Monthly Archives: March 2012

Colour Inspiration: Crocuses

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Colour Inspiration - Crocuses

I have decided to try my hand at the colour inspiration sheets going around at the moment. I think it is a great way to stretch both my Photoshop skills and my ‘eye’. Picking out decent photos and the colours that make them what they are. Here is my first attempt: Photo Attribution: Image: Simon Howden / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

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How To: Cookie Monster Cupcakes

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Image from pintrest. A while back now I was casually browsing the internet as you do and I came across images of cookie monster cupcakes, I was instantly overcome by the urge to make some. I love to bake <3 and since I just came across the photos I took of them, I decided I would share the love on… Read more »

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Travel Tuesday! Inter-railing in Europe

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Ever since I was in school I’ve loved going to foreign countries and learning foreign languages, so for a number of years I’ve had a goal on my ‘Bucket List’ which is, to visit every capital city in Europe… Map Source Here Now that isn’t a short list. In fact there are 47 Capitals in Europe: Ankara – Turkey, Baku – Azerbaijan, London – United Kingdom, Podgorica… Read more »

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Breakfast Smoothie

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Credits: Orange, Banana, Strawberries, Kiwi Fruit, Grapefruit, Orange Juice.  This smoothie I make the night before and then keep in the fridge overnight so that I can have in instant smoothie in the morning. I’m not enough of a morning person to make them in the morning as I go… If I feel it needs it I thin it out with Orange Juice when pouring it… Read more »

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Another Competition

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The last few days have been quite busy. I ahve been working to get some literature ready for an exhibition which was going on today and Nikki and I have been preparing for another competition which is happening tomorrow. We are meeting at University at 8:15 tomorrow morning to head to Bristol for their Uni Competition.  It will be nice… Read more »

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My Travel Stories – Introduction

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Hey there, Well I’ve probably been mentioned on this blog a few times by my sister already. I’m the other half of ‘Beads and Barnacles’. Since I’m fairly new to blogging, and pretty busy currently with university and my dissertation, I don’t have much time to craft at the moment unfortunately. But I thought instead I could do some posts… Read more »

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Pick Me Up Smoothie

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Credits: Orange, Banana, Pineapple, Honey, Ice Pop, Orange Juice.  I put  all of this into my blender and gave it a whoosh.I then split half the mixture into a pint glass and the rest into a storage jar for next time. I topped my glass up with orange juice to make it less gloopy and enjoyed a mid afternoon pick me up on the miserable grey day that… Read more »

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Lace Top

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Edit: Unfortunately the images in this post have decided to disappear completely and I can’t find them anywhere. Sorry. Well today I decided that I would finally make a top out of the lace I have had sitting in my stash for a while now. This took me an hour from deciding I was going to make it to the… Read more »

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Exciting weekend…

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Well this weekend has been a bit of an unusual one. I went to a friends from dancing’s house on Friday evening for Chinese with a couple of other people from Dancing. Stayed in for a while before going to the Bridge Bar at Uni for a Salsa evening which happens each Friday after the salsa lesson has ended.  We did manage to hijack… Read more »

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