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1. I mercilessly sorted through all my clothes and books to take all the things I don’t use or need to a charity shop. I do this on a regular basis ever since I sold all my various collections before I...
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1. We decided to get back into the habit of watching a film every night as oppose to just old telly shows. I’m completely to blame for that little mishap as I introduced my man to House. Excluding the...
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1. I’m lusting after patterns and bright colours. Happy garments! The most recent additions to my wardrobe are: a pair of high waisted floral shorts, a cropped fine knitted vest, a neapolitan chevron...
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1. We watched Roman Polanski’s Carnage and it’s gloriously funny. When my man was at his parents’ for a few days I watched A Single Man based on a novel of the same name by the marvellous Christopher...
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In November I spent a day with my childhood friend Sofia and her boyfriend. I hadn’t seen her for 5 or 6 years! It was lovely to catch up with my oldest friend and also to finally meet her boyfriend.My...
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1. We watched Sightseers the other week and it’s oh so entertaining. I highly recommend it. Other films worth a watch are Berberian Sound Studio and The Flowers of War. 2. As usual when spring is on...
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Hello lovelies! I’m on Instagram at last. My username is chiakicreates if you fancy following along.You can now also ‘like’ my blog on Facebook. I put a little page together this evening. I’m thinking...
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My shoes are longing for summer. Doing a bit of essential summer reading in my prettiest frock from Le Bomb Shop.This bouquet of new coloured pencils still makes me happy. Having a cuppa on what turned...
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Wearing my retro 70s dress and Lotta clogs on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Cat weather reading. As in the cats stay inside sleeping all day because it’s raining.Found my flower shaped cutters and had a...
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Pre-assembled no-bake dark chocolate cheesecake. A box of happy arrived in the post.A quick, very late lunch break on a day spent sewing. A Saturday spent trying Live XXL Ultra Brights, writing and...
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Cubed watermelon, avocado, feta and radishes with shallot, lemon juice, sea salt, pepper, basil and mint. Adapted from the perfect summer salad recipe by Ilana Freddye. Made watermelon agua fresca on...
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Art journaling and eating peaches on a sweltering day. Met up with three lovely girls for a Snog™. Ended the day by watching one of my all-time favourite films.Waited for my man to get back from the...
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Enjoyed a cup of tea, Betty Magazine & a spot of crochet before watching a Hitchcock film. This is 18-year-old Molly, the pub cat at my local.Felt pretty strange wearing makeup for the first time...
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These are my two favourite tote bags at the moment. David Bowie and Peter Max. My man treated me to a murder mystery and yummy French food on my Birthday. I shared a sneak peek of my Anchor Freccia...
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Right after moving house I got gorgeous belated Birthday gifts from Kat in the post. Worked on a new secret crochet design while drinking Irish cider on a sunny Saturday.October has been the busiest...
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1. I’m still making goods for my soon-to-open Etsy shop. I’m a bit behind as I had to rethink a few designs that didn’t work out the way I wanted them to. I’ve been properly stressing myself out about...
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I’m so sorry about the long radio silence, my dears. I’m going through a really rough time in my life right now and blogging hasn’t been a priority. Something overwhelmingly distressing that I wasn’t...
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Dreamy Christmas gifts wrapped in shiny silver wrapping paper, polka dots and pom-poms. My dear friend Viktorija gave me these super cute earrings handmade by Kate Rowland.Celebrated New Year’s in full...
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A list to celebrate the delightful little things in my life. ○ Making a kazillion pom-poms and tassels. ○ Practising mindfulness every day. ○ Going to a free comedy night and seeing the fantastic Tony...
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Spent an evening hand-printing tote bags which are for sale in my Etsy shop. Made a super happy pom-pom scarf which is also for sale in my Etsy shop.One minute DIY: Rainbow dot washi tape shelf edging....
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