Coming home from Disney World
June 13, 2022
It is the weirdest feeling to come home after a holiday. It’s only been two weeks, but it feels so much longer than that. The house feels unfamiliar. And the smell when you come in…
I still haven’t worked out who I want to be or what I want to do when I grow up, so on this blog please join me while I try and work it out while keeping child-like creativity alive! Find home and fashion inspiration; travel and days out; photography, writing and more. Have fun looking around 🙂
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Are you an artist? Am I?
June 5, 2022
When is it ok to call yourself an artist? Is it when you sell a few pieces of work? Is it when you make a full time living from it? Is it when you are represented by a gallery or when you’ve had a well-attended solo exhibition? Or is it simply when you spend time when you can, creating art because you love it?…
Creativity ideas #ourcreativeyear
February 21, 2022
This year, I thought it would be a good plan to try and encourage everyone to be more creative. Every month I’ll be writing a few ideas based around a prompt or theme to hopefully get you going! …
Why you should try gratitude journalling
February 14, 2022
Have you heard of the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon? Or perhaps you’ve heard it called ‘Frequency bias’? Have you ever looked around for your new car; chosen a make and model you’re interested in, and then all of a sudden you see it everywhere? It’s the car in front of you in the traffic jam, and then you walk past two more as you walk across the car park to the Tescos entrance. It seems like the universe knows you want that car, and decides to show it to you ALL the time…
A slow January
January 31, 2022
I just made it to the New Year, and then I got very ill indeed. It was nothing more serious than a fluey cold, but oh my god, I don’t remember the last time I felt that ill! I had hot flushes and chills (they were multiplying) and couldn’t breath lying down, so three nights of trying to sleep upright in the settee downstairs left me extra tired too. Anyway, the upshot is, even if I’d wanted to run into 2022 full steam ahead, I simply couldn’t. I was kind-of forced into a slow January…
The magic of Christmas decorations and beauty for beauty’s sake
December 16, 2021
This year our Christmas tree theme is pink, white and silver, and I have to say, it looks absolutely magical! A couple of years ago I was accused of doing themes and going all out to decorate the house just to impress other people – just to look good on Instagram. I couldn’t help but think, ‘Do you know me at all?!’….
Glastonbury Festival Sunday, day 5 & Review of Glastonbury Festival 2022
July 3, 2022
The time went too quickly! Come with me around Glastonbury Festival! I saw Doc Brown in the Cabaret tent, a couple of acts in the Circus big top; Elle and the Pocket Belles on the Bandstand; Kate Rusby and McFly at Avalon, and Lorde on the Pyramid stage. It was an amazing day, and I give my overall round-up and review of Glastonbury Festival 2022. As always, thank you so much for watching and spending your time with me! Click the thumbs up and the bell notification button, and subscribe for more videos. If you enjoyed this one, please share the link with your friends! :) Please consider supporting this channel and join our lovely community receiving creative inspiration, behind the scenes content, and extra videos at https://www.patreon.com/HelenHobden Handmade by me:
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Glastonbury Festival 2022 vlog! Day 4, Saturday. Watching bands, Olivia Rodrigo, Paul McCartney etc
June 30, 2022
Here's Day 4 of my Glastonbury Festival vlogs. Saturday was mostly about the bands; I watched The Longest Johns, Molotov Jukebox, Beabadoobee, Haim, Olivia Rodrigo, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Paul McCartney. And I just about had time to look around the Green Craft Field while it was full of creativity. Jude arrived at The Pyramid Stage in time for Paul McCartney singing Hey Jude.
It was another brilliant Glastonbury Festival day! As always, thank you so much for watching and spending your time with me! Click the thumbs up and the bell notification button, and subscribe for more videos. If you enjoyed this one, please share the link with your friends! :) Please consider supporting this channel and join our lovely community receiving creative inspiration, behind the scenes content, and extra videos at https://www.patreon.com/HelenHobden Handmade by me:
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Glastonbury Festival 2022, Friday, Day 3. It's all kicking off at Glasto!
June 28, 2022
Hi! Here's Friday at Glastonbury Festival 2022! I saw Ziggy Marley, Wet Leg, Crowded House, Wolf Alice, Supergrass, Sugababes and Billie Eilish. I was at the Pyramid Stage, The Park, The Other Stage, and the Avalon Stage. Plus I wandered into a Reggaeton class as I was passing, and spent some time watching the amazing acts in the circus tent. If you ignore the bad Glasto stage decisions and the crowds, it was a fantastic day at Glastonbury Festival. Join me again for Saturday! As always, thank you so much for watching and spending your time with me! Click the thumbs up and the bell notification button, and subscribe for more videos. If you enjoyed this one, please share the link with your friends! :) Please consider supporting this channel and join our lovely community receiving creative inspiration, behind the scenes content, and extra videos at https://www.patreon.com/HelenHobden Handmade by me:
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Giving handmade Christmas cards
December 8, 2021
There’s something about sending handmade Christmas cards that’s loaded with all kinds of baggage. A few people will get it. My cousin will get it. My mother and sister-in-laws will get it, because I know they love to craft. Oh – I can actually think of two of my friends who are creative souls, but I don’t think the majority of people receiving my cards will fully understand why I do it….
