The Ultimate Startup Checklist for New Retail Business Foundations

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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Make it happen Inspirational gormetric Notebook by Arnold & Bird

Little details – Christmas wrapping with doilies

This year I decided to wrap up my Christmas presents with brown paper and doilies! Mainly inspired by this pin on Pinterest. With additions such as ribbon and candy canes it makes simple packaging very sweet. I have more presents to wrap so will be experimenting with other ideas as well such as tags, photos and […]

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wrap magazine Marimekko

Stack magazines – Wrap

Stack magazine is a company that brings together the best independent English language magazines and delivers a different edition to you each month. I can’t remember how I came across Stack but I am so glad I did! Each month you get a different magazine delivered, most I have never heard of which means a […]

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Style – glitter nails

To continue with the Christmas sparkle theme this week here is glitter nails! Glitter nails are all over Pinterest in many different ways – glitter on the tips, glitter at the base and glitter just on one nail. I love it! Image source: Pshiiit.com

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lady grey by Tim Walker

Design – Tim Walker

I went to see the Tim Walker Story Teller exhibition at Somerset House recently. The stories he creates in his images are beautiful and appear like they are from another world. One of the great things was the exhibition included the props used in the photographs and it was amazing to see them close up. The […]

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Curiosities of the week – sparkle

Christmas season is upon us and sparkle is everywhere. Sequin dresses, decorations and twinkly lights all add to the sparkle in the air. This beautiful image is from the Geronimo Balloons studio, how fabulous would it be to have a pile of mirrored disco balls in the corner of your studio! Love the tassels as […]

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Creative – birthday in a box!

On Friday I went to the Ritz for my first afternoon tea! We were celebrating one of my best friends birthday, Gemma from Milly’s Cottage. To mark this extra special occasion I created a birthday/party in a box! I filled the box with paper strips to create streamers as well as punched hearts and stars. […]

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Matt Mays – When The Angels Make Contact

A friend at work introduced me to Matt Mays as I started following one of his Spotify playlists. I think I picked Matt Mays name out of the big list as my cousin has a friend called Matt May – not the same person though! I really enjoyed the album When The Angels Make Contact. […]

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Style – Mistletoe Christmas jumper

I am feeling SO festive right now! Super excited it is Christmas time and I love seeing the twinkly lights around and coming home to my decorated lounge in the evening. That is is why today calls for a Christmas mistletoe jumper! How perfect is this one? I love the joined up writing and mistletoe illustration. […]

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