Happy Friday everyone! What have you got planned for the weekend?

After my first trip to the Columbia Road Flower Market last week I’m inspired to visit the flower market at New Covent Garden this weekend. I love markets on the weekend – it’s nice to be around the hustle and bustle after working at home all week.

I’m also going to spend some time in the library planning out a new workshop that’s been brewing in my head.

I’m thinking something along the lines of how to build your online brand with a personal approach to media and marketing. It’s an approach that’s worked for me and my freelance clients too. Fun right!?

The picture above is taken outside the library. The architect who designed the old teachers college we live in also designed the iconic red telephone boxes that are dotted around London. When we first got here we couldn’t figure out why there was a telephone box with no telephone in it!

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See you back here on Monday! Have a lovely weekend. x

I went for a ‘research’ trip down Regent Street last week and couldn’t help but notice all the gorgeous pops of neon in clothes and accessories.

I like neon with something neutral and that’s what has inspired this round-up of little lovelies.

1. Like a Blank Likes Blank letterpress card from The Hungry Workshop
2. Draw Your Mind notebook from Molten Store
3. Thonet chair from ABC Home
4. Snack board from Mauta
5. Metallic nail polish from Darling
6. Le Tote bag from Oh Leander

All of the products featured are created and/or sold by biz ladies. Support them by spending with them! x

I’ve been jumping up and down patiently waiting all week for the Alt Summit wrap-up’s to start being published as all the lucky ladies who attended got home and gathered their thoughts.

I can see them rolling out so now so I thought I’d do a wrap-up of the wrap-ups (ummm) for all of us that missed out on the real thing! Thanks for sharing everyone! If you want to add yours to the list just leave a comment and I’ll pop it in.

1. Alt business card gallery from Kirtsy
2. Photos and highlights from Alt 2012 from Maggie @ Mighty Girl
3. Alt’s favourite up and coming blogs from Natalie @ Nat the Fat Rat
4. Because if you don’t bet on yourself… from Victoria @ vmac & cheese
5. Alt Summit recap from Erin @ Design for Mankind
6. From blog to book – Alt Summit panel via Twitter from Grace @ Design Sponge
7. Alt Summit 2012 photos and highlights recap from Colleen @ Inspired to Share
8. The Alt Design Summit from a dude’s perspective from Timothy @ Built by Kids
9. Alt summit recap with links to panel session speakers from Dayle @ Made by Soda Pop
10. On speaking, being socially awkward, & making BIG changes an Alt recap from Jasmine Star
11. Alt Summit highlights from Bri @ designlovefest
12. Growing a readership panel highlights from Nicole @ Making it Lovely (and her wrap-up here)
13. Finding work life balance when the muse calls from Chrysula Winegar
14. Alt Design Summit 2012 Highlights from Say Media

Plus more

The incredibly generous and motivated Victoria from vmac & cheese organised a mini alt week at her blog this week. You MUST check out this series of magazine style blog posts full of amazing tips from some of our favourite bloggers.

• Welcome to mini-Alt week
• Growing your blog community
• Collaboration, sponsorships and giveaways
• Photography for your blog
• Design tips
• Curating great content
• Miscellaneous tips

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One of the top priorities on my to-do list is to improve the product photographs for my online shop.

I’d been thinking I should try to set up a DIY lightbox but wasn’t sure how to go about it.

I was browsing through Jessica Biscoe’s blog today and saw her post about setting up a lightbox so I thought I’d share it for anyone in the same boat. She also shares some tips on which camera settings to use to get best results.

I found this video demonstration of setting up a lightbox from Andrea of Studio6or7 really helpful too.

Did you take your own product photographs for your online shop? Or did you get a professional to take them for you?

Had to share this gorgeous workspace put together by Riikka who runs Weekday Carnival and the RK shop from her home in Finland.