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I was looking through my photos the other day, actually I was meant to be culling them to clear up some space on my computer but as usual got distracted with some of our old travels.I came across our photos from Norway and remembered what an awesome trip that was. Norway has some really beautiful scenery. Everything looks serene, calm and pristine. Like an untouched land. The houses are cute

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I've always liked resin jewellery. I've got a few pieces myself that i've picked up along my travels and couldn't resist doing a little search on etsy for 'Resin Jewellery' only to find to my delight lots of pretty resin goodies. I'm still confused over how they make these lovely pieces but am grateful that these wonderful shop owners do and can share their work with us! A few of my favs I

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I've been absent from the Shadow Shot Sunday meme for some time, but this week I'm making sure I get in in time. The picture i've selected for my re-entry into Hey Harriets SSS is a photo taken in the Souks of Marrakesh, Morocco (above). I love this one as the entire frame lies in a shadow except for the beautiful rays of light coming through the roof highlighting the daily activities of those

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I have been eyeing this dress from asos for quite a few months now. If I was in London still earning the pound I wouldn't hesitate to buy, but having come back to Sydney I realise from an aussie point of view things aren't as cheap as they sound when I convert GBP to AUD :( plus being an unemployed 'lady of leisure' means i've got to watch my pennies a little bit more these days!So i've had my

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I love this photo and i've actually got this one printed out at home and it looks even better when printed out. The light purple haze is so pretty and you can see in the distance a lovely golden sunkissed mist - it is so pretty.I took this photo at Richmond Park in London UK. We got up really really early one morning to get a 1hr bus out there just before sunrise so we could spend a morning

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I received my spool dolly family in the post the other day and I am so thrilled with them! I can't wait to set up my sewing room and have my little family watch over me as I sew sew sew away.I must say a great big giant THANKS to Erica Daley for creating my wonderful spool dolly family. It will be a lovely reminder of my family (mum, dad, bro and sis) as I move out of home all over again.Oh,

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I forgot to mention that I have listed some new items in my Jumpy Frog shop! These baby change mats came around as a suggestion from my sister-in-law. She wanted to give handy all in one baby change mats to her friends as gifts but could only find boring black or grey ones and often just a change mat only without any pockets for nappys/wipes. So out of that was born the Jumpy Frog baby changes

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Another last minute rush post job just in time for Scenic Sunday (hopefully)!One of the most serene places i've been too is the Okavango Delta. So beautiful, so quiet - very reflective (after you get over initial fear of being chomped on by hippos and crocs!)A definite highlight from my Africa trip - i'm glad we added it on to our trip plans last minute - well worth it! I just wish I had extra

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I missed out on Scenic Sunday last week, so I made sure I would remember this week to post something up!!Here are my photos - they are a photo of the very pretty town of Cassis in France. Gorgeous and cute, with beautiful water views especially the crystal clear water of the massive white cliffs known as the Calanques, which you can see in the picture below. Only silly me forgot my swimmers

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I recently spoiled myself to an early birthday present!! I'm turning the big 3-0 in just one weeks time and seeing as I am house hunting I thought it would be the perfect excuse to check back on the artwork I had 'hearted' to find myself an early birthday pressie!!I had been long admiring the wonderful works of Tush Tush and had 'hearted' this beautiful 'dancer' photo above. So when I went

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You will have heard on the news about the bushfires in Victoria, Australia. The facts are devastating - many lives lost, many missing and many left homeless. It is encouraging to see that the Etsy community has banded together with many sellers donating a percentage of their sales to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal and many others supporting the cause by purchasing such items.To help out

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A little rush post to get my Scenic Sunday photo in. This week i've picked my photo of Monument Valley. As we drove along flat empty roads for ages it was very exciting to finally start to see Monument Valley in front of us!! We could see it far off in the distance, and ofcourse it still took us a awhile to get up close to enjoy it even more but it was very cool and was just like in all the

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I've got a massive clearance on now in my shop. Many of my photos are 50% off and are at or below cost price!! Please help me clear my shop as I have lots of new photos that I would like to list but need to clear some stock first!Just check out the 50% OFF SALE SECTION of my shop. Here are a few of my goodies to entice you ;)SET OF 3 4X6 PRINTS WAS $12 NOW $6WAS $15 NOW $7.50WAS $10 NOW $5WAS

