Cybher 13 – What I came away with

Things I came away with from Cybher …

My SPD is getting better – or being well managed. My legs survived heels. This is massive for me as on some days I have been barely able to walk. I would love to tell my physio this, but she will probably kick my arse!
Micheal Underwood has the nicest smile and whitest teeth in the world.
Bloggers are such a nice bunch.
Cybher reaches out to such a diverse crowd – I like that.
Zoe Margolis is all about empowering young woman.
Home Barn know how to work a space (and have fabulous things!).
The people from Collective Bias are a nice lot, I MUST sign up with them – big thanks to the lady from CB who found me after my Pinterest session to say it was one of the best she had heard, and she had heard a lot. That meant a lot.
Sian and I like presenting together – Cybher was the first, but not the last, time we have been on stage together.
My bump is huge.
Bahlsen Biscuits are much loved by my husband. And are very moreish.
The Leather Satchel Co make good bags. Although I knew that already.
Phil is useful. I owe big him for being my chaperone.
Babes with Babies have nice dresses.
Lizzie, Tara, Eric, Jay and Sarah are hilarious. You too numnuts.
Yan To makes nice dresses and is very generous. I have a dress I will be getting in to by Christmas (my post baby challenge)
Nat and Lu, my BG gals, are dirty laughers.
Ben Stockman is hilarious.
Sian To does do conferences well. Proud of you x

As always, I missed so many of the sessions as I was working but I have been reading all your posts. I will be adding my Pinterest session notes to this site asap. Promise. Sorry for the delay. Thank you all for making Cybher amazing, for all the kind words about my bump and the sessions I was involved with. See you next year x

The Gallery : Dads

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I love taking photos of Phil and Little Legs, and with me being pretty useless at the moment, Phil is definitely flavour of the month in our house so we have taken quite a few lately – handy as Dads is the theme over at The Gallery.

Over the last few months I have been pretty rubbish, because of SPD, and now with the consultant putting me on bed rest until I am admitted at the end of the month, it’s all about Daddy! This isn’t a bad thing. In a way, it will help when baby comes as she’s less reliant/expectant on me to do everything. She still needs me for snuggles and only my magic kisses work when she hurts herself so it’s all good.

Fathers Day - Toddler and Dad

Anyway. This afternoon I was on bed rest and Phil was leaning over me, about to go in for a kiss (he was after something!). But Little Legs decided she was getting in on that and declared bundles! I had my new iPhone in hand, camera on, and caught this photo. I love it. Phil loves it. Little Legs just wants to know where her tongue is …. that’s a whole other story to do with what’s left of that facepaint!

Women on #BankNotes & Audrey Hepburn

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I have been meaning to write this post about #Banknotes since Cybher. Actually, I have been meaning to write a post about Cybher since Cybher! BUT as I munched through my stash of Bahlsen biscuits this evening, in a quiet house, my mind started drifting towards women who are inspirational and should feature on #Banknotes.

In case you’re wondering why I give two hoots about women on #Banknotes, have a read of this. Now I know the Queen is on every banknote but that’s a birth right, not because of achievement. That’s not to say that she has not achieved anything, it’s saying that we need to recognise that many other important women have also achieved great things, and the Bank of England need to represent that.

So, my first thought was Princess Diana, not because she is one of the most iconic female faces of the past century but because of the campaigning work she did. Diana really made a difference to the campaigns she put her name too, including Aids, homelessness and civilian injuries from landmines. But it’s actually Audrey Hepburn I am going to go with. I know she’s not English, but she spent a lot of time in the UK, and I wish to recognise her for the work she did.

Audrey Hepburn is known as a style and screen icon. Beautiful with eternal style. But Audrey was so much more than that:

Hepburn was appointed Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF. Then-United States president George H. W. Bush presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her work with UNICEF, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences posthumously awarded her the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her contribution to humanity, with her son accepting on her behalf. Grateful for her own good fortune after enduring the German occupation as a child, she dedicated the remainder of her life to helping impoverished children in the poorest nations. – Wikipedia

Legend with a cause. That gets my vote every single time. You can read more about what she was working on on her official website.

If you’d like to see which other women have been nominated as part of the #Banknotes campaign, pop over to the Pinterest board and check our Eva’s linky.

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Decor for the little lad – baby’s nursery

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I have been umming and arhing about the baby’s nursery for a bit, I couldn’t make up my mind what look to go for. I was almost ready to dive in to a grey and neon theme, but Phil said I was being to “on trend” and would hate it after a while. He is right.

My style for home decor is colourful and eclectic. I don’t do themes. I buy what I like, and it kind of comes together. Well I think so anyway! Hope so even …

Today it dawned on me this baba could be here in 5 weeks. No wonder I am shattered. Decisions need to be made, so I met up with my pal Anna from Big Birds Boutique in Carluccio’s for breakfast and we popped to The Eternal Maker and Clothkits and made some decisions.

