So I haven't made a blog for a while now.... Things have been pretty stressful on my end and I've been a bit caught in the rut of things. I'm currently having to move house and due to my financial situation, referencing is taking forever- it's pretty tense!
But I figured what better way to keep my mind off of things than to chat with my SG fam? :)
So here's the low-down....
- Photoshoots:
A couple of weeks back, I had the pleasure of shooting with the lovely @miro again at a local photography club. I always enjoy working with her cause not only is she a badass fellow Essex gal (pronounced ess-ax, of course) and a hottie, but she's also my favourite photographer. Alongside Miro, I also got to shoot duo with bootylicious princess @emmaleigh_kelly , and gawd, did we get some hot shots! It was the first time meeting her (although I'd known her through SG and Facebook before) and we got on straight away, she's such a funky rainbow chick, and I can't wait to shoot some content together again cause the chemistry in our photos is amazing!
As well as the duo sets, Miro also shot some really cute pictures of me in my new baggy fox jumper. Shock horror, I know! No boobs in sight! However will we cope? Even with the lack of boobage though, I'm so in love with the results. All in all, I got to spend a day with two of the loveliest people and created some really cool images for my portfolio. If you ever get the chance to shoot with either of them I suggest you jump at the chance!
(Photos of me by Jemma -Miro- , Photos of me and emmaleigh by Femi)
- New Set
Speaking of working with Miro, We have a new set out in 4 days! It's my favourite set so far and I'm so excited for it! It was taken during the shootfest in London last September and we were lucky enough to have use of a beautiful Airbnb just down the road from Temple of Hackney (the vegan fried chicken and junk food shop)- which, if you know me, you will know was perfect for my greedy arse! I just had to take advantage of the gorgeous bathroom there- there was so much natural light pouring through the window and a lovely claw foot bath. I've never done a bath set for SG before so I figured this would be the best time! And as usual, Miro transformed me from a big ginger potato into some kind of glorious bath-mermaid. I'm so happy with the results :)
Have a sneak peek here:
I also have another amazing set shot by the sweetheart @casca coming out soon! It was shot in the penthouse of our accomodation- check out that beautiful location!
- (sort of) Crafts:
Another thing I've been doing to keep my mind off of my pending housing situation (and to prevent me from losing my fucking mind) is getting back into crafts. Now usually my speciality is jewellery making and I'm not going to fool anyone- I'm shit at drawing and painting. Like really shit. Yet somehow, my anxious and manic self decided to paint her furniture the other day. And here's the (aesthetically funky yet technically crap) results:
(featuring super-cool stickers from @loxleyheart , who is lovely and super talented (and a fellow vegan!)
I've also been making more jewellery too. Here are some of my creations (including discounted seconds that have slight cosmetic damage)....
- The Netherlands:
As some of you may know, I have a slight love affair with the Netherlands. I visited again for the fourth time last month (and will be back again on the 22nd of this month), and obviously loved every second of it! Sadly my friend who I traveled with was ill for most of the stay (bless him), however that didn't stop me having a great time- I think it's impossible not to!
Here are some of the highlights of my trip.....
The flowermarket (bloemenmarkt)-
De Poezenboot (floating cat sanctuary, one of my favourite places)-
I was sad to hear that my favourite cat, kaekat, had passed away a couple of months back :(
Kopjes cat cafe:
Cat Everything!!! Plus a luurvely vegan banana bread and fresh mint tea!
Vegan goodies in the supermarket!:
Fat shop cat (can you tell he lives in a sweet shop?? :P) :
Scenery:
Next stop: Berlin!
Snapchat Update:
Due to things being really hectic in my life at the moment, I haven't been on snapchat for a while. I'm happy to let you all know that my premium snapchat resumes today!
I hope you all enjoyed my lil blog! Keep your eyes peeled for my new set in 4 days, and I hope you're all having a lovely spring day! <3
Opal x
