What I love this week... an extra hour in bed!

It happens twice a year and yet it never fails to catch me out! The clocks change this weekend, so we get an extra hour in bed (as a small consolation prize for the fact we'll all be getting up in the dark, but hey ho). So don't forget to wind them all back (including the one on the boiler, and that annoying one you can never do on the oven) before you go to bed on Saturday night! 

 As a little visual reminder, I thought I'd head over to Folksy today to find some lovely clock-related items - and I wasn't disappointed, take a look at these beauties:

Items featured are:

• Square Wooden Wall Clock by Ashby Design Workshop
• Vintage Pocket Watch Steampunk Necklace by Ava Kitsch
• Rustic Clock by Jopalian Studio
• Corgi Clock by Dach Crafts 

Have a great weekend!

Sarah x

 

 

What I love this week... Folksy Friday & Friendship

Happy Friday morning! Today is National Make A Friend Day so I've been having some fun picking out a few gorgeous finds on Folksy to celebrate friendship... 

“Friends are those rare people who ask how you are and then wait for the answer” – Ed Cunningham

Folksy (the British answer to Etsy - except all sellers are based in the United Kingdom AND everything is genuinely handmade) is a truly friendly place and one that I very much enjoy being a part of. The site is absolutely stuffed with really unique and wonderful makes from designers and makers that are all completely dedicated to their work. 

The makers featured in my Friendship Gift Collection are:

Fused Glass Best Friends Allium Hanging - Blue Design Shed

Scented Ceramic Heart - Park Ceramics

Pinks Card - Jane Crick Cards & Gift Wrap

Hand Embroidered Hoop - The Flossy Stitch

Ceramic heart trinket dish - Cornish Cottage Crafts

Rose Geranium & Lemon Soap - Trawden Soap Kitchen

Sending you a great big hug card - Hannah Banks Jewellery

Good Friends Personalised Print - PhotoFairytales

Sarah x

What I love this week... Roald Dahl

It's World Book Day next week (March 3rd), and it's always been a bit of a calendar highlight in this house of self-confessed bookworms!

We are very much one of those families who get twitchy when we have nothing left to read - thankfully we're a 2 minute walk from the local library, so we can feed our habit relatively easily!

Amongst my daughter's favourite reads was, of course, anything (anything!) written by the fabulous Roald Dahl. They're books that we started to discover together ('The Giraffe and The Pelly and Me' being a favourite bedtime story when she was little), and as she grew older and read more independently she steadily worked her way through the entire collection (twice).

She is a living, breathing Matilda (but hopefully with nicer parents)!

This week I fell in love with some gorgeous Roald Dahl curtain fabric I spotted, and I wanted to share it - and some of the other gorgeous finds - with you:

• Play Tent covered in 'Fantastic Mr Fox' curtain fabric, £12.99 per metre, Terry's Fabrics
• 'Matilda' Book Cushion, £18, Terry's Fabrics
• 'Matilda' Duvet Set, from £27, Terry's Fabrics
• Willy Wonka in the Chocolate Room, limited edition print, £90, roalddahl.com
• Roald Dahl A4 Decoupage Kit, £2.40, One Stop Craft Shop
• 'The Twits' mug, £9, roalddahl.com
• James and Friends curtain fabric, £12.99 per metre, Terry's Fabrics
• 'Enormous Crocodile' curtain fabric, £12.99 per metre, Terry's Fabrics
• 'The Giraffe and The Pelly and Me' pencil set, £7.99, Truffle Shuffle
• 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' Book Cushion, £18, Terry's Fabrics
• Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity - a wonderful UK charity that PhotoFairytales proudly supported back in 2013 through sales of Personalised Santa Letters. Take a look, they do great work!

Now, if you've got a chiddler who needs to find a costume for World Book Day this old post of mine might help a bit (sorry, probably only any good for a girl!) - World Book Day Easy Costume Solved. And if you've got any gloriumptious ideas for easy dress up outfits and can leave a comment below, that would be absolutely whoopsey-splunkers!

Right, time for a drop of frobscottle - thirsty work, all this blogging you know...

Sarah x


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What I love this week... retro spring themes

Hmmm, towards the end of February and I'm starting to pine for spring... in fact, I've decided I have got to get me some daffodils this weekend to cheer up the kitchen!

With all this yearning for warmer days, I've found my eye has tripped up and stopped this week at the very engaging sight of anything sunshiny and bright...

Yellow is a colour that I've never been able to get quite right when it comes to decorating - but there's no denying that (especially coupled with shades of blue) it's a shade that simply sings with joy and optimism!

So let me share a few of my favourite finds over the last few days, just to share a little retro infused sunshine warmth your way on this cold and dark February evening!


