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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Zeloot’s work caught my eye at the Pick Me Up Fair earlier this year, mainly because they were focused on gig posters for The Deceberists. I saw The Decemberists a year ago but I will talk more about that tomorrow as part of my soundtrack for tomorrow. Zeloot is a Dutch illustrator that likes to […]
Read MoreJack White’s band with the singer from The Kills, Alison Mosshart, what is not to like? I have seen them once around three years ago and they were amazing. Allison is crazily good on stage. Too many good songs to choose from so I have chosen a current favourite Gasoline from their second album. The […]
Read MoreAnother game I used to play when I was younger was a dominoes style game that was made up with pictures instead, for when we were younger! As you can see it was a very colourful game and I loved the chunkiness of the cards as well. The pansies, cherries and beach balls were my […]
Read MorePatty and Bella created our workshop for our June WI meeting. They showed us how to create a real flower corsage. It was in patriotic colours of red, white and blue as it was just after the Jubilee. This meant it included a red rose, a blue thistle and a white chrysanthemum. It was great to […]
Read MoreArt Brut can normally divide my friends with many falling into the ‘I don’t like them’ group. However I always have to disagree. They are simply brilliant live – so much fun and energy. Eddie Argos is hilarious and so good at what he does. The songs come to life so much more and you […]
Read MoreI went to New Designers part one last week for work. I love New Designers and it will always hold a special place in my heart as I exhibited there when I completed my surface pattern degree in 2006. So six years on I return every year to see the new graduates work. I am […]
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Merci, Danke sehr, Gracias, Thank you. You have to be thankful for life and I am right now. Here is a selection of thanks in French. I love the car number plate however the merci text on the photo postcards is so nice, simple but effective. Sources: 1. Merci plaques from Jules Vernacular 2. Merci car number […]
Read MoreI have to admit to not knowing much about Dan Black apart from this song – really will check out his other stuff now.. I have this song as when I went to the Camden Crawl in 2009 you received a free CD download and this was one of the songs on the album. I […]
Read MoreI went to Pick Me Up fair again this year, three years running so far. One illustrators work really caught my eye and that was Niki Pilkington. I loved her style of drawing, the subjects she choose and the combination of pencil and collage. Her bio at Pick Me Up fair described her work as […]
Read MoreThis song is great and will always make me want to dance. I love the singing intro accompanied by the drums and also the break where it goes into the end of the song – brilliant! I have seen them twice and both times have been great. Although I can’t rate Alexandra Palace as highly […]
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