tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48049261679236493062024-02-08T19:23:04.740+00:00Rebecca Simpson DesignAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01741251503919779712noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804926167923649306.post-80513278127402430922012-03-14T22:32:00.000+00:002012-03-14T22:32:28.858+00:00Theatre Posters; Cabaret & BlondeI've had the good fortune to work on a couple of really fun Poster design projects recently at Derby Theatre; first was a Theatre Arts production of Cabaret, and secondly the (upcoming) Theatre Arts production of 'Blonde'. <br />
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The 'Cabaret' poster was one of those rare projects (rare for me at least!) where you are approached with a vague brief, shown a couple of photos and WHAM! an idea just hits you and from the get go it just makes sense. I like it when that happens and I wish it did more often. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cabaret 2012</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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If you haven't seen Cabaret, it is set around a Cabaret club in Berlin during the rise of the Nazi party to power. I liked the striking simplicity and symbolism of the final image... I was pleased to be a part of this, the show was fantastic! The students so talented.<br />
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Blonde is the next one; a musical based on the story of Marilyn Monroe / Norma Jean. Two of the Theatre Arts students showed up to do the Photoshoot, they were very brave and very sweet! They waltzed in with a cheap plastic wig, red lippy (I seem to remember one of the girls had borrowed it from their Grandmother!) And a big fluffy, towly white dressing gown to serve as a Monroe stylefur coat! I love when things are thrown together like that, it's so much fun and you get that same creative and imaginative rush you get when you are playing make believe as a kid. The photographer was very professional too, especially considering what little he was given to work with (time and brief!) So the shoot went ahead and the girls made even the silly wig look almost glamourous! The images below are the result - now to be a poster! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Before' of Charlotte (this pose ended up being the chosen final poster image)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'After' The final poster image of Charlotte, inspired by Monroe </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Before' One of my favourites from Taras shoot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'After' Tara, post 'Monroe' treatment!</td></tr>
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I had lots of fun playing with this - messing around in Photoshop and playing with layers and masks and textures is a fun way to spend a couple of evenings! <br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01741251503919779712noreply@blogger.com2Rebecca Simpson Design52.9436079 -1.49708352.9412159 -1.5020185 52.945999900000004 -1.4921475tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804926167923649306.post-54680531422551730712011-07-25T23:12:00.001+01:002011-07-25T23:13:35.118+01:00Handmade Wedding Invites (and freebie font download!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
There is a special day approaching!!! My littlest brother Josh is getting married in September to his gorgeous fiance Charlotte (hooray!) it's a bit scary too because I can remember rocking Josh back to sleep as a baby and changing his little nappies! (haha, sorry Josh!) <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Josh & Char asked me if I'd like to do their invites, and of course I said I would! We went through a few different designs and concepts together until there was something that they were both happy with! They are both very individual and unique so the invites reflect this. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The final design chosen (below) was totally handmade, and suited them perfectly. Simple, and eclectic! They loved the idea of using hand stamped lettering. It did look great but it took ages! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at the handstamped lettering, ribbon and paper</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The type looked so good that they wanted the same technique for the invite reverse. Now, that was ALOT of information to be individually stamped so I digitalized it and turned it into a usable font (available <a href="http://www.dafont.com/jolotte.font">free </a>for download if you like something a little decorative and different!) It's called 'Jolotte'... took ages to think up that one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The invite reverse!<a href="http://www.dafont.com/jolotte.font"> Jolotte Font</a> in action ...</td></tr>
