Offline Is the New Luxury
I hope you've had a good couple of weeks? I've had the best time. I decided to completely switch off. Yep. I unplugged.
Change Something, Anything, Everything!
"Do you ever go down the rabbit hole? That place where you just keep on keeping on? Digging deeper, doing more, and thinking I'm going nowhere?
Laugh Without Stopping
I hope you've had a good week and are now looking forward to a well earned rest this weekend.
Work Hard Dream Big
I had a wonderful Christmas break, and I hope yours was good too? I made a conscious decision to allow myself to be bored!
All Glory Comes From Daring to Begin
I should have named this blog post - All Glory comes from daring to stop!!
Write It, Shoot It, Crochet It
Finding your creative spirit isn’t always easy. I thought in order to be creative I needed to make art.
When Was the Last Time You Were Awestruck?
That wonderful feeling when the world shows you a beautiful sunrise, or a shooting star, or maybe something magical.
Don’t Call It A Dream Call It A Plan
Somehow by just switching out some words a quote becomes much more significant. I often dream about how things might be, what life might be like, but I realised that’s what they were, just dreams.
Wake up, Kick Ass, Be Kind, Repeat
I often need a dose of encouragement, just a quick reminder that the day is mine and I decide.
A Weekend Away
After my particleboard writing, I was all fired up to write on anything, paper was so passé.
This Happy Breed by Noel Coward directed by David Lean taken from William Shakespeare
Just taking some time out from the hustle and bustle of social media and letting my mind wander to other things and now gently musing on the words of the Bard.
Making Sense of My Haute Mess
I am off on a little trip at the beginning of May. Going to Palermo in Sicily to celebrate a wedding anniversary.
Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful
It is not easy to accept yourself as you are, but there is a certain beauty that shines when you are comfortable in your skin.
Hello Beautiful!
I would like you to do something for me. I want you to print off this week's image and then put it somewhere that you see every morning.
In honour of the Sleepless Nights
I was talking to a friend and colleague yesterday. We are both self-employed and so our meetings often include at least some “water cooler talk”.
I was complaining (as you do) about some person who kept asking me for “the secret”.
There You Go Being All Amazing, Like It’s Your Job
I suffer with the gremlins, those naysayers that sit on my shoulder and tell me I’m not working hard enough, or I’m useless, or the biggest one, you’re shit.
I Just Want to Drink Coffee, Create Stuff and Sleep
Sometimes I just want to have a day to do this, and nothing else.
Take the Risk or Lose the Chance
I am often drawn to particular quotes without really thinking about what is attractive about them or why they resonate. However, today was different. I didn’t just speak to me, it shouted in my ear.
A Cinderella Story
Whilst wandering about a local Auction and Antiques Fair, I stumbled across four chairs, rather unloved and sulking at the back of the room.
Life Begins Each Morning Mug
This particular inspirational quote “life begins each morning” really spoke to me...
Don't just fly... Soar!
I hope you've all had a lovely Easter break and have eaten all the chocolate eggs.
Honesty Day
It must be Honesty Day today! I have noticed some posts on social media that have been open, honest and real.
Random Acts of Kindness Week
The world has just celebrated Random Acts of Kindness week. What a great cause.
If You Don't Build Your Dreams
This is such a powerful quote, and it is so true. Being your own boss is no easy ride, in fact it's tougher than doing a boring 9 to 5 job. You have to wear all the hats, make all the decisions, take all the shit and make/lose all the money.
She Took a Leap and Built Her Wings on the Way Down
You know what, if you wait till you’re ready, untill everything is perfect, until all your ducks are in a row, you achieve very little.
We are Superheroes and Rock Stars
I have a merry band of people I work with on some pretty cool collaborations as we head towards Christmas.
Love the People You Can Be Crazy With
You know those people – the ones who don’t judge you.
The ones who let you just be who you are.
Live the Life You Love
I think sometimes we get so hung about having the perfect life, what I think is now termed the Facebook Life (where we purport to be having a wonderful time with a fabulous partner and perfect children, in the most amazing house, with the most amazing job)
How to produce hand lettering images for Instagram?
Hand-lettering is so popular these days, and creating your own can make for a lovely and unique presence on your blog or social media.
Stuff, Nonsense and Aldiborontiphoskyphorn...
I love nonsense rhymes, and no one does it better than Edward Lear. This is the first verse of Mr and Mrs Spikky Sparrow.
Not a Knight, but a Sword
In a just over a week it will be Mother's Day here in the UK. I'm a mum, like I guess many of you reading this are.
Inhale Confidence Exhale Doubt
These words are very dear to my heart. You may not know this, but besides being a calligraphy I also work as a psychotherapist.
It Never Gets Easier, You Just Get Better
When I started out learning calligraphy, it would take me hours to produce something! Even then I still thought it was pretty average. And don't even get me started on the the amount of paper I went through!
Let It Go!
I always thought I was tough, robust enough to take the knocks, but I realise that I am sensitive and vulnerable.
Remember Why You Started
This blog post lands on my son’s birthday. He will be 28 this year. How I remember that day.
Home Alone
It all started about two years ago. I was home alone for a couple of weeks, whilst my husband Kevin and son Charles were away on a project in the Scilly Isles.
“All the World’s a Stage” if you count Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook and Google Plus
Since I began writing this blog, and that’s not very long, I have become increasingly fascinated by social media...
Dum Di Dum – the making of an Archers’ Theme Music Mug
A little while ago a returning client (how lovely) asked me to design a mug for her based on her favourite radio...
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