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Tea tasting today

18 May 2015 by kristarella 1 Comment

I decided that today would be a good day to try a few tea samples I’ve received! Strawberry Bliss Chai From T2. Green tea, ginger, cardamom seed & husk, clove, pepper, chilli, strawberry pieces & flavour This was unlike any tea I have tried. I kept wanting to think it was zesty, but it really wasn’t […]

Filed Under: Tea

A thought on sharing & helping

16 May 2015 by kristarella Leave a Comment

My name is Luka… what is she saying? Is she actually asking that we don’t ask…

Filed Under: Music, My life & thoughts

WordCamp Brisbane

5 May 2015 by kristarella Leave a Comment

Is happening May 30-31! I am super excited! Yes I am, I’m speaking! 15 Cool Things You (Maybe) Didn’t Know WordPress Could Do. Who knows, it might end up being more than 15 once I am finished writing it. We shall see! The speakers and topics look amazing! And I just realised that there are three […]

Filed Under: WordPress Tagged With: Brisbane, wcbne, WordCamp

Craft Icons: Free Download

6 March 2015 by kristarella 1 Comment

I recently wanted to make a Keep Calm and Crochet On poster. I know the whole Keep Calm thing is a bit over, but that’s just how I was feeling that day. I was rather disappointed at the complete lack of craft-related icons in both the Keep Calm iPhone apps and what I could find […]

Filed Under: Craft, Design, Graphics Tagged With: free, icons

SEO for beginners

2 March 2015 by kristarella 2 Comments

I recently did a talk at the North Sydney WordPress Meetup about Search Engine Optimization for beginners and best practices in WordPress. It was the longest talk I’ve done because there’s so much to cover, and you could really talk for weeks about SEO, but I tried to stick to beginner skills. You can see […]

Filed Under: Technology, WordPress Tagged With: presentations, SEO

App integration on iOS

23 December 2014 by kristarella Leave a Comment

I just discovered that app integration and sharing on iOS is so much better than it used to be! I might be way behind the times on this… I knew that photo apps integrate across the OS in some ways: lots of photo editing apps have “Open in…” Twitter, Facebook, Instagram options, but I just […]

Filed Under: iOS, iPhone Tagged With: bookmarking, sharing, social

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A triptych of baubles. These are very satisfying t A triptych of baubles. These are very satisfying to paint ❤️💚💙

#watercolor #watercolour #christmas
I have really enjoyed this Christmassy painting! S I have really enjoyed this Christmassy painting! So glad my friend asked me to make some cards for our church helpers, because it set me on a roll!
#watercolor #watercolour #christmas #christmascards #watercolorcards
Had a great Saturday at the GKR Karate State Title Had a great Saturday at the GKR Karate State Titles! I was a sub for @jamesxuereb.me in the Blue Flame Dragons thanks to his sprained ankle; we won first round and came fourth overall!
I did a bunch of judging and officiating, which was really good.
I didn’t place in my individual events, but had a very fun final round of kumite (sparring).

#gkrkarate #karate
More stamping tonight. Even better than last night More stamping tonight. Even better than last night’s!
Did some stamping this evening. Love it! I wish I’d done some pages in other ink colours before I dismantled the stamps 😂
Had an appointment in the city, so I got to visit Had an appointment in the city, so I got to visit the @legocertifiedstores_anz Wicked display!
#wicked #lego #afol #sydney
A little book I made from Bunnings paint sample ca A little book I made from Bunnings paint sample cards. It’s going to be for mini paintings and collages. Sometimes it’s nice to start with a colour rather than a blank white page!
A little while ago I did some swatching of Daniel A little while ago I did some swatching of Daniel Smith and Schminke Horodam watercolours. So soothing! I love some of the granulating colours!
#watercolours
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