Wednesday Wishlist - Escapism

Don't we all dream of escapism at some point.............


happygolicky


circlesandsquares


stton


ForeverFall


blueskyclouds


Petaliferous


aussiepatches


TotesOnTheGo


silverscraps


JanelleyBeads

Versatile Blogger Award

I want to express a HUGE heartfelt thank you to the lovely Veri-Tea of Joie de Tea for this lovely piece
and of course for the much appreciated Versatile Blogger Award. This is my first blog award so I guess you can tell I am pretty excited.



The requirements of the award are as follows:

Thank the giver and link their blog in your post.
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Share seven things about yourself.
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1. I love art and all it encompasses

2. I can't wait for the first harvest from our newly established vege garden.

3. I spoil our pets WAY too much

4. I love exploring the handmade world.

5. I love the smell of cookies baking

6. My favourite style of music is Indie or Alternative

7. I love arthouse and foreign language films over mainstream cinema.

Pass the reward to 15 recently discovered blogs.
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I haven't been in the blogging world for all that long but there are a few people that have truly supported me in my blogging endeavours and I want to recognise them with this award.

Del of deliciousdesignz

Bri of petaliferous

Kim of savagekitten

Deb of twocheekymonkeysdesigns

Jess of messy-bessie

Karen of newearthsoaps

Laura of lunabellaoriginals

Jess at epherielldesigns

Violet of artshushus

Samone of redletterstudio

Vickie of Redeem Designs

Judy of summerstreetfair

Sarah at handpouredcreations

Helena of littlemoandfriends

and to everyone at the Awesome DUST Team dustteam blog

Contact the bloggers to let them know about the reward.
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Friday Friends - Dusty Divas - Red Letter Studio

Hello lovely Friday !

With pleasure I introduce a new Friday Friend - Samone - the Dusty Diva behind Red Letter Studio



I was incredibly lucky to win a Red Letter Studio prize pack a little while back and was so impressed with the goodies I received !



I ordered some more of the cute snail mail labels though as seem to be using them up quickly and they add that really personal touch to letters and parcels.
In fact I am pleased to say that they are travelling more than me, having been used on post to the USA, Russian Federation, United Kingdom plus several Australian states including Western Australia, NSW, Victoria and Queensland!



Now it's time for you to settle in with a cuppa and read through Samone's story - enjoy !

The Story of Red Letter Studio



My name is Samone and I am the chick behind Red Letter Studio.



I started RLS about two years ago, and it just kind of developed from my love of design and typography. I've been a Graphic Designer for over 10 years and I have a day job in cross-media marketing which keeps me on my toes!



Red Letter Studio designs stationery and invitations, and creates custom design solutions for your event or business,



including logos and brochures and the like.



We like to do everything by hand, using earth-friendly materials, and create stuff that really speaks to its user and viewer, and is unique and individual!



Not only does Red Letter Studio create specialised stationery and design to suit our clients, but we have a pretty unique style too.



We also like to illustrate, so often our stuff includes original artworks too.



I love interpreting a client's brief and creating art that hopefully visualises exactly what they were trying to describe to me in their brief! My aesthetic is best described as Hand-drawn, almost vintage-style illustrative style, with contemporary type and often bold colouring.



We use quality recycled materials, like post-consumer recycled paper, envelopes and card, and we are really conscious of our waste too!



I like to keep every last little scrap of everything and re-use what I can.



I live in Melbourne, I got married earlier this year and I have to say that being a Mrs now is pretty damn cool. I love my family and friends and try and make as much time as possible for them, but I do love being so busy and working lots too! Down time includes going for a run, watching an arty film, reading Frankie mag or listening to some tunes.

