Happy Mother's Day, Girls!

Thank you all for your support and encouragement! 

Enjoy this free printable from me to you. 

Right click and 'save as' to save it to your computer. 

Mandi x

Note to self and free downloadable print!

I have been challenged a lot lately

about

Enjoying the Moment.

(I made all but one of the above things ;)

I found this quote online -

'DON'T spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.

REMEMBER, what you now have was once among things you only hoped for.'

(I wrote it down and then completely mislaid the link -

if anyone knows who wrote it, please let me know).

It gave me the slap on the hand I needed.

I changed it slightly and did it up as a print.

Now - let me just say - I do not mean there's anything wrong with ambition

and a healthy desire for new things/challenges/dreams etc.

Just every now and then,

I need reminding that I have people and things in my life

that I could only hope for.

That's all.

I made this print for me - but thought you might like it too!

This is my first FREE downloadable print for you!

Right click on the image and choose 'Save As'.

You can print this out as many times as you like,

give it to as many friends as you like

-with my blessing :)

When I was one, I had just begun...

Susannah Tucker

ONE year ago today I opened my Etsy Shop, Designbirdie.

It was a name plucked out of the air -it could have just as easily been called

Buttons, Toothbrushes & Cotton socks or

Black Eye Bags (i like that one!) or Mountains of Unwashed Clothes...

eat, pray, create

I just wanted to say thank you for supporting me, buying from me,

telling your friends, 'liking' me and blogging about me!

Anyway to celebrate, I'm having a little giveaway.

A package with all sorts of designbirdie goodies including

a Bear Hug Print (still one of my most popular), Birthday Calendar

and the cutest pair of ladybug earrings.

These are lovely to keep but make great little pressies too.

To enter, leave a comment here or on my Facebook page under this post.

A draw will be made on the 28th May (a favourite someone's birthday).

Thanks again and tell all your friends!

Moustaches and... eyebrows

A very good friend of ours

and extremely talented artist Fergus Ryan retired recently.

We had a huge party for him!

We set up photobooths to capture all his friends and famly.

And, as Fergus has sported moustaches for most of his adult life,

I made lots of different taches to be used in the photos.

It was lots of fun - and people really got into the spirit it!

Bouquet of Moustaches

If you want to do your own Moustache Photobooth -

Right click on the below image and save onto your desktop and then, print them out!

After a few days recovery, I met a writer friend

at IMMA to see the spectacular Kahlo and Rivera Exhibition.

If you love art, you'll probably love this!

Kahlo's art is piercingly honest and exquisitely beautiful...

Rivera's... i didn't love as much (sorry Diego, wherever you are!).

I couldn't help but wonder whether he meant the world to see some of his paintings..

The exhibition is on until 26th June 2011 and it's free on fridays :)