Category Archives: paper, paint & glue

My speedy Valentine

Having a baby means you have no time to do very much of anything really. True story. Not that I’m complaining, I wouldn’t have it any other way. But there are times you’d rather make something than buy it, so … Continue reading

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Barnaby’s room

The new rhythm of things around here doesn’t leave much room for the making of stuff or blogging about it just yet…  it’s only now I fully appreciate why other bloggers have a series of guest posts if they’ve just … Continue reading

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Crafty Creatives | Box 1

A while back I blogged about the launch of Crafty Creatives, a monthly craft box inspired by the cosmetic sampling boxes like GlossyBox etc… it’s a craft take on the same idea, so every month you get a box of … Continue reading

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As easy as abc

With just a week to go (leaving it late? us? nooooo), thoughts are seriously turning to the nursery. Even though the wee man won’t be sleeping in there for a few months yet, we’re still keen to get it sorted … Continue reading

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Holiday scrapbook fail

Remember a while back I was planning a holiday scrapbook for our West Coast adventure? Well, in all honesty, it stalled a little bit. It started out well – I managed to write up what we were doing day by … Continue reading

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Holiday scrapbooking

I really love keeping scrapbooks of our holidays…  my Mum & Dad encouraged me to do it when I was little and it’s something I’ve picked up again over the past few years. It’s a brilliant way to capture the … Continue reading

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Sacred geometry

Today I was at the RSN doing the ‘Sacred Geometry’ design class… taught by Amber Khokhar who is lovely & obviously scarily talented (take a look at some of her beautiful work here…) We started from first principles and spent … Continue reading

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Step back in time

I recently found this art journal page I did last year… The envelope has a scrap of paper where I wrote down all of the things I love about the season. I picked up the leaves in my Dad’s garden. … Continue reading

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Planning ahead

I started playing around with a few Christmas card ideas last week, inspired by this post over on Deer in a bottle… More soon! X

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work in progress

Am having a great time using the photos I took at the V&A as a basis for some sketch action… I hope they’ll be useful practice and background for the design part of the RSN course. Not sure how much … Continue reading

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