Poldark country. (Visiting Cornwall)
November 29, 2021
Have you seen either BBC series of Poldark? If not, it’s a romantic saga set in Cornwall in the late eighth to early nineteenth century and was based on the novels by Winston Graham. The original TV series was made in 1975, but when it was shown again in 1988; that’s when it captured my heart…
Visiting Scotney Castle in autumn
November 3, 2021
A much-needed respite in the middle of a week exploring London; my Mum took me and the kids to Scotney Castle, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent. This was near the end of September, so not quite at the right time to see the autumn colours at their best, but change was in the air. The odd branch of red leaves dangled over the moat of the castle, and a tint of yellow ochre brushed the borders…
October in England
November 1, 2021
Chris and I have been lucky enough to spend October in Connecticut a couple of times, and I have to say, New England does fall better than old England does autumn!…
A review of The Insta Retreat – a complete Instagram course by Sara Tasker, aka Me & Orla
September 28, 2021
It’s September again (I know – where on earth did that come from?!) and that means there’s a general mood of New Term, which means new stationary (any excuse) and new beginnings. The cooler air of autumn seems to bring with it an energy that encourages me to make a fresh go of things…
Van life
August 11, 2021
In these last two years I have never been more grateful for owning a camper van….
Glastonbury Festival 2022 vlog. Day 2 Thursday. Exploring the Green Fields; Craft, Healing areas
June 27, 2022
Hello! Here's the 2nd instalment of the Glastonbury Festival 2022 videos. I joined in the sing-a-long of The Greatest Showman in the cinema tent, and then met up with the kids for a wander around the Green Fields areas of the festival - the Craft Field, the Green Futures Field, the Healing Field and the Greenpeace field. It was such a lovely day. Perfect Glastonbury weather! As always, thank you so much for watching and spending your time with me! Click the thumbs up and the bell notification button, and subscribe for more videos. If you enjoyed this one, please share the link with your friends! :) Please consider supporting this channel and join our lovely community receiving creative inspiration, behind the scenes content, and extra videos at https://www.patreon.com/HelenHobden Handmade by me:
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Glastonbury Festival 2022 Vlog! Wednesday, Day 1. Exploring the market stalls at Glastonbury
June 24, 2022
Hi! Welcome to my village! Here's day 1 of Glastonbury Festival 2022. It was a hot one! We go and collect our Glastonbury wrist bands, the bag and programme, and then explore around the market areas. It was a really chilled day; such a lovely atmosphere with everyone enjoying the weather! I'll be posting videos from every day of Glastonbury festival, so please subscribe, get a cup of tea, and enjoy watching! As always, thank you so much for watching and spending your time with me! Click the thumbs up and the bell notification button, and subscribe for more videos. If you enjoyed this one, please share the link with your friends! :) Please consider supporting this channel and join our lovely community receiving creative inspiration, behind the scenes content, and extra videos at https://www.patreon.com/HelenHobden Handmade by me:
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Mixed media fairy art - Seek magic every day. * Jubilee celebrations & magical summer days
June 21, 2022
Hi! This week I have some mixed media art inspiration for you with the theme of 'magic'; I use heat embossing, painting, collage and all sorts to create the fairy art journal style page. I also chat about how lovely and magical these summer days are. We had a wonderful slow day enjoying the garden and having a bonfire with baked potatoes cooked in the ashes.
There's an update on how the front garden and driveway maintenance is going; and also some of our Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in our country village. As always, thank you so much for watching and spending your time with me! Click the thumbs up and the bell notification button, and subscribe for more videos. If you enjoyed this one, please share the link with your friends! :) Please consider supporting this channel and join our lovely community receiving creative inspiration, behind the scenes content, and extra videos at https://www.patreon.com/HelenHobden Handmade by me:
Take a look for your fairytale bohemian clothing purchases here: https://threadsofafairytale.com/
and your handmade gifts here: https://etsy.com/shop/byHelenHobden Keep in touch!
Links about my clothing business:
Website: https://threadsofafairytale.com/
E-mail: helen@threadsofafairytale.com
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Blog: https://whenigrowupblog.com/
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