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Giveaway: Clarence and Alabama
Today is all kinds of awesome. Not only is it nearly the weekend and payday, but the clocks go forward on Sunday (the light!) and we have Spring/Summer in our sights. To celebrate I have teamed up with one of my favourite people to give away a dress of your choice from the newly launched retro inspired dress shop, Clarence and Alabama (aka swoonville). Betty Classic 50s Dress // Pink Spot V Neck Halter Dress Inspired by the cult classic movie True…
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Best British Designer-Makers: Seija Chowdhury (Moha)
Moha is the creation of graphic designer, Seija Chowdhury. Her collection of contemporary products for your home include, art prints, cards and lovely tote bags using her own ink, illustrations and typography. Taking inspiration from a vintage peach floral wallpaper design and her love of nature, she created this delightful limited collection of wildlife prints; the stag is my favourite and would look perfect above our telly (adds to wish list). Or if you’re partial to geometric patters and lots of colour,…
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Gift Guide: Gifts for Weddings
When it comes to buying a wedding gift, I’m perfectly happy going along with what the couple request on the invitation; a donation to their honeymoon fund perhaps or buying something from a curated wedding list. However for wedding couples who don’t ask for anything but the plesaure of your company or if you can’t make it to the wedding at all, it’s nice to find a little something to pop a smile on their faces. A screen print is…
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Bookmarked: 6 Floral Dresses for Weddings
There are many things in my life that induce giddiness; bin bags with tie handles, a good British murder mystery, Kate Bush, a cake baking in the oven and a new floral dress. Yup, I am the coolest of the cool. I mentioned last week the gorgeous dress I bought from Reiss for two super-special weddings coming up (only 4 days till the OH’s little brother ties the knot!) and along the way I bookmarked these gorgeous floral print dresses…
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In Pictures: Hebden Bridge Vintage Cars Weekend
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London Retro Glasses via Glasses Direct
Say hello to my new Fitzrovia retro glasses from Glasses Direct. Pretty, non? I’ve been wearing these beauties whilst watching The Good Life, making pancakes, reading magazines and listening to The Kinks whilst pottering in the garden; they are officially my weekend glasses and I’m a bit in love. I’ve had an on/off relationship with glasses over the years. My first pair, when I discovered I was short-sighted, were courtesy of the NHS and had large rainbow frames (cheers for that parents). After years of…
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At Home: Retro Style In The Home
This week on the blog I’ve been focusing a lot on the home and how the littlest (and affordable) changes can make all the difference. Today I thought I’d take a peek into the world of retro inspired homewares and how they can give a home character and contemporary appeal, even if they are inspired by an era gone by. There’s nothing better than finding a mid-century modern piece of furniture or retro piece of loveliness at a charity shop or fair…
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Tote of the Week: Retro Reusable Bag via Marks & Spencer
An impromptu buy whilst checking out at Nottingham’s M&S last weekend, and only 75p. Ooh missus! You like? Their vintage/retro inspired reusable bags have been a favourite of mine for a while, can you remember the Carrot shopper I bought? Ah M&S, they just get it, don’t they? Happy Friday folks! ♥ P.S On the hunt for a new bag? Take a look through my previous tote bags featured!
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Home Accessories: Wilkinsons Home Range
Tripod Lamp // Chevron Vase // Steel Folding Chair Dandelion Design Mug // Wooden Frame Clock //Wire Yellow Storage Basket // Storage Jar I am most impressed with the new homeware range from Wilkinsons. A place I used to shop in, when I lived in the city, for toiletries and pickled onion Space Raiders, is now full with Mid Century Modern interiors, chevron prints and vintage inspired loveliness. If you’re starting out with your first home, I think it’s a…
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Lately: Vintage Finds
Hunting for vintage treasures in my local antique and charity shops, coupled with a bag of Sherbet Lemons, is a good day spent in my book. I haven’t wandered leisurely through the streets of Hebden Bridge for a while but my shopping bonnet is back on and we’re having a guilt free month of buying whatever we fancy, within limits of course. In my case that means bidding on vintage beauties on auction sites like eBay and Barnebys or shopping…
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Home Accessories: 6 Colourful Trays
1. Tree Tray 2. Dolores Colores Tray 3. Forest Tray 4. Fox Tray 5. Harlekin Tray 6. Flowerpop Tray Remind your loved one how much you dig them (yup, still pretending I’m Australian with my surfer chat) by making them a tasty breakfast in bed this week. It needn’t be all fancy – tea and toast or coffee and a crumpet can be just as peachy as a breakfast with all the trimmings…talking to you OH. Ahem. To cheer up…
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Tote of the Week: Smile for the Camera Shopper via Mr. PS
The Smile for the Camera Shopper from Mr. PS, priced £14.75, is my latest offering for Tote of the Week. I’ve long been an admirer of Megan Price’s screen printed brilliance which comes in the form of Shopper Bags, Tea Towels, Screen Prints, Homewares and Accessories – I think you should too! Screen printed on both sides by hand, the shopper includes an image of a vintage camera and on the reverse a typographic message: SMILE. Oh go on then. Happy…
