Elysian Liberty print sewing box I do sew. In fits and starts. I’ve made ill-fitting skirts and cushions and quite gorgeous yakutas from fabric bought in Tokyo. I’ve made lavender bags with garden-grown lavender, frilly little knickers that have only just started to fall apart and a 70s collared man’s shirt with disco buttons which […]
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It’s certainly quite a treat to be receiving Christmas presents in the post already. A lovely surprise was this Betsy print stationery set from Liberty (I cannot tell you how this made my little heart sing – I have stacked up many a day loitering in the Regent Street store’s ground floor stationery department choosing notebooks […]
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A few more stocking filler ideas. The ones on the left are, as stated, pretty reasonable price-wise, whereas, on the right… well, let’s just say you’d need to be pretty cash happy. But nice to know what’s out there, right? 1. Cute little tin of 10 of Penhaligon’s most popular scents including Lily of the Valley […]
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I’ll never forget my first Essie manicure (one of only a few, let me assure you) at London’s Elemis spa a few years ago – I was reviewing a treatment and the manicure was tagged on at the end. My nails looked fantastic and I was intrigued by all the Essie nail products the therapist […]
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Buy here. You may have noticed my slight obsession with insect inspired jewellery (see this interview with jewellery designer Rachel Boston; see the Cinderela B bee pieces in this outfit collage)… and here we have a beautiful gold-plated baby bumble bee necklace by Suffolk designer Alex Monroe. What’s more I can offer you a wonderful 20% off […]
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