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

colour palette ~ spring colours...

Happy, happy Friday my lovelies...!
I do hope you have all had the most wonderful week? Thank you so much for all your kind words about my wee Selvedge stall, I really do wish you all could have stopped by for a wee chin wag... :)

As you can see I haven't yet got back into any kind of blogging routine. This week I have mostly been catching up on a wee bit of rest and filling up my shop shelves with the lovely ladies who didn't find their forever homes last weekend. I still have a whole bunch to go and am busy sifting through lots of photos just now. As usual I'll be popping the details onto my Facebook page as they land in the shop... :)

Now then, lets have ourselves a wee bit of colourful fun to end the week! If you didn't know already, Poppytalk has been running another colour week all over on Flickr and their lovely blog ~ Spring Colour Week 2011. I haven't had the time to take part myself but I did find the time this morning to mooch through all the submissions to the Flickr pool. I always keep a wee eye out for this seasonal event and I have to say that the submissions this time are super lovely, but maybe I'm biased because I'm so fond of the spring!? Anyhoo, I've pulled together a fab mosaic of my favourites and because it's Friday a yummy colour palette to go with it... enjoy!

Image credits: 1. le meli melo de val, 2. David.L1, 3. Elza D., 4. mayalu, 5. flowerpress, 6. SuperDewa, 7. Cozy Memories, 8. sushipot, 9. xojy, 10. prettykitty3, 11. SappyApple, 12. bheuer, 13. avelottes, 14. SappyApple, 15. tam.me., 16. creatocrat, 17. 0o_irene_o0, 18. fold greeting cards, 19. David.L1, 20. myhideaway, 21. Janis Nicolay, 22. spiralgirl1, 23. jek in the box, 24. creatocrat, 25. Indianablue

I told you, yummy! I really can't decide if either the second or fifth column of colours is my favourite... But the top 'white' row of photographs is definitely my favourite, they are all just so perfectly spring and summer... :)

Wishing you all the most wonderful weekend,
Emma, x

colour palette ~ sombre reflection...

Image credits: 1. Camilla Engman, 2. Lune Vintage, 3. jessamae22, 4. Rosa Pomar

I'm finding it difficult to be upbeat today, despite the sun finally shining! I feel tired and that awful Mr Lurgy is lurking around here somewhere! Oh, and this is my third attempt to write this post as the damn page keep crashing!
My man has instructions to bring home a bottle of wine for a cosy evening in, but until then I am pottering around the house trying (not very hard!) to do a wee bit of work here and there. Although it was good to take a wee break from that (!) to put together this colour palette for us. It is quite a sombre one I know, but it gave me a moment to reflect on the events of this last week and month. I hope it can do the same for you if you need it?

Remember to take the time to enjoy the wee things in life and I wish you all safe and peaceful weekend,
Emma, x

colour palette ~ caught between two seasons...

Image credits: 1. julie hoover, 2. Svenmarck, 3. ann he., 4. dottie angel

Happy, happy Friday my lovelies... :)
Today I'm trying to remind myself that despite my longing for the colour of spring we're still in mid-winter here. The snowdrops are only just blooming here in Edinburgh and the skies are still quite grey. I feel like I'm caught between two seasons, almost in a state of limbo...
So there we have the inspiration behind today's palette ~ cold winter whites and soft lilac greys with snippets of colour from wild spring flowers, warm yellows and purples with bold spring greens. It reminds me of this crocus inspired cushion cover I made a while back... :)

Now I'm going to have to love you and leave you... until Monday that is! It's just that I have a lot of organising and crocheting on the to do list this weekend so I'm going to sign off early. I promise to tell you what it is all for very soon... :)
So until then I shall wish you all the most wonderful weekend,
Emma, x

inspired by pink paper doilies...

Hello, hello, hello... !
So glad to be here, today was almost another 'no posting day' thanks to our internet access completely crapping out on us earlier! One minute everything is hunky-dory and the next I can't get into any website what so ever! But a wee while ago everything started to whizz again and here I am with pics of the christmas cards I promised last week... :)

Okay so the first one is of my 'festive flower charms' all packaged and pretty just before I sent them off to their lovely new homes. I found these gorgeous colourful paper doilies a wee while ago and knew they would make perfectly granny chic parcels... :)

Of course as soon as I saw how perfectly pretty they looked I wanted to make even more prettiness and set about with some 'feeling festive' cards. Not that I really had a plan I just grabbed all my pretty paper bits, said doilies and some lovely shimmery gold and green card that my Mam kindly gifted to me...

...then started sticking, stitching and embellishing with a few golden snowflakes until I had a dozen 'feeling festive' cards, granny chic style... :)

Oh, and if you are looking for some of these fabulous pink paper doilies for yourself I saw that miss Jessie has some stocked in her gorgeous wee shop 'shop sweet lulu'. Be sure to peek at this gorgeous crafty cake stand she has too, so cute... :)

Emma, x

plum perfect...

Hello my sweets... :)
How about a few pretty plum finds from Etsy for a wee bit of eye candy this chilly Tuesday?

~ plum perfect... ...or plum pudding? ~

I absolutely love these dusky purple shades but have to admit that I hardly have any of it in my wardrobe! Oh, how I would love to remedy that with this gorgeous silk dress from 13Threads and this stunning vintage mother of pearl button necklace from Quench Metalworks. If Santa could possibly see his way to depositing the necessary funds into my bank account I would be most happy indeed... :)

Wishing you a plum perfect day,
Emma, x

colour palette ~ black friday...

