Milomade

Reversible Bucket Hat by Oliver + S

Milomade — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:00:29 +0000

What with all this hot sunny weather we’ve been having I’ve been desperate to get some summer hats that fits Milo and cover up his head and neck. Most of the ones I’ve found in the shops are useless – they’re small and barely cover the ears! So I was lucky to come across this [...]

Natural Inspiration

Milomade — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:00:27 +0000

I’ve really got back into using Pinterest of late. It’s an amazing way to collect images, ideas, inspiration etc as well as share these finds will other people. Nature is a huge inspiration for me and I’ve put together a board to collect images I love to look at when I’m coming up with ideas [...]

Selling your work, not your soul

Milomade — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:00:22 +0000

I recently attended an event up in Newburgh entitled ‘Selling your work, not your soul’ organised by Applied Arts Scotland and Fife Cultural Trust. It was aimed at applied artists and designers living and working in Fife that are either just beginning and considering ways of selling work or more established makers considering new ways of selling including trade fairs [...]

Upcycle old towels into dog beds

Milomade — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:00:19 +0000

We’re heading to Northern Ireland soon to visit Milo’s Nana and Papa Andrews and now that we have a new car that’s tiny compared to the tanks we used to drive, I’ve had to think up a travel dog bed for Abee that would fit comfotably into the boot and also do as a bed [...]

A Day at the Zoo

Milomade — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:16:22 +0000

We decided to go to the zoo today and pick up our membership cards as while we’re away we hope to go to Belfast Zoo again as we will be able to get in for free. It was great fun as usual and we were so priveledged to see some of the amazing large cats [...]