Jikana Damaru

She did it again..

Yes she did..... who you ask?

Why its Tania from Chicken Ink Creative....

and boy hasn't she pulled off another fantastic madeit re-opening.

There are beautiful new cushions

gorgeous vintage inspired stationery

and of course her famously stunning patchwork notebooks

Drop by her shop here before everything is sold out

Happy Sunday Everyone!

My girls love to pick me flowers. I often find handfuls of wild daisies at the bottom of my handbags or in my jeans pockets. & of course if I ever try to quietly leave the flowers behind I get caught out every time!

lots more shadow shots over here

Heart Home magazine launch

On Thursday 15th September Heart Home magazine launched its first virtual issue and I am delighted to tell you that I was one of the columnists. Some time ago I was approached by the editors of Home Heart Magazine about doing a feature for their first magazine. What an honour! After much deliberation and a few trials I decided to design and make some pretty bird hooks for my new decorated cloakroom. I love the final result and my keys are now easy to locate!

Heart Home magazine is the brain child of Daniel Nelson, Arianna Trapanni and Carole King. Their vision was to create a magazine that celebrates British design, from showcasing real homes to highlighting home-grown designers. The first issue is packed full of great images and designs. From Zoe Murphy's gorgeous studio where she creates unique seaside inspired interior products to the wonderful home of Jenska Hearne, of the delighful blog Lobster and Swan. There is also a great little shopping guide to some cool areas of London and interviews with Terence Conran and Holly Becker of Decor 8.

Thank you Daniel, Arianna and Carole for letting me be part of your inspiring magazine!

Have a sweet day!

Tilda by Tone Finnager

Welcome to Friday Feature. This week I am sharing with you the gorgeous work of Tone Finnager for her brand, Tilda.

Norwegian graphic designer and artist, Tone Finnanger, started her craft brand Tilda in 1999 aged 25. She is known for her feminine, whimsical, comical and naive characters in the form of animals and dolls. Her range consists of craft books, craft products for sewing and paper crafts.

I have several of her books that I have had for some time now and have made several of the crafts she writes about, from fabric birds to deer heads. This year I am in love with her winter bird range, seen in pic 2 in a colour palette of aqua, teal, pale pink and green. I have already ordered some fabric to make Christmas stockings out of and paper to wrap my gifts in.

To see more of Tone Finnanger's work check out the Tilda site and to purchase her fabrics, trims and books go to Panduro Hobby.

Happy Friday, sweets!

Grateful gets cosy with Mira Narnie

Now, don't let the gorgeousness that is that girl in the posh cream coat up there scare you off. Brenda from Mira Narnie is quite possibly the nicest gal in blogland. I was one of her first followers and she was one of mine and I've loved her ever since.

Brenda is a clever clogs wearer so she's creative and caring (all the wearers of clever clogs seem to be caring), fashionable and just a little bit fancy. And she's kind enough to host our gratefuls this week so get on over there to link up already!

Oh, but before you go... I can't help myself - I'm also doing a very special guest postie delivery over at Life in a Pink Fibro today. Come see me.

catch of the day

strolling along the pier is something we don't do often enough. but when on holiday it seems to be something that comes naturally. time isn't on our minds as much. & chatting to local fishermen to discuss the catch of the day is a favourite past time of my husband. he loves to know & learn. i often stroll behind stopping to take in all the details & enjoy documenting the scenery.

what is your favourite thing about holidays?!

Postie delivery: Wondering about wonderment

This time I've popped over to Alice Becomes to talk about losing that sense of wonderment that we all had growing up. It's something I've been thinking about for a while now and I think I've made my peace with it... sort of...

I've been a follower of Alice Becomes since... well, since back when they were channeling Blur. Nic and Gil are both talented writers with a unique perspective on life, children, parenting and being organised. Come see...

I absolutely loved Karen's comment on the post and her approach to keeping 'wonder' in her life.
I am going to revisit my attitude to 'doing things' as a result!

Sigh. Have you lost that wonderment feeling?

PS - Speaking of wonder - Wonder Woman (Cate Bolt) needs your support to achieve her SunSuper dream to help homeless children in Indonesia. It's just a little click and takes less than a minute. Please just get in there and help Cate help others.

[Image photographed by Annie Lebovitz for Vogue, December 2003 found here]