colour crush

shades of grey...

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1. grey via pinterest 2.party dress 3. miss print 

4. 1bp 5. Alexandra Grablewski 6. Be Side Store

friday forage ..... Apartment Therapy

sam and dominic's sunny phinney ridge home tour

:: apartment therapy ::

Apartment therapy is not only full of great ideas but it also satisfies my inquisitive nature. I love seeing into peoples houses, seeing how their personalities and styles come together to create homes. With a new house on the horizon i am finding myself looking at interior styling with fresh eyes and excitement. Seeing fresh colour combinations in real homes is filling me with ideas.

If money was no object, what room in your home would you transform?

:: my life ::

1. http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftcreativity/2366201981/">Spring inspired shelfs

I think I need some shelves like these for my kitchen. I have a small galley kitchen and every inch of work space is essential, but I long to have some of my little trinkets around me as I cook. Something like this would be perfect.

MrLB has returned from his travels and had a lovely time. I had a wonderful adventure but most of all found a great calmness and new confidence in myself, which has been a long time coming. I am now lookng forward to doing it again, rather than dreading the time and going to great lengths to plan over nighters with friends.

I am working on a shop re-vamp at the moment. I have some exciting new bracelet designs that just don't photograph well on the grey slate. Plus I feel it is time for a change. I have taken some snaps today, but the light has been quite grey so I'll take the rest tomorrow.

Have a lovely weekend, do you have plans? x

:: inspiration ::

kmldesign image from here

words fail me....................

Seedlings # 1

I woke up this morning to the most exciting sight, little sprouts in my tomato micro planter! And not just one, but three! I planted five seeds last week and have been lightly watering them and keeping them warm. I love tomatoes but recently have found that all the ones we are getting from the supermarkets taste kind of chalky and tough. I tried keeping them in the fruit bowl at the window, but they seem to ripen really fast and then turn the next day. I had been talking to my bo about getting a little grow bag and a mini green house and trying to grow my own and the next day he returned from work with my very own bag. To be honest I didn't really think it would work so I am absolutely delighted with the little sprigs of hope on my window ledge!

Last night my bo had some friends round so I started a new little project inspired by my little cuz Hayley. She pops round once a week with her little boy for soup, a sandwich and a the little man plays with Pablo. They came by yesterday and got chatting about the lack of art work I have up in my bedroom. I was saying how I just haven't found what I want in the large space opposite the bed. She suggested painting a mural straight onto the wall of something relaxing. At first I kind of freaked at painting on the wall, but after some gentle persuasion I decided to give it a go. I used the work of Scottish artist John Lowrie Morrison as inspiration. I really enjoyed starting it last night and it was liberating to paint big and bold! I will do some detailing on it this afternoon, and I'll let you see it again when I am finished.

This is Pablo as I am writing, dozing on the sofa arm. Yesterday's play with the little man seems to have well and truly taken it out of him!