tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30401651305076025042024-02-07T13:05:15.030+00:00She's EclecticAmanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.comBlogger544125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-83691078786302526102020-01-19T06:00:00.000+00:002020-01-19T16:35:27.773+00:00Glass Dip Pen review<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just before Christmas Jessica from <a href="https://glassdippen.com/">Glass Dip Pen</a> contacted me and asked if I would like to try one of their pens, now I have been really curious about glass pens since I started learning hand lettering and calligraphy so I jumped at the chance!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After browsing the website I picked the <a href="https://glassdippen.com/collections/all-glass-dip-pen/products/the-thor-series-blue-nebula">blue Nebula</a> pen from their Thor series and Jessica got one sent out to me straight away. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The pen arrived the first week of January and I have been using it for my lettering practice ever since!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The whole pen is made from glass but it doesn't feel fragile. The body of the pen is filled with green and blue glitter which reminds me of the sea, it is super sparkly and looks fantastic!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Having never used a glass pen before I was a bit worried about the writing experience but it actually works really well. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The twist design on the nib holds a lot of ink so you can write quite a bit without having to constantly reload the pen. This makes it easier to concentrate on the shape and flow of your letters without worrying that you're about to run out of ink.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The tip of the nib is very fine so it is perfect for lettering, sketching and drawing. It is also easy to make your writing look like calligraphy by drawing an extra set of lines on the down strokes of the letters and then colouring them in like I have done here.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Glass Dip Pens start around $19.95 USD and standard shipping to the UK is $4.95, making it approx £19 or 22 Euro in total. There are also sets that include a selection of inks for a little extra, which is great for a beginner or as a gift for someone. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If glitter is not your thing then there are lots of different styles and designs to choose from, take a look and see what suits you best!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you ever used a glass pen before? Are you interested in trying one now? I'd love to know your thoughts!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">* Disclaimer - This product was given to me free of charge for the purpose of this review, as always all opinions are honest and my own.</span></div>
Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-27133848682278117492020-01-14T06:00:00.000+00:002020-01-14T11:30:46.846+00:00Journaling with Derwent<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello and happy New Year! How is 2020 treating you so far? To be honest it already feels like we are on day 81 of January and Christmas was a lifetime ago, roll on February!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know the blog has been quiet for the last couple of months, I have been working on another project for a stationery company and I've taken on some extra work too but I do have some posts lined up for you and they should up soon. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have also been on the Derwent blog this week with post about journaling if you want to check that out, you can find it <a href="https://blog.derwentart.com/2020/01/10/journaling-your-way-into-2020-with-derwent/">here</a>. Please pop over and leave me a comment!</span><br />
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<br />Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-12994672870587581342019-10-25T11:00:00.000+01:002019-10-25T15:38:17.919+01:00Planner Friday - Halloween special<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's been absolutely ages since I've done a Planner Friday post so hop on over to the </span><a href="http://www.trendytwine.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Trendy Twine blog</a> <span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to check it out!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hi! I'm Amanda from <a href="http://www.amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/">She's Eclectic</a> and I'm the resident planner girl here on the Trendy Twine blog. If, like me, you're a fan of paper planning then you will love the range of stamps <a href="https://anniespaperboutique.com/">Annie's Paper Boutique</a> have created over the years! There are practical everyday sets, school life stamps, journalling and scrapbooking kits, special occasion and holiday sets and some really cute image stamps too. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As it is almost Halloween I wanted to show you my spooky themed week I have created using APB stamps, I have listed the sets I used below.</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Products used: <a href="https://anniespaperboutique.com/products/happy-halloween-stamp-set-4x6?_pos=6&_sid=d1fa8e8a0&_ss=r">Happy Halloween stamp set</a></span></i><br />
<i><a href="https://anniespaperboutique.com/products/foodies-planner-stamps-4x6-food?_pos=1&_sid=406efbdb0&_ss=r"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Foodies planner stamps</span></a></i><br />
<a href="https://anniespaperboutique.com/products/drinks-more-planner-stamps-4x6?_pos=1&_sid=35e48fd67&_ss=r"><i><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Drinks & More planner stamps</span></i></a></div>
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<i><a href="https://anniespaperboutique.com/products/at-home-planner-stamps-4x6?_pos=1&_sid=ded8c42a1&_ss=r"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At Home planner stamps</span></a></i><br />
<i><a href="https://anniespaperboutique.com/products/hello-fall-planner-stamps-3x4?_pos=1&_sid=5de9479b6&_ss=r"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hello Fall planner stamps</span></a></i><br />
<i><a href="https://anniespaperboutique.com/products/weekend-banners-planner-stamps?_pos=1&_sid=ed65f91b9&_ss=r"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Weekend banner planner stamps</span></a></i></div>
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<a href="https://anniespaperboutique.com/search?q=halloween+page+dots"><i><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Halloween Trendy Page Dots reinforcements</span></i></a></div>
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<i><a href="https://anniespaperboutique.com/products/2-1-2-round-stamp-block-with-gridlines?_pos=2&_sid=c9c6ad3c1&_ss=r"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Round stamp block with gridlines</span></a></i><br />
<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Used but not pictured: </i><a href="https://anniespaperboutique.com/products/more-at-home-planner-stamps-4x6?_pos=2&_sid=ded8c42a1&_ss=r"><i>More At Home planner stamps</i></a></span><br />
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<a href="https://anniespaperboutique.com/products/check-it-off-planner-stamp-set-4x6?_pos=1&_sid=2cb014ac5&_ss=r"><i><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Check It Off Planner stamp set</span></i></a></div>
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<i><a href="https://anniespaperboutique.com/search?q=washi"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Washi tape</span></a></i><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If I can, I like to pair my pages's theme with a matching set of <a href="https://anniespaperboutique.com/collections/trendy-page-dots">Trendy Page Dots</a> reinforcements as they strengthen the paper around the holes and add an extra pop of colour to my spread. For Halloween I had these awesome skull and pumpkin designs to work with!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As usual I started my decoration by adding strips of washi tape to the top and bottom of my pages, followed by the Trendy Page Dots. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have daily to do lists and reminders so I used the <a href="https://anniespaperboutique.com/products/check-it-off-planner-stamp-set-4x6?_pos=1&_sid=2cb014ac5&_ss=r" style="text-align: center;">Check It Off</a> set to print some tick boxes (or circles in this case!) and then added what I need to do and remember with the <span style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://anniespaperboutique.com/products/at-home-planner-stamps-4x6?_pos=1&_sid=ded8c42a1&_ss=r">At Home</a> and </span><a href="https://anniespaperboutique.com/products/more-at-home-planner-stamps-4x6?_pos=2&_sid=ded8c42a1&_ss=r" style="text-align: center;">More At Home</a> stamps. Anything I don't have a stamp for I fill in with a pen. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can read the rest of my post<i> </i><a href="http://trendytwine.blogspot.com/2019/10/planner-friday-halloween-special.html">here</a>, thanks for stopping by!</span></div>
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-35113244972042892082019-08-13T06:00:00.000+01:002019-08-13T11:47:00.673+01:00World Calligraphy Day 2019 - Get involved!<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tomorrow is World Calligraphy Day! T</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">o give you a little history,</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> it was started by </span><a href="https://www.calligraphy.co.uk/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Manuscript</a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> back in 2017 and it is a great way to meet people who share your interest, learn some new skills and have fun!</span><br />
