August, 2008

Ohmystars!

I am TOO excited.

Ugly Betty: The Book is out in September and I, Lisa Clark, biggest Ugly Betty fan ever, have got a copy.

Oh, it’s good. It’s very, very good.

It’s a one-of-a-kind companion book to the hella-popular-as dramedy and has cleverly been created to look like an issue of Mode that Betty has edited herself. It’s designed in the form of magazine articles based on the show’s storylines, all told from Betty’s unique point of view - it’s clever, cool and really funny - I’m just super-jealous of the writer/editor that got to put it together!

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I want to raise money for the Because I Am A Girl campaign and thought it would be really kick-ass to make a Pink Lady Scrapbook of Fabulousness filled with art work, stories, poems and quotes from the most feisty, fun, fearless and fabulous ladies I know…YOU!

Yep, I want you to get retro, ditch the ‘puter and start using pen, paper, scissors and glue!
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How caa-ute is this? WANT. NEED. MUST HAVE.

You can order it from Jenny’s Bake Shop - I’ll race you there!

Not the supermarket - the real actual country - wohhhooo!

I’m off tomorrow with my mumma - we’re gonna go get pampered and do some girl-bonding - will holler all about it as soon as I’m back!

X Factor - back tonight - am so freakin’ excited!

Has anyone read Wicked Lovely?

I devoured it on my recent trip to Glastonbury and I LOVED it. The clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in this cool, urban 21st century faery tale - it’s magical, hip, refreshing and exciting and it has a bee-yoou-tiful cover too.

I got to interview the incredz writing talent that is Melissa Marr, author girl of Wicked Lovely and her new book, Ink Exchange. She deffo wasn’t wicked, but she was more than a little bit lovely.
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Is it wrong to have a crush on an ENTIRE prod range?

Bnevertoobusytobebeauiful - I HEART you.

Seriously, I defy you to find a single product that you won’t fall in total heart-thumpin love-stuff with.

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Not only am I am a total fan-girl of Naughty Secretary Club, the lady behind the kitsch-y shop of wonder, Jennifer Perkins, is most deffo one of my InspirOgirls, fo’ sho’!

Not only is she a craft-girl, business owner and teev presenter, she’s an author-girl too and has just released her brand-spankin’ new how-to book of awesomeness - Naughty Secretary Club: The Working Girl’s Guide to Handmade Jewelry. The book is packed with more than 50 kitschy-secretary-themed jewelry projects, turning your standard office fare, like binder folders and shredded junk mail, into craftalicious jewelry - coolio-a-go-go!

Come meet Jennifer, she’s the one in the Super-Talented-Girl outfit!

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Three of my most favourite things are; blogginz, books and NYC.

So you’ll totally understand when I tell you that I have fallen head over my pink Converse in heart with the AMAZING NYC-based, book blogger, Maria Selavy.

Her blog, Leaving Shangri-LA, is my absolute go-to site for all things YA and book-related - it’s incredz.

Not only does Maria read books and share her latest reads of fabulousness with us all, she’s also working on her very own writer-girl projects AND she’s the super-talent that has created that unbelievably beee-yooout-iful illustration of Lola - isn’t it just swoonsville?

If you love books, you’ll be wanting to make Rie you’re BFF, like, now. Err…excuse me, there’s a queue, and it starts behind me, ‘k?!!

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I am a HUGE fan of the fabulous SARK.

Fact.

I was introduced to her books of crazy, colourful dee-lite about 7 years ago, and they’re total fill-you-up-with-fabulousness books that I just love to read on a rainy day, snuggled under the duvet. I love her work for lots of reasons, but my most favourite of all, is that she says; ‘naps are absolutely essential to the creative process’ - hurrah, I love me a li’l nap time!

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I’m back from the Ed book festival and it was a huge, huge dollop of yummy awesome sauce!

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So, this weekend I’m off to the Edinbro’ Children’s Book Festival - I am nervy and excited all rolled into a pink me-shaped package right now!

I’ve been going to the Edinbro festival for the last five years now, and have spent entire days hanging out at the book fest… what I love most is being surrounded by so many people who dig books as much as I do. I always let out a huge, big happy-girl sigh when I arrive at the entrance because I know that, when I step inside, it’s like stepping into a pair of my favourite pink pajamas - comfy and familiar. Every year, after seeing lots of amazing authors share the love, I’d come home and write in my journal about how I was going to appear as an author there, and this year I really, actually am. It’s in the programme and everything!

Ed fest was on my Life List - a list of things I’m going to see, do, visit, experience and achieve in the life o’ Lisa - it’s a looooooong list, but this year I’m going to be able to tick it off - like that’s not the hugest helping of yummy awesomesauce ever! Not only is appearing at the Ed fest a total dream come true, it’s proof that when you write something down, commit it to paper and then visualise and believe in it, it can and will happen! It’s real-life magic. Fact.

What’s on your Life List right now? Care to share?

I’ve not been so excited about a film since…oh, I dunno, the last film I got excited about!

The ah-mazing Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, a killer book by Rachel Cohn and David Lethian, which you should deffo go read if you haven’t already is coming out in film form this October - I’m doing a happy dance just thinking about how good it’s going to be.

Until October, I’ll just keep watching this trailer on loop!

Meet Nickie. She’s the creator-girl of www.redplasticfactory.co.uk

For those of you who dig on the accoutrement, RPF is a totes must-visit…It has everything a girl like me needs to feed my love of all things rockabilly, 50s and pin-up, as well as super-cute gift ideas too! Check out this paint palette necklace - the perfect-o pressie for any aspiring art-girl, with real-life actual paints and everything!

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NOT the festival.

While I totally dig the music, I don’t dig the idea of getting muddy, having to share a loo with a million trillion others and having nowhere to plug my hair straightners.

No, I’m hearting the actual magical and mystical town of Glastonbury.

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I haven’t shouted about how much I love and adore the wonder that is www.heidiseeker.com in a LOOONG while. This is normally because, when I visit aforementioned site of glitter-sprinkled rainbow fabulousness, I get an attack of the Selfish Sallies - I am an only child after all - and want all the lovely goodness for myself!

However, I AM learning to share. Although, if I’m honest, I’m not sure I’m ready to let you loose on my felt-tip pen collection yet - one step at a time, right?!!

So f’now, please let out a collective swoon at the three new purchases I’ve just made - j’adore.

A tattoo cardi - a total tat fix ’til I get my new one in November!

This bag has real life speakers to pop your ipod in - how freakin’ cool is that?!

I am totally feeling all things rockabilly right now, so that, combined with my love of Jane Mansfield, makes this personalised animal-print cardi a totes must-have to wear with my 50s style flowery frocks - adorbz!

I’m now sitting by my postbox in anticipation of their arrival - please, please hurry, Mr Postie!