54. My Photography

I took my first proper studio style photos today - not sure if I wanna keep up the photography thing but thanks to Jess for letting me practice on her! ;-)
And she let me stick a thong to her face... which also makes me smile!!

 

53. Boggle Silliness!

I know I had a boggle related thing already... but these letters made me smile!
Is it wrong that the first words I see are "pee" and "wee" 
*giggles*

52. Brazillian Blowdry

My mind boggles... ;-)

51. Aaarrgghh I forgot!

My first day where I forgot to take a photo! How rubbish am I?!?!
So.. I'm using the opportunity to post a photo of Dave the Balloon Cow!
I really wanted two photos yesterday that both made me smile but chose the Car-Lashes over the Cow...
So I'm going to post Dave - just cos I can - it's my blog hehe (and I could've lied but decided not to!)

50. Eyelashes on a CAR!

I neeeeaarrllly had Cheryl's Cow Balloon as today's photo... as "Dave" the cow did make me smile, but there's tonnes of photos of him all over facebook already...
And then I saw this...
A car... with eyelashes! 

So cool! *want*

49. Jar Hat

People let me do such silly things to them - like make my brother wear a Jar Lid as a hat!  teeheehee!

48. Well Well Well

Viewed the inside of the Ipswich today... it was lovely - and has it's own Well!! hehehe....

 

47. A Naughty Word

The enigma in the Metro today wouldve been Binky's worst nightmare - she hates the word that's the answer!!
Still - it made me think of her and laugh to myself on the train!!!

46. He On Op Ba Gai Ho

Someone keeps stealing the letters from The Non Stop Bargain Shop at the bottom of my road... they keep painting them back on but it's looking rather silly right now!

 

45. Jelly & Icecream

Not really Valentinesy, but we had yummy jelly and icecream and yoghurt! Yum!
 Well, at least it was pink! ;-)

44. "N" Toiletries

Now, I know it was N for Novotel... but I liked thinking that our Hotel had special posh toiletries, just for me!

43. The Shop I Want

We decided to drive to Ipswich after the Norwich Alt Market, have an amazing Thai meal, and visit the shop I loved from the internet.... I still love it! Need a proper viewing now hehe!

42. More Balloons!

Sorry, but the balloons in my local charity shop window made me giggle... I think it's sposed to be a romantic Valentine's Day gesture... but to me it looks... well... ;-)

 

41. A Nice Hot Shower

Hot shower + Soap n Glory = Happy Nikki

40. Boggle Rudeness

I can be so childish sometimes... ;-)

 

39. Tassels!!

I had a stall for the shop at another trade show tonight and people's reactions to these are soooo funny! You either get:
"What are they?" (followed by shocked faces when you tell them!)
or
"Oh My Goodness!! Are they what I think they are?" (followed by lots of giggles!)
or
"Wow - look at those tassels!" (followed by discussions on how to twirl them!)

But they always make people smile (the price doesnt so much though mind you!)

 

38. The Only Empty Space in My House

Okay, I admit, I went to bed again and forgot to take the photo (well I did take a photo of my Jelly & Icecream & Yoghurt mess I had for dessert, and of a message I wrote for Eddie Izzard's birthday - but I didnt like either photo when I was looking in bed!)
I'm tired of how messy my house is right now with all the shop stock, clothes, ebay stuff, studio stuff, shop furniture and regular stuff in every corner of my house - you cant walk anywhere aarrgghhh!! 

But, lying in bed, I was staring up at the corner of the room and though... awwwww! A nice tidy empty space! 

I want to go live on my ceiling! ;-)

37. Half Inflated Balloon

I took one of the helium balloons home from the party... it was a partially deflated one so I'd blown it back up a bit myself as I felt sorry for it!
When we woke up, it was brilliant - it was kinda half floating, half drooping - gave me a great idea for a photoshoot at some point.
Didnt get a great photo of it though doh! (But i will, when i do my shoot!)

 

36. Balloons

At an engagement party tonight (Some friends of Graemes), and they had very pretty balloons - balloons make everyone smile!
1. they make a normal social hall look pretty.
2. they keep children amused for hours.
3. they make nice gifts to give people to take home.
4. they are full of helium which is very funny when drunk! ;-)

35. Stretchy Green Guy!

This guy lives in my brother's garden... he must be related to Graeme Stretch!
But he's green, so he's camoflaged when he's in the grass hehe...
I tried to bring him indoors but my brother says he's happier out there!

