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Loving these chairs
Still love the work of Olle Eksell

A lovely idea for upcycling an old atlas

Such a lovely country style kitchen


haha this made me laugh! I'd like to join a book club. I started a crime fiction one last year but got too busy with NEIS and Green Renters to do anything about it.

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Such a lovely image
I would have loved one of these when I was studying nursing



My dream bedroom from here

One of the very cute cards by Geek Armour

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One of a series of amazing tattoos

Such a good way to use up scraps of embroidery thread!

This painting by Sia Joo Hiang reminds me of someone at home....

Yep that's me

Gorgeous selection of bird embroidery and tapestry from here

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Love these art works by Helena Perez Garcia

Cute rosebud hair clip tutorial

Such a cute typography print

I was really sad to hear of the suicide of Mike Kelley. I first saw his work on the Sonic Youth album cover for "Dirty" released in 1992.

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This piece of guerilla art certainly evoked a lot of discuss on the Green Renters facebook page! It's by a street art collective called Mentalgassi in Berlin.




I love this whale print and this photo featuring it is simply lovely!



These dresses are stunning works of art! Just amazing! And such a good example of upcycling :)

I've been so grateful for the cooler weather this week as it gives me a chance to catch up on my sleep

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I'm quite intrigued by this recipe for pickled nasturtium pods!

I actually think these Christmas decoration would be great any time of year!




Insanely cute tattoo of a Gemma Correll illustration, surely the ultimate flattery!



In respect to yesterday's welcome chilly weather here in Melbourne, I whipped up a batch of scones. I'm most definitely a cool weather person!


I'm quite taken with this bag

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Love this print! Can you name them all?

Love these word bubbles! There's even a tutorial...



Gorgeous sideboard from here


pic from here
I have one place left my next Make your own skin care products on January 22nd. Perhaps you'd like to come along?

Inspiring Art

Gorgeous embroidery from here. Strangely the University doesn't credit its artists!


Stunning paper art by Guy Laramie




Beautiful paper cutting by Julene Harrison


Carving work by Alexander Farto

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Muppets wall decals!

hear hear!
I love this fruit bowl

Such a lovely print

Things that make a happy home

I get inspiration from lots of different things in my life. I have a ever lasting love of all things vintage, retro and handmade. I like being surrounded by things that evoke memories, colours and designs a like, beloved gifts...


Making things in my office...I sometimes wish I was one of those tidy creative people who has everything tidily put away at the end of each day. My husband wishes this even more. Especially as he told me he's interested in exploring a role as a de-clutterer as a profession...(hehe)

A collection of lamps ( the green one was originally my Grandma's and I got the bunny lamp in Norwich earlier in the year).

Can you see the lovely card made by definatalie after she was a kindly housesitter for us?

Some of my fabric (you can't see the messy piles thankfully)

Mr Pablo working hard
A portrait of us which we received from a dear friend as an engagement gift!

I know that living in an old rental home, I'll never have a palatial dwelling suitable for glossy magazines and design blogs. We're desperately short of storage space and the holes in the walls are difficult to conceal. Yet we do live happy lives and there's a lot of love within the walls...