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<a href="https://penmuseum.org.uk/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Pen Museum</a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> will be hosting their third annual event to mark the occasion and there are still tickets available (</span><a href="https://penmuseum.org.uk/events/world-calligraphy-day-2019/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here</a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">) but if Birmingham is too far away then you can join in online with the tags #worldcalligraphyday and #saysomethingspecial. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are also some craft projects you can try on the Manuscript website ranging from card making to storybooks for children which you can find</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://manuscriptpen.com/explore-manuscript/resources-videos/worksheets-templates" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here</a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> as well as some templates and worksheets to help you with your penmanship.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To get you in the mood here are some photos from the last two World Calligraphy Day celebrations at the Pen Museum!</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Make sure you are following Manuscript on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ManuscriptPenCo/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ManuscriptPenCo">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/manuscriptpenco/">Instagram</a> to get involved online and my social media links are on the top left hand side of this page (in desktop view) and on the contact me <a href="http://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/p/contact-me.html">page</a> if you're not following already.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm so excited for tomorrow, I can't wait to see what everyone gets up to!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Sorry I've been absent, my trusty old laptop died and I was unable to post anything until I got a replacement!) </span>Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-29870891918294566712019-07-05T06:00:00.000+01:002019-07-05T10:35:35.705+01:00Little update and some changes <span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Okay, so I wanted to let you know about a few changes that are going on with the blog right now....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You might have noticed that there hasn’t been any Artline Monday posts for a few weeks, that is because my time as their resident blogger has come to an end. I have really enjoyed working with them for the past couple of years and I am proud of the things we created. You will still be able to read all of these posts </span><a href="http://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/search/label/Artline" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here</a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> so if there was something you wanted to try but haven’t got around to yet don’t worry, I won’t be deleting anything!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Going forward I will be concentrating on planning, stationery and lettering posts for a while. They are what I enjoy doing the most and I want to do more of those things right now. I also have quite a few reviews lined up so keep an eye out for those. If you want a little preview then check out <a href="https://www.paperhigh.com/">Paper High</a> and <a href="https://pigeonposted.com/">Pigeon</a> for some super lovely stationery!</span><br />
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-1575829305618563562019-06-14T06:00:00.000+01:002019-06-14T10:56:20.621+01:00National Stationery Week 2019 - a week in pictures<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Anyway every day of #NatStatWeek week had it's own theme which inspired me to take a photo a day based around those prompts. I did share them on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/sheseclectic">Instagram</a> during the week but if you missed them, here they are! </span></div>
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<br /><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Monday was sponsored by <a href="https://www.paperchase.com/en_gb/">Paperchase</a> and the theme was #PaperchaseLovesLists so I took a pic of one of my to do lists and a couple of notebooks. You definitely can't have too much stationery during National Stationery Week right? </span><br /><br />
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<br /><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tuesday was sponsored by <a href="http://www.ryman.co.uk/">Ryman</a> and the theme was #RymanLovesPens. I broke out some of my favourite <a href="https://www.ryman.co.uk/search/go?w=stabilo">Stabilo</a> pens and did a pen test in my bullet journal.</span><div>
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<br /><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wednesday was my favourite, it was #WorldStationeryDay and it was sponsored by the <a href="http://www.nationalstationeryweek.com/lss/">London Stationery Show</a>. I wrote a special post for Artline with ways you could celebrate, though you could do any of them today too. You can read the full post <a href="http://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/2019/05/world-stationery-day-with-artline.html">here</a>.</span><br /><br />
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<br /><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thursday was #TakeANote day so I flicked through my bullet journal and found a little note I had written in there.</span><br /><br />
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<br /><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Friday was #DerwentFeelGoodFriday and, as you can probably guess, it was sponsored by <a href="https://www.derwentart.com/en-gb">Derwent</a>! I wrote a list of things that make me feel good using a Derwent <a href="https://www.derwentart.com/en-gb/p/2305576/professional-products/pens/line-maker-pens/derwent-line-maker-colour-(6)">Line Maker pen</a> and doodled some flowers down one side of the page.</span><br /><br />
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<br /><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sarah from <a href="https://www.marplestationeryonline.co.uk/">Marple Stationery Supplies</a> contacted National Stationery Week to say she thought more independent stationery shops should be involved with the week and ended up sponsoring her own day! #StationeryShopSaturday was a day to go and visit your local indie stationery shop and show them some love. I Googled my local shops and had a list that I was going to try and visit but then my youngest was poorly and I couldn't get out the house *sad face*. I do still have the list though so I'm going to go a visit a couple of them when I get the chance. As I didn't have a pic for this day I'm showing off my #StationeryAddict pin badge that National Stationery Week sent me instead.</span><br /><br />
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<br /><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">#SendALetterDay was the perfect time to share this photo of a fancy wax seal I did at a workshop last year. It was my first time and I'm really happy with how it turned out!</span></div>
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-47943991029667681932019-05-27T06:00:00.000+01:002019-05-27T06:00:07.351+01:00Artline Monday - Half term ideas<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">How are you enjoying half term? Are your children bored already? Well I’ve got a few ideas for you today to keep them busy until they go back to school!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My girls love it when we paint rocks together! Some of them we keep to hide around our garden and some we give to family and friends as little gifts, the rest of the rocks we take out with us to hide for anyone to find and we wonder about where they will end up. There are quite a few posts on this blog about how to get started and ideas for things you can paint, you can find them all <a href="https://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/search/label/Rock%20Painting">here</a>. If you want to know if anyone is painting and hiding rocks in your area check on Facebook to see if there is a local group and then you can go on a rock hunting adventure too!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some of my favourite childhood memories are of being in a tent in the back garden with my brother and our friends, if you have a tent why don't you pop it up outside? If you don't have a tent it is fun to try and make one out of blankets, sheets and pegs, you just need to be creative with planning it out!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Even if you're no where near "Bake Off" standard it is still nice to get in the kitchen and make some thing together. We quite often make fairy cakes and cupcakes using packet mixes and sometimes cookies out of a roll of premade dough, I'm not great in the kitchen but I try!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are nearly two years worth of Artline arts and crafts posts on this blog, take a look through them and see what takes your fancy! I think my all time favourite craft was the <a href="https://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/2019/01/artline-monday-cute-bookmark-craft.html">cute cloud bookmark</a> but you can find all the other posts <a href="https://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/search/label/Arts%20and%20Crafts">here</a>.</span></div>
