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Heeey! 👋🏾 I hope you sent love and received love today...as I hope you do every day. I was welcomed home after almost three wonderful weeks of self love and care with thoughtful gifts from my favourite valentines . I've spent the afternoon swapping catch up stories, laughing & hugging and I'm ready for an early night. Exciting plans to get stuck into this week - I've missed my sewing machine for a start! So Goodnight, sleep tight and Happy Love Day to you all! ❤ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #positivevibesonly #positiveenergy #happyloveday #gratitude #givelove #receivelove #valentines #loveeveryday #family #happy #thankyou #lovemyfamily #welcomehome #homesweethome #watchthisspace #lindor (at Forest Hill, London)

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#silentsunday

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Struggling with my comfort zone this week. Being forced to realise that the way I think I've been challenging myself isn't exactly so. That I've been slyly patting myself on the back for completing small challenges that are well within my boundaries. Working busily on little things but ignoring the glaring big things. The scary thing. Because being scared is ...well...scary! Right? And it's bloody hard! But scary is where the growth, progress and magic happens. So no more Mrs Safe guy! Let's DO this! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #struggle #scary #smallbusiness #growth #onwardsandupwards #youvegotthis #progress #magic #boundaries #comfortzone #safe #stepup #wakeup #moveon #pushthrough

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Florals, ruffles and shoulders! Oh my! This was fun and I loved the buzz of the catwalk and the pretty young things and their perky youthful parts. I love fashion, I really do...but I want to see big, curvy women and women with silver hair and... I could go on. I love an off the shoulder look but strapless bras are uncomfortable and make me feel 'unsafe'. I love a ruffle but if it's in the wrong place it makes me feel humungous! And you can keep your groundbreaking florals for Spring, thank you. Fashion isn't just for young uns. If you're a woman who appreciates how 'going Bespoke' can help you to stand tall and feel great, trend or not - get in touch. Link in bio. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #lfwfestival #lfwf #trend #gobespoke #bespoke #handmade #reddskinuk #standupandstandout #wearyourhappy #dressyourtruth #floralforspring #ruffles #ruffleseverywhere #fashion #fashionweek #london #shoulders #catwalk #models #afrolove #perkyboobs #fashionforall #slowfashion #heritage (at London Fashion Week Festival)

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#silentsunday

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#silentsunday

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Day 7: #meetthemaker How it's made. I found this one quite hard. I don't have the photos that show a literal step by step. I could list the tasks but that would be laborious (for both of us, frankly). Each individual client comes with a slightly different idea in mind. From the first consultation through to the hand finished garment. We all want to feel special when trying the final long anticipated creation on, glancing (and dancing) in the mirror and stepping out into the world . So I suppose the answer is 'with lots of love'. This favourite #tbt is of an upcycled ball gown made for #FHFW a few years ago. Get in touch if it's time you treated yourself or a lucky loved one to our Bespoke service. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #bespoke #handmade #marchmeetthemaker #reddskinuk #handfinished #quality #heritage #upcycled #unique #africanprint #ankarafabric #womeninbusiness #standupandstandout #wearyourhappy #dressyourtruth #fabric #hessian #coffeesack (at Forest Hill, London)

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Think I nailed it with one of my daughters Christmas gifts. 🙌🏾 Tea 'Too Blessed To Be Stressed' @spillthetea_ldn Vintage tea tray and 📸 @kareem.lauren "I feel like the name of this tea is so me! I just scoop the leaves out. One with nature innit!". ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #tea #herbaltea #spillthetea #leaves #tooblessedtobestressed #teatray #vintage #calm #mindful #natural #healthy #mindandbody #selfcare #present #bepresent #smalllbusiness #womeninbusiness #pretty #happybirthdayrelle #teastrainerforwhut (at Forest Hill, London)

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Day 5? #meetthemaker Is it? I dunno. I've just finished DIY repairs on our bathroom. No idea what I was doing. Waaaay past my bedtime. Realised my utter lack of planning means I've posted 2 boomerangs in two days. Bugger. Here, have a sleep mask I made with @the_craftcafe last year @hackneyattic #themakeescape dancing on my handmade #quiltofwonder Hope y'all had a great weekend. *falls into bed* 😴😴😴 @joannehawker ~ ~ ~ ~ #marchmeetthemaker #handmade #sleepmask #tired #knackered #DIY #notaclue #africanprint #quilt #drunkquilting #colour #pattern #ankarafabric #heritage #bespoke #shimmer #eyelashes #craftsocial #craftyfun #craftyfingers #whyareyoustillreadingmyhashtags (at Forest Hill, London)

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Shout out to the snooty sales person in Selfridges yesterday who dared to sneer at me for requesting a coat style that isn't deemed 'on trend'. Ex-kuh-YUSE me? Listen. I know what I like. I wear what I love. And to all women of ALL ages and sizes who have been made to feel that you can't wear what you like because it's not 'fashionable', I say this: Wear whatever fills your soul, lifts your spirits and makes you HAPPY! This crocheted secondhand Poncho of Delight is one of my favourite garments. We're celebrating some #remarkablewomen and their #favouritegarments over on the blog. Link to the first in this series is in the bio 👆🏾. Enjoy your Friday, party people! 😘 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #fashion #style #reddskinwoman #standupandstandout #lifestooshort #wearthedress #handmade #bespoke #reddskin #customerservicefail #serviceiskey #herloss #womensfashion #dressupforgrownups #illmakemyown (at Forest Hill, London)

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Van Jones tells CNN and the nation exactly what a Trump presidency means

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Artist -  Jean Baptiste Valadie

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Spot on. DEEP.

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@aniaama (📸: @findingpaola)

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Fuck fascism

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