I’ve decided to fully embrace facebook this week and give it another go. The last time I attempted joining I didn’t set up a personal profile and just a fan page for Milomade. This made it impossible for me to connect with other facebook users and become a fan of other pages. So after realising […]
Author Archives: Milomade
08
Apr
Apr
It’s time to wake up and Spring into action. Spring is one of my favourite seasons, it’s a time to renew, recharge and restart. In Spring the earth comes back to life after a long cold winter and the first flowers begin to bloom. I’ve chosen Spring as a theme for this week and I’ve […]
02
Apr
Apr
We’ve had the worst stormy weather in years this week and Kinghorn got totally battered by rain, wind and sea. The bad weather started last weekend and it just would not stop raining. The winds then picked up and by Monday night the rain was falling horizontally. Taking the dog out for a walk was […]
02
Apr
Apr
I recently entered the photography competition on the Makers-Online website. The best product photo competition was set up to accompany their feature on taking product photos, and closed on 26th March 2010. I got an email from Luke on Thursday to say that there were 136 entries in total and I was one of the […]
02
Apr
Apr
I’m going to be offering a 10% off any of the Button Flower Brooches in my Zibbet shop this weekend! All you have to do to get the discount code is spread a little love about Milomade online – be this on Twitter, through your blog or on Facebook. You could tweet about some of […]
02
Apr
Apr
I was dropping off some new stock at Concrete Wardrobe this week and on their desk I found a set of brooches and earrings made from recycled felt tip pens – I thought they were amazing. Suspended in cream resin, slices of pen lids in lots of different colours and shapes float about as if […]
01
Apr
Apr
Well Easter is nearly upon and soon we’ll be over doing our daily chocolate intake! To get you in the mood here are a bunch of lovely easter bunnies from all over the web. Please feel free to re-tweet this post and spread the easter bunny love over the web.
31
Mar
Mar
More of an idea in process than work in progress this week. I’ve had an idea to make small versions of my sea glass pendants and turn them into rings for quite a while now, just not had the time to have a play. But because I’ve been itching to try the idea out for […]
29
Mar
Mar
Through watching Wallander I’ve discovered the dulcet tones of Emily Barker. This is the original song that was used for the Wallander theme, written by Emily Barker and performed with her band The Red Clay Halo. ‘Nostalgia’ emanates from the acclaimed album Despite The Snow and was adapted for Wallander by Emily and composer Martin […]
25
Mar
Mar
I’ve just found out that Milomade is the latest featured artist in the Fife Contemporary Art & Craft online shop! You can now buy a selection of Milomade products from FCA&C including antique silver rings, button bracelets, button cluster earrings and button flower brooches. Why not visit the FCA&C website to find out more – […]