A flutter

Like a tornado whipping through a spring woodland and out into a summer meadow the spring Kenzo spring 2011 ready to wear collection has my heart all a flutter.

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Beautiful

Adore the beautiful catalogue from Toast's new mens collection.

Six of the best . . . Cushions

There's no quicker, easier way to update or re direct the design of any room than with new soft furnishings and cushions in my opinion are the best place to start. I love using found and repurposed fabric from favourite dresses and skirts that no longer fit or vintage curtains, to make quick decorative cushion covers. Who knew the old embellished Jigsaw cardigan that I shrunk would look so great on my sofa?

If you neither have the time or inclination to craft your own these six shops sell great collections of cushions and pillows. Here are my favourites. Top row, Odessa folk cushions - Plumo, Cottage Garden Cushions - RE-Found Objects, and Mulberry pink striped - Papa Stour.
Bottom row, Orangerie floral cushion - Designers Guild, Silk velvet - Toast, and Roses Vintage Retro - Plonka Home.

favourites

Catching up with Flickr and loving all my Favourites.

Twelve things

I took these photos over a year ago, for a post that never got written. A post about how we surround ourselves with too many possessions, so many things we don't need, so many things that hold us in one place. Cupboards and boxes full of things I love but have no immediate use for. I was carefully considering, if I could only keep twelve items from my home to start over again, which twelve would I take? I'm talking personal possessions not clothes people pets (they are a given) just the extras.

What do we really need, some good memories, light, a pastime, heirlooms. Things that mean something, things with a past life and a secret story. I think if I chose again this year I would pick the same, with one addition my Moroccan tea pot, because you need a soothing cup of tea wherever you are, no?

Would you be able to narrow it down to just twelve? Take a picture of your 12 most treasured possessions and email it to me, I will post the best ones and send out a pretty parcel to my favourite. Happy Sunday everyone.