March photo a day

Hey there!

I am doing Fat Mum Slim's March photo-a-day. Are you in too?
The last one I did in January I participated via twitter, facebook, flickr and here on suburbansider too but this time, as I now have an iphone I am getting in on the instagram action!
Just have to get Liam to show me how to use it and errrr take photos with my iphone...

Let me know if you are joining in too!

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have a great weekend!

matchboxes

The Gentleman's One

one for the gents....

I painted a woodgrain effect box and covered the outside with vintage gentlemen's advertisements.
I made a tiny silk bow tie, a pocket watch and cut out some cricket collector cards and some playing cards too.

The Rose One

one for the ladies...

this one is covered in rose fabric and a vintage silk rose bud {one from my Nan's collection}.
Inside is some tiny roses, a pale green button and a bead as well as a bundle of rose incense which was part of a box of floral incenses sent over from Japan several years ago. You can see part of the packaging on the back of my matchbox.

So many more delightful matchboxes at Lobster and Swan. Their makers have come up with some really creative ideas. See more at the group's flickr page.

two for tuesday

1 quote + 1 picture = two for tuesday

January Photo A Day - Week Four

When I wrote the title -week 4, I thought - goodness January is already coming to an end!
Chantelle has recently created the photo a day challenge list for February so there is another month of ideas to spark your creativity. Challenge yourself, take a look at something different or at something the same but from a different perspective... and take a photo of it!

Here's my gallery for the week!
This one's my favourite.

DAY 21 ~ reflection this is a little mirror that once belonged to my Nan.
I think the little details are so pretty.

DAY 21 REFLECTION  

DAY 22 YOUR SHOES  

DAY 23 SOMETHING OLD

DAY 24 GUILTY PLEASURE

DAY 25 SOMETHING YOU MADE

DAY 26 COLOUR   

DAY 27 LUNCH

I have uploaded them all individually to my January Photo A Day Set on Flickr if you would like to see and I have also joined twitter {better late than never!}, where I post my photos daily! Follow me ~ love to see you!

January Photo A Day

Fat Mum Slim has created a list for anyone wanting to join in this years January Photo A Day.
I have joined in for the first time and almost a week in ~ I am really enjoying the challenge.
It's not not really a "challenge" because it's really fun and easy peasy but it is a great way to focus on an exercise that will develop your creativity and at the end you will have a neat little collection of images.
This is my collection for the first week.
I am also posting my images daily here at flickr. where I have a little explanation under each photo.

DAY 1 YOU     DAY 2   BREAKFAST 

DAY 3  SOMETHING YOU ADORE     DAY 4  LETTERBOX 

DAY  5  SOMETHING YOU WORE 

DAY 6  MAKES YOU SMILE

• It's not too late to follow along.
Check out the details here ➭ JANUARY PHOTO A DAY
It's really interesting seeing everyone else's interpretations too.
You don't need a blog or to even post them anywhere at all, you can just do it for yourself.
You don't have to be a photographer, it's for everyone!
 Let me know if you're playing along too!

Christmas Treats from Flickr

little world, originally uploaded by ohsewpretty.

2010 Snowflakes, originally uploaded by jennlynnette.

, originally uploaded by 2995550.

129, originally uploaded by vanessa.paxton.

maggie's road, originally uploaded by unclear.