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tenth anniversary
sj and i celebrated our tenth anniversary this week. it was going to be our wedding day, so there was a little sadness mixed in with the joy, but we still had a lovely time together. we exchanged the...
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Project Life birthday invitations
As a self-confessed stationery addict, I love an excuse to select, personalise, and send off a big pile of party invitations. My birthday is usually one of the best reasons to do this, but this year I...
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Project Life: June 16-22
This week had a big event that took pride of place, but I had other everyday things to include too. It took a lot of shuffling to find the right balance, but I think I like it… The starry print from...
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Mini album: Kate’s 40th
My gorgeous friend Kate turned 40 late last year, and threw a lovely party to celebrate. I wanted to make her a little keepsake of the night, and decided it should take the form of a 6×8 mini album,...
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Dear Arthur: Three years
My dearest little boy, You are three years old. Three and thriving. You’re tall for your age, and very strong too. You love to use your body to climb, bounce and run, and especially to dance. In fact,...
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Project Life insert: Arty’s 3rd birthday
Making a little list of a few of Arty’s favourite things has become a bit of a tradition for me (three, two, 18 months…), and I thought it’d be nice to carry it over from the blog into the Project Life...
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Project Life insert: Arty’s first day of kinder
Arty’s first day of kinder was a very big deal for us. He’s never been in day care, so this was the first time we were handing him over to the care of people who weren’t friends or family. It was...
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60th birthday embroidery
It’s been a while since I completed a big embroidery project. I can’t think why! Cross stitch will always be my favourite craft. I learned when I was 10, and it’s been a comforting, familiar part of my...
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Project Life insert: Valentine’s Day 2015
I know most people think it’s cheesy, but I love Valentine’s day. Any excuse to make a fuss over my SJ is one I’ll gladly exploit. This year we each gave each other a card (I made mine out of a Project...
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Project Life, May 2015
Here we go! My 6×8 adventures begin! I’ve been inspired to make this change in size by the likes of Caylee, Kellie, Kelsey, Cay and Kristin who’ve made beautiful use of smaller formats. (Looking at...
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Cinnamon salt dough decorations
You know that lovely feeling when you have a friend who you adore, and your kids really like each other too? My friend Lucy and her son Harvey are totally in that category for us. Lucy’s a creative,...
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Little Christmas forest
Arty is just all about craft at the moment. He loves getting the paints out and making messes. He’s always glueing things together, putting glitter on stuff, and messing around with stickers. Whenever...
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas, one and all. Thank you for being part of our lives this year. May your celebrations be joyful, and your new year full of every good thing.
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Project Life: November 2015
I got a little stuck with this month because my page protectors and album did not fit each other. I had a 4 ring binder and 6 ring protectors, and their refusal to work together was all very...
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Mini book: My 33rd birthday
For my last birthday I celebrated with a pot luck in the back yard. I kept it small and sweet, and it was just lovely. Rather than including it in the November section of our main project life album, I...
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Dear Arthur: Four years
My gorgeous boy, It’s been a year since I last wrote you a letter like this, and it’s hard to know where to begin in summing up how much you’ve learned and grown in that time. You’ve developed a lot of...
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Arty’s Hello Kitty 4th birthday party
We had such an excellent time at Arty’s 4th birthday party, that I thought I’d better record it here for posterity. He’s a young chap who knows his mind, and when I asked him back in November what sort...
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Rainbow valentines
Valentines Day is one of my favourite celebrations of the year. It’s not about any kind of religious observance, or complicated historical event. It’s just for celebrating love. And we all love love,...
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Valentine tag book
It turns out I couldn’t fit everything I wanted to say to SJ in a card this year. I decided instead to make a tag book, telling her just some of the many reasons I love her. Here’s a wee video...
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Arty’s 4th birthday mini book
I know I’ve been going on a bout this birthday a bit, but Arty’s an only child, so I don’t know what to tell you. This is how we roll. There were a lot of great photos from the celebrations – way more...
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