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-84083668801601682492019-05-22T06:00:00.000+01:002019-05-22T11:11:57.831+01:00Lamy Safari fountain pen in rose powder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you don't already know <a href="https://www.lamy.com/en/">Lamy</a> is a German company who have been designing and making all kinds of pens since 1966. I am a big fan of their fountain pens and I have a small collection of them at home. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I saw their new <a href="https://www.lamy.com/en/special-editions-2019/lamy-safari-pastel/">pastel</a> range I thought it would be nice for me to review one as they are very popular at the moment so I reached out to Lamy and they said they would send me one for this post. I chose the rose powder pen but it really was a close call between that and the blue macaron and mint glaze colours, they are all just so pretty!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I absolutely adore the pale pink shade they used for this pen, it reminds me a little of strawberry milkshake and other sweet treats like cupcakes and macarons!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Safari range was first released in the 1980's and is still a firm favourite today! Lamy introduce new colours each year but the overall design stays the same, why mess with perfection?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The pen is made from a sturdy plastic so it feels quite substantial in your hand but without being too heavy and t</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">he ergonomic grip</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> is designed to help you hold it comfortably, making it perfect for writing letters, lists or taking lots of notes at work or school! The whole pen (apart from the nib and clip) is the same</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> colour unlike the </span><a href="https://www.lamy.com/en/lamy-lx/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lx</a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="https://www.lamy.com/en/lamy-al-star/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Al-Star</a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> ranges which have a transparent black grip section instead. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This pen comes with a medium nib but if you prefer a different size you can change this as replacement nibs are sold separately. Talking of nibs, o</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ne of the main reasons I love Lamy fountain pens is because they write beautifully, they don't skip or drag as you use them and I've never had one leak on me!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There is a cartridge of blue ink in the box so you can start using your pen straight away. When the blue ink runs out I think I will replace it with a nice pink one, let me know if you have any recommendations!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I really can't fault the Safari fountain pen, I have been using my <a href="http://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/2016/04/fountain-pen-friday-lamy-safari-green.html">green</a> one for the last three years and it's still great! It i</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">s a fantastic "everyday" pen, you can pop it into your bag, pen loop or pocket without worrying about it getting scratched or damaged and for under £20 it's a bargain!</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> If you want to start using a fountain pen or are looking for a nice, shiny new one then I would definitely recommend a Safari!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you want to check out the other colours available you can find them all on the <a href="https://www.lamy.com/en/lamy-safari/">Lamy</a> website and if you want to see my fountain pens you can find them <a href="http://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/search/label/Lamy">here</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thank you to Jessica from Lamy for sending me this beautiful pen and thank you to you too for stopping by and reading my review!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">*Disclaimer - this pen was given to me free of charge for the purpose of this review, as always all opinions are honest and my own.</span><br />
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-10283040816955955382019-05-20T06:00:00.000+01:002019-05-20T06:00:05.989+01:00Artline Monday - World Meditation Day<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Tomorrow is World Meditation Day, a time to focus on yourself and your wellbeing. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have been thinking about ways I can unwind recently so when I discovered this day it felt a little serendipitous! I am definitely going to give it a go tomorrow and if it helps me it might become part of my daily routine!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The best way to celebrate this day is by making an effort to relax and clear your mind, whether that is by finding a quiet spot and sitting there while you try to calm the thoughts whizzing around your brain or by doing some yoga or other physical activity that helps you find peace.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you can, take some time tomorrow and</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> find a place where you feel at ease and relaxed. This could be outside in your garden or somewhere with a nice view or you could sit in your lounge or lay on your bed. Then get into a comfortable position, close your eyes and focus on your breathing, slow your breathing right down, inhale for 7 seconds, hold it for 5 seconds and then exhale for 7 seconds. Try to let go of all your thoughts and clear your mind. Even if you don't master the art of mediation straight away you should feel more relaxed and less tense after you have spent some quiet time focusing on yourself and your breathing. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Do you already meditate or are you thinking about giving it a go? I'd love to know!</span><br />
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<br />Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-72099577522677598412019-05-13T06:00:00.000+01:002019-05-13T06:00:06.159+01:00Artline Monday - Birthday tracker for your bullet journal<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It feels like it has been a while since we have done any kind of bullet journal spread so I thought I'd show you a nice and easy birthday tracker today.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I know you can add birthdays to your monthly log but if you have a place to record all the birthdays together it is easier to plan ahead for buying cards, presents and arranging celebrations too.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I started off by writing "birthdays" across two pages of my bullet journal with a <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-supreme-brush-marker">Supreme brush marker</a>, in magenta if you are trying to place the colour, and then drew six boxes with pink and magenta <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-200">Artline 200</a> fineliners. I halved the boxes so I had space for all twelve months and the wrote the first three letters of each month at the top of these sections.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To make things look a little more interesting I added backgrounds to the boxes by drawing a second shape behind them, either a little bit higher than the first box or a little lower and then drew diagonal stripes across them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I also doodled a little banner on the right hand page and wrote "celebrate" inside it and then added a flora sticker in a small space I had left over. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now all that is left to do is for me to fill in the birthdays of all my friends and family!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have written quite a few bullet journal posts over the last two years, including how to set up your own journal if you wanted to get started. You can find all my previous post <a href="http://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/search/label/Bullet%20Journal">here</a> if you are looking for some more inspiration.</span></div>
