easily distracted by shiny things…
Posted in Uncategorized, inspiration, shopping on Sep 12th, 2009
Now that the honeymoon’s booked (hooray!), I’ve started to think about what I’ll need to take with me on our trip. We’ll be walking around the city all day, and we’ll be carrying heavy cameras, so I need a comfortable bag to fit everything into.
This is a bag that I have already - a Crumpler [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 17th, 2009
Remember when I told you that McCalls 5433 was going to be my perfect summer wardrobe? Well, here’s my first summer shirt!
The fabric is a lightweight quilting cotton - a vintage piece by Rose & Hubble. The print is called “Rosy Days”, and it looks a bit like an old-fashioned quilt. Inside the circles are [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, inspiration, shopping on May 16th, 2009
No, it isn’t as alarming as it sounds.
As you might have gathered from the picture, I’m talking about wallpaper!
Farrow & Ball* have the most beautiful ranges of historical paints and wallpapers. With paint colours such as String, Dead Salmon and Cat’s Paw, who could fail to be intrigued? I’ve often longed for a period property, just so I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, knitting on Aug 9th, 2008
Ever wondered what an entire kilo of Colinette Point 5 looks like?
Well, now you know!
It used to be the most enormous jumper, one that I knitted for Paul a few years ago. It’s hardly been worn, so I decided it was time to reclaim the wool and turn it into something else. I’ve promised to [...]