~ images credits: 1. 6.5st, 2. Steffen Tuck, 3. Sparrowsalvage, 4. Au fil de... ~

Quite a tenuous link really, considering that "Black Friday" has nothing to do with the colour black (but I suppose that does really depend on what you will be shopping for today... !?) nor does it really exist here in the UK. But when the inspiration is there you gotta go with it and it does make for quite a pretty palette... :)

Anyhoo, I too shall be taking part in the Black Friday event by having a wee sale in the shop this weekend, keep your eyes peeled for all the details over on my Facebook page.

Until next week my dears, I do hope you all have a great weekend and that the snowy weather doesn't cause too much disruption for you... !
Emma, x

colour palette ~ november pastels...

~ image credits : 1. Stacey Winters, 2. Stacey Winters, 3. Maggie&Sparrow, 4. xanthe berkeley ~

Hello my dears... !
I do hope you don't mind a few more grey and gold inspired neutrals today? I'm still being drawn to their soft and seasonal tones but today I think they look just as beautiful with a few pastels thrown into the mix. Soft lilacs and purples with a hint of muted aqua and olive, 'November pastels' as I like to think of them. Those muddy shades of late autumn before the winter snow arrives and adds that crisp icy edge to these colours.
I don't know about you but this palette make me want a wee tipple of that well known, creamy Irish liqueur... still a wee bit early though, maybe later... ;)

It has been lovely to get back to regular blogging this week and thank you so much for stopping by with your sweet comments, I appreciate them all very much... :)

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend,
Emma, x

UK ~ National wool week...

Yes! It is the first ever 'National Wool Week' in the UK this week and there are tons of events happening all around the country in celebration of this incredible fibre! It is such a fabulous idea from HRH The Prince of Wales, a pro-active environmentalist and the patron of 'The Campaign for Wool'...

"The Campaign for Wool is a cross-industry initiative convened by HRH The Prince of Wales in January 2010. As a serious environmentalist, the Prince believes the natural, sustainable origin and highly technical structure of wool can offer fashion, interiors and the built environment many superior benefits. Choosing real wool - as the Prince understands - will also help to care for our planet. The combined efforts of the leading wool organisations, industry associations and the textile industry across the world has created a campaign to promote the wonderful properties that wool offers to textiles and in doing so, help to support sheep farming as an industry and the textile community internationally.
LIVE NATURALLY...CHOOSE WOOL"

So today I thought I would bring you some environmentally sound and wonderful woolly finds from some very talented folk of the Etsy UK community...

~ clockwise from top left : The Tea Cosy Shop, The Thylacine, helen gray designs, MIXKO ~

~ clockwise from top left : Snowberry & Lime, 13Threads, strawberries and cream, A Crooked Sixpence ~

~ clockwise from top left : Knit Frekkles, namolio, makeyourpresentsfelt, squeaky elliot ~

With the weather starting to get a wee bit more nippy here in the UK, what more excuse do you need to treat yourself to something stylish, cosy or cute!? Or maybe even bag yourself a gorgeous skein of yarn to whip up your own woolly mitts!? Oh, and don't forget those christmas gifts... ;)

emma
x

a delightful rainbow...

...this weeks was the first time i've followed one of Poppytalk's colour weeks and i'm so pleased i did! it has been incredibly inspiring discovering such gorgeous images and talented photographers...
...what i find most inspiring is how a simple colour theme can be interpreted so widely and so creatively, and how some of the most mundane, everyday objects can be photographed from a perspective that turns them into the most precious and beautiful works of art...
...here are just a few of my most favourite images from the week...

...line 1 ~ L. Grainne, gwen, abbytrysagain, poppytalk, indierocket, IlluminatedPerfume...
...line 2 ~ cori kindred, ethanollie, suffragettedesign, orangesparrow, heather pauline, suffragettedesign...
...line 3 ~ zsíta, cori kindred, tielsk, janetguertin, Corset Laced Mannequins, shannonblue...
...line 4 ~ Lily's {Sketch} Pad, cookoorikoo, Betty Jo Designs, cazhancox, wildrosesgrow, super ninon...
...line 5 ~ Veronica TM, LoveRoots, love, liette, pinkorchid_too (Sandra), Divesin, cori kindred...
...line 6 ~ cori kindred, shannonblue, honey trees, CozyMemories, cynthiacallan, Mandy.Bryant...

...actually i'm quite surprised at how much purple and green made it into this selection, especially purple as it's not a colour i use very much ~ maybe i'm being influenced by wee 'edith' and her crocus loving ways!?
...you can see all the other submissions in the 'Spring Colours Week' flickr pool...

...oh, and for everyone who is just entering into the autumn season (and isn't feeling all these springy vibes at all!) then you can check out the 'Autumn Colour Week' pool from a few months ago which is equally as beautiful and inspiring...

...wishing you all the most lovely weekend :)

emma
x

colour your monday happy with...

...fiona + snood ~ {a black pepper}...

...wood & wool & snow stool ~ wood & wool stool...

...bench monday: peaceful snowy new year ~ mainemomma ~ kristin...

...img010 ~ eliciaruth...

...snowflakes with hearts ~ sharna11...

...yes that's right ~ snow!!!

...well, i did open my big mouth and suggest that snow on the beach was the most unnatural thing i could think of! so of course the next morning we wake up to three inches of the pretty white stuff don't we!? but we did make it to the beach and i did manage to snap a few pretty pics that i shall show you tomorrow... :)

...if you're looking for some snow free inspiration hop on over to 'all colours in' with a wee tipple and spend a few minutes in awe of all the gorgeous colour that's been added to the pool this weekend...

...wishing you a snowy or snow free week depending on where you are in the world or on what your snowy preferences are ~ i think that just about covers everyone... ;)
emma
x