AWAY DAYS
Hey, how are you? I’m missing the pretty little shops and quieter streets of Hastings now, seven days of the tube and eating food from cartons is taking it’s toll, even my eye bags have bags! So you can tell I am feeling beautiful ha! My half day today at Sailor Jerry Uk’s Hotel Street [...]
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, [...]
EASTER BAKING
Cold grey and miserable outside. But indoors the table is littered with chocolate egg pieces and pretty foil scraps, to cosy up this dull spring day I’m sharing my favourite page from Melina Hammer’s feature in latest issue of Lamu Slenis “Llamas’ valley” Magazine. I know cranberries are out of season but this simple recipe could [...]
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 [...]
BOOT FAIR BEAUTY
The next blog you visit should be Foxtail + Fern, where Edinburgh based Zoology girl Hannah shares her passions for vintage fashion, thrifting, puppies, collecting and more. Hannah has a real eye for boot fair treasure and putting together gorgeous outfits. All images Foxtail + Fern
PAPER AND CANDY FUN
Up early and listening to the sound of the husband in the kitchen preparing for a half marathon this morning, blender whirring, cats tearing around, the sun is out and I can only hope today is as lovely as yesterday. Now I have less time in the week, I love to make things on the [...]
SOAP HOUND
We just had a delivery at Butlers of the loveliest scented candles, hand cream and laundry bags from Izola, looking through their site I also found these beautiful soaps and soap dishes, with the husband being a real soap hound I just know he would love a set xAll images Izola.
STAY STILL
All calm at home now. well, apart from two cats free running off all the walls and furniture. No challenges this month, I am going to rejoin fat mum slim’s Photo a day challenge in April, so I can concentrate on restocking my Etsy shop and new posts here without any self inflicted deadlines hanging [...]
THE WHOLE SHEBANG
One final thank YOU and before I run off to work, I thought you might like to see the whole collection of 29 matchboxes all together, I am so happy with the success of this challenge, and only seven little boxes are left in the shop x
PUT A TURQUOISE AND PINK SPRING IN YOUR STEP
What a beautiful sunny Sunday, while the Husband prepares for a 14 mile run, I am eating my muesli and playing fetch with the cats, awake since 5.56 I thought I would share some of the lovely pages from the latest Ruche Look Book, just incase anyone else is up bright and early this morning [...]
DAY 25 THE JAPANESE ONE #MATCHBOXADAY
Hello, I hope you have had a good day? We have been to Rye, found the perfect mirror and searched through the lovely perfume collection at Violetta for ‘The One’. Drank some coffee, grabbed a cupcake then back on the road to visit family, leaving them just in time for a sunset drive along the [...]
DAY 20 THE COUNTRY ONE #MATCHBOXADAY
With seconds to spare! Day 20, the Country One, a cheery floral vintage match box tied with ribbon and a silk flower, the inner drawer is painted bright garden green and inside there is a tiny hand crocheted basket and a hook for hanging, perfect for a teeny posy of flowers, a brass Bee shines brightly [...]
TWELVE THINGS COX AND COX
Hello Monday people, I hope you had a lovely weekend? We had home cooked food, coffee at the De La Warr, bought lots of new Kilner jars and tidied the larder (no more peg topped bags for us!), some sunny Sunday morning walking, picture taking, a movie and and a huge bowl of honey and [...]
DAY 19 THE ROSE ONE #MATCHBOXADAY
Day 19, the Rose One, the outside is covered in liberty lawn cotton with a pretty floral pattern, tied with bright magenta fabric tape and topped with a shabby silk rose.Inside the turquoise painted drawer is a tissue and silk ribbon wrapped parcel, which hides a handmade rose and rhinestone pendant on a liberty fabric [...]
A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL
A toasted coconut and liquorice lion, butterflies in boxes, an eclectic home style and the most captivating Vimeo collection created with her husband. Just a few of the wonderful things you will discover over at Julie Shoe’s blog i-Swan. You may have seen her videos before over at Kinfolk?All images Julie Shoe
PINK VALENTINE
Happy Valentines to you! Being overwhelmed by all the matchboxes and a new job, I am trying to post in between, so today I have made a little (over the top) dream date, with favourite pins from my Pretty in Pink Pinterest Board, the table, balloons, the cake, the treats and THE dress! xxx All [...]
WONDERFUL THINGS
I have spent the weekend detoxing after eating ALL the chocolate on my birthday, hot in mugs, brownies, bars. Friday was a great day, ending with dinner at a lovely local restaurant, so I felt the need to cleanse after such a week of amazing indulgent food. While I was out enjoying myself and then [...]
DAY 5 THE FRENCH ONE #MATCHBOXADAY
The French one, pale pink paper on the outside with a glittered postmark and the word ‘Paris’, tied with a pretty chiffon bow, open the doily gates and inside the tiny drawer tied with a gold tassel, lies a vintage Eiffel Tower brooch, surrounded by a piece of antique map showing the palace of Versailles. [...]
BANGIN’ BETTIES
I hope you are having a lovely weekend so far? I am at the end of a very chilly day hiding under a blanket, just popping out for a for a friends birthday, not sure how long I will last out there, soooo cold. I know we have the least of it here and I [...]
DAY 4 THE LACE ONE #MATCHBOXADAY
Day 4. The lace one, eleven small samples from my collection of vintage lace adorn the tea dyed pages of a tiny concertina style book, each sample is numbered and stitched to the paper. The outside and drawer of the box are painted to look slightly aged, topped with brown card, a gilt edged vintage [...]
NEW SEASONS NEW PAINT
The colour and carnival of Summer are far behind us now, and I love to change my pin board with the seasons, I keep a good stock of Farrow and Ball tester pots in my work room so my faithful old inspiration board can have a makeover every now and then. This season I have [...]
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 [...]
BLOG OF THE WEEK SESAME AND LILLY
You may have noticed a new button on the top right hand side here, for my featured blog of the week, but you know me by now and my random posting, disappearing etc, so here is the post that says Hi! to Lucinda the writer and owner of the Sesame and Lilly blog and shop, [...]
A COLOURFUL WEEKEND
Friday a visit to see Alexis with my friend, to get her arm tattooed and request my next one, so excited. Saturday shopping, walking, coffee drinking and graffiti finding around town. Sunday working and reading.
