tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65166504657202463302024-03-05T09:14:30.739+00:00Super Duper Things - original prints and notebooks handmade in LondonLouisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18277732200893723884noreply@blogger.comBlogger662125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516650465720246330.post-16731736720864028132016-11-28T15:15:00.000+00:002016-11-28T15:15:03.632+00:00Etsy Made Local<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Really looking forward to <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/pages/etsymadelocal/london-crouch-end-etsy-made-local" target="_blank">Etsy Made Local</a> this Sunday - I'll be there with my super duper things and so many fabulous talented makers, great workshops and general festive fun. More details <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1653533618294512/?active_tab=discussion" target="_blank">here</a> - it'd be great to see you there!Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18277732200893723884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516650465720246330.post-31343062065350544622016-05-07T23:04:00.000+01:002016-05-07T23:04:09.606+01:00News!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two pieces of hurried news that, should things have gone exactly as idealised, would have been delivered earlier and better :)<br />
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Here are peeks of new designs in my new '<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SuperDuperThings?ref=l2-shopheader-name&section_id=19077815" target="_blank">Botanique Electrique'</a> collection - botanical illustrations, but updated in bright flouro or metallic foil finishes! These limited edition foil and Risograph prints are available now in the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SuperDuperThings" target="_blank">shop</a> in many colours.<br />
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The other piece of news is... that we are going on an adventure around Iceland for ten days! So any orders placed from now on will be shipped on 21st May, apologies for any inconvenience there. And apologies for the massive show-offing spamming of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/superduperthings/" target="_blank">instagram</a> that I shall be doing of beautiful landscapes, whales (please!) and geothermal spas. You know... I'll be doing my best but I'd be surprised if quite a lot of boasting didn't creep in. You have been warned! See you back here in a couple of weeks for a photo round-up.<br />
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This weekend I'm excited to be at the <a href="https://urbanmakerseast.co.uk/" target="_blank">Urban Makers East</a> spring market in Mile End Ecology Pavilion (what a cool place to be!). There'll be loads of handmade goodies, a really nice little food market, great activities for the kids and loads of space to run around in outside. Plus, architectural practice Five Line Projects are showing their exciting Pinwheel Pavilion project (below). If you're local, come down and say hi!<br />
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I'm excited to be showing for the first time a new collection of prints that I've been working on on-and-off (very much mostly off) for nearly a year (!)... more to come when I've photographed them properly but here's a sneaky peek:<br />
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Sometimes in the depths of January you need to be reminded of sunnier times that will come! While digging around in my laptop (an ongoing tidy-up project that never seems complete) I came across these pieces from a hand-made zine that I contributed to in my first year of university - oh! 8 years ago now?! It was all about trips to the Norfolk coast in the middle of winter. On a day like today a well-wrapped up trip to the wintery coast seems like rather a good proposition, but since I can't go in reality I thought I'd post these here so we can all go in spirit.<br />
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A perfect project for the kids, or the grown-up kids: click on the cut-out beach hut picture and right click to save the image (at least on a mac! It might be different on a PC.) Print it out on A4 paper, colour it in to your hearts content and then follow the instructions to assemble. Why not make a whole row, get some fish and chips in, play seagull noises and pretend you're there while reflecting that perhaps after all its better to have warm feet and the kettle in reaching distance...<br />
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Enjoy your weekends, my dears!
