bookmarks for crappy days
Bookmarks for Crappy Days #4
May 16, 2017 • advice, bookmarks for crappy days, humour, lifestyle
Bookmarks for Crappy Days #3
November 18, 2016 • advice, bookmarks for crappy days, cheer me up, lifestyle, motivation
1.Neon Signs – Tumblr
This amazing page on tumblr is something I found on accident
and what a fair bit of luck that was. This is a tumblr curated by an
anonymous(couldn’t find any contact information or media) fellow neon sign
enthusiast who posts bloody awesome neon signs from all over the world. It is
the perfect collection of aesthetically pleasing moody/dark images with
fun/bright quotes. They’re pretty to look at and have some great words(if
you’re a lover of words too you’ll know how I feel). The fun thing is sometimes
I search for a particular one that I liked and it leads me to learn about a
totally new restaurant or place I never knew existed and there goes another
name on my bucket list. Honestly, it’s just a pretty place to scroll through on
sleepless nights or anytime really and I think it’s quite inspiring and makes
me feel festive.
2.Papertown_papercut – Instagram
Bailu is a gorgeous artist from Australia who makes magnificent
works of art from paper and you won’t even believe your eyes when you see it
because it’s all handmade. She puts up a lot of videos of her work as well if
you want to know more about papercutting or how it’s done. It’s a complete work
of art and patience. How she carves out delicate patterns and details by hand
with a cutter (that you, me or any “human” uses to open boxes) is beyond me. I
believe she also has an etsy shop where she sells these designs and they’re so
pretty I feel she deserves all the attention and more. So go give her page a
look and be prepared to be in awe. Here's a link to her etsy shop !
Bookmarks for Crappy Days #2
September 2, 2016 • advice, bookmarks for crappy days, lifestyle
Hello! I’m back with the second
edition of these “bookmarks” for some instant cheer me up, inspirational pages
on the web that I definitely look to when I’m feeling low or when I'm in a particularly
grumpy mood. If you're having a crappy day, this one's for you!
She is an
instagramer I found on accident one day as I was scrolling through some hashtags and it turns out she is the holy grail of
typography accounts. I am absolutely in love with her calligraphy pictures.They are bright, colourful and she always has a bunch of really inspiring “nerdy”
quotes(especially Harry Potter). If you like a lot of fandoms or simply are a
bookworm then you will love this account. I find her lettering videos so
calming and I can watch those back to back for so long without getting bored. However, if you’re more into girly, feminine
quotes and style then lhcalligraphy is an account worth following! Her account
is so darling.
If you already watch Caitlin’s
beauty and lifestyle videos on youtube, you may have seen this as it
is from March. She puts up artsy videos in between all her beauty content and I think they are really fantastic.
This is one of those videos which believe it or not is a sponsored video but I
think she did such a great job on this and it has 30,000 views on it which I
think is far too less for the effort that went into it. She deserves so much
more recognition as this video really inspired me to travel and also be
creative. I love watching it back.
What is possibly better than a
cup of tea when you’re feeling a little down to cheer you up? I practically
need tea or coffee on an IV on days like these. I like how they shared 3
different & interesting ways to make tea making it a little bit more fun to
experiment with some new flavours and they also seem to be very calming. Double
bonus! The blue mellow is something that I’m hoping to try next. Also, these
boys are a blast to watch. They are always so funny and cheery and I like
watching their videos even though I’m not the world's greatest cook and could barely attempt some of the recipes they share. I live for these easy, 5 minute recipes.
Here’s a link to this lovely graphic
design blogger’s free printable archive.
She has this series called Monday Motivation where she gives out a
free motivational printable every week on a monday. All you need to do is sign
up for the newsletter and you get a nice little printable in your email. It’s
such a nice treat for Monday mornings especially when the Monday feeling is
catching up with me. I usually print them out or use it as a wallpaper or phone
wallpaper and I just love the feeling of having one positive quote every week
in bright colours, fonts and designs. It’s also perfect for framing some for
your desk or bedroom.
#5 Quotes - Overheadla
Another instagram link you say? Trust me this one's way different than anything I've ever seen before. It's an account that takes anonymous submissions from people in LA of anything funny they've overhead and they share them like a quote. I know LA is one of the most glam cities in the world and I fantasize about it just as much as anyone else but it's so fun knowing a little bit more about the real people of LA, their lifestyle etc. Some of these quotes should make it to TV show scripts to be honest, they're hilarious. One scroll through their feeds and you'll find yourself in fits of laughter. I do, everytime!
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Bookmarks for Crappy Days
#5 Quotes - Overheadla
Another instagram link you say? Trust me this one's way different than anything I've ever seen before. It's an account that takes anonymous submissions from people in LA of anything funny they've overhead and they share them like a quote. I know LA is one of the most glam cities in the world and I fantasize about it just as much as anyone else but it's so fun knowing a little bit more about the real people of LA, their lifestyle etc. Some of these quotes should make it to TV show scripts to be honest, they're hilarious. One scroll through their feeds and you'll find yourself in fits of laughter. I do, everytime!
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Bookmarks for Crappy Days
Bookmarks for Crappy Days
July 8, 2016 • advice, bookmarks for crappy days, lifestyle
This is the excerpt from J.K Rowling's interview for BBC years ago. Although the actual video can be found on youtube but, I love reading it rather than watching. I don't know maybe it's because I like reading way more and the video's editing was not so on fleek (Haha) considering all the stuff people do now. She talks about how she put in little details of her life into her books and everything she had to overcome to get where she was in 2002(and is now). I mean, yeah I'm sure all of us already know her story too well but reading this really gives me hope when I'm feeling down. She's a source of pure inspiration to me!
#2 French Cake Decorating from Tumblr
There's something so satisfying about watching cake icing videos and this one is 1:48 minutes of pure pleasure. Everything in it looks so so delicious and it's can be an absolute enemy on days when you're hungry or trying to eat healthy but I always love watching it. The first time I saw it I actually replayed a few too many times.
#3 Instagram : Doughmestichousewife
Carrying on the theme of icing and sugary goodness, here's an instagram account I've recently followed and become obsessed with. She basically does cookie decoration and icing and they are some of the prettiest pieces of art I've ever seen. I love her videos particularly showing how she ices them and again the satisfaction of watching those is something I cannot describe. So go have a look at her page. I binge watch her video bits a lot.
#4 18 Photos that will make any 90s stationary geek's heart soar
I'm a huge stationary geek and I actually distinctly remember every cool piece of stationary I used to own as a child and I am still secretly ( not so much anymore) collecting bits and pieces whenever I can (as you can notice in my stationary haul). I spotted this little nostalgia list on Comedy Central's Snapchat and it was so cool to see all these amazing things I owned and treasured as a kid. My favourite item would have to be these "every colour" pens. I loved buying a ton of them and keeping them safe in my pencil case because they used to be stolen like.. all the time!
#5 Youtube : It's Alright by Charity Vance
She is a singer songwriter on youtube and one of my biggest inspirations. She used to always remind me of Taylor Swift(the old one) because of the style of her songs and her voice. I have been a huge fan of her songs and this particular one is such a happy song. The video is of her with her girlfriends having a girly day together. It honestly makes me smile and reminds me of high school. It's sweet, girly pop and it'll be one of my favourite songs forever although she also has some other incredible songs as well. You may have heard a couple on other beauty youtuber's videos.
(I was absolutely heartbroken when I went to look for the link for the video.Charity has deleted all her youtube vidoes, twitter, instagram etc and she hasn't said anything to her fans yet. She had stopped uploading songs for a couple of months now but she was still active on social media. Thankfully, I was able to find a link to the original video which was re-uploaded by another user but I seriously hope she's fine and she will make music again.)
#6 The Graham Norton Show Compilations
I love the Graham Norton show and I do follow all seasons quite regularly but my favourite episodes are the season compilations where they put the funniest and cutest moments from every episode into a montage including the best "red chair" story. I love these episodes because they are a constant laugh riot and instantly lifts my mood up, I like having a marathon of the compilations too sometimes because they are usually so well edited and I also get to see something from any episodes that I've missed. I do tend to forget to watch it on TV so I usually catch up online or on youtube(where they also share specific moments).
I am thinking of making this a series on the blog if it's something that will interest people :) I have tons of stuff to share!
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