John Talabot at Air Club Daikanyama ♡

So we were super psyched to discover one of our favourite DJ's John Talabot (from Barcelona) not only playing Tokyo in late January on his DJ Kicks Tour, but at a club we'd been meaning to go to - Air in Daikanyama (Lost in Translation), it was just as dreamy as I can remember from the scenes of Scarlett & Bill with pretty hazy lights and glowy colours and a lovely underground vibe, asides from this its probably one of the least pretentious clubs I've been to, the staff are super lovely and everyones there for pure love for the dj skills and beautiful tunes, can't wait for another good night to come around to go again!

You can listen to John Talabot's beautiful tunes here:
http://boomkat.com/downloads/841410-john-talabot-dj-kicks

Lots of love x x x

Club Air Daikanyama:Hikawa Bldg B1F-B2F, 2-11 Sarugakucho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Dreamy Pastel Shoot ♡

Gosh, been so long since I posted, poor little blog has been quite neglected! My life's been full of many hours of work & planning for our Japan trip..only 3 more weeks to go ah! Here are some photos from a pretty little shoot the wonderful Emily Beard (stylist) organised, the whole thing is available on www.audreygrace.blogspot.co.uk but here's the little bit with my dresses in you might remember from my final collection! Hope you like! More updates/illos coming soon!
Lots of love! x x

Fairytale Fauna Storybook ♡

Been starting to find my feet again and get back onto drawing/ prepping for re opening my shop and various things! I now have a tumblr : ♡MY TUMBLR♡, where everything I draw will be posted including little progress shots :) I'm in the process of a proper website where my more intensely detailed works will be shown alongside examples of a wide variety of my works so keep checking back for the link! In the meantime here is a little look into the storybook I created which served as the inspiration for my final print designs and dresses :) Hope you like! Hope everyone's been enjoying the sunshine! Lots of love x x x

Fairytale Fauna Final Collection Part 3 : Dresses ♡

A few photos from the little blossom photo shoot I did with two of my dresses ♡

Photography: mainly myself (Polaroid & Olympus)

also with help from wonderful Dad & Mister on the day :) 

Model: Hollie

Hope you like :)

Don't forget to come check out mine & others collections & work at the Brighton Graduate show if your around Brighton next week! (1st - 12th) Grand Parade

 ♡ Brighton Faculty of Arts Graduate Show ♡

Lots of love! x x x x

Tim's magical wonderland ♡

Hello lovelies! Thought I'd do a little post on the current Tim Walker exhibition on at Somerset House,

Tim Walker is right up there as one of my main creative inspirations, he is just amazing, namely why I decided to write my dissertation on him, which (aside from the scary technicality of the marking of my writing side) I am absolutely loving!

His style - influenced by a love of all things childlike and fairytale is just so perfect, and I'm loving discovering new films and ways of seeing things just through researching into his ideas behind each shoot.

Since I first saw the candy kittens in the garden and the ribbon tied house from his last book 'Pictures', I've been hooked... you can see my earlier blog post with all my love for that HERE !

On Wednesday night me and my friend Phoebe went a talk he gave all about his ideas and feelings about Photography, and really his vision is just incredible. He full on follows his imagination for pictures hooking into that bit of  daydream and exploiting it into something truly excessive and magical that draws us into a world that can only be in the clouds of our dreams.  

My favourite part had to be the giant sized doll fro January Vogue Italia's 'Like a Doll' shoot & the Spitfire that was crashing through the walls. We were lucky enough to meet the magical man himself too! - Pretty starstruck!

Anyway here are a few sparkly pictures I took! Hope you enjoy and are having wonderful weekends!  Lots of love x x x 

Sleepy Hollow & the dress of dreams ♡

The other day I finaaally watched Sleepy Hollow for the first ever time, I am a huge fan of Tim Burton, but also super easily scared so I guess I always tended to go for the lesser creepy option! 


However when I was looking through some old vogues a few weeks back, I came across an article with pictures Tim Walker had taken on the set of the film - they were utterly spellbinding, and the level of props and beautiful costumes looked right up my street, they talked about glitterifying mushrooms and setting up pretty woodland, and then on top of all this was literally the dress of dreams that Christina Ricci was wearing - like a lost victorian princess meets Marie Antoinette <3 So unbelievably gorgeous! 


