tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33224064120091404162024-03-14T07:25:37.338+00:00The Bird's NestAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09416375494819568888noreply@blogger.comBlogger532125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322406412009140416.post-48059196869054338572014-02-24T01:00:00.001+00:002014-02-24T01:00:55.506+00:00It's been one of those days....<br />
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Birdie love!<br />
xxxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09416375494819568888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322406412009140416.post-56185959564610251092014-02-23T01:14:00.001+00:002014-02-23T01:14:57.539+00:00right now...<br />
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<li>I recently heard Prince's "Purple Rain" and "When Doves Cry" for the first time ever in my life...despite being classics in their own rights, I never really made time to hear them or willing to based on the snippets I have heard. Byt I was blown away. And the immense pleasure of hearing all the notes, beats and quivers were just awesome! You're never too ol to make discoveries!</li>
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<li>it's been three weeks since getting back from my holiday trip to Orlando, Florida (blog posts to follow!) and it already feels like I've never left! Apart from the few mementos, photos and memories to look back on, it really was a great time and a great reminder of my love for travelling. It re-lit the fire in me and already planning a few trips well into 2015 with a family one to Norway which is looking to be a great experience - fingers crossed!</li>
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<li>I'm in the process of saving up for the forthcoming release of the Lego Simpsons' House and Ghostbusters headquarters...saw them in the Lego shop in Downtown Disney and I know I will need them in my life! sooooo awesome!</li>
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<li>Life is ever-changing and of late, certainly is rolling forward more so than ever. Where once, things were unclear, are now becoming startling so, where things were once a no became a yes and what was deep becomes deeper. Life is a strange creature!</li>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09416375494819568888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322406412009140416.post-251933820082022852014-02-10T22:49:00.000+00:002014-02-10T22:49:19.016+00:00Valentines -craft share!Valentines - love it or hate it, you cannot really ignore it!<br />
And so, if you hve a partner or just treating yourself to a little self loving, here's some lovely crafted items for your consideration!<br />
Remember...crafty love is for life, not just for valentines!<br />
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necklace the LEGO plates make the clasp, so to put the necklace on just
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Simple idea but so brilliantly executed! So in love with this necklace!<br />
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Cheesey but brilliant...especially for my bacon/fry-up loving hubby!<br />
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perfect for the book lovers in your life (like me! *wink wink!*)And an added bonus of being upcycled too, this beautiful piece captures what words simpy doesnt!<br />
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We all know Valentines tends to be all about the...well....you know...*nudge-nudge, wink-wink!*<br />
And this is adorably sweet! Being an old hand when it comes to the Dom and fetish world, this garter set is perfect and unique for I've not seen anything like this yet! I want!<br />
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<br />For the more macabre and morbid lovers out there, you can't go far wrong with these beautifully embroidered anatomical heart cards! I love the vintage style design and the photo corners are the perfect finishing touch!<br />
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<br />no matter who you are or where you are in this crazy world, or how you celebrate Valentines day, just remember - someone loves you!<br />
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Birdie love!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09416375494819568888noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322406412009140416.post-9706770466452103352014-01-26T15:30:00.000+00:002014-01-26T15:30:01.250+00:00insta-who?Bonjour!<br />
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I hope you well!<br />
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If you are a regular reader, you might be aware of my Instagram account and may even follow it from time to time!<br />
I love taking pictures and Instagram for me, is like a photo-blog, a medium I can record my own day to day little memories<br />
But there are some great instagrams out there for you to follow if you are an instagram user!<br />
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<a href="http://instagram.com/beckybedbug">instagram.com/beckybedbug</a><br />
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Kooky and cool, Becky's instagram captures some awesome little pieces of her life...such as her Bellatrix Estrange dress (do go and see it!) and her collection of shoes, make-up (which she reviews on her blog) and books!<br />
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<a href="http://instagram.com/henpinn">instagram.com/henpinn</a><br />
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This is the instagram account that goes hand in hand with the popular henhousehomemade blog...the pictures are sublime and beautifully set up to feature hand made felt jewellery and eye-dazzling quilts...A great pick-me-up site to browse and feel it lift your spirits!<br />
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<a href="http://instagram.com/twinkiechan">instagram.com/twinkiechan</a><br />
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Yes, this is the girl who knits and crochets food! If you can't get enough of her yummy-tastic bog, then shuffle over to her instagram and take in more happy, perky piccies of her work, her wonderful face and scrummy food....as well as her cuddly doggy, Bibi!<br />
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<a href="http://instagram.com/allyebdon">instagram.com/allyebdon</a><br />
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This is perhaps one of the best secrets out there in the blog world, Ally runs a little blog called Now Thats Pretty and I cannot recommend enough thatbyou drop everything and go have a nosey...now! (but do come back!) so creative and talented in ways that leaves me green beyond green..Ally's blog and her recently started Instagram is just a wonderzone of delights. Do go see the picture of her handbaked golden snitch macarons with the awesome Monster book of Monsters you see in the Harry Potter movies...just amazing....and the recent pictures of the cut-out Sherlock dress....sublime!<br />
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<a href="http://instagram.com/citybirdie">instagram.com/citybirdie</a><br />
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And then there is this one created by....me!<br />
*blushes*<br />
Sometimes I feel I can convey more in a picture than a blog update!<br />
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Do feel free to check these lovely people out and leave your own instagram account details for me to check out! I do love a good look around!<br />
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Birdie Love<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09416375494819568888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322406412009140416.post-83142183565431914812014-01-24T03:00:00.000+00:002014-01-24T03:00:02.831+00:00Sleep - craft shareHello!<br />
I hope you are well, fine and dandy and your day is rolling on by nicely!<br />
I bring to you another craft share this time, focusing on the the theme of "sleep"...something I've been getting very little of late!<br />
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Whether you get little or plenty of it, sleep is something we all need...like these lovely pieces to follow...!<br />
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Simple, naively sweet and with a rustic edge due to the stamped lettering , this piece just so cute!<br />
