Hi everyone,
I am heading off to New York next week for the Etsy Seller's Advisory Board so this film seemed fitting for my Film Friday because it is set in New York.
The first few lines of the film also summed up my feelings (or lack of!) for pigeons but I found it really beautiful how the artist Duke Riley talks about taking time to look at the world around you.
This film totally shifts your perspective from viewing pigeons as mundane, ugly and something you ignore to a creature of beauty, resilience and intelligence.
The film is beautifully shot and watching them fly is somewhat mesmerising.
Flight of the Pigeon from NewYorker on Vimeo.
The Dorothy Days Xx
Friday, 9 September 2016
Sunday, 4 September 2016
Featured Product - Acorn Necklace by The Dorothy Days
My featured product for this week is this handmade acorn necklace, it is perfect for the Autumn months and looks beautiful worn by itself or as part of a collection of layered necklaces.
The acorn is really small and cute so can be worn under a jumper when you need to layer up!
You can view my acorn necklace in my online shop by clicking HERE, I am also offering an exclusive discount for blog readers of 10% off in my Etsy shop (which includes 10% off this acorn necklace). All you have to do is put the coupon code BLOGLOVE10 into the checkout to receive your discount.
Enjoy!
The Dorothy Days Xx
Friday, 2 September 2016
Film Friday - Portraits in the Whitney Collection
Hello everyone,
I hope that you have all had a wonderful week. As you might know, I have recently started blogging again after a long long break. Really excited to get going again. I was looking back over my blog and deciding which features to keep and continue and which to not continue and come up with new ideas. The Film Friday feature that I used to fun was one of my favourite features on my blog so was one I couldn't wait to bring back.
Often when life gets busy and you are constantly on the go it is difficult to find time to sit down and just enjoy something without doing anything else or thinking of anything else. I think this is such an important thing to do. For me, watching a short film/ clip does just that, it takes just 5 minutes out of your day to think of something new and exciting and to just relax and stop for a bit.
I hope that you get the same feeling by watching the videos which I will be posting over the next few weeks.
This one I thought was particularly beautiful. It was from a series that the Whitney museum did and here, artist Martha Wilson discusses John Coplan's work as well as her own.
Human Interest: Martha Wilson on John Coplans from Whitney Museum of American Art on Vimeo.
"Everyone is here in their bodies until they are no longer alive...I think that's one of my goals as well, to try to be honest, to try to be unafraid of looking at what's really there" - Martha Wilson
Thanks for reading
The Dorothy Days Xx
I hope that you have all had a wonderful week. As you might know, I have recently started blogging again after a long long break. Really excited to get going again. I was looking back over my blog and deciding which features to keep and continue and which to not continue and come up with new ideas. The Film Friday feature that I used to fun was one of my favourite features on my blog so was one I couldn't wait to bring back.
Often when life gets busy and you are constantly on the go it is difficult to find time to sit down and just enjoy something without doing anything else or thinking of anything else. I think this is such an important thing to do. For me, watching a short film/ clip does just that, it takes just 5 minutes out of your day to think of something new and exciting and to just relax and stop for a bit.
I hope that you get the same feeling by watching the videos which I will be posting over the next few weeks.
This one I thought was particularly beautiful. It was from a series that the Whitney museum did and here, artist Martha Wilson discusses John Coplan's work as well as her own.
Human Interest: Martha Wilson on John Coplans from Whitney Museum of American Art on Vimeo.
"Everyone is here in their bodies until they are no longer alive...I think that's one of my goals as well, to try to be honest, to try to be unafraid of looking at what's really there" - Martha Wilson
Thanks for reading
The Dorothy Days Xx
Thursday, 1 September 2016
Happy September
Happy September :). Can't believe that the Autumn is here already, I love this time of year but also will be sad to say goodbye to summer.
As I went to write this post I checked when I last blogged and realised I haven't blogged since April ....eek! I have been super busy lately so the months have passed by but hope to get back into blogging again this Autumn so watch this space :) !!
Thank you for your continued support over on my other social media pages and of course everyone who has purchased from me lately. I had a really busy August in terms of sales, views and custom orders so thank you all so much.
Hope September is a great month for you all.
The Dorothy Days Xx
Monday, 18 April 2016
Monday Motivation - Adorable animals make Monday more manageable!
I hate Mondays! Who doesn't!?
There are onlythree four things that make Monday's a little bit more manageable...
1) Lots and lots of tea
2) Watching or reading something motivational or inspiration to get you all fired up and excited about the week ahead
3) Cute things
4) All of the above!
Normally each Monday I try and post something motivational or inspirational (and I do encourage drinking tea whilst reading my blog post! ) but today I felt more in the mood for super cute animals to start the week....enjoy!
This is Arnie, he is a 8 week old sausage dog and is possibly the cutest dog I have ever seen...!
Hank the Great Dane was just trying to get comfy....!
This cat looks like how I feel when I realise it is Monday....
Raiding the fridge...
and last but not least....this little fluff ball...!
Hope you all have a wonderful week and this has made your Monday a little brighter!
Thanks for reading
The Dorothy Days Xx
There are only
1) Lots and lots of tea
2) Watching or reading something motivational or inspiration to get you all fired up and excited about the week ahead
3) Cute things
4) All of the above!
Normally each Monday I try and post something motivational or inspirational (and I do encourage drinking tea whilst reading my blog post! ) but today I felt more in the mood for super cute animals to start the week....enjoy!
This is Arnie, he is a 8 week old sausage dog and is possibly the cutest dog I have ever seen...!
Hank the Great Dane was just trying to get comfy....!
This cat looks like how I feel when I realise it is Monday....
Raiding the fridge...
and last but not least....this little fluff ball...!
Hope you all have a wonderful week and this has made your Monday a little brighter!
Thanks for reading
The Dorothy Days Xx
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Monday Motivation - Learning something new....how to draw for people who believe they can't draw!
Hi everyone,
So last week I shared with you all a video from a Tedx talk and today I thought I would share with you all another one. A lot of their videos are quite short and also uplifting so I often watch them in my lunch break or first thing in the morning to get the day going.
This talk by Graham Shaw particularly appealed to me as I am always saying that I would love to be able to draw but I am awful at drawing.
He teaches you how to draw really simple cartoon characters to prove that anyone can draw.
Stickmen and women are about my limit (!) so I was intrigued to try.
Here is my very first drawing.... it is no masterpiece but not tooooo shabby for a first attempt and was a lot of fun giving it a go. When I attempt to draw I end up waving the pen or pencil in front of the page for ages and being indecisive so I quite liked that with this you have to be quite quick and decisive about it and can't think too hard about it.
If you do watch the video and give it a go I would love to see your drawings, please upload a picture to either Twitter, Instagram or Facebook and tag me in it (@thedorothydays)
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| My first attempt of drawing a cartoon character! |
Hope you enjoyed the video as much as I did. Always fun to start the week on a positive and learn something new! Will be back next Monday with some more Monday Motivation.
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