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Tall, dark and jetsam

Today the Tall Ships festival launched in Dublin, just down the road from where I work. Which means I crept some nautical stuff as well as a couple of sailors for good measure. In a desperate attempt to justify my posting shippy pics, I’ve teamed them up with some design images and items I’ve stumbled across as of late … A rather weak ruse. 

I had really hoped the ships would have had their sails open, but it was windy here in Dublin, so that was a no-go. The Tall Ships festival runs all weekend, and I’m a little heartbroken since I’m going to be away and won’t get to go on any ships. I would have loved to get my anchor tattoo out for the occasion as my tats haven’t been out much this year {I am always in tights}. Any excuse really. 
Image cred 2, 3, 4, 6. 
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Hydrangea Girl turns two

This day two years ago it all started with a nudge from some amazing blogs to inspire me to start my own little corner of the internet machine. My first blog post was entitled ‘In the beginning‘, where I wrote about how awkwardly the word ‘blog’ sat in my mouth. At the time I wasn’t sure what my blog would be about, but I created it as a dumping place to share everything that tickled my fancy.

As lame as it sounds, I’m quite proud of my little site as it has helped me focus, encouraged my passion for design, made me become more creative, and taught me to set and more importantly reach personal deadlines. 
One thing I’ve enjoyed the most is creating the aesthetics of my blog {god bless Photoshop}. This space has had its share of facelifts, all of which you can see here if you are curiouso.

Happy 2nd birthday baby, you’ve come a long way …

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Lovely mention – Poppytalk, part deux

While scrolling through my daily blog fix yesterday morning, what did my eyes spy, only just another lovely mention from Poppytalk! Hell yeah. Check out number two on their Mini DIY Round-Up …

… featuring my little himmeli tutorial. Well, shucks. After spending a crummy weekend passing in and out of consciousness on my couch* thanks to a lovely stress-induced chest infection, this really cheered me up yesterday. And on that note, god bless penicillin.

Happy crafting all 🙂

*I spent all weekend doing what I think was watching the Olympics. It was all very strange thanks to my fever. Also, am I the only one who gets sick on a Friday evening? There is nothing more infuriating than getting ill moments before the weekend. Seriously. The entire weekend I was a zombie. Does my immune system not take my plans into consideration? 

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