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via them thangs.

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I do not need any more prints - but this one from Studio Violet is just too dinky. I think I’ll put it  in the bathroom of the new studio…

It cost €27.00 including shipping >here<.

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Via ffffound.

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Jessica Stam by Sølve Sundsbø…incredible.

Via Fashion Gone Rogue, see them all >here<

x Blanaid

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I learned today that my car has to be scrapped, following my altercation with black ice over Christmas. Must buy a new one. I reckon I’ll either have to get a banger for the time being, or, if funds are relatively stable, a Nissan Figaro. I know they’re pretty common now, but I’ve wanted one for 8 years so…

However, if all else fails, I’ll get this moped. Yes it looks like a dodgem car, but I kind of need it. 

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I apologise for the long holiday from the blog, had a car crash, so spent a while relaaaxing, and have been making up for the relaxing over the last few days. Hangovers aside, it’s back to business, with a whole load of new post ideas for the New Year, as well as keeping the old ones ticking over too. Hopefully…

To start with, I must have this camper-bike design bu Kevin Cyr. Must have it. Not quite sure what I’d do with it, cycle into town and kip in it after a night out? Bring it to New York and live in it? Just look at it every day and tell it; ‘you’re cool and I own you..’? 

Found via Kitsune Noir

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adviceFound this >here<…words to live by….wish I’d found it around three years ago. My friend is a stylist, she decided a while back to just stop working for free. Since then she always gets paid.

It seems simple, though a lot of you will know how difficult it is to quantify your work..working for free is fine if there is some kind of appropriate reward or recompense - such as prints for time, or invaluable experience etc, it’s a barter, or a favour for a friend you’ve known well for at least two years. After that, if you charge nothing, or charge cheap, I think you kind of set your worth.

That’s the frame of thinking I’m trying anyway, after years of not believing that I should get paid because, well… I loved doing the work so much! But unfortunately, love of work does not the rent pay….

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I was browsing through some blogs on my break, and this image just made me say oooh! I don’t know what kind of flowers they are, so if you do, please share!

Image via the beautiful site - twolia.

x Blanaid 

24
Nov

for-starsVia For Stars Will Rise Again

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Perfection. Via ‘The Sunday Times’ columnist India Knight’s blog, which was via the brilliant ‘I-do -it - yourself ‘wedding blog, originally from the groom’s blog, Metal Mother. 

Thoughts?

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An absolutely amazing post and interview with Melbourne street artist; Miso, over on The Design Files. I am so glad I stumbled upon this, as she is truly, truly talented and inspiring. She is also making me feel incredibly untalented through her being truly, truly talented and inspiring..! Her use of sketching and paper as a form of street art is just brilliant, as is her collaborations with other artists, and her positioning of her work on the street. Check out her website >here< after reading the full wonderful article on The Design Files.

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I got a little delayed in posting this last night - and by delayed I mean I was drinking martini and eating some thai food. Sorry! 

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Some images via the beautiful blogs, by the same girl, le-love and etc. Check them out, you will l.o.v.e them…

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I had to repost these illustrations from the utterly fantastic fashion blog : Stylebubble. I would give my left arm or at the very least, a little finger, to be able to create fashion illustrations such as these ones from Danish Design School  graduate Ann-Sofie Madsen. The images of her actual finished garments show how well she translated her pieces from the thoughts in her head, which I imagine is an incredibly difficult thing to do, unless you;re somewhat of a genius like Ann-Sofie. View the rest of the images oer on Stylebubble >>here<<.

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It’s that time of the week again - when I just put up any old random image I please. Wait - every day is that particular time of the week here on this, my own little world of random nonsense. Ah well, nothing wrong with randomness. Enjoy. 

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From my new favourite way to spend some time - the image and words blog ‘For Stars Will Rise Again’

If I ever got off my sorry scared ass and started making huge word filled canvases (canvii?) they would be along these lines…. they would also be as large as the image below from photographer Jean Pierre Lemoine, via Desire to Inspire.

x Blanaid

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