H STANDS FOR HOME
Gorgeous food, styling and interiors. It’s time for the new edition of Llamas Valley online magazine. Another whirlwind week is over at Hotel Street, bumping in to old friends, drinking rum, tweaking the shop, Betty and I hope to be on the 8.15 train home tonight, I am so looking forward to sleeping in my own bed and [...]
RAINY SUNDAYS ARE SOMETIMES BEST
Haven’t found much time to be creative lately, but did managed to put a few pages together in my record the day binder for 2012 this week. x Images old and current collected from Red, Vogue, Elle, Elle Decoration, Oh Comely, Country Living UK, World of Interiors, Country homes and interiors, Coast, Living Etc magazines, [...]
HERE BUT FAR
I’m here, I’m alive. Sorry to just disappear, I have been detoxing and de-cluttering our home, selling things at a local flea market organised by Rose, (which I hope we will have again). I am working most days at the moment, a new job keeping my husband and friends distribution company’s website up to date [...]
SPRING FLING
Images from the latest issue of Heart Home Magazine, I cannot wait to try this Orange and Pistachio cake, and above is my little feature on simple spring crafts, other features include interviews with Rob Ryan (p 60) and Selina Lake (p 21), seasonal wardrobe updates, interior shoots, beautiful styling tips and tons more x All [...]
THE SWEETEST SPRING
Pastel hues and lots of things to make, bake, craft and decorate. Here are my favourite pages from the newest issue of Sweet Paul Magazine. Always inspiring and packed with so many tasty recipes and fun stuff to get you motivated on fresh sunny days.Eating more and more vegetarian dishes than ever these days, so finding [...]
91 MAGAZINE-MY FAVOURITE PAGES
Up to my elbows in matchboxes and all the things that need to go inside them, but I have slipped away for a break, to read the pretty pages of 91 Magazine’s second issue. I love to see what Caroline and her contributors have been up to, our paths sometimes cross at blog or press [...]
FAVOURITE DAYS FROM JANUARY
A few pages from this January’s record the day journal. Winter salads, fashion, decor and more. I have nearly finished gathering together all the pieces for the February challenge, and taken a couple of pictures, just need to set up a Flickr group then I will be ready to share x Images old and current [...]
JANUARY PAPERWORK
The first ten days of operation, paper control are complete. A sad day last Friday when three years worth of World of Interiors magazines were butchered and the remains fed into the huge paper recycling bin at the tip. But with all my favourite pages saved and a some space freed up on our shelves, [...]
HEART HOME MAGAZINE ISSUE 2
Back home today after five days of fun and laughter with my mum and sisters in Ireland. I am waiting to go to hospital later to have a tooth removed. Trying desperately to take my mind off the impending pain, snuggled at home with a cat at my feet, I thought I’d share a few [...]
MAKE SOMETHING THIS WEEKEND
Feeling inspired? Pop over to the Curiosity Project and make some glittered paper baubles with me! I am so excited for the weekend to start, we are visiting The Great Dixter Christmas Fair and in the afternoon a new ‘Department’ store in St Leonards called SHOP that is made up of local designers and makers, [...]
SWEET SWEET HOLIDAYS
Perfect to perk up a very dark and dismal Tuesday, the Sweet Paul Holiday issue is out toady and it’s packed with 172 pages of festive joy! My husband is insisting on no Christmas behaviours until December the first but, I don’t think he can stop me, my inner Elf is too darn excitable.
SUNDAY FUNDAY
Baking bread (not me the Husband) shredding paper, enjoying the sunshine, out for dinner. Images vintage, old and current collected from Red, Vogue, Elle, Elle Decoration, Country Living UK, World of Interiors, Country homes and interiors, Coast, Living Etc magazines, and Plumo, toast, Noa Noa, Hoss Intropia catalogues plus some sunday papers etc x
GIFTED MAGAZINE
Okay Okay, so I am back online, I was checking in on FB and crossed over to twitter where I caught the buzz about Ez’s (wonderful writer of Creature Comforts) beautiful Gifted Magazine-Holiday Gift Guide for 2011. So I had to share a few pages with you, to be truthful it was pretty hard to [...]
A NEW FORMAT
In true Autumnal style, the end of October saw me buried under stacks of paper leaves, piled high on shelves, in folders and covering the entire living room table, all saved for inspiration. Now I am finally putting them together in plain brown paper albums, to give an old project a new format. That record [...]
FLIGHTS OF FANCY
Love these prints by Kristjana S Williams. Bright, colourful and quite magical, these are from Kristjana’s collection called ‘Dyragardur’ (Animal garden) and have been described as “A cosmic Victorian safari”. I just love the colours and the patterns of each delicate butterfly wing.
91 MAGAZINE
Something exciting for Tuesday, a few beautiful pages from new 91 Magazine, just launched by Lovely shop owner and blogger Caroline of Patchwork Harmony. I love the Petals and Lace feature on pages 14-17. Make sure you pop on over to see the lovely home features too!
GATHERING FALL
Toasty in bed this morning with one cat, a bowl of porridge swirled with maple, cinnamon, cranberries and toasted hazelnuts, and the gorgeous new issue of Gatherings Magazine from Heather Spriggs. All images Gatherings Magazine
A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR SUNDAY
A little sunday post. Who knew lines and dots could be so beautiful? New York based artist Caitlin Foster certainly does. Inspired by landscapes in California, natural history and textiles, and with an eye for tiny pattern she creates these lovely drawings.
BLOOMSBURY
This morning, I am on the hunt for a selection of princess worthy pink wallpapers, (please let me know if you have spotted any particularly pretty new designs). Whilst on my travels I found this new look book for Sanderson’s Bloomsbury collection, after my visit to Charleston earlier this year, this makes me very happy. I [...]
LOVELY WORDS
I hope you had a fabulous weekend, I forgot to ask! Mine was spent in Bristol at Brisfest, on land and aboard sailing ship The Matthew with my Sailor Jerry UK shipmates, lots of Sailor Jerry spiced rum, lime wedges and ginger beer. By some chance I escaped any hangovers and laughed solidly for three [...]
ALL GO
Up too early today and it was still dark, so I scurried back to bed with a bowl of hot cinnamon and maple porridge and started to list some lucky charm pendants in my poor neglected little shop, I managed to get some pictures even though it was grey and moody skied all day yesterday, [...]
HEART HOME MAGAZINE
Happy Friday all, I hope you have something nice planned for the weekend, I am working tomorrow but with one of my friends, so it will be great to have a catch up and fend off the crowds of tourists that will be in town for the annual seafood and wine festival. Then sunday is [...]
PEPPERMINT
Up until recently wedding stationary on this side of the pond has been very dull, tons of pearlescent card stock, cream bows and white writing, I even ordered my own invites from the US, so you can imagine how excited I was when I discovered the beautiful work of Lizzie Carpenter of Peppermint paper designs, [...]
TINIEST ART SHOW-SEPTEMBER EDITION
Happy September! The first day of Autumn, I am happy to say this season always inspires me, nesting up ready for winter, halloween and bonfire night, cardigans, jumpers, blankets and hand knitted socks. Starting the new month and season with a collection from the tiniest art show, some artists have been featured before but I [...]