Ive seen several variations to this little quote but this one in its' embroidery hoop and the little details like the heart for me, is the best of the lot!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="PATTERN Go the F-ck to Sleep Baby Customizable Cross Stitch" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/010/0/6344194/il_570xN.457081746_ipeo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr>
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I'm sure every parent at one stage or another have thought this after countless nights of no sleep whilst looking after the baby<br />
I love the fact whilst this remains cute overall with its baby-related border, the over all message is one all adults can relate too!<br />
....I have a feeling I will be cross stitching this for a few people in the near future, judging at the rate everyone around me is getting pregnant!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Breakfasts at Tiffany's inspired sleeping mask. Available in Blue , Sleeping mask,Mask Bridal mask,Elegant mask, Birthday, Christmas Gift..." src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/031/0/7108491/il_570xN.511143557_bnq6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr>
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So cute! I love those lashes and little pearl at the corner of each eye!<br />
I love the scene where Audrey Hepburn's character comes home late in the morning after another night out and proceeds to bed, complete with wearing ear plugs and an eye-mask completely with eyelashes....I could never forget such a sight!<br />
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Oh to be a cat!<br />
Think about it....they eat, they sleep and do little else in life!<br />
As this "puuuuur-fect" necklace shows....sorry!<br />
I love the kitty's little paws!<br />
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Awwww! So beautiful and sweet.<br />
I just love that little cub nestled into his mummy's arms. Just love, love, love this piece!<br />
Beautiful!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">These slumbering sweeties are holding on to each other so they don't drift apart in their dreams. Their magnetized paws keep them together; also, one is clutching a starfish, the other a scallop for an after-snooze snack</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 25px;">What a brilliantly cute idea!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 25px;">So original and well executed! And a nice reference to Otters who do, sleep holding hands with their loved ones!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Doodlebug Dud's sleeping bags are great for the pets that love to burrow. Does your pet love to snuggle under your blankets? Are they always trying to get under the clothes or blankies on the couch? Well, now they can have thier very own sack to snuggle in. </span><br />
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It's not just us humans who like our beds, our four legged friends do too!<br />
I can totally see my bunny loving this, hoping in and out as he has a good rummage around inside then lying down to snuggle!<br />
There's something so darling seeing this little doggy in his own sleeping bag!<br />
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I can't do a craft share without sneaking in a Totoro piece from time to time can I?<br />
I know myself and a few friends who regularly reads this blog would go gaga for this piece!<br />
Look at those eyes!<br />
Those ears!<br />
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And now, can i present to you the best thing since sliced bread....<br />
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A slice of Pizza sleeping bag with veggy-shaped cushions!<br />
As you can see, the crust is the pillow, then you slip yourself between the tomato and cheese topping and the base to snuggle in.....bliss!<br />
I cant stop looking at this fabulous piece! So witty and brilliantly designed and made isn't it?<br />
I love that broccoli cushion!<br />
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Isn't Sleep so exciting?!<br />
You can sleep in a giant pizza slice, whilst holding hands with your loved one like otters, wearing your Totoro eyemask......<br />
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Maybe not!<br />
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Birdie Love as always!<br />
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Birdie Love<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09416375494819568888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322406412009140416.post-85913578852875736382014-01-19T12:00:00.000+00:002014-01-19T12:00:02.948+00:00Mikimoto Kitty<br />
<img alt="Hello Kitty Pearl Necklace" src="http://www.incrediblethings.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hello-kitty-pearl-necklace-1.jpg" /><br />
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Mikimoto.....perhaps the best and highly desired pearls in the world which can sell for mega bucks...<br />
I wore at my wedding my nan's Mikimoto pearls so they are special to me and I know one day I will inherit them as they are too, my birthstone. Wearing them on the day just was too scary as I know they were so expensive!<br />
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But I digress....Mikimoto has released a somewhat-cool range of pearls themed around our most loved, mouthless kitty...Hello Kitty!<br />
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The necklace above is going for around $278,000......<br />
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let that sink in<br />
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*tumble weed rolls by*<br />
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It sunken in yet? Good!<br />
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I think I will stick to my Hello Kitty lip balms from primark...at £2, they are a bit more affordable!<br />
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Birdie Love!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09416375494819568888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322406412009140416.post-79890785639009777162014-01-18T21:37:00.000+00:002014-01-18T21:37:00.403+00:00today...<br />
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Make it a good day today!<br />
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Birdie Love<br />
xxx<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09416375494819568888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322406412009140416.post-6962949763425004812014-01-17T10:30:00.000+00:002014-01-17T10:30:01.529+00:00Crafty Shop Spotlight - Pop & Moo<br />
Hello there!<br />
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I bring to you a new feature on this blog which I hope to make a regular appearance!<br />
I been doing craft shares for a while now and they have been a popular feature on this blog and deservingly so! There are thousands of wonderful craftsters out there making wondering things that deserve a shout out and a share to the world...but sometimes you come across not one product, or two, or even three that catches your attention but a whole shop!<br />
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So Crafty Shop Spotlight aims to now bring your attention to some of the best little online shops hidden in the corners of the web, and their awesome wares for your delight and hopefully purchases...'cos you simply can't live without that kawaii little thing that caught your eye!<br />
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So without further ado, I shine the spotlight on...<br />
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WIth a banner this cute, it's looking awesome already!<br />
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It was these lovely little kitty flats that caught my attention first whilst casually browsing....and immediately I had to check these out. Cute, quirky but subtle at the same time, something I very much appreciate about these shoes. Not in-your-face cute overload but tastefully done...I give these a thumbs up and decided to look deeper into Pop & Moo to see what else is on display....<br />
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Clicking on the "About" link, I was able to see just what Pop & Mo is about and it's inspiration....<br />
