FILM & TV THURSDAYS | HOMELAND

This month and last actually we've been hooked on Homeland, Danes & Lewis are the best! It's the perfect box set to start the Autumn with and makes me wish I was super clever, able to drive flashy cars and had swishy golden locks like Claire Danes. If you haven't started this epic series, start from season one and fuel up on water and your favourite snack. It's addictive.

BE YOU. BUT COOLER.

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Happy Monday lovelies! Hope you guys had a wonderfully weekend and are looking forward to the week ahead, it seems misty skies mean that mustard coloured knits, thick socks, hot chocolates with marshmallow fluff and pretty collars are in order. 

I'm working hard on stocking up my shop for the onward seasons, making more new illustrations and hopefully working on some fun collaborations with some awesome people! 

What have you darlings got planned for the autumn? Don't be shy, I'd love to hear!

WE SINK

Hello lovelies, just a quick update on life lately, summer days, always carrying a huge bottle of water around with me, family barbecues in the sunshine, wedding plans, exciting emails and being asked to be a bridesmaid for my best friend, it's been quite a week! I'd love to share some advice & wedding planning posts over at natashalikestea so definitely keep an eye out on there for updates.

Hope you're all having a wonderful summer, looks like it's here to stay! I can't lie I am totally looking forward to it being socially acceptable to wear tights with dresses, I'm in no way a summer person, but I am thankful for all of the light nights, the open windows with floral breezes coming in, the fact you can eat ice lollies in bed, pretty sandals & teddy bear ice cream cones. 

listening to | robbers the 1975

THE MODERN AGE

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Lately I've been working on some really lovely commissions, I'm hoping to share them soon. Loving glittery nails, midnight bubble baths, endless episodes of American Horror Story & mixtapes with songs like this
 

OCTOBER: DRESS UP LIKE THE OLSEN TWINS

The Olsen twins are my favourite, I've always loved their style and their hair and their super pretty doe eyes. I thought they'd be rad to dress up as on halloween, like the more up to date, fashionable version of the twins from The Shining, and you and your sister or BFF can use it as an excuse to wear the exact same thing. Super dark eyes, messy mermaid waves & something pretty like a sheer shirt and skinnies and you're good to go! MK&AshOlsen forevz x x

WE TORE UP THE WALLS, WE SLEPT ON COUCHES

Cosy evenings are becoming a regular thing at our house, this means I can make my peace with the fact that my cheeks are pinker than usual and I need a scarf when I leave the house. I love autumnal scented candles and wrapping up in a thick jumper with my kindle. Obviously a pretty book looks better but then the kindle has all of the pretty books ever and you can carry them round with you, hurrah. 

Last September, I was dreaming of sleeping through most of September 

Oooh, just a quick note that all mini zines and a4 prints edit* EVERYTHING except blog headers & commissioned portraits are buy one get one free until midnight Sunday 22nd September, a perfect opportunity to stock up on pretty prints. 

KISS ME HARD BEFORE YOU GO

Peter pan collars, floral trousers, black velvet nails, crimson lips & awesome mixtapes ♥

THEY HAVE A SECRET WORLD IN THE TWILIGHT

This last week my sister has been to stay and so we've been a little bit addicted to top knots and messy waves, tea, endless episodes of the inbetweeners, dreaming of autumn, cherry hair, picking up wooly jumpers, burning pumpkin candles, lots of laughing, the most amazing great expectations (the douglas booth one), pretty cakes and impromptu dancing to Beyonce ♥

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IT'S GETTING LATER ♥

Hope you're all having a lovely weekend! It's been a busy week again! I promise I will get round to posting some of the work I have been doing as well, the days just seem to get shorter- it will soon be cosy socks and hot chocolate weather!

The rain here has been absolutely non stop. Listening to it in the early hours of this morning made me think of Autumn, hot tea, thick wool tights, peter pan collar coats and foggy mornings. I know I shouldn't be wishing summer away, because I'll really miss it once it's gone. But I do love Autumn.

I will leave you with these pretty pictures that have inspired me to wear my hair loose and wavy or gently braided, tiny tattoos, the juiciest raspberries, hot tea and one of my favourite summer scents- Daisy by Marc Jacobs ♥

Also, don't forget, there's still this week to enter my ROSY KNEES giveaway here

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don't go weekend, stay please

tea & toast in bed. rain. Nigella. ebony tops. roast chicken. damp hair. eclipse soundtrack. drawing. wish weekends lasted.

keep calm and carry on

this week has not been the best week. working hard but no time for illustration. sad times. super tired so only had the energy to watch lovely Jamie Oliver & fabulous episodes of Nigella bites. the weather, bringing lashings of rain most of this week as we stumble into October (gosh can't believe it- bloody October! excited though- means wool scarves, flannel pajamas, rosy cheeks, butternut squash soup & bonfire toffee!!!), and also two of my favourite cooks has given me more than enough inspiration to get cooking this autumn & enjoy it.

right nice films to snuggle up with ♥ ♥ ♥

I recently rewatched Elizabeth Town and really forgot how much I love it. I normally really don't like Orlando Bloom, don't know if it's he characters he plays or what but in Elizabethtown it's different. It's such a good film, it sort of immerses you in his journey and I love the quirky meetings he has with Kirsten Dunst & the road trip he takes with his dad, it's like whatever he's lost, whatever he can't change sort of works out for the best. So yeah, really lovely, inspiring.

Also top Autumn pics for films are Juno because it is so autumny, it has that kind of aesthetic & Ellen Page is amazing in it. Also, the Fantastic Mr Fox because it makes me want to put my warm flannel shirts on & thick socks, really witty, very quirky and the animation is genious. Love it.

Others I have are the usual faves, Marie Antoinette of course! It's not really an Autumn film but nevertheless I think it's such a beautiful film it and I mentioned it because I watched it this morning on my iPod.

Eternal Sunshine because it's not only gorgeously shot and the cast are amazing, it's just one of those films where you want to mess about indoors with a massive duvet, eat chinese takeaways out of the cartons, get wrapped up and lay on a thick sheet of ice with your super lovely boyfriend.

500 days of summer because it does draw a lot upon the seasons and it is pretty and has an awesome soundtrack ♥

what are yours? what films do you like to snuggle up with? ♥

giveaway ♥ ♥ ♥

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED
so i'd like to have a giveaway. it'll be something with my illustrations on, possibly pink and involving tea. sound good?

pop your name, what will be on your autumn mixtape and email in the comments below and i'll pick a winner next friday 3rd september!

rules

you have to be a follower of this blog & 'like' my illustration page on facebook. you can follow me on twitter if you like too natashalikestea ♥ ♥ ♥

ta x x