Category: Other bits n bobs!
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Easter weekend
How was your Easter weekend? Mine was quiet and relaxing – just what we needed! We went to church on Easter Sunday, ate lots of chocolate and… saw an Easter garden in a church we visited in Devon, ate Sunday lunch with some great friends at a local pub – it was yummy and meant…
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Hello again!
Hi there! It’s been a few weeks since I was last able to blog and so I apologise to regular readers who may have been logging on to Celebrate Creation and seeing tumbleweed over here for a while! Unfortunately I had to go into hospital for a small operation and around that time, Mr P lost his…
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Celebrate talent – Lisa Eldridge
Confession time. Recently I’ve been a bit addicted to Lisa Eldridge’s blog and have been watching so many of the videos on her website. Seriously, I can’t get enough. I’ve been a fan of Lisa’s for a while but hadn’t really thought to investigate whether she had a blog before last weekend. Well, I investigated on Saturday…
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Friday links
It’s Friday! 🙂 Time for my weekly round-up of blog posts and internet finds that I’ve enjoyed this week… I fancy making these two paper love birds from Lia Griffith’s blog this weekend. You can watch a video of the tutorial and download a template here. I enjoyed reading about the Makelight workshop that Ruth from The…
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Frazzled!
Ofsted. Those of you who are familiar with the English education system will know what this means and why I’m feeling frazzled and have not posted at all this week. You will also know by now that I’m not one of those bloggers who has it all together and writes posts in advance that they then…
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Friday links
3 lovely links for you today. Happy Friday! Read all about how to master the renaissance trend over on Decorator’s Notebook. This image by Claire Pettibone is just stunning. Cute bowl DIY from The Lovely Drawer Chicago home tour from The Everygirl Images via links in text
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DIY Birthday can
When I saw this birthday can DIY from Oh Happy Day, I knew I just had to give it a try for myself. It’s a simple yet very effective idea! All you need to do is grab a can of baked beans (or similar) and use a can opener to open the bottom of the…
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Friday links
It’s quiet in our home at the moment as Mr P has jetted off to Canada and the States for work. Funnily enough, lots of my favourite blog reads are from Canadian or US authors so he is in good company. My top three links this week are: this gorgeous powder room makeover from Cupcakes…
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Bloomingville Spring/Summer 2014
I discovered an exciting new brand (new to me at least) at this year’s Home and Top Drawer exhibitions in the form of Bloomingville and am happy that I finally get to share it with you today. Founded in Denmark, Bloomingville’s interior accessories are a mix of Scandinavian inspired design and vintage style which makes…
Claire Parkin Interior Design 