So it's no surprise when I finally watched the film - I loved it! (despite the scary gory bits!!), & decided that as part of a new series of teeny film posters I'm thinking of putting in my etsy shop soon - this had to be done!

Here's one of the beautiful behind the scenes shots from Vogue..

 

& another of her in that magic dress!

Hope everyones having super lovely weeks! If anyone could suggest any other dark fairytaley films to watch that would be amazing (:

Oh if anyone wants to follow me on flickr: flickr.com/acid_sparkles (: I post lots of photos & things quite a bit! I'm also on instagram @rosepetaldeer

New pretty things will also be in my shop soon! As I realise it's been a little neglected since easter time!.. MY ETSY

Lots of love x x x 

Drive - a darker fairytale ♡

Last night I watched 'Drive', a film which stereotypically would not be my first choice, as after reading the back and the description of brutal bloody violence - I was a little scared and armed with super large cushions decided to branch out a bit & watch it, as I do quite like thriller type films.  


I was quite blown away - firstly the soundtrack is just so unbelievably perfect - I can't stop listening to the beautiful humming buzz of something a cross between elctronic 80's and definitely large doses of M83 influence. 
Secondly the styling, even down to that pretty 80's font - and the whole purpose behind the film was so dark and romantic - l could see clear influence from dark old fairytales, which put all the gore & violence into a context that was crucial to the film, and in reading up about the film discovered Refn's main idea behind it was to; 


'make a movie that was structured like a fairy tale: condensed in its storytelling and with archetypal characters. Refn sees The Driver as a knight who roams around the countryside searching for people to save. To play with the common theme of fairy tales, The Driver protects what is good while at the same time killing degenerate people in violent ways'

Couldn't phrase it any better myself, & if you haven't seen it, I'd definitely recommend, its dark enchanting and had me hooked in some kind of spell the entire way through. Gosling has proved himself as a definite piece of talented acting candy to watch. 

one of the prettiest songs...

Hope your all having a nice Monday! Lots of love x x x 

Le Voyage dans la lune ♡

So last night I finaaally got round to watching Hugo, hands down one of the most magical and amazing films I've seen in a long time! It had the perfect balance between really hilarious moments, and parts that were so enchanting I started to get teary - what's even more amazing is that in very large part the story is true. It was so beautiful realising how ones man's beautiful dreams happened - and how he was a pioneer of film to showcase the make believe  and as a medium of art - it was spellbinding and seriously inspiring! 

Having always been a massive Air fan, when they created a soundtrack to the beautiful fairytale like film Le Voyage dans la lune by Georges Melies, I had to watch & listen straight away. (Hugo is about Melies life)

The film was originally made in 1902 and has just been finished in it's remastered state - a process which has taken a seriously long time! The results are so gorgeous and dreamy though! I can't stop watching it and wanting to be in that dream world <3 Here are some shots from Le Voyage dans la lune

Hope your all having lovely weeks! Lots of love x x x 

Miss Cherie, Blossom & Daydreams♡

This time of year is my absolute FAVOURITE (: (especially when we're blessed which such gorgeous sunshine!) The blossom trees are out in all their bloom and all I want to do is spend my days picnic-ing and drinking elderflower wine and fizzy pink lemonade in the garden and park <3.  Me and Craig had an epic picnic the other day complete with disney princess squash, and it was so hot I started to get sun stroke! (I have super pale skin!)


Every year at this time when all the flowers start to come out, and an array of blossom fills the lane by where I live I start feeling super happy that depressing winter is drawing to a close! My favourite perfume always comes out around this time too, as summer dresses are starting to get worn. Miss Dior Cherie is the ultimate girl's dream fragrance <3
I loved it when the first advert came of (Sofia fiend that I am!), but also fell completely in love with the Natalie Portman one last year - which the gorgeous images from are starting to surface in Spring magazines again. 


