:(!

I have work experience next week which means missing 3 hours of my textiles controlled assessment, I missed 2 hours today for a science exam, I missed one last week for another exam. Grand total of 6 hours of my controlled assessment just gone. :( I have a lot of catching up to do...

Clothes!

Summer's coming up, we all want new clothes! I'm hoping to make some over the summer.

Hopefully we're going to Greece so I'd love to wear some on the beach! :) 

Textiles

 From my original idea, Moroccan theme, I have decided not to make a dress. Simply because the techniques I want to use cannot be used on a dress like the one I had in my mind. 
Therefore... I've decided to do a waistcoat. I want some 'burnt orange' material for it and I'm going to cover it in beads and create a ribbon using weaving. I'm also going to knit pockets onto it so I can show lots of different techniques. I've drawn out some designs which I'm really excited about! 
Take a look:

Blog

I'm really getting into this Blog, hence why I've yet again changed it! To the right is a picture I drew and I thought it would add colour to my blog, but not too much that it's distracting. I hope you like it! 
I've also used my signature at the top which is just 'Jodie Heath' but it does add a personal touch to it I think.

Geraldine

This is Geraldine!

As you can see, my room is a vile pink and blue combination (I liked it at the time) and I have a hideous blue carpet (which I NEVER liked and I still stand strong about the fact it isn't the one I chose, even though my parents insist it is). I'm decorating *yaaaay!* during the holidays. Only 3 weeks left before we go to Wales then 6 more weeks of total relaxation - plenty of time to test my textiles talent. It seems my English lessons have paid off, check out that alliteration!

ANYWAY, I'm painting my walls white - boring, I know, but this creates a blank canvas to fill my room with anything I like. I plan on making bunting to hang on a new bed (white, metal frame) and lots of cushions, curtains etc. all handmade. I'm aiming for a vintage-feel to it which it, where Geraldine would look perfect! The M&S catalouge is great inspiration so I'm constantly cutting and tearing out pages and making mental notes of everything I like.

In Melbourne there is a street full of new shops - French Decor, for example; HOW COOL?! I can't wait for them to open! Since Melbourne's a small town it's full of vintage-style shops and little shops with loads of handmade, kooky stuff. They're perfect for what I want and I really hope one day I will own a shop much like these. A bit irrelevant, but there's also a wedding shop with BEAUTIFUL dresses in it. If you're ever in Derbyshire, visit Melbourne - it's lovely!

New Blog Name!

I've just changed my blog from jodiedesigns to jodieheath. Firstly because it fits onto a label maker for my clothes (and accessories) - yay with excitement! Also partially because nobody reads this so using my name allows more people who know me to access this blog until it gets more viewers; assuming (and hoping) it will!