As you all know, I’m a big fan of upcycling. Reusing unwanted materials and turning it into something useful again is a creative challenge that I really enjoy, it also gives me great satisfaction to know that I’m diverting waste from landfill and reducing the need for raw material manufacture. Recently, I had a chance to hear Tiffany Threadgould ‘The…
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Recently whilst out op-shopping I stumbled across an envelope filled with old stamps, I remember having a similar collection as a child when stamp collection was all the rage. Now that I’ve been corresponding by snail mail with a few pen pals, I’ve accumulated quite a collection on envelopes as well. I thought it would be fun to decorate a…
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One of the things that I didn’t expect about Dubai was just what a great family friendly destination it is. It’s clean, very safe and super easy to get around. If I was traveling with Emma on this trip we probably would have done all the experiences I’ve covered in my past posts quite happily and easily (except maybe hot…
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The first thing that strikes you as you fly into Dubai is the sand. Sand as far as the eye can see. The desert that surrounds this shiny city is vast, beautiful and persistently encroaching into the city with every opportunity it gets. One gets the feeling that given the chance, mother nature could reclaim Dubai on a whim if…
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It’s the last day of 2014 so naturally I thought I’d take a few moments to reflect on the year that was. Initially I was going to do a round-up of my favourite blog projects, but as I started going through my photos last night, it really hit me how good 2014 has been to me. I don’t really share…
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I’m not an early riser, in fact, before my trip to Dubai I could count the sunrises I’d seen on one hand. It takes something really special to get me out of bed at 4am, and on this particular day a hot air balloon ride over the Arabian Desert certainly qualified. I imagine that a hot air balloon flight is…
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It’s just a few days away from Christmas now, so I thought I’d bring you one last little festive treat thanks to Claire Murphy, aka Tuna Bake – another exclusive The Lucky Draw Project Christmas Special colouring page. Claire’s illustrations are inspired by elegant vintage ladies, and she has drawn a super cute and very festive lady for us this…
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With Christmas only a few days away I thought I’d share this Easy Upcycled Christmas Stocking Gift Pouch idea that was inspired by some recycled paper stockings that my friend Jodie made. She used old magazine pages, but I had a ton of wallpaper samples laying around from my kitchen renovations, and thought these stockings would be a great use…
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