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<span style="line-height: 25px;"><span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>"If I ever come back in another life I want to be a well loved cat".</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>A saying my family has always said. A well loved cat really has it all, cuteness, play, relaxing, love, happiness.</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I wanted a slice of a cats life in this life so left an office job and dived head first into Etsy and, inspired by my two own well loved kitties Pop & Moo, my shop was born and it's filled with everything that is good about a happy cats life...</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Cuteness, fun, happiness and joy!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Always be yourself and don't let anyone tell you otherwise xx"</b></span></div>
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With "Cuteness, fun, happiness and joy" ringing in my ears, i really do think it sums up the shop very well and all its lovely little pieces!<br />
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Dawwwwwwwwww! Look at his little face!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Felt teabag necklace / Cute kawaii unique jewellery / Statement womens ribbon tie jewelery / Kitsch accessory by Pop and Moo." src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/011/0/7687581/il_570xN.416245140_4mbj.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr>
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I'm so in love with this little chappy! unusual and so delightful, especially with his little dickie bow!<br />
What a wonderful productive and amazing imagination!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Cute iPad cover / Polka dot kawaii tablet sleeve / Felt bones case / Adorable cream and blue gadget pouch by Pop and Moo." src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/013/0/7687581/il_570xN.416253161_izir.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/120561635/cute-ipad-cover-polka-dot-kawaii-tablet?ref=shop_home_active_1">bones iPad case cover</a></td></tr>
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I reckon that bone in the middle is the funny bone....geddit?! *groans*....i never said I was good at jokes y'know!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/155098389/kawaii-bunny-shoe-clips-kitsch-footwear?ref=shop_home_active_2">kawaii bunny shoe clips</a></td></tr>
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I've never been persuaded by shoe clips but these could just about do it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/150168615/cute-mary-janes-kawaii-tea-and-cake?ref=shop_home_active_14">tea and cake mary-janes</a></td></tr>
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I need these in my wardrobe......so bad!....<br />
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Pop & Moo got this cute, fluffy cloud design on several product lines from shoes to necklace....I just adore her little happy face with the bow and the blue background!<br />
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I love the colours used!<br />
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Having looked around Pop & Moo, I adore the shop and its pieces.<br />
They been well thought out and designed and clearly a lot of time and effort been spent thinking on the colour-ways and developing the characters so they each had a twinkle in their eye!<br />
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All too often , its very easy to go overboard with cute and kawaii designs, and start overloading designs with bright, garish colours and sparkles....Pop & Moo has kept restrained and let the simplictiy of the design remain the cuteness factor with carefully selected colour schemes which I actually like very much.<br />
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The best features for me of the shop certainly was the shoes! I adore how the designs elevated the accessory to a whole new level! In fact, I'm pretty sure I've seen a pair showcased in my favourite craft magazine "Mollie Makes"....hmmm...!<br />
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Do give Pop & Moo a look around! I think you will adore it as much as I did and as a fellow Brit', I'd like to give a shout out to Pop & Moo and say Well done! Keep up the creativity and the awesomeness!<br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/PopandMoo">click here for Pop & Moo shop</a><br />
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Until next time, where I bring you another awesome shop...<br />
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Bye!<br />
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Birdie Love<br />
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I've learnt a long time ago to not bother with resolutions.<br />
Its that old cliche of new year, new me....off to the gym and lose weight and by February, you've fallen off the bandwagon and never to reattempt to get back on until the following new year....whilst feeling very angry and disgusted in yourself during the mean time.<br />
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To me, personal goals are set all the time, some big one and some small, Once they are achieved, a new one takes its place that is relevant to you at that time. You've no way of knowing what the year will bring so planning as you is the better way to do it I've found and the pressure is less and more realistic.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Design and produce new pieces for Bird's Nest</span><br />
I now got some inspirations and themes stockpiled around my house and in my mind! Its about time I get something down on paper and out to the world for others to see what I'm about....and how crazy/weird/kooky I am!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">To Blog Regularly!</span><br />
There are times where I am quiet here, simply because I am busy or I am tired and need space or nothing to say. But overall I kept posting over 2013 and want to continue that into 2014....it keeps me sane and I've met some amazing people through it!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">To focus more on my photography</span><br />
Through the bad times in recent years, I've found my rekindled passion for photography. It expressed thoughts and feelings where words cannot and it forces me to re-look around and hone in on the smallest but most wonderful details that make up our lives and show what an amazing life I have. I want to play with more camera effects and models and capture more around me...there's so much to see in this crazy world of ours!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta; font-size: large;">To sell my wares at least one craft fair in 2014</span><br />
Its all very well designing and making things but you do need to sell them at some point! I be happy with doing at least one craft fair this year....they are more stressful than you realise you know!<br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">Use social media and the internet less</span><br />
The internet is a strange and addictive beast. I recent did a post on this blog about the dangers and experiences I've had of social media (you can read it by clicking <a href="http://hanaria.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/social-media-sites-lessons-learnt-and.html">here</a> ) The truth is, life is the best reality to experience in all its painful and beautiful details. reading other people's status and seeing how much of a great time they are having when you aren't is a little soul-destroying for all of us deep down....but we are making judgement calls on other people's "high-light reels". We do not need to put ourselves through the ordeal of feeling worst coming off the laptop....we did fine without the internet at one point you know! Also it's very easy to spend hours on the internet and it does take hours to do blog updates at times! Isn't that time better used else where? I'm happier away from the laptop and facebook and I'm ok with that.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta; font-size: large;">To eat less meat</span><br />
Meat is expensive and as a planet, we are struggling to keep up with the demand. Its too easy to plonker a huge slab of meat on the plate and them squeeze in a tiny bit of veg around the sides. Whereas our health and fitness and well being requires to eat more fruit and veg than we actually do. By reducing the intake of meat, I hope it to force me to eat more fruit and veg and to be creative in my cooking and thinking outside the comfortable box whilst taking care to select the meat i do eat is well sourced and well respected.<br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">See friends and family and arrange social events more</span><br />
