tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60321251785097622024-03-13T04:27:48.503-07:00Red Bird MakesRed Bird Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242001010730190469noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032125178509762.post-63886047202235354142017-05-03T04:25:00.000-07:002017-05-03T04:25:45.583-07:00Oh hello...all is lush!So, I've been very lacking in keeping up with my blog what with trying to make, design, promote, sell and generally making enough cash to keep things running. So it to no surprise that some things have had to fall way-side. However, I'm finally ticking a few more boxes and have more time to get things done.<br />
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So, it's been a really exciting year for me...<br />
This time last year I was still working and baristaring part-time at the amazing <a href="http://www.workhousekitchen.com/">Workhouse Cafe</a> in Bristol, where I had worked for the last 4 years pretty much since its opening day.<br />
(If you follow me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/redbirdmakes/">Instagram</a>, you will be highly aware of my obsession with great coffee and food, so it made sense that before opening my business, I'd worked in the catering industry for the last 10 years.)<br />
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In being part of this growing independent business on a part-time basis, and with such an incredible and understanding boss, I was able to slowly and steadily grow my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/redbirdmakes">business </a>into what it is today, and last May I made the solid decision of stepping away from my part-time paid work and embrace self employment 100%...!<br />
I actually think that had I not had such an understanding boss, who had my back and as much positive energy to bounce off of, then this natural progression would have taken a hell of a lot longer. I believe that through self-determination, hard graft, working with and meeting like-minded people and generally being a nice person, you can go a long long way. So with Spring in the air and approaching a year of being fully self-employed and with a new collection of work coming out, I count myself very fortunate in making it thus far.<br />
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I thank each and everyone of you who have been with me every step of the way and look forward to seeing what this next year will bring...<br />
- THANK YOU...!<br />
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<br />Red Bird Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242001010730190469noreply@blogger.com1Bristol, UK51.454513 -2.587909999999965351.296248 -2.9106334999999652 51.612778 -2.2651864999999654tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032125178509762.post-47588253291082948992014-08-30T12:44:00.000-07:002014-08-30T12:46:22.506-07:00waterfalls...So, its been a long while since my last blog post.<br />
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It's been a pretty amazing few months and a lot has happened over the summer:<br />
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- An amazing 5 day trip to Amsterdam where we hired bikes and cycled all over the city.<br />
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- I had my stall at Glastonbury Festival for the second year running which was great!<br />
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- Mr Red Bird and I moved from our damp 2 bedroom basement flat into the most amazing 3 bedroom light and airy house right next to a huge park. With its wooden floors, garden, log burner and bath tub, this house is the place of our dreams!<br />
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- I partied at festivals with friends.<br />
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- I joined back up with Made In Bristol's pop-up, Paper Scissors Stone shop.<br />
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- I got myself 2 new stockists, '19 Alexandra Road' in Clevedon and 'M.A.D.E.' in Cirencester.<br />
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I will try and post up some pictures of the above events, but here's a little of what I got up to a recently when we had a Bank a holiday weekend...<br />
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Mr Red Bird planned a little suprise trip out of Bristol to the Breacon Becons for walks and waterfalls. Only a short distance away, within 2 hours we were out of the city and into the wilderness! </div>
As you can see it is a stunning location and a perfect and wholesome way to spend a Saturday.<br />
Next time we visit in warmer weather I think I will bring a wetsuit as you can do canyoning and wild swimming here too!<br />
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For more information on the location, take a look at this link:<br />
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I hope you've been making the most of the long weekend & the fabulous weather.<br />
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As it is rare, that I have a weekend like this to spend with Mr Red Bird we decided to jump in the car and made our first camping trip of 2014 with a little expedition to the beautiful coastal town of Lyme Regis. It being bank holiday did mean that the trip took us a little longer than we liked, but just over 2 hours to be by the coast was pretty good!</div>