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Rainbow over IcelandHere is another entry into the Scenic Sunday blog. This time here are few of my photos from Iceland. We visited this beautiful country just before it collapsed financially so when we went everything was still super expensive (including our speeding fine - £265 after a pay immediately discount!), but we enjoyed our scenic drives and sightseeing while eating rye bread and

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Here's my first entry to the Scenic Sunday blog. I took this photo while travelling around Croatia. One of the places I desperately wanted to see while in Croatia was the beautiful (and scenic!) Plitvice Lakes. I had seen so many amazing photographs of it and was dying to go there! Not to mention I love waterfalls and this place had a lot of them.So when planning our trip we decided to fly

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Edit 02 March 2009 - I've decided to list my items in this blog post rather than maintain my SwapStyle Account so i've updated this post accordingly.So now i'm back home at my folks place while we are looking for a home of our own, I realise I am in severe wardrobe space shortage! All our boxes arrived from London and everything is still in boxes, plus i've got my hubby sharing my wardrobe space

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I went to visit an old school friend the weekend past. It was great to catch up and check out their beautiful new dream house. But of course the little highlight(s) were meeting their little bubbies. While we were in London she and her hubby had gone ahead and had twins. One boy, one girl - so gorgeous and sweet!I made them some cheeky monkey twins to play with. A blue one for the little boy

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I almost forgot about this weeks Shadow Shot for Hey Harriets Blog! This week I'm posting this pool photo taken in Thailand at Koh Samui. I took it just after breakfast before we stepped out for a bit of snorkelling out at the crystal clear waters of Nangyuan Island (below). The shadow shot pool photo I took was at our first hotel at Koh Samui. We stayed there for a few nights and was located

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Since returning back to Sydney I have been re-acquainted with my sewing machine!! While in London there were lots of things that I wanted to make but hand stitching was just way too slow so I ended up buying the odd thing now and then (when I couldn't resist or was a much needed necessity/gift!).But now that I am back home in Sydney with all my appliances (yay cake mixer no more manual stirring

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As lots of people mentioned my hot air balloon shot in the previous post was actually a shadow shot too!! But as it's in landscape and the shadow is in the corner not sure how that will fit in with HeyHarriets collages so i've gone ahead and included another shadow shot for this Sunday.This one was taken at the Colosseum in Rome. Of course on our return we had to go and watch Gladiator!

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Highlight for me of our recent Turkey trip has got to be Cappadocia, and it's not just because of the super nice accommodation we stayed at (see this previous post). I loved it because it was quieter, more hassle free (compared to anywhere else in Turkey) and of course the scenery was crazy amazing! Not to mention I took my first ever Hot Air Balloon ride there!It was a public holiday in Turkey

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I have been very busy lately. Recently got my sewing machine fixed so have been going a little crazy doing lots of little projects. So crazy busy infact that I almost forgot to post my Shadow Shot Sunday photo. But luckily I remembered just in time (I hope!).I really like this photo - the lighting is so pretty and it is a very cool room. It is actually a room inside a cave hotel! We stayed

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There have been a bunch of little bubbas getting born all around me recently, infact all around Sydney - so much so that the hospitals have even had to turn people away as the birthing suites were all occupied!!As a result of so many babies coming into this world it has meant that I have spent a huge chunk of time searching on Etsy for little baby pressies. I came across some really cute little

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I've been out of Hey Harriets Shadow Shot Sunday features lately but i'm hoping to get back into it starting with this photo:It is a photo of my husband and I stopping to admire the view of the White Travertines of Pamukkale in Turkey. We had to take our shoes off to walk up so we wouldn't do any further damage to it. I was actually surprised we were able to walk on it. The white stuff you

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I'm way behind in my blogging as i've been doing our last few stints of travel as we make our way home from London, UK to Sydney, Australia. I'm happy to say we have arrived safe and sound back to our hometown of Sydney where we are enjoying the sunny weather, yummy food and loving the company of our family and friends.But before I blog anymore about us moving home and what we did on our way

