Flamingos

Love this wallpaper!

Some new art

We visited the Pick Me Up contemporary graphic art fair at Somerset House and bought some new art! I could have come home with a hundred pieces if I had the money (and wall space) but in the end we chose three cute prints for L's room by Alice Hoult, featuring a cheetah, hippo and elephant. I LOVE them!

Handmade loveliness

We are so lucky to have such creative family and friends, and I had to share some of Lily's beautiful presents from her 1st birthday. Thank you everyone!

1) Hand-sewn cushion in Ikea heart fabric and appliqued 'Lily' felt detail, with her date of birth appliqued on the reverse. Also in the left corner of the picture is a screen-printed cushion cover from Robin & Mould that I bought for her on etsy (and have yet to find a pad small enough to fit it!).

2) A beautiful Old MacDonald cross-stitch picture with Lily's name and DOB intricately hand-stitched by Lily's Auntie (made with a lot of love and over 280 hours of work!).

3) Hand-painted wooden trinket box in the style of a Bermudian house - bought back from Bermuda where her other Auntie lives.

4) Hello Kitty toy knitted by her very talented Nanna.

5) Hand-made rabbit in Cath Kidston fabric, with a little monogrammed 'L' pocket. See close-ups and other toys made by my friend for our baby buddies on her blog.

6) Hand-drawn 'Lily' name plate with images of objects beginning with 'L'!

7) Fabric balloons in Liberty print off-cuts and card bows made by me for Lily's friends.

8) Hand-painted ceramic piggy bank bought from a little craft market in Crystal Palace.

9)We picked up this gorgeous 'Rock Out' rocking horse screen-print by Kay Vincent yesterday at the Dulwich College farmers market, for a late birthday/early Christmas gift!

Pictures on walls

Beginning to adorn all the white walls and empty spaces around our new flat...

Notebook still-life

A little shout out about my very talented friend Tamasyn Gambell - I love her recent photoshoot with her range of printed notebooks. I almost just want to frame these images, they are so beautifully styled. The notebooks also just happen to be made with 100% post-consumer recycled paper and vegetable oil-based inks, which is fab!

All images credited to Tamasyn Gambell.

Printing chocolate

I saw this woman printing chocolate on tiles during Milan Design Week back in April. It's still one of those things I keep remembering, so thought I'd share the photos (thought I already had, but perhaps not?!). The entire thing was very theatrical in that she never said a word - just printed chocolate onto tiles, offered them to passers-by, smiled, and mimed at them to lick it off.