Oops! Forgot!

Sorry guys,

There were some things I wanted to show you yesterday and the day before but I forgot about it sorry.
So I'll show you now :) So some of them are from DFO on Wednesday and some are from Top Ryde Shopping Centre which I went to for the first time yesterday. Actually rather disappointing. There wasn't much there but I did get a pair of sunglasses from Valley girl for $10 which I'll show you in another post.

Biggest Bed Bath N Table I've ever seen!! (DFO Wednesday)

Fox pillow! (Wed)

Love this room (besides the poncho sticking out from the left which is my mum - not that I don't love my mum. I should stop now) DFO Wednesday

Cute back but not as cute as the one below!! (Strandbags, Top Ryde)

Oh, my, goodness, look at this bag! I loved it so much and it was on sale so I should've got it but I didn't and I'm soo regretting it!! In fact I loved it so much I had to add it to my wishlist post I published yesterday.

Oh my goodness, I die. Most beautiful tea light holder I've ever seen. •WANT• •WANT• •WANT• (DFO)

CUTE, CUTE, CUTE. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. I just love Bed Bath N Table, they have the cutest stuff. (DFO)

Omg I love this parrot unfortunately I didn't know the flash was on and it was awkward to take another picture. (Habitana Top Ryde)

I love these tins and I'd never seen a Stamp Set one before so I just had to take a picture of it :)

Yes well that's that. Actually a rather pointless post as I don't think it inspired you much but there it is. And I just had to show you that bag which I'm still regretting not buying as it was on sale and I can't remember how much it was but I think it was like 20 bucks or something so yeah. Annoyed at myself but anyway, it's up on my wishlist now. Today we might go into the City and see what's happening with the Sydney Festival.

Ta ta for now,

Jody

Weekly Fox

Here's a funny one



Oh I Wish I'd Looked After Me Teeth

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Oh, I wish I'd looked after me teeth,
And spotted the perils beneath,
All the toffees I chewed,
And the sweet sticky food,
Oh, I wish I'd looked after me teeth.

I wish I'd been that much more willin'
When I had more tooth there than fillin'
To pass up gobstoppers,
From respect to me choppers
And to buy something else with me shillin'.

When I think of the lollies I licked,
And the liquorice allsorts I picked,
Sherbet dabs, big and little,
All that hard peanut brittle,
My conscience gets horribly pricked.

My Mother, she told me no end,
"If you got a tooth, you got a friend"
I was young then, and careless,
My toothbrush was hairless,
I never had much time to spend.

Oh I showed them the toothpaste all right,
I flashed it about late at night,
But up-and-down brushin'
And pokin' and fussin'
Didn't seem worth the time... I could bite!

If I'd known I was paving the way,
To cavities, caps and decay,
The murder of fiIlin's
Injections and drillin's
I'd have thrown all me sherbet away.

So I lay in the old dentist's chair,
And I gaze up his nose in despair,
And his drill it do whine,
In these molars of mine,
"Two amalgum," he'll say, "for in there."

How I laughed at my Mother's false teeth,
As they foamed in the waters beneath,
But now comes the reckonin'
It's me they are beckonin'
Oh, I wish I'd looked after me teeth.

By Pam Ayers

Weekly Fox

We've been reading The Outsiders in English and in it he recites Robert Frost's poem:

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Nothing Gold Can Stay

Natures first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

Jody

no quotes.....poetry?

Well, I was looking at a poem the other day and thinking about how beautiful can be; and I realized since I've had no quote inspiration for decades I could post poetry. Admittedly it's harder because there is so much poetry and it's hard to find ones I like (and understand) but I know a few so I'll post those first. It's just that, being a teenager; it's hard to blog when I've already got so much other stuff to do (homework and a tonne of assignments - as well as a lot of gaming time).

Anyway here's the one I was thinking of (it's very famous and I'd be surprised if you haven't heard it before):

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Fire and Ice

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I know of desire,
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if I had to perish twice,
I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice

 - By Robert Frost

Jody

More foxes + pinterest

Hey there everyone. Sorry I haven't posted in AGES. It's just that I haven't had anything to post about and I'm back to school so obviously that's a bore. Anyway, I got back onto pinterest today. It's one of those things I don't do regularly but when I do I do it a lot. You probably think I'm very slack as I haven't even been posting weekly quotes. Well to tell you the truth, I haven't heard any inspiring quotes lately so I know it's disappointing but 'if you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything at all.' But I don't always stick to that advice :D :) ;) Anyway where was I? Oh yes, Pinterest. On my 'Foxes and Woodland Animals, Pictures and Ideas' I now have 356 pins! It's mainly foxes but there are a few other in the mix. I also started a new board 'Cool stamps' which isn't very interesting. Although there are some very amazing, beautiful and cute stamps out there! :) But my main was is still my foxy one. If you haven't guessed, I love foxes.