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-4714829901720503272019-05-05T06:00:00.000+01:002019-05-05T06:00:07.256+01:00Send a letter day with Artline<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today is the last day of <a href="http://www.nationalstationeryweek.com/">National Stationery Week</a>, it's send a letter day and the Sunday before a Bank Holiday, how perfect! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you've been here before you might know that I love to decorate the envelopes of any cards or letters I send so they cheer someone up before they have even opened them. I had an idea about a vintage style letter and envelope the other week so I thought I would give it a go and show you how to make your own.</span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Artline <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-supreme-brush-marker">Supreme brush markers</a> in brown or dark brown</span></li>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I started by adding some colour to my white envelope with a cooled, used tea bag. Make sure you squeeze out most of the excess water before you start as you don't want to soak the paper!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You can cover the whole envelope in tea or just sections of it, get started and see how you like it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The next thing I did was add a splash of hot water to a teaspoon of instant coffee powder and stirred it. Then I dipped the bottom of my teacup into the super strong coffee mix and added some ring stains to a couple of corners on the envelope.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I also added a few splashes with the coffee and then I dried the whole thing out with my hairdryer. I could have left it to dry on it's own but I was eager to continue!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once the envelope was dry I doodled a little birdcage in one of the corners with my brown </span><a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-200" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">fineliner</a><span style="color: #783f04;">. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Next I added a butterfly in the top left corner. I used a dark brown </span><a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-200" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">fineliner</a> <span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">for this as I think pairing two different shades looks more interesting that doing it all in the same colour. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I also drew an old fashion style key on the flap of the envelope.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I addressed the envelope with my </span><a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-supreme-brush-marker" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Supreme brush marker</a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> and then use a sticker that looked like a vintage stamp. I placed it next to the spot where I will add my real postage stamp so I wont need to hand deliver it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My writing paper has vintage style Alice in Wonderland illustrations on it so I think it already goes well with my newly decorated envelope but if your paper is just plain white then you could repeat the process to make a matching stationery set!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now I am ready to start writing my letter, I'm going to sit down with a nice cup of coffee and drink it this time instead of using it as part of my craft!</span></div>
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-27508085759120101752019-05-01T06:00:00.000+01:002019-05-01T06:00:04.163+01:00World Stationery Day with Artline<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Happy World Stationery Day! I think today is always my favourite day of <a href="http://www.nationalstationeryweek.com/">National Stationery Week</a> because absolutely anyone, anywhere in the world can join in with the celebrations! If you are looking for ways to join in with the fun today you can try some of these ideas!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ways to celebrate World Stationery Day - created with <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products">Artline</a> pens</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>Send a letter</u></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You could send a letter or card to a friend today or write a love note or message for someone special to find!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Don't have a journal? Start one today! Already use a journal? Great! Spend some time recording your thoughts and feelings!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What shiny new stationery do you need (or want!)? Make a list of all the things you have been dreaming about! Also check out all the new Artline products <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products">here</a>!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Get creative</u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Break out your paints and brushes, find your colouring books and pens, grab your sketchbook and pencils, today is the day to do something you love!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Treat yourself</u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Buy something off your wishlist! There can't be a better time than World Stationery Day to treat yourself to some lovely new bit and pieces!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Share your favourites online</u></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Get online today and tell people about your favourite pens, pencils & paper etc! Use the hashtags #worldstationeryday, #natstatweek, #nationalstationeryweek, #stationerylove and #stationeryaddict to find other stationery fans to talk to. You might discover something new to add to your wishlist and you could inspire someone else to try one of your favourites!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I hope you have a great day and enjoy the rest of National Stationery Week!</span></div>
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-12963715615063375822019-04-29T06:00:00.000+01:002019-04-29T06:00:06.565+01:00National Stationery Week with Artline - Writing matters <span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hello! Today marks the start of <a href="http://www.nationalstationeryweek.com/">National Stationery Week</a> so you can expect lots of stationery related fun and content from me over the next seven days!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of the main ideas behind NSW is to promote the use of pen and paper, to highlight the fact that writing still matters and to encourage more people to get writing. Cards, notes and letters are so much more personal when they are hand written. It’s not often I get excited by an email or message online but when someone takes the time to send me a letter or card through the post, that makes me feel very special!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I write for lots of different reasons including communication, planning, pleasure and work. I send letters to my friends, I plan my life and I really enjoy spending some of my spare time lettering and practising calligraphy. I can do all of these things electronically on my iPad but it just isn't the same as selecting a pen and getting to work in a notebook or on a nice sheet of paper! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">With that in mind I thought I would talk to you about the different types of pens I use regularly and why writing matters to me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For general notes, reminders, work and planning I want to use a pen that is comfortable to hold and that writes smoothly. A pen that skips is one of my pet hates! Artline’s <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products">Ergoline</a> range has an ergonomic grip designed for greater comfort and increased control while writing meaning I can scribble away for longer using these pens! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I love how calligraphy writing looks, all the fancy swirls and little flourishes make even the most mundane words look amazing on the page! I have been practising calligraphy, on and off, for years now, it is something I always come back to and enjoy doing. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Artline's <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-supreme-calligraphy-pen">calligraphy pens</a> are great for learning with because you don't have to keep stopping to dip your nib in or worry about knocking over a bottle of ink. You can just take them out of your pencil case and get started! The pens come in a range of colours and nib sizes too so you can create all kinds of different looks without having to flush your nibs out or buy a huge collection of inks in different colours.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hand lettering is something else I like to do in my spare time, I do a lot of it in my <a href="http://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/search/label/Bullet%20Journal">bullet journal</a> and like combining different styles and fonts together. Pairing <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-supreme-brush-marker">Supreme brush markers</a> with <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-200">Artline 200</a> fineliners always looks fun because of the difference in thickness between them. The fineliners lend themselves towards little details and patterns whereas the brush markers are great for swirling and swooping around the page.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Writing is a pretty big part of my life, I know I type my blog posts up on a laptop but they nearly always begin in a notebook or inside my planner! I have written love letters and received them, I have kept cards from special birthdays and occasions over the years and now I can look back at them whenever I feel the need too. Snail mail and pen pals brighten my days and I hope my letters are received in the same spirit. Writing connects us all and gives us something physical to hold onto, it becomes a part of our own history and help us plan our futures too. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Have a great National Stationery Week! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-20837285150126067782019-04-23T06:00:00.000+01:002019-04-23T06:00:00.535+01:00Artline Tuesday - English Language Day<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today is English Language Day, a day to reflect on the all the things we love about our language and celebrate the written and spoken word. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I thought the best way I could do this would be to select some of my favourite quotes written by British authors and create a spread in my journal to mark the occasion!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It feels like it has been ages since I have done any lettering so I dug out my <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-supreme-brush-marker">Supreme brush markers</a> and <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-200">Artline 200</a> fineliners and started creating my pages. For the title and date I used a blue fineliner to write the letters and numbers first. Then I went back over the down strokes with my brush marker in the same colour blue ink to make them look thicker. Doing the lettering this way was a good way to easy myself back into it as I haven't done any calligraphy practice for a while now and I'm definitely a bit rusty!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you are just getting started with hand lettering this technique will give your writing the look of calligraphy while you are still learning all the strokes and what pressure to use for them.</span></div>
