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ginger+george
kirstyneale.typepad.com/gingerandgeorge
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Ginger+George is mostly about art, design and all things handmade. You'll find posts on illustration, stitching, papercraft, photography and colour, plus lots of free downloads and tutorials.
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Palette Pingpong (No.47)

Im so smitten with the picture I found for this weeks Palette Pingpong.  Beautiful, yes?  Its via Better Homes & Gardens, and I cant wait to see both the colour palette and whatever i...

24 may 12 1 person likes this

Happy Sunday

Aquilegia - the prettiest of weeds.  x

20 may 12

DIY Dads

Fathers Day this year happens on the 17th June, exactly one month from today. My dad doesnt really hold with such celebrations, but - sshh, dont tell - he was definitely the person I had in mind when...

17 may 12

Palette Pingpong (No.46) : Special Every Day

Palette Pingpong this week is inspired by two of my favourite people. First of all - and as almost-always - Gabrielle, who challenged me with the prettiest of pictures. Sadly, Im not sure my palette ...

10 may 12

Way Back Wednesday: Eraser Stamping

Carving your own stamps from household erasers is much easier than you might think. It’s a slightly more sophisticated take on the classic classroom art of potato-stamping. But unlike potatoes (which...

09 may 12 2 people like this

Mothers Day, Part 2

If you have something special to send to a non-British Mama, this week is apparently the time to be doing it. And because Im so very helpful, theres a revised set of gift tags in the shop (new dates,...

07 may 12

Happy Sunday

x

06 may 12

Way Back Wednesday: Fancy Flowers + Swashbuckling Pirates

Its been a while since Ive done one of these, so I thought a little revisit of a favourite project from last year was in order. As much as I enjoyed making these easy appliqué t-shirts, I loved seein...

02 may 12

Happy days

In the last couple of months, both of my parents have accidentally retired. My dad had been pondering the whens and hows of it for around 18 months, when circumstances contrived to make it happen a l...

27 apr 12

Palette Pingpong (No.45)

Hola Pingpong pals.  Shall we keep things brief and perfectly to the point? In this weeks pong-tastic episode, it was my turn to choose an image for Gabrielle, and by way of overcompensating fo...

26 apr 12

Fancy Painted Glassware

Despite the simplicity of this project, it actually took me an age to put together this week. Spray painting glass jars and bottles outdoors, in between the heaviest and most determined of downpours?...

22 apr 12

Sing A Song Of (not even) Sixpence

A couple of months ago, I put together ten cards for a feature in PaperCraft Inspirations. All of them featured sentiments based on song titles - a Truly, Madly, Deeply wedding card, an Isnt She Love...

20 apr 12

Palette Pingpong (No.44) : Retro Lamp

This weeks Palette Pingpong challenge finally helped me get around to a small but long overdue makeover project. You can find Gabrielles original picture over at the green gables (along with a terrif...

12 apr 12

Love, the Easter Bunny

Im hoping to have a couple of Easter-themed projects to share later this week, but in the meantime, if youd like to add some easy seasonal decor to your home, I have two words for you.  Bunny b...

02 apr 12

Collared

A couple of weeks ago, I bought some yellow wool felt from one of my favourite online fabric shops. You can never quite tell how colours are going to compare in real life to the shade you see on scre...

31 mar 12

Hambly Sketch-ily

Remember how much I enjoyed taking the Sketch Challenge last month? Weve been playing along again over at the Hambly Blog, this time for the March challenge. Although I found it a little bit trickier...

22 mar 12

Palette Pingpong (No.43)

Hola, Pingpong pals. That time of the fortnight has rolled around again, and today its Gabrielles turn to offer you something pretty for free. I challenged her with this photo (via Style Me Pretty) ....

22 mar 12

Happy Spring Garland

It feels like Ive been banging on about spring for weeks, but today its officially here. Hurrah! My inner geek wishes you a happy vernal equinox, while my outer and rather more shallow lover-of-prett...

20 mar 12

Design Crush

Because as breathtakingly beautiful as the moon is, the one thing that could maybe, possibly make it even better, is a moustache.  You know Im right. (Martin Krusche Für Neil poster, via the al...

15 mar 12

Finishing touches . . .

For your Mothers Day present.  Print-at-home tags in the shop now, and dont forget, you can still help yourself to the free printable cards from last week, for your mama, or anyone else you lov...

14 mar 12

Palette Pingpong (No.42) : Spring Notecards

So, its been a little while since Gabrielle and I have PPPd (although you might have spotted her stellar roundup post a couple of weeks ago). Did you miss us?  In order to make things up to you...

08 mar 12 1 person likes this

Shattered

x

04 mar 12

DIY Dalek

I could launch into the post with all kinds of smart-arsery and obscure references to Doctor Who, but Im not going to. Instead, lets just settle on my job is awesome. Because seriously, how many peop...

03 mar 12

Yes, thats a shark in the background

x

26 feb 12

Rabbit, rabbit

I should probably apologise for bringing up the subject of Easter quite so early in the year, but the supermarket shelves are already heaving under the weight of chocolate eggs, so its hardly like I ...

24 feb 12

Sketchy

So, its turning out to be a Hambly kind of a week round here, which can only be a good thing. Pretty paper, fancy tape, smart rub-ons . . . nothing you wouldnt be happy to roll around in. Just me? Ok...

23 feb 12

Paper Bead Projects

A nice, easy, mid-week tutorial you say? Oh, go on then. (Find it here.) x

22 feb 12

Hey, handsome

Have you met my hipster friend, Mr Hambly? Were not on first name terms yet, but you know . . . maybe one day. Like Pinocchio, he started out as a block of wood. A bunch of Hambly papers, a couple of...

21 feb 12

Sunday Rocks

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19 feb 12 1 person likes this

Last-minute love notes

In the shop now, ready to download and print at home. Just in case youre late.  Just in case you forgot.  Just in case youve only just found your Valentine.  x

13 feb 12

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