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Tutorials and arty crafty projects.

Art Journal Pages

September 4, 2014 Jen EdenLeave a comment

Better late than never, I finally got around to finishing the pages for our wedding and honeymoon. Yay! For the wedding spread I printed off a bunch of our wedding pictures as tiny thumbnail images and created a little timeline of our day out of them. I left a few spaces in between some of [...]

Posted in Crafty, PersonalTagged art journal, honeymoon, life, love, marriage, memories, pictures, scrapbook, wedding

Watch with Glittering Eyes

May 6, 2014May 6, 2014 Jen EdenLeave a comment

As promised my latest art journal spread. One of my favourite quotes and pretty colours - this is a happy page! Anyone else an arty journaler? If you share your stuff online leave a link in the comments. Hope you all enjoyed the bank holiday weekend! 🙂

Posted in Crafty, PersonalTagged art journal, colour, lettering, life, quote, typography

For the Love of Post!

April 16, 2014April 16, 2014 Jen EdenLeave a comment

Hands up who loves snail mail... ME!! I LOVE SNAIL MAIL!! It's so exciting to get post through your letter box. Not junk mail, REAL post. A letter from a friend, that package of washi tape you ordered from Etsy, a mysterious package from an unknown sender... So I've decided to share a bit of [...]

Posted in Crafty, Personal, Random ShareTagged friends, letters, love, post, snail mail, surprise, washi tape

My Life in Notebooks

April 9, 2014April 9, 2014 Jen Eden1 Comment

I have already shared with you lovely people my love of books, so today I thought I would share my love of notebooks! This is my current pile of notebooks. Most of them are about half full and there are a couple of lovely blank ones just waiting to be filled with beautiful randomness. These [...]

Posted in Crafty, PersonalTagged journalling, life, notebooks, planning, stationary

Personal Project: Art Journal

February 23, 2014 Jen Eden4 Comments

There has always been something that compels me to reflect on my life, my thoughts, my fears, my blessings. I don't know how much truth there is in the old saying "The unexamined life is not worth living", sometimes I think I spend too much time thinking about life rather than getting on with it. [...]

Posted in Crafty, Inspiration, PersonalTagged art journal, crafty, journalling, life, personal, quotes

A Little Bit Of Lovely: Flow Magazine

February 19, 2014February 18, 2014 Jen Eden4 Comments

A couple of months ago whilst browsing round Magma in Manchester (FYI, fabulous shop which you should visit) I came across a very pretty looking magazine which proclaimed to be "for paper lovers". Well that is definitely me. I picked up the magazine and flicked through it (soooo pretty!)...and put it back on the shelf (sensible head [...]

Posted in Crafty, Inspiration, Random Share, RecommendedTagged art, crafting, creative, design, Flow Magazine, inspiration, paper love

Share the Love: Valentine’s Craft Round Up

February 12, 2014February 13, 2014 Jen Eden2 Comments

I don't know about you but I like a little bit of craftiness every now and again. I especially love it when I get to give someone the end result, whether it be a quick origami gift tag, or a project that has had hours/days/weeks of love poured into it. There's something special about being [...]

Posted in Crafty, Random ShareTagged craft, ideas, love, romance, valentines

THRIVE – Buy the book!

You can now buy a copy of my book, Thrive, in paperback or ebook right here.

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Picked up The Secret History from my local library today. This is one of those books that I’ve been *aware* of for years but have just never got around to reading. I’m excited to see what Donna Tartt has to offer! 🤩
Over the last few years, through the challenges of chronic pain and the unknowns of infertility, I have turned to @morganharpernichols work again and again for comfort, for hope, for inspiration. Both her words and her art have been a source of quiet joy and reassurance through all the ups and downs. Now, as we embark on our long-awaiting adventure into parenthood, her work continues to be exactly what my soul needs. I am so, so glad that I found my way to the work of this once creator all those years ago. Thank you, Morgan. ❤️🧡💛💚💙
Good morning @gladstoneslibrary - thank you for another warm welcome. 🥰
Had one of those pregnancy insomnia nights with a 3:30 wake up and a brain that would simply NOT allow me to go back to sleep. After a few hours of fruitless dream chasing, I decided to get up, grab an early decaf coffee and delve into a bit of learning. No, I’m not mad, I was just in one of those frames of mind where my brain needed something to focus on - and Radical Candor is just the ticket. This book was recommended to me by my phenomenal mentor @melaniebryanobedl during the Help To Grow Management course I recently completed. Even in just the few pages of forward and intro, there are so many words of wisdom and points of reflection that have jumped out at me. Highlighter in hand and notebook by my side, I’m hungry to see what else this book will offer me. I’ve barely broken into the first chapter but already I’ve got questions that I know I need to step back and consider for my own professional practice and at least one ‘aha’ moment that has shifted the way I view myself as a manager and a leader. I know my work is going to be changing (along with just about everything else!) in this next season of my life. It’s a little daunting but I’m excited for it and, as always, I feel a little better going into it armed with a great book. 🤩🤓📚💪 Thanks for the recommendation, Mel!
I had completely forgotten that my talented friend @mookydoodle had created these gorgeous bookmarks featuring snippets of my poetry on them until I rediscovered them whilst unpacking the last of our boxes of books! It’s always so humbling when other creators want to collaborate or draw on my work so this was a delightful reminder of just how far Thrive has gone in the world. It’s still small but it went so much further than I ever imagined. Thank you again George for creating these. ❤️
Our household has been struck down by a nasty fever-y virus that has well and truly knocked us off our feet. 😩🤧🤒 After being able to do nothing but sleep yesterday, today I’ve regained enough faculties to read so I’m snuggling up with The Atlas Six, which I’ve been looking forward to reading for ages. Hoping that ancient libraries and magic will be the cure! 🤞
It’s one of my favourite things to discover a book that you just can’t put down. This is one of those. I am absolutely DEVOURING Lessons In Chemistry and loving every second of it. Elizabeth Zott is an incomparable protagonist, Six Thirty has my heart and this story is one of the most compelling I’ve picked up in a while. If you’ve not read it, add it to the top of your TBR right now!
“Today I wake and the sky is a hollow blue. Today I am not hurting. The quiet in my body is gentle and expansive; it brings me to tears.”
Apparently our little one is now able to hear and start recognising sounds from inside bump! We want them to get to know our voices so we’ve decided to start reading to them. Of course, Winnie-The-Pooh is a must so that’s where we’re starting. 🥰 I can’t wait to share a lifetime of stories with this little miracle. ❤️
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