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-32376483479634986982019-04-22T12:00:00.000+01:002019-04-23T13:27:38.451+01:00National Stationery Week 2019 - the countdown begins!<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Okay, so if you've been here a while you will know I absolutely <u><span style="font-size: large;">LOVE</span></u> <a href="http://www.nationalstationeryweek.com/">National Stationery Week</a>! It is a week long celebration of all things stationery related and one of it's main aims is to get people writing and rediscover their love of pen and paper. Well next Monday is the start of National Stationery Week 2019 and this will be my sixth year as a #NatStatWeek blogger!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The sponsors this year are <a href="https://www.derwentart.com/en-gb">Derwent</a>, <a href="https://www.paperchase.com/en_gb/">Paperchase</a>, <a href="https://www.ryman.co.uk/">Ryman</a> and <a href="https://www.marplestationeryonline.co.uk/">Stationery Supplies</a> and s</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">tarting on the 29th April each day of NSW has it's own special theme and hashtag which are listed in the image below....</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you are a fellow blogger you can write about National Stationery Week and share the details with your followers. You can review a new piece of stationery or share your favourite items on your blog and social media. Make sure you use the hashtags too!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you are a stationery lover then you can treat yourself to some new stationery and join in with the conversation and competitions online. Also make sure you are following National Stationery Week on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NationalStationeryWeek/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/NatStatWeek?lang=en-gb">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/natstatweek">Instagram</a> and search for #natstatweek and the other hashtags in the image above. I have made a note of them in my planner so I won't miss any of them!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you are a stationery retailer there is a form you can fill in <a href="http://www.nationalstationeryweek.com/getinvolved/">here</a> to take part and give you access to campaign artwork and posters. You can run special offers to celebrate NSW, host a giveaway or competition, create a special display (if you photograph it and send it to dan@smallmanmedia.com it might be featured on the NSW social media channels!) and join in with the fun online.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Right now I'm finalising my plans for next week, with a fancy pen and lovely notebook of course! W</span></span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">e are down to 6 and a half days until it begins and I, for one, can't wait!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Follow me on </span><a href="http://www.instagram.com/sheseclectic" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Instagram</a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sheseclecticblog" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Facebook</a>,<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/shes_eclectic" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Twitter</a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/shes-eclectic-4833183" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Bloglovin'</a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> to make sure you don't miss anything and i</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">f you can't wait either then you can check out all my previous NSW posts </span><a href="https://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/search/label/National%20Stationery%20Week" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">here</a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> to keep you going until the 29th!</span><br />
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-32228814031007075112019-04-15T06:00:00.000+01:002019-04-15T06:00:06.782+01:00Artline Monday - Easter holiday activity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now, I thought every young child had done some potato printing in the early years of school but my daughter is nearly eight and she had no idea what I was on about when I mentioned this to her! Maybe teachers don't have time to carve potatoes for a class of 30 children anymore? Who knows! But it is still a great activity to do at home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When you are selecting your potatoes try to find oval/egg shaped ones, you can cut and trim them into shape but it's easier to start with a basic egg shape.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hold your potato upright as if it was an egg in an egg cup and then slice it in half top to bottom. You can either carve some Easter egg style patters into the potato flesh yourself or give them to your children and let them design their own with a child friendly knife. We went with stripes and tried to make some flower shapes on our second potato but they ended up looking more like splodges!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once you have your carved potatoes, blot them with kitchen roll to pull out some of the moisture before adding the paint.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then it is time for your children to get creative, pass them the <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products">poster markers</a> and let them paint their designs onto the potatoes. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When the potato is coloured in they can turn it over and print the image onto their paper. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The children can remove any excess paint from the potatoes with the kitchen roll and then paint them again in different colours and repeat the process over and over.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We made lots of different colour Easter eggs with our potato "stamps" and had a lot of fun! </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You could cut out the prints and use them to make Easter cards or decorations or your children could draw in some more details and patterns using <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-200">fineliners</a> and pens once the paints have dried. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My daughter carried on printing without me and made sheets and sheets of eggs which she has stuck up on her bedroom wall to decorate the room for Easter. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you are looking for more arts and crafts to do over the holidays check out these previous Artline <a href="http://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/search/label/Arts%20and%20Crafts">posts</a> for more ideas.</span></div>
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-87525723900765864562019-04-08T06:00:00.000+01:002019-04-08T06:00:00.487+01:00Artline Monday - Easter eggs<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Decorating eggs for Easter has become a bit of a tradition in our house over the years so I always look forward to getting creative with my girls and our stash of <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products">Artline</a> pens when the holiday rolls around.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We started off with a basket of cooled hard boiled eggs and a selection of <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products">Artline</a> products.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The first egg we made is.... can you guess? It's Mike Wazowski from Monsters inc! My youngest daughter loves this guy, he always makes her laugh when we watch the Monsters films!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She painted the whole egg green with a <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-400xf-paint-marker">poster marker</a> and then left it to dry for about 5 minutes. I helped her draw the eye with a white <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-400xf-paint-marker">paint marker</a>, a blue <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-supreme-permanent-marker">Supreme permanent marker</a> and a black <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products">Artline 853</a> OHP pen and then she added the smile and popped him back into the egg carton to finish drying.