mixed eye candy

low life

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Do you ever feel like you're having a mid-life crisis? The last week or so has been...well, a bit odd, which is why i've been a bit quiet on here. Anyway moving on... lots more beautiful pics to come, but not too much chat from me :)

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flickr thoughts

Loving this.....

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via

white wednesday

contemporist

sunday thifting

I don't seem to go to many car boots anymore but my friends had a pitch so i thought i'd go along and give moral support (and hunt for a bargain...), it was worth going if only for a few little things...

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1950's magazine rack, only 30p....
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black vintage owl trivets, only 15p each....

Coloured glass ashtrays, 50p each....

Not from the car boot today but whilst i had my camera out i thought i'd take a couple of snaps of my latest ebay purchases...

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vintage pillowcases £4.99

mod shift dress £4.99 from aurore vintage ebay shop in poitou charentes, france

happy friday

i'm just a girl

truly madly depply

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Ohhh... this photo is utterly gorgeous. I am a big johnny depp fan (i always think him and angelina should get together... too much beauty maybe..)

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ebay bargains

All i can say is - why the hell can't i live in cornwall! This vintage furniture below is so cheap.... i would not be able to resist.
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white wednesday

1st option

crafty

Thought i would share my new tote bag...
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And... I made it myself! Well, i bought the plain linen tote bag off ebay for £1 and wanted to stamp my own design onto it, nothing too exciting with the owls but i'm really pleased with it for my first one (Lee thought i bought it from a shop!). My next project will be to print my own design onto plain tea towels, will maybe try cushion covers and card making after that... and i like the idea of printing my own wrapping paper for presents. The stamp is made from photopolymer instead of standard rubber so the detail and print is so much better.

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The stamp itself i made just from a normal print of an owl, and was ridiculously easy with the stamp it kit below, only £19.99 available from photocentric or $39.95 from justrite for US. Very easy and no mess. See 'how to' below...

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+ you need an anglepoise lamp with standard 60w bulb

+ create design or find a pic you want to print

+ the kit comes with a disc to turn your pic into a negative

+ print negative onto paper and just put in glass clamp with a yellow sachet (both in kit)

+ switch on lamp directly above your pic & sachet, time for 2 mins, turn and time for 10 mins

+ cut edges off sachet, wash out yellow gel with fairy liquid and you have your very own stamp :)

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Full instructions in kit or here

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I want to make a stamp like this one below too... (but obviously not to say 'Hila'....)

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flickr

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Remember my redundancy and new job 'trauma' earlier this year? Well this is the company i work for, which means i get to create designs, make stamps and print for my job - yay! (Obviously i do real work too....) It is very addictive!!

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ebay crave

Ebay picks. I want them all. Strangely i seem to suddenly gone ercol mad, i never used to be that fussed on any ercol furniture but now i need to have a ercol daybed, oh and a bigger house :)

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hallway to heaven

What does one do with a tiny hall? It's actually very hard to find nice unique furniture that small! My hall is about a metre & a half long by under a metre wide with 3 (yes THREE) doorways off it. At the moment it's a nothing space and i need to make it into a something space... and so gorgeous small hall inspiration below....

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via desire to inspire & flickr

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happy friday

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I've missed blogging lately, been busy dealing with real life but i'm having one of those mushy moments where i realise how much i love my blog and all the blogs that i read and all of my followers - it all makes me happy. Does anyone else get sudden rushes of love for all things bloggy?? Thank you to all the fab people out there and happy friday!! xoxox

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muted magic

As much as i love my vintage eclectic patterned interiors i also love my minimal muted colours. My home is a combination of both if thats possible...!?

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plastolux

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