made of real leather and antic metals with thick drawing paper inside so you can jott down any idea or burst of inspiration that may hit you.

This spectacular piece is again from the same etsy seller, and it is truly exquisite!

I love love love!

I adore the Disney film 'Beauty and the Beast' and when I was a nipper I loved the character Belle. She was an unconventional princess with her love of reading and books. 

What I really want in my dream home is my very own library, maybe not as huuuggge and exquisite as the one Beast shows Belle in le movie, but my very own library would make me an extremely happy kitten. 

I do love reading and collecting books. Just today I've brought 6 books and I am uber excited for their arrival.

Wouldn't it be TRULY AMAZING if those little books upon that gorgeous necklace were miniature story books! 

Alike these beauts made by design Allison Wells; Paper Snake.

Absolutely adorable!

It'll be like having a miniature library around your neck. And imagine if you could order any book in the world to get printed weeny sized to then attach to your necklace! OMG the possibilities! 

Smile; yeh it makes me smile

This shoot titled 'Smile' reminds me of a modern sex fuelled fantasy fairy tale, and to me is like a mix between Ellen Von Unwerth and David Lachapele with its vibrant colours, sexual themes and cropped body shots. It also reminds me of Lady Gaga's 'Just Dance' music video. I'm not sure who shot the collection 'Smile' but all the following images are from la site foto decandent.  

The title 'Smile' reminded of of Lily's song so here she is to sing le post out: 

SMACK SNACK

I want to introduce you to a love of mine; Terry Poison. 

I discovered Terry Poison on myspace in my first year of uni and instantly adored their electro pop sounds. I love girl bands and this one is from Israeli are described as 'electro glam sleeze' and base their entire image, music, public personna and stylings on a fictional character they invented called Terry Poison.
SMACK SNACK is their latest track and i simply L.O.V.E. it.


I love the band but most importantly I love Petite (French vocals and keyboards). She's le one in the Indian head dress and nude body suit. 

OMG OMG OMG she is so amazing. She's like an ethereal doll, with her porcelain skin, flower head pieces and love of high waisted panties, she is so completely and utterly my icon and girl crush!


Her myspace bio describes her as the following: A forever fourteen year baby doll, is having her 9th grade party playing keyboards and singing preferably in the international language du l'amour. She's always a little heartbroken and dances accordingly. Petite often prepares sweet love letters that she wraps up into paper airplanes and sends out to the audience in hope of finding someone to take her home after the show.


I simply love her and I think she is amazing! And she so goes onto my list of awesome kittens that I love and idolise. Other kool kats upon my list are Katie Jane Garside, Kate Bush, Cyndi Lauper, Lucy and the Caterpillar, and old school Madonna.


Images below are from google, flickr and photo bucket. 

Following images from LA Fashion week.

Isn't she the coolest kitten ever!