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My eldest daughter made this sweet kawaii style ice cream egg. She drew a waffle cone pattern on the bottom half of the egg using an orange </span><a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Artline 853</a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> OHP pen and then coloured in the top half of the egg with a purple <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/massimo-multipen">chalk marker</a></span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> to look like a scoop of ice cream. Once the chalk was dry she added eyes, rosy cheeks and smile using </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">a white </span><a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-400xf-paint-marker" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">paint marker</a>, <span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">another</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Artline 853</a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> OHP pen in black</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> and a pink </span><a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-supreme-permanent-marker" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Supreme marker</a>.</div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I couldn't resist making a ladybird egg, the design is really easy to do but it looks great. I painted the egg red with a </span><a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-400xf-paint-marker" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">poster marker</a> <span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and then helped my girls with their eggs while mine dried. Once it was completely dry I added details like the head, wings and spots using a black <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products">water colour marker</a> and a white </span><a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-400xf-paint-marker" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">paint marker</a> <span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">for the eyes.</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All the other designs are quite colourful and vibrant so I wanted to do something different with the last of our eggs. I thought it would be nice to do something simple and minimalist so I just used a white </span><a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-400xf-paint-marker" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">paint marker</a> <span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">on these two and wrote "hello" on one egg and "spring" on the other one. I also added some spots and dots for the finishing touch, I think they would look nice as part of a table centre piece for Easter.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Last year we made chicks, a flower basket and even a unicorn with our eggs, you can see them <a href="http://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/2018/03/artline-monday-decorating-easter-eggs.html">here</a> if you need more inspiration! School breaks up on Friday so this is the perfect activity to keep your children busy while they count down the days until they can devour their chocolate eggs!</span></div>
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-4786382598585269062019-04-01T06:00:00.000+01:002019-04-01T06:00:02.074+01:00Artline Monday - Spring home & garden organisation <div>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Spring always gives me the motivation to get cracking on things like tidying up the gardens after winter and tackling my house with a big spring clean, it is the perfect time to get back to basics and concentrate on things around your home. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> With this in mind I thought I would share a few </span><a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Artline</a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> products in today's post that are really handy to have around the house.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you love cooking up a storm in the kitchen then the <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/copy-of-artline-ek750-laundry-marker">Artline 770</a> freezer bag marker is the pen for you! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is perfect for writing on, well freezer bags (of course!), sandwich bags and all kinds of packaging and boxes so whatever you want to mark up and pop into the deep freeze this pen has got you covered. The 770 also writes clearly</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> on greasy surfaces and can withstand sub-zero storage unlike other pens.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When I get the chance I make up big batches of things like chilli and bolognese and then freeze them in smaller portions for when my kids all want something different to eat. I use the freezer marker to label the bags with what is inside them and the date they were made and frozen. It kind of makes me feel like a domestic goddess to look in the freezer and see bags of homemade food, even though I am really not one!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If spring makes you want to get outside and enjoy the sunshine then doing some gardening is a good way to pass the time. Whether you are planting seeds, bulbs, flowers or vegetables the <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-ek780-garden-marker">Artline 780</a> garden marker is the right tool for the job. It dries instantly and is waterproof and UV fade resistant so whatever the weather this ink can handle it all. The pen can be used on lots of different surfaces too like plastic, wood, metal, glass and porcelain.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Do you receive a lot of junk mail in the post? I feel like I am forever finding useless brochures and marketing materials being put through my door. To make matters worse they all seem to have my full name and address on them so I can't just throw them into the recycling bin. If you're in the same boat then you need one of these <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-secure-marker">Artline secure markers</a> to hide your personal information! The black ink obscures anything you want to keep private and it is completely opaque once it has dried. Scribble over the text you want to redact and then the paper can be recycled, problem solved!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you have children in school then this <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-ek750-laundry-marker">Artline 750 laundry marker</a> is a godsend! If you labelled all your children's uniform, PE kits, swim kits, bags and coats in September with this pen then they should all still be clear and readable, but if your children are anything like mine then they have probably lost or outgrown at least one or two pieces since the start of the school year. If you have replaced anything grab this pen and write their names and classes etc on the labels and fingers crossed they will make it the end of the school year!</span><br />
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-39155192535853780322019-03-25T06:00:00.000+00:002019-03-25T06:00:02.952+00:00Artline Monday - Mother's Day cards<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is Mother's Day this Sunday but don't worry if you're not prepared for it yet! Last week we made a <a href="https://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/2019/03/artline-monday-mothers-day-gift.html">Mother's Day gift</a> and today I'm going to show you a couple of </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">simple but sweet card ideas I found on Pinterest.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For the first card I folded a piece of A4 card in half and attached some green twine around the edges of the front of it, this gives the card a little bit of texture and makes it look more interesting. If you don't have any twine then you could use some ribbon or washi tape instead or just skip this step altogether.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I used a punch and some patterned scrap paper to make 15 heart shapes, then I wrote the letters for HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY onto the hearts using my black <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-supreme-brush-marker">Supreme brush marker</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once I had my message I played around with how I wanted to space the hearts out on the card, when I was happy with how they looked I glued them into place.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The last step for this card was to turn the hearts into a bunch of balloons by drawing strings to hold them together using an <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-200">Artline 200</a> fineliner. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For the second card I used another piece of A4 card folded in half.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Starting in the bottom left hand corner and working my way up towards the top right hand corner I wrote "happy Mother's Day" in cursive with my <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products">Artline</a> pens</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then I added a large 3D butterfly sticker to the end of my message, as if it was the path the butterfly had just flown. The card looked a little plain so I decided to use another couple of small butterfly stickers on it for some extra decoration.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm happy with how both cards turned out, I think they look cute and I would be happy to receive either of them this weekend!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Of course there is still time for you to pop out and buy your mum a card from the shops but I always think that a handmade card is nicer as it shows you've spent time making something to make them happy. What do you think?</span></div>
