Spotted! The MOST beautiful summery swallows mug from Sophie Allport
Oh, isn’t it just a Very Beautiful thing? I am a HUGE fan of Sophie Allport’s designs, her farmyard animals and pets always win me over with their loveliness. But this elegant Swallows Mug design just whooshed me with an “oooh!” when I saw it. The birds! So SO pretty! And calm, and summery, and perfect. AND it comes in two sizes too – which is a salve to my personal bug bear. My very favourite cat mug is...
Toys For Girls. Yes, really.
After three boys, I was a pretty confident parent and was ready to roll on through the next few years with a measure of experienced comfort. *hollow laugh* How little I knew! Having a daughter was a WHOLE new ball game – but not the way you might typically expect. Yes there were pink gifts, pink clothes, an excess of soft toys and a ridiculous amount of soldiers and snipers sitting around having tea parties (this is what happens...
Just the Best & Prettiest Kindle Fire HDX Case – Lente Designs review
When the 8yr old got a Kindle Fire HDX for her birthday, I kew it should have been a double-gift, and come with a Kindle Fire HDX case. Because it is utterly pointless anyone at all having a nice tablet if they haven’t got a nice case. Quite apart from the pretty-factor (let’s be honest, tablets are NOT attractive things), there is the serious issue of protection. Having an unprotected tablet around is simply asking for...
Spotted! I bloody love my cat mug
I Bloody Love My Cat Mug. And I do – bloody love it, that is. Isn’t it great? Just guaranteed to make you smile smugly, and reach for a stroke of a softly arched back while you wait for the kettle to boil (or at least not curse too loudly as you trip over the fur bomb winding around your feet whilst your sleep head tries to co-ordinate the kettle and the tap first thing in the morning). It even works on me – despite...
Spotted! Beautiful Girls Summer Dress with 20% off!
Oh SUCh a pretty dress! I love this – perfect for summer parties and weddings, the gentle floral pattern is delicately pretty without being too overtly shouty-girlie that my daughter would turn her nose up. The delicate lilacs and blues of the flowers, coupled with with the soft cream background and gentle yellow of the butterflies… just a totally dreamy combination. I find you really can’t go wrong with butterflies,...
Spotted! Achingly pretty vintage melamine picnic plates!
I LOVE eating outside in the warmer weather, but in the past melamine picnic plates have been less-than-inspiring. But I just spotted this over on John Lewis. Isn’t it SO pretty? That vintage green, that soft floral meadow impression of a design… and it’s melamine, so utterly perfect for summer eating in the garden, or whisking out for impromptu picnics. This is actually the contrasting side plate in the Croft...