I started this blog five years ago, back in February 2008. At the time, me and my workmate Christina had been reading inspirational blogs such as
Design Sponge and
Print Pattern, and decided we'd challenge ourselves to make our own, showcasing our design inspirations. Since then my blog has been a great source of ideas for me and has grown into something that holds so many good memories from the past five years. I remember when I first started writing on here, I felt slightly embarrassed to be a 'blogger' and kept it a secret from most people I knew. However as the years have gone by I've become a lot more confident about sharing my blog with family and friends, and it's been such a great way to connect with other bloggers from places near and far.
Since this marks my 1000th post I thought I'd round up of some of my favourite posts from the past five years.
1. My
first ever post.. not the most interesting perhaps, but ah.. nostalgia.
2. Still my favourite
charity shop find.
3. I interviewed illustrator Gemma Correll back in 2009:
parts 1 &
2.
4. I opened up some pages from
my travel journal in 2010 (bits of which later inspired my
travel zines!)
5. In 2010 I sent a travelling sketchbook to some lovely blog readers round the world, asking them to draw inside what they did the day it arrived. In January 2011 it made its way back to me. The pages inside are beautiful, have a look
here.
6.
Some photos from when Tom & I first moved into the Convent together
7. In May 2011 I shared
what's on my bookshelf..
8. In June 2011 Tom and I decided to have regular
blackout nights, and turned off all sources off electricity, no phones laptops or TV. Bliss.
9. In August 2011 Tom and I took some very
spooky photos in The Convent...
10. And in November 2011 I
shared a comic made for my grandmother when she
moved out of her home that she'd lived in for nearly 60 years.
Thanks to anyone who's read my blog over the past few years or left lovely comments.
Laura x