*  Modern White Wood Cuckoo Clock, £139, 4 Living
*  Familjen Round Yellow Tray, £35, Isak
*  Vintage Upcycled School Chair, £85, Folksy
*  Woodstock Mustard Yellow Wallpaper, £55, Rachel Powell
*  VW Camper Kettle in Pacific Blue, £59.99, The Fowndry
*  Enamelware Kettle, £39.95, Mini Moderns
*  Children's Clothes Hanger, £14, Folksy
*  Retro 366 Rocking Chair, Retro To Go
*  Fox Pouffe, £115, Orwell and Goode

Have you spotted any gorgeous springtime finds? And what do you think of decorating with yellow - is it a colour you excel at (or wish for then fail at, like me!)?

Sarah :)


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What I love this week...

I asked a question on Facebook and Twitter this week:

'If the month of January was a colour, what colour would it be?' The resounding answer was 'Blue' - icy blue, frosty blue, winter sky blue... (followed by a less optimistic 'Grey'!)

And that gave me all the inspiration I needed to go hunting on Wow Thank You to find all the lovely gorgeous blue things I could - and here's the result:

1: 'Nancy' cable knit hot water bottle cover, by tinyinc, £18
2: Turquoise sterling silver bracelet, by Justyna Sart, £22.89
3: Hand thrown ceramic tealight holder, by The Village Pottery, £3.50
4: Rabbits & Hares notebook, by Emma Bennett Collage, £5.99
5: Family Tree paper cut, by Floppsie Moppsie, £40
6: Felt brooch, by Fresh As A Daisy Gifts, £10.50
7: Blue and cream baby jumper, by Little Folks Knitwear, £20
8: Baby girl's linen dress with collar, by Tiny Bluebird, £27.50
9: Turquoise silver ring, by Maram Jewellery, £29
10: Knitted blue teacosy, by The Cosy Daisy, £13.99

If you haven't discovered Wow Thank You yet, go and take a look - it's a lovely site, featuring independent designer makers and artisans. I've got my own PhotoFairytales shop on there too - just click here to view.

Sarah x

What I love this week...

I recently made a discovery on Facebook - a little gem of a shop, that is overflowing with the most charming and adorable creations and I just have to share it with you...

Amy Harrold is the very talented lady behind Pixie Craft Dolls, where she creates magical one-off crocheted dolls that are just beautiful.

Every doll Amy creates is unique, and you can tell just by glimpsing the photos, how much love she puts into her work. Each of her dolls seems to have their own personality - and they are sure to become treasured items.

As well as creating individual dolls, Amy also makes lovely scenes presented in box frames which would look stunning in a baby's nursery. Prices in her Etsy shop range from just £3.50 for her wonderful crocheted biscuits to £39-40 for a box frame. The 10" individual figures are around £20-22.

You can visit Amy's shop on Etsy by clicking here: but if you're thinking about Christmas gift shopping be quick as she will be closing her order book at the end of November!

Sarah :)

What I love this week...

Turquoise... it has to be one of my all time favourite colours - especially as it seems to have so many personalities:

Quirky but Sophisticated
Bright
Unexpected
Elegant but also Fun & Funky
Calming but Energising
Happy
Warm landscapes and Cool Waters

OK, so maybe turquoise has a bit of a split personality! But I find it's a great colour to add a bit of pepper into a project - whether it's decorating a room, designing a new print, choosing a nail varnish, whatever and wherever.

Which is one of the reasons I was so drawn this week to a page I found on Facebook - The Turquoise Hare. It is packed to the rafters with the beautiful ceramic work of Jan Ellen, based in Poole (a town synonymous with the world of stunning pottery and ceramics). Working mainly in turquoise, but also dabbling in other vibrant shades, her work has a wonderfully simple and very British feel. Ranging from jewellery to wall decorations, each piece is inspired by either the English countryside or seaside (which, being in Poole is no surprise!) and prices start at below £10 (bargain-licious!).

"To take a lump of raw material and form it into a piece of art is very satisfying. Whenever I have a spare moment my studio calls me, (the shed down the bottom of the garden) and I am off to wedge up some clay or glaze a piece calling for colour. My inspiration comes from many sources for the most part it is the sea, what’s on it, in it, and around it, all are captivating and give me endless ideas."

I've selected just a few of my favourites from her Folksy shop, but to be honest her work is such a visual treat that it was very hard to pick these few!

I urge you to give Jan's shop a visit - and if you're on Facebook do give her page a like. You won't be disappointed!

Sarah

What I love this week...

"The OMG Wall"

Objects with faces... OK, this is daft, but it does make me smile!

Just a bit of fluffy nonsense for Friday - enjoy...

www.twistedsifter.com/2013/05/50-faces-in-everyday-places

Sarah x