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A very English spring

05.05.2015 by Bex //

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If you’ve been following me over on Instagram, you’ll know that we are currently on our holidays back with my family in the English countryside.

Growing up in Warwickshire, which is slap bang in the middle of England, it never occurred to me that we were ‘in the country’. My hometown has plenty of shops, pubs and a very famous school, but you don’t have to go very far at all to find fields, sheep, barns and, much to Ted’s delight, tractors. Our record so far is three tractors spotted in one short walk to the village near my parent’s house. [Read more…]

Categories // Photography, Seasons, Travel & Adventures

Three lessons I learned from the Creative Exchange

04.14.2015 by Bex //

Creative ExchangeI’d just about got over the excitement of my beautiful Springtime Surprise parcel arriving from Marian when another gorgeous box arrived in the post. Cue squeals of excitement.

This was part of Sam at Dunne with Style’s Creative Exchange. Another beautiful gift swap all arranged through Instagram, Sam gives you someone to ‘Insta-stalk’ in secret and you then put together a parcel to inspire creativity, a project or projects. Meanwhile, someone out there in Insta-land is stalking you and putting together a perfect present.  [Read more…]

Categories // Create, Instagram Tips and Tricks Tags // Instagram, Snail Mail, Social Media

How to send happy mail

03.31.2015 by Bex //

Happy Mail from the Springtime Surprise Project

I’ve mentioned before that I’m a big fan of handwritten letters arriving in the post. So given my love of happy mail, you can imagine how excited I was to take part in Capture By Lucy‘s Springtime Surprise Project. [Read more…]

Categories // Instagram Tips and Tricks Tags // Capture By Lucy, Happy Mail, Instagram, Snail Mail

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I'm Bex. I'm a professional writer and editor, a toddler wrangler, an obsessive photo taker, chronic tea drinker, and hopeless flower addict. Every week in 2016 I am sharing a challenge. idea, or reflection to inspire and motivate you to create. This is one mama's journey to a calm, collected and creative life. I hope you'll join me x

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