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We've made this trip once before and have been longing to go back ever since. Great scenery, coffee, restaurants & fish and chips...need I say more?</div>
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We camped at <a href="http://lymeregiscampsite.co.uk/">Cummins Farm Campsite</a> which was situated nearby the town centre. A walk of about 40 minute through the fields of sheep & newborn lamb was gorgeous whereby you follow the River Lym right into the centre of the town.</div>
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With lots to explore, this busy place is ideal for people of all ages and great for families with children too!</div>
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Our favourite places to visit were:</div>
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<a href="http://www.townmillbakery.com/">Town Mill Bakery</a> for freshly baked sourdough toast, hot cross buns, cakes, hot lunches & amazing <a href="http://www.origincoffee.co.uk/">Origin Coffee</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://www.themillside.co.uk/">The Millside Restaurant</a> for great quality fresh seasonal ingredients locally sourced.</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HerbiesDinoBar">Herbies</a> for great Pollock and chips by the seaside.</div>
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Today we found ourselves soaking up the sun back in Bristol.</div>
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We simply couldn't resist the breakfast on offer at <a href="http://www.lidobristol.com/restaurant/">The Lido</a>, and were both temped by the Turkish Eggs on Sourdough. This is a favourite haunt of ours on a weekend as it's tucked away from the busy streets and having a poolside breakfast in the sun...well, it's almost like being on holiday!</div>
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After a much relaxed breakfast, a couple of coffees and a read of all the papers a walk was in order. We are lucky enough to have the beautiful sights such as the Clifton Suspension Bridge, and a leisurely walk around Clifton Village in the sunshine is just perfect.</div>
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<br />Red Bird Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242001010730190469noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032125178509762.post-34796261498338421022014-03-11T06:32:00.000-07:002014-03-11T06:42:15.272-07:00Wohoo...I'm off on vacation...!<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">...The sun cream is packed, snorkel, mask and flippers neatly tucked away & a trillion bikinis to last me my 3 weeks on the sunny shores of the west coast of Thailand!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I think I've adequately stretched my stomach to be able to eat as much Thai food as I can, especially when it's all about £1.00 a dish! Mr Red Bird and I actually have out favourite little pork & rice lady just off the Koh San Road that we always order from whenever we visit Bangkok. The last time we went was 4 yrs ago, so it's been a long time coming.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">As well as sunning myself and eating the vast array of amazing food available, Mr Red Bird will also be doing a few hotel reviews for <a href="http://www.i-escape.com/">i-escape</a> as well as celebrating his 35th birthday!<br /><br />Here's a few pics from our last visit...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I have also shut my Etsy shop now until the April 1st as I'm treating myself to a little down time. I'll be swapping my pliers and cold home studio for warmer shores, a good book and getting some sun on my grey skin! </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Despite having a horrid cold I am finally starting to relax into the idea...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chequered Coat (vintage), Scarf (French Connection), Jeans (Zara), Trainers (Urban Outfitters), Leather Satchel & Umbrella (vintage)</td></tr>
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A little snapshot of what I've been up to recently. As you can see, a hell of a lot of eating has been involved over the last couple of weeks! Me & Mr Red Bird are real foodies & I have a real sweet tooth too. As it's Chinese New Year we made the most of last weekend and ate our body weight in Dim Sum - ha! We went to out favourite place to enjoy Dim Sum which is Sky Restaurant in Bristol. The ingredients is super fresh and worth paying a little extra for I think. As it was such a beautiful day, we were lucky enough to walk off our HUGE lunch up in Clifton & Ashton Court which is always so pretty in the sunshine. We've had so much rain over the last couple of months, it was sad seeing the grounds so waterlogged. I feel for all the people suffering with the floods right now...<br />
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A few friends mentioned of late about Swing classes, so I grabbed the first opportunity I could and went along to my first class on Wednesday with my friend Penny. It was a full class doing Charleston Swing & I had such good fun, I signed up for a run of classes which are once a week. I really can't wait to learn more now that I've got the first bit under my belt without landing on my face.<br />
