Happy Friday, friends. Oh and an extra big welcome if you’re visiting for the first time from Pip Lincolne’s blog Meet Me at Mikes. How awesome is Pip! Sending big love and thanks her way for sending YOU my way. I’m a Melbourne-dwelling mother of two, a journalist, an author, and a big fan of…
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From paper to photos to pancakes, here are five clever ways to leave an impression. Brought to you, for no apparent reason, by the letter P. 1. Photos How great is this “Lightcase“? It’s a small, portable studio that you can use to take professional-style photographs of the things you make and love, even with…
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Lately a lot of my favourite things collections seem to be about food. Which means that as I’ve been meandering my way around the Internet late at night while nursing Harry, it’s the food posts that have caught my eye and inspired me to hit “save.” Maybe it’s because I’m a breastfeeding mother who is…
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In my home, sleep deprivation and general exhaustion breed sugar cravings. We know it’s not good for us, but Mr B and I are both guilty of over-indulging on the sugar front when the world around us just won’t stop. (Even at 2am. And 3. And again at 5. Stop already, world!) It’s not even…
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I’ve been all about bringing green back into my home lately. It’s been a long time since I lived with house plants, and I can’t quite think why. Here are five of my favourites. 1. Sky Planter Have you seen these Sky Planters from Boskke? Our local organic food store has them hanging from the…
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Each of these art projects celebrate the unexpected. Enjoy! 1. Leafy dress-ups Azuma Makoto frequently dreams about a mysterious, loitering, human-plant creature. So he created the “Leaf Man” art project, to “elevate the value of flowers and plants.” Seen via 2. Flip-book art Remember making little flip-books in school? We would draw stick figures in…
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What ho! Here are five little “life hacks” to take you into the weekend and make 2014 that little bit easier for you. Happy Friday, friends. 1. Your very own in-house / at-home IT help desk (And nobody will tell you to turn it off and then on again). I came across Tweaky while trying…
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Smile folks, you’re on camera (or on pencil). Happy Friday! Today it’s all about portraits. 1. Custom family portraits Thinking of getting one of these custom, hand-drawn portraits by Blanka Biernat Illustration done of our family for Christmas this year. Have you ever done anything similar? How did you like the result? 2. Portrait of…
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I’m hankering for some time spent in nature of late. Hearing the wind in the trees, splashing through puddles, growing things and eating them. All those cliches. Winter isn’t exactly the best of times to decide to get back to nature, but it’s still rather nice to dream, don’t you think? 1. The Kombi tent…
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One of my new favourite blogs to read, Bright.Bazaar, is all about colour. “Mr Bazaar” Will Taylor says he is “unashamedly hooked on hue.” What a great phrase. We are thinking about renovations of late chez Bulger, and I’ve been scouring the Internet for ideas. I don’t know that I could actually replicate all of…
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Just five things from around the Internet that have been making me think covetous thoughts this week. Have a fantastic weekend! 1. The beautiful bowls Painted wooden bowls, plates and other homewares from Nicole Porter Design 2. The chrysanthemum clutch This handmade chrysanthemum silk lined aqua floral clutch from BagNoir in Ireland 3. The gorgeous…
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Our wedding anniversary is coming up in a couple of weeks. I’ve been thinking hard about what I can get or make for Mr B, since we’re on quite the stringent budget until I can take on a bit more work. I spent all week thinking about gifts involving paper, only to remember that…
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