Its too easy to shut yourself away at times. Due to my mental health, there was a time where I needed to be around people constantly which wasnt healthy. Then I went the other way and shut myself off....I just wish to readjust the balance a tiny bit more. I always have more fun than I realise and creating happy times and memories is just the best thing ever!<br />
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So! there you have it!<br />
What are your hopes and goals for 2014?<br />
Do share! I'd love to know!<br />
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Birdie Love<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09416375494819568888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322406412009140416.post-12321045679420982372014-01-11T02:48:00.003+00:002014-01-11T02:48:56.928+00:00Unicorn craft share!Hello!<br />
First craft share of the new year!<br />
And I bring you...Unicorns!<br />
What's not to love?!<br />
Every girl's dream pet!<br />
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just how amazing is this piece?! Just stunning and I adore how the different material mediums work together here, especially the wool hair and the dreamy eyelashes....<br />
The little girl I was, would have loved this on her bedroom wall!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Smells just exactly like real imaginary unicorn farts! Which smell like spearmint and pink cotton candy, everybody knows that. - LongWinterSoap Co</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Viktorija's shop "andsmile" is really worth checking out, I'm in love with her little drawings and badges of select movie and music personalities such as David Bowie! So super cute!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/108426743/unicorn-headband-pinwheel?ref=sr_gallery_32&ga_search_query=unicorn&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=GB&ga_search_type=all">unicorn headband</a></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">BangBangCrash has some brilliant animal costumes, onesies and accessories beyond your wildest imagination...I think they will be featured again soon in another craft share! Its just that awesome!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">I think I got a secret desire to dress up as a unicorn one day....but don't tell anyone!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 25px;">I cant do a craft share and not sneak in a movie reference piece somewhere!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 25px;">Blade Runner was a childhood movie of mine when I was growing up. My dad let me watched it quite young and although i didnt have an actual clue what was going on, the film was so beautiful, the clothing and fashion both so futuristic and retro....I loved it!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 25px;">Rutger Hauer was my favourite actor growing up as he was in this film as well as my classic favourite "Lady Hawke"....man he was a dream boat!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">But the one thing I remember from Blade Runner? The man who left little origami when he leaves a place...as the film now has a huge cult following, there's </span>speculations<span style="font-family: inherit;"> that these pieces each had meanings</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You can read one of the many articles out there <a href="http://br-insight.com/1998/10/24/what-is-the-significance-of-the-unicorn/">here</a></span><br />
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But the Unicorn was always my favourite so to see this piece out there being made....total kudos! *thumbs up*<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/163909480/unicorn-headband-hair-band-pink-or-white?ref=sr_gallery_7&ga_search_query=unicorn&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=GB&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=all">unicorn headband</a></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">I've been a long term fan of Janine Basil's work and it isn't hard to see why! She predominantly works with glitter! go take a looksy at her shop!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Janine is a rainbow haired, british girl who is pretty much working my dream job of playing and creating pretty things with sparkles and glitter! Follow her on Instagram, her pictures always cheer you up! (and to see what colour she has dyed her hair today!)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">If I wasn't so broke, I be buying her pieces every month! (yeah, you can tell </span></span><span style="font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 25px;">I've</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;"> got a bit of a crush can't you? *looks embarassed*)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">I hope to do a </span></span><span style="font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 25px;">separate</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;"> feature post on her pieces as they really are amazing and deserve a shout out at every opportunity!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">For me, this unicorn hits the spot with the theme for this post! I mean, when we think of Unicorns, we think ultimately of an image like this!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/174727151/pastel-purple-unicorn-necklace-unicorn?ref=sr_gallery_13&ga_search_query=unicorn&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=GB&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=all">pastel purple unicorn cameo</a></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Temporal Flux has some of my favourite necklaces on Etsy including this sweetly coloured cameo necklace! It really is worth checking out the shop and look over the rest of the beautiful pieces in store.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">You can see more pretties like these! (i got my eye on that test tube rack necklace!)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">"This magical headdress is themed after my favorite childhood movie, The Last Unicorn"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">I can see myself doing a burlesque routine wearing this magnificent baby!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">I love the colours and that crystal trim...and those feathers.....in fact I love everything about this!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/162846330/despicable-me-inspired-unicorn-made-to?ref=sr_gallery_19&ga_search_query=unicorn&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=GB&ga_page=9&ga_search_type=all">despicable me inspired unicorn</a></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">"Its so Fluffy!"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">If you are a Minion lover like me, you will recognise this little fella as Agnes's cuddly pet unicorn that was so fluffy....well...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Having seen some of the fluffy unicorns out there, I can say this is one of the best ones out there!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">The detailing in the knit is just brilliant and so tactile that you just want to touch it! I just love this unique touch! Very nicely done!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/121693440/unicorn-and-rainbow-panties-knickers?ref=sr_gallery_44&ga_search_query=unicorn&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=GB&ga_page=17&ga_search_type=all">unicorn and rainbow panties</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 25px;">I adore Knickerrocker's shop...I'm hoping to eventually save up to purchase me some of their beauties!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 25px;">I mean c'mon!...</span></span><br />
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Have you made any resolutions, goals or plans for this coming year and the years after?<br />
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xxxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09416375494819568888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322406412009140416.post-45723094518981851522014-01-02T03:50:00.002+00:002014-01-02T03:50:53.541+00:00Just to wish you a...<br />