 

34. Giggling Sheep

I bought my niece this for her birthday but couldnt resist trying it.
When you draw on his tummy with the magic pen, he giggles! It's infectious!

 

33. Plate Messages

While staying with my brother Richie and his fiance, my best friend Danni, they took me out to dinner to their local pub.
The portions were HUGE!!!!
But when we got to the bottom of our plates, they had writing on! "Just one more mouthful!" haha brilliant!
More funny as this is my brother's plate and he hates peas... he once carved on my mum's garden table "My Carrots Taste Like Peas" because she'd boiled them together and he hates them that much! 

32. Mini Graemes

I completely forgot to do a photo today, so lying in bed at 11.30pm, I was wondering what would make me smile in the next 30mins, turned on my DS to play a puzzle game while I had a think - and there they were.... lots of teeny smiley Graemes - hahaha! Brilliant!

 

31. An Empty Plate

Graeme loved my home baked pie so much that the plate is empty already - blimey ;-)

 

30. Events...

We attending a wedding show in Andover today... okay... I didnt sell much, but I love setting it all up, and chatting to people about my shop and my stock... and we met some lovely ladies :-)
Looking forward to more shows over the next few months...

29. Home Made Pie

I baked! A Pie! Cherry Bakewell type thing with fresh cherries for Graeme!
And he liked it! Result!

28. Wine by The Fire

So, we took Kirsty Marie to the pub for dinner and we decided to share a bottle of vino!
We think they keep their red wine in the cellar as it's sooooo cold brrrr!!!

I dont mind it cold, but Kirsty did! So we warmed it by an open fire hehe!
(sorry about the scary lady in the fire!!)

27. Surprise Gifts!

We've had my good friend Jess over to stay for over a week and she left today while I was out, but I came home to find a lovely card with such thoughtful words and a bottle of bubbly!
Awwww.... thanks Jess!!

26. Mr Tickle & Graeme Stretch!

I think most people know Graeme Stretch but he now lives in my kitchen with Mr Tickle (my Christmas pressie from Graeme - Trott not Stretch - because he thinks I have long arms like Mr Tickle!)
Anyway -both make me smile everytime I'm in the kitchen! Yay!

25. Winning Stuff!

I won Net-Model's Stylist of the Year for 2010 with my store Nikita Sablier and my wardrobe styling days!
Yay!!

24. Polkadotty Cufflinks

Graeme has a job interview today, I chose these cufflinks for him to buy when we were shopping yesterday in the hope that they are lucky! Fingers crossed!

 

23. Silly Place Names

Well, it made me and Graeme smile anyways! ;-)

 

22. Windmills!

If Graeme gets his job in Essex, we want to live in a gorgeous windmill! So we went to see it and the area, then I found a mural of the windmill on a wall somewhere nearby!
I want to recreate this photo if we get it!!

21. Chipotle

On our way to the London social, Graeme and I saw this sign - it made us giggle like schoolkids as it reminds us of a SouthPark episode! ;-)

20. Pub Cheerfulness!

It seems like our local pub is copying my idea and have produced "16 reasons to be cheerful" book with jokes and offers! ;-)
Jess found it when we took her for dinner tonight and it was reeeeallly bad jokes but still made us all smile!

19. Pretty Skies

I left the house very early this morning for a photoshoot but the sunrise had turned the sky a gorgeous shade of red... and that made me smile!

 

18. Clowns!!!!

I'm sure everyone loves clowns - but when they are friends too, and we've spent a day modelling as clowns together, it makes me smile even more!! Yay!!!

17, My Badges!

I have a cute little bag that I rarely use but found when I was tidying up that I pin badges too - usually badges that remind me of various events and people, but some are just because they are cute and i liked them! 
I need more badges...! :-)

16. My Own Bed!!!

I've had a lovely time at Team Binkertson HQ with the lovely Binky, Adam, Stefano and the doggys but there's nothing like coming home to your own bed.... mmmmmm....