Here is where you can find more Red Letter Studio goodness - and I can personally vouch for the craftmanship and quality of these gorgeous products !

website: www.redletterstudio.com.au

blog: www.redletterstudiomelbourne.blogspot.com

facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Melbourne-Australia/RedLetterStudio/118034061554415

Made It: www.madeit.com.au/redletterstudio

Etsy: www.redletterstudio.etsy.com

Wednesday Wishlist - Dreaming of Spring

Dreaming of spring scents and warmer days x


FullSpiral


ModernEraDesign


lainedesign


JenniferJoyCreative


TheGeneration


pillowhappy


aidam


missymaomao


ScarletteRoseFairy


Faunfare


realisationcreations


afra


blueserendipity


Rhasdala


WoodenHive

Friday Friends - Dusty Divas - Part 11

Happy Friday everyone ! It's Dusty Diva time again and this week I am thrilled to introduce a relatively new duster and adventure woman extraordinaire;
Tia of NotWeeds ! I have found Tia's story to be an exceptional tale - but won't spoil it for you as you can read it for yourself !

The NotWeeds website product statement is
Herbal Teas and Legal Highs for Wellness and Relaxation!
NOTWeeds specializes in Herbal Teas and Legal Highs - Weight Loss, Womens Health, Cold and Flu Prevention, Relaxing Blends and Aphrodisiacs.
Got Weeds ?
Take the opportunity to get to know them and make friends..., discover their true nature and simply call them Herbs instead.
Herbs can become your closest allies in your quest for Wellness, and we are excited to offer you our herbal blends to help you get started.


I seriously could have done with some of Tia's Cold & Flu Herbal Tea during this winter season and some of Nourishing Herbal Tea would do wonders for my long blond locks. I have always had an interest in alternate therapies including Aromatherapy and Herbalism, so I truly found this information fascinating.

Now, to let Tia tell you the story of NotWeeds and the woman behind it !

The Story of NotWeeds
A few years ago I willingly threw myself out of a perfectly sound plane over Hawaii and this event has changed my life!
It was then that I decided - after 28 years of nursing in the conventional sense - it just was not possible for me to continue with this career; my work ethics and morals were constantly compromised with the advance of 'technologically focused' nursing. I retired in style - my uniform was strapped to a couple of stakes and burnt in a bonfire ... I guess I really meant it!

It was time to get back to my roots! Herbal Health has been part of my life since my birth, my mother - also a nurse - was a great herbalist and readily employed their services to her family whenever she could. Herbs were well accepted in German University Hospitals (which is where I started my nursing career) - every day a big pot of chamomile, peppermint, hibiscus or fennel would be placed in each ward for the patients to help themselves freely and Valerian Tincture was given at nighttime to help patients settle.
I know prevention is the key and good health starts from within - this has now become my area of focus - and I support others with their journey to wellness and health by providing well balanced herbal blends.

First things first though, in order to refresh and deepen my herbal knowledge I studied Home Herbalism with Belle Gibbons
http://www.thehomeherbalist.com/
and thus NOTWeeds was conceived. My background with nursing is mainly in Women's Reproductive Health ( I was one of the early certified Nurse Practitioners in NSW) and Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation - both of these areas are also a focus of NOTWeeds.

NOTWeeds offers safe, non addictive relaxing blends that can be consumed as a tea or smoked for people that seek an occasional 'adventure' outside their usual sphere. 'Kite' and 'Smokin' Hot' are the blends that can provide such an experience. Every body is different, so the response will be individual too ;)
Other NOTWeeds Blends include the popular 'Nourishing Blend' - a great 'every day' blend (which has the wonderful 'side effect' of producing lustrous hair)
and
'A-C-E' - a wonderful alkalising blend which gently re balances an acidic body and assists with weight loss, and many more.

Thank you to Maddo for giving me the opportunity to 'show and tell' in this blog! For more details on the NOTWeeds products available head over to these links :

http://www.etsy.com/shop/NOTWeeds

http://www.madeit.com.au/NOTWeeds

or check out my website and blog at :

www.notweeds.com

http://www.notweeds.com/notweeds-blog.php