Sep 302008
 
Pay It Forward

Earlier this month while visiting  My Cozy Cottage World I found this gorgeous idea for a giveaway called “Pay It Forward”. It’s a lovely way of giving away gifts and receiving them. Today I received my gift from Debbie at My Cozy Cottage World. She hand made it herself and it’s so lovely to receive a beautiful gift from someone halfway across the …[Full story]

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Sep 292008
 

Small businesses need all the help they can get …. it’s nice to have help when you need it. HEART HARMONY is one of those sites full of good, small business tips. Heart Harmony are freelance copywriters who specialise in writing web copy for your websites. They write powerful web words that get you found in search engines, generate traffic and attract …[Full story]

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Sep 252008
 
Shabby Vintage

~  When I found this urn shaped item in an opp shop I couldn’t work out what was its original use. It didn’t seem quite right as a planter – perhaps an ice bucket? Well whatever its original purpose it’s been recreated … but you decide what it can be used for. I’ve decoupaged roses around its body giving the entire …[Full story]

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Sep 222008
 
Recreated Compote

~ I haven’t posted any of my recreated treasures for a while so here is one of my favourites. A tall compote and ex silver ware. The design is simple but the shape is an elegant one. I’ve given this compote a marbly mix of colours on a cream background and trimmed the edges with stylised gold fleur di lis. …[Full story]

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Sep 192008
 

Is your business part of the One In Five Club? So, what’s this club? Well, if you don’t want to lose your dream business then it’s not the club you want to join. What you need is then is a guiding hand to help you on the road to business success. Business plans tend to ‘frightened’ away some business owners, for various reasons, …[Full story]

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