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-15682488708655770052019-03-18T06:00:00.000+00:002019-03-18T06:00:03.731+00:00Artline Monday - Mothers Day gift<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is a quick reminder that it is Mothers Day on the last Sunday of the month and if you are short on ideas for what to get your lovely mum then how about making her a gift?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My youngest daughter and I have been making a present for my mum over the weekend, it is the perfect craft for little hands and there wasn't too much mess afterwards which is always a bonus in my book!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For this craft you will need:</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Some <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products">Artline</a> poster markers</span></li>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I brought this candle jar and holder as a set from Home Bargains, I thought it was sweet but needed some colour to make it a little more fun. You can either buy something similar or just use a plain glass jar.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once you have got your candle jar the first thing you need to do is select which colours you would like to use to decorate it, we chose red, pink, yellow, blue and white.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Use your <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-400xf-paint-marker">poster markers</a> to add sections of colour to the sponge, we did stripes but you can fill it in however you like.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then press the sponge onto the glass adding the colour onto the jar.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cover the whole jar with the paint on the sponge. Leave it to dry for about 20 minutes and then if you are happy with it put it to one side, if you want to add more colour/s then just put extra paint on the sponge and layer the colours on the jar.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We decided to add some pink to the metal holder too, the poster markers work on lots of different types of surfaces so they are great for all kinds of craft and art projects.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The candle jar looks more interesting in the daylight now it is not just plain glass but it looks really great in the evening when the candle is lit and it shows off the colours and patterns we created with the sponge. I think my mum is going to really like it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Last year we made personalised mugs for Mothers Day, you can check that post out <a href="http://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/2018/03/artline-monday-mothers-day-gift.html">here</a> and the whole of March is National Craft Month so if you're looking for things to do you can find lots of arts and crafts posts <a href="http://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/search/label/Arts%20and%20Crafts">here</a>.</span></div>
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-55745408879783296422019-03-11T06:00:00.000+00:002019-03-11T06:00:07.667+00:00Artline Monday - Plant a flower day<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Have you heard of Plant a flower day? It is a great way to celebrate the upcoming spring and encourage people to try their hand at gardening. I</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">t falls on the 12th of March each year and I thought it would be nice to get involved and test out my green thumbs!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Before I started messing around with potting soil and seeds I wanted to decorate the terracotta pot I was going to use. I knew it would take a while for my seeds to grow into a plant and flower so I wanted to add some colour to it for me to enjoy while I waited.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I tested out lots of different <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products">Artline pens</a> on the bottom of the pot so I could see which ones stood out the best against the terracotta colour and decided to use my metallic <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/massimo-multipen">poster markers</a> as they went on smoothly and looked great.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I started out with the metallic blue colour and painted the top part of the pot...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">...and went around the edge of it too.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Next I taped off sections of the pot with some skinny washi tape and filled them in with my silver, pink and blue poster markers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The colours I chose kind of remind me of those Easter eggs you can get with pastel foil wrappers on them so they feel very spring like to me!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The poster markers dried very quickly on the pot so it was easy to paint the whole way around it without worrying about smudges or ruining the sections I had already done. Once I'd finished painting it I removed the strips of washi tape to reveal nice clean edges and stripes of terracotta to make my pattern.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I thought I would colour coordinate my lolly stick with the pot so I painted it metallic blue as well and then wrote the name of the flowers on it with my trusty <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-ek780-garden-marker">Garden marker</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once the pot was finished I filled it up with soil and planted some seeds, I really hope they grow!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">While I'm waiting for Mother Nature to do her thing I've added a little pastel purple cactus garden ornament to the pot and one of my ladybird <a href="http://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/search/label/%23ArtlineRocks">painted rocks</a> just to make it look a bit more interesting.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Last summer I decorated some outdoor garden <a href="http://amanda-sheseclectic.blogspot.com/2018/07/artline-monday-jazzing-up-plant-pots.html">pots and planters</a> using Artline poster markers and they still look great now (even after being outside all over winter!) so if I need to move this pot outside once the seeds have sprouted I know it can withstand all kinds of weather! </span></div>
<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Will you be planting any flowers tomorrow? Fingers crossed for a warm, sunny day! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-628948121259407632019-03-07T06:00:00.000+00:002019-03-07T06:00:01.651+00:00World Book Day craft with Artline pens<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As today is World Book Day I really wanted to make something special to celebrate! I absolutely love to read and think a day dedicated to encouraging children and adults to pick up a book and delve into new worlds is great fun. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Anyway, I was pottering around the shops last week looking for some crafting bits and pieces when I spotted this wooden <a href="https://www.theworks.co.uk/p/craft-lover/wooden-memories-box/5052089134638">memories box</a> and thought it could look just like a book! Even the hinges on the side of it looked like fancy patterns on the spine of an old book so I decided to buy one and turn it into a story themed keepsake box.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The first thing I did was design the front cover of my "book". I cut out a piece of paper the same size as the photo area in the front of the box and then drew Alice from Alice in Wonderland using my <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products">Artline</a> <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/stix">Stix</a> drawing and brush pens.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Next I painted the outside of the wooden box with a blue <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/massimo-multipen">poster marker</a> to look like the cover of a book and then left it to dry for about 15 minutes. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also painted along the edges of the box to complete the book look....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">... and then coloured in the inside edges using an <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-supreme-brush-marker">Artline Supreme brush marker</a> as the nib was finer and easier to use on the smaller surface.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now what would you put inside this keepsake box? I have a few things that remind me of Alice like a blue flower hair clip the same colour as her dress and a red rose brooch. I also have a couple of vintage style cards that I was given a long time ago which I kept because the girl and the rabbit on them gave me Wonderland vibes. Lastly I have two pins with quotes on them from the book which I need to keep safe when I'm not wearing them because I would hate to loose either them!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The great thing about this is you can make it into any book you or your children love! If you don't want to draw your own cover you could print off a picture instead or use a page from a colouring book and if you wanted to change the theme at any time it's as simple as changing the picture to something else!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Enjoy the rest of World Book Day and I hope you find some time today to sit down and read either an old favourite or a discover a new one!</span></div>