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I recently spent a glorious 2 weeks in France & Italy. My husbands brothers decided to make one more stop to Europe before we headed back to Australia so they joined us on our sun and beach break to *try* and forget about the miserable English weather.Colourful Windows of ProvenceThe first week we spent our time driving along the Cote d'Azur. We first picked up our car in Marseille and then did

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I'm back from vacation. Had a wonderful time and managed to get rid of my pasty white skin to a nice golden glow!!!Will post more on the trip and some photos soon but thought i'd better get my Shadow Shot Sunday photo in for Hey Harriets blog as I probably won't have time to blog this coming weekend.This photo is a shadow of a plant growing just beside the pool of the french guest house we were

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In case you're wandering, my posts will be less frequent or non existent for a little while as i'll be soaking up (much needed) sun along the Cote d'Azur and then Amalfi Coast.Will see you all back in a bit with a lovely new tan :)

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Here's my Shadow Shot Sunday photo for Hey Harriet! Its a different take on 'shadow'. Instead of taking a photo of a shadow I decided to put this photo of a womans arm resting in the shadows and light of the sun.I really like this photo. I'm not sure why. Maybe because of its beauty in its simplicity.I took this photo last year when we visited the Himba Tribe people in Namibia. It was a

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I have been dilemmaring for ages as to whether to open a second store for my earrings and I have finally taken the plunge and opened up PPAccessories. I thought this would be a good time as I'm still trying to reduce all my stock before we move! I've only listed a few items so far but hope to add a new item or two each day and slowly move my earrings from PPDesigns to PPAccessories.Hope you will

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Edit 17/09/08 - All pieces have been sold and are on their way to new and loving homes!!This is the final part of Jewellery for the Blog Sale, so it could be a long post - prepare yourselves but make sure you reach all the way to the end for the final fantastic deal (swarovski!) :)Remember if you are interested in buying, more details on how to buy can be found in this post or just email me at

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Edit 15/08/08 - All this pretty jewellery has found a new and loving home!! Thanks!Here is part two of my Jewellery Blog Sale. A few more pretty items that I couldn't help but buy but stayed hidden in my cupboard (i really do have a terrible habit of doing this!!).Hope you may find something in here. Remeber check out how to buy in the second half of this post. You may also like to go back &

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I've been a bit distracted with clearing my house and listing some items on this blog for my 'Blog Sale' that i've neglected letting you all know whats new in my shop the past week or so!The first thing are these great little notebooks that have a front over of some of my photos! They're great if you like my photos but just don't have any room to display them on your wall. With lined white

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Edit 15/08/08 - All this pretty jewellery has found a new and loving home!! Thanks!The next few posts of my blog sale are gonna be my bits and pieces of jewellery for sale. I seem to accumulate lots of jewellery but am a bit lazy and never actually wear any of them! So most of these ones I've listed have been only once or not at all!These pieces weren't made by me and were shop bought so I

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Edit 13/08/08 - This cutie pie pink kitty radio has found a new and loving home!! Thanks!Ok well i've only had a handful of votes and of them 6 said go for it, 2 said iffy - but I was thinking last night - what have I got to lose really??So here is the first of my Blog Sale Items - Pink Kitty Radio/Note Holder!I bought this kitty in Oslo, Norway. It is actually a little radio disguised as a an

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As I start going through all my stuff to pack I realise I have a lot of stuff that we will probably either throw out or give to chartiy. Normally back home in Oz we have garage/yard sales to try and get rid of some of our stuff but being in London means we are in tiny flats and therefore no garage or yard - plus garage/yard sale just don't seem to be done here which is a bit sad as back home

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I know i'm going home soon but its just hit me that we are really really leaving in just 1.5months time!YIKES!! There is so much to do!! The most nightmarish of them all is packing, boxing and shipping all our stuff back home. I keep putting it off but i really need to get it sorted.To help me reduce my shipping load back home i've decided to try and clear out some of my etsy stock so from now

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When we first arrived to the UK Hampton Court was on our list of places we must visit before returning home. Some 3 years later and with tickets booked back home to Sydney we realised we still hadn't made our way out to Hampton Court!Why is it that we always leave everything to the very last minute?!?! Having unusually awesome weather here in London we finally woke up one morning and jumped on

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I've decided to update my weekly specials on the right side bar from now on instead of doing a new post each time.So to check out my weekly specials just have a little squiz to the right and you can click on the photo to see what the special is for the week!Hope you remember to keep coming back each Monday to check out what the new special is!