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xxxAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09416375494819568888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322406412009140416.post-29929857535049142702013-12-28T03:57:00.000+00:002013-12-28T03:57:01.465+00:00Social media sites - Lessons learnt and happiness gained.<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope you all been enjoying your christmas and holiday break!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've very much have, enjoying quality time with the family, overeating and becoming intimate friends with the tv!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">And like I always think every year, "Gee! Christmas is over helluva quick again!"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It also given me time this year to analyse my recent thoughts and disillusionment of the world and the general feeling of being lost. I know I'm not alone in this.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Friends and close ones confirm they too have similar thoughts from time to time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One aspect of my thoughts lie on how social media has become such a negative experience for us all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I recently come across a post on mnmlist.com which you can read by clicking <a href="http://mnmlist.com/">here</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well written and thought through, it was a piece I could identify with....social websites such as Facebook, Twitter and the likes along with Pinterest, Instagram and the millions of blogs out there, as the article from mnmlist says; </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 30px;">I read a blog post, or a magazine article, about someone doing something interesting: traveling, using a new productivity system, doing a new kind of workout, brewing artisinal coffee, making bread. And then I want to do that too.</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 30px;">And I think we all do this. We all read inspirational things, or hear about them from a friend, and fantasize about ourselves doing the same thing.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 30px;">This is often a good thing — inspiration is good, right? Learning from others is definitely good. But this inspiration can often cause me to forget about what I’ve learnt, and soon I’m heading down a new path, buying a lot of things to support my new pursuit … only to abandon this pursuit when I've read something else. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 30px;">Isn't it all distracting? Making us lose our focus and drive in our own lives whilst looking and comparing someone </span>else's<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 30px;">?"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 30px;">As a great quote go...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">With these points in mind, combined with another article that hit closer to home...Are these social sites provoking unnecessary emotions and thoughts inside of us?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Another well written article, one that i think is hitting the nail on the head and identifying a problem previously not identified in society as much as I think it needs to be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"The researchers found that one in three people felt worse after visiting the site and more dissatisfied with their lives, while people who browsed without contributing were affected the most.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is something I can empathize with from my own personal experiences. How many of us succumb in our weaker moments to "stalking" out friends or even worst, our enemies over the many social sites out there? How many of us pour over the many holiday snaps, date night pictures and wonderful life moments these people put up for people like us to analyse and assess just how happy they indeed are, and how "wonderful" they advertise their life to be?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had an incident of harassment via twitter several years back. In parts, my behaviour and theirs and the situation that caused it all to fester and come about was to blame but it went too far. Very personal comments went up and at one point my facebook statuses were copied and pasted word for word (despite blocking me, which was a clear indicator there was some cyber stalking going on) for all to see on twitter...a media site I refused to used from day one as I didn't like how the freedom of speech act was severely abused and misunderstood. The fall out was huge...I trusted no one. The police at one point was getting dangerously involved and friends and family did not like the situation at all. And it made me in all honesty as bad as the stalker at one point. There, all over her cyber history were these comments that became so thinly veiled that even friends could tell it was directed at, and were about myself. (bless them, they were good friends for how they dealt with it)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It took months and a lot of beating myself up and soul searching and it was so easy to be consumed with constant checking on twitter, facebook and all the sites to make sure nothing more was said after speaking to the person's partner and hoping it was dealt with and reassured it was. The hyper alert state I was in was exhausting...and it must have been equally exhausted for the person who was putting these comments up. Hate is so consuming for whatever reasons that caused the flame to ignite. I ironically still very much miss and love the person concerned but the trust is long gone. Who knows what will happen...I just give them as much space as I can afford and besides, I had bigger things to deal with that took prominence over my life like dealing with the aftermaths of a severe head injury and so on...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I now left it behind, I've long since stopped checking twitter and all the social media sites concerning this person. It just kept bringing up all the hurts and feelings and the situation can be as raw as only yesterday....besides I know that the comments posted and the pictures displayed means nothing of what the life behind the screen is actually like. Pictures tell a thousand words but they can all be wrong. A person can smile a false smile, a glorious holiday snap doesnt reveal the true state of how much someone had to work and sacrifice to be there in that moment the picture was taken. Words posted up in anger aren't necessarily the ones you actually think and feel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In a way, I'm grateful for the experience that occurred, no matter how painful. I've taken things on board and learnt lessons. I do not need to or wish to know what that person now gets up to, or whether they post comments concerning myself or others up. I do not really care if they follow or read what I put up, including this blog post or say ill things. I simply wish them well. I feel no need to check them and the many others out over the web. I dont use facebook or social media very much anymore apart from Instagram which I very much enjoy taking photos and I do not part with anything uncomfortably personal there. I feel more happier for it and stabler emotionally and less distracted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Think twice before you post a nasty, negative comment on a social media site...after all you create and destroy your own reputation and can isolate yourself from friends who will see it and think twice about trusting or talking to you. The damages you inflict are often far beyond what you comprehend and it often comes back at you more than you think.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Far more importantly, assess yourself on why you are using social media sites and are you using them well? Do you constantly throughout the day check facebook on your phone? Why? and what is the point? How many comments and statuses you actually read makes any difference to you?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Are you walking away feeling fulfilled or deep down, feeling jealous and that you are a failure for living a life less "ordinary" as perceived by you and what the millions of users out there want you to perceive? It is all very well to be inspired by what others put up but the moment it distracts you from getting anything actually done or thinking straight...is that now a good thing?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Can you simply be happier with checking social media sites a little less often and simply just live the one wild and blessed life you are given?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After all, the only real life that is happening now as we speak is the one that is through your own eyes and not through a impersonal, distorted screen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wishing you a safe cyber journey and a happy life.</span></div>