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</div>I'm glad I digitalized it as it allowed me to have alot of control of the layout of the reverse. Then it was time for adding the buttons and then drybrushing the final cards to tie all the elements together... and that was it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final pile! ready for send-off :)</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I feel really honoured to be able to do something special for them both. Although it was very time consuming and tiring at some points (especially for my back!) it was worth it. The individual look and feel you get from handmade it special, and really does suit them both. Hehe, I can't wait for the big day :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01741251503919779712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804926167923649306.post-46781405924188798732011-07-07T18:34:00.000+01:002011-07-07T18:34:52.021+01:00Walking Dead Embroidery - FINISHED!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OJ7q4UOtAdE/ThXlBTcfDuI/AAAAAAAAAys/S-58i8o6RBc/s1600/mid_way_face_closeup_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>I am so chuffed ('chuffed' - not said that for <i>years</i>!) that I have finally finished my secret project; a 3 month labour of love as a gift for my fiance (not to mention an homage to the awesomeness that is <a href="http://kirkmania.com/">Robert Kirkmans</a>' Graphic Novel series - '<b><a href="http://kirkmania.com/kirkblog/?cat=3">The Walking Dead</a>'</b>) I love the novels and I love the AMC televison series (and those who know me well know generally I kind of love zombies!) It was my fiance, Hans, who introduced me to <i>The Walking Dead.</i> As soon as the next installment is published it's delivered here, and I wait patiently for Hans to finish with it so I can read it after him (putting whatever book I happen to be reading at the time on hold - priorities, you know?)<br />
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Anyhooo, for Hans' birthday this year I thought I'd make him something myself. I've done a couple of embroidery pieces for people before and they've gone down well, so after deciding to make one for Hans I started to look at the art for TWD. The artist(s) for the graphic series are the hugely talented <a href="http://www.charlieadlard.com/">Charlie Adlard</a> and <a href="http://cliffrathburn.blogspot.com/">Cliff Rathburn</a>, and earlier in the series <a href="http://tonymooreillustration.com/">Tony Moore</a> - and I decided I'd like to try embroidering a piece of the art. This is the result (including an example of the original artwork which is NOT in ANY way mine! (I wish!) I think you can click on the images to see bigger versions:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">. Used different amounts of black strands to achieve shading.</td></tr>
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So.... finally done. It has taken me 3 months (which isn't bad, my friends' wedding gift was ready 18 months after the special day!) Hans liked it, I am glad! Going to get it framed for him too.<br />
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It was pretty fun to work on (if a little frustrating at some parts). I did it at home, at the gym, in coffee shops - which was incredibly funny when a little old dear looks at what you are sewing and gets a shock! <br />
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Whew! xAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01741251503919779712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804926167923649306.post-5716013060013146402011-01-27T11:43:00.000+00:002011-01-27T11:43:08.933+00:00The Country ChildWow, it's been a while since I posted! Christmas and the New Year have been really busy. Since October I have been working 7 days & 2 evenings a week (on non-design jobs!) and finally it's getting back to a more manageable pace. I was working on design projects when I could so it's meant alot of very late nights, but I think it's all part of the job! Why else do all designers seem to live on coffee?! I also had limited internet access for a while which in this day and age is disasterous!<br />
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So my last post showed early developments of <a href="http://www.alisonuttley.co.uk/">Alison Uttley's</a> 'The Country Child'. Derby Theatre are holding a week long event this summer celebrating her life and books, with a produced version of The Country Child as the main event.<br />
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It's been a long time spent working on the poster - Uttley has written some beautiful books (she has been unofficially dubbed as Derbyshire's Beatrix Potter) and undoubtably her writings have touched many people. For these reasons, something delicate and with alot of love put into it is needed to represent her.<br />
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So, here are some of the final(ish) images, needs a bit more work on selective contrast etc, and of course poster text to be added, but I am pretty pleased with it. What I love most is that it is totally handmade, the paper sculpture of the girl, my own textures, hand painted type... I found some lovely old wallpaper that I scanned in and messed with for the flowers...<br />
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xAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01741251503919779712noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804926167923649306.post-91421643361063567652010-11-29T17:27:00.000+00:002010-11-29T17:27:28.990+00:00The Country ChildHere are a few early developments on a poster I am working on for the production of <a href="http://www.alisonuttley.co.uk/">Alison Uttleys</a>', 'The Country Child'. The production will be happening some time next year in Derby. Uttley was from Derbyshire (Cromford) and wrote some very well loved books - she was said to be Derbyshire's 'answer to Beatrix Potter' (which I don't think Beatrix Potter liked very much!)<br />
