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Thanks for visting Simply The Nest. I'm an English girl married to an Portuguese boy, and I blog every weekday about our house renovation, DIY projects, delicious recipes, design, inspirational interiors, and life in a little Manchester nest. Oh, and Jack Russells (we have two). And our five year masterplan to move to France. Très bien.

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Thursday
Feb042010
DateThursday, February 4, 2010 at 4:00PM AuthorSimply The Nest | CommentPost a Comment

Blog It Forward - What Inspires You The Most?

I'm really pleased right now because I managed to bag a spot on Victoria from SF Girl By Bay's 'Blog It Forward' project. The idea behind this project is that those of us who are participating will share a connected stream of posts on ‘what inspires us the most’ on our individual blogs, but link back and forward to the other blogs participating - generating some kind of glorious blogging Mexican wave.

I'll be allocated my official date for posting on this topic in the next few days, but of course it's something I'm thinking about already.

I'm inspired by so many things - but I guess in particular I'm inspired by my loved ones, by nature, by travel, and by art:

More to come! And I'll be thinking over the next few weeks of how to narrow my inspirations down to something really specific.

What are you inspired by?

Psst! If you like this, you may also like:

Family: Some things I'm thankful to have in my life

Travel: A little tour of Venice

DIY projects: How to karate kick a garden shed

 

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Dec102009
DateThursday, December 10, 2009 at 3:59PM AuthorSimply The Nest | Comment2 Comments

Gorgeous Paper Garland From Lobster And Swan

Something I didn't expect when I started blogging was that I would come across a whole new world of lovely handmade gifts. Can you believe I had never heard of Etsy until a few months ago? Yes, shame on me...

I'd like to share a particularly lovely item that I bought on Etsy a couple of days ago from Lobster and Swan, and was just delivered. Let's open it together:

Isn't she lovely? And how sweet to receive a surprise Christmas card and gift tag in the parcel. I won't be keeping the garland permanently on the wardrobe (which is made of reclaimed oak, and purchased from Eat Sleep Live) - I just hung it there for photographic purposes. I think I'll probably drape it elegantly above the bed. So pretty!

If you haven't made the acquaintance of Lobster and Swan yet, I suggest you head on over to her blog immediately if not sooner. I think you will enjoy spending some time in her beautifully curated world. And her own photos do a lot more justice to her beautiful garlands than mine do :-)

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