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Still on the subject of Valentine’s Day, I bet you can’t guess what these roses are made of. The clue is in the picture. They’re made out of duct tape. The roses come in a variety of colours and each one contains an incense stick for fragrance. Like real roses you[.....]
With Christmas now a distant memory and the January sales coming to end, it’s time to turn our attention to Valentine’s Day. Gifts Define has a cute collection of dolls and goodies for you to send to your nearest and dearest. You can choose from quirky dolls bearing the name of a[.....]
So, I pay my bills and complete my tax return (well, it’s almost finished – do we need anymore adverts, posters, reminders? It’s Jan 31st – we get it). I run two businesses, cook, clean (well eventually, when I can’t make it through the hallway because it’s cluttered with ‘things to go[.....]
Somewhere in deepest Cornwall sits Lee May. Surrounded by a menagerie of animals, she doodles and paints, creating hand printed tees and sweatshirts. Real and mythological creatures sit alongside each other in imagined conversation. And quirky characters appear against natural and dreamlike backdrops.
All of the t-shirt designs have been taken from[.....]
The Autumn/Winter Collection from Anais Jewellery takes its inspiration from the colours of the season. Rich gold chain and tassels are mixed with citrine, chalcedony, smoky quartz, pearl and iolite. Fine stems of wire wrap around droplets of colour and are woven into teardrops, leaves and long fluid shapes.
My favorites are the[.....]
January is the only month when I’m bitten by the housework bug. Whether it’s down to ‘new year – new start’ or simply the fact that the house looks bare without the Christmas decorations, I get a sudden urge to clean, tidy and start making alterations. Home themed magazines suddenly[.....]
We first featured the quirky clothing of Marmalade Ho in September last year. Well, Marmalade Ho’s designer, Miki is back again to share her experiences at the Clothes Show Live.
Marmalade Ho at The Clothes Show Live
Well, I’ve finally got around to tackling the big promised write up of the Clothes Show Live 06. We had a wicked time there and it went so much better than we hoped. A big thank you to my family and friends for all their help and support, couldn’t have done it without you!
It’s all about the cats today. I recently came across Aberdeenshire jewellery brand, Dark Cherry Designs. Designer Kirsty Cameron specialises in unusual hand-sewn jewellery. Fabric, beads, trimmings and other unusual components are combined and hand stitched to create quirky and funky pieces.
Being a cat fan, I took an instant liking to[.....]
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