Food

Quick Treat

I've been all about nutella + banana on toast these days, so these recipes by Joy The Baker are right up my street.

Food

Glorious Food

This past week has been brought to me by the word 'food', and the letters N, O and M. It all kicked off  last Thursday when Ben's mum, an incredibly talented cook who trained at Ballymaloe, had a gang of us over for dinner. The feast

Aunty Life

Ethan and the Magic Coins

How was your Paddy's Day weekend? I spent the day chilling, food shopping and house-keeping. Not very exciting, right? Where once I stood on a pillar on Dame Street for about three hours straight so I could snap the parade, this year I relished the opportunity to catch

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Prepared for Paddy's Day

I love this Ireland-shaped type map from Bold & Noble. I already have their gorgeous Love one, but wouldn't mind adding this to my collection. And let's not forget, emerald is Pantone's colour for 2013...

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Quickie DIY Vases

Soft lilac hues were everywhere, and I couldn't help but pick up a few springs from the lovely Aoife at Artisan Flowers, the little pop-up florist on South King Street (just across from H&M and Zara). Once I got them home, I found that most of

Nature

A Sneaky Peek At Spring

It's like she's teasing us. Taunting us with a pretty bloom here, a bright, crisp blue sky morning there – and then a flurry of snow. But spring is very nearly almost here. I love seeing hints of it; the cherry blossom petals that scatter the road,

Nature

A Swan and Some Snowdrops

I wasn't brave enough to venture out today to capture the mini blizzard we were having, but I shot snow drops of a different kind a few days ago. As I was shooting, this gorgeous swan swam up, and pretty much started posing for the camera. Tyra would

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Links I Loved

[1] How gorgeous are these nails? Perfect for spring. Check out the (surprisingly easy) tutorial here. Emily of From a China Village has launched a new podcast series interviewing Irish creatives. She's also organising a lovely event in Avoca, Malahide for lifestyle bloggers that I'm delighted

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Mysterious Letters

Have you heard of the Mysterious Letters project? I only came across it this week. Their goal is to send a hand-written letter to everyone in the world, one town at a time. And guess what? They've done Ireland! The letters are sweet, funny and a little random.

Etsy enthusiast

Irish Etsy Find: Homespun Ireland

How sweet are these pieces? They're from the Cork-based Etsy shop Homespun Ireland. I just love that miniature cottage pendant, and the Kiss Me rosette is the perfect Paddy's Day accessory.

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To New Adventures

I have some pretty big news to share with you today. Although if you follow me on Twitter, you no doubt already know. After four and a half years at KISS Magazine, over two of them as editor, the time has come to change, grow and move on and this

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Oscar-nominated Documentary Finished Using an iPhone app

What an incredible story! Director Malik Bendjelloul talks about how he used the the 8mm Vintage Camera iPhone app, which costs just €1.79, to finish his Oscar-nominated documentary, Searching for Sugar Man after running out of money. Check out the vid below to see how he used it. I&