 

15. My Ring....

I'm at Bink's, I'm missing G, but I get to go home tomorrow yay!
Graeme bought me this ring (no it's not an engagement ring lol) shortly after we first met, and it always makes me smile!
Oh and my nails were painted by Binky too which is also very nice hehehe....

14. My Bra as a Double Hat!!!

I like making people wear my bra on their head like a hat... but it's even cuter when it's a double-hat for two friends!!!!
I might make this into another blog project - maybe for next year- see how many people I can get wearing my bra cup as a hat! ;-)

Awwwww...!!!

13. Miniature Hats!!

I ordered some new pretty hats from one of my suppliers for the shops - they were quite cheap so wasnt expecting them to be too big or fancy... but they are teeny and sooooo cute!
I took one along to style with Bink at her place, but I think they are too small even for that lol....
Still - they make me smile!!
(have added a kirby grip alongside the hat to show how small they are!)
Bless!

 

12. Puppy-Gorgeousness!

This is Major... I love him! He is Binky and Adam's new puppy! Yay!

He likes to sit on my boobies like a shelf but he hates posing for photos lol....

This photo also makes me look like I have a puppy face - which also makes me smile!

11. A Nice Cup of Tea

After getting home quite late from a night out, there's nothing like a nice cup of tea in bed!
(Plus I also love my Pig Mugs - they remind me of fun times at the seaside in the arcades!!)

10. Friends make me smile

Friends make me smile - especially when they say nice things! This is my favourite quote of the day!

9. Sentimental Jewellery

I'm in the middle of a mass clear-out of the house - think we may need a skip by the end of it!!

Anyway, while sorting through, I came across lots of old jewellery boxes and pieces in drawers - that all have lovely memories! Here's a few pieces that include my first ever bracelets as a child (one has my name on if pic is clear enough!), rings I used to always wear but can't fit on now, lockets, pieces that my Mum gave me, pieces I've inherited that used to belong to Graeme's Mum (ballerina brooch is probably my favourite), jewellery that Graeme bought me when we first met but that are now a little tarnished...
There's so much more than this, but memories are always nice for bringing a smile to ones face!

Do I remember correctly that soaking these things in coke will make them shiny again? 

8. Fortune Cookies!

Simple but fun - I love reading fortune cookies and reading whatever I like into the randomness of it all hehe!

I particularly like the rainbow that appeared when I shot this, not sure why, but I'm not going to disbelieve it wasn't magic (my fortune cookie told me not to!)

7. Fluffy Slippers...

I decided to go out today looking all girly and 50s-ish (as I often do!) in a skirt and sneakers... Partly as I was meeting another friend for lunch and partly as Graeme was taking me to see a new TV show being filmed in the evening with Catherine Tate, Shaun Ryder and Al Murray!


But... it rained... a lot... and it turns out my sneakers are a little old now(and now in the bin!!) and all the rain seeped through, and my feet got absolutely drenched.
I had no other option but to spend all day with soggy stockings and soaking wet feet.

When it came time to meet Graeme for the show, we queued up (as you must as these things due to them oversubscribing to make sure all the seats get filled) for about 2hours... outside... in the rain... :-(
My poor feet started to freeze because I wasnt walking around much, AND we didnt get in to see the show (we missed out by about 4 people in front - SO close!)


Anyways, we decided instead to go back to our friend's house for Playstation 3 Buzz Games, Fish & Chips (Very naughty I know, sorry diet!) and Vodka! Yum!


Best of all - Jackie loaned me her pink fluffy slippers to warm up my poor wet icy feet! YAY!!! That made me smile - a lot! :-)

6. Indulgent Hot Butter Fudge Bubble Bath

I do like a nice bubble bath... and I got give these gorgeously sweet smelling bath syrups for Christmas (the pack also includes Gingerbread Latte, Angel Food Cake and Chocolate Orange Cake!) Yum!

I also threw in some bath salts for good measure too... and swished it up lots for more bubbles!

Perfectly followed by an early night in a freshly made bed! How relaxing!

5. Mmmm.... Naughty Wine!

Well I've decided that drinking (at least!) half a bottle of wine at home, pretty much every evening, is not helping my waistline!
So for the last week, I've had none.

I decided it would be too cruel to myself not to have one (or three oops...) when I go out though! So tonight, wine makes me smile! hehehe....