I had already spotted the Seven Seas Organic fabric by Michele Brummer-Everett on Pinterest, and loved. (That’s the wavy one). So that was my starting point. It’s going to be my Stokke Sleepi Bumper, with the blue stars as the reverse with the yellow as the binding. The same fabric combo will be used to make a seat pad for a bench style seat in there too. The elephants, which is by Kokko, stars and spots will be made in to a quilt / playmat. Exciting.

Phil’s painted half the room grey. He’s a half job, and will get around to doing the rest soon I hope! And then I can get on it. Watch this space…..

Cybher 13 – See you this weekend and the dress!

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This weekend it’s Cybher and I can’t wait. It’s going to be fabulous darlings! The schedule is amazing!

I’m speaking at two sessions, one brilliantly entitled “shit you didn’t know which will make you blog better” and the other is all about Pinterest, where the fabulous Natalie Lue will be joining me! Exciting.

Say Hello at Cybher

Avalicious Navy - My Cybher Outfit I’m crap with names - actually that’s not true – I’m crap with linking up twitter handles and blogs and people in real life. So if I look at you blankly at Cybher, please don’t be offended. Also please don’t wear your name badge on your breast, as I’ll spend the whole time trying to read it discreetly and will end up looking like I’m ogling your boobs. You have been warned.

Me, I’ll be one of the pregnant ones. There’s a few of us Bump Rockers there, but hopefully am the only one wearing this beautiful dress from Babes with Babies. I have been talking about that dress for a while over at The Bump Wear Project so when Babes with Babies sent me one a few months ago, I knew it was my Cybher dress. Not that they sent it for that reason, they sent it as a gift when I announced my pregnancy. No strings attached. I like that. Always a bonus to be sent a dress!

I may have an evening change too, for the cocktail party, but that dress hasn’t arrived yet. If it arrives in time, I shall let you know all about it. Ecck.

My Cybher Assistant

At previous events, I’ve been running about sorting out all the things that need to be sorted out at these kind of events, but with my 32 week bump and my SPD that’s not going to be happening. However, I will still have my clip board and be miss bossy boots, but this time I am going to have my man there doing whatever is requested of him. He’s going to be my legs. Over the years I have abused him pretty badly over social networks and on my blog, you know, like when I tried to sell him. I have also posted a fair few photos of him half naked. He has a buff body after all! He’s really looking forward to coming to Cybher. Be gentle with him ladies. Or not. I don’t mind! He’s @philarchie on twitter so do say hello, and if you need something doing, tweet him and get him on it! He’s yours to command as the official Cybher biatch!!

Lizzie, if you’re reading this, you know you’re still my favourite mwahhhh xx

We have just put up a linky on Cybher for all your Cybher related posts – whatever they’re about, so do link them up.

So that’s it from me! See you there people.

Claire x

@bumpwearclaire

Pinterest Pin It Forward

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If you’re online a lot, you have probably spotted all the activity and energy surrounding Pinterest right now with the Pinterest Pin It Forward initiative – see #pinitforward. The guys and gals from Pinterest popped to the UK, met up with bloggers to create Pin It Forward UK. It’s all about us online peeps introducing another pinner…. just like Sian introduced me over on her blog. But first…

Sign Up Now for Pinterest Now

If you’re not using Pinterest, why not?! It’s ace. Really. Sign up now, like right this minute, and then come back here to read on…

My Pinterest Boards

I’ve pinned over 5000 pins to boards such as Painted Furniture Inspiration, Wallpaper Me Up Baby, Should be in my wardrobe and Bump Wear – Pregnancy & Maternity. I pin for occasions, but mostly, I use it as a place to store beautiful things. Sure I do the blog promo thing, but not for my personal blog. Pinterest is all about the pretties for me, and this blog is far from that!

I also use it for work, and have some secret squirrel boards that I use to store ideas. It’s great for that. Brilliant in fact!

Pinterest Pin It Forward

Now I’d like you all to pop over and say hello to Lulu Loves at www.lululoves.co.uk. You can find her on Pinterest here. Her pins are great for the family – think crochet, cookery, books, crafts and there’s a board called ‘just because’ which is ace!

Sign Up For Pinterest

If you’re not using Pinterest, why not?! It’s ace. Really. Sign up now, like right this minute. Yes I know I have said that once before, but you really should sign up you know!

Silent Sunday : 29/05/13

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the fa fives - silent sunday

I’m Loving : My new bag

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I have loads of things I need to put up here. I have been a bad blogger of late. Well not bad. But busy. And pregnant with a toddler to look after too. After taking some good advice from my buddies I have stopped trying to do everything, and have stepped back from a few things while my body sorts its self out. This blog has been one to suffer. Like I said, I have loads to tell you like the Home Barn and the paint workshop I went on, and the new Kiddicare down the road from me. But that shall all have to wait until Phil’s home and I have some toddler free time. For now I just want to show you this:

leather satchel

It’s my beautiful new leather satchel which I snapped up for a bargain price from Scaramanaga - thanks for the hot tip Jay! It arrived today, and came with a little leather card holder. Totally recommend that company. Love. I fluffed up a bit and put the wrong delivery dress on, I used my old address … blame the pregnancy brain but that was all sorted with just one email.

Now I am signing off so I can sit here stroking my new bag…