Sunday, 13 March 2016

Life sweets // Tattoo apprenticeship




It's crazy to think it's been a year since I started my tattoo apprenticeship at the painted lady. It all started like a dream come true and honestly hasn't stopped being amazing  since then. It's been hard work don't get me wrong, long weeks specially last year when I was completing my degree and my internship as well as my apprenticeship but I got through it all. I'm addicted to learning it seems and my apprenticeship I've learnt so much, not just about tattooing, but how to run a shop, how to deal with clients but mainly how to fall in love with your job. I work with the most amazing bunch of talented and wonderful women it helps me strive to be the best I can be. I'm so excited to grow more, try new experiences related to this and to start tattooing this year and really let the fun, and learning begin! This year I'll go to my first tattoo convention with a studio, when I was 14 i dragged my parents to a local convention and was in awe the entire time, thinking one day this will be me!  Thanks to my family & friends and all my supporters I'm looking forward to creating permanent art on you all so soon! 

Here I am tattooing an orange!

Things i've learnt, fake skin is nothing like real skin and will slowly hurt your soul.




Some of my flash designs I've been working on in the past few months.






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Tuesday, 26 January 2016

ILLUSTRATION // Christmas Cheer Commissions!



With all the christmas cheer coming to an end I can finally share some of the wonderful commissions I got to work on in late 2015.  It was so hard to keep them underwrap I just wanted to show everyone these cuties I got to draw! I love creating pieces full of uniqueness and pieces that are just plain fun! Ones that will make an amazing gift and bring a smile to their face for days to come! Heres a small selection of commissions I created for christmas 2015.  











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Wednesday, 30 December 2015

2016 // Goal Digger





With 2015 well and truly coming to a close, I decided I would make some goals for 2016.
Now some people may think it's silly to make new years resolutions or new years goals. I think it's wonderful, what better than the feeling of starting something fresh and new years really provides that possibility. So if someone tells you they have a new years resolution don't put them down bring them up it's wonderful to strive for something better. So with that all said Miss Nikki's goals for 2016 are
  • Do something that scares me.
  • Draw, draw, draw & DRAWWWW even when you hate what you're doing draw.
  • Throw myself into my tattoo apprenticeship, don't be scared you'll be great.
  • Do the full splits & practice stretching more. (you're so close now you can do it!!)
  • Drive your jellybean on amazing adventures.
  • Blog more. I'm sad I did not get to look back at 2015 via my blog.
  • Get back into cosplay & make that new one you've been planning to do!
  • Kiss more, fall in love more. (super easy one!)
  • Be kinder to yourself. 
  • Rest.
I'm sure theres a million more things i'd love to do but this is a good start.





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Monday, 28 December 2015

LIFE SWEETS // Bikki & Bento Anniversary.

Two years ago on Christmas eve I met Ben, little did I know after that first magical date
I would of found a man who'll change my whole life.
The way I see things, the way I go about things.
He is honestly one of the best things to come into my life and I'm so grateful every day That I get to be in love with my best friend. We go to the same restaurant for the past three christmas eves and had an adventure date full of different activities. Bowling, garden walks, mount cootha look out kisses. I'm a lucky lady that's for sure. 









For our anniversary last year I made a photo book to look back at our first year together & This year I did the same and I called it Bento & Bikki volume two (our nicknames for each other)


 First page of the book sums up everything perfectly



I Also framed some of my favourite photos of the val I have taken
I love how they look with the selfie of us two between them.


To sum it up, it was such a magical start to the festive season. 
I'm one lucky lady. 
Love you bento!


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Monday, 21 December 2015

2015 outfit roundup!



Oh what a year it has been & since I was having a little break from blogging here is all my favourite outfits from 2015! I love clothes, a little too much sometimes. It's fun to try different styles & keep things interesting. So let's start from the well start of course hehe.

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 ♥ Sailor mini moon dress & Cardi  


 ♥ Wheels & dollbaby Dita cardigan & Freddies of pinewood overalls.  

  A lil bit of lolita.  
(wish I could wear it more often but the summer heat stops me super sad face)
Angelic Pretty, Honey Cake print.

 ♥ Revival Dress  

 ♥ Vintage overall dress  


 ♥ pink dress & pink cowgirl boots  
Probably my favourite outfit from 2015!

 ♥ Oh dita cardigans, you beautiful things you!  

 ♥ Marlies Dekkers Bra & candy dress  

 ♥ wheels & dollbaby dinner with him dress  

 ♥ Lobster sweater & Pencil skirt  

 ♥ Pink cardi, Sideshow dress & Mel shoes  

 ♥ Peach Dita cardigan & Pencil skirt  

 ♥ Lobster dress & faux fur trimmed coat  

 ♥ Atomic swag tee & pin up girl clothing skirt  


 ♥ I basically became the queen of tshirt dresses this year. ♥ 


♥ Pinup girls clothing Aurora dress ♥ 


& that's a wrap! I have a lot of fun with clothes
and looking forward to 2016's outfits!

ps. loving blogging again, feels good to be back! 





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