new design – spiral double piercing earrings

I’ve just added a new design to my earring collection. It’s a continuous spiral earring that looks like you have more piercings than you actually have. So the single piercing option looks like a double piercing and the double piercing the photo above looks like a triple piercing. One of the ‘hoops’ is hammered so…

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time poor, book rich

Too many books to read and not enough time to read! Do you know what I mean?! I had intended to write some thoughts I had about each book, but I soon realised that I just didn’t have the time or mental capacity to this and would rather spend my time reading 😭 These are…

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a new batch of bookmonsters

Meet the new batch of bookmonsters ready to journey into whatever adventures you go on. They’ll guard your spot where you left off with a vengeance and they’ll keep you company from the scariest of moments to crying from heartbreak to laughter! Each one is hand painted and one of a kind. Find them in…

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when life gives you moth holes…

When life gives you moth holes… make embroidery! At the start of winter I took out all my wool jumpers knowing some already had holes in. Seemed like such a waste to cast them aside and I wanted to try my hand at some visible mending so this seemed like the perfect opportunity to practice.…

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how the future will imagine now

I was having a conversation my friend who was telling me about London Mithraeum an archaeological discovery in London of the Roman era, nearly 2000 years ago. As she explained to me what she had learnt it prompted me to think of the similarities to two books I had read recently: The Power by Naomi…

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are you a book monster?

Do you have piles of books waiting to be read? These book monsters will conquer them in no time! I love making these little book monsters. They are all one of a kind and I’m using my tiny leather scraps for the appliqué and all hand painted. I hope they brighten someone’s reading, diary, planner…

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the importance of books

The threat of ‘books will become obsolete’ gets thrown around every time some new technology emerges. It feels safe to say that books are here to stay, maybe it’s the human nature of needing to tell stories? Of course the format has expanded, and in some ways become more inclusive. (eBooks, Kindle, audiobooks, not to…

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ok i am now on instagram

So I have resisted for a long time to not join instagram, but I finally caved… For me this will be a place where I try to merge my analog self to a digital presence, not sure exactly yet but the creative thinking process is the only thing that excites me about using this platform.…

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last market before xmas 2018

Looking forward to Urban Makers Christmas Makers Market, this will be my last event before Christmas – I’ll be here on Sunday 9th from 11pm-5pm. It’s at the Ecology Pavillion near Mile End station which is a beautiful space and a joy to be in! Check out all the wonderful makers across the two days…

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