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This weekend we've been fighting with the weather again but had to get out and about. Harts Bakery is always a good start to my morning. Mr Red Bird had the vegetarian sausage roll & I had a bread and butter pudding thing filled with homemade marmalade and chocolate filling - yom yom! We spent the afternoon walking about all over the city dodging the wind and rain and finished up having an amazing Chinese dinner to fill our hungry bellies and to rest our weary legs.<br />
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I hope you all had a good one too...!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have a real penchant for stationary. Ok, anything even slightly related to stationary does it for me. I admit I spend far too much time looking at the stuff be it in shops, online on blogs etc, but it is ohhh so pleasurable. I am sure there are more than a few of you out there who can relate...you know who you are!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Occasionally I may treat myself to a special piece and will find myself strangely obsessing over it like I'm Charlie and it's a Willy Wonka Chocolate Bar or something. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So, as the end of 2013 was fast approaching, I found myself getting rather anxious about my new 2014 diary. This Grafika one below in the pink and yellow was my special find for last year. I purchased it from <a href="http://www.howkapow.com/">Howkapow</a> when they had their pop-up shop Bristol. I loved the graphics of all of the designs, but loved the pink one the most. It's a perfect size being between A5 & A6. It fit in my handbag perfectly and had plenty of diary room as well as an address book section and a plentiful notebook section. All this without being big and clumsy. I definitely wanted to invest in another for this follwing year, however to my extreme sadness I was more than disappointed to see that the makers, <a href="http://nineteenseventythree.com/">1973 </a>hadn't produced any new diary's for 2014, only a selection of notebooks in these same snazzy designs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So, frantically trying to find a good as replacement, I was beside myself when I came across this beauty in my locally owned store <a href="http://buysomethingelse.com/">Something Else</a> owned by the very lovely Sidonie & Kyle. Their wonderous shop sells a niche and very specifically selected collection of unique paper goods including stationary, books, magazines, maps and much more.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I have my eye on this - from <a href="http://buysomethingelse.com/">Something Else</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Among their plethora of goods I came across this 'Another Project' weekly planner by <a href="http://www.seesographics.net/main/main.php">Seeso Graphics</a> and highly recommended by Sid as her personal planner. On flicking through the pages I could see why. So much detail on the weekly/yearly planning you could go wild. Plus lots of space for notes on pretty pastel lined/gridded paper. The planner comes with stickers-o-plenty to so you can be creative with those I guess. I just love the colour, simplicity and endless ways of planning that can be done! The removable plastic jacket is great to make the thing last, but also doubles up as a pocket on the inside sleeves for those special looses bits of paper one tends to collect like gig stubs and the like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Another find I made recently on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> was this. I love simplicity and combined with recycling, these cute little 'Matchbook Notepads' by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/onefinedae">One Fine Dae</a> are great. Handmade using paper recycled from security envelopes. Perforated edges allow for ease of tearing pages out if needs be. This little notepad is pocket sized, ethically aware and cool.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matchbook Notepad from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/onefinedae?ref=ss_profile">One Fine Dae</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matchbook Notepad from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/onefinedae?ref=ss_profile">One Fine Dae</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matchbook Notepad from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/onefinedae?ref=ss_profile">One Fine Dae</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I must admit I've been having a bit of a breather since Christmas and really enjoying some serious down time. Catching up with my mum, sisters, nephews and niece over the holiday period was a joy. I must admit I was a little anxious to begin with as it was hard not thinking about work, making and orders, but I soon got into the swing of it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This year I wanted to be more conscientious about my gifts to my nephews & nieces as children always get a ridiculous amount of presents at Christmas time and they usually get bored with them after 5 minutes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I wanted them to be creative, and I wanted their gifts to be recyclable (being made from paper or wood) or handmade. I got them these marvellous 3-D self construct things <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(which were a little more than difficult even for me, but fun non-the-less)</span> and these wooden Sumo Skittles both from <a href="http://www.muji.co.uk/">Muji</a>. The paper animals above were from a seller at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBathArtisanMarket">Bath Artisan Market</a> where I regularly hold a stall. You choose an animal and a pack of coloured tissue paper and you get a bag with PVA glue & a brush. I was delighted when on opening these the kids decided to get stuck into creating straight away. A messy, but fun time for all I think.