Outdoors indoors

The things that made up my weekend.

Staying warm.

Hi, how are you? Did you find lots of great things to make in the Sweet Paul Magazine?

Today for me has been spent staying warm, wrapping an Autumn package and eating all my favourite things.

Stay close as I have another super exciting giveaway tomorrow. x

Paper me pretty

As you may have gathered, I am on a quest for two or three wallpapers, which will be used on the back wall of my kitchen. A very important decision as it will be heavily featured in my blog and shop listings and it is the most photographed corner of my home with the best natural lighting.

Thanks so much to those of you who commented with their suggestions so far. There are some amazing patterns available. The first round of outstanding contenders comes from Anthropologie. At this rate I may have to paper myself a feature house? I'll take a roll of each please!

Midweek serenity

Appreciating the calming white space that is my kitchen. Pretty soon this wall will be papered in pattern. I would really love some links to your favourite wallpapers.

Today I love . . . coral

I Spent my first sleepy moments online this morning swooning over the runway pictures from the Spring 2011 Elie Saab collection. Hence the coral outburst here today. Wrap dress Coralie Beatrix @ Etsy and Coral gemstone strand
Backgard @ Etsy. Bronzer Jelly Pong Pong, Adam Crepe pencil skirt The Outnet, Dress, Catherine Malandrino The Outnet, Corded lace crop top Topshop, Lorna2 Chiffon bow sandals Topshop, Chiffon drop waist dress Miss Selfridge, Leafy lace corsellette Topshop, Missoni Belted knitted cardigan The Outnet, Basic zip back vest Topshop, Longline pointelle cardi Miss Selfridge, Sweet coraline ruffle dress Shop Ruche, Sequin front vest Topshop, Leather Lock Detail Purse ASOS, Peaches Suede Platform Court Shoe ASOS
Coral Czech Glass beads from Zoo Town Beads @ Etsy and
Shirtdress Cocotte Couture @ Etsy.


All runway images style.com.

October wardrobe inspiration

Wardrobe inspiration from February's Record the Day. I have the dress, now to source other similar items from my wardrobe. My Pictures are back.

Happy Saturday to you.

Lost and found

My husband just had an old forgotten camera film developed and I was delighted with some of the shots that were on the film.

Next seasons role models 2011

The sixties sweetheart, a modern day Mia Farrow circa Rosemary's Baby and A Dandy in Aspic. Knees and elbows showing. Seen at BCBG Max Azria
The tough on the outside wild child aka Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver. Flimsy flashy flamboyant head wear and 70's dresses. Care of Marc Jacobs.
The fragile beauty, Angelina Jolie in the changeling. Creamy satin, floral silk and chiffon longline layers. All over the runway at Donna Karen. Have fun dressing up!

All images Vogue.com

favourites

Catching up with Flickr and loving all my Favourites.

All I want to do is bake

I spent Friday screaming and getting soaked through all the layers of my clothes at a theme park with four of my girlfriends and had so much fun, slow drive home in weekend traffic and then a dinner at Wagamama's. When I finally got in at ten o'clock I was happily exhausted.

Then up at 6am Saturday to bake 150 cupcakes for a wedding and I was a bit daunted at first but mostly it went well (my electric whisk blew up) and was such fun icing them all, I really think I could do this for a living. The house smelled divine and they looked so pretty all lined up in their boxes ready to be delivered. Think I will try whoopie pies for a birthday tomorrow.

Hoardings

As you will know I am a great lover of Style.com. All those wonderful fashion collections under one roof. I trawl through images full of colour and dream fabrics, and I save them for future posts. These however got filed without labels or words and I am not 100% on all the designers. So I have gathered them all together for this post. Some coral a little sparkle, some that swish and others that float, nipped in waists, delicate layering. Some subtle and a lot of brights. All my favourite things.

It is another perfect day out but I need to list my life on Ebay to make some much needed space for when we (hopefully) eventually put our house on the market later this year. I will try to make a break and retreat out in to the sunshine for an iced coffee later, I wonder who I can find to join me?


All images style.com.

Dashing home

Vases, jars and bottles filled with jolly flowers. My colourful table top garden including the last of the lilacs. We had beautiful weather this weekend, I hope you did too.
I went to see SATC with two of my friends and then to a bar for a couple of drinks. With the backdrop of cloud splitting lightening flashes and distant rumbling thunder I dashed home trying to stay under cover from the torrential rain. I have to admit I'm an admirer of dramatic weather.
Sunday was unexpectedly sunny so I dragged the husband out of bed and for a walk (he had a few more drinks than me), gathering local cheeses and fresh bread for lunch and a stack of vintage tea plates for my next tea party.

Heavenly hedgerows

I love the patterns inspired by nature that Angie Lewin designs for fabrics sold from Norfolk based gallery St Judes. I first learnt about Angie's work a couple of years ago in UK country living magazine. I am sure I have posted about the designs before but had to share the new Hedgerow collection.

Hedgerow is her third fabric design and follows her previous Dandelion One & Two and Seedheads designs.

All images Angie Lewin for St Judes.

Two notebook covers top left designed by Mark Hearld