Christmas

  I love this time of year when Christmas is nearing though I do tend to eat a lot around this time of year. This year I hope to reach my goal of losing a stone by christmas I am only just 3lbs away from that goal. I have been attending Slimming World classes once a week since September and I hope to continue going to Slimming World as I have a great time and a laugh. I also attend College where I am currently doing a Graphics Design course. I love going to College everyday as I always have a good time and I am learning something new everyday.

Updated self promotion

 Here are some more posters and business cards that I have created in Photoshop. My favourite one is the business card with the tiled heart. My favourite poster is the one nearest the bottom.

More Self Promotion

 Here is a poster and a business card that I have designed for my Self Promotion project. I created the text in Adobe Illustrator and I imported it into Adobe Photoshop. I embossed the text to make it stand out on the page. I drew the heart in Photoshop I am thinking of using it as my logo. My company was initially going to be called SMM Designs but it reminded me of my dad's screw selling company SMF. I decided to use my username Charmedh2ogirl so my company name is now Charmedh2ogirl Designs.

Self-promotion posters

  Here are some posters that I have created for my self promotion project. I created the text in Adobe Illustrator and the heart in Adobe Photoshop. I then opened the text up in photoshop and put it on a poster. I then used the paint bucket tool to colour in the text. I then used the gradient tool to create the background colour.

Neighbours Crazy

I have been watching Neighbours for a very long time. I started watching Neighbours as something to watch after Newsround finished on CBBC on BBC One. I can't remember exactly how long I have been watching Neighbours but I know I've been watching it for a very long time. After Neighbours moved to Channel 5 I stopped watching Newsround If I had stopped watching Neighbours it would've felt like I had a severed arm. As long as I can watch Neighbours I will be happy. My favourite character at the moment is Summer Hoyland.

The Mark Of Athena

Out of the Heroes Of Olympus series The Mark Of Athena is so far the book that I have read the quickest. I really enjoyed The Mark Of Athena all the way through. 

My Reading Challenge So Far...

So far in my reading challenge I have completed the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien (which I finished during the summer). I am currently nearing the end of the Mark Of Athena by Rick Riordan. The next books on to read list are The Return Of The King by JRR Tolkien and The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling.

Harry Potter crazy

Ever since I saw the first Harry Potter movie in 2001 I became a fan of everyting to do with Harry Potter. I have read all the books and seen all of the films. Harry Potter is the reason I love books it is also the reason why I love witches. I guess you can say I am Harry Potter crazy. What I like about Harry Potter is that it's main characters have a family like bond. I will never tire of reading the books again and again.

The Mark Of Athena

   As you may already know I set myself a challenge to see how many books I can read before christmas. I started with the Hunger Games which I found enthralling. I am currently reading the second book on my list The Mark Of Athena by Rick Riordan. I am really enjoying the book at the moment though I knew I would enjoy it as I enjoyed it's prequels The Lost Hero and The Son Of Neptune. The next book on my list will be the Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling.

my animation

This is my animation for my music project

My reading challenge

I started this reading challenge so that I can read as many of my thousands of books before christmas. I have now almost finished reading The Hunger Games. My favourite part so far in when Katniss forms an alliance with Rue. The next on my list to read is:

The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
I really like Rick Riordan's books my favourite character in his Camp Half-Blood series is Annabeth I also like Hazel but Annabeth's the best. 

My reading challenge

Hello I love books the first book that I ever loved was Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone.
I am going to set myself a reading challenge to see how many books I can read from now until christmas.
The first book I will read is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I recently saw the film which I thought was awesome. I don't think it should have been a 12 though I think it should have been a 15 at least. My friend Will told me that if Mockingjay is turned into it can't be a 12 because of the violence in it.

What I am thinking about

   First and for most I think about a lot of things: Harry Potter, h2o: just add water, The Secret Circle, Charmed, The Lord Of The Rings, Percy Jackson, Doctor Who, The Biggest Loser, Xiaolin Showdown, Strictly Come Dancing, Spy Kids and Glee. When I think about these things I think about what the characters would think about me and the things that I like. Mostly these days I think a lot about the Lord Of The Rings.