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I recently got round to crossing somersetting off my wish list and made for my grandad's birthday, some chocolate and Guinness cupcakes with cream cheese frosting...<br />
the recipe was taken from Nigella which you can find by clicking <a href="http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/chocolate-guinness-cake-3086">here</a><br />
Its so very yummy and the flavour is just amplified by the Guinness which gives it incredible depth and richness...I think you need bake and taste it yourself to appreciate how words cannot capture its flavours!<br />
I will say that for the third time since making a cake to Nigella's recipe, it's been the third time that the frosting has gone wrong.<br />
You read the quantities going into the cake frosting for all three vastly different cakes and you think "Wait...how much liquid is going into this?!"....cue sloppy frosting that slides off the damn thing....Nigella's recipes are excellent for the cakes themselves but I never trust the recipes for frostings so use at your risk - try reducing some of the "wet" ingredients to help, you can always add more if too dry.<br />
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I made my hair into a hair bow inspired by hello kitty! And I can't believe my hair actually did what it was suppose to for once!<br />
A hair sculpture! Teamed with a new blue dress that's very 50's....I automatically gone for the pin-up look baby! (hence the typical pin-up "cheese cake" facial expressions....ahem....sorry about that!)<br />
I think a future will be coming as well as a link or three on how you can do this yourself!<br />
I went to my Christmas party that night and knew I looked good and the compliments that came, confirmed that!<br />
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Christmas makes me think of sugar and spices and a recent meal out where I had churros for dessert has left me appreciating a sugar and cinnamon dusted fried dough....who wouldn't?!<br />
So one night, the temptation was strong, will power was weak and I was in a creative mood, i set about making churros myself and have to say, these were a great success! They are hand rolled then fried in a little oil as opposed to piped out, hence their "gnarly" looks but they still got all the flavour especially after being double rolled in the sugar/cinnamon mix......DEVINE!<br />
A bit time consuming - especially since I had to fry them in a small pan, watched carefully as I don't have a fryer and have notoriously bad luck with oil, but these babies can be easily made once you have the confidence and the art of controlling the oil...do give these a go!<br />
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I made this quilt! My first ever quilt! I gave it to my mum...and that there is a slice of my dad's home baked Victoria sponge....the man is a gifted baker! Seriously, you cannot believe how good his food tastes!<br />
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A Dave from a Dave!<br />
A friend called Dave gave me Dave the minion for christmas....I've banned myself from buying myself any minion related goodies until I go to Universal Studios next month and visit the minion labs there. Otherwise I would have gone overboard by now....Dave is my favourite Minion, just that sweet and shy nature with his back to back craziness is endearing and adorable and to be gifted him from a good mate is all the more excellent!<br />
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Making regular trips out at the moment to catch up with friends and exchange gifts with everyone, I think this year has taught me who my dear ones are to me and even though we can't always be there for each other all the time, I know they are there...its quality over quantity and I've learn to relax with that. You can't always have a crazy and active social life...it isnt real and you need a break!<br />
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I love this picture....it really does for me sum up its the little things in life that gets you smiling and happy!...Like tiny gold star sprinkles on top of your hot chocolate!<br />
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A painting I did in about 3 or so hours from start to finish of a friend's doberman as a christmas gift for her. Hope she will like it! I'm not 100% happy with it but considering its the first time I've painted in ages, I think it's pretty good going and a confidence boost in a way.<br />
I know I can paint and draw better than this but my hands need to re-learn how to hold a pencil or a paintbrush and my eyes need to remember how to look and gauge shadows and lines.<br />
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I hope you are all well - please do link me to your instagram/blog pages! I love to see them!<br />
You can see my instagram account <a href="http://instagram.com/citybirdie">here</a><br />
Im on there as citybirdie<br />
be great to see you!<br />
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Birdie Love<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09416375494819568888noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322406412009140416.post-29352242336229549022013-12-07T18:11:00.001+00:002013-12-07T18:11:41.515+00:00My baby!<br />
My belovable fur-baby took his first little bunny steps outside today!<br />
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He had on a little harness that allowed me to attach a lead and escort him out side for the first time! he goes outside in our courtyard to play in the summer but I wanted to take him outside directly more often especially since we got a small park next to our house where dogs are not allowed inside.<br />
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Hopefully he will get more confident and used to the harness then we can get him out a bit more and exploring the world which would be great for him especially as he is a very curious little character!<br />
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Awwww....im so happy he done so well!<br />
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Birdie love<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09416375494819568888noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322406412009140416.post-30704057119559498152013-12-05T00:18:00.002+00:002013-12-05T00:18:10.137+00:00Oh Comely's care package swap - my story! A dear friend of mine posted on her facebook about a forthcoming project hosted by Oh Comely magazine and immediately I was interested and signed up there and then.<br />
Several weeks later I had an email with the details of my swap-partner and began to assemble her package following the little guide sent to everyone...<br />
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Be creative – if you include a letter you might even start a pen-friendship! Inject it with colours, scents, flavours; make something that you would be pleased to receive. Think outside the - dare we say it - box, and most importantly have fun."</div>
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my partner who you can see is called Jenny had a box full of goodies including a sugar mouse, fat quarter of christmas fabric (she loves crafty stuff), tiny christmas themed cookie cutters, fingerless fox gloves, a slice of flapjack and some designer chocolate, some teabags, some fabric jewelry made by me and a book...i know there was more but cannot recall!<br />
I had a great time pulling together all the little bits i think Jenny would like and then writing why I picked them!<br />
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Off it went into the post for her and soon I myself had one in the post for me!<br />
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Ooooooooh! Exciting! Love getting parcels! (excuse my most un-christmassy, halloween themed socks)<br />
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From Jenny, I received an awesome little package! The hand warmers and slipper socks have certainly came handy with this recent cold snap! the box so carefully packed with that beautiful spotty tissue paper and the waft of vanilla from the yankee candle incense card was just delicious!<br />