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">So</span> January in the UK has been very wet and pretty cold, but when the sun comes out it is most definitely glorious. I'm making the most of not having booked myself in for any market stalls this month and have been visiting local towns and cities every weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This weekend Mr Red Bird took us away to a lovely b&b called <a href="http://www.i-escape.com/theswanwedmore/overview">The Swan in Wedmore</a>. It's set in the little charming village of Wedmore in Somerset, only 40 minutes drive from Bristol. On our way we took a slight detour and paid a visit to the lovely market town of Wells. It has a magnificant Catherdral and I love walking about the moated Bishops Palace with the ducks and swans about the place. There's a farmers market in the square and this time around a book fayre. There are also many many charity shops along the main high street, so if that's your kind of thing you will be spoilt for choice <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(although it's not that cheap). </span>Of course we picked up a few little bits along our way.</span><br />
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<i>I am wearing Sparkle & Fade coat, black high tops, vintage</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our room at <a href="http://www.i-escape.com/theswanwedmore/overview">The Swan</a></span></td></tr>
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<i>I am wearing black high tops, coat & scarf (as before), leopard print cotton dress (Topshop) and tights (Primark)</i></td></tr>
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Now, you can can check this one with Mr Red Bird, but I am sure that he will more than confirm that I have a bit of a soft spot-come-fetish for cushions. I don't know what exactly the appeal is, but all the fabulous designs, textures, fabrics and colours that just get me buying more than our little flat can cope with!</div>
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I bought this great one last Christmas for Mr Red Bird from <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/aclk?sa=l&ai=CJyr0Rid5UvWlMbOQ0wWhwIGgBubV9akEprO78IIBzLLyjgQIABABILlUUJTd49ECYLu-roPQCqABuqnR0wPIAQGqBCJP0EHFrFX-EMQ0jiXwd16iaPEiSIPmIflEF2gz7LguE9nngAWQToAHrtauLJAHAg&sig=AOD64_1K_z4LkbY1RTirTvYVPcAJSn7rNQ&ved=0CBkQ0Qw&adurl=http://society6.com/%26utm_source%3Dadwords-afs%26utm_campaign%3Dsociety6">Society6</a> - which he grew to love after I convinced him that it was a gift for <i>him </i>and not for 'the house'. He loves wearing his Icelandic jumper in the Winter months and foxes, so I thought this very apt!<br />
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Now...I have just come across these two beauties. One by one of my current favourite local artist, Charlotte Farmer for <a href="https://www.ohhdeer.com/">Ohh Deer</a> & another by Alice Potter seen on <a href="https://www.wolfandbadger.com/">Wolf & Badger</a>, a London based lass. I now see that there may be a running theme with these cushions, in that they are all animal based....hmmm, what does that say about me?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiger Kitty Cushion by <a href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=https://www.wolfandbadger.com/media/images/productimage-picture-tiger-kitty-cushion-7024.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.wolfandbadger.com/tiger-kitty-cushion/&h=2000&w=2000&sz=458&tbnid=qlN0TTRQvaZW6M:&tbnh=88&tbnw=88&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dtiger%2Bkitty%2Bcushion%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=tiger+kitty+cushion&usg=__NIauH3pQzbLXBxyCRIaxA0D9c7I=&sa=X&ei=PSJ5Uo36BZGZ0QX2qoDQDA&ved=0CCAQ9QEwAQ">Alice Potter</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=https://www.wolfandbadger.com/media/images/productimage-picture-tiger-kitty-cushion-7024.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.wolfandbadger.com/tiger-kitty-cushion/&h=2000&w=2000&sz=458&tbnid=qlN0TTRQvaZW6M:&tbnh=88&tbnw=88&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dtiger%2Bkitty%2Bcushion%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=tiger+kitty+cushion&usg=__NIauH3pQzbLXBxyCRIaxA0D9c7I=&sa=X&ei=PSJ5Uo36BZGZ0QX2qoDQDA&ved=0CCAQ9QEwAQ"> </a></span></td></tr>
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With that in mind, celebrations seem to be coming thick and fast and I can barely keep up, what with the weddings, birthdays...and more birthdays around every corner.<br />Halloween is fast approaching, so here's a few ideas that I've been toying with to get a bit of a head start. Does this get any of your creative juices flowing? If so, I'd like to hear what plans you have up your sleeve this Halloween...<br />