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Here is my latest entry into Hey Harriets Shadow Shot Sunday collages. This was taken at Badlands National Park which is also known as 'The Wall' in South Dakota . It's a photo of my husband standing in the 'window' overlooking the canyon.The Badlands was one of the first national parks we visited on our USA trip and it certainly didn't disappoint! I was blown away by how specatcular it was!

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This weeks special is another BOGOF!Purchase any matted photo and receive a 5x7 photo (valued at $15) of your choice FREE!!! Just tell me the name of the 5x7 photo you want in the 'notes to seller' section when your purchase your matted photo.Just below are the matted photos I have listed in my shop...but just about all my prints are available in 4x6 matted to 8x10 so if you like another photo

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Cocozas: Granny BagSee that gorgeous red and white granny bag just up there? Well I got this bag from fabulous seller Cocoza. I was on the search for a gift for my friend and I luckily found Cocozas shop and this pretty red granny bag in there! It was perfect!!! I received it in the mail recently and was very tempted to keep it for myself cause it was so pretty and nicely made ... but I

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Here's my next entry to Hey Harriets Shadow Shot Sunday collage.This one was taken on an early morning Sunday as the sun was rising. I love how the sun is streaming through the trees and casting shadows onto the frosty ground with a gorgeous gold mist in the background.Usually shadows in a forest scare me but these ones look so pretty!!!I got this one printed out to 8x12 to see how it looks and

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This weeks special is Deserted Gas Station I and II! Photos always look better as a set so for this week if you purchase this photo you will receive it's matching partner for FREE! That's two photos for the price of one!(Click on the photo for more details or to purchase)

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Shenandoah and The Great Smoky Mountains were the very first National Parks we visited in The States. It was green, lush and beautiful. Unfortunately I had grossly underestimated our driving times as I didn't realise that the scenic drive was so windy!! Never mind we just extended our time there by a couple more days (ahhh, the beauty of road trips!)This is just a little bit of what these

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Here's my first ever entry into Hey Harriets Shadow Shot Sunday collages! This is the quintessential camel/desert shot that everyone seems to take when making a journey into the desert on camelback.Um, i just realised i'm posting this on a Friday and this photo was shot on a Saturday...hmmm...hope it still qualifies for Shadow Shot Sunday!

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Edit 11/07/08 - I've decided to finally clear my shop of my earrings and focus on the photography. As such the Special of the Week will no longer exist for the earrings - instead ALL Earrings are on sale NOW - just go here to check it out! A new separate Earring Store will open soon...I'll keep you posted. I've created a new section in my shop called Special of the Week. I'm going to select 1

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In my haste to get ready to leave on our vacation some 6 weeks ago, I forgot to put a little message in my blog to let you know where i'd be! So incase you've been wondering where i've been these past 6 weeks, i'm back to tell you I was in the USA!!!Our long awaited trip to The States has come and gone by so fast. We spent 6 weeks starting from Toronto (ok this is Canada) making our way to

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I get so excited when I can see the sun here in London. The winter has felt like it has been going on FOREVER, but now the days are getting brighter and longer and it feels so good! The weather was so beautiful the other day it inspired me to get out of the house, get my camera out and take a little walk to Regents Park. I spent my time taking in the wonderfully warm sun and admiring the

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I have to admit I am clueless when it comes to gift buying for men. I always go for the default clothes cause I just never know what to do - atleast I know they'll get some use out of it.But this year for my husbands birthday I thought I might have a little bit of a squiz on etsy to see if there was anything for guys (i know there are heaps of things for us lucky ladies!). I was suprised to

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I'm taking a holiday! Yipppeeee!! But its costing a bit more than I thought so i've decided to do a sale on my photographs to hopefully get a little bit more cash to fund this trip. So here it is:20% off all photographic prints and photo card sets till the end of April 08!! ......and then......America here I come - whooopppeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!Oh and all my US readers, I know the US is huge but

