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

July WI meeting – the Paralympics

July’s meeting saw Sarah, the Swimming Team Manager for the Paralympic Game and Anna who works for the Paralympics committee talk to us about the Paralympics as a whole as with a focus on swimming as well. They both work on selecting and entering the GB team. They talked about bringing the recognition the athletes who […]

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Laura Veirs – Pink Light

Laura Veirs was a complete accidental find. I picked out her CD on a random ask in a second hand music shop completely on the cover design and the fact it was in the folk section. It turned out to be a great choice and I loved it! I find the whole album of Saltbreakers […]

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Creative – book binding

Book binding   These are photos from my second book binding course at The Make Lounge in Islington. This was from the hard back book binding course but I have completed the flexible cover binding course too.   The courses are great and the teachers at The Make Lounge are so friendly and helpful.   It is […]

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Creative – curiosities scrapbooking pages

I am sharing two pages from my scrapbooking project I bought via the Red Velvet shop. These two pages focus on writing a letter (I wrote mine to creativity) and a focus on one word. Mine was curiosities (it is my fave!) Curiosities I described as: curio’s, to be interesting, discover life, unique aspects in […]

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Pete Roe – The Devil’s Dancefloor

Pete Roe supported Peggy Sue the first time I saw them at Café Oto (http://www.cafeoto.co.uk/ ) for their album launch. Café Oto incidentally is one of my favourite little gig venues, it always has the nicest atmosphere. I love his folk sound. Very easy to listen to so enjoy this song, The Devil’s Dancefloor. www.peteroe.org

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Family – the track down to the paddock

One of the things we always used to do as children was run down the track to the paddock at the bottom of my grandparents house. Simple but a very fond memory that I went back to photograph on this very drizzly day! As you can see it is a bit run down now but […]

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Nine Black Alps – Not Everyone

My friend Jemma introduced me to the Nine Black Alps years ago. I always used to get their name wrong calling them the Nine Black Apes, for some reason it just would not stick! Anyway it has stuck now and I loved their style. I ended finding their album Everything Is in a second hand […]

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Birthday celebrations

Today is my birthday! I am looking forward to celebrations, fun, laughter, dinner tonight in the sun as well as birthday drinks and a gig this weekend. Perfect. Enjoy your day! Image via For the World to See Tumblr

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feather and fashion mood board

Mood board – feathers and fashion

Feathers and fashion mood board Feathers – illustrations, beauty and fashion, all mixed together to create beautiful products, looks and images. This feathers and fashion mood board was inspired by the Light as a Feather print by lovelysweetwilliam on Etsy. It is beautifully done and such a nice sentiment as well. This led me to […]

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