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'<a href="http://silverpebble-jewellery.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/making-winter.html">Making Winter</a>' bloghop:
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It's that time when everyone is asking 'any news years resolutions this year?' It's unavoidable! Usually I don't really make any, but this year I seem to have a huge stack of personal wishes/changes that pretty much could all be put under the umbrella of '<i>be a better person</i>' - you know, be kinder, do more exercise, feel more content and less dissatisfied with what I do, not envy the success of others and make myself feel down, take better care of my plants, eat less salt (oh, and sugar!)... Stay in touch with old friends properly, have much less clutter, get back on the yoga, throw myself into my study properly, be patient, do something good with the hoards of fabric in the cupboard... The list is almost endless! </div>
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They do say it's best to have one or two achievable goals but I'm just gonna throw all of these into the new year and see what sticks. And if nothing does, I'll go back and read <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/dec/30/12-foolproof-new-years-resolutions-tim-dowling" target="_blank">this article</a> to make myself feel better.<br />
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Oh, and just one more: ease up on myself! :D And meanwhile, there are lots of exciting ideas in the pipeline for <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SuperDuperThings" target="_blank">Super Duper Things</a>.<br />
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Well. Thanks for reading my ramble. How about you? Do you go in for new years resolutions?Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18277732200893723884noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516650465720246330.post-9676746612335345162015-12-29T22:23:00.002+00:002015-12-29T22:27:29.170+00:00A Derbyshire Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some pictures from our Christmas trip to stay in Buxton (in the Peak District) with my boyfriend's parents. Fresh air, misty muddy dog walks, great food, great company, many drinks and adorable old hotel furnishings. It was exactly what was needed! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas too, if you celebrate it. And now, on to the New Year!<br />
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Thanks so much for all your support this year, it means a lot! Stay tuned for exciting things to come in 2016...<br />
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Meanwhile I hope you all have a fantastic break and an excellent new year!<br />
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When I saw the wonderful Sarah of <a href="http://meandorla.co.uk/" target="_blank">Me and Orla</a> announce an instagram Christmas gift-giving exchange, I pounced on it and signed up right away. I love love love the putting together, sending and receiving of packages purely for the reason of brightening up someone's day, or sending a little bit of pretty happiness (prappiness?!). And just look what turned up at my place yesterday! A great big box of total joy from talented German photographer <a href="http://ronakeller.portfoliobox.eu/" target="_blank">Rona Keller</a>, who got me 'to a T' - seeds for topping loaves, a load of fantastic herbal teas, homemade sugared almonds (my favourite) plus chocolates (already long gone), lots of Rona's lovely photographs and all fantastically wrapped and decorated. I also really appreciated the dried orange rings because I didn't have time to make my own this year.<br />
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All in all, a total win. Thanks Rona!<br />
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PS she has a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rona_keller/?hl=en" target="_blank">totally beautiful instagram feed</a>, if that's your bag. It so is mine. :DLouisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18277732200893723884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516650465720246330.post-30393286427810981182015-12-18T19:02:00.001+00:002015-12-18T19:04:57.856+00:00Proper Christmassy dairy-free gingerbread biscuits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Olive oil gingerbread and honey biscuits</div>
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350g/12oz plain flour, plus extra for rolling out</div>
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2 tsp ground ginger<br />
1 tsp ground cinnamon<br />
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1 free-range egg<br />
4 tbsp honey<br />
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We're off to my parents' for Christmas Part 1 this weekend, I'm really looking forward to getting away, seeing everyone and getting the festivities started early! Have a lovely weekend, wherever you are. And let me know if you try these! <br />
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Late last week, the to-do list was mounting, the weather was grizzly and the seasonal cheer was rather lacking in the house. So what to do? Take a break and faff around with lovely evergreen foliage, that's what! </div>
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It turns out that you do get some funny looks picking up sticks in the drizzle, umbrella in one hand, on a grey street in South-east London, but we urban foragers must find our nature wherever we can! Plus some beautiful trails of ivy from a neglected (no complaint) railway bridge and I was all set for a bit of wreath-making and a bit of decorating.</div>
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Now that I'm working from home a lot I do find the mess and all the STUFF in our flat (which I love, there are certainly worse places to be all day!) a bit overwhelming. So it was definitely a good thing mental-happiness-wise to have a bit of a clear up and add a little wintery prettiness. As we ramp up to Christmas I think I'll add more, there isn't quite the lavish abundance that I'd really yet... More is always more, amiright?</div>
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PS, it's not too late (if you're in the UK) to order gifts from the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SuperDuperThings" target="_blank">shop</a> - you could have this <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/250243776/fern-illustration-graphic-modern" target="_blank">fern print</a> in any colour you like especially to make your loved-one happy. Just drop me a line to discuss custom colours for no extra charge!<br />