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XRed Bird Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242001010730190469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032125178509762.post-51723502335976870642013-05-20T09:06:00.000-07:002013-05-20T09:06:41.221-07:00d e c l u t t e r ...For those of you who know me, you will know the the word declutter isn't one that belongs in my vocabulary! However, after a recent trip to Berlin (my 3rd time) for work, rest & play, spending 2 days doing hotel reviews and 3 in our own rented 3rd floor apartment, which Mr Red Bird and I immediately fell in love with, I come home with a certain pang of need to declutter my home!<br />
<br />Now I am a certified hoarder and have been since birth pretty much. I think my mother has a lot to answer for when I talk about hoarding (she has an entire garage which has no room to house a car because it is floor to ceiling full of <strike>crap</strike> memories. Okay, a lot of this is 'said' crap belonging to me and my siblings that we all guilt my mum into not chucking away, but a lot of it it definitely hers!<br />
I blame my messy hoarders house to the fact that I don't have enough storage to hide my endless bits and pieces away in. When infact, I need to just bite the bullet and clear out my <strike>junk</strike> pre-loved items and give them to a new home. Oh, I can see Mr Red Bird's face lighting up as he reads this!<br />
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Here's some snaps of our <a href="https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/685994">Berlin apartment</a>!<br /><br />
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....gorgeous huh! I highly recommend using <a href="https://www.airbnb.co.uk/">Airbnb</a> instead of perhaps booking a hotel as it's much more personal and has a lot more charm!<br /><br />I also came across this blog this afternoon - <a href="http://lifethrualens.net/">Life Thru A Lens</a>. It's written by a Finnish graphic designer and mother, and is full of bright inspiring photos of her loves. I can't but adore her taste in home decor. Those pops of Neon are just my thing & I love the yellow kitchen wall!<br />
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Red Bird Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242001010730190469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032125178509762.post-32932105924879615892013-05-13T06:21:00.000-07:002013-05-13T06:25:10.919-07:00m a r k e t s : b a t h a r t i s a n m a r k e t Okay.... So much for committing myself to writing regular short and sweet blog posts in attempt to make them regular - hmmm, I must try harder!<br />
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The second Sunday of every month I have been holding a stall at the wonderful Bath Artisan Market in glorious <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_Green_Park_railway_station">Green Park Station</a> which is an amazing grade II listed building having formally been a train station, now converted into undercover marketplace. The building has<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;"> an amazing high vaulted glass roof in a single-span wrought iron arch structure which is pretty cool.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19.1875px;">You can find me along with many other excellent artisan stalls here at this monthly event which definately makes a great day out for the whole family. You can check out more photo's from the May market <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.467913616620651.1073741828.374156102663070&type=1">here on their Facebook page</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.1875px;">Yesterdays trip to Bath was very eventful for me seeing as my trusty little van was getting some repairs done at the garage. I managed to squeeze all I needed into my huge travel backpack and cycled my squeaky 80's bike to cycle to Temple Meads station. It was pretty hard work but once on the train all was good - phew!</span></span><br />
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Red Bird Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242001010730190469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032125178509762.post-64826312897934254362013-04-12T11:32:00.001-07:002013-04-12T11:40:48.579-07:00n e w : b i t s & b o b s ...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well...it's been a very long time since my last post. So much so, that I missed my 1 year anniversary of starting this blog - oops! I think my main issues with writing a post is that I put too much pressure on myself to need to write masses, when infact I think I will make an effort to write at least once a week with something short and sweet....</span><br />
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So of recent I have been back on the market scene with a couple at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tobaccofactorymarket?fref=ts">The Tobacco Factory Retroville Market</a> & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBathArtisanMarket?fref=ts">Bath Artisan Market</a> which are both monthly. Now that Spring has finally arrived I will now be taking part in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Catherines-Artisan-Market/90109913310?fref=ts">St. Catherines Artisan Market</a> in Frome which is also monthly. Be sure to follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RedBirdMakes?fref=ts">Facebook</a> to keep up to date of where I'll be next.</span><br />
