Thank you for your feedback from the last post! The more I blog, the more I’m coming to see that it’s the honest and personal posts that get the best interactions from readers. Today I’m sharing a little ‘inspired by’ post. I’ve posted about gold accents in interior design before and I’m still loving the…
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Hey there. Just stopping by to say that I’m taking a small blogging holiday whilst T and I are away in San Francisco. I’ll be recording our travels on Instagram however so it would be great to see you over there. You can follow me under Celebrate Creation. I’ll be back and blogging again in…
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this wonderful, amazing and inspirational book – ‘Wonder’ by R.J Palacio. It was lent to me by a colleague at work who had also fallen in love with the story and thought I would too. She was right. Wonder is the story of a young boy named August who has a facial disfigurement. Throughout the…
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introducing touches of copper in your home through interior accessories. I’m also a big fan of gold accents. I wonder if it’s possible to get a copper spray paint? Let me know if you have one that you can recommend! Image via Cush and Kooks, orginally sourced from Nordic Leaves.
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Easter craft for grown ups. I’m going to make these egg shell candles for spring. Take a look at my easter pinterest board for other similar crafts to try this easter. Image via Lekker Friss
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Hey! I’ve been out of the blogging loop for a while due to a crazy week filled with Ofsted last week but am glad to say that is all behind me now. Here’s some snaps from some other, more enjoyable, aspects of my life recently! I watched an incredible artist work with sand to create…
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this simple DIY idea for painting old glass bottles. I’ve given this a try myself, however I painted the outside of the bottle instead of pouring paint inside and swirling it around. Painting the outside was ok, but you can see the brush marks and so next time I’m trying it this way! Image via Poppytalk,…
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simple white schemes with bold flashes of colour. I like the way your eye is drawn to the orange stars in this image before moving down to the candles and more softly coloured stars in the bowls. This would make a great Christmas table I think. I’ve never tried decorating a table all in…
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this post from Blog Her on how to organise your Pinterest boards. I’ve noticed that I’m getting lots of new readers from Pinterest (welcome to you!) and I wanted to start looking at how I could maximise my Pinterest account in order to support my blog and also continue to increase my blog traffic. As a…
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making plans for Autumn/Winter reading. I’m a bookworm and have just found the perfect site called ‘What should I read next’. All you need to do is type in the name of an author/book title that you have enjoyed in the past and the site will give you recommendations for your next book based on the catagories…
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Claire Parkin Interior Design 