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I so love this parcel swap scheme! Not only was it fun to flex your creative muscle and pull together a thoughtful parcel for a stranger, it was just as fun to receive something back! Seeing all the picture on Oh Comely's facebook and twitter pages of people parcels and gifts is so exciting and some of the creativity that gone into them has just been amazing!<br />
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I can't wait to do this all over again! I wish there was more of these projects outside of the festive period, it would be lovely to share the love all year around!<br />
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Birdie Love<br />
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There isn't a theme but just some beautiful little pieces out there that caught my eye and this time, they are from Folksy - I want to promote home grown talent that create and work here on the British shores! Etsy has all the limelight and deservedly so, but i want to give it's crafty British cousin a shout out!<br />
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This is so beautiful in such a delicate and ethereal way and I cant believe its made from a bed sheet!<br />
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I'm not always a sculpture or figurines person, but for Miss Lily-Mae....I could make an exception!<br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f4; color: #404040; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">William White's beautifully created snowflake earrings are stunningly simple, clean and so delicately beautiful! They very much capture the ambiance of winter and its snowy flurries. I very much can't stop thinking of these little beauties!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f4; color: #404040; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The thing that stood out for me was Diane Butcher's choice of colours and fabrics for her brooch. the blue is just stunning and the ruffled edge just makes you want to reach out and touch it so bad! The design and embroidery of the moth is just a beautiful touch. Such a wonderfully tactile piece you can see staying in your jewellery box for years to come.</span></span>
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f4; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">"My girls are always colouring in and this handy skirt means that they always have all of the crayons they want within reaching distance."</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">I adore that shade of green and that lilac contrasts it like heather on the moors...such a wonderful, earth selection of tones that makes you want to snuggle into its warmth. And Rachel Collins who created this, </span><span style="line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">couldn't</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> have said it better...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">My primary school class mates thought all HB pencils belonged to me as my initials were too, HB. Little did they actually know it stood for the grade of the pencil lead...not that I would correct them as my pencil case was forever full and I have some pretty cool pencils too! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #404040; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">Because of this, this little pencil necklace made by Abi Watkins, it just endears to me very much. Isn't it the sweetest little thing?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">Please do check out these wonderful craftsters' work galleries for more examples of their talents and others on Folksy! There's some amazing talent on this little island and it all deserves a special shout out!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #404040; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">Nice work everyone and keep it up and keep that crafty flag flying for Britain!</span></span><br />
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I had a brilliant time taking my family away for an activity weekend in a little luxury lodge. I worked hard and saved money and paid for it and made sure everyone had a great time. We did horse-riding, archery, fencing and tree-top assault course as well as swimming and have spa treatments. One the sunday we had a huge christmas-style dinner as we knew we werent going to see each other much over the festive month and had presents I gave to everyone and enjoyed table top games, home baked food such as the profiteroles by me and the bagels by my very excellent dad! It was a great weekend and a great time building memories and good times! I'm proud of myself for organising and pulling off what was a great little get-away!<br />
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Went with my godson for his first ever visit to Santa!....he was more fascinated by the lights than the man himself...!<br />
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Went out with my girlies for a girly lunch which was brilliant as always especially to catch up with them and consume lots of wonderful food!<br />
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I really been enjoying this change in the seasons, especially with my mind set of looking and taking in the small things for what they are and enjoying the beauty they offer. Be it natural beauty...<br />
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I got to meet one of my heroes a few days ago! I'm so happy I got that chance!<br />
I met Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, a British celebrity chef, tv personality, journalist, food writer and campaigner for "real food" and the owner of River Cottage franchise/restaurants. He inspired a lot of my cooking to date, and because of him I now always look and ask where does my food come from, the welfare of animals as after all healthy animals gives good meat and to date he is the sole reason why supermarkets now primarily stock free range chicken and eggs. He knows we cant be organic and vegetarian but he asks us to respect all food and enjoy it at its best. He also for me, inspired seasonal cooking. Why would you cook something pass it's best our of its growing season and we are all so badly out of touch with where and when our food comes to us. Total respect to this man! plus...he loved my hair! (i had a fan-crush and blurted out "I dyed it for you Hugh!" total cringe-fest!)<br />
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Birdie Love to you all<br />
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"I made this for folks like me, many of whom are still living with shame, guilt, and fear (many of the responses I've received have mentioned similar suicide pacts). I'm aiming to get this out into the public consciousness, because while most facts people know actually come from hearing them in stories, updated information takes decades to filter back into new stories, as most writers cover the same ground with what they learned from others' stories. Eskimos don't have a crazy number of words for 'snow,' sharks don't have to keep swimming to live, Mister Rogers wasn't a fighter pilot, and victims of child sexual abuse don't become offenders. We'd need a new word to out-class the present epidemic if they did because the incidence stats are horrifying."<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />— Dean Trippe</div>
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I grew up loving comic art in the recent years, appreciating comics more for their actual written contents and story lines but this one just captures the very reason why comics are an excellent medium to capture and explain those difficult and awful things such as abuse. I very much love and associate that feeling of an invisible gun next to your head, that whole "dead man walking " feeling...Just a brilliant piece and I salute Dean Trippe for the brave and amazing man he is.<br />
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A beautiful 25 year old bride called Meredith Hendrix had posted her wedding shots up on Tumblr...nothing unusual so far until you learn that Meredith wedding was to her wife, Kat Jackson <span style="font-family: inherit;">and the sad twist to the big day was Meredith had to walk down the aisle alone without her father or mother as her <span style="background-color: white;">'stoically religious' parents had refused an invitation to the wedding.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">"</span><span style="background-color: white;">A lesbian whose religious parents refused to come to her wedding has instead received support from tens of thousands of internet users after posting beautiful photographs of the day online." - daily mail</span></span><br />
