DIY Product Photography Tips to Boost Sales – How to Take Better Product Photos at Home

DIY product photography tips to boost sales – learn how to take better product photos at home. The best part is that no professional studio is needed! If you’re a creative business owner selling on platforms like Etsy, notonthehighstreet.com, or your website, your product photos matter – a lot. Well-lit and gorgeously styled images not […]

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Hazel & Blue candle kits - bespoke product development & design by Arnold & Bird

Japanese Voyeurs – That Love Sound

That love sound by Japanese Voyeurs. They are sadly no more however they were great and this song was my favourite. Romily from the band also creates products and updated the Heavy Child fashion blog for a while – I really like the mood board/sketch book pages she created with the images laid out and […]

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Style – Tulle tutu skirt

Tulle tutu skirt – how much fun would it to wear this every day. Such a pretty look, and what a nice image as well. Imagine riding off for a picnic in this outfit! Style – this is a new feature I want to try out to fill Wednesday as I have not been blogging […]

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October WI meeting – Change as good as rest

In October’s WI meeting Gill Garside from Change as Good as a Rest was our guest to help us think about our personal development, confidence and positivity. Gill is a Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Time Line Therapy and Hynopsis. As a coach and therapist, she works with her clients to make life changes and facilitate their personal […]

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Curiosities of the week – Sohei Nishino

I went to see an exhibition by Sohei Nishino at the Michael Hoppen Gallery a few years ago. I recently found the postcard I picked up at the exhibition and it brought back to me what a great show it was and what amazing pieces of work he produces. These photos will not do it justice or […]

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Alessi’s Ark – Magic Weather

I adore Alessi’s Ark’s beautiful voice. This song is so magical. You just get lost it in. On another note I have been thinking about adding in some images to the soundtrack post and Alessi’s Ark’s website came up with a great first example. Alessi makes her own work and I just loved this wooden […]

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Design – Dada

Ever since art foundation I have loved the Dada movement. For me I loved the typography pieces, how the type overlaps plus the layout of the designs. The different fonts and directions always worked well. I also loved the collage aspect as well and the great overlapping. For image sources and to read more about […]

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Family – old photos

I scanned these vintage photos of my gran’s for my mum’s 50th birthday a few years ago. I love how my aunty and my mum are stood in one of the pigsties with all of the pigs around them. You can see the difference between now and then from one of my previous posts here as […]

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Curiosities of the week – wishbones

  A year ago I bought a wishbone bracelet from French Connection and I love it. It is now a bit tarnished but I still wear it a lot. When I was younger one of my favourite things was to have the wishbone from the Sunday roast and break it with my brother. I would […]

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Róisín Murphy – You Know Me Better

I used to listen to Róisín Murphy’s album a lot at my first job in London. I worked in retail so listening to this song on the shop floor and having a bit of a dance with all of the girls who I worked with would always brighten up my day. It instantly takes me […]

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Design – Sara Fanelli illustrations

Sara Fanelli   I discovered Sara Fanelli illustrations while I was at university. I love her style – it’s just so different from the quirky and unique characters she draws to the use of different papers and colours to build up the page. Her characters are very distinctive and I love the use of collage […]

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