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.......2018 Dear Vanessa, Goodness, that year went so fast. It seems that with every year that passes and one grows older (and hopefully wiser), the years just go by at a quicker rate. I'm sure soon it will feel like each year is only a month long. Well, as I touched on in my November post, 2018 saw a creative year for you. Whilst 2017 felt really rather non-existant in creative terms, it seemed that as soon as the New Year of 2018 rang in, your brain exploded with a never ending list you…

I ♥ADORE♥ Pip Studio China. I ❤LOVE❤ china in general. I can never resist a cup, I have far too many. But, I do use them. I am quite particular about cups too, but i'll save that one for another day. I don't have a big collection of Pip, but it's slowly growing. It's very girly china. Not a family china set....well not a family china set when you are the only female, and the males don't appreciate its beauty as much as you do! So, Pip is saved for when I am on my own. For years, I boiled a…

I feel easily irritated at the moment......and fickle. So, today, less words (I'm afraid I'd be quite moany) and simply pictures of pleasures this week. Chocolate Salami. My 'Non Baking' efforts. A little slice with a cup of tea. Nice. Spring Magazines. Colourful Brooch Posy. Spoon Love. The same little shop I got these spoons in from several years ago, had a few more on my Christmas visit. I added to the collection. They are simply the daintiest spoons I have ever come across. Floral love…

I was glad of this weekend. Truth be told i'm a little weary. I'm a homebody. I like being at home. I like pottering about. They are my favourite kind of days. I occupied myself with little crochet

I have been looking through my photos of all my makes made this past year. I think day to day, you don't really realise what you can achieve. Through all my 'wobbles' on whether I was going to stay or go in blogland, blogging once again reminded me of why I love this little space here....to record what I have done.......and to remind myself that I have achieved more than I thought I could. I've had to think long and hard about what direction I've wanted my blog to go in this past year. For a…

Goodness me 2017...... ....Didn't you just fly by? So, how did it go? When I think back on the year past, it seems like a tale of two halves. The New Year started with new beginnings, exciting be

Life is ever evolving. I have felt like I have slowly been changing these past couple of years. It is quite a scary thing, especially for someone who is a complete control freak. To have that security that you know who you are, then to begin to feel like you are becoming someone else.......and not of your choosing. I LOATHE change. I'll do change I'll accept change....if it's my idea If I've thought about it forever in my head that it feels like it's not been sprung on me, then it'll be…

And so..... As the trees are starting to turn from a vibrant green into something more coppery, so a new season awakens from its glorious sleep. ❤❤❤❤❤ This has been a relaxing summer. I have loved it. A brilliant summer in fact. A creative Summer. I have come through this summer realising a few things..... 1. Every once in a while, it is necessary to stop the clock and step away from it all. 2. I am an opposite loving girl. 3. It's very difficult to completely disconnect from technology. 4…

Well.....we continue with a weird 2020 Summer........what can I say? I cannot report that I have done much this Summer. Being either at home on lockdown, or at work.....that's pretty much it. Two places for the last few months. No taking advantage of some glorious weather, getting out and sight seeing. Nothing. Absolutely NOTHING. However, I know it's been pretty much the same for everybody. For the first time in what feels like years, we paid particular attention to the garden. It just…

Coco Rose Diaries ripple blanket inspiration.

Gosh, I am loving this blanket sooooooo much. It's been so nice to work on something over the top and bright for a change. It packs a punch that's for sure. By late afternoon yesterday, it had clouded over a little, so it was better to take pictures. Here is my Summer Lovin' Blanket It sort of reminds me of 80's, rainbow, disco stuff. Really cheery and happy though. I did feel that I needed to go all out flamboyant though with it........so colourful pom poms were added to each end. To me…

Like I need any more shawls..... ....but I just love them. I saw one that caught my eye on Pinterest here. I loved it so. But it was just a picture. It linked to a page that went nowhere with regards to the shawl itself. No pattern link......zip. I figured it was a picture of a shop bought one......so that was that. I just admired it from afar. I really loved Dottie Angel's little shawl here. It was similar to the one I loved on Pinterest, and there was a link to where the pattern could be…

ser-en-dip-i-ty Noun: The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy way ❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀❀ Do you ever realise that, something rather lovely happens because of a lot of happy little events all coming together? I have had that happen a couple of times this year. I don't realise it until after the said 'thing' has happened and I realise all the events that took place to achieve it. Am I making sense? Probably not. Okay, let me explain a bit more...... I made something I ADORE. It was…

And so..... As the trees are starting to turn from a vibrant green into something more coppery, so a new season awakens from its glorious sleep. ❤❤❤❤❤ This has been a relaxing summer. I have loved it. A brilliant summer in fact. A creative Summer. I have come through this summer realising a few things..... 1. Every once in a while, it is necessary to stop the clock and step away from it all. 2. I am an opposite loving girl. 3. It's very difficult to completely disconnect from technology. 4…

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