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Thanks ever so!

qb xx

Splitscreen: A Love Story

My friend Kasia (she of fabulous photo fame over here) shared this video on Facebook today. Could not resist sharing it here. It's so sweet!

http://player.vimeo.com/video/25451551?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0

Hope this embeds... If not, follow the "this video" link to view!

12 for 12 for February

 

12 on 12!

Sunday: spent watching Gok Wan over coffee, eating rather messy pitta bread for lunch, then evening: a CSI marathon on 5*, with the creation of a little animation for my dad's birthday thrown into the mix (to the Beatles' When I'm Sixty-Four...), and chatting to my mum on the phone (daily ritual).

Oh and making beef stew with sweet potato mash. Yummy!

Two hours are missing from being in church (when I think it would have been frowned upon had I whipped out the Nikon during the introit and post-communion hymn...

12 for 12 (on the 21st?)

OK, so it's the 21st -- same numbers in a different order. Forgive me.

I've fallen in love.

With Pinterest. Well, with pinning, and with having little notifications come through to my email saying that other people have Liked or Repinned my pins. It's extremely validating! But it's also gratifying to find a community of people with strong opinions on what floats their artistic, aesthetic boats, and a strong direction for their lives. (I'm feeling profound -- forgive me?)

So to that end, here are the last 12 items I pinned, for your enjoyment!

12. Jessie J | Who You Are [Boombox Series]

Source: youtube.com via Beth on Pinterest

11. Envelope journals | part II

Source: blackeiffel.blogspot.com via Beth on Pinterest

10. Envelope journals | part I

Source: blackeiffel.blogspot.com via Beth on Pinterest

9. Cocktail umbrella wreath

Source: pinkpatentmaryjanes.com via Beth on Pinterest

8. Bookshop Animation

Source: youtube.com via Beth on Pinterest

7 to 3 Tatty Devine necklaces

Source: selfridges.com via Beth on Pinterest

Source: selfridges.com via Beth on Pinterest

Source: selfridges.com via Beth on Pinterest

Source: selfridges.com via Beth on Pinterest

Source: selfridges.com via Beth on Pinterest

2. Upcycled notebooks | by ellie ellie

Source: ellieellie.co.uk via Beth on Pinterest

1. Sweet illustration | artist unknown at present...

Source: shannoneileenblog.typepad.com via Beth on Pinterest

12 for 12

photo by Focus Photography via http://greenweddingshoes.com via Pinterest

There's something quite appropriate about this being 2012 -- it lends itself well to all manner of posting themes: 12 months in a year, 12 hours in a morning or afternoon. Over at a bit of sunshine, blogger Rebekah Gough has run a fantastic project every month for the last two years or so, named ten on ten: on the hour every hour for ten hours you are encouraged to take a photograph to chronicle your day, no matter where you are or what you're doing at the time. Have a look at Rebekah's blog to see some of the outcomes of recent months.

Of course I'll hold my hands up here and concede that it may be a little easier to execute this project if you're a stay-at-home parent, or if you work from home. (Which I don't.) Not so easy if you're office-based.

"Stop! Wait! Gotta pose for my hourly photo, team..."
via here

But! I'm sure there are ways around this: on 12ths-of-the-month that don't fall conveniently at weekends there's the opportunity to feature your top 12 pins on Pinterest or go back through your photo archives and find a photo from every month of the last year to feature.

So that's what I'll be doing this year, in between other little posts.

qb xx