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I am very pleased to also announce that I have a couple of new stockists - yay!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first, being <a href="http://www.iotabristol.com/">Iota Bristol</a> on the fabulously independent shopping area of Gloucester Road. It is an amazing independently owned homewares and accessories gift shop with everything deliciously wonderful. I always spend a good half hour looking at everything to make sure I don't miss out. A perfect shop for you magpies out there! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second, is the fabulous <a href="http://www.godivaboutique.co.uk/aboutus.asp">Godiva Boutique</a> in stunning Edinburgh! It's quotes itself as being Edinburgh's most original independent fashion boutique, so I'm super pleased that I have these two wonderful shops to carry my wares.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.bathartisanmarket.com/">The Bath Artisan Market</a> was so wonderful yesterday! </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It is a grade II listed building</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> l</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">ocated in </span><a href="http://www.greenparkstation.co.uk/" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Green Park Station</a><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> in the heart of Bath. An old victorian train station which is now used for all kinds of events, playing host to The Bath Artisan Market. Christmas trees, mulled cider, christmas tunes & the cold weather all made the this perfect for the Early Bird Christmas Market! Lots of lovely people & tons of excited faces made this day even better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Thank you to those that came...spread the word & see you in a few weeks for the big Christmas Market on Sunday 9th December 9.30am - 4pm...</span>Red Bird Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242001010730190469noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032125178509762.post-8465566043272136622012-09-29T16:43:00.001-07:002012-10-29T07:39:22.884-07:00Day Two Hundred and Fourteen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Here's what I've been working on. I have some new additions to my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RedBirdMakes?section_id=10723062">cushion collection</a> from my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RedBirdMakes">Red Bird Makes Shop</a> with a new rectangular bolster-style cushion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I'm still loving the bright neons to add a splash of colour to a room. What do you think?</span></div>
Red Bird Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242001010730190469noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032125178509762.post-9536894858381711432012-09-28T15:25:00.001-07:002012-09-28T15:25:48.805-07:00Day Two Hundred and Thirteen<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Well for those of you that couldn't quite work out where Mr Red Bird & I had spent our weekend...we decided to drive down in our <span style="font-size: xx-small;">little </span>Dihatsu Hi-jet van and spend a couple of days in Lyme Regis. I'd never been there before and wasn't quite sure what to expect. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Lyme Regis is a coastal town in West Dorset, England, situated 25 miles west of Dorchester and 25 miles east of Exeter. The town lies in Lyme Bay, on the English Channel coast at the Dorset-Devon border. It's nicknamed 'The Pearl of Dorset'! The town is known for the fossils found in the cliffs and it's beaches which are part of the Heritage Coast also known as the Jurassic Coast!</span></span><br />
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Red Bird Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242001010730190469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032125178509762.post-52179795652906967082012-08-28T04:59:00.001-07:002012-08-28T04:59:13.114-07:00Day One Hundred and Eighty-Two<h3>
<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><u>A change is as good as a rest...!</u></i></span></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span></b>ell....it's been a hectic few months and things have indeed been a-changing for me, hence why I have been off the blogging radar. I can say that I have moved on to a new chapter and things are looking up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I've enjoyed a few trips abroad to Fez, Paris & Cassis. I've moved out of my co-operatively owned shop. I'm now stocking in some spaces in Bristol with the hope of expanding my stockists & today I started a new job at a fantastic independent cafe - The Workhouse Cafe!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Here's a few little snippets of what me and Mr Red Bird got up to in Paris. We were extremely lucky to have been reviewing 4 hotels & an apartment during our stay, which made Paris that much more pleasurable. The <a href="http://www.i-escape.com/appartement-blanc/overview">apartment</a> shown below was my favourite of all probably because it was our own private space & we could, for a short amount of time see what it might feel like to live the Paris life! We stayed there for two nights and I was so sad to leave. We ate amazing fresh baguettes from the local bakery every morning with meats, cheeses & as much fresh coffee as we could drink listening to the chilled Parisien radio - we definately fitted into the life-style with ease!!</span><br />
