A quick post today as my internet connection is a little patchy and I went to get in while I can. I have lots of inspiring interviewees lined up for the coming weeks for the interview series, too, so keep an eye out for them. It’s funny, when I sit down to write this post [...]

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I have featured Helena’s work before in my  lime light Christmas round-up, when I used her sweet tote bags to wrap handmade gifts for friends. But I thought it was remiss of me not to have highlighted all her other wonderful work. Her shop is full of wonderful illustrations you can buy as prints, notebooks, [...]

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The Happy Home is the blog of former Real Living deputy editor Belinda Graham. Over at The Happy Home, Belinda writes about her inspiration, projects and home decorating.
In her words: It’s about creating a happy home for my family. A home full of things we love, (hopefully) stylish, liveable and affordable spaces, creative pursuits and [...]

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Hello Sunday, you have come far too soon. At least some clever internet finds can bring a smile to my dial.

Remember the tea sub? Well, what about the celebrity tea-bag {via Design for Mankind}
Perfect dinner party solution ~ slip-on coasters from Dimmalimm Home {via Twig and Thistle}
I might be biased but I always thought my [...]

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Have you come across anything interesting in the far reaches of the interwebs this week? Feel free to share in the comments.

An interesting quote on childhood
It’s Silo Week over at Inchmark ~ lots of clever things to do with silhouettes
Same hill, different day ~ a fascinating photo essay by Paul Octavious
Play with your food ~ [...]

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April and Easter are just around the corner, next week in fact. These things have a way of sneaking up on you, don’t they?
So today, here is your printable April calendar as well as some Easter-themed links.
The files are pdfs ~ right-click on the link and Save Target/Link As.

Get the A4 here
Get the A5 [...]

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Wow, is it Thursday already. And unlike some, I haven’t been snoozing on the job.
My week has flown by in a series of frustrating calls to an ISP-which-shall-not-be-named to fix the problem of said ISP users not being able to get to this site, as well a small handful of other websites {all related to [...]

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Who doesn’t love receiving something getting pretty in the mail? And the wonderful thing is, we are spoilt for choice when it comes to sending someone a special little note ~ whether it is to say thank you, happy birthday or just a quick hello.

Paper Doll notecards from Linda & Harriet
For your favourite cook, cards [...]

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According to the calendar, it is supposed to be autumn around these parts.  The 30-degree {that’s celsius for you foreigners} days say otherwise.
However, a girl can dream and this girl is dreaming of days where jeans and scarves is de rigueur. Lisa featured scarves from Uimi on the red thread a couple of weeks ago [...]

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The great thing about doing a class like Blogging Your Way is finding a group of like-minded people and their fantastic blogs. A case in point is Penelope Loves Lists.
First, I was struck by the fabulous layout of this blog ~ lovely colour palette, lists, and grid paper. Swoon.
Meredith, the face behind Penelope Loves Lists, [...]

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