a slice of nice

I fell a teeny bit in love with Parrot Design Studio's handwritten type, with all it's twists and curls all over the shop. They give off an 'I've just been lovingly written with an ink quill' vibe which just seems so personal and friendly. Check out their Etsy shop.

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make your own jewellery

I've been admiring all of the geometric jewellery on offer at the moment and had a bit of a brainwave. Why not make your own?! I've come up with a very simple DIY idea that works out pretty cheap, especially if you're making a few. When I was about 10 my mum introduced me to fimo for modelling. It's easy to mould and you just need to bake it for 30 mins in the oven to harden it. I hadn't used this stuff for about 10 years and suddenly I was wondering why not!

All you'll need is....

• Fimo (available from craft shops/ ebay)
• Gold paint
• Cheap necklace chains
• Rolling pin
• Scalpel & a ruler
• Cutting mat
• Paper 

Use the paper to make geometric stencils to cut from the Fimo. Roll the Fimo on a cutting mat, then with a sharp scalpel and ruler cut around your stencil. Use a pen to make holes for the chain to feed through and then bake your shapes on a foiled baking tray for 30 mins on 110ºC or 230ºF remembering to leave them to cool and harden once baked. Now you're free to paint the gold areas. You will probably need at least three coats and it's sensible to let each coat dry before moving on to the next. Finally thread the chain through the holes. You may need to temporarily remove a metal end that might prevent the chain from fitting through.

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seeing circles

I'm really enjoying gold and ombre affects at the moment and being a card designer and all that, I naturally decided to translate those things onto paper. So here they are, very simple but hopefully eye catching cards with simple messages on each. Gone are the days were my natural inclination was to pile on the layers. Now I'm all about simplicity!

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inspired by the little things

I can't get enough of nail polish at the moment. It's such an easy way to add a pop of colour and with all the shades in the shops, it's a colour geeks dream! I noticed this colour combination when I was sorting through my polishes the other day, which inspired me to create the palette above.

Beach photo by Carolyn Cochrane, bouquet found on Pinterest, paper garland by Grace Street Paper, outfit as seen on Gabba Gabba Gorgeous, yoghurt pop from Absolute Revelry, necklace by Jewelry by Carmel, bison print by Sandra Diekmann and vintage button earrings by Minski.

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felt tips ain't just for kids!

I've been enjoying the triangle trend of late and I'm seeing more and more geometric patterns out and about. I'm generally not one for super slick, clean lines so I decided to put my own spin on the idea. Here are the patterned notebooks I created using a fine liner and an array of felt tips. Who said felt tips are just for kids? It was quite liberating to hand draw all of the patterns with no help from a computer at any stage and it definitely gives them a bit of personality.

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