My Best Friends

On Monday I went out with five of my nine best friends to Pitch and Put, Bowling, the Park and the Beach. I really enjoyed every minute of the day. We went out for our friend's birthday.
My best friends are:
Emily, Oliver, Tom H, Sophie, Becca, Will, Hoggy, Tom M and Kieran.
 They have all been my friends since Primary school and High school. I enjoy hanging out with them because we always have a good time and a laugh. I hope that my best friends will be my best friends forever. 

h2o just add water

                         This is my tribute to h2o: just add water. :)

Sci-Fi franchises

      Which Sci-Fi franchise do YOU! Think is better? Doctor Who, Star Trek or Star Wars? Let me know in the comments! :)

Space

This is another tribute to Star Trek. I think that Star Trek: The Next Generation is the best Star Trek series.

My Website

 These are screenshots of what my website looks like in a web browser I have included a link to my blog page.

Lal kissing Commander Riker :)

This was very funny when I first saw it yesterday and I am still giggling about it now! :)

Updated Star Trek vs Star Wars poster!

  Tell me in the comments which you think is better Star Trek or Star Wars? Or maybe you like another Sci-Fi series for example: aside from Star Trek and Star Wars I also like Doctor Who and it's spin-off Torchwood and it's other spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Star Trek vs Star Wars

   This is a poster I've created comparing Star Trek and Star Wars.

Witches

     As I mentioned in my interests page on my website that I am a huge fan of anything to do with witches ever since I first saw Sabrina The Teenage Witch.

Out of This world

This is a poster that I've created using images of my favourite Harry Potter characters. I have created this to show that I think that Harry Potter is out of this world. :) I hope you like it! :)

My Star Trek poster

     This is a poster I've created featuring all the captains from Star Trek including the super-cute Chris Pine. ;)

Save The Circle!

   This is another poster to save The Secret Circle. 

Save The Secret Circle!

This is my poster to save The Secret Circle as I think that The Secret Circle deserves a chance to blossom into a hit. 

Sign this petition to bring back The Secret Circle

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The Serpent's Shadow

   Today I bought the final book in Rick Riordan's Kane Chronicles trilogy which is called The Serpent's Shadow. WHSmith has an exclusive green cover for the book.

Greek mythology

    For my website I am thinking of making it about Greek Mythology the image I am posting here is my idea for the gods and goddesses page. I thought a nice pale blue would do for the background as the palace of the gods is in the sky and the sky is pale blue.  I put some information about Mount Olympus on there as that is the home of the gods.

Silk Screen Printing

     Today in college our tutor Grant did a demonstration on Silk Screen Printing I for one can't wait to have a go at Silk Screen Printing. Matty's design looked amazing I hope when I have a go my design will look just as good. :)

Website

     For my next project I have to create a website using flash and dreamweaver. My website is going to be called It's all about Sarah as it is going to be about myself and my interests such as Greek mythology and musicals.

Background

  My background is a picture of all four mermaids from my favourite television show Jonathan M Shiff Productions' h2o: just add water. I think h2o is one of the best television shows ever created and I hope to get the rest of series one and all of series two and three on DVD in the near future. :)

Easter

 Last week was Easter and I sorted through books and my bedroom. I also went to the pub with my friends and I went to see The Hunger Games with my friends as well. I enjoyed the Hunger Games a lot but I found that there was a lot of pointless deaths and violence in some parts I now can't wait to read the book.  

Greek mythology

  I have always been interested in Greek mythology ever since I saw Disney's Hercules when I was five years old. I am going to make my website about Greek mythology focusing mainly on the gods, goddesses and monsters. The most recent greek mythology story that I like is Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson it kind of reminds me of Harry Potter. :)

Dumbledore's Army!

     This is a montage of Dumbledore's Army from the Harry Potter franchise. I am a huge fan of Harry Potter and hope that it continues to be successful.

Website

  For my new project I have to create a website about me and my work. It kind of ties in with my blog project where I had to create this blog. I'm glad that we had to create a blog as I like posting my work and my opinions up on here.

Pottermore

  I have recently joined the Harry Potter website Pottermore. I have enjoyed it so far and I hope to enjoy it even more in the future.