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A<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">s much as I loved setting up and working in my little co-operatively owned space in Bath, last month I decided it was time to move onto things-a-new! It's was a massive learning experience and one that I have no regrets. I like to think that both postive & negative experiences are experiences to be learnt from non-the-less. Life is too short to think otherwise!</span><br />
<br />Red Bird Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242001010730190469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032125178509762.post-65705319694338352552012-06-05T05:31:00.002-07:002012-06-16T08:12:51.506-07:00Day Eighty-Nine<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>.·:*:·. Jubilee Celebrations...! .·:*:·.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I was super pleased to see my 'Eco Felt Union Jack Cushion' & 'Teapot Stamp Cushion' in Bath Life Magazine's double page spread which featured Jubilee themed 'Best of British' buys.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This was my little bit of creativity towards the celebrations of the Queen's Jubilee and fabulous additions to my felt cushions range!!<br />I source my felt from here in the UK and it is 100% made using recycled post consumer plastic bottles - how fab is that! So, not only are these cushions pretty but they're also ethically made.<br />You can pick yours up from 'Charlie Boots', Bath or order one <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RedBirdMakes?section_id=10723062">online</a> and get it delivered!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I was very suprised yesterday evening to receive a message Catherine of 'Bread And Jam' blog saying that my Moustaches-on-Sticks were featured on her new blog in her first 'Folksy Friday' collection.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">'Bread And Jam' are a Loughborough creative collective who specialise in block printing their fabulous folk art insipired des</span><span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">igns on papergoods & old school very cool wooden pencil case boxes! Their blog yesterday included their very first 'Folksy Friday' collection & I feel very honored to be included in it - wohoo!</span></span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">If you didn't already know, Folksy is an online handmade marketplace for UK artists where you can buy hand produced items straight from the makers. <br />Please follow their fun blog & take at look at their super wares too!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">♥</span>Red Bird Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242001010730190469noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032125178509762.post-83500291833258006062012-05-08T15:43:00.001-07:002012-05-13T07:15:19.050-07:00Day Sixty-Two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The trip was a taster day being put on by the Craft Council in association with the University for the Creative Arts Service. An intensive programme of tips and advice tailored for craft makers wanting to learn about setting up in business and developing creatively. The day included speakers: </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Ceramist Katherine Morling, Alex Brownless of Artsthread, Jill Read - Crafts Council Press Officer and official Tweeter, Holly Berry (BB2 MasterCrafts) and Lucy Jane Foakes (winner of BDC New Designer of the Year 2010), Alison Branagan - author of the Essential Guide to Business for Artists and Designers.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">It was definitely a worth while visit. Although it reiterated things I already knew about, it did actually reinforce what I my next steps should be. It was definately worth while networking with the other attendees also to make sure you made the most of the day. All-in-all I would recommend this to someone who was literally just in the beginnings of wanting to start up a business. As today was just a taster, I am guessing that I would probably get a lot more from it if I attended one of the proper days sessions, so this is something to think about, but at least I've come away energised. Well, after a good nights sleep I am hoping I'll still feel the buzz in the morning!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Woh is me...I woke up this morning feeling hugely sorry for myself. I had managed to avoid catching a cold for what feels like at least a year, but with all these weeks of rain & chilliness, it looks like I've been got by the lurgy!<br />I will try and plough on through it though. I actually have a homemade chicken soup on the go as we speak. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I love to make mine with a left over chicken carcass from a tasty roast dinner.