Treasure Hunting

I'm so behind on blogging it's shameful - life has got in the way the last couple of months and blogging has taken a back seat. Over the next few days I'm hoping to get back into the blogging loop and tell you all what's been happening with me and my little handmade business. 

So, this weekend I decided to have some me time - but couldn't help go on a treasure hunt for china plates. I took a little trip to Matlock and invited my friend who's never been - also an avid treasure hunter! We spent the day strolling around the shops - theirs quite a few vintage ones!

I'm currently converting my dining room into my studio so I was on the look out for interesting storage ideas. I fell in love with these wire storage boxes from Bow Boutique - the coral colour is dreamy.

I picked up these cardboard cotton cones from The Vintage Rooms, a great way to display my bakers twine - I definitely feel like I need to get organised - making everything look prettier is my way of making things easier to sort out. 

Another purchase which came in useful for my washi tapes was this vintage fold up hanger - I'm addicted to buying these - you can never have enough washi tapes!

My home is mostly mid century finds, however, I feel I am being drawn to the 'floral side', my guest room has a wall display of charity shop floral finds. I noticed these stunners on my trip - I love the colours and they have inspired me to bring more of the outdoors into my home.

We also managed to sneak a car boot into the day - I try not to look for anything in particular. I feel everything has a second use and I'm a strong believer that someones rubbish is someone else's treasure. I came across these beauties - apart from being great props in my product photos I want to try and up-cycle them too, maybe a few pages into art prints and incorporate the illustrations into plate designs.

I couldn't resist picking these lovelies from the car boot field - free flowers!!!! what did you all get up to this weekend? find any treasure?

Yarden Love

since moving into my rental last year I've put all my time and effort into putting my stamp on the house. concentrating mostly on the decorating the yarden took a back seat. as soon as the warmer weather came this year I wanted to make the outdoor space another room to my new home.

I wanted to add an up-cycled feel and used second hand and found objects to create a space where I could grow veg & fruit and all the cottage flowers I've always loved.

willow was used to make a handmade trellis for my sweetpeas, recycled crates were used to make a vertical herb and flower garden and lots of vintage and found terracotta pots were packed full of perennials and seeds to create a wild garden look. I even made garden lights recycling glass jars and and adding vintage buttons and tealights.

How do you use your outdoor space, does it reflect your taste in home decor?