Natalie definitely has the finesse and delicacy of a Cherie girl <3 In my spare time over the passing weeks therefore I decided she would be the basis of a new illustration (: The perfect girl for spring!

Here's the beautiful ad...

Here's the pinboard from the beautiful ad <3, ah it's all so pretty!

& Sofia on the shoot of the first advert <3

& the original dreamy advert <3

Hope your all having a magical time enjoying the sunshine! Get some macaroons, put a floaty dress on and dance around to Bridgette Bardot <3 Enjoy spring lovelies!  Lots of Love ! x x x 

Rainbow Bunnies & Birthdays♡

I decided I wanted to go rainbow-tastic with 4 different coloured Bunny's and made some candy looking cards for easter (:


Here are some little mini rainbow stickers I was making today to go with the cards <3 Bunny love hearts!

& here is the 'Rose Pink' Card,  The Bunny Bow Cards will be available in Mint Green, Lemon Icing, Lavender and Rose (:

HOW cute are these real life rainbow bunny's!?

In other news I was 22 yesterday! eek! I don't feel any more grown up though! This time last year I was having a crazy 80's birthday bash with too much pink cake & lots of my favourite people (too many people in a very tiny apartment in Brighton - was super fun though!) & the year before I had a tea party, which I just found some of the polaroids from <3 


It was Alice themed and super pink and sparkly - we made an insane amount of pink vegan cupcakes all with crazy icing and sweeties!! Looking at the photos is making me miss my lovelies! <3


This year I was at home as I'm still on placement year so we just had a cute family meal & things (: But it was a very happy lovely day! 

Lots of Love! Have beautiful weekends! x x x x 

Sunsets & sparkly collar's, Sofia & Marni ♡

So I mean't to blog about this ages ago, but as it was launched today thought I'd share my love for it!


Marni's H & M range is better than I ever imagined it would be, I was expecting something special, but all those polka dots, pretty sunset beach colours and then...the collars!..AMAZING!  I tried desperately to get one online this morning but they sold out by the time I got the page to finally load upsettingly!


So I had to be content with drawing one (:

I still can't stop watching the advert by the wonderful Sofia, everything she does it just a little slice of flawless dreamy beauty, and this is no exception. It just makes me want to be there and in that beautiful world <3 

Here's Sofia in one of my favourite pieces from the collection, super shimmery top and trousers <3

& the beautiful commerical...

A fantastic collaboration from all parts! Just a shame it wasn't easier to get hold of one of the lovely pieces! Did any of you manage? Lots of Love! x x x

lilac lovely & floral dreams♡

Hello lovely ones! Hope your all having a wonderful February, I keep meaning to post more (lots planned) but never seem to have a moment spare at the moment!

 Been a super busy week interning with the wonderful 'Sukie' & visiting some favourite lovelies in London at the weekend! My saturday & sunday involved lots of dancing to 90's tunes and visiting pretty antique shops (: 

I was loving the little bit of sunshine that was starting to make an appearance...too excited for spring!!

Been back in Brighton these past two weeks which has jut felt magical, so nice to go to all my favourite spots once more, and see the sea! So excited to move back properly in Summer, yay!

Thought I'd post a little lilac garden girl from my flower girls project last year (I will write about the whole project soon (: ), but the more flowers I see the more I miss having vases everywhere full of delightful petals and fairy like scents and colours, definitely need to draw some more flowers again soon! I loved working on that so much! & I loved sitting in parks embracing spring in various gardens, there are some really truly beautiful hidden gems around Brighton which are simply perfect in Spring time (: 

  Looking forwards to some more trips to charity shops and countryside exploring later in the week when I'm not working! I also went to Lewes today for only the second time today to help hunt for some maps for the beautiful handmade Sukie books.

That place is like an absolute dream, jam packed full of shops selling gorgeous old trinkets, antiques and yummy goodness. I found possibly the world's smallest cake shop, which had simply the most spellbinding cakes I've ever seen, no other word to describe them, the main one in the window was a proper detailed gingerbread house which was so dreamy! and it even had it's own nutcracker man at the door, felt like I was staring into candy dream world <3

Anyways, Hope you like her! Lots of Love x x x