Ok…. I could not manage to lay my hands on any Calling Birds (completely sold out!)….. but I have hopefully made the next best thing....

One of my favourite streets in Sydney is William Street, in the suburb of Paddington.  It has lots of gorgeous boutique shops, a little...

I just want to pre-empt that no French Hens were hurt in the creation of this Christmas Cake…. (I am just making the most from my...

The brief to my husband was that I would like a small, understated tree.  The plan was that he would be left in charge of choosing such...

Well there is no escaping it, we are creeping up to Christmas, and with December firmly here I feel that I can legitimately start to get...

What, where and/or who inspires you? “Imperfection, the beauty in things that are irregular and not perfect. Inspiration is all around...

Hendzel + Hunt is a  young, very vibrant design studio based in South London in the UK.  Using reclaimed and sustainable materials they...

British object and jewellery designer Maya Selway has created a collection which evokes the requirement to look twice. Is it? Isn’t...

I must admit I am not too good at keeping up with “franchise” movies, I would not be able to tell you a character from the “Twilight...

I have posted a couple of posts on Quercus & Co which is a newly established wallpaper company in Sydney.  Adam Jones the founder and...

A little bit of fun today… I bet you cannot look at these images with at least a little smile on your face!! Dutch textile...

I really love this recent project by ceramicist Molly Hatch which is influenced by 18th century historical etchings from the archives of...

Nottingham based textile artist Donya Coward’s creations bring a little whimsy and sparkle with them.  With projects for UK anthropology,...

Being a Brit I was a little bit excited when I heard that Timothy Oulton was coming to launch his range of furniture and accessories in...

Taking the, normally discarded, scientific “borosilicate” glassware created by students from the glassblowing department of the Lycée...

Minding my own business walking around the sculptures by the sea the other week I received a call from my sister in law to request a cake...

Initially starting a business making baby booties Carola began to play around with the offcuts and her collections of vintage fabrics...

I posted on Sydney based wallpaper company Quercus & Co a couple of months ago on their range of Australian flora and fauna designed...

UK based “Beware the Moon” is a wallpaper company with a difference.  It is a collaboration made up of father and daughter John and...

UK based Clare Bosanquet stumbled across these paint rollers in a market in Romania, where they have been used for the last 100 years or...