Ukulele

OK, so this is the uke I'm thinking of getting!  Isn't it beautiful! It's not super pricey but it's mahogany and comes fitted with Aquila strings (those are supposed to be the good ones).  I can't wait to get it yet I'm still debating whether or not it's the right one.  Any ways I'm thinking of naming my new ukulele something like Milly or Meredith (I know I'm sad I name instruments!)  because I have a guitar which I named Macy so I thought maybe I'd go for another m name.

I've been wanting a ukulele even more since I got Taylor Swift's newest album red on my ipod.  I'm a bit of a Swifty.  Anyway she uses a ukulele on her song, 'Stay Stay Stay' and it sounds class.  I saw her live on her Speak Now tour and she sat down and played a couple of her songs on one.  I could totally picture myself playing away.  The truth is thought that once I buy one I'll play a song or two and it will sit in my room for a couple years but I don't really care.  At least I'll have tried it.

File Tutorial

Hey, so the deal is, my old school file (binder) which I love and has a picture collage on it was kind of breaking and getting full, so.... I bought a new one and decided to deccorate it differently.  Here is my tutorial.

Well first of you'll need a couple supplies.  A blank file (I got a lever arch one from tesco for about £1.50), scissors just a regular glue stick, some old books/sheet music paper, some sticky back platic (like for covering school books with).  Just enough to cover your file with.  I used a 33cm by 1m roll for my lever arch file and that was a good ammount.  As well as acess to a printer that scans/copies unless you want to actually tear up pages from the books.

Where to start?  Select the books and/or sheet music.  Now I used a combination of the two.  If you're going to use books, be sure to choose books that vary in style, boldness and size of print as well as page colour.  Most of the books I chose had a yellowy/peachy colour to give my file a vintagy feel.  Its all up to you.  The books I chose were all classics.  'Pride and Prejudice', 'The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe', 'Anne of Green Gables' and 'Roll of Thunder Hear my Cry'.  I used some sheet music as well.  Just a page of a Taylor Swift song which I photocopied twice as well as photocopying twice 2 pages from each book.

Now photocopy all the pages you want.  A smaller file should take less photocopying.  After you're ready to just cut them out and tear them up into smallish piecesand glue them on to your file.  I tried not to have too many of pieces from the same book together.  I also glued them on from all different angles.

Now all you have to do is carefully roll on the sticky back plastic and you're done!  Easy peasy! Your file is instantly less bleugh.

New Years

Ok I know you guys are sick of all the posts and tweets about the new years and technically where I live its the second allready (by like twenty minutes) so I'm not going to say the dreaded three words.  I am going to talk about new years resolutions though.  I finally made a couple so I thought I'd share them with you.

1.  Do a bit more cooking. 
I do a lot more baking than I do cooking yet I really enjoy food in general and can only do so much baking before my parents tell me I need to either stop or make something healthy.

2.  Learn ukulele.
I've become fascinated with them and have my eye on a little soprano mahogany one at the moment.  I can't wait to buy one so I can start teaching myself! 

3.  Write a serious song with words to it.
This one is a toughie...

4. Write and blog a bit more?
Practice makes perfecct!

Anway those are all vague but I hope I'll achieve some of them.

2013 is going to be great!  I'm especially excited as Derry was chosen as the UK's city of culture for 2013.  I got to celebrate new years eve by watching a fireworks display overlooking the peace bridge. Here is one of my pics.  Sorry it's not great quality.

Have a great 2013!