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The poster is going to be a mixed media piece, and so far I've worked in Ink ....and of course my favourite; PAPER!:<br />
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The ink drawing was done to mimic the style of <a href="http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/ladybird_authors.php?id=234">C.F.Tunnicliffe</a> who illustrated many of Uttleys' books. There is still quite a bit of work to be done, I'm still at the fun fun fun stage of making and experimenting.<br />
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To be continued...!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01741251503919779712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804926167923649306.post-79700654004854141272010-10-05T00:28:00.000+01:002010-10-05T00:28:50.242+01:00Wedding celebrations and birthday gifts!Sorry it's been a while! I have been really busy, still getting set up actually.<br />
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Just wanted to show a couple of paper projects I have worked on lately. Both utilised slightly different methods so here goes!<br />
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<u><b>Roxannes' 21st birthday! (my little sis :] )</b></u><br />
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Remember a few posts back, the jewellery storage frame? I said I would make one for my sisters 21st and I did! It's a much smaller version, I made it specifically for earrings and I also bought her a lovely pair from Accessorize to go with it <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found inspiration from a wrought iron panel and made her a paper cutting for her birthday card;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span id="goog_265393088"></span><span id="goog_265393089"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01741251503919779712noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804926167923649306.post-47322374556362786742010-09-14T13:00:00.000+01:002010-09-14T13:00:58.354+01:00Paper Sculpture - my favourite medium! (Tutorials coming soon!)If I had to pick one thing concerning my creativity that I would NEVER give up, (it would be extremely difficult to pick) but it would be my paper crafting and sculpture. It covers so many areas such as quilling, folding, decoupage, cutouts, etc. I love to work with paper so much - the different weights, textures and colours and how each respond differently to manipulation. I may be weird but it gets me going - but each to their own, eh? If I could be paid enough to do nothing but paper sculpture, that would be ideal. One day it will happen!<br />
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I will be posting often on this topic, so I wanted to use this as an introductory post on the subject and show some works I have previously done. I am working on a big project at the moment and taking pictures along the way, so when it's done I will give a write up and tutorial for anyone who wants to try this amazing art form.<br />
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The way I work focuses heavily on layering techniques, and very importantly - lighting, to convey emotion and show the work in it's true form or the way it is meant to be seen.<br />
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Some previous works; the first few pictures are from my final self directed project during my degree - the theme was Imprints, and I took the memories of a good friend after interviewing her and making a series of paper sculptures.It's actually not finished, there is alot i want to do with it, but here are some images as they stand now:<br />
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A very recent piece, done in practice for my new secret project!<br />
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Hope you enjoyed this! More to come, so stay posted!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01741251503919779712noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804926167923649306.post-37761015145650980872010-09-12T00:18:00.000+01:002010-09-12T00:18:08.138+01:00Handmade Book Project - PhobiasAnyone who knows me will know that I am a huge fan of anything handmade - I like things to be a little bit different! I carry this (style? don't really know how to say it) through to my Graphic Design as well as all of my personal projects. One of my 'things' is that I don't believe that everything these days has to be digital - there is a place for this OF COURSE! But I think finding a nice middle ground is key. I get bored of designs all looking the same to be honest, and especially if there is no real idea or purpose behind them then purely digital works can look empty. Do you understand what I mean? It's like the difference between beautiful letterpress type and printed digital type.... ANYWAY, I think I am waffling/ranting so I'll move on :)<br />
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I had made books before but I really wanted something different to this, and I ended up buying '<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Handmade-Books-Binding-Folding-Decorating/dp/1844484157">Handmade Books; Binding Folding and Decorating</a>' by Heather Weston. I highly recommend the book, it was so clearly written and lots of great examples by artists too.<br />