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This is a Making Winter blog hop, go and see all the lovely stuff at <a href="http://silverpebble-jewellery.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Silver Pebble's wonderful cheering blog</a> for more.Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18277732200893723884noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516650465720246330.post-67358261455790259832015-12-10T14:00:00.000+00:002015-12-10T14:00:06.826+00:00What a week!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a very exciting week here in Super Duper land. I had an amazing few days at Etsy Made Local: London, met loads of lovely people, experienced Soho early on a Sunday morning for the first time and thoroughly enjoyed myself! I also particularly enjoyed wrapping up people's presents on the free gift-wrapping station run by the talented <a href="http://www.shoshycadoodle.com/">Shoshana</a> - which surprised me a little as I thought I might crumble under the pressure!<br />
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So now, back at home, catching up on work and trying to stop my thoughts from straying to how much I'd like to start doing nice Christmassy things, decorating my teeny weeny tree and making mince pies :D Maybe at the weekend, eh? ...<br />
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This weekend – well, starting on Friday night for a late-night shopping preview – I'm super excited to be taking part in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/etsymadelocal">Etsy Made Local's London event</a>. It's going to be so good - loads of really talented sellers, beautiful displays, great food and drink, and free to get in. Plus a free gift-wrapping station manned by all the lovely makers, so its very possible that you could get all your Christmas gifts found and wrapped this weekend, leaving the rest of the month free for mulled wine, mince pies and relaxation!<br />
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Of course I would say this, but I think it's so much nicer to support small, independent creative businesses and give beautiful, thoughtful handmade things in this season of (sometimes) crazy commercialisation. Plus I would so love to see you if you can come and say hi!<br />
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http://www.londonlocalteam.com/etsy-made-local/<br />
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PS. You can still get 15% off everything in the <a href="http://www.superduperthings.etsy.com/">shop</a> until the end of Monday by entering discount code SDTBF15 at the checkout :D Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18277732200893723884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516650465720246330.post-43291311273443294592015-11-27T09:18:00.001+00:002015-11-27T09:18:34.509+00:00Fridays are good<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've decided to get the festive feeling flowing with a little Black Friday sale - you can get 15% off anything in the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SuperDuperThings">shop</a> with code SDTBF15 so it's a good time for a little handmade shopping - be they gifts for friends or for yourself!<br />
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Hope you have wonderful weekend, friends<br />
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Brrrrr! Dunno about you but that cold snap came out of nowhere here in the south of England... So I have spent a couple of days working from home dressed in ALL of my jumpers and a hat. Time to get cosy! I'm thinking mulled wine, pub fires, Tuscan bean stew and apple cakes. Yeeeaaahhh.<br />
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What's your cosy ideal?Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18277732200893723884noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516650465720246330.post-76069804366110780012015-11-14T17:31:00.002+00:002015-11-14T17:32:31.195+00:00Making it yourself<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Maybe, like me, you have lots of crafty friends and family members who you'll be thinking of giving gifts to this festive season? There are a million beautiful gift ideas out there, but I sometimes wonder about the value of giving someone a 'thing' that they may or may not ultimately use very much. Well, what if instead you gave them a new skill, and the equipment to make themselves something that they can then decorate to their own taste, enjoy the process, and develop from there?<br />
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That's why I developed these DIY bookbinding kits. They contain everything you need to get started on a really easy-peasy bookbinding stitch that anyone can do in an hour or so, and once mastered opens up infinite possibilities for making books and notebooks. Paper, card, thread (more than required for the starter project) and a good, sharp quality bookbinding needle.<br />
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The kits are currently available in two versions, to make a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/239343775/diy-bookbinding-kit-with-paper-needle">blank pocket notebook/sketchbook</a> and a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/256242792/diy-2016-journal-diary-bookbinding-kit">2016 journal</a> - and I'm also thinking of creating a recipe book for the maker to note down their own favourite recipes in. What do you think? Would this be a gift that would interest anyone you know? I'd love to hear your thoughts.<br />
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Thanks everyone, and enjoy your Sundays - even if the cold wet winter weather has finally arrived where you are, like it has here!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Welcome to this (rather picture-heavy) step-by-step tutorial for making a stab-bound notebook at home. The beauty of this type of binding is that it looks kind of complicated and impressive, but is really simple once you’ve got the stitch order down! There are two options: you can make it with a hard cover, or with just a soft paper cover. If you’re not having a hard cover, you can skip a couple of steps and join us at no. 3! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">First, let’s assemble our equipment. I have here (left to right): a bone folder (nice to have but not critical); a steel ruler; my print out on paper (and a similar-sized piece for the back cover); an awl (or anything that you can use to make holes through your paper); a scalpel or craft knife; two pieces of thin card and several sheets of paper (cut to the size I want my book to be*); a needle and thread (waxed linen thread is the best, but whatever you have on hand is good); a pencil. You’ll also need some PVA or spraymount and double-sided tape. If you’ve decided to have a soft cover, you won’t need the card or the adhesive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1. Begin by making the covers. Stick your pieces of thin card onto the back of your cover papers, trying to get them exactly in the middle if you've got a design that you want to centre. Holding them up to a window to place them is helpful. If you are using glue, be quite sparing and smooth your paper down to avoid rippling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2. Trim the corners and fold the flaps over, gluing them so that the sides are covered in paper too. When it’s had a moment to dry, glue or stick another piece of paper, cut ever so slightly smaller, on top. I’ve gone for this nice green paper so that the inside covers are a nice contrast with the text pages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">3. Now grab a scrap piece of paper, the same size as your page sheets. With your rule, draw a line a little way from the edge and mark four points on it - these don’t have to evenly-spaced, it’s up to you - but they must all be the same distance from the edge so that the book opens neatly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">4. This is your template - use it to make holes through your covers and all your page sheets. It’ll make things easier later if the holes are a teensy bit bigger than your needle, so its helpful to take it and poke them all through, wiggling it around a bit gently. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">5. Okay! When everything is punctured, we’re ready to stitch. Thread your needle with two nice arm’s lengths of thread and assemble your pages into the correct order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">6. Holding the book landscape in your hand with the back cover facing you and the holes uppermost (see fabulous diagram above), we will begin by stitching through hole #3, going in at the back cover and out at the front.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">7. Now stitch the same way again, so that we’ve made a loop around hole #3. <i>Tip</i>: Try your best not to stitch through the thread when making your loops, as this will make it difficult to pull the thread tight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">8. Take your needle to hole #2, and stitch from the front cover to the back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">9. Repeat to make a loop here too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">10. Now we go to hole #1, stitching from the back cover to the front.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">11. And, you guessed it - make a loop here too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">12. Now stitch into hole #1 a third time, this time making a loop around the end of the book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">13. When that’s done, make sure that the thread is pulled as tight as possible everywhere. Now stitch back through hole #2, going in at the front cover and out at the back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">14. Next stitch through hole #3 from back to front - as you can see, we’re joining everything up on the way back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">15. Now it’s hole #4’s turn: stitch from front cover to back and - you know it - make a loop!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">16. And then, making sure everything is super-tight, make another loop around the end of the book by stitching from front cover to back again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">17. Now’s your last chance to make sure that the thread is pulled as tight as can be. Stitch through the threads around hole #3 and make a know by stitching through a loop. Pull the knot tight and trim it close.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">18. If you have a bone folder, use to ‘burning’ or rub over the know, which makes it neater and less likely to undo. You could use something else like the end of a teaspoon for this, but be careful not to slip and dent the cover!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">If you’ve made hard covers, your book might need a little encouragement to open the first time. Use your ruler and bone folder to gently bend the card along the line of the thread to open it up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">And there we are! Thank you for crafting along with me, I’d love to hear about it if you give it a go (leave a comment below), and see your creations on Instagram (I’m </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/superduperthings/" style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;" target="_blank">@superduperthings</a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">). Below is a pic from my three-hole pamphlet stitch tutorial that you can find in the Mollie Makes Comic Relief Crafternoon magazine.</span><br />
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Sunday night celebrations! Super Duper Things now has a new website live at <a href="http://www.superduperthings.co.uk/">superduperthings.co.uk</a>. Check it out and let me know what you think! I'm also super excited to say that I'll be participating in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/etsymadelocal">Etsy Made Local</a> and <a href="http://www.craftyfoxmarket.co.uk/brixton-christmas-2015/2015/12/17/night-market-the-geffrye-museum">Crafty Fox</a> markets in December, those of you who are London-based it would be so good to see you! There'll be loads of great stuff at both.<br />
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New <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/253282900/songbirds-graphic-illustrated-art-print">songbirds print</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/253283628/handmade-copper-cake-flags-cupcake">copper flags</a> available in the shop. Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18277732200893723884noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516650465720246330.post-60397523825897279102015-10-01T21:38:00.001+01:002015-10-01T21:42:05.706+01:00Building blocks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been working on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/250164569/building-blocks-i-graphic-geometric" target="_blank">a new series of posters</a>, based on simple and playful geometric shapes in colours that make me feel happy! I think they'd be rather good in a kid's room, as well as something to brighten up a home office or bedroom.<br />
