Thing I Like Today

This beautiful retro style top by Call Me Captain just makes me think of summer...



Jane Foster's Miffy Patchwork cushions are just lovely!




Theo Chocolates are organic, fair trade and supported by one of my favourite environmental activists, Dr Jane Goodall. They also have some of the most beautiful packaging I've seen in a long time!




You've probably heard that John Hughes died overnight. I loved Pretty in Pink and many other films he directed and I love Etsy's dedication to him.

And yes, I do think Andy destroyed the original lovely 50's dress!

RIP Sam the Koala

Here's a picture of her in the rescue centre with her boyfriend Bob in happier times...

Sad news today that Sam the koala has been put down due to the complications of urogenital chlamydiosis, a life-threatening disease that affects 50 per cent of the koala population. She was a symbol of hope and courage for many and many people around the world will be grieving.

Things i like today

Beautiful purse made from recycled products from Etsy



Kate Pugsley's work always charms me :)


lovely pic from ffffound.com


Betz White's awesome 'Etch a Sketch' lap top bag.

I'm holding a stall this Sunday....

Love to see you there!

Artists I like: Rachel Bone

I'm in love with the work of Rachel Bone and I'm exciting to hear she will be producing some of her paintings as printers soon! Here's some of her amazing works:

Holiday Diaries...Adventures in Rural England : Horncastle

We had a lovely time in Lincolnshire visiting Chris' Dad. Well mostly lovely. I developed a painful rash on my face which was quite painful and felt quite unwell. Being generally unwell meant I wasn't able to finish some crafting for an exhibition back home which left me quite despondent.

But I had lots of lovely times with Chris and his new family as I met Howard's partner and respective children. Had a great time chatting to a lovely Canadian, watching Glastonbury on the telly and laughing at the inability of English people to cook barbeques ( a 1pm lunch was ready about 6pm hehe). I was quite merry after plenty of gin and tonics by then of course! Gin is incredibly cheap in England.

Here's a lovely cafe which opened in Horncastle. The bottom floor was an old style tea house and upstairs was a wonderful bookshop of cooking, craft and gardening books! My dream shop! Just beautiful!

In general, food in England is pretty poor. I bemoan the lack of green vegetables and salads in cafes and vegetables. More than once I bought sandwiches to find they'd gone off or were otherwise inedible. Here's an example from a day out: a Cheese and Bacon salad. There's not nearly enough cheese there....

Fortunately there are some cute little cafes if you look hard:

We also had a lovely evening in a fancy restaurant where I tried venison and bombe alaska for the first time! Very decadent, a lovely treat. We also sampled the nightlife of Horncastle with a hilarious open mike night at a bar which included Elvis, AC/DC and Pink Flloyd covers! We got rather merry on the cheap drinks!

Here's some local wildlife:

Howard's front garden:

Things I like today

How spectacular is this fence? It's inspiration for those of us who wish we had a free reign in our homes...


via visualise.us


Yes, I have more than enough gloves considering I sell them, but these evening ones are special! From Modcloth


from here. I'm totally making some of these!