Ooops...I did it again! :-/

All good intentions and yet here I am again leaving it endless weeks before reposting - I hope I still have some of you with me out there...it can be a lonely blogging world sometimes! Anyway, hands full with a toddler in tow, and one of the various reasons why I don't always keep up-to-date on here, I thought I'd share with you some pics from my little one's room - I really enjoyed getting the paintbrushes out (going back to my roots, so to speak!) and creating a height chart for her wall....here's a step-by-step peek at my creation; what do you think?? I'm very pleased to say that she LOVES it! YaY! :D

And here are a few little friends I created for her too....along with bunting by Nana! 

Oh Pinterest...how I do love thee!

Like many of us now, I've been really enjoying Pinterest lately....so much new talent and things to discover - I stumbled across the photography of Alicia Bock a couple of weeks ago, and I absolutely LOVE it....here's some of my favourites...

Check out her gorgeous website here and her blog here

Bright and cheery

 - When I woke this morning the sun was beaming and the sky was blue - yay - Spring was here again, so I thought I'd share with you a couple of cheery notebooks I picked up recently. The pretty floral design was found in WHSmiths, whilst the bird design was from Wilkinsons (!)

Have a lovely weekend everyone; I hope the sun continues to shine!

Aspire Style

My current love for all things birdy continues....stumbled across this lovely website the other day;  so many gorgeous things to be tempted by. Here are just a few of the delights you can find there:

- Oooh; I think this would be perfect in my study - having a big revamp sooooon!

And there's also some great London-inspired treats too.....

Happy Friday everyone!

Oh why do cats have to have such horrible habits sometimes? :(

- Look at her; all angelic....like butter wouldn't melt. Little did I know what horror would greet me the following morning....perhaps she'd been planning it all along...

This morning I went into the conservatory, opened up the blinds, and what did I see?? Chico, munching happily away on a poor little defenseless bird!! I was horrified; in all the 8 years we have owned her, I have never once witnessed such a gross act from her - I always thought she was such a lovely cat..obviously didn't hunt like most others (otherwise I would have noticed by now), but, alas, it seems I was wrong. 

Oh, Chico, why did you have to break the illusion.... :(

More woodland designs to add to the mix...

It's been busy, busy, busy here; as usual before any show / trip / deadline...but, I managed to hit my goal and get the remaining designs finished to complete this set...although now I'm thinking more wraps?!

Here's a little look at what I've been up to..

Happy Snowy Weekend

Hi everyone, hope you all had a lovely weekend...this is me on Saturday afternoon; armed and ready with my bag full of bread, ready to feed my feathered friends! We braved the snow, donned our multiple layers (hence the big, puffy sleeves of my coat!!), and went out for a lovely walk - it was just the thing I needed after being cooped up inside all week.

We're so lucky to have a nature reserve right on our doorstep..it's always so beautiful down there - especially at this time of year. We saw swans, ducks, moor hens, pesky seagulls (the lickle scavengers!!) and even a friendly little robin.

Here are some snaps from the waterside:

....my favourite duck of all is the affectionately nicknamed 'Mr Waggle' - you can see him here in the top left of the picture....if anyone knows his real name, then let me know...he has a cute, curly tuft on top of his head, and makes the most gorgeous sound.

A happy find! :)

I've taken a break from the home textiles for now, but I was just browsing the net and suddenly remembered....I wonder if my designs are out in La Redoute yet? Lo and behold, there they were, and it looks like they've done a fab job of creating them! I sold these roughly a year ago, so it's really lovely to see them out there at last! Click here for more details on the bird design, and here for the football one.

*Images taken from www.laredoute.co.uk

Summer's here!

The current weather has inspired me to turn my attentions to all things summery.....here's a little selection of my most current work.