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image by Hengki Koentjoro

Sometimes I feel likeThrowing my hands up in the airI know I can count on you
Sometimes I feel like sayingLord I just don't careBut you've got the love I needTo see me through

Sometimes it seems thatThe going is just too roughAnd things go wrongNo matter what I do
Now and then I feelThat life is just too muchBut you've got the loveI need to see me through
original: Candi Staton 1986

colour crush

shades of grey...

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1. grey via pinterest 2.party dress 3. miss print 

4. 1bp 5. Alexandra Grablewski 6. Be Side Store

as light as a feather....

Lilly & You

• Noun - One of the peculiar dermal appendages, of several kinds, belonging to birds, as contour feathers, quills, and down. Noun - Kind; nature; species; -- from the proverbial phrase, "Birds of a feather," that is, of the same species.

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tiny feather charm necklace coming soon

I have been looking out for little signs,

little white white feathers,

to guide me.

light as a feather

feather

Delicate, soft & sweet. This new design will be available in my shop this evening, just follow this link.

:: inspiration ::

Image by natalie shau

Dark....

but beautiful...

:: weekend love::

1. Untitled, 2. Untitled, 3. Cumple Ericka 4. 018/365-2010

pale & interesting...

images from Flickr

:: friday finds ::

vintage tea cup by farren family album

my first ::friday finds::

one of my new weekly posts, along with

:: weekend love ::

:: work in progress ::

:: day of diy ::

this beautiful selection by sommerdesigns

these delightful glasses by toast

feeling stitchy ?

silky soup by nigella

anahata katkin's blog

Finally!

Well I have had an interesting time trying to retake my photos. I started off with layers of paper which looks interesting in real life but my jewellery looks lost in my Etsy listings.

Then I decided to try one of the travertine tiles we used for our bathroom, again they looked great while i was taking the snaps, but when I loaded them into the computer and enlarged them, it looked like my pieces were laying on funny coloured skin!

So last night while I was talking to a friend she suggested her bathroom tiles, beautiful grey slate. So her bo headed down this afternoon with 3 slabs of it for me to try. And I am happy to report, success!!! I really enjoy the photography side of selling and feel that I have developed my 'style' if you like. But I have struggled to find the perfect background untill today. I tried contrasting coloured paper to the jewellery, delicately patterned white paper, sheet music, wood and wall paper. I knew what kind of look I was trying to achieve but just hadn't found the right one.

So now that I have re taken all the photos for my shops excisitng listing and some new designs, I'm going to be busy for the rest of the night and most of tommorow. I have 350 images to fix. Must get off the inetrnet now!!!

All set

As promised : operation tidy before & after!

With my work space cleared I have begun working on some new designs and am experimenting with some new backgrounds for my product shots. I am looking for something simple but textured, that isn't too distracting from the jewellery. Hopefully by the end of today I'll have decided on the new look and have most of the photos of my current listings on etsy changed.

I really enjoy this part and feel they need freshened up. Hopefully I'll get some inspiration for a new banner too!

A very surprising trait has started to imerge in MrS's character, he keeps finding beautiful pieces of furniture in thrift shops. Until recently he had a very limited interest in how I decorate and would just roll his eyes when I would return from a forage with an old tin, a cup and saucer and an old watering can. But now he is finding little gems, like this beautiful unit! I'm not quite sure hat will finally end up on it, at the moment I'm changing the collections every few days!

things to do today

decide on photo background

re take shop photos

take new design photos

fix photos

hopefully edit excisting listings on etsy

What are your plans for the rest of the week?

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