Crimbob Cardies!

Diddy cards for nearest n dearest-featuring rag treez!

Christmas A-Coming!!

A photo I took over the weekend... sky was unreal!! Such gorgeous colours and love the out of focus tiny balls of light on the tree.

Super Sweet Save The Dates!

 DIY wedding save the date cards; vintage postcard, heart-shaped bunting and a pretty pen... tah-dahhhhhh! August 18th... etched in my mind forever hereonin!! Was going to abbreviate 'save the date' but 'Super Sweet STDs' doesn't quite conjure up the same wholesomeness and may be a bit at odds with this delicate new forest scene!

...♥♥♥♥♥ 

Subway n Shadows

This isn't the most beautiful picture ever, but the lines, shadows, curves and metal caught my glazed and frosty eye this morning in the glorious hammersmith.

Secret(est) Shopping

 Behind an unassuming side door off a side street in dalston lies a secret shop filled with beautiful treats for the eyes... less so for the wallet! Buzz in, wait for approval and hopefully be greeted with white rooms crammed with unique pieces, books and music linked with walkways of neon and tree branches...  ♥

Cardboard bag-complete with bright yellow zip!

Ziptastic leather holdall... swoon

Wooden framed glasses :)

Pretty Paris...

... just 'cause. Love this postcard.

Cute Cloth-House

Soho; post auditioning (read making glances over an empty glass to imaginary person whilst swaying to sugababes...) I sought refuge in the Cloth House on berwick street. Could have probably spent the rest of the day in there perusing their ribbons, buttons and most of all reams and rolls of pretty fabrics! 

So much so that I fell in love with this linen and shall upholster nanny pat's (of original infamy) dining chairs with this colourful material...

... to be continued!

Biro Le Brillo

Saw these amazing art works today at 'The Other Art Fair' by artist Mark Powell using only a biro on vintage envelopes or found scraps of paper. Think they are just wonderful and his pen skills are muchos mesmerising!

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Picturesque Postie...

A postcard by moi, crafted from my own photograph, pieces of newspaper, magazine, Shakespeare's finest words and me make-up! Looks almost like a watercolour image. Hoping it was gratefully received... 

Embroidery Ala Emma

 Some photographs liberated from Emma Cassi's website...

 Wonderful embroidered lace jewellery saturated with tiny glimmering beads and all handmade! Here I am in Emma's own vintage era inspired wedding gown... absolutely stunning and offset beautifully with her handcrafted golden cuffs.

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P.S-♥ PARIS

Le Paris aujourd'hui... ♥ ♥ ♥

Movember pour Mesdemoiselles

Tatty Devine Tash brooch in aid of Moevember and rasing dough for men's cancer charities. Each tasch sale will result in a 50p donation for said charitable cause. This manifique wooden moustache costs £30 and would look delightful adorning many a garm!

www.tattydevine.movember

Bench n Bournemouth n Bye's...

(and partial be-heading!) 

Took this today along the beach front, love the intersecting lines and long shadows.

November O' New...

Delhi, India. Some images of beautiful temples and ruins...

For sunsets, smog, children and local wildlife have a look at November New-D on FLICKR 

Bounty O' Boxes

Hannah Horn

Freelance illustrator Hannah Horn's winged creatures are just stunning, came across a few today on Browns windows in South Molton Street. Eerie but beautiful images.

www.hannahhorn.com

Lib

Still Snap...

This amazing photograph has just won Daniel Beltra the WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD showcasing from this friday at The Natural History Museum here in London. Have a beautiful picture from this exhibition a few years ago which still graces my wall today and think this one here is just as fascinating... unfortunately for much sadder reasons and terrible circumstances, as it captures pelicans caught up in the gulf oil spill of last year. The title 'Still Life in Oil' is a wonderfully clever play on conventional composition titles, as what one would expect as meaning the medium- the oil part is instead indicating the bird's plight. Yet almost resembling an oil painting at the same time with the amazing colours, textures and fine details. Stunning and sad...

Well done that D-B! 

Gooey Gift!

Practically yelped with joy when this mini honey jar was hand delivered by resident bee-keeper Mr F tonight! The label reads A present from the bees from yonder courtyard below and tastes like delicate blooms... not even the smallest whiff of speciality east london chicken bones!! 

... love, love, love!

BB Beach

Not the best quality as taken on my blackberry... but still, like the shadows and the streaks... x

On A Wing...

Although I didn't actually purchase this today-I flounced around for many a minute in 'Vintage Per Sempre' trying to muster up the perfect excuse/occasion to own such a Stevie Nicks-esq gown but admitted defeat in the end.

... Well 'til next time and I have a 1970's themed eve on the agenda!!

BIG sleeve/wing love!

Card for Cutie-pie!!

Actually, technically a postcard (!) ... much more contemporary! 

In ode of the beautiful Miss Gracie O...♥♥

Bali Bebe...

Beautiful Bali... click for FLICKR SLIDESHOW

♥

Papillon Pap

Dabbling with the idea of this image for a new jewellery homepage...

Prettiest Price-tag

Love this price-tag that was recently swinging from my vintage lacy flapper girl dress... serrated scissors, safety pin and an 1980s beach photograph

Tah-daaaaaaaah! Genius.

Degas Dancers

Popped to the Royal Academy the other evening for a bubble-filled viewing of Degas' Ballet Dancers...  perhaps the ratio of bubbles to pondering was a little out of proportion, but nonetheless some amazing oil and pastel works of fluffy tutus and pointed toes were seen.

The blue variety were my most favourite with their hints of enhancing oranges... 

Just beeeeeeautiful.

Collared n Curled

Piccies by Leif...

Check out his Facebook page Leif Grunberger Photography for more snaps from the young man... who cites his biggest awe-inducing photographer as the wonderful Paolo Roversi-so much so I fear his idolisation can only end in stalkerdom!! Hahaha. Wuv ya really Leif!
... And nope can't remember the address!

Toiling Away Tues

New sparkling beauties!!

Moment In Munich

A momentary trip to Deutschland shooting retro fashion and spotting lots more enroute due to Oktoberfest time beginning! Lederhosen aplenty...

 

click this FLICKER LINK for snaps

Calamity Central...

This here picture illustrates just a small fraction of the beads currently on my floorboards today that I've been skidding about on!! ... Note to self-need new n improved storage system AND humungous desk area thus hopefully avoiding any such further mishaps!!

Tele Tues

5,4,3,2,1... Westfield over in ze east had its ribbon sheared today... my sheared pins are below yonder right which can be spotted in the launch ad along with my head fleetingly

Here's the LINK to said Westfield Stratford tv ad.

Tomorrow Tomorrow...

Thought this looked like a semi cool sunny cubist take on my view standing in Stratford earlier today. Imagine shall be pandemonium or worst come tomoz...

Stitchin' for Sparrows

I have very little information about these little knitted bird houses in Anthropology aside from the fact that they are adorable and I want them... all of them. NOW.

Fweckle Friday

A sunshine filled portrait by Nathan R taken on the last day of the summer with freckles out in force, rings on fingers and bells on toes (no doubt..!) 

Courtyard Callin'

The view out of my window the other day during bbc filming for a book adaptation set in the 1950's east end. Lots of set-curls, lippie, battered suits and flatcaps on display...