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It's nice for me that the series is finally finished and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SuperDuperThings" target="_blank">available</a>, because I've had sketches and the workings of it around for absolutely ages!<br />
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Up top there you can see my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/250243776/felix-mas-graphic-fern-illustration" target="_blank">fern</a> print, too, which comes in a whole range of colours. I'm rather pleased with that hanger as a way of displaying it :)<br />
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A couple of weeks ago we had a fantastic few days in Copenhagen, basically walking, eating and drinking our way around the city. The weather wasn't always great shakes, but we had a great time - it was my first visit there and I loved it quite as much as I've long suspected I would! We had a cute little Airbnb in Nørrebro, which was the perfect place to explore from.<br />
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The holiday was to celebrate (and form a little mental break!) the fact that I've stopped working full-time to do an MA here in London, and work on a freelance basis. It's a scary but very exciting new adventure...<br />
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For several years now I've been desperately in love with the very distinctive work of Hungarian-born illustrator and designer <a href="http://annakovecses.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Anna Kövecses</a>. Shape, colour, type and a little playful humour: perfect. If I feel a bit sad looking at her <a href="http://annakovecses.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">site</a> for a while usually sorts it out...<br />
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Plus, this <a href="http://coloradore.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Coloradore</a> project is great, especially if it's her colour use that gets you going, or you just fancy some posters. Nice one, Anna!Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18277732200893723884noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516650465720246330.post-34642918703869337082015-08-16T11:16:00.002+01:002015-08-16T11:16:36.763+01:00Paint and pots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last weekend we went to two weddings - those two days could not have been more packed with joy and prosecco and happiness and beautiful flowers and great food and hugging!<br />
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I wanted a couple of small, homey but home-made gifts to give the respective couples, and I thought that a jade or money plant would be just the thing. Who DOESN'T fancy a little luck and prosperity when they've just paid for a wedding, hey?!<br />
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Anyway, I had a very rock'n'roll Friday night in the week before, watching The Bridge (four years after everyone else - I'm always late to these TV parties!) and painting flower pots. I used normal acrylic paints, then when they were dry masked them off and spray painted them with <a href="http://www.rustoleumspraypaint.com/product/metallic-spray-paint/" target="_blank">this</a> nice metallic gold stuff. It tends to wear off a bit, but I think that will make for a quite nice 'aged' effect (hopefully!?!).Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18277732200893723884noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516650465720246330.post-72085387929886738052015-07-28T16:24:00.001+01:002015-07-28T16:24:25.792+01:00Northern Quilts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just internet-stumbled onto this collection of clothing by <a href="http://www.worldofjas.com/quilted-northern/" target="_blank">Joseph Aaron Segal</a>, and fell head-over-heels in love. Shape/colour/texture... perfect!Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18277732200893723884noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516650465720246330.post-90894112026608904962015-07-26T11:34:00.001+01:002015-07-26T11:34:55.343+01:00Shetland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you follow me on <a href="https://instagram.com/superduperthings/" target="_blank">instagram</a>, you'll already know that my brother, sister and I took a trip to Shetland at midsummer. We were staying on <a href="http://www.shetland.org/plan/areas/unst" target="_blank">Unst</a>, the most northern island - in fact, the most northern bit of the whole of the British Isles.<br />
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These are some of my favourite photos from around the island - it was the most relaxing, wholesome, fresh and clean place I've been for a very long time! We had such a great time cycling and walking, visiting golden white beaches and staying up in the almost eerie midnight twilight. Plus, we got much closer than we'd bargained for to some puffins, which just about made my sister's year.<br />
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Not gonna lie - it was COLD! I'd just come from 24 celsius London, and although I knew it was going to be a lot cooler, and I'd brought wooly jumpers, I still somehow ended up wearing ALL of them everyday! When the sun did come out though, it just lit everything up - the colours of the island all intensified into the most vibrant green, turquoise and gold. Beautiful.Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18277732200893723884noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516650465720246330.post-25788394274416534182015-07-19T16:36:00.001+01:002015-07-28T16:30:14.772+01:00Pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some photos from around the house lately... a bit of baking, a new cactus (only just picked all the prickles out my hands from carrying it home!) and the ever-growing lot of glass jars that, as the boyfriend says, are taking over the kitchen. But... so useful, no?!<br />
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Also, a new(ish) arrangement of prints above my desk. The one top right is from the wonderful <a href="http://gardenbookclub.tictail.com/" target="_blank">garden book club</a>, the 'Curiouser and curiouser' print can be found <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/231293960/curiouser-and-curiouser-alice-in" target="_blank">here</a>, and the geometric one will soon be in the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SuperDuperThings" target="_blank">shop</a>.<br />
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We're so enjoying these long, hot lazy weekend days. I need to be more careful though, got the silliest shaped sunburn yesterday when I missed some of my back with the suncream!Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18277732200893723884noreply@blogger.com3