colour your monday happy...

Image credits: 1. E L K, 2. Liucija Diskoteka, 3. One Flew Over..., 4. endlesshue, 5. jillyspoon

Happy Monday my dears, I hope you all had a great weekend... !?
I had quite a quiet one pottering about my wee studio, doing a spot of tidying and rearranging while finishing up a large order. It felt good to get some quality time to myself in my own wee world and I'll update you later in the week with some pictures of what I have been up to... :)

Back to this Monday morning and I am loving all these bold cobalt blue shades from our fabulous Flickr pool 'all colours in'... and really, I couldn't think of a more perfect combination of crafty images and beautiful sea views. So lovely... :)

Emma, x

colour palette : summer candy...

Image credits, clockwise: 1. Cath Kidston, 2. Penny Royalty, 3. Lepidoptery, 4. Kate Spade

Yep, still smitten... !
Although these neon brights are always a summer fashion staple I'm not sure I will ever see myself wearing Cath Kidston's kaftan, even as pretty as it is and even as much as I love these colours just now... (pink isn't really a wardrobe colour for me) ...although if it was a lovely hot scarlet red then maybe it would be a different story!? Because that would amazing next to Kate Spade's gorgeous bangles and one of Lepidoptery's fab geometric paper necklaces...

**adding lots of lovely new things to the never ending wish list... and reminding myself that one of these days I really should learn how to sew my own clothes... surely a summer kaftan wouldn't be that difficult... !?**

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend,
Emma, x

etsy faves : eclectic crayon colours...

Links: 1. Bird Nests & Paper, 2. Old Fish New Fish, 3. Ninainvorm, 4. Teva Gallery, 5. Ponder and Stitch, 6. Curious Doodles, 7. Vintage Eye, 8. Lilymeru, 9. Lillian Olive, 10. matou en peluche, 11. black rabbit, 12. Bird Nests & Paper, 13. Bird Nests & Paper, 14. SheShell, 15. happy thought, 16. Kitsch Café

Today I just felt like making a treasury... :)

I'm still completely smitten with these crayon box colours, especially that delicious bright red... I just want to fill my home with all these bright red details, vintage canisters and trays for the kitchen... Beautiful art prints and vintage dala horses for my studio... and maybe one or two pretty necklaces just for me... *sigh* ...I just wish my budget could keep up with my insatiable appetite for discovering such fabulous finds... !

Talking of fabulous finds, it was only once I had curated this lovely collection that I realised there were three lovely items from Bird Nests and Paper. A great wee vintage shop that is well worth a peek and one that has a very apt strap line for the way I'm feeling today... 'So much Vintage . . . and so little time!!'

Happy Wednesday!!!
Emma, x

Warmed blue

A gorgeous treasury this morning!!  Thanks to MoonsnailDesigns for including my indigo fabric bracelet!

'Warmed Blue' by MoonsnailDesigns

Indigo Fabric Cuff Brac... AnnyMay $9.00	Old blue door, North of... magalerie $25.00	Reserved for Kelly - SA... byloomandhyde $185.00	Blue Heart fishsilver $110.00
Kelly hot little one-sh... lilipadcreatio... $88.00	Circa 1920 , French ant... FrenchMelody $42.00	Dark Beauty. 8x8- Fine ... MursBlanc $35.00	A set of 4 ceramic coas... mayagencic $15.00
Nauli CD folio Indian F... nauli $14.00	silk and cotton velvet ... CocoonTribalch... $91.00	SALE Mabel Coat LittleHouses $195.00	Tree Print - Trees in ... DreamGallery $18.00
Eidyia - Ocean Goddess ... EmilyBalivet $15.00	Turquoise Lapis Sterlin... YarrowJewelry $34.00	Slouchy Tote in cobalt frankandgertru... $120.00	Water and Sky, 24x30 La... eyeful $125.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Something for your blue jeans baby

J'adore le jeans!  et vous?

I love jeans!  And you?

Thanks to Cats Pin 'n Sew for including my little monster in this sooo pretty treasury!

'Something for Your Blue Jean Baby' by 6catspinNsew

West Coast Hardware Cuf... Waterrose $55.00	American flag vintage c... azuppas $45.00	Fuwa Bow Necklace Mini ... Homako $38.00	iPad / iPad 2 Case Port... blytheking $85.00
Blue Jean Milkweed Quil... milkweedchicag... $385.00	SHOJI CHOKER DENIM BLUE... PaperDemonJewe... $35.00	Denim patchwork teddy b... poppypatchwork $22.00	Garrison Military Army ... urbandon $25.00
Upcycled, Handmade Deni... Dianic $7.00	Recycled Denim iPad Cas... MyGreenMonkeyD... $29.00	Headband - Denim Flower... anasworld $8.00	Recycled Vintage Ruffle... 4girlsbygirls $18.00
PRINT - Black Flower S... srajab1 $23.00	Jean Tote carmenjass $12.00	Little monster Thomas i... lachiffonniere $18.00	Vintage, Levis, Fleece ... catskilldivine $25.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

colour palette : beach debris...

Ah it's almost the weekend, not long to go now... But first let's round off what has been a very 'beachy' themed week with a suitably 'beachy' themed colour palette, shall we... !?

