Film Friday - Casse- Croute - A short nature animation

This week's film is a fun but also beautiful animation by directing duo Burcu Sankur and Geoffrey Godet called Casse-croûte which they describe as A little journey through a forest full of creatures looking for a snack.


Casse-croûte from Burcu & Geoffrey on Vimeo.

Hope you enjoy this film and thanks for reading my blog!

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Short Film Friday - Gabriel - An inspirational short film about athlete Gabriel Neris

Hooray for Friday! Hope you all had a fantastic week and that you are looking forward to the weekend.

For this week's Film Friday I wanted to share with you all a film called Gabriel which is a short film about 16-year-old Gabriel Neris, a determined para-athelete, on his way to competing at Tokyo 2020. He was made famous after he completed a 100m race, even though his prosthesis had fallen off.


GABRIEL from Pudim on Vimeo.
Gabriel Neris is a 16 years old para-athlete who's not afraid of pursuing his dreams.

He got famous after losing his prothesis in the middle of a 100m competition in São Paulo, Brazil.
Even under a lot of pain, he made a way to reach the finish line.

This film dives inside Gabriel's life and background, leading us through his fellings and motivations.

Directors: Douglas Bernardt and Squarehead
Director of Photography: Lucas D. Oliveira

Produced by Stink São Paulo
Hope that you enjoy the film, it is beautiful shot and produced and is also a really inspirational story.

Have a great weekend 

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P.S - For last week's Film Friday post please click HERE

Film Friday - Miniature T-Shirt Printing Rig

Hello everyone!

I love seeing and hearing about other people's creativity so thought I would look for something on this theme when I was thinking of what to share with you all today for Film Friday.

Then I came across this....! So very clever and actually works really well!

Miniature T-Shirt Printing Rig from Colossal on Vimeo.

Enjoy and happy Friday :)

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Film Friday - Portrait of a Dancer - Sarah Lamb

Sarah Lamb is an American dancer who is a Principal of The Royal Ballet, a title she gained in 2006. Sarah was born in Boston and started dancing from a young age. Here she performs an excerpt from Wayne McGregor's Woolf Works. McGregor is an award winning British choreographer and director and is known for bringing together multiple disciplines. Here is brings together dance and written word as Lamb performs to the sound of the modernist writer Virginia Woolf's reading. This is the only surviving recording of Virginia Woolf's voice.

Style Saturday - Terrariums

#1 - Faceted Terrarium by West Elm

Photo Credit - West Elm

These geometric terrariums look fantastic when displayed separately or in a collection like shown above. They are available in two different colours; black and gold.

The downside? These beauts are not water tight so are suitable to air mist plants only.

Find them here on West Elm 

#2 Green House Terrarium

Photo Credit: Pottery Barn

When you think of terrariums the first thing that springs to your mind probably won't be this greenhouse style terrarium. So, if you want a terrarium which is a little bit different or perhaps you have a more vintage country look to your house rather than modern then this is the terrarium for you! Instead of geometric shapes in metal this terrarium uses vintage style wood.

I am totally in love with this green house terrarium. The shape and style of it reminds me more of a Wardian Case than a terrarium. The Wardian Case was a kind of early terrarium which was invented by Dr. Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward (hence the name, Wardian Case). The case was invented in c.1829 in London as a way of transporting plants without them becoming polluted by the smoky city air and as a way to get plants from overseas without them dying before they arrived. 

They soon as become popular within Victorian houses as decoration pieces (and we can see why!)

This terrarium comes in two different sizes and can be found at Pottery Barn 

#3 - Icosidodecahedron terrarium

This terrarium has been beautifully handmade and is available in a variety of sizes and finishes. The terrarium was made by Murat who is a twenty- something year old man from Turkey. He says he " studied psychology and neuroscience but still feed a great interest for crafting, inventing and design". 

Find Murat's beautiful terrarium shop here on Etsy: Waen

#4 - Minimalist Style Terrarium

You can't go wrong with this minimalist style terrarium. It has two compartments so you can make two different collections of plants in one place and it is easy to get into with a little hinged door at the top. If you get bored of having plants in there (not sure why you would!!) it would also look lovely filled with other items such as seashells, candles, pebbles etc.