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</tbody></table> The cover was made with card, overlaid with strips of very thin card to symbolise being 'bound' by your fears. The book was then covered with black handmade paper, and to touch it it feels leathery, slightly like skin. A bit horrible!<br />
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The book was a 'star book' or circle book, so when opened fully the front and back covers actually meet. I thought this was a good way to represent the endless 'cycle' of fear. There were 3 layers, so the book became a 3D piece, very tactile.<br />
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</tbody></table>I loved this page of the book, agoraphobia - a fear of open spaces. The page was a pop up which left the words elevated and isolated away from the page. The typeface was heavily spaced/kerned and the overall effect was really strong.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">arachnophobia</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arachnophobia page structure.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Everybodies favourite phobia - the spider one! This was more textural than anything else - and it's interesting to watch people who have picked up the book and looked through; people who dont like spiders HATED the page :) (i'm not being mean - i am terrified of spiders too!) I used a sheet of angel hair for the middle layer of the book to give a webby background. The actual name of the phobia was cut out of the whole page to form a seperate web type structure.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dextrophobia</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Dextrophobia. This is a very rare and odd phobia, as you can see by reading the text - I would love to find someone who actually has this! I have a really weird phobia too, but I keep it secret these days as last time i told my lovely friends about it they proceeded to find nice 'examples' for me, to see if i freaked out! Anyway, I used stamps and inks to make the letters appear as though they were falling or gathering toward the right of the page.<br />
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There were more pages, this is just a selection! <br />
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Sorry if there has been any of this that didnt make sense (or silly typos), I am very sleepy and off to bed now!<br />
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Goodnight!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01741251503919779712noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804926167923649306.post-80312251089944404162010-09-08T17:15:00.000+01:002010-09-08T19:24:51.090+01:00My new jewellery storage!I have been busy the last few weeks. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Alot</span> of sitting working on the laptop which is good but at the same time, I need to have regular breaks and be doing stuff! Anyway I have been painting and doing a few random bits around the flat, and I finally got around to doing a job I have had in mind for a while; I transformed a picture frame into a jewellery <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">storage</span>/display piece. I have seen it done a few times, and you can even buy some nice enough ones from <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">eBay</span> and whatnot, but anyone who knows me knows that I like to get my hands dirty and crafty head on!<br /><br />I love the fact that I live near a few different charity shops as I am always finding super cool, super cheap (and often vintage) bargains! A while back I found a HUGE wooden picture frame which I bought for next to nothing, so last night I removed the back and the glass (which I recycled!). I sanded and whitewashed the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">wooden frame</span>, then using a staple gun attached on the reverse some very fine black mesh material that i got from the market. I then backed it with a sheeny pink type paper and hey presto! It looks great I am <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">happy</span> with it - I can finally see my shiny things! Oh, I also used some pink cotton ties to hang it with.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Full shot of the frame<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XYLBP_tU3zk/TIfPlABkEpI/AAAAAAAAAsM/OC8ROfHReYg/s1600/jewellery_holder_full_frame.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XYLBP_tU3zk/TIfPlABkEpI/AAAAAAAAAsM/OC8ROfHReYg/s400/jewellery_holder_full_frame.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514604503307129490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);font-size:85%;" ><br />Mesh and whitewash detail</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XYLBP_tU3zk/TIfPl7dYrqI/AAAAAAAAAsc/PkEr1QDa1yk/s1600/jewellery_holder_mesh_and_whitewash.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XYLBP_tU3zk/TIfPl7dYrqI/AAAAAAAAAsc/PkEr1QDa1yk/s400/jewellery_holder_mesh_and_whitewash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514604519261515426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);">Jewellery in all it's glory!