Anyway while I was pinning away I found this; so this is this week's foxy quote:

Ahh yes, author of 'The Lordof the Rings' and 'The Hobbit' although guiltily I haven't read the books; I have watched the movies however and have them in blu-ray :) Can't wait until Desolation of Smaug comes out in December! I'm gonna going to watch it at IMAX.

By the way my the link to my Pinterest is in the sidebar --->

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Jody

Foxy and quote

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“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
 - Marilyn Monroe

Everyone knows this one but it is good to remember it once in a while

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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
- Mahatma Gandhi

Foxy and Quote

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“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” 
- Oscar Wilde

Too true

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“There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.”
 - Linda Grayson

Friendship is the theme

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“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You too? I thought I was the only one.”
- C.S. Lewis

Pinterest

Wow, I currently have 206 pins on my pinterest board: Foxes and Woodland Animals, Pictures and Ideas. (It's mainly of foxes but there are some other woodland animals too).

One of the pins I found recently:

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Jody

What would we do without our friends?

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“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” 
- Elbert Hubbard

And I just had to watch this again :)

So cute <3

The Fox and the Hound

And I watched Fantastic Mr. Fox for the first time. The reason I never dared to watch it before was because I thought it might ruin it for me every time I read the book. But I gave it a go finally and it wasn't that great but it was okay I guess.

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Jody

Fox in Socks

A great tongue twister from Dr Seuss.

If you haven't read it, I recommend that you make that a priority of yours.


Also, I have another poll. Please vote what you think, your opinion means a lot to me. It is about whether or not you like the new background and layout of the blog.

Jody

Your father is a fantastic fox...

Well as you can see I've made a few small changes to the blog. My background is no longer a random pattern of blue birds and swirls but rather a picture of Fantastic Mr. Fox illustrated by Jill Bennett. The layout is also a little different and now you can see the top 9 most popular posts of all time just on the sidebar.



"They all sat down, panting for breath. And Mrs Fox said to her children, 'I should like you to know that if it wasn't for your father we would all be dead by now. Your father is a fantastic fox.'
Mr Fox looked at his wife and she smiled. He loved her more than ever when she said things like that."

By Roald Dahl, Illustrated by Jill Bennett

Jody

So much to do and so little time...

Well, I went ahead and made a Pinterest account and here's my first board: Foxes and Woodland Animals, Pictures and Ideas

I also went shopping at Spotlight at Birkenhead Point yesterday. I got a whole lot of stuff from Spotlight, then a bottle of nail polish from French Connection, then a pair of shoes from Sandler. I am attempting - and failing - to create at least one (hopefully more) fox plush toy. I'm getting my ideas from some images I found which you can see on my pinterest board. I think my fox plush toy will have to be one of those toys that look like they were made out of a thousand bits of material because I am horribley failing at cutting pieces of felt out. I could buy a pdf design off etsy which I might do because they're only about $8 and this little one is so cute I'm so tempted to buy the pattern: Felix the Fox
After I've finished my current one I'm going to try and copy this little guy: Bunny, bear and fox brooch pdf pattern

I also finally started (and finished) this project which I've been wanting to do which my cousin explained to me and now I will show to you.


Napkin jar

You will need

• A plain jar (any kind will do without designs or patterns already on it otherwise it defeats the purpose. I got mine for $2.50 at the hot dollar shop)
• P.V.A glue (or Mod Podge but I didn't have any at the time)
• Napkins - choose a nice one with a pretty design, you only really need one to cover the whole jar but you can have more
• An old brush
• A piece of paper (to put your glue on)

This is very simple and fun to make. This was actually my first time making it but it didn't take very long to make and its really fun and it looks really good.

First of all,
You can choose whether you want to rip your napkin up and/or cut out certain parts, or just stick the whole thing on.

I think it looks cooler when you rip parts out of it and rearrange it.
I used two types of napkins - The first one was this:

The second one was this:

I used the clocks and flowers from the first one and the birds from the second.








Now its just simple simple simple from here on.
First you need to blob a large amount of glue onto a piece of paper.

