warmth of summer

...with the return of the snow I thought I would warm us all up a little bit with an indulgent flash of colour from james moes....

early start

Early start to the day, up at 5.30, opened the blinds looked out from the kitchen window and I had to rub my eyes. The garden looked as if it had been covered in icing sugar. Another unexpected snowfall................

elderberry black

...looking for inspiration for autumn or winter then these images from braedon photography should do it. Beautiful tones of ivory and cream dresses with cashmere wraps - so simple but perfect - and I love the cheekiness (but practicality) of the brown leather boots....

....rustic detailing, elderberry black with autumnal hues, vanilla and apricots, oatmeal tones mixed with rainy day grey all finished perfectly with an evening of candle lit tables...

image credit: braedon photography via once wed

flittering of winter

....it has been two weeks since the baubles, lights and paper snowflakes were packed in their boxes ready to hibernate for another year...but in the studio, the sparkles, glassy blues and crisp berry reds are assembled in abundance. According to the sample pack request list 'it's christmas again'. So I decided to get in the wintry spirit of festivities for 2010 and post some pics from the 'winter collection' itself and show you a little flittering....

rosa sara

.....as you know we are just put the finishing touches to the new pages that will be available on the site by February. Here's a new addition to the rosa family, a re-colouring that was produced, last July, for the gorgeous Mr & Mrs Dobson.....please quote 'Sara' if you would like to see samples as these are available from today.

introducing patisserie & blue

the re-colouring of fauna

...here is a little flash of images to show you how we have been filling our day. we have lots of new images to go onto the web site by the end of january possibly filtering into february...little glimpse of new colours such as amelie rose above....samples available so let me know by sending an email through or you may want to leave a comment below, we would love to hear what you think!!!!.....

cotton and herb - oregano

...and finally... the cotton and herb collection - 'flowering oregano'

cotton and herb - rosemary and lemon thyme

...as promised, another little glimpse of the new cotton and herb collection........

...introducing lemon thyme and rosemary...

cotton and herb - lavender

menu covers from the new cotton and herb collection - lavender

day one of a very exciting year

1st january 2010. Such an exciting year ahead. There's lots of ideas surfacing from pages of sketchbooks. The cotton and herb collection being one and will be launched on the web site by the end of january. We are really excited about this exclusive range, think fragrant herbs, vintage terracotta pots, english heritage.... hand painted watercolours within collaged compositions.... lavender, lemon thyme, flowering oregano, rosemary, linen ribbons, cotton lace, hemp cords, stitched lines, fine wrapped threads, vintage trims....each individual invitation, place card, menu...will be unique in its detailing.....images will be posted daily as the final finishes are added.

just wanted to say...