Coca-Cola 2nd Lives | Bottles with Alternative Uses

Coca-Cola continues its crusade to think more responsibly about the lasting impact of their products with the next installment of their "Open Happiness" campaign. Entitled "2nd Lives", this campaign shares alternative ways to reuse their iconic bottle, giving it a whole new function, and whole new life after its primary goal.

We know plastic bottles aren't good, but we may as well make the most of them until we find the alternative. I'm up for a water gun fight this summer.

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Christmas #GoodDeeds Part 2 | Merry Christmas!

Getting in the #GoodDeeds.

Well Christmas is most definitely upon us, I'm very thankful for a couple of days off. Apparently yesterday was the busiest day of the year for supermarkets but I braved it anyway, it wasn't too bad. I had tons to do so I woke up at 6:30am and got stuff done, it was quite satisfying really. How did everything go with you?

It's been a couple of weeks since I set myself some seasonal #GoodDeeds, as a part of Coca-Cola's Christmas campaign, so I thought I'd give you an update on how I've been getting on. To recap, Coca-Cola invited us to spread some joy this Christmas by thinking about small deeds we can do within our local communities. Small things which can make a big difference. You can follow everyone's progress by using the hashtag #GoodDeeds on social media.

So how did we get on?

Out of seven of original ideas we managed to complete three (and a half!). 

- Donate time to a local food bank - I even made it onto the front of the local paper!

- Make handmade Christmas Cards for friends, family and neighbors - Signed, sealed and delivered.

- Create Christmas parcels for elderly neighbors - This one will become a regular thing, for sure.

- Bake mince pies for the neighbors - This is the half, I wimped out and just bought some.

- Take time out to listen to the Salvation Army Brass Band and donate - We didn't come across a band this year but this one can be on-going throughout the holiday season.

Overall I was pleased with how we got on but we can definitely do better next year. The rest of the #GoodDeeds are still very much achievable over the next few days so hopefully we can tick a few of them off the list.

How have you been getting into the holiday spirit this year, are you planning any Christmas #GoodDeeds? I'd love to hear about them. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

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Christmas #GoodDeeds with Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola Advent Calender.

As a part of Coca-Cola's #GoodDeeds campaign I was recently asked to join in and think of ways  we can help each other a bit more this Christmas. As you grow older Christmas becomes more about family, sharing and thinking of others, and less about what presents you might receive. Presents are still great, don't get me wrong but when you hit your teens the fuzzy feeling comes from seeing people's reactions to your well thought out gifts. Ok, presents don't always work out, let's just say Hollie didn't react well to her Victoria foot brush (I swear I thought it was a bottle brush!)

For some, like myself, Christmas Day is probably the only day of the year all the family get together. But this year #GoodDeeds extend more than to our the immediate family. Coca-Cola wants us to think about the bigger picture and how we can do small things within our community, which can make a big difference. 

The campaign really got me thinking about how we can spread a bit more joy the usual this year. It's easy to get stuck behind the computer screen, not having to think about anything else but deadline, so for my own personal #GoodDeeds I wanted to choose things which would make me stop and think. Tasks which would take a bit of planning to complete.

We came up with a few ideas 

- Take time out to listen to the Salvation Army Brass Band and donate.

- Make handmade Christmas Cards for friends, family and neighbors.

- Surprise service workers (Dustbin Men) with a box of chocolate and thank them for their hard work.

- Donate time to a local food bank

- Phone relatives we have little contact with to wish them a Merry Christmas.

- Bake mince pies for the neighbors.

- Create Christmas parcels for elderly neighbors.

Haven't made Christmas cards since I was a kid,  I think I've still got it!

Each #GoodDeets doesn't need to be big, just something that might bring a smile to someone's face and benefit others this Christmas. Up to now I've made some handmade Christmas Cards (hard not to go ott with them!) and started to put together Christmas parcels for a couple of elderly ladies on our street.

I'll follow this post up nearer to Christmas and give you an update on how we've got on. Are you planning any #GoodDeeds this Christmas, or maybe it's given you an idea for one? I'd love to hear if you fancy joining in!

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Human Made x Coca Cola

Always Coca-Cola. You can find this very small and collection (5 pieces in total) of original Coca-Cola printed t shirts at Present. They've been created by Human Made on premium cotton Beams white t-shirts, really limited numbers so when they're gone they're gone. These are definitely for advertising collectors out there but I'm sure most people can appreciate how powerful a bit of branding is.

Human Made x Coca-Cola at Present.

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James Dawe Illustration

This morning I'm rediscovering my love for James Dawe illustration/image making, so I thought I would share it with you all. I may have been a bit image heavy on this one but some of his work is just too good not to post, the detail of each piece is pretty amazing. Dawe has been commissions by several large publications and companies to product work for them, including Man About Town, Nike, Coca-Cola, Wallpaper, Sky and he has also produced music videos for The Maccabees.


The colours are perfectly fitting for this crazy sunny weather we're having in the UK, if you're interesting check out his online portfolio here.


Well done to you if you guess that the face below was INDEED the Mona Lisa, I will reveal all later on.