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Ok, so I may be a bit behind but I watched the final episode of ANTM Cycle 9 the other night and I was really blown away by the Chinese Fashion Designer Qi Gang. His clothes were amazing! So beautiful to look at and I was seriously drooling over them imagining how nice they would be to wear.I went on to the net to find out more about this designer but a google search didn't bring up much at all

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Congratulations AmyBuchheit - you are the winner of the Name This Photo Comp! I loved your title 'Autumn Kiss'! It goes great with the colours of the photo and it is simple and sweet just like this image.It was a hard decision (esp cause i'm really bad at making decisions!), I could see how all of them would go great with the photo - you guys are so much better at this naming biz than me! But

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Ever since I discovered Threadless I have become a t-shirt addict!!! I love the cute designs on there and the funny names they give all their t-shirts! But now I have so many t-shirts i've lost count! I've got them in every single colour that i've now got to the stage where i have t-shirts in lots of the same colour even.I just went in last week to order another one and then today I just went

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I just got an order back from my print lab and I really love how they came out, but i'm having problems coming up with Title Names for some of them!My attempts to name it has been quite sad to be honest and my husbands hasn't been any better.But my husband did come up with a great idea to hold a mini competition/giveaway and get others to help me with some creative names.So here it is: Please

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One of my first few etsy purchases was from this lovely UK seller Angharad. I can't even remember how I found her shop, but all I know is that I loved the cute fabrics and pieces she made with them.There was little hesitation when I purchased these! [click on the image for more details]They were perfect for me cause I can never find my loose tissues in my handbag when I need them desparately and

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A little while ago I introduced single listing photo greeting cards into my shop. I thought it would be a great idea - smaller priced items of my work that people could use as a greeting card but at the same time allowing the recipient of the card the option to frame the card as it has an actual photo mounted on the card stock. The card could become a mini gift aswell & wouldn't be heading for

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Theres something about the desert that I love. I think it's because it's so huge and bare. You look out across that massive expanse and all you can see is sand and nothing else. It's amazing that all those teeny tiny grains of sand can create such massive beauty in just the way each sand grain hangs onto to each other to create dunes as high as mountains!I love the way the colour of the sand

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I've been a bit sick the last few weeks which has been terrible as I can't leave the house that much...BUT it has meant i've been indoors, wrapped in a blankie and huddled over the internet (hey, it's indoors it's ok!). As a result I have lots more items in my 'favourites' on etsy.A few of my finds have been these really lovely sterling silver pendants which I have found in two wonderful shops

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I have been dreaming about a nice nice bag for quite some time now. I have always wanted to splurge but always got caught up in the price of it all. I do at times ofcourse convince myself - the usual 'it's an investment', 'you use it everyday' 'it's leather and good quality'... i'm sure you know how it all goes but when it comes to the crunch i just can't fathom parting with so much $$$ for a

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Um, maybe I shouldn't have started my blog this week. It's only 3 days in and I have to take a week hiatus already!Stay tuned, i'll be back soon......but in the mean time go 'awwww so sweet' with me at these cutie pie toys i've come across (from some lovely etsy sellers) as i've been searching for something ultra cute for a friends (newish) bubba.Robbin Fattie by Cupcakes for ClaraEsther is the

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You may have seen this at my indiepublic blog (which i've now retired due to this one) but it is too cute not to share to everyone else in the blogging world (well i think so anyway!!)When I make earrings I look at my beads and then look around my flat then look around outside for some inspiration.One day I was looking up at my bookshelf and sitting there was my little russian matryoshka doll. I

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Since joining up with Etsy I have 'met' some wonderful new people. In particular I have joined the POE (Photographers of Etsy) Team and have been in awe of the amazing talent there is there. I spend lots of time on the POE Promo threads each week and reading up and learning great stuff in the Poetic Pixels Forum. One new technique I was introduced to from POE members is TTV (Through The View

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PPDesigns has finally taken the plunge and is about to embark on the blog world. PPDesigns is run by moi (Jen), a Sydney girl from Oz currently residing in London UK. I've set up a little shop on Etsy at www.ppdesigns.etsy.com (you can see some of my stuff to the right there) but just incase you wanted to know a little but about me and etsy i've naughtily (and lazily) cut and paste from my etsy

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