Some of you may have heard of the amazing American women’s clothing, accessories and home decor brand, Anthropologie? Two of its shops are in London in Regent Street and King’s Road.
Well, on Valentine’s Day on Monday (very appropriately), its parent company URBN launched a new wedding brand online called B H L D N.
B H L D N is pronounced ‘Beholden’, and is inspired by the Dutch word for ‘to keep’.
Featured above are their beautiful dahlia pins (which I think means brooches?!)… Read more
I have to admit to being a bit of an avid mug collector, especially the floral kind!
Working from home, there’s nothing quite as nice as making a cup of tea in a colourful mug to brighten up your day.
Here are some examples…
Marimekko Cath Kidston
Sanderson Orla Kiely
Lisa Stickley Emma Bridgewater
Do you have a favourite mug for your daily brew?… Read more
I recently saw the book ‘Table Style’ by Rebecca Tanqueray and Liz Belton when I was in the Paperchase shop in Tottenham Court Road in London.
The photos in the book were absolutely beautiful, so much so that I decided to make a note of the photographer and find out more about her. Her name is Debi Treloar and this post features some of her stunning images.
Debi’s photos show that you really don’t need a lot of flowers to brighten up your home…nor do you have to take a lot of time in arranging them. … Read more
In pursuit of all things floral, last week I visited Top Drawer, a trade show in London for retailers.
And this is where I found Lou Mills’ cheerful quirky greeting cards. I was very taken by her designs and so I decided to find out about the lady behind them.
Before I tell you more though, here are some examples of her cards featuring flowers.
This is Lou’s story so far…
One Christmas, as she was a little strapped for cash, she decided to make her own Christmas cards (designs which she still sells – her Jingle Bells range).… Read more
In today’s post, we’re moving to a more edible type of flower…those that you find adorning cakes.
The very talented lady behind these beautiful creations is Krishanthi Armitt of Cakes by Krishanthi. She is based in Surrey and specialises in bespoke wedding cakes, celebration cakes and cupcakes.
Krishanthi has always been fascinated by baking and decorating cakes, so after having her first child she decided to study courses in cake decorating and sugar flowers. She told me in fact that sugar flowers are now her passion – so much so, that she sometimes visits RHS Wisley for ideas and inspiration.… Read more