Anyone who loves to walk along the beach is almost definitely an avid collector of all the tiny treasures that can be found amongst the sand and stones. Of course I am no exception and regularly come home with pockets full of sea glass, pretty shells and beach pottery. There is just something so luring about the possibility of finding a piece of a pretty patterned tile or plate and wondering about it's 'story'... such as where it could have come from, how old it could be and how it could have got there in the first place!?
These wee treasures also have the most tactile quality, I love to run my fingertips across a shell to feel it's soft ridged texture. But I do think the glass and pottery is the best, especially if it has been sitting under the warm sun just before you pick it up... I love that warmth combined with their smoothness and can't help but roll them over and over in my hands... :)
Of course there are all the beautiful and sometimes unexpected colours to drool over too. Amongst all the washed out and sun bleached shades you occasionally find bright olive greens, aqua, yellow and the most beautiful shades of peach and pink... so pretty!
I found this wee collection on our walk last Sunday. A pretty nifty haul of mostly glass tile and glazed pottery with a typical clam shell and a beautiful grey stone filled with white quartz chips. As I was gathering them up I knew they were a very pretty colour palette just waiting to happen... :)

Oh, and if you too love all things inspired by beach treasures you should check out the work a very lovely lady and my virtual friend, Kirsty Elson. She makes the most beautiful driftwood sculptures that she sells in her lovely Folksy shop. If you picked up the latest issue of Making magazine you will be able to read a wee article with this lovely lady and find out how much she loves the beach too... :)

Now I am off to start my weekend, keeping my fingers firmly crossed in the hope that it will stay summery round these parts... :)
I do hope you all have a wonderful one,
Emma, x

today i'm loving...

These beautiful sea inspired art prints from The Wheatfield... Oh, and that beautiful ampersand because it visually connects the words of these two prints so perfectly... ;)

Links: Take Me To The Sea, Land of Ampersand, Salt Air Hair

Thank you so much to everyone for your get well wishes yesterday, my wee man seems to be back to his old self today... :) That is to say, on finishing his breakfast this morning he gave us the usual questioning look... His eyes flicking between us, his cupboard of treats and his empty bowl, as if inquiring as to why we weren't emptying the contents of said cupboard into said empty bowl to fillup the yet unsaid empty (in his mind!) belly... Yep, definitely back to normal... !

Emma, x

summer blues...

Image credits: centre/1. A bunch of beans, 2. knitalatte11, 3. all over print, 4. Creature Comforts, 5. e.kristina, 6. piaktw, 7. kaylovesvintage, 8. tiel*sk, 9. e.kristina, 10. xanthe berkeley, 11. dottie angel, 12. freefallingletty, 13. enhabiten

Hello my lovelies... :)

I'm feeling a wee bit off today... not ill... just a wee bit heavy under all this miserable weather! If you have read this blog for any length of time you might have noticed that my mood always goes with the weather and I'm definitely a sunshine kinda girl... ! So the lack of summer in these parts is playing heavy on me at the moment. Sometimes I can shake off these iffy feelings with distractions of the crafty kind, sometimes I can't.
This morning my wee spirit was lifted on seeing Miss Tif's (and her #4's!) very spiffy pom pom garland... on spying it's loveliness I felt a sudden urge to be in my wee studio for lots of quality crafting time... ! I've been lacking this feeling a wee bit recently so I must take it as a sign and follow my crafty instincts... :)
So, I am going to take a few days for myself and my sanity and I shall pop back to chat with all you lovelies soon... :)

Wishing you all a sunshiny day,
Emma, x

New! Organic Soy and Cotton Stretch French Terry Dress

Nouveau!  Robe en soya et coton biologique

These dresses are simply comfortable!

A dress you would wear all year long....

Ces robes sont simplement confortables!
Vous voudrez la porter tout au long de l'année...

I made it with a fantastic fabric made of 53% soy, 43% organic cotton and 4% Spandex. I love it!
Je les ai confectionné avec un tissu fantastique fait à 53% de soya, à 43% de coton biologique et 4% de Spandex.  Je l'adore!

Available in navy and black.

In my etsy shop:  http://www.etsy.com/shop/AnnyMay

In the F.E.M.I.N.I.N.I.T.Y section

Disponible en marine et en noir.
Dans ma boutique en ligne:  http://annymay.com
Dans la section Vêtements femme

 

etsy faves : trend - aqua and red...

Hello my lovelies... :)
Oh, it has been such a long time since I shared any of my favourite Etsy finds with you, isn't it!? To be honest I had almost forgotten about sharing them here after Etsy had introduced their great 'Circle' feature and those lovely wee Facebook 'like' buttons everywhere. And now, because of the improvements to our favourites pages too, I've lost my lust for treasury making and become addicted to making my own favourites page look as spiffy as possible! But I don't want to leave you guys out in the cold or neglect my wee blog, so today I'm getting my butt into gear and am going to start sharing some of the trends that crop up within my favourites. Lets kick off with some bold, graphic motifs in lovely aqua and red, enjoy... :)

Links: 1. Small Talk, 2. fleur fatale, 3. craftyFOLK, 4. Madame Cupcake, 5. Kim's Little Monsters, 6. Design Twenty Six

Happy Wednesday to you all,
Emma, x

colour your monday happy...

Happy Monday everyone! Sorry for such a late post today, I think I'm still in holiday mode and I so didn't appreciate my Man's alarm going off this morning! It was such a pleasure not to hear it for the whole of last week... ;) But today I have grand ideas of getting back to work and especially back to blogging, as my wee blog felt quite neglected for the whole of April...

So here we go with some lovely pink and aqua treats from 'all colours in'. I've been a fan of Carrie Strine's quilt work for as long as I can remember over on Flickr and I am completely in love with these two new pieces she is working on right now. The bright colours combined with the simple blocking and spaced stripes gives them a lovely fresh look and I think they look so right next to these simple spring flowers...

Image credits: 1. carriestrine, 2. Machteld M, 3. rainingsheep, 4. citrusandorange, 5. carriestrine

Wishing you all a wonderful day,
Emma, x