LL #2

I'm going to try and bring some structure to the blog and bring a regular feature of Link Love. I shall search the internet far and wide to bring you some of my favourite web finds! Here is this weeks Link Love.

Back to the Future - Photographs of then & now. Theres some really awesome ones on here! I'd love to recreate a childhood photo!

Peter Callesen - Amazing papercuts & artwork

6 of the most beautiful lakes  - I want to swim in every single one!

My Random Stuff - Some absolutely amazing photgraphs - Hello new source for my laptop backgrounds!

LuxMutt - The most adorable dog leads with bow ties on the collar! If I ever own a dog, it is having one of these!

  9 Eyes - A Blog full of bizarre images off Google Earth

Cut Out & Keep - A cute little collection of DIY's from across the net.

Manchester Antique Textiles Fair

My university lecturer is on the comitee for the Textiles society & they were hosting their 20th Antique Textiles Fair in Manchester and needed some volunteers! We got a free lift there and free entry & I thought it'd be an interesting day out so I thought why not! Minus the 7am start I had a pretty good day! There was SO much gorgeous stuff I wanted/needed to buy but I stayed strong and managed not to splurge! It's well worth a trip there if you're interested in going in the future! There are so many gorgeous old pieces of fabrics, homewares, jewellery and clothes in one room, there is literally TOO much to look at. You'll need to go with plenty of time to spare as it really is worth having a rummage - and haggle with the sellers too! There are also a number of talks from various textile artists - I found the Q&A session with past Textile Society Busary winners the most interesting though! Here are the piccies I snapped! Sadly I didn't take any in the hall it was pretty crowded to get my camera out and start taking photos and I was way too distracted by all the pretty stuff around me! I found the last two on another blog but I thought I'd share just so you get an idea of the kind of stuff that was on the stall there!

IWIO #2

// SylviaInDaHouse \\
These Ceramic houses are so adorable & would look right at home living on a cute little shelf!

// SleepyRobot13 \\
This little guy is just TOO cute!

// FforFelt \\
Eeek! So a quirky little thing!

// Woodeyeglass \\
These are amazing! I'd be scared to use them and just have them on display!

// Kelly Swallow \\
AMAZING

// Onekingslane \\
Gorgeous Peacock Feather Pillow

// Nilima Home \\
Would look amaze in a big white room!

// Joe Vintage \\
Oh I love old typewriters - I want an old vintage desk to display a pretty one on!

// Aduara \\
So Simple & Pretty

// Popcorn Bowl \\
Eek! A Ceramic Popcorn Bucket Bowl! Just what movie nights need!

Blast from the Past #4

Way back in 2010, Me & the Mr went on a little trip away to Leeds/Bradford & took a trip to the National Media Museum. It was loads of fun and lots of stuff to look at (and it was free!). It was all about TV and films ect, & even had little Wallace & Gromit characters and loads of stuff on old school TV programs I use to watch when I was little! Here are a few of our snaps! :-)

A Photo an Hour

Thought I'd start a new feature where I share a photo an hour (it's a lot more difficult than it sounds!) And here is Saturdays shannigans!

9am // Dressed & ready for the day!

10am // Feed Fred his breakfast.

11am // Weekly Skype session with Mumma.

12pm // Having a nosy at other peoples blogs.

1pm // Subway lunch.

2pm // Working on some samples on the sewing machine.

3pm // Sketchbook work

4pm // Experimenting with paper plates & stitch

5pm // Ready for a run (Preparing for Sport Relief )

6pm // The Fort building begins!

7pm // The comfiest fort ever!

8pm // My first attempt at nail foils!

 xoxo

LL#1

I recently started up a facebook group for the girls on my textiles course & I to share interesting stuff we've found on the web - however instead of spamming the facebook page with tons of links of pretty much every exciting item I've found on the net, I thought I'd share it with you guys too! :-) Hope you like!

Mark Jenkins - He creates some really cool outdoor installations that would really make you stop and think/freak you out a little if you walked past them in the street.

  Chip It! - A button you can drag to your toolbar and 'colour chip' any image you like the colours in! It doesn't get them dead on (it gives you colour shades specific to the brand of paint) but it gives the general scheme.

Pinterest - I think most of you will have heard of it, but if you've not signed up, I highly recommend you do! Not only is it a good way to organize all those craft tutorials you find (if your anything like me you have a neverending 'bookmark' list) but it's great to make virtual theme boards for projects & inspiration.

ArtAtHeart - A nice little blog full of interesting artists work & sculptures. If I'm lacking a bit of inspiration I usually head over here and trawl through their archives!

The Trend Boutique - Nice for a bit of trend research & inspiration. Plenty of artists work to wet your appetite & jobs are occasionally listed here. You do have to subscribe to read full articles though. (I think)

Improv Everywhere - These guys are geniuses (sp?). You should all know the Grand Central Station Youtube video where some people freeze & everyone else is really confused? Well these are the guys behind that! Theres a whole load of videos on their site of things they've done in the past! I guarantee it'll put a smile on your face!

Design Sponge - Another great site filled with inspirational designers work. Guaranteed to get the creative juices flowing in your head!

Craftzine - DIY, DIY, DIY. Bored? Plenty of ideas of stuff to make on here :-)