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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! šŸ™‚

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 MagmaĀ 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 isĀ 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

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

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ā€œShe had never been aware that she was afraid, that she feared the world’s vastness and diversity, it’s violence too.ā€ - The Girl Who Reads On The Metro, Christine FĆ©ret-Fleury
Never could resist a book about books…
Holiday reading stack! That’s enough for a week, right? I’ll take my kindle as well, just in caseā€¦šŸ˜
Happy holidays to me! Had a real brain fog day today so grateful to know I’ve got a lovely chilled week ahead with my beloved, the pup and a big stack of books!
ā€œI’m trying to speak - to write - the truth. I’m trying to be clear. I’m not interested in being fancy, or even original. Clarity and truth will be plenty, if I can only achieve them.ā€ - The Parable of the Sower, Octavia E Butler
ā€œWe are coming apart. We are a rope, breaking, a single strand at a time.ā€
In 2020, I treated myself to the Whitworth backpack by @kulabags. I’d been looking for a sustainably made backpack that didn’t cost the earth and still looked stylish. When I first came across Kula I was a little sceptical. Backpacks made of paper?! I wasn’t convinced they would be that durable. But they we’re super affordable and I loved the look of them so I figured I’d give them a go.
Over the last few years, my professional life has changed dramatically. Since the age of 18, I have trained and worked in various roles to support young people. That was the career path I chose. I worked incredibly hard at it. And I loved it. Until I didn’t. Until it took more from me than I could give and the stress and exhaustion overtook the reward and passion. So I made a change. It was a leap into the unknown. The only things that made me feel secure in that choice were a)knowing I was going to be working with brilliant people and b) knowing it would give me the opportunity to write. I had nothing else.
The silver lining of constantly waking up super early for no reason? Lots of time to read and snuggle our pup.ā¤ļø
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