My favourite TV show of all time! :)

  I created this image in photoshop with the images that I like the most from Jonathan M. Shiff Productions' h2o: just add water. I like h2o: just add water because it is about friendship, mermaids, magic and love. H20 is owned and produced by Jonathan M Shiff Productions it airs on Nickelodeon in the UK and USA, Network Ten and Disney Channel in Australia.

The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air

I have been watching The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air a lot over the past couple of days and I have wondering why on earth don't I watch The Fresh Prince more often? I am definitely going to be watching it more often.

Dream

Last night I had a dream where I had dinner with the band STEPS in the dream a woman came up to our table and asked Lisa what it was like working with Matt Smith! I laughed Lisa looked at me confused and I said that the woman had mistaken her for Karen Gillan from Doctor Who. When I laughed my laugh sound a bit like Alesha Dixon's laugh from Strictly Come Dancing. My dream was crazy! :)  

Over Easter

It's the Easter holidays starting next week so I'm planning on working out with Bob Harper on The Biggest Loser challenge Wii game and I hope to lose a few pounds before college resumes after Easter. During the holidays I have to some research on websites one that I think the animations are good, one that I think is rubbish and one that I like very much. I am also planning on going to see the Hunger Games with my school friends who I am very close with. So the next fortnight is bound to be jam packed. :) I hope everyone else has a great Easter! :)

Logo

  Hi everyone! :) This is an updated version of my logo as you can see I have changed it slightly. The word Design is almost all in lower case and it looks calmer than it was.

Photoshopped Etch Print

Hey this is my etch print again but I've edited it in photoshop. :) I hope you like it! :) 

My Etch Print

  Hey this is my Etch print I made this last week during print making. The girl the picture is Annabeth Chase from Percy Jackson. I chose Annabeth because I find that she is just as inspiring as Hermione Granger from Harry Potter as both are smart girls and are not the "damsel in distress"type they are heroines.

Print-Making

  Every tuesday at 10:30am till 12:00pm I have a print-making session in the print-making along with the rest of my group. So far we have done: Collographs, Lino and Etching. As we are doing a self-promotion project at the moment we can get a picture that relates to us and make a print of that image (of course we would have copy it before we printed it).

TITANIC 2

 When the Titanic hit the iceberg not only did the iceberg damage the side of the ill fated cruiseliner but it also damaged underneath the ship. I found this out in a documentary about the Titanic on Five a couple of years ago thank the gods that I watch documentaries as I wouldn't have loads of facts and trivia without them or my thirst for knowledge. 

TITANIC

    So April 15th 1912 is the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the iconic ill fated cruise liner the RMS TITANIC. The Titanic began her maiden voyage on April 10th 1912 it's port of registry was Liverpool, it set sail from Southampton it's destination New York City, it was owned by White Star Line and it's sister ships were the Olympic and the Britannic. The Olympic never made it out to sea whereas the Britannic (which set sail 2 years later in 1915) did make it out to sea. Unfortunately world war one was taking place when the Britannic set sail the world was at war so the Britannic was used as a hospital ship it was unfortunate because the Britannic sank when it hit a mine on 23rd of November 1916. The Titanic sank because it hit an iceberg. Before it sank the Titanic split into two the bow of the ship sank first landing on the sea bed almost intact minutes later the stern of the ship sank landing about a third of a mile away from the bow.
   

My favourite Pink Ranger :)

 This is a montage that I made in photoshop of my favourite Pink Power Ranger Katherine Hillard played by Catherine Sutherland. I do not own any of the images in this montage all images belong to Saban Brands.

Dancing On Ice!

Oh my god! The Dancing On Ice final was AMAZING! I thought both couples could have won but my favourite couple won. When I saw the winner's bolero I knew that they were going to win! There was a moment of doubt when Philip Schofield was announcing the winning couple. I was like "Please just put us out of our misery".

The Apprentice

I watched the Apprentice last night which was AMAZING. It was the first episode of the new series and for the first task the candidates had to start a print-making business. The person who was fired probably wasn't the person who Lord Sugar initially was going to fire but they basically talked themselves into being fired.   

