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moment of closing one eye to put eyeshadow on.

7 June 2012 —
NEW TREND EMERGING! (Thank God. I'm hoping
it'll take over the tiresome KEEP CALM & CARRY ON
fashion) It’s called D.I.Y aimed at getting people -
especially Children to make things themselves.
Homemade / Handmade whatever you want. I'm sure
there'll be plenty of D.I.Y branded T shirts, mugs,
brollies, etc. to take over the KEEP CALM & Union Jack
branding I'm so bored of now.

7 June 2012 —
When all that KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON…
merchandise first appeared, I found it quite appealing.
Now though, it seems like every object that can’t move
has this slogan plastered over it. Enough already! It might
as well say KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON
FLOGGING THIS DEAD HORSE! Or KEEP CALM
AND CARRY ON MAKING MONEY FOR OLD
ROPE! I’ve been hoping a new trend will take over and
I’ve spotted one up and coming movement that I hope
will take off…
“D.I.Y” seems to be the newly emerging buzz word and
ethos. Thankfully, this isn’t just in the traditional sense of
popping to the hardware store on a bank holiday
weekend. The new D.I.Y movement is aimed at everyone
but especially children. It encourages people to make
things themselves. A trend I’m all in favour of. Whether it
is home-spun clothing, hand-made toys, home-made
food or whatever…. I’m sure the D.I.Y trend will spawn
a new mass of slogan emblazoned merchandise (I’ve