Rowing Song.

It's my favourite song at the moment. 'Rowing Song' by Patty Griffin has captured my imagination and is stuck playing in my head. 'Sometimes so strange, sometimes so sweet, sometimes so lonely'...

Image via The Drifter and the Gypsy.

H is for Hamish.

My baby boy is a month old today and I thought it was high time to get creative again. We received so many beautiful gifts for Hamish and I needed to come up with something to say 'thank you', so I decided to screen print 'thank you postcards'. I cut a decorative stencil of the letter H (I love cutting detailed patterns) and Lella helped me print it onto thick recycled card that my local printer cut for me. I plan to send them with a photo of Hamish, in a clear envelope. I had so much fun printing these, that I have moved onto some new stencils. I'll post some photos of these when I'm done. 

Sweet sixteen.

I'm staying at my Parent's house at the moment and our sixteen year old sister has sweetly let me move into her bedroom. I just love her style. She has colour photocopies from her favourite magazine on the walls, a fantastic white cuckoo clock and vintage bits and pieces on every available surface. I wish I had been as stylish when I was a teenager.

Wildfox.

What a funky blog! Check it out here and enjoy the L.A style...

Image from Wildfox

Blog love: Poppytalk

Poppytalk is a Canadian design blog that has captured my heart. It is full of all things beautiful: Interior design, art and craft, graphic design and all sorts of inspirational lovelies. Be sure to visit and enjoy all the delightful posts.

Image from Poppytalk

Wait, just a minute.

Communication is one of the most important things in any relationship. Sharing the way you feel and listening to the other person's point of view is so important. Sometimes we jump in and do or say things we might regret without waiting, just for a minute, to listen to, or consider the other side of things. A perfect example of this is Carrie's reaction to Big in the Sex and The City Movie. Big gets cold feet and doesn't think he can go through with the wedding, but as he's driving away he realises the mistake he's making. Before he gets a chance to tell Carrie this she is beating him with her bouquet without taking a moment to stop and listen. Maybe I would have done the same thing, but I hope in a similar situation I could wait, just a minute and listen. 

Heart.

I was just reading one of our favourite blogs, Black.White.Bliss, and my heart quickened when I saw this awesome poster. It's a must have. You can get yours here.

Guest post: Anooke

I find Lionel Bawden's work so inspiring. He takes something most of us use everyday, the common pencil, and carves them into the most beautiful sculptures. I love the complex simplicity of them, they are sheer genius. The use of shape and colour is just divine.

The sculpture above, 'esque - thoughts brought forth by our fingers' 2000-02, is made from colour Staedtler pencils, epoxy and linseed oil. More of Lionel's work can be seen here.