fashion friday *erdem* x

after taking a break last week, fashion friday is back, this week with the young british designer erdem....

spring 09
dresses in french lace, dappled pastel tinted watercolours of anemones and irises
add a twist
an orange ribbon clashingly threaded through an ice blue lace edwardian dress

*....soft and hyper-romantice, easy but a bit surreal at the same time....*

a midsummer night's dream

all photos from style.com

fall 2009
the girl moves from the meadows of the summer
*....now she's visited nightclubs and gone home on the bus....*

stunning silk dresses & sculpted silhouettes
short doll-like empire lines
with puffed up skirts
styalised red, purple, black crysanthemums

the cutest ankle boots

utterly romantic

all photos from style.com

wishing you a fashionable friday
xx

ps. this is my 100th post......how time flies!
here's to the next 100
xx

petals x

inspire me thursday....petals x

hello.petals by miss k.b via flickr

wishing you an inspirational day
xx

a glass of homemade lemonade x

lots and lots and lots of thanks to caroline at patchwork harmony for being kind enough to give me the "lemonade award"......thank you, thank you, thank you xx

i would now like to pass it onto the following lovely blogs....

*abbytryagain*
*a field journal*
*concrete and honey*
*oh hello friend*
*ill seen, ill said*
*lola b's*
*peonies and polaroids*
*she left on a monday*
*the cherry blog*
*{this is glamorous}*

there are rules for this award
and they are as follows

1. put the lemonade award on your blog or post
2. nominate at least 10 blogs that show great attitude or gratitude
3. link to your nominees in your post
4. let the nominees know that they have recieved the award by commenting on their blogs
5. link to the person from whom you recieved the award

and lastly, enjoy it!

xx

wonderland x

beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
pictures by tim walker

hope the sun is shining where you are
xx

shopping list saturday....roses x

a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose

quote by gertrude stein

i heart photography by thephotozoo

olson house by kariherer

promosies by susannahtucker

a rose in bordeaux red by thevintagebelljar

french garden rosebud necklace by japonicas

on bended knee by susannahtucker

natural lines by jkphotography

the saturday shopping list was started by fancy picnic so hop on over there to take a look at everybody elses lists

hope you are enjoying a lovely saturday.....i have yet more diy planned for today!
xx

family x

inspire me thursday....family xi found my family in a book by gorjuss

how to make paperchain people
*paper*
*crayon*
*scissors*

fold paper accordian-style so that all sections are equal. on the top section, draw a person whose hands extend the folds of the paper. carefully cut around your person. open the paper and you will have a chain of people holding hands xx

home sweet home x

the bath has gone.....one simple email to a fantastic group called *freecycle*....their aim is to reduce the burden currently being heaped upon our landfills. you let people know what you don't want any more and see if anyone out there wants what you don't want. unbelievably, 6 peeps were interested in the bath, and it went out to a new home today. check out their website here to see if there's a group in your area....

more bathroom inspiration from livingetc

hope you've all had a great start to your week
xx

happy birthday audrey x

today would have been audrey hepburn's 80th birthday

recieving an oscar for *roman holiday*
photos from fredbaby via flickr

photo below from draebfm via flickr

for beautiful eyes, look for the good in others;
for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness;
and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone
quote by audrey hepburn

happy birthday to a lovely lady
xx

home sweet home x

time for an update on the house i think......

one fireplace tiledone fireplace still to go

one very very very heavy cast iron bath disconnected and ready to be given a new homeyou know the saying about hitting rock bottom before you can work you're way back up....i think my bathroom has reached that state!

so all that remains is to transform this
into thisor thisboth photos from living etc

..simple as that..

hope your weekend has been lovely
xx

shopping list saturday.....lace & loveliness x

no real theme for this weeks list

just a selection of lovely things i've saved as favourites this week
x
bayeux lace necklace by foxandclover

the letter s by kelsyhenke

vintage lace bunting by ravenhill

angel by tuscanystudios

dress by maisiebrownretrorepro

a day at the museum by janeheller

the saturday shopping list was started by fancy picnic so hop on over there to take a look at everybody elses lists

today i have a diy day planned, removing the bath out of the bathroom, trying to make a decision about tiles; cheaper mosaic tiles or the more expensive, but so much lovelier, pretty, pearly mosaic tiles....?

anyway, hope your saturday is off to a sunny start & hope you've got lovely plans for sunday....x

fashion friday *miu miu* x

fashion friday continues with miuccia prada....

*i love fashion, but i think it should stay in it's place, not rule your life*
*it's a very nice part of your life, but i think it should be fun*
quote from miuccia prada

forget prada, it's miu miu all the way
i heart miu miu bags & shoes

miu miu advertising campaign for ss09
featuring katie holmes

miu miu catwalk collection ss09

all images from style.com

as always
wishing you a fashionable friday
xx