Swoon

Ok, I don’t usually gush over children’s items, but seriously, how much would you have loved to have a room like this as a child?

That’s one lucky little kid.

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Banana Bread

I can only eat so many bananas, so I made us some delicious Banana Bread the other day using this recipe from Simply Recipes.

It’s an easy peasy recipe, took about 5 minutes to throw all the ingredients together. That’s my kind of recipe!

I went with 3/4 cups of sugar and added some mini White Chocolate chips. It’s a good thing I took these photos of it when it came out of the oven because it’s all eaten up now!

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New packaging

new etsy shop packaging

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Finito!

Well, the blog is done. For now. It is a constant work in process, but I’m happy with it for now.

Of course I didn’t take a screenshot of the before, but here is  a tiny image I found online.

I got rid of all my shop flash widgets, changed theme colours, etc. I’m hoping to eventually create my own original share icons again, but for now these will do.

I never did get around to retaking my packaging photo, as discussed in my last post comments, but I will! Hubby is home ill so I’ve been tending to him – that is my excuse!

And if you’d like to see even further back, you can check out this old post.

I have a whole new appreciation for web/graphic designers.  I wish I could afford a professional, but alas, it’s just me.

Thoughts?

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New look, new packaging

I haven’t discussed this here yet, but I’ve recently made the decision to change my branding. I’ve got a new logo for my shops and I’m in the process of changing my packaging/colour scheme. Next, hopefully this weekend, is the blog!

To help with this I recently acquired a bunch of new packaging supplies from the super lovely, The Gilded Bee on Etsy. She has such a wonderful shop, I could seriously spend all day in there!

Here are a few things that I got…

( I got some of her cute, wee flowers, too. But, I put them on display in my studio already and they didn’t get into the photo. )

If you are looking for some super cute packaging supplies, from a very sweet seller, I highly recommend The Gilded Bee! She also writes a beautiful blog, be sure to check that out as well!

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Christmas in July SALE

Now is a great time to get a head start on your holiday shopping!

Good until July 25th, you can save 20% on your total purchase, including items already on sale! Say what? Yep.

I’ve got a lot of new items to add, but there are over 240 beautiful things to choose from already. Go get your shop on!

balanced. Handmade Jewellery

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Monday Moodboard – Rainy Day

We’ve been experiencing a lot of summer rain recently.

In Ireland? No way!

This has inspired today’s moodboard.

One thing I do enjoy about the rain? It brings out the tiny little froggies from their hiding.

To see more Monday Moodboards, please head over to FleurFatale!

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Collecting Nature

Poppytalk has started a new group over on Flickr called Collecting Nature. These are just a few of the photos I have submitted myself.


Join in!

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WIP to completed

Remember these?

They are now finished  and I am thrilled with how they turned out.

seed beaded pod earrings

They’re a little glam, a little modern and a LOT of sparkle!

And they are now listed in the shop! Silver Pods Earrings

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Wednesday WIP

Just something I’m working on.

I’ve decided that the craft room/studio needs some bunting!

I have to have things to work on that are not related to jewellery in any way so I don’t lose my sanity.

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