The book I am reading

I am currently reading a book called hush, hush by American author Becca Fitzpatrick. I got the book along with it's sequel crescendo for my 19th birthday last year. When I read the blurb of the second book (I couldn't see the blurb of first book) I stated that the series sounded a bit like Stephenie Meyer's Twilight. I am completely enjoying the book and I can't wait to finish it and start on the second book.

Same Birthplace!

      I have just found out that some of my classmates and I share the same birthplace. :)

Women that have inspired me

     This is a montage of the women that have inspired me to be who I am today. I created this in photoshop using the magnetic lasso tool and transform. 

My logo

   This my logo I know that it is not very good but I do intend to practise making it better. 

Glee

   I watched two recordings yesterday one was Glee's Michael Jackson episode which I found was AWESOME! I was literally trying to stop myself from getting up to dance I now have a new found respect for the King of pop. I now can't wait until the next episode which I will be watching tonight! :) I love Glee I hope it has more seasons than just three. 

Daybreak

    My favourite thing to of a morning is watch the breakfast show Daybreak I love everything about it I particularly like the presenters Dan Lobb and Kate Garraway. I hope that they stay on as the main presenters for as long as they can.

Blogs

   Ok so for my current project at college I have to create a blog (an online diary) before this project I hadn't created a blog before (though I had tried to keep a diary). I am glad that I have created a blog as it is something that I can update for me and for college. I hope my blog is satisfactory.

YMCA Poster

     This is the poster that I did for the YMCA Southport's youth Club. The YMCA wanted a cool poster that would attract youths from the age of 11 to the age of 19. I hope I fulfilled their requirements for a poster.

Harry Potter

   Ever since I went to see the first Harry Potter movie in 2001 I have been a fan and as soon as I read the Harry Potter books I have been an obsessed fan. Harry Potter has been apart of my life for over ten years I think thing I like about it the most is that it is about family and friendship. I bonded over the series with my group of friends from school we call ourselves the Range Crew. I have been going to see the films with a group of friends since I was 13 years old. For the last two films I went to see with seven other friends: Emily Wylie, Oliver Henshall, Sophie Speariett, Tom Howlet, Will Rushton, Jonathan Hogben and Becca Brown. 

My life story

     I was born in August 1992 to Janet Mullin and Stanley Joseph Mullin I was the first of two children my younger brother Joseph Stanley Mullin born in August 2000. I was named Sarah Margaret Mullin after my mum's grandmas Harriet Margaret Jones and Sarah Jane Walsh. I was 8 weeks premature weighing 2lbs 9oz the weight of a bag of sugar. 
     When I was 8 years old and my brother was only a few months old we were due to go to my Nana's (my Dad's Mum) for Christmas but that Christmas eve my Mum found out that my Dad was cheating on her. We then changed our plans and went to my Gran's (my Mum's Mum) instead as my Mum and Dad had split and divorced a short while later. 
    Over 11 years my Mum, Joseph and I are very happy Joseph and I see our Dad a few times during the year. I have developed an interests in: Glee, Harry Potter, Shake It Up, Friends, Charmed, The Secret Circle, h2o: just add water, Strictly Come Dancing, Neighbours, Twilight, Disney, books and musicals.  

Weight loss

   From now until August I am going to concentrate on losing weight and keeping fit. I am going to do this by going on the Biggest Loser Challenge Wii game every day and watching how much food I eat during the day. My problem with food is snacking on unhealthy things like chocolate, crisps and sweets. To myself snacking on the wrong things I need to start snacking the right things like fruit or if I what to keep my mouth busy chew sugar free chewing gum. From August if I reach my goal weight I will maintain that weight till I die.  

Fantasy book

  I am currently writing a story about Vampires, Werewolves and Witches. I hope that it is a good story as I will type it up and ask someone who I can trust to read it. That's all I have on it now.
Ciao

The Secret Circle

    Perhaps the most darkest television series about Witches is The Secret Circle as it keeps the viewer (me) at their (my) seat. The only television series that I can compare it with is Charmed which is also about Witches and can also be abit dark. I think my favourite out of the two of them is Charmed as I have known about it longer but that's not to say that Cassie, Diana, Faye, Melissa, Adam, Nick and Jake aren't just as likeable as Prue, Piper, Phoebe, Paige and Leo.

