Miss Amelia

I've a wonderful friend who is utterly unique, in all that she is and does.

I used to share a studio with her and I miss her creativity and intelligence massively. She's an incredible artist. Happily she has had a baby with a friend of mine. These are picks that I'd love to give her for Christmas.

A Very Naughty Rabbit - Beatrix Potter at Anthropologie £14.99 & Orla Kiely Pitcher at Graham & Green £28

Turquiose Sketchbook at Liberty London £40 & Felt Slippers at Cath Kidston £28

Claire-Aude Liberty Print Miniature Suitcase £65 & Fairisle Fennel Hat at Cath Kidston £30

Felicity Butter Dish by Burleigh at Liberty £35 & Set of Two Coco Flocked Storage Boxes Now £20 Was £25

anthropologie.

grahamandgreen.co.uk

liberty.co.uk

cathkidston.co.uk

lauraashley.com

Snug as a Bug in a Rug

It's properly exciting, I am renting a cottage in Wales for a few months from January to do some self imposed hibernating to focus on getting lots of painting done, ready for an Open Studio in April/May.

I am giddy with excitement but the reality is the cottage is unfurnished.

All my life I have somehow managed to squander invest in tatt. I've barely a piece of furniture to my name. My father doesn't want to share his stash understandably so I'm looking for the bare essentials.

Hence this lurvely duvet.

Goose Down Duvet from The White Company

13.5 Tog Winter Kingsize

£160 

The problem is I keep getting distracted by all of these utterly delicious looking pieces from Graham & Green.

So, Santa, would you possibly mind...?!

Felt Embroidered Gypsy Floor Cushions & Felt Embroidered Gypsy Cushions

£79 - £89 & £38

especially the ash and green floor cushions & ash and plum cushions.

Emily Saloon Chandelier
£310

thewhitecompany.com

grahamandgreen.co.uk

Hippo Christmas

I'm back in my fantasy world. It's very easy to be pottering along and the BAM! you're back there, imagining a great many things and all of the goodies that you could buy for your friends.

I share a studio (some of the time) with a hilarious fella. This is a quick look at things I think would make him a very happy man this Christmas.

Leather Hippo Footstool Liberty

£495

Maximoriera Rhino Chair
P.O.A.

Rhino Wall Lamp Graham & Green
£89

Rhino Book Ends Graham & Green
£39.50

Lead and Distance Print by Purdey
£155

Silver Hippo Salt & Pepper Shakers by Patrick Mavros
£465

Londolozi Wild Dogs by Emily Lamb
P.O.A.

Sword Fighting Stoats by Heads and Tails
£2,500

liberty.com

maximoriera.com
grahamandgreen.co.uk

mavros.com

purdey.com

emilylamb.co.uk

Tina Time

I'm back in my fantasy-lottery-winning world... It's for my friend Tina and I'd give her one of these brilliant pieces. I don't know anyone who can carry off colour quite like her.

Shourouk Pink Miami necklace                                                                                                      Bex Rox Fluoro Art Deco Matchbox Cuff

$610                                                                                                                                                                              £243

  

Tom Binns Fauve hand-painted Swarovski crystal necklace & drop earrings

 £805                                                                   £185

Gypset Style by Julia Chaplin, Assouline

   Asos Patchwork Stitch Dial Watch                                            Aspinal leopard print candy case         

                           £20                                                                                           £795

Salty Lime silver-plated diamanté bib necklace Venessa Arizaga

£360

The Bindu Cow Head Graham & Green
£195

Beaded Skull by Bitching & Junkfood

In reality I gave her a couple of beautiful little shell bracelets from the utterly idyllic Ngapali Beach in Myanmar, where Rudyard Kipling wrote his first draft of The Jungle Book, one of my all time favourite films.

shourouk.fr

bexrox.com

tombinns.com

amazon.co.uk
aspinal.com
asos.com
venessaarizaga.com
grahamandgreen.co.uk
bitchingandjunkfood.com