dreamtime.....x

dreaming of

....wearing a pretty pink dress
....glittery heels
....drinking pink champagne
&
....dancing the night away

top {miss louise xo via weheartit} next {tim walker} next {via weheartit}
& last {tim walker via weheartit}

not tonight...maybe tomorrow
xx

odd molly x

i love *oddmolly*.....their website alone is just so much fun and lovely to look at.....and the clothes are joy, unashamedly girly, beautifully embroidered & embellished, gorgeous colours & detailing you find on only the most considered of clothing ranges.....my wishlist this season would include....

butterfly embroidered smock dress

indy dress

in
khaki rose print
or cream butterfly print

pink smock blouse

all images from *odd molly*

have spent an incredbly quiet sunday thinking about xmas
about cards.....handmade or bought ones?
about decorations.....save & use last years, or splurge & buy new ones
xmas trees.....real or artificially kitsch
and
fairy lights.....how many are too many

hope you've had a lovely weekend whatever you chose to do
xx

tulle x

i wish i was still a little girl with dreams of being a ballerina and dressing in layered pretty tulle dresses.......

all images from *we heart it*

looking forward to the weekend
to dressing up & dancing
xx

lace x

i love the ethereal quality that all these photos have

and
would love to have lace like this in my home

credits for photos clockwise from top left
*we heart it *danske
*lobster&swan *we heart it

"i consider lace to be one of the prettiest imitations ever made of the fantasy of nature: lace always evokes for me those incomporable designs which the branches and leaves of trees embroider across the sky, and i do not think any invention of the human spirit could have a more graceful or precise origin"
coco chanel, 29th april 1939

xx

....and pink....x

*vintage supplies *all a dream
*pink roses *pink milinery flowers

this summer she wears her pink kimono
and she will walk under the pink blossoms of the pink sakura
she will carry a pink umbrella
and she will cross the pink bridge of kokoma

pink leaves on her feet
pink fingernails on her pink wooden shoes

in honour of her love
that never bloomed to complete red
she will sit on a pink bench
praying for pink clouds to drift
on the pink skies
poem by ric s bastasa

happy thursday
xx

....and yellow....x

*happymondays *untitled
*yellowblouse&seahorse *yellowinspiration

late last night i heard the screen door slam
and a big yellow taxi carried off my old man
don't it always seem to go
that you don't know what you've got till it's gone
they paved paradise to put up a parking lot

music *big yellow taxi*

happy wednesday
xx

cabbages & roses x

i think these must be the epitome of easy, but elegant dressing, & i think there might just be enough summer left to justify one last splurge....perfect for a greek island, or a gypsy caravan don't you think?

all clothes & photos from cabbages & roses

trying my very best to feel more inspired today after yesterday's moan!
spotted the quote below whilst randomly looking......how true, but how easy to forget?

*we either make ourself miserable or we make ourself happy. the amount of work is the same*
source unknown

take care for now
xx

selvedge drygoods x

i read & love selvedge magazine, it has such a lovely feel to it, crafty, homely, comforting somehow.....so i was more than a little excited to read at *caravan style* that they have a shop!

well it would be rude not to take a look.........

gorgeous rag dolls from pip-squeak chapeau

who also make lovely clothes

and then
more lovely ragdolls from jess brown

all lovely things sold through selvedge shop

hope your week is off to a lovely start
xx

shopping list saturday.....anyone for tennis x

it's the end of the first week of this years wimbledon......i've not seen as much of the coverage as i'd hoped to this week, but hoping to catch up this weekend....

in the meantime....

last night i dreamt i played tennis...
i dream of tennis by gorjuss

...with my friendstennis team, c.1920's or 1930's from crybabe

i had my mum's old tennis racket...
old school tennis racket from hellovictory

...the cutest tennis dress
vintage adidas mini dress from virginiawho

i had all the moves
1920's classic tennis moves from surrenderdorothy

i dreamt i won the cutest trophy...
tennis racket charm necklace by charms4you

...and celebrated by eating strawberries x
strawberries by tartlette

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

hope your saturday is lovely & not as rainy as i think mine will be
&
wishing you a sunny sunday

xx

sail away x

all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears

we are tied to the ocean

and when we go back to the sea..whether it is to sail or to watch it..we are going back from whence we came

quote from john f kennedy, 1962

petit navire by mironabside

permanent vacation

a sailor's wife by mironabside

mugs from toast

shirt & waistcoat from toast

prevenial grace & sea salt by sam lamb

clara dress by steven alan

towels from toast

lace & longitude by sam lamb

do you ever wish you could just sail away from everything
?

xx

a lovely day x

the girl said, what a lovely day for a walk in the woods

the girl said, what a lovely day for a picnic in the woods

shall i pour the tea?

or shall we play hide & seek?

maybe i should just sit a while?

the girl said, what a lovely day!

beautiful clothes from kate towers, find her here & here

hope your day has been lovely x