Then, get your brush and spread a thin layer of glue onto the side of your jar. Don't spread the glue over the whole jar otherwise your glue will dry before you can stick the napkins on.

Napkins have more than layer, make sure you only have the top layer with the pattern on it.

Then stick it on. You may want to arrange your pieces around the jar before you stick it on, or you can just freestyle it like I did.

Keep glueing, ripping and sticking until you have covered the jar. After you have done that you need to brush a layer of glue all over the jar. Don't make it to thick, just enough to cover every part of the jar. This step I didn't take a picture of but it's not that hard.
Let the glue dry and then you're finished!

So this is what mine looked like when it was finished

I think it looks pretty good considering it's my first time :)

So there it is; a simple, easy, cheap and fun project to do that looks great.

Jody

I'm going on a fox hunt....

No, not that kind of fox hunt, I'm dedicating this weekend to finding foxes, drawing foxes making foxes etc etc...

Some cool pics I found on pinterest:

Clever!

So incredibly adorable!

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Jody

I saw a quote while thinking about friends...

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“Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”
- Albert Camus

Sorry its been so long

Wow, its the last day of February and I haven't made a post since Christmas. Does that mean tomorrow's Autumn? Felt like it this afternoon.


Thoughts running through my head at this moment:

I am just dying to get an iPhone but I don't want to pay that much and I want to see what the iPhone 6 is gonna have but I don't want to wait until next year in June to find out what the iPhone 6 features will be. Another factor of this problem is that it costs too bl**dy much.

Year 9 is a pain in the arse...bum......already. Year 7 & 8 is so much easier. It doesn't seem like it at the time but when it gets harder that's when you realise how much more relaxing the first 2 years of high school are.  Apart from the fact that you're in a new school, with different people, and different routines ect ect. In my opinion, high school sucks. And even though adults and some older teen will say its the best years of your life, its really your opinion. Don't feel like you need to listen to that if you don't believe it. Some people love or loved it, some people hate or hated it. Its just your opinion.

According to Facebook, the filming of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Series 2 is on its way. But for the moment I've been watching The Dr Blake Mysteries on Friday and borrowing DVDs from the library which include New Tricks and Agatha Christie - she's not my favourite but still pretty good. So Dr Blake's been alright but I think Miss Fisher's is my all-time favourite. New Tricks comes close in second. Plus the theme songs for New Tricks and Miss Fisher's are really catchy :) It's like with a movie, the soundtrack is what makes it a good movie. But unlike movies its not as important. But music in film is always important. It can be a catchy tune, it can set the mood, and it can be just PERFECT for that scene, movie, or whatever is happening. Like Indiana Jones or Star Wars and many other great soundtracks that you will immediately recognise when you hear someone singing it.


I just watched 'Singin in the Rain' like 6 times. Well actually I watched the full movie only twice and then I kept skipping to my favourite parts. I love a good musical. And that was a good musical........With tap dancing!.....With great tap dancing!....And great songs!...What more could you want?
I also watched quite a few films. One of the most recent being Les Miserables. And that was also a good musical. Quite unlike any other musical I've seen actually - because it way quite emotional and sad unlike Mary Poppins and so on which is quite....jolly - but it was still very good.



What else is there to say? Not much really. I haven't been doing that much craft. Have made some jewellery....not much though. Which reminds me, If you live near or in Sydney then come on down to Studio 20/17 at 2 Danks street, Waterloo, New South Wales and come see the solo exhibition from Melinda Young 'The world is a pearl'. Is running from the 5th to the 23rd of March.


I can't think of a quote but I'll leave you with a cute little volpe :)

Btw, sorry its been so long since I last posted. Sometimes you cant be bothered you know? (And most of the time I just kinda forget). How do people do this for a living? Well, I guess they are doing it for a living, so if you're getting paid that's probably a good motivation. Reminds me of 'Messy' which I'm currently reading. It's the sequel to 'Spoiled' by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, the writers of the blog Go Fug Yourself. If you haven't read 'Spoiled' you should probably read it. Its quite a good book. 'Messy' kind of reminds me of a second movie - its hardly ever as good as or better than the first. So yeah, 'Spoiled' is good, 'Messy' is okay.


Oh and one more thing, I've changed the font of the blog as you may have noticed and I put up a new poll so check it out. Thanks :)

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Jody

Weekly Fox and Quote

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“A person's a person, no matter how small.”

- Dr. Seuss, Horton Hears a Who!