Collection Crush - Ohh Deer Autumn/ Winter Collection

Photos from Ohh Deer

My new notebook from Ohh Deer featured in my Friday Favourites last week and I thought I'd share a few other favouites from their Autumn/ Winter range today. They feature lots of lovely dark greens and blues with copper accents. So pretty.


1. Copper pattern A5 notebook

 2. Beedie A4ish Notebook

3. Dark Palm Print Jotter

4. Copper Washi Tape


Bye for now!

That Friday Feeling - Tattoos, Puppies and Tunes

Print and photo by LovelyCuppa on Etsy

Well now where did that week go? Here are a few things I've been in love with this week...

I've discovered this amazing new band who I can't stop listening to. They formed in..errr..1976. So yeah, I'm very late to the game when it comes to the music of The Cure. I've always been aware of them and their music but have never really properly listened to it. That's changed recently and they are on constant repeat in my car when I'm driving. My favourite song for this week is Boys Don't Cry, but that will probably change for next week. So many amazing songs.

 

Tattoo Fixers is definitely a guilty pleasure TV show of mine. The artists and Paisley are so fun to watch, the bad tattoos are just so...bad (seriously, how many people out there have terrible drawings of male genitalia tattooed on them?!), and they remind me that I want a new tattoo on a weekly basis. There are some amazing cross-stitch inspired tattoos out there so watch this space!

 

 

This little fella. This is Indy, our little Shihapso. He's having a shy moment, but I have a feeling he'll been featuring 'round these parts every so often. Love him every minute of every day.

I hope your week has been full of some loveliness too! 

Bye for now.

xxx

Vintage Find - Pewter Bird

I've been having a huge de-clutter of my belongings recently. As part of that process I've been donating waaay more to charity shops than I have been buying from them.

However - I couldn't leave this guy on the shelf looking all sad and grubby.

 

A little bit of googling taught me that he's part of a pewter salt and pepper set (although the holes in his head kind of gave that away. I haven't tried cleaning pewter before so headed over to howtocleanstuff.net and a little wash, a vinegar, flour and vinegar paste, and a soft cloth later he looks like this...

 

So cute..so shiny...so chubby.

Bye for now!

xx

Roald Dahl Day

It's Roald Dahl today. He was my favourite childhood author by far and I'm suddenly itching to read my way through The BFG, The Witches and James and the Giant Peach (to name a few).  I've seen lots of his quotes around the internet today and I'm appreciating them in a whole new way with my adult eyes. I'm also interested to read his adult work as he had the most fascinating mind and way of describing things.

If you've read any of his work as an adult I'd love to know what your favourites were.

xxx

Sunday Best - Going Loco for Avocado

Avocados seem to be the most popular feature of any trendy eatery at the moment. Which is fine by me, because avocado on sourdour bread rocks my socks.

In honour of my love of the little green guys full of healthy fats I've put together this Etsy treasury...possibly my most random theme yet...

'Going loco for avocado' by kittycrafted

...because we all love avocado and its good kinda fats

Handmade Crochet Avocado HippolumpCroch... $10	Avocado Necklace - Food jewe... fwirl $10	I love you Avocado Illustrat... ArtofMelodious $5.5
Bravo Avocado Greeting Card ... beeisforbear $5	Cute Embroidery Art 'You... SweetLimeEmbro... $15	Enamel Baby Avocado Pin pinkyellowmx $180
Happy Avocado Planner Paper ... Personily $3.5	Avocado pin - clay food jewe... DzyDzydesign $14.6	Avocado and Charcoal Soap | ... RavensCtApothe... $5
Avocado, Fabric Covered Butt... RachelOs $6	Avocado Garland, Avocado Bun... FeltWitch $15	BFF Kawaii Avocado Necklace,... ClayCreationsF... $25.9
Crochet Avocado fruit buddys InrainbowsBecc... $17.5	Avocado Earrings. Jewellery.... nachorattie $4.5	Avocado Cross Stitch Pattern... MagicCrossStit... $2.99

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Collection Crush - Tatty Devine New Season

Images from TattyDevine,com

I only have a couple of pieces of Tatty Devine jewellery but that doesn't stop me writing a wishlist every time a new season arrives. As a big fan of all things autumn, I really love the colours of the new range. The vintage sewing theme is all kinds of gorgeous too. I've picked out four of my favourites - if you want to check them out for yourself the links are below...

1. Sewing Machine Necklace

2. Vintage Forest Necklace - this is my favourite piece - the colours are so pretty

3. Hedgehog Brooch

4. Autumn Leaves Bracelet

That Friday Feeling - Kitties, Notebooks and Very Strange Things

Gorgeous cocktail print from BeauTypographie on Etsy

Well hello...we've made it through another working week...hurrah for us!

Here are a few things that have been brightening up my week...

Politicats

Well if this isn't just the cutest little game. It's free to download and is a 'tapping' game - so involves lots of upgrading things and err...tapping. Oh and did I mention it involves designing your own little kitty politician and helping them progress up the political ranks? Very cute, very simple and a tiny bit addictive.

I could not love this TV show on Netflix any more if I tried. I think it's well documented on here that my Friday favourites often features a televisual joy, but this is the best thing I've watched in a very long time. I grew up reading Stephen King books by torchlight and have a huge amount of nostalgia for films from the 80's featuring packs of kids, and Stranger Things combined those two loves in perfect harmony. Telling the story of a little boy who disappears and the adventures of his family and friends, it combines a great story, some really tense and scary moments, some nostalgic nods to the 80s and the best casting to create a piece of magical. I'm on my second watch and its just as wonderful as the first time around.

Yep..a notebook has helped brighten my week. Easily please much? I signed up to Papergang, a stationery subscription service, a couple of months ago and this little beauty arrived in my August subscription. What doesn't show up in the picture is the beautiful copper edging. Unfortunately mine in on my desk at work so I can't take any photos. However - it's done some good work this week - even the hardest jobs are a bit easier when you have a beautiful notebook to write them in! Ohh Deer who deliver the Papergang subscription have the notebook in stock here.

I hope you have a weekend of much loveliness ahead.

xxx