A Piece of Lisa: September 2011

29 Sept 2011

Autumn Design Sketch

Thanks so much for your comments and feedback on my last post!

Today I am working on my new autumn-inspired design, I think it's going to be great! Here is my work in progress, a little bit messy at the moment but it will all come together in the end.

28 Sept 2011

I Reached 500!

500 Google followers that is, hooray! Adding that to the email subscribers and Bloglovin' I now have 745 followers, wohoo!

Thanks everyone who follows me and reads this blog, you make me so happy!

I'd like to take the opportunity to ask you all a question...

I think a lot about what this blog should be about and what kind of posts I want to make, so I'm wondering what you would like to see more of on A Piece of Lisa? Outfits, recipes, tutorials (Photoshop or crafty), inspirational photos or something completely different? It would be so helpful to hear what your favourite posts are so I can continue to improve this blog!

Many thanks in advance!

Ps. How crooked are my thumbs!? :)

26 Sept 2011

100% Design Show Favourites

On Sunday Josefine and I went to a huge design fair called 100% Design in Earl's Court.

You could find beautiful glass and light installations from Preciosa...

As well as amazing animal chairs by Maximo Riera.

The octopus was my favourite, but there was also a rhinoceros...

And a walruss.

I love this wallpaper, you can peel off little bits and reveal shapes and a different colour underneath, beautiful!

These pillows are designed by Chocolate Creative, they make handmade homewares and accesories.

Josefine and I both really liked these "egg" chairs, by Channels Design. They were beautiful, and good for spinning!

This product was something I've never seen before, they are really beautiful, artistic eyelashes! Paperself makes these unique false eyelashes out of paper, imagine wearing them to a really cool fancy dress party!

This recycled and handmade lamp is from Kozo Lamp. I find it so adorable, it reminds me of Wall-E!

Lastly, a really lovely exhibition booth that was built up like a beach hut, by Creative Trust.

23 Sept 2011

Savvy September Sponsors!

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22 Sept 2011

Colour Inspiration: Indigo and Rose

Dazed & Confused July 2011, Photography Viviane Sassen, Styling by Katie Shillingford

Home styling by Hans Blomquist at Ikea

Photograph by Ninagawa Mika

Print by Yellow Heart Art

From The Cherry Blossom Girl blog

Living room designed by Anne Coyle

Hair and makeup styling via The Cherry Blossom Girl

Photograph by Aga Doyle

21 Sept 2011

The Designer Vase Giveaway Winner Is...

Lynn!!

Yay, Congrats Lynn! I'm so happy to send you this gorgeous piece, just email me your address pleasey to claim your prize!

Ps. Check out Lynn's lovely blog 'Hearted Girl' here.

20 Sept 2011

Photoshop Tutorial: Sharpen Your Photos

In this tutorial I will show you an easy but very effective way to sharpen your photos. This technique is really useful, with a few easy steps you can "save" and improve those great shots that just came out a little bit unsharp.

Ok, let's start. After you have adjusted your levels (learn how to do that here), go to your Layers panel. Make a copy of the Background layer by dragging it to the 'Create a new layer' symbol, next to the trash bin.

Click on the new layer and then click where it says Normal. Change this to Soft Light.

Now go to the Filter menu, down to Other, then click on High Pass.

Here you can adjust and preview the High Pass filter. You can play around and try a few different numbers here, but I personally find that somewhere around 10 pixels works best.