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Back in town
It’s been a while since I last blogged. How have you been? We just got back from an amazing trip to the States – I have lots to share and a huge stash of fabric to make various craft projects with thanks to a fabric warehouse and the cheaper cost of material in the US!…
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Cheerio!
Just a quick note to say that Mr P and I are off to New York city tomorrow. Yippee! It’s our first trip stateside together and I can’t wait. We are also stopping by in Cape Cod so I’ll be back in 2 weeks time to bore you with all my holiday snaps. In the…
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5 tips for boot fair stalls
Today I’m going to share my top 5 tips for running a stall at a boot fair. Mr P and I ran our own stall last Saturday and had a great time doing it! I’ve run stalls in the past so went into the boot fair with a bit of previous experience but this was…
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Sunday night feeling…
This week has been full of cleaning the house, catching up with friends, preparing for and then running a stall at a boot fair and watching Regatta fireworks with friends. How about you? Enjoy the Olympic closing ceremony. (Picture taken during a boat trip along the Thames. London is the place to be right now!)
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Today I’m inspired by…
my friend Sarah and her husband who have launched a very cool company called ‘Love Tea’. I love drinking tea so you can imagine my excitement when Sarah told me about her company. She and her husband were inspired by the tea plantations they saw during a trip to Sri Lanka for their honeymoon (congratulations again…
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Outside places and spaces
Ok. So I know that technically the last 2 images aren’t outside spaces but they are conservatories and we shouldn’t discount them. Especially living in the UK where you need to rely so heavily on them (if you’re fortunate enough to have one) as the weather is so unpredictable! I had a good laugh…
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Writing on the wall (or door!)
We recently visited Rye in Kent. I grew up in Kent and so have very fond memories of the place and always love going back there. On this particular trip however, these fabulous doors caught my attention. I met the owner of ‘The House with two front doors’ as I was busy snapping away on…
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Sunday night feeling
It’s been a quiet week here on Celebrate Creation. I hadn’t intended to take a week off from blogging but Mr P has been off as well so it’s been lovely to spend some quality time together and go out and about. We’ve joked that we’ve lived the retired life this past week, going to…
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Natural History – The Jelly fish lamp
I love these Jelly Fish lamps. You can read more about them here in my post for Natural History this week. Images via
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This week…
This week is about saying thank you to much loved colleagues and reflecting on a wonderful teaching career so far. I have a lot of cards to write!
Claire Parkin Interior Design 