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When you’re not okay

19 October 2019 by kristarella 1 Comment

I have spoken about depression and anxiety before. I have made some significant strides lately in thinking more positively, and dealing with many of the symptoms I experience, but occasionally things are overwhelming and I just have no idea what to do about it. I know others can feel the same way; it’s why “mindfulness” […]

Filed Under: Graphics, My life & thoughts Tagged With: anxiety, depression, downloads

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

Floats & Inline-block

18 June 2014 by kristarella Leave a Comment

Should You Use Inline-Blocks As A Substitute For Floats?

Filed Under: Design Tagged With: CSS, HTML

Comparing the date sensitivity, structure and format of posts and pages

Infographic: WordPress Posts vs Pages

6 September 2013 by kristarella 3 Comments

For those of us that have been using WordPress for a while the idea of posts and pages, their differences and how to use them, might be pretty obvious. As I’ve been running WordPress training courses over the last year I’ve noticed that this is something that is a particularly new and sometimes difficult to […]

Filed Under: Graphics, WordPress Tagged With: post types, websites

Outlining some :focus

29 July 2013 by kristarella Leave a Comment

I’ve been working with Gravity Forms A LOT lately and I’ve found that the default form CSS applies outline: 0; and outline-style: none; on form elements in focus. This is bad. For people that are accustomed to navigating forms via their keyboard it is extremely confusing to have nothing happen when you navigate to a […]

Filed Under: Design, WordPress Tagged With: CSS

5 questions to ask a Thesis designer

12 July 2012 by kristarella

This article is targeted at users looking for a designer/developer, but if you’re a designer or developer feel free to take a look and make sure you’re giving your clients the best Thesis experience they can have.

Filed Under: Blogging, Design, Thesis Tagged With: featured

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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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