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Just a quick little post to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and lovely New Year. I'm about to make my way to my sister's house, where a very excited five and a half year old is waiting (along with a slightly bemused two and a
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A few shots from last weekend's wonderful wander around Christmas on the Square. Food stalls, a pop up cafe from the Coppa gang, complete with live trad music, and some really brilliant craft stalls showcasing the work of some of brilliant Irish crafts people (including Ursula Celano, Snow,
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Kodaline and their sing-along encore from the balcony, coffee and cake (not just any cake, but salted caramel chocolate brownies by Kate) at the tiniest department store, sunset walks along the canal and surprise party with my favourite man and some great friends. 'Tis been a fun few days.
Finds
Man, I just love this. I adore Oliver Jeffers – How to Catch a Star was one of Ethan's first favourite books – so it was a cool surprise to see his work in this lyric video for U2's new single Ordinary Love. There is an Irish connection
Dublin
At last, I had a chance to take a breather and go through my pics from Emily's gorgeously autumnal bloggy evening, which was quite a while back now. I'm working on some very fun shoots at the moment, but sadly it means that personal shooting gets
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I adore how photographer Max Wagner uses negative space. He's just posted a ton of shots from the last seven months, which you can see on his blog, and they're packed with creativity and incredible light. Truly inspiring. This print of his is high up on
Photos
Loved working on this glitter jar DIY for volume one of Bash Magazine, and the tutorial is now online! See it here. Styling: Ciara O'Halloran @ Style Serendipity DIYs: Nichola Doyle @ Ceri Rua Photography: Nathalie Marquez Courtney
Dublin
Hope you have a lovely Hallowe'en and that a generous kids shares some of their loot with you! I took these pumpkin shots on Monday at the National Botanic Gardens, who had an incredible display.
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Illustrator Gemma Correll (who is almost entirely responsible for my obsession with pugs) has come up with a handy guide of Hallow'een costume ideas, which made me laugh. Sexy Tax Return is particularly LOL-ful. You can get her work on everything from T-shirts to totes, badges and mugs
Travel
Between one thing and another, Ben and I haven't had a chance to hop on a plane and take a holiday so far this year. Which is perhaps why I'm going through the pics from last year's trip to Andalucia, trying to squeeze some
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Here's a look at the new issue of Image Interiors & Living – with my shot on the cover! The subject is one of the many incredible creations that the talented Claire Ryan, aka The Informal Florist, made especially for us. They included a eucalyptus garland, a beautifully wild
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I'm on a bit of an apple buzz at the moment, so loved this little shot from Free People. Check out their six benefits of eating apples here.