10 things I love about zines....

10 things I hate LOVE about you poem

I love the way you talk to me,

and the way you're cut and paste

I love the way you drive me to do more, 

and want to make one of you in haste.

I love your Drew Barrymore collages

and the way you read my mind.

I love you so much it makes me sick,

it even makes me rhyme.

I love the way you make me want to write.

and sometimes even draw.

I love it when you make me laugh,

 when you make me cry, even more.

I love how you can be about anything

 something serious or something fun.

But mostly I love the way I LOVE you,

not even smidge…

not even a little bit…

but a FUCK TONNE!!

 

So I was speaking to Kandy about doing something on the blog for International zine month and she said you should do 1o things I love about zines, but use the 10 things I hate about you logo or a still and adjust it on paint (anything for a cheap laugh us!) So I did that and went one further, I adjusted Kat's poem too!

 

here is the original....

 

Kat's cool, she likes Bikini Kill!! 

WE WANT YOU....

...to send us photos of the things you've made!!

Yes, if you have ever bought one of our zines and made something from the pages, or made something inspired by our to-do's, then send us your photos so we can put them up here!

send them to sugarpaperzine@hotmail.com

THANKS!!!

Knit and Destroy... get's handy! Book launch

That's right, July is gonna be full of fun stuff, including the release of Kandy's hand knit pattern book!

Here is all the info:

This is the official launch party for the new hand-knit pattern book 'Knit and Destroy...gets handy!'

Come along and be the first to get your hands on this exciting new knitting book, you can also:

Meet the author...she might even sign your book if you're nice!

Sit'n'knit: there will be a comfy knitting area with materials provided to sit 'n' knit one of the small brooches from the pattern book, or you can bring yr own knitting!

Have a cuppa; yes, there will be tea! It is a knitting book after all.

Pick up the exclusive 'bonus pattern'

Day: Thursday 11th July
Time: 7pm-10pm
Place: Nexus art café, Manchester

Monthly Mix

This month we're celebrating the fact that summer is officially HERE (although as I type this, a gale is blowing and it's about to rain!)
so here is SUMMERTIME!

Summertime from Sugar Paper Zine on 8tracks Radio.

Old Mother Shipton.

Old Mother Shipton is a Yorkshire witch that lived some 500 years ago, who prophesied through poems!
She was born an illegitimate child to a young girl, who gave birth in a cave during a storm and named her Ursula!!

Last week we wanted to go on a daytrip, we considered staying local (to me) and going to Jodrell Bank, or going a way out to the Pencil museum in Cumbria. But in the end we settled on North Yorkshire, to Knaresborough to visit Old Mother Shipton's cave!

We had a great day and it only started to rain the moment we got into the car to leave WOO!!

The cave itself is pretty small but next to it is the petrifying well which turns things to stone, which is either science or magic, whichever you choose to believe. You can go round the back of the well and put your hands in the water and make a wish!

There's also a 'museum' that features petrified objects (some from minor mid 90s celebrities) and bits of tat to buy, and it smells proper fusty!

After all that excitement we hit the charity shops and had chippy tea!

Sugar Paper # 11....

IS HERE!!!

This issue has a circus and seaside theme, and guess what, we managed to finish it all while the sun is still shining!!

We got the totally rad Camille Smithwick to illustrate our cover (look at it!!!)
And inside it has everything from hula hooping tips, to a hula hoop rug, tasty popcorn, chips and dips and more recipes, crochet collar, big top circle skirt, button charm bracelet, puzzles AND MORE!!

On top of that the free gift is a temporary tattoo designed by Ben Cooney!

What more could you want?!?

BUY HERE!!!!!!!!

A zine equation...

THIS

+ THIS

X TIMES

= SUGAR PAPER #11!!!