Project 365: Week 34

Day 225: You know your packaging game is strong when the first thing your customer does is photograph the package! This was a card I bought for Florence's birthday from Essi Kimpimaki.

Day 226: Me, Will and Ben from the band went to Yellow Arch Studios to have a jam together as we can only rehearse where there's a proper drum kit. It was such a good day and we got some good tunes out. I did however save the Bob Dylan covers for when they were on their fag break!
                               

Day 227: Had a rather large visitor the other morning!

Day 228: The misty moors of the Peak District

Day 229: Saw this picture of this lady with her banjo and her dog and thought it was perfect so I framed it and put it on my wall.

Day 230: We went for a drive around the Peaks and captured this awe inspiring shot!

Day 229: We're off to Italy on Friday!! Wahoo! While packing I realised how much I love patterns!

Ciao for now! See you when we're back from Italy!

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Project 365: Week 33

Day 219: We baked the best cake we've ever baked. I'm sure it has everything to do with the new electric whisk Ben got me. 

Day 220: Me and Alex were ever so sophisticated while we breakfasted at Jameson's Tea Rooms. Delightful!

Day 221: I've discovered a gorgeous little florist recently. Alex had been raving about it so I had a look. It's called Swallows and Damsons.

Day 222: Picked up this awesome jacket at a vintage yard sale for 3 quid! Aww yeahhh.

Day 223: Look at this! There's some skater somewhere in the wold who looks just like my Ben but a bit weirder!

Day 224: New print arrived in the post today and I love it. It's from Luna Reef if you'd care to take a look.

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Project 365: Week 32

 Day 212: When we came back from Ben's parent's last weekend we brought back my old faithful Epiphone electric guitar. It's been sat at their house untouched for about three years and it was still perfectly in tune, the little trooper. 

Day 213: The last time I spoke about our new house was when I showed you guys round the living room. Now I've been inspired to transform the attic room into a proper bedroom and it looks so much better. I even bought a funky rug for it. I'll do a post at some point to show you the rest of the room.

Day 214: Did I mention I'm in a band? Haha yeah me and some of the guys from work have joined musical forces and I ended up meeting this gorgeous guy at band practise at Will's house. 

Day 215: We went to our neighbour's anniversary party at Haggler's Corner which they'd hired out for the occasion. It was such a nice place for that kind of thing that I'm thinking of stealing the idea and doing the same for my next birthday seeing as it will be the big quarter century!

Day 216: I came home from work the other day to discover Ben had baked a cake and I couldn't think why. Then I remembered, oh yes, it's our anniversary! I almost forgot because I shamefully let Ben choose his own present as I'm so bad at gifts. It was a garmin for his bike so when it arrived he used it straight away and so I didn't have a present to wrap for him. All was well though, he was so excited to use it and now I'm so excited to use my new kenwood electric hand mixer that he got me!

Day 217: The next day, special homemade anniversary burritos! 

Day 218: Whoops had a hair cut. More on that later though. In the meantime look at this cool filter that makes you look all robot-y!

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Project 365: Week 31

Day 206: Oh my God this was so amazing! We went back to York for Ben's parents big birthday bash. By big I mean about 60 people. Our friend Mattia asked me to bring my banjo so we could perform a few songs however he didn't tell me he was gonna take on a whole new persona as Lil' Matty Foo Foo in Cripple Creek Charlie's Bluegrass Band!! It was so funny and I'd say we put on quite a good performance too!


Day 207: The next morning I was catching hover flies on all the flowers in their garden. These little guys just let you pick them up!

Day 208: Ben went out to do a 100 mile ride and therefore was out for hours. I was left alone to fend for myself so this happened. (I sent him this picture to try to lure him back).

Day 209: Have you ever seen a picture that just completely reflects who you feel you are in your soul? I found mine!

Day 210: Saw these gorgeous pots in Ora on Sharrow Vale Road. I've recently converted our attic room into a bedroom and I think this would look really good up there. Also, Alex if you're reading this they totally match that jumper you have!

Day 211: I'm considering a change of career and so have been reading up on the subject.

Day 212: Haha, as soon as I saw this I sent it to my mum. So true!