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">In a pot of boiling water add the said carcass. Make sure the water covers the chicken. Add a few optional larges chunks of veg such as carrot, leek, onion. This will give you a more tasty stock then with just the chicken alone, but it's not essential. Simmer on a low heat with the lid on for 30 mins. Remove the carcass & veg chunks. Season with salt and pepper to taste. I like to throw some tinned sweetcorn </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">(the whole contents with it's sweetcorn juiceness) </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">and an egg </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-small;">(use a fork to whisk it slightly into the soup).</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> An </span><i style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">egg </i><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I hear you cry!! Well yes! It's really not as weird as it sounds... It actually thickens the soup a little and adds a bit of creaminess to the flavour which is just how I always like it - like how my mum used to make it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Anyway, I'm off to enjoy some soup infront of the tv for a little 'me' time. Let me know how you get on with yours...!</span>Red Bird Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242001010730190469noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032125178509762.post-17678895482811421892012-05-02T16:21:00.001-07:002012-05-03T08:22:40.988-07:00Day Fifty-Six<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Wow, so sorry to have not been keeping up with my blog for well over 2 weeks. Things have been a little hectic with one thing or another....one being that my bathroom leaked last week and there always seems to be a lot of waiting around for plumbers when there's such work involved. Anyway, he eventually came the next day, well over an hour late I add, and on my one morning with the chance for a lie-in! ...8.30 he said...oh, ok I agreed!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I went to Londres with Mr Red Bird. I had a fab time and must admit that the weather was pretty decent to us considering the amount of rainfall we've had these last 2 weeks. Brick Lane bustling as its usual wonderful self. I love popping into all the vintage/retro shops, bric-a-brac, artisan markets galore. I'm sure Mr Red Bird felt quite the opposite, however he was kept very happy with his 'salt beef bagel' which is infamous around those parts, and possibly a herring one too!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I visited a basement market, which too my enjoyment lead me to my 2 best purchases of the day! I'll post some snaps later, but I got gorgeous vintage sheer buttercup yellow blouse with a high neck, ruffled front & complete button down back. It's exquiste and a steal at just £6. It's pretty old but in amazing condition. Turning it inside out I like to look at the hand stitching made to create this peice... My other purchase is a cornflower blue super soft leather bag that goes across the body. It's wonderful and even though I have a million bags <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">[or close to i'm sure], </span>I've been using my new one everyday since!! - Photo will follow. Please share snaps of any of your amazing finds on Brick Lane. I love being nosey...</span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Well indeed... I joined as one of Katie's Blog followers after seeing her beautiful prints on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/whatkatiedoes">Etsy</a>. Little did I know that London based Katie was going to make a trip to the lovely city of Bath, where our 'Charlie Boots' shop resides. Her escape from London was made for her boyfriends mother's birthday and she describes the highlights of her trip to this 'pocket-sized city'. Among her snapshots of this idyllic city was a photo of our shop window on Broad Street - wohoo! I am pretty chuffed that Katie thought our shop window good enough to warrant a photo in her mention of 'the nice mix of independant shops'. Anyway, take a look here and have a read for yourself...<a href="http://www.whatkatiedoes.net/">http://www.whatkatiedoes.net</a> - thankyou Katie!</span></i>Red Bird Makeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13242001010730190469noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032125178509762.post-68523174167110647462012-04-13T10:46:00.000-07:002012-04-15T11:02:49.235-07:00Day Thirty-Six<span style="color: #76a5af;"><i>Rain, rain, go away...</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Wow, the weather this week has been a little more than confused. Relentless rain all day Friday, definitely not what you want to start the weekend after a hard week of work! That said, I'm glad the sun has shown it's face today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I've been spending a bit of time looking at various artworks to adorn my livingroom wall. I mean there's quite a few things going on already, but it needs some organisation and perhaps a new print or two wouldn't go amiss! Anyway, I've come across these sweet candy coloured treats that I think would be perfect - what do you think?</span><br />
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