Barcelona the first full day! :)

  The first full day in Barcelona started off with breakfast which eventful. We had breakfast in this little cafe called Cappuccino just opposite the Opera house in Barcelona where we were meeting our tour guide for the gothic walking tour. We thought we had to go up to the bar to order our food but the lady at the bar told us to "Sit! down!" in an a very annoyed manner. Aside from that the food was lovely as well as the drinks I had a focaccia and a strawberry milkshake both were truly SCRUMPTIOUS! 

Barcelona 2

   So after we had seen the Sagrada Familia we all decided to go back to the hotel and get changed for the evening. The room that Olivia, Lucy and I were in was slightly more grander than the other two rooms our party were in. This was because we had two showers: a walk in shower and a step in shower! :) As it was a self catering holiday we went out for all of our meals so for lunch we went around the corner from the hotel and found a local cafe that served Tapas and Sangria! For dinner we went around the corner again to an italian restaurant where I had spaghetti bolognese and a glass of water which was DELICIOUS! :)

Barcelona

   Over the weekend just gone myself and eight other people went to Barcelona for my Mum's 50th birthday. We had a fabulous time we staid in the Hoteles Catalonia Catedral which is a very posh hotel. The hotel was right in the centre of the Gothic quarter of Barcelona. My favourite bit of the holiday was seeing the Sagrada Familia for the first time. We arrived at the Sagrada Familia via taxi as we looked at where it was on the map and where we were and as it looked as though it was a bit of a trek to get there (which it was) so we decided to get a couple of taxis. The taxis in Barcelona all sport the colours black and yellow looking like a wasp. When we arrived at the Sagrada Familia half of us were dropped off at Gaudi's entrance and the other half were dropped at Subrach's entrance both sides look almost identical except Gaudi's entrance is more intricate and pretty Subrach's entrance is more futuristic and robotic (not that Subrach's entrance isn't pretty). We all had quite a few laughs while in Barcelona while one of the lifts in the hotel had two doors and two of our party fell out of it which was pretty funny.  

The Biggest Loser

   Last night I watched the Biggest Loser USA on SkyLiving I found it very good. My favourite part of the episode was when the Blue team won the weigh in as they've got the stronger team. My favourite trainer on the Biggest Loser is Bob Harper as I have a little bit of a crush on Bob whoever marries Bob will be very lucky.

College

   In english today I have got to present my power point presentation on the subject of my choice. The subject that I chose was The Biggest Loser I chose the BL as it covers the subject of obesity and how important it is to stay healthy. I guess I like The Biggest Loser because it changes alot of peoples lives and inspires them to be fit and healthy I also like the BL because it features the two best personal trainers in the world Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels.

My all time favourite witches

    I have always been a fan of witches so when I saw an online list of the best witches I decided to make my own.

1. Hermione Granger,
2. Ginny Weasley,
3. Luna Lovegood,
4. Cassie Blake,
5. Faye Chambelain,
6. Alex Russo,
7. Phoebe Halliwell,
8. Sabrina Spellman,
9. Diana Meade,
10. Melissa Glaser,
11. Prue Halliwell,
12. Paige Mathews,
13. Piper Halliwell,
14. Mildred Hubble,
15. Enid Nightshade,
16. Ruby Cherrytree,
17. Maud Moonshine,
18. Jadu Wali,
19. Hilda Spellman,
20. Zelda Spellman,
21. Penny Halliwell,
22. Patty Halliwell,
23. Amelia Cackle and
24. Constance Hardbroom.

This is only my opinion on which witch is the best maybe you think differently? let me know in the comments. 

College

 In College today I researched some artist blogs as I am currently doing a project were I have to create a blog. Some of the artwork that I found on each of the blogs was A-MA-ZING in particular one painting of a bunch of flowers in a vase.

My opinion on Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief movie

When I went to see Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief at the cinema in february 2010 I didn't really know who or what Percy Jackson was. After seeing the film (which I really enjoyed) I immediately jumped on the computer at home at researched Percy Jackson on the internet where I found out that it was a very popular series of books. As soon as I could I went into my local bookshop and bought the first book The Lightning Thief which although different to the film I enjoyed just as much as the film I knew that Percy, Grover and Annabeth were going to become one of my favourite trios.