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-84809106487584310362019-03-04T06:00:00.000+00:002019-03-04T06:00:10.231+00:00Artline Monday - International Scrapbooking Day<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today is International Scrapbooking Day so it's the perfect time to get crafty and creative while recording your memories! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It has been years since I have done any scrapbook projects but knowing this day was coming up I felt inspired to get started again! I don't have any special kits anymore but I do have plenty of papers and embellishments like tags, note cards, twine and washi tape so I decided to use these to make my first spread. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I wanted to make some decorations using my <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products">Artline</a> pens so I sorted out some different kinds of paper and a stencil. I drew heart shapes onto linen card, watercolour paper and on a page out of an old book and then coloured them in using my <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-supreme-highlighter">Supreme highlighters</a> and <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-supreme-brush-marker">brush markers</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then I used a wet paint brush to blend and lighten the inks.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I started by adding strips of washi tape to my pages and then glued in a photo, some of the hearts and a note card for me to record my memories on.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I used my </span><a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-supreme-brush-marker" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">brush marker</a> <span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">to write Family on a little yellow tag and tied some matching twine to it before I glued it into place.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I love how each set of hearts have turned out differently depending on which kind of paper or card I used to make them. I think the watercolour ones are my favourites but they all add a nice splash of colour to my layout.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Are you an avid scrapbooker? Do you have any hints or tips for me as I fill in this new book, please let me know! </span></div>
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-61084076514643483902019-02-25T06:00:00.000+00:002019-02-25T06:00:01.613+00:00Artline Monday - Tooth Fairy Day<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thursday 28th February is Tooth Fairy Day, who knew? The tooth fairy is very special so she definitely deserves her own day to celebrate all her hard work and I</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> thought it would be nice to do something to mark the occasion.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've tried lots of tooth fairy crafts over the years, tiny notes, fairy dust and special milestone cards and messages etc but I've never made a tooth pillow before so I wanted to give it a go today. I'm also feeling a bit inspired by the return of the Great British Sewing Bee so I broke out my cotton, pins and needles!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I decided to upcycle a couple of bits of old baby clothes to make the pillow. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I used my </span><a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products" style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Artline</a><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> fineliner to mark out the pieces of cloth I needed and then</span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> cut out two squares of stripy pink material to make the pillow and a smaller strip of white fabric to make the pocket which will go on the front of it. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am making this pillow for my youngest daughter as she still has plenty of milk teeth left to loose. I thought she would like me to personalise it for her so I decided to decorate the pocket with an <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/product-page/artline-tshirt-marker">Artline fabric marker</a> before I pinned and stitched it into shape.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I used a simple running stitch to sew the pocket together and added a little strip of pompoms along the top edge too.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I also attached the pompoms along the edges of my stripy pink material for the body of the cushion and then pinned and stitched three of the sides together leaving one side open to fill with stuffing. Then I sewed the personalised pocket onto the centre of the cushion again using a running stitch.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Using the end I had left open I filled the cushion with lots of stuffing and then closed the edge with some small, neat stitches. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is the finished pillow, it is now ready to hold a little lost tooth when the next one falls out (which according to my daughter could be any day now!). I also think it might help the tooth fairy do her job as a mini cushion must be easier to find in the dark, under a pillow with a sleeping child on top of it than a tiny tooth on its own, don't you think?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Does the tooth fairy still visit your house? How much does she leave your children? I don't care about inflation, in our house if you loose a tooth she leave a pound coin.</span></div>
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Amanda Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14070546557170400662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040165130507602504.post-55452955351024484712019-02-18T06:00:00.000+00:002019-02-18T06:00:14.321+00:00Artline Monday - Half term craft<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Are you looking for something to do to keep your children busy this half term? I have an idea for you today that is fun and easy and best of all you probably have the supplies you need to make it already at home!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My youngest daughter loves llamas and she is really happy that they have become popular recently so when I saw this idea for paper plate llamas on Pinterest I knew we had to give it a go!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Take the other half of your plate and turn it over so the bottom of it is the side we will draw on. Glue or tape the neck underneath the body of the llama. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Using the piece you cut the head out from draw four legs and a tail and then cut them out.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Glue or tape these to the llama....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">... then it is time to decorate and add some details! I used the circle of the bottom of the plate as a guide for my blanket shape and then painted it blue with my Artline <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products">poster marker</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Once the blue had dried I added some metallic pink tassels with another poster marker.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Next I drew an eye, nose, mouth and a set of reins on the llama, I also coloured in the inside of the ears with a little bit of pink, added a few eyelashes and some more tassels around the reins.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Adding some details</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The great thing about Artline <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products">poster markers</a> is that you can draw over the top of them once they have dried properly so I added some silver spots to my blanket too.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is my finished llama!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My llama</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My daughter was also making her own one following the steps as I made mine. She raided my <a href="http://www.shachihata.eu/artline-products">Artline</a> supplies and decorated her llama all by herself.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Painting her blanket</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">She is really pleased with the llamas and she wants to carry on making more over the holiday so she can decorate her room with them. I thought I could peg them onto some string for her to make a kind of bunting or display once she's finished making an army of them!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My favourite thing about this craft is it isn't messy and my seven year old can complete all the steps herself so now she knows what she is doing I can go and make myself a nice cup of tea while she toils away making more on her own.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Do you like the current llama trend? If they aren't your thing you could try different animals instead if you adjust the shape a little. I'm thinking horses or maybe even unicorns? I might give that a go and see how they turn out!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by!</span></div>
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