Find it here at dotandbo
#5 - Terrarium Figures

So you have found your perfect terrarium, now it is time to choose your plants and don't forget your terrarium figures either. You can pick up standard small standing figures for pretty cheap but if you are looking for something a bit more unusual then why not let your imagination run wild and go for something a bit more unusual such as this figure doing a handstand!

There are loads of really cool figures in this Etsy shop which you can find here: 

FaerieNest

Hope you enjoyed reading this blog post!

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Make Up Art Pinterest board

Hello everyone :)

Wanted to share with you all one of my favourite Pinterest board that I made, perfect for all of you who love makeup art or need some make up art inspiration. Hope you like it!

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Style Saturday - Christmas Styling

Hello everyone,

I am WAAAAAY too excited about Christmas so couldn't resist doing a blog post about Christmas styling today for my Style Saturday blog post. 

I really like this collection as nothing is too obviously Christmas themed (well okay, maybe the Christmas tree!!). This means you can decorate and enjoy the decorations a little earlier in the year and it gives the house a lovely wintery feel.

 This collection would also be fantastic if you live in a smaller house or flat so don't have space to store lots of Christmas decorations. The few added 'extras' such as the moose and reindeers that add the 'Christmas' into this collection could be packed away but the other elements could stay.

 I love the minimalist, nordic style and use of traditional materials like the wood along with more modern and man made materials such as acrylic, steel and plastic.

This collection looks really warm and cosy and light and fresh at the same time. My favourites are the use of branches to make decorations for the table. How easy and simple is that to do but still super effective. I also love the big lampshade as it really completes the room!

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(500) days of summer - collection of handmade items

Hello everyone,

Summer has now come to a close and the cooler weather seems to have swiftly arrived! It is cold, wet and grey one moment and beautiful sunshine and blue skies the next! 

My tassel necklace got featured in this beautiful collection and I just had to share it as I thought it was beautifully put together and the colours really sum up the warmth of the Autumn sunshine and the blue skies but also a bit a chill in the air and the leaves are starting to change.

500 Days Of Summer alternati... TheArtOfAdamJu... $15	SALE Retro citrus blanket/ t... RetroandRosesv... $30	Old Tree Painting.Landscape ... NataSgallery $389	Fine art orange orhid button... PhotoMood $8
Green Leaf Hanji Paper Earri... HanjiNaty $14	Moss green necklace strands ... TheDorothyDays $5	Green leaf dangling ear gaug... ZebraPlugsTunn... $25	Dark Green Leaf Mini Backpac... LeaflingBags $54
floral photography, botanica... SouvenirPhotog... $10	Brooch Flover brooch cornflo... batikelena $21	Year Round Wreath, Everyday ... BurlapBlooms $38	Lake Dangle earring jibbyandjuna $45
SALE black/purple lace earri... LaceFancy $12	Ring purple rose, dark purpl... LidiaAndVary $9	POLYMER CLAY NECKLACE-Trendy... WowLovelyShop $25	10 pcs Handmade Purple Viole... SoShabbyCottag... $19.99

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5 things I love about the Autumn (Fall)

1. Lighting the fire. The cottage I live in has a log fire so once it starts getting colder we go to the woods behind the house and collect wood for the fire. Not only is it lovely to have the fire going for warmth but also I could sit for hours watching it. We have a little chair that sits right next to the fire so I take my iPad and in the evenings sit by the fire writing blog posts, tweeting etc

2. Rainy weekends are the perfect excuse to stay in. In the summer time it is lovely to be outside and you feel if you spend a sunny day inside it is a waste but on a rainy day it is perfectly acceptable to stay in and spend the day baking, watching films, listening to music and drinking tea....perfect!

3. Nature! The changing colours of the leaves are one of my favourite things about Autumn. We have this beautiful road near us in Dorset which is lined by trees and in the Autumn I love driving along or going for a walk near as all the trees change colour and it feels rather magical. I also love going for walks in the woods and love the smell of the woods after it has been raining.

4. That people's thoughts start to turn to Christmas. I know everyone moans it is way too early but I LOVE christmas and it is slightly more acceptable to talk about it from now on!

5. Getting out my Autumn/ Winter wardrobe. Big warm jumpers, thick tights, boots and bobble hats  are what I love to wear in the Autumn. 

What do you love about the Autumn? Please let me know in the comments section below! 

Work in progress - my new ceramic bead necklaces

Hi!

