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Happy New Year 2018
First of all I wish all of my readers a Happy New Year 2018. In this post I am sharing with you my plans for the new year 2018. Bobby watching the fire works on New Year’s Eve 2017. Last year has...
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Meet the maker – Christine Brown of Alfie Moon Designs
I have decided to resurrect my meet the maker series of posts about other craft businesses or rather their owners. The first interview in this series is with Christine Brown of Alfie Moon Designs....
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The making of my bird painting
In this post I am sharing with you how I created this bird painting. As you know I create mostly jewellery and sculptures, but I have rediscovered my love of painting and drawing and am currently...
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How I survived Inktober 2018
In this post I am sharing with you my Inktober 2018 experience. This year I took part in the Inktober challenge for the first time. Last year I noticed the #Inktober challenge on Instagram and got...
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The new Awesome Marketing Planner for 2019 is out now.
In today’s post I want to introduce you to the new improved Awesome Marketing Planner System for 2019 – created by marketing specialist and owner of “The Girls Mean Business”, Claire Mitchell. I have...
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Welcome 2019 – New year, new challenges
In this blog post I am sharing with you my thoughts on last year and my plans for 2019. Good riddance 2018 – right? If your year wasn’t great – then welcome to the club. So how was my 2018? I have to...
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The making of my dragons.
In this post I am sharing with you how made my dragons. Last year I decided to take part in a competition run by the British Polymer Clay Guild. The theme was celebration. You had to fill in a form...
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How to get started on YouTube.
This year I have decided to become more active on YouTube and thought I share with you how to get started on YouTube. I had a YouTube channel for years (I think since 2013 – I honestly can’t remember)...
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Introducing the Awesome Goals Journal System by Claire Mitchell
In today’s post I want to introduce you to the Awesome Goals Journal System – created by marketing specialist and owner of “The Girls Mean Business”, Claire Mitchell. I bought this journal recently,...
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The making of my new animal sculptures
In this post I am sharing with you how I created my new animal sculptures. First up my polymer clay cats. My polymer clay cats. I made all of these cats with polymer clay (Super Sculpey firm medium...
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Welcome 2020 – A new year, new decade and new challenges.
In this blog post I am sharing with you my thoughts on last year and my plans for the year 2020. If you are a fellow Brit (and yes, I am now British – check out my post from last January to explain...
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How to manage self-isolation during the Coronavirus pandemic.
In this post I am sharing tips and ideas on how you can manage self-isolation during the Coronavirus pandemic. Some of us have already been encouraged to stay at home – while others are still going out...
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Happy 10th anniversary – Helenka White Design is a decade old.
This month my business is celebrating its 10th anniversary. According to my FB page I started the page on the 9th of July 2010 – but back then my website wasn’t up and running and I think I finished it...
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Working with resin can be really tricky.
In this post I am sharing my experience with using resin, more precisely 2-part polymer resin. For my holographic collection I have used this type of resin as it really makes the holographic effect...
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My plans for 2021
Good riddance to 2020 and welcome to 2021. In this post I am sharing with you my plans for 2021. I have to admit that I didn’t really want to write about 2020. I think we all agree that it was a...
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Lino cutting and printing: Tools and registration methods.
In this first post in my series lino cutting and printing, I am sharing with you the tools and registration methods I have been using so far. Lino cutting is something I briefly learnt at school in art...
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The making of my Seahorse lino print.
In this post I share with you how I created this Seahorse lino print. When I tried lino cutting for the Artful video, I used small Essdee softcut blocks as test pieces and carved a little seahorse. I...
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The making of my Happy Dog lino print.
In this post I am sharing with you how I created this Happy Dog lino print. I love dogs. I grew up with a cute little black mongrel called Blackie. Absolutely adored her. She was ten years old when she...
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The making of my cat face lino print
In this blog I am sharing with you how I created this cat face lino print As I love cats I had to make a cat face. This cat means business. He’s fierce, he has cattitude – he’s a bit of a bruiser. I...
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The making of my curled up cat lino print.
In this post I am sharing with you how created this curled up cat lino print. As you might have noticed – I love cats. They are cute and adorable and can throw some awesome shapes when they are...
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