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Project 365: Week 30

Day 199: We went camping in the Lake District with the sheffield gang for Stacey's birthday weekend and it was so good. My love for camping has returned. (It's been a while since the last time) and so I think this summer is looking to be pretty make up free! 

Day 200: Me and Ben were only able to stay for one night unfortunately but we certainly made the most of it. We all went kayaking on a lake!! Very scary at first but so fun! I'll be doing a whole post about it soon but in the meantime check out Alex's post here.

Day 201: I was asked by my manager at work to do a poster for the Tramlines music festival we have here in Sheffield every year. I only had one day's notice and the poster was friggin' size A0 so it took many an hour to do but I managed it in the end and they put it in our sandwich board outside the shop. 

Day 202: Guys, this is why I haven't been posting for ages, the old school gang came to stay!! Lee, Aron and Danny are from my group of best friends from high school and I can't tell you how much I love these guys. We've had one hell of a weekend together (which I'll post about soon too.) A grand old time was had by all!

Day 203: The next day we went into town to catch some of the live music. Had plans to go out again that night but the weather in the beer garden was so nice and the music was so good that we ended up drinking too much and peaking too early so instead of having a wild mad night we actually just slept like babies from 7pm onwards!

Day 204: The third day we spent mostly jamming. When the guys come to stay, the guitars and amps come to stay too haha. 

Day 205: I just want to share this with you because it makes me smile so much. The lesson learned from this photo is don't make plans with Alex and Neil and then cancel, this is the visual response you will receive. Haha!

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Project 365: Week 28

Whoopsie daisy I missed this post last week and even this one's a little late! Better get on with it then...

Day 185: There's a plant outside our house that was absolutely covered in these Cinnabar moth caterpillars! So cute, yet so poisonous.

Day 186: Walked through some long grass just once and this happens!

Day 187: Awww dayum! Been to see my old pal Beth in Loughborough. It's funny, the whole twelve years we've known each other we always seem to do the same things when we hang out. We're either climbing trees or making music. There'll be a post on this soon.

Day 188: The next day we went out into the Loughborough backwoods for an adventure for old times sake. 

Day 189: Tomato risotto a la Beth as our parting meal.

Day 190: I can't believe I've only just discovered this album. It's got some really beautiful alternate versions of some of my favourite Dylan songs on, especially this one.

Day 191: My latest embroidery ready to be framed. Man oh man that border took ages!

Hope you're enjoying summer so far!

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Project 365: Week 26

Day 170: Got a gorgeous new dress and have been wearing it a lot seeing as it's been the hottest weather ever recorded this week!! 

 

Day 171: Pizza time with our Al who looks pretty homeless I must say.

Day 172: A hot summer's day's salad - covered in sweetcorn haha

 

Day 173: Dark roots update: coming along nicely! Did I mention that I'm growing out a full head of my natural colour? 

 

Day 174: Yeah I can't believe it either. Yet another new cactus!?

 

Day 175: My first international Schooner House sale has been shipped off to New Orleans! I hope it gets there alright!

Day 176: I've only got one thing to say about this: hell yes my friends.

 

 

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Project 365: Week 25

Day 163: Going through all the stuff that the last occupant left in the cellar and discovered, along with hundreds of books, such treasures as a camera, cowboy boot (singular), photo of woman with tarantula and best of all... someone's personal (and oh so apathetic) diary! Bingo!

 Day 164: I've put this on the wall in the studio where I can see it as I sit and attempt to be creative. Thanks Frankie!

 



Day 165: I've been on my travels recently to lovely old York to see some friends. More on that later!

Day 166: More house plants!! These ones are gifts from my mum and are flowering!

 

Day 167: Me, Ben and my sister Sophie went to The Rude Shipyard for tea the other day. Here's me not actually playing a banjo because it was so very out of tune. Not that I would have anyway!

 

Day 168: Ahhh so cute! Not ashamed to say I was excited to use some of these stickers this week! >.<

 

Day 169: A week off work so you know what that means! I'm sure we've seen this design before...

 

 

 

 

What have you been up to lately?

 

 

 

 

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