After months of planning and making and fussing, I am proud to introduce to you my new website (and new business) Candy Bownes Hair Bows & Accessories. I had been feeling lost for a while not having a little crafty project to keep me occupied. As much as I love to scrape book, I have [...]
I have been meaning to play around with a few koi designs for some time, but when one of my work mates was saying how he wouldn’t mind getting one on his arm, I decided to kill some time by coming up with a very rough idea. It doesn’t look like much as I was [...]
Winter feels like it has come early, with the days getting shorter and the nights getting colder. But life remains as busy as ever, if not in reality but in my mind. The days are spent working and the nights are spent snuggled up, trying to keep warm, wishing I could wrap myself in pure, [...]
Ever dreamed of being a photographer and having your images published along side those taken by some of the industries best? Then the LUMIX Life photography competition is for you.
Panasonic Australia have gathered together some of the nations top photographers to capture the essence of our beautiful country through the superior lens of their [...]
I love Photoshop. While I may not be a pro at designing the newest and coolest ad campaign, I do enjoy playing around with it, manipulating my photos and art to come up with something amazing. But the first time I used Photoshop, I was overwhelmed by the possibilities. Not knowing where to start, I [...]
I thought it was about time I rewarded my wonderful subscribers with a freebie. Deep Sleep Meditation is a one hour MP3 track I created a few years back using a software program called SHARM. I suffer from insomnia from time to time and I found creating my own relaxation music helped me considerably.
To claim [...]
I love camping. There is nothing like running away from the ruckus of everyday life and just relaxing with the real world around you. And my favourite place to do this? Friendly Beaches on the Freycinet Peninsula. Freycinet is on the East Coast of Tasmania, about a 2 and a half hour drive from our [...]
I have been playing around with a few more tribal tattoo designs, trying to come up with something for my Chicken. I thought that because my Infinity Rose tattoo on my hand is for him that it maybe interesting to come up with a tribal design based around the same symbol. I was [...]
My newest tattoo, just done fresh yesterday. I thought I would try out a new studio that opened up just before Christmas, Tassie Ink and I was very happy with the result. The Artist was a girl by the name of Candice. I have been wanting this test for a while. The words are lyrics [...]
Australia day. And nothing says Un-Australian on Australia day than having to work. Not saying that we are a nation of slackers, but it is the Australian way to have the odd day of bludging here and there, where all you do is sit back, fire up the barbie and have a few beers with [...]
Once again I feel like I have been slack in writing. Every time I have had the chance I have been getting myself too caught up in other random net activities such as Twittering and playing games on Facebook. I guess you could say I’m a bit of and addict to the two of them. [...]
I have almost lost count as to how many times I have tried to write this post over the last 24 hours, each time being a different emotion, a different angle and idea. That is how it is for me, a full spectrum of random feelings fracturing over time. Now, I am just on the [...]
Yesterday I got myself a brand spanking new laptop. I am so happy with it! It’s just perfect for what I need, especially video editing. I am hoping to enter next years Sony Tropfest with a short film. I plan to film everything, then animate each frame, also adding in some of my own original [...]
I started at my new – old job last Monday at JB. I say new – old because I used to work there 10 months ago but left after my other job (Coles) offered me more hours, which was good while I had the hours. But like with most supermarkets, it seemed that profits were [...]
This is a drawing of my beautiful Chicken. I know he doesn’t really look like a Chicken, but he is my Chicken and I love him with all that I have from the day we met over two years ago. We became great friends and in time, much more. He is everything I have ever [...]
