Suddenly Sunshine
Yesterday was gloriously sunny so I thought I would grab a photo moment of my new lovely fruit/salad bowl that Holly bought me for my Birthday. It is by Greengate and is the Selma pattern. As many frequent readers will know I have the and milk jug in this range too. I am getting quite the collection, now all I need is the tea cups and spoons. Anyway, I love it and seeing as the weather is picking up what better time for a picture of some lovely vibrant organic colours, they really cheer me up!
I would have posted this yesterday but had a little bit of blog server problems – all better now though! I feel as though I am turning into the Sunday blogger, I apologise for this but with such a hectic schedule it’s though to make any other time. I miss posting more regularly I feel itchy too many pretty things out there not enough time to write about them. Oh the cute heart above hiding in the fruit is a fabric Greengate heart hanger that Holly also purchased me for my Birthday (lucky old me). In other news, I have spent most of the weekend flat hunting in London it is all very exciting – Miles and I are finally getting some where together. I actually can’t wait, it’s so exciting!
Decorating Ahoy!
p.s I hope everyone has checked out the new Cath Kidston and Greengate Spring/Summer 2008 collections they are adorable!
Night Owl
Ok, two posts one day I should slow down as I’ll run out of things to write about. I just couldn’t wait to post a pic of my latest treasure. This is my owl lamp I got it in the Urban Outfitters sale for a silly amount of money. There were so many left in the shop I had a job choosing – I think London peeps just don’t see how much having an owl lamp can benefit your life? Anyway I snapped one up and I am pretty glad I did. It has taken me an age to finally find the right shade for it, but the other day in Dunelm Mill (a very cheap store) I found this great shade. I am pleased as punch with the results. It is so damn cute! I felt my night owl is fitting in so many ways now as not only is it my night light, but I seem to be turning into a night owl blogger – through lack of time in the day.
Night all!
Make or Bake
I have had a great weekend, it has been really relaxing – something that doesn’t happen very often. Miles and I spent Saturday strolling for miles around London. We went to the very lovely Borough market which is really near London Bridge. The market primarily sells food to buy, but it also sells cooked food that you can eat there – all so yummy. I opted for a roasted vegetable, couscous mint yoghurt wrap and Miles had a parma ham and mozzarella Portuguese roll. Today I spent the day baking, which is a real treat as I literally haven’t baked in over 3 months. I had forgotten how much I love it, and how relaxing I find it.
Mileswas my faithful assistant, he did really great and his icing skills were boarding on pro. I had to post a picture of these cute cake cases when I lined the tins I looked at them and saw how well they match the radio which was keeping me entertained. I had to capture them in all their colourful glory. They are a new line that the supermarket offers, I usually order unusual ones from the internet but these made great substitutes until I get some others. I hope everyone else had a lovely weekend. x
Antwerp and Bernhard Willhelm
It was recently my 23rd birthday and Miles and I ventured off in the car to Antwerp for the weekend. It was lovely and armed with my Birthday present of a Nikon D40X (digital SLR) I was able to snap lots of pictures that previously I wouldn’t have been able to due to the fact that my old digital was a little lacking. One of the highlights for me was visiting the Mode Museum of Fashion where Bernhard Willhelm was exhibiting his collections since graduating from the city’s design university. The exhibition was so visually amazing I had to post about it. This picture is from the ‘Protest Room’ exhibition – it was incredibly vibrant.
I also wanted to write this post after reading a post about Bernhard Willhelm over on Scout Holiday about how she really wanted to go the exhibition. I have been reading her lovely blog for a while now, it’s also been on my blog roll too – I love it! So ‘hello’ and I really hope your enjoy this Scout Holiday!?. The photo above is from the more recent Willhelm collection titled ‘Tirolean’ all the models have computers for heads, it is very futristic yet the clothes have a classical element mixed with modern hues.
This photo above was one of my favorite scenes, his attention to tiny detail is amazing and all the tiny details really add to something great when you see the overall composition. These tiny figures were glued near to the famous collection titled ‘A Girl with Mobile Phone’ I am a big fashion fan and the slightly unhinged nature of the exhibition really appealed to me with it’s bright colours and surreal detail.
This photo is the actual ‘Girl with a Mobile Phone’, that is all the photos I am going to post on here about this I don’t want to bore any of you non-fashion fans out there, anyway I hope you have enjoyed the vibrant colours all the same?So many great things have happened over the past week, I have so much to talk about and share but for now I will tell all one blog post at a time. x
H is for Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! This post is a little late coming but time has been scarce lately. Plus waiting a week has given me time to gain clarity on what I really want to get out of 2008. It has also given me time to put some of my well thought out resolutions into practice. My resoultions this year are:
- To comment on all the lovely blogs that I read. At the moment I check in but never seem to have to time to tell the authors how much I love their writing, photos etc, so look out I am ready to get commenting.
- To read much more, I am a bit of a non – fiction fan so I am making a big effort to enjoy fiction more. I have already finished one book this week – On Chesil Beach (get me).
- To keep learning in every area of my life, I want to learn new craft skills including cross stitch. I also want to learn more with regards to my work and just everything….. I have a huge thirst for knowledge.
I hope the new brings happiness and health to everyone, I have a feeling 2008 is going to be great… fingers crossed! The picture above is of my Christmas present letter H bought by my lovely sister from Re-Found Objects, my lovely Cath Kidston star tins were a secret santa gift from my boss at work – and he is a man, what a great choice!
