The ultimate startup checklist for new retail business foundations. These are the business fundamentals that all small businesses need to know when starting out. Strong business foundations protect you legally, keep your finances organised and make your brand look professional and trustworthy This ultimate startup checklist covers the essential business fundamentals every small retail business […]
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Inspire, Create, Pursue A very simple design I created on Illustrator with fonts I love from dafont. Key words for me in 2o13 to live a more inspired life, create and pursue all of the best life has to offer. All things I intend to do with my creative and drawing challenges as well as […]
Read MoreI love illustration, I love fashion illustration and I love water colours. Hence I love I love this illustration by Cate Parr! I love the bold strokes as well as the finer lines that are used as well. It is a beautiful piece and works so well. Image by Cate Parr via Etsy www.cateparr.com
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So last week I went life drawing which was my drawing number two of 52 week challenge. I haven’t been life drawing for a while so was so nice to go again. Plus the teacher made us do lots of different tasks such as continuous line drawing, drawing with my left hand (I am right […]
Read MoreI came across Marcela Gutiérrez work on Pinterest via Miss At La Playa. I love her illustrations, they style is beautiful and she create amazing images. She also has a great use of colour and does this combining watercolours, ink and gouche. An image says a thousand words so please check out her other images […]
Read MoreOne of my other goals for 2013 is to do something fun and creative each month for the whole of the year. I have many thoughts on what I can do for this and have included a list below I have thought of to kick start some inspiration. Basically I want it to be fun […]
Read MoreBefore Christmas I went to one of my favourite gig venues, The Half Moon in Putney – and this is not just because it is just down the road from me! I went to see Brother and Bones who is one of my favourite new bands from 2012. They were supported by two great bands, […]
Read MoreI recently bought a vintage Laura Ashley lace skirt from a local charity shop at home. It is ankle length and beautiful – the scalloped lace edge on the bottom is perfect. I felt it was quite heavy so being such a fan of the dipped hem style dresses and skirts I decided to take […]
Read MoreFor Christmas this year I made my own cards. They were tiny and originally started out as an idea for a notebook, and overall did that not look that Christmassy, however I thought they were sweet! I started by cutting paper into strips and and then folding a section up to create little pockets. This […]
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One of my goals for 2013 is to take on a 52 week drawing challenge – essentially a drawing a week for the whole year! My first one was last week. I knew when I undertook this challenge that I could not be hard on myself, some weeks my drawings would be terrible but that […]
Read MoreWhile we were sorting through my Grampy’s old tools I found some old pigeon racing date sheets. I loved looking through them as they are part of what my Grampy loved and they date from 1996 – 2004. They have become aged over time as they were still pinned up in the part of the […]
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