Category Archives: Stuff

Wedding Project 1; Cake Stands

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I was inspired by reading this wonderful blog called bee in our bonnet and decided to make the stands for our wedding cakes, with Adam’s help of course! We collected all the wooden parts we needed from Bristol Wood Recycling Project. We got a … Continue reading

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Time Off

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As we are soon to be wed and we have a lot of things going on and much to organise, I will be taking a short break from my usual two posts a week…I won’t be gone long and will be back with lots … Continue reading

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Oliver Jeffers

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Oliver Jeffers is an illustrator and author and has produced eight picture books for children, he has an interesting childish sketching/writing style. Oliver’s illustrations are wonderful, most of his work seems to combine his art with literature – either lined paper … Continue reading

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Mr & Mrs Bicycle

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Adam and I….soon to be wed…now have a pair of matching Mr & Mrs bicycles! We got Adam’s a few weeks ago and I got mine a few months ago. I have really been enjoying my shortened trip to work each … Continue reading

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Brambly Hedge Books

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I have incredibly fond memories of my Mum reading the Brambly Hedge books to me as a child and later reading them myself. Enthralled by the story, the characters and the beautiful illustrations inside, I was transported into the most … Continue reading

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Suren Manvelyan – Your Beautiful Eyes Photos

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Suren Manvelyan is a very intelligent and interesting man, he has many photo projects on his website. One of which has drawn lots of attention recently, titled Your Beautiful Eyes it captures close up, incredibly detailed photographs of eyes, stunning and wondrous. … Continue reading

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DIY Project 3; Cable Spoon > Mosaic Garden Table

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My third project was turning a cable spool into a mosaic garden table, I found the cable spool and some tiles on freecycle after a lot of searching! Materials Different coloured tiles (some from freecycle, some samples from tile shops) White Grout Spatula … Continue reading

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Terry Border – Bent Objects

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Terry Border produces sculptures with objects such as food – nuts, fruit or household goods – corks, cotton reels and uses bent wire to animate them into characters, his work is humourous and entertaining. To see more of his artwork … Continue reading

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Time Lapse Flight to Paris

Apparently the flight from San Francisco to Paris only takes a few minutes!! This is an excellent time lapse film documenting the 11 hour flight, which includes the Northern Lights, truly stunning! A photo was taken approximately every two miles from … Continue reading

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DIY Project 2; A Lamp Made From a Coat Stand

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Project Two…when we moved I had a coat stand which there was no place for in our new house so I decided to make it into a lamp for the lounge. Materials 2 x Pendant lampshade 4m Electrical flex Lamp … Continue reading

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