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Collage
As I hinted in my last post, collage is a favourite art form of mine and has been since I was at school many, many years ago. I think it is because I have such eclectic tastes and with collage you can...
View ArticleA Small Change.
Just a short post to say that I have decided to drop the Laurella De Vile pseudonym and just go with my real name. I have many reasons for this, not the least of which is that I don't want someone to...
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Stencils
Remember when there was that trend in home décor for stencilling all over the walls? Hideous wasn't it. I hated that with an almighty passion, I thought it looked childish and still do in that context....
View ArticleLast Post Before The Year Ends.
Oh. Em. Effing. Gee. I haven't posted anything in ages. I am a terrible blogger, basically I am just lazy and that's all there is to it. Also I am unrepentant.Anyway, I am in the process of setting up...
View ArticleAt Last! I've Done it.
I cannot remember how long I've been making jewellery. Certainly I started when I was a kid, just threading beads at first and then I would get big old craft sets for Christmas and spend ages with...
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New Things!
I haven't made anything jewellery related for an age. I've been researching some things for a book which gave me an idea for another book, so I've had those on the go which started a germ of an...
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I Made A Couple of Beads.
Alright, that's more than a couple. I may, only may mind you, have got a little carried away. They are good to make though and, once you get into a rhythm, somewhat therapeutic. Beads made with...
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You Can't Have Too Many Notebooks.
Rummaging around to find out how much good paper I had to play with I found a pack of A5 plain paper that I forgot I had. I figured I could bind it into a notebook and set it aside. Then I promptly...
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Tutorials!
I have added a couple of tutorials to show how I make my bead rollers and how to roll basic paper beads. They can be got at by hovering over the tutorials button (obviously the mouse pointer hovers,...
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The Joy of (Filo)-Fax
<-- This is my Filofax, it's a Domino, personal sized one. I got it a while ago but have recently started using it properly. I am a rabid note scribbler, I have notebooks and bits of scrap paper...
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DIY Page Markers.
In my last post I wrote that I was experimenting with making my own page markers for my Filofax, I'd made a plain one and was going to play with fancy scissors. Thinking about it I had a sudden...
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Experiments.
Guess what these are. Go on, guess. Guess guess guess!No? Well I'll tell you; it's bubble wrap! Yep, fused bubble wrap. It makes a really interesting material to play with. It has a sheen to it almost...
View ArticleAt Last! I've Done it.
I cannot remember how long I've been making jewellery. Certainly I started when I was a kid, just threading beads at first and then I would get big old craft sets for Christmas and spend ages with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Things!
I haven't made anything jewellery related for an age. I've been researching some things for a book which gave me an idea for another book, so I've had those on the go which started a germ of an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I Made A Couple of Beads.
Alright, that's more than a couple. I may, only may mind you, have got a little carried away. They are good to make though and, once you get into a rhythm, somewhat therapeutic. Beads made with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
You Can't Have Too Many Notebooks.
Rummaging around to find out how much good paper I had to play with I found a pack of A5 plain paper that I forgot I had. I figured I could bind it into a notebook and set it aside. Then I promptly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tutorials!
I have added a couple of tutorials to show how I make my bead rollers and how to roll basic paper beads. They can be got at by hovering over the tutorials button (obviously the mouse pointer hovers,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Joy of (Filo)-Fax
<-- This is my Filofax, it's a Domino, personal sized one. I got it a while ago but have recently started using it properly. I am a rabid note scribbler, I have notebooks and bits of scrap paper...
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New Pretties and More Filofax Pimping.
I have spent large chunks of this past week doing really tedious things like spreadsheets - ugh even the word makes one want to yawn. I've managed to find a work-around for the fact that Paypal UK...
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On A Kitsch Kick
I've always had a love of the kitsch and kooky and when I saw these mixed bags of gumball charms I had to have some.I've been holding on to them for weeks now, only using the odd one here and there so...
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