Weirdly one of my favourite words of the 21st Century is Friyay, thank you Instagram. I guess it's a combination of two of my favourite things, Friday and the word "yay", plus who doesn't love a good pun? So in tribute to my love of this Instgram trend I'm going to be posting a different design of the word each... Friday.

Here are two I've already created that went up on our Instagram, follow us there to see what we're working on and some cheeky extras too.

L x

Transforming an old airing room into a wardrobe is exciting but can also feel a little daunting, so being a 21st Century woman what did I do? Turn to Pinterest of course (images linked below)! Compared to American walk in wardrobes I have a very small footprint, in fact mine is more of a walk in and reverse back out, so I wanted to make sure I got the most use out of my space without overcrowding it.

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As you can see I'm thinking white to make it feel light and big with large shelves and a rail, plus some form of shelves for my shoes. A long back wall (150cms) means the rail and shelves will be large so I'm planning on using containers to separate out items which can add more visual interest. I really like the idea of the clothes being the element that adds colour and using neutrals for storage containers.

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Right now I'm heading back to do some more work on my closet... I can't wait to start using it!

L x

It was such fun playing with watercolours to create a wedding bouquet, I thought I would have a go at another one.  What do you think?

I love flowers. All the colours are terrific and when they have a perfume that just makes them perfect. Spring has felt like it is on the way the last few days, with daffodils, crocuses (or croci) and grape hyacinth in bloom and the green shoots of bluebells getting taller by the day.

A x

So today is Mother's Day here in the UK and to celebrate we had breakfast in bed followed by a very chilled day at home. When you've got a dog breakfast in bed becomes a real treat but even still we were up and out walking at 9am. It's crazy to think how many Mother's Day's we have celebrated, twenty-four in case you were wondering, how many cards, bunches of daffodils and mornings scrambling out of bed before she wakes up there have been. The relationship between Mother and child truly is unique and special, Mum's really are there through thick and thin, for the tough times and the good, through sleepless nights when their children are little to dragging teens out of bed at noon. Anyway before I get too soppy wherever you are, be it Mother's Day or not, give your Mum a big hug and say thanks! 
Speaking of A she's currently busy working on some new Monty illustrations having gotten the idea when having dinner at a friends to celebrate a new kitchen. Plus she's working on some more flower watercolours, it's incredible what she can create using a bit of water and paint. Meanwhile I've been loving all the blossom that's appeared over the last few weeks and took my camera out to snap some shots. I love this time when there's just a sprinkling of colour amongst the brown before everything bursts to life.

A's Highlight of the week - Mother's Day; breakfast in bed, a sunny walk plus my bunch of daffodils and handmade Mother's Day card!
L's Highlight of the week - Create A's Mother's Day card from my Forget Me Not alphabet, I love creating something personalised for A.

Hope you've had a wonderful Mother's Day.

L x

While I was at uni I became a bit of a beauty and skincare junkie which basically translated to me buying and trying a lot of makeup/skincare. Now a couple of years on it's rarer that I splurge on beauty products but as I love to try new items it's rare I re-buy products.

One of the exceptions to this rule is the Nuxe Reve De Miel lip balm which I love so much I own three... one for my handbag, one for my bedside table and a back up. Previously having tried the high street classics, Vaseline, Carmex and Nivea, none of which worked for me, I stumbled across the Nuxe Reve De Miel online. Seeing as I'd only been paying a few pounds I wasn't keen on the £9.50 price tag (I shudder at By Terry Baum de Rose's £39.00 price tag) but luckily it was a 1/3 off on Escentual (just seen that they're not including Nuxe in their French Pharmacy Deal this time but do often have 20% off code), so decided to give it a try. Needless to say after the title of this post but it's amazing, hydrating, not too slippy and smells good. Oh and most importantly it works, since using this I haven't gotten chapped lips once.

If you haven't tried it run (well scroll) and buy it, trust me for dry Winter lips it's the answer.

L x