Monthly Archives: June 2009

better than pizza?

By Alice | Published: June 19, 2009

As I have mentioned before, at our house we still don't have an oven, just a grill and hobs. It is taking so long as we are hoping to redo our whole kitchen and not just the oven. Saving that kind of money is taking some time. Anyway a positive from this situation is that [...]

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walking through the Barbican

By Alice | Published: June 18, 2009

When we were in London we walked through the Barbican Centre. It is an interesting place. Built in the 1970s it is a big arts centre with housing as part of the site. I wonder what it is like to live there? This person seems to like it.

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glitter streets

By Alice | Published: June 18, 2009

My friend had her last Masters exam of the year so me and some other friends went to cheer her coming out of the Oxford University Exam Halls. Tradition is to throw things such over the students, flour and food are now banned but glitter seems to be allowed. It makes the surrounding streets very [...]

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bow

By Alice | Published: June 17, 2009

While I had my scissors out I also made this bow pin which is something that I have had on my to-do list for ages and this reminded me to get on with it. I don't know why it took me so long to get around it, it only took a minute to make :)

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pom pom accessory

By Alice | Published: June 17, 2009

Today I read this great tutorial that Brinja wrote on how to make a pom pom accessory. I gave it a go as soon as I got home. The fabric I used is from an old shirt dress that my sister gave me. I think the result is pretty cool! It gives the right note [...]

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