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"<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">I posted these wedding photos because this was the most amazing day of my life. I’ve been married for about two months, and goddammit, it has been just the best, you know? Like, this woman, in these photographs? She’s incredible. She’s unreal. She’s kind and she’s thoughtful and she’s everything I never thought I deserved. She’s the woman who I get to spend the rest of my ridiculously lucky life with.</span></div>
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But it’s so complicated to so much of the world. She and I can’t walk into the grocery store holding hands. I get tight-lipped when someone compliments my ring at work because I can’t determine if they are going to be “cool” with it or not. If they’ll report me for being “inappropriate” in our online survey. Again. My wife was fired from a job as a driver for a children’s occupational therapist because her boss saw us kiss at the mall— because she couldn’t have “that kind of person” around children. I walked myself down the aisle at my wedding because a church told my parents that it wasn’t possible for them to attend my wedding."</div>
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Perhaps one of my all time favourite Eurythics song, this music video is so 80's, I can feel my hair turning into a mullet as we speak...!<br />
Lennox looking positively...ethereal in this!<br />
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Queen - A Kind Of Magic<br />
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Every music video done by Freddie Mercury is just sublime and amazing to watch, after all he is known for his flamboyant music videos in which he uses the opportunity to perform some of his dreams and personal wishes! Although this video isn't in animation, the use of it really elevates the whole video itself! Mercury, for me has epitomizes what immortality truly is about, even to this day, his looks and style in fashion, performance, vocals and videos are still imitated today and loved just as much now as back then.<br />
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Linkin Park - Breaking The Habit<br />
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I adore this song, to me this video and song and the overall ambiances up Linkin Park's early experimental and exciting years. The video is just stunning to watch, where the animated medium effectively captures difficult and controversial themes such as drugs, self harming, suicide and domestic violence. The overall effect just strikes you to the point you just keep watching. I love the scratchy animated style that adds to the tension and "breaking" as such. This is the video to watch!<br />
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Mark Ronson Feat. Lily Allen - Oh My God<br />
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I wasn't a Lily Allen fan until this video came out, it just makes you sit up and listen to it as a Jessica Rabbit-esque animated Allen pops up on stage in all her chavtastic appeal and delivers what not a catchy tune but a well rounded video too. The drink and chair effects are brilliantly done as well as the audience reaction to "Allen" with her dangerous hips! From this point on, I has respect for Lily certainly if she could take a few laughs at herself!<br />
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There are loads more animated music videos out there that's likely to make another post one day!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09416375494819568888noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3322406412009140416.post-54756065081682859962013-10-27T13:30:00.000+00:002013-10-27T13:30:00.665+00:00Tunes of lateWe all listen to music for various reasons.<br />
To relax<br />
To connect with an emotion<br />
For fun<br />
To cry and find a better understanding<br />
To feel and understand<br />
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Really, it's a very personal thing, no?<br />
A tune can take us so far back to a memory of singing in choir at school as a small child...<br />
That first dance at the wedding ceremony...<br />
The last beloved tune played at the funeral for a love one...<br />
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Of late, I really been appreciating music a lot more, it helps me drift somewhere peaceful and reading lyrics helps me feel not so alone. Some else else has felt the same way you did, enough to write a song about it. And nostalgia for tunes of my childhood and growing up...just for that awesomeness!<br />
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Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark<br />
You just gotta love that beat! Your feet just start dancing before you know it!<br />
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Fallin' and Flyin' - Jeff Bridges and Colin Farrell<br />
Last night I watched Crazy Heart starring Jeff Bridges who was a washed up country singer who is very much lost in booze and drifting on the road playing in run down, back road places until he meets a journalist who inspires a change in him....the film is so much better than I just described it. I watched it, not expecting much apart, knowing that Jeff Bridges would do a stellar job but the film just blew me away. Simple plot line but stunning cinematography and beautiful music and the fact it won two oscars - well deserved.<br />
I'm very much a closet country music fan, nothing I love than to hear the guitar at its best telling the whole story with its riffs and strings and the voice at it's humble but emotional best.<br />
Give this song a whirl, I'm very impressed at how Bridges and Farrell sounds in this lovely little song...the chorus just steals it for me!<br />
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Shine Your Light - Robbie Robertson<br />
Another song from another movie which is Ladder 49. I love the son which featured at the very end of the film and the scene in which is plays is very poignant especially with lyrics like "Saw a shooting star, like a diamond in the sky, must be someone's soul, passing by." its easy to see the beauty of this little song.<br />
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Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac</div>
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I got a secret, I use to perform a burlesque routine to this song as a bird of paradise complete with the most divine bird pasties (nipple tassels to the mortals!) that cost me a pretty three figured sum to have made but the sparkle and beauty of them is so pretty! (Edge of Seventeen and Go Your Own Way were the other two songs I had routines for too!)<br />
Fleetwood Mac for me is a band I discovered in my late teens and and boy did I wanted to be Stevie Nicks! But that's a story for another time!<br />
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Always - Bon Jovi<br />
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I be honest, I'm not a huge Bon Jovi fan but this song just captures things for me right now with how I am feeling and the energy of it all.<br />
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<span style="color: #37404e;"><span style="line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">I'll tell you something - Tom Cruise is actually pretty good in this movie! And got a decent set of pipes on him! Keep an eye out for Hey Man in the film! :P</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #37404e;"><span style="line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">What ever your reason for listening to music of late, may it give you peace and make you feel lighter in this crazy life </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #37404e;"><span style="line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">Give these tunes a go!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #37404e;"><span style="line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">What you been listening to of late that you can recommend?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #37404e;"><span style="line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">Birdie Love</span></span><br />
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