June is here, the garden is running away, half baked and brittle from too much early sun the other half wild and craning to the light, more on that soon, I promise - but today paint! Every time I hear new colours are going to be added to the Atelier Ellis paint card, I get ...
PICTURE POSTCARDS FROM THE WEEKEND
The rain is back, adding mood and feelings of retreating back into hibernation. Hopefully not for too much longer, but while we wait - here are a few pictures from the last weekend or so. After a heatwave igniting our passion for all things outdoors, last week was spent ducking in and out of shops, galleries and ...
CARVING OUT YOUR CREATIVE PLACE IN THE WORLD
Collaboration post with Bookbeat. Who or what inspires you to become the person you are? I was strong-willed as a child and a teenage maverick (of sorts). Not by choice in secondary school, but I refused to become someone I'm not, to fit in or become part of a group of people who's behaviour I didn't ...
SIMPLE SUMMER STYLING – SOLID OAK BENCH 3 LOOKS
Summer style indoors here is going to be eclectic and mismatched as we try to finish our house renovation ready for the end of summer. Versatile pieces of furniture are most welcomed as we are always moving things (even when the house is not in disarray). Today’s photos share a few of the many ways in which ...