</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XYLBP_tU3zk/TIfPlXKe3sI/AAAAAAAAAsU/L5uIORm8SLE/s1600/jewellery_holder_jewellery_shot.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 376px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XYLBP_tU3zk/TIfPlXKe3sI/AAAAAAAAAsU/L5uIORm8SLE/s400/jewellery_holder_jewellery_shot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514604509518552770" border="0" /></a>It's actually not even finished, I want to do a bit more work distressing the frame (which you'll see I love to do when I upload more <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">DIY</span> project pics) and also the backing paper is temporary - <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">I'd</span> like to find some really nice fabric and use that instead.<br /><br />My sister has just moved out of home and in with her boyfriend, and she has a birthday coming up. I am thinking of making a smaller one for earrings, it would be a fab gift for her!<br /><br />Finally - another cheap and cool piece of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">DIY</span>: Ages and ages ago I picked up some tiny square 3D frames (again at the charity shop) 75p for 3! I just very quickly sanded and washed the frames as I did for the project above, although this time I kept the frame back and stapled some left over vintage rose fabric to it (left over from a chair I re-upholstered (using an apron - but that's another story!)) They look really cute (but upon showing them to Hans, I don't think they were to his taste! A bit too <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">girly</span> :) I added them to another second-hand find (a small shelf) that I had distressed. They are sitting pretty now on my bedroom wall along with a dried rose - I kept the rose from the flowers Hans gave me on our first date, so it's nice and sentimental for me too!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><span style="font-size:85%;">The little shelf and rose<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XYLBP_tU3zk/TIfTXGBZDgI/AAAAAAAAAsk/uQer6wB_6Q8/s1600/rose_frames_full_shot.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 257px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XYLBP_tU3zk/TIfTXGBZDgI/AAAAAAAAAsk/uQer6wB_6Q8/s400/rose_frames_full_shot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514608662445362690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(192, 192, 192);"><br />A closer look at the fabric frames (I love the fabric!)</span><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XYLBP_tU3zk/TIfTXXmFZCI/AAAAAAAAAss/h2nSNuJbhlA/s1600/rose_frames_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 278px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XYLBP_tU3zk/TIfTXXmFZCI/AAAAAAAAAss/h2nSNuJbhlA/s400/rose_frames_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514608667162666018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">An even closer close-up! You can see the lovely 'shabby chic'<br />effect you get from distressing the painted wood.<br /><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XYLBP_tU3zk/TIfTXjRg5xI/AAAAAAAAAs0/FwPucfwG1C0/s1600/rose_frames_distressed_wood.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XYLBP_tU3zk/TIfTXjRg5xI/AAAAAAAAAs0/FwPucfwG1C0/s400/rose_frames_distressed_wood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514608670297614098" border="0" /></a><br />So, anyway - very happy with those little bits of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">DIY</span>, and it's been good to get away from the screen occasionally. I intend on refurbishing my desk soon as it has a huge ink stain on top - so when I get around to it <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">I'm</span> going to do a proper 'how to' with before and after and everything, so watch this space!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01741251503919779712noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804926167923649306.post-23534312747611017682010-08-24T14:49:00.000+01:002010-08-24T14:59:41.395+01:00Welcome to Rebecca Simpson Design!OK, so... I have spent the last few weeks registering my business as a Freelance Designer - and all that comes with it! Setting up a <a href="http://www.rebeccasimpsondesign.com/">website</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/Derby/Rebecca-Simpson-Design/146202632071246?__a=8&ajaxpipe=1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Facebook</span> page</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/R_S_Design">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/rebecca-simpson/23/355/310">Linked In</a> (all the things a business needs to do these days!) But, I have been mostly looking forward to staring my blog - I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">haven't</span> written a blog properly since my exchange to Norway during my degree and BOY have I missed it. I mainly want to connect with all the other amazing artists and designers online, and reach as many people as I can... and also write about how my 'enterprise' develops, and maybe discuss my way through certain projects too. I find writing helps me to straighten thoughts out - a bit like talking to other people! Anyway, this is a quick hello! and please come back!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01741251503919779712noreply@blogger.com2