Lots of you said that you enjoyed seeing my behind the scenes/ work in progress photographs so I have been trying to remember to take photographs when I am making (I always seem to forget!) but I remembered this time (hooray!). I recently have been making some ceramic bead necklaces. I thought the cube beads were super cute and I am really pleased with how the necklaces have come out.

I made the necklaces in different colour combinations. Here is my purple, blue and aqua necklace. I can't decide if I prefer then on the white background or the wood background.

What do you all think?

Check out my full range of ceramic bead necklaces here

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Quote of the Week - Jack Kerouac

Have a great week!

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Cute tutorial to make your own crop top out of leggings!

Hello everyone,

I have been going through my wardrobe giving it a sort out and also bought some new summer outfits. I have lots of leggings which I no longer wear so was really pleased that I found this video before I got rid of them! I now can have lots of cute crop tops for summer instead of going out and buying them. I loved how quick and easy this tutorial was so thought I would share it with you all so you can all recycle your leggings and have cute crop tops this summer too!



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Quote of the Week - Steve Jobs

Hello everyone,

On Mondays to get the week started I like to share an inspirational quote. I find it gets me ready for the week ahead and focuses me. Today I wanted to share with you all a wonderful quote by Steve Jobs which I hope will inspire you this week.

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it."

- Steve Jobs

Cool interactive video for you to enjoy!

Hey everyone,

Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend so far. I thought today I would share with you all something fun that I found to pass a few moments of the day.

I won't tell you too much but open this Youtube video in fullscreen and put your finger in the middle and keep touching your screen while the video plays. It is pretty cool

(Nothing scary or nothing not work safe....don't worry!)




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Goodbye April, Hello May!

Pinch punch first of the month! Goodbye April and hello May! I hope that April was a great month for you all but that May is even better!

Thank you so much for your continued support for The Dorothy Days. I really appreciate it.

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Quote of the Week - Oscar Wilde - Art quote

This is too cute not to share.....!

This is so adorable I just had to share it with you all!!

Hope that it brightens your day a little.

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Plans for March - How is it March already?!

Hello everyone,

How did it get to March?! I still can't get my head around it being 2015 let alone it being March! Feels like this year has already gone by super fast.

This month is shaping up to be an amazing month. I have a really packed schedule of exciting things including...

• The Women of the World festival at London's Southbank Centre. I went last year and it was AMAZING so I can't wait to go again this year. There are workshops, talks, debates, a marketplace and just so much going on. I will try and take more photographs this year and hopefully will also write a blog post so watch out for that one!

• I will be continuing to host a series of 'Live Chats' with the Dorset Etsy Team. We are working together as a group to improve our Etsy shops and so get together every Tuesday night online and discuss a topic for that week. It has been fantastic and I have learnt to so much.

• A big family holiday to Cornwall, I can't wait. It is right by the sea and there is a slide in the house as well as stairs....thats right....a slide! Well we all know what I am going to be doing for the entire week....!!

• I have been invited back to the U.K Etsy summit which this year will be held in Bristol. I can't wait to see all the other team captains who I have met before and also lots of new faces!

I will try and blog as much as possible this month and take lots of photographs for you all! 

Thanks so much for all your support and to everyone reading the blog

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Sundays = Relaxing and some making! Raspberry Jelly Cosmo tutorial

Hello everyone,

Happy Sunday! Did you all have a wonderful Halloween? I hope so and a relaxing weekend after. I know that lots of you like to use Sunday as a day to unwind and relax before a busy week ahead and that lots of my followers have told me via Twitter that they also love to use Sunday as a day to make things and bake things! Today I thought I would share with you all a tutorial of how to make Raspberry Jello/ Jelly Cosmos for all of you who like to make things on a Sunday. Now that everyone is gearing up for Christmas I thought these would be idea for Christmas parties and the colour makes them really festive!

Enjoy!

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Cool Video to brighten up your day - OK GO - The Writings On the Wall

Hey everyone,

If you are like me, you will find yourself quite often getting lost on Youtube looking at various videos. I watch everything from vloggers to funny animal videos to music videos and craft tutorials. I particularly like watching videos which are really creative and so today I wanted to share with you all a music video from a band which is just that! You know the video of those 4 guys on treadmills who glide across the treadmill, go under it, over it etc to music? It was a viral video a while back. Well its the same guys in this video.

Take a look and I hope it brightens you day a little :)