Christmas gift ideas: Ken Diamond

I love Ken Diamond leather goods. Hand crafted by a guy with a beard in Canada - it's like a bell went off and was like "BRRRINNNNNNGGG!!! LELLA! Cute bearded guy hand crafting beautiful items!" and I was sold. So I decided to make a little selection of my favourite Ken Diamond products for you all to drool over and add to your Christmas lists. Check out all of the range here.

On Lella's Christmas Wishlist.

Our family has a gift system where we have a set budget and buy for one family member. This year I'm buying for Lella - here are a couple of things from her wishlist.

1. Mini Skull Ring, Karen Walker.

2. Biggie print by Cody Hudson, Turntable Lab.

Blog love: Abundance.

I have been following the very beautiful blog, Abundance, for a while now and just had to share it with you. I love it. The images are so lovely and whimsical – I'd love to post them all. Abundance is a constant source of inspiration.

Christmas.

Tomorrow is December. My favourite time of year. The count down to Christmas.

I love the lead up to Christmas. The craft, the music, the parties and get-togethers, the shopping and the gift wrapping. What a wonderful time of year!

Image via We Heart It

Young and in love.

We recently had the pleasure of watching a good friend get married in a lovely garden ceremony. It was a refreshing experience, you could see the love and excitement in the couples faces, the shear joy that they were going to spend the rest of their lives together. I love that they are so young yet willing to make a life-long commitment. It made my heart skip a beat. During the speeches, a groomsman told a story about the groom – on his bucks night someone had said ' you look too young to be getting married' to which he replied 'haven't you ever heard of true love?'

Twenty ten.

For as long as I can remember Anooke has been waiting for 2010. Waiting for 2010 to finish, and with it her time at school. It used to feel like an eternity away, like something that would never come, then all of a sudden it's here and she's finished her last exam. She's free – for a couple of months at least. Now she can listen to 'easy listening' and focus on her needlework.

Image via ffffound

What's love got to do with it.

"Oh to be young and feel the keen sting of love" - Albus Dumbledore.

Oops, sorry, I forgot where this image came from.

A place in the country.

Photo by Caroline Newell.