My favourite chair

There was this old 1920's/1930's club chair kicking around the house when we first moved in 7 years ago...I loved it but it needed restoring. This summer saw the restauration project finally come to life and it is now the inspiration for a colour makeover in the lounge! Hence the newly zipped-up fuschia pink velvet cushions!

New creations...3D floral floor cushions!

The newest creations to creep out of the studio are mostly for girls...apliquée flower cushions in various patchwork colour combinations. Some flowers are placed centrally and others are more haphazard in their positioning, sorry boys, these are seriously funky but feminine! I have some ideas for male equivalents so watch this space...!

Beautiful evening...the view over Paris and the sweet little village where I live. This kind of evening reminds me why we settled here, spent so long doing up this house, and of all the things we want for our kids...puts everything into perspective really.

Sleeping Buddha

Beautiful wall paintings and decoration inside the temple of the sleeping buddha (Bangkok)

Motifs from Thailand

Been away from this blog for a long while, but now my resolution for the new school year is to get it back on track!!! So, here is the first collection of inspiring things I found whilst on my travels this summer. Beautiful motif inspiration from Thailand (Bangkok and Koh Samui)....

Then and Now

Yesterday marked the sixth birthday of Elliott....where have those six years gone? So much has happened to that little boy since then. He has already lived a lifetime, and I'm sure he could write a book about it all. So much for someone so little. He has been a brave little man, a fiesty fighter and shown us really how to bounce back after a trial, even if he manages it perhaps more sucessfully than us at times! Happy Birthday sweetheart!

Soft-skinned darling, little monster lovely, your infectious laughter and fits of giggles will always outweigh moments of doubt, when we wonder what to do as parents, how best to teach you and how best to make life good for you. Your affection consumes us and draws the rest of the world to you, you cheeky little pickle, facing life full on at every moment - thankyou for teaching us how to live too...

Birthday bash!

Happy 4th birthday to ma petite poupée chinoise.....a happy (but very tiring) weekend was had by all - fun in the garden on the new trampoline, with little friends in the sandpit, fancy dress and loads and loads of birthday cake! Ooma Millie was the star of the show dressed up as a clown and big brother Elliott showed us all what he was made of in his home-made Hulk costume. Far too much champagne drunk by mummy, but never mind, it kept me sane during the whole weekend!

Happy birthday my little one!