more Springtime treats!

Look at these sweet little birdy stamps from the latest range, Var, from Kikki K! I think there's only one reasonable response to this, my dear readers. Go stamping crazy! Yes indeed. Crazy!

Check out the rest of the range at Kikki K or instore. Oh how I love Kikki K!

Sweet treats...

I realise I'm a little behind on the macaroon trend, but I was reading through my diaries the other night from when I was in Paris last. One of my favourite memories was stumbling across the sweetest (geddit?!) bakery filled to overflowing with every kind of baked treat and sweet you could possibly think of. I, being the reserved not very sweet tooth that I am, almost sold them out. There was a slice of some kind of chocolate cake thing that was pure heaven. I even took photos as evidence. It was incredible! But I also selected for my morning tea 4 little sugary pastel coloured treats...my macaroons! And! They. Were. Delicious.

Therefore! Your aim for today! Find a macaroon shop/bakery/place that sells them, purchase a selection (you really do need a selection), and enjoy! Oui!

*****WINNER!!!*****

This morning was full of trepidation as I reached my hand nervously into a well selected (and quite pretty) bowl full of eager little names all hoping to be picked. I won't lie. The pressure was intense. I may have even perspired somewhat. But! The super lucky winner of our competition with The Hummingbird Road is Rachel *cue much applause and cheering* *as my next door neighbour wonders what the heck is going on*!!! Thank you for all of your lovely answers...so many pretty flowers!
If the lovely Ms Rachel could please email me at nicola@rubyandjoy.com.au with your mailing address I shall get your beautiful hand made flower in the mail quick smart!
And for all the other lovely enter-ers, keep a lookout for this weeks giveaway. It's a corker!
xx

your aim for today!

Get to it! xx

Guest Blog :: This is Eggcellent!

Things we heart = Creative geniuses. Creative geninuses + awesome window displays.
Couldn't wipe the smile off my face when I stumbled across this gem at the Louis Vuitton Bond Street store, London. Well, by stumbled across, I mean, virtually. And by virtually, I mean...don't you just love the internet??

images via :: the cool hunter

postponed...

Winners for our Friday Giveaway from last week shall be announced on Monday...which gives you approximately 2.7 days extra to enter and WIN!!!! Good luck my lovelies, and have a wonderful weekend! xx

If I write 'smiley face', that should just about say it all!

top image via the drifter and the gypsy
bottom image via weheartit

oh gosh.

I don't want to alarm anyone.

But it's one sleep until the boy arrives.

ONE SLEEP.

Do you think I'll be sleeping?

I don't.

Guest Blog :: Sweet tooth

Beautiful food

Photographed beautifully

May be feeling a wee bit peckish whilst perusing these delicious looking delights...

images via :: katie quinn davies

just waiting...

I will wait

as long

as it

will take

to get

me back

to you...

coconut records - back to you

Happy Monday!

And maybe, just maybe, Spring decided to stick around! Carry the sunshine with you my lovelies, it just might make your Monday a little bit cheerier. Try some baked goods, a nice hot cup of tea, lunch with a good friend, sticking a pretty picture by your bed, flowers for your window sill and a good hug. These things help too. And make sure you enjoy! We'll only get this day once! Unless you're some kind of time travelling magician. In which case I'd quite like to meet you. I'd have made a super 1900's florist. My Fair Lady style. Bunch of violets, sir?

image via the notebook doodles

*****FRIDAY GIVEAWAY*****

*Update* Winner announced 13th September.

It's that exciting time of the year again my lovelies! The dustpan I bought years ago actually gets a workout, my hayfever goes absolutely crazy leaving me looking like a cross between rudolph and the people on those hayfever ads with the giant red noses (they based those characters on me, true story*), and all of the most beautiful flowers that exist burst forth with their pretty petals and perfumes! Springtime**! And what a better giveaway to er, give away, than a beautiful dusty pink handmade flower from the lurverly ladies at The Hummingbird Road. Perfect for just about anything (and how pretty for the Spring races) I almost kept it myself. But that would defeat the purpose of said giveaway, making this post somewhat obsolete. SO! Who wants it?!

Tell me what your all time favourite bloomin is, and to take the pressure of choosing from all of you my dear and lovely readers, I shall be popping all your names into a hat (pan or nearest bowl like instrument) and drawing at random! Living on the edge! The delightfully lucky winner shall be announced next Friday, so comment away! Floral style!



ps - and don't forget to check out all the other lovely goodies they have for sale over at The Hummingbird Road...oh so pretty!


pps - happy weekend! xx



*But not really.

** As made obvious by this lovely rain...

today most certainly is...

via littlelostlove

just about...

...time to dip your toes in, once more.

image via margaret durow

Happy Spring!

Bleary eyed and soggy toed* as the sun still slept this morning, hundreds of equally bleary eyed and soggy toed florists waited eagerly at the