Archive for December, 2008

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I could make some terrible pun such as “fly on over to sparkleandglitter.co.uk” but the truth is I just liked the photo! This site is no more! Please update your bookmarks, feed-readers etc. to http://www.sparkleandglitter.co.uk and welcome to the new site! WordPress.com has been great, but having my own hosting and domain is [...]


Happy Thursday! Next week is a two-day week for me and probably many others, and next Thursday I will undoubtedly be loving champagne, presents and bad TV but for now I’m still at work wishing it was Xmas already!

This week I am particularly loving:

* Planning the new version of Sparkle and Glitter! I’ve [...]


Tonight I will commence building the new Sparkle and Glitter, and learning how to use WordPress on my own hosting. Part of this will of course involve putting together my links page properly, a task I’ve sadly neglected so far (sorry, my bad!) so if you’re a regular Sparkle reader, or you’ve linked to me, let [...]


Blogspiration!

17Dec08

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Who and where do you get your inspiration from?
With all my recent talk of grand plans for the future of this blog, I thought I would share mine. It comes, deep down, from a desire to write that I have held since I was very young. I, and I’m sure many others who read this, [...]


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This is just a quick post with a few admin announcements! This evening, I have been domain-shopping and as of sometime in the next 24 hours, http://www.sparkleandglitter.co.uk will point to this blog. It will exist in it’s current form for a few weeks whilst the new look is designed, then I will be [...]


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Firstly a quick note to say thank you for all the feedback on the last post! I intend to use the Xmas break to do a lot of planning for this blog, and all your suggestions will go a long way to helping me plan regular posts, new content ideas, etc. Here’s a [...]


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 This little blog is growing up, so it’s about time I asked everyone for a bit of feedback! I’ve been looking at the stats, comments, etc. analysing what articles have been most popular etc. in the hope of starting 2009 with a bang! So here’s where you come in! Please let me know:
What [...]


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This week’s roundup is a little late – much of my time has been taken up with last-minute Xmas shopping! There have been some amazing posts this week, so sit back with a cup of coffee (or a glass of mulled wine) and enjoy!
* For those of you organising Christmas or New Years [...]


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It is my great pleasure to announce that I have been asked to be part of a fabulous new blog: The Secret Society of List Addicts which has been launched today!  The brainchild of Bridey and also featuring the fabulous ladies Chrissy and Sarah, this blog promises to be a haven for anyone as addicted [...]


*shivers* It’s been a cold week so far, and I’m looking forward to a weekend of relaxation in the warmth with some good movies, hot drinks and catch up on all the sleep I’ve missed! Aside from the chills though, this week has had it’s good bits!
* Being invited to participate in a fabulous blog [...]