A LIFE BUILT WITH FLOWERS
Blog of the week, fortnight, month? Sorry about me. I hope some of you are still there, my schedule is crazy internet not always available and time fleeting. But I am happy to share a new blog of the week today. The amazing, lovely and witty Miss Pickering, we met so long ago on twitter, [...]
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 [...]
BIRDS WITH POM POM HATS
This week I have fallen in love with the wonderful world of Barbara Berrada, French free-lance artist, photographer, fashion designer, and creator of online boutique “les zigouis”.How sweet is this branch of birdswearing painted pom pom hats, I am just crazy about these beautiful black and white prints with added coloursand fun elements. Everything Barbara creates seems to have [...]
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
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 [...]
MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES AND FANCY URNS
Mysterious circumstances and fancy urns, just a few of Baltimore based artist Yelena Bryksenkova’s favourite things. Who is in her own words ‘Russian-born, midwest-raised, baltimore-based’. A few of my favourite things are her wonderful illustrations and paintings.I love the colours and patterns, the fun things her characters take part in, their delicate worlds and surroundings. Yelena’s [...]
A CONFETTI WORLD-BLOG OF THE WEEK
Today’s Blog of the week comes from the beautiful world and Tumblr of Nicole Hill, our paths crossed over at Flickr a couple of years ago, and although I knew about Nicole’s shop, I only just discovered her oh so pretty Tumblr and I am so glad I did, now I hope you’ll visit too. A beautiful [...]
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, [...]
VINTAGE LACE AND A THANK YOU
Before I left for Ireland, I received a beautiful package from lovely Lucinda of Sesame and Lilly, filled with vintage pretties and the scent of lavender, it was the most perfect gift and all my favourite colours.
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 [...]
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 [...]
HARD TO FIND
When I used to run a lighting shop, (which seems so long ago now) I was always asked, for industrial style lights and they were like gold dust, and really you need these things to be original and slightly worn to get the proper feel. So the husband is super excited about this find. When [...]
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!
LITTLE HOUSE
Drank too much on Saturday night and recovery took longer than expected, but I feel back to normal thankfully. Today I’m Just trying to make the house more seasonal, after an almighty tidy up, digging my way to the bottom of the laundry bin while the husband is away, before he comes home with a [...]
FEATHER YOUR NEST
Love love love this feathered ‘quilt’ wallpaper from Georgia Horton. I love the pink colour way, maybe my husband and I will have to have a bedroom each when we move and vote each night as to where we’ll stay? Or could we agree on grey?
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
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 [...]
POP UP CAFE
Hey, what a lovely sunny weekend, and we really made the most of it, up early to deliver some cupcakes to Rose’s pop up cafe at the Blue Canary opposite Butlers in George Street Hastings Old Town (for August only so if you are in the area or were thinking of visiting come now for her [...]
BEDS, WHAT BEDS?
Hello, sorry for the long silence, we had a full on grouting, fixing, cleaning and painting weekend, making the bathroom all shiny and new and finishing off those niggling things around the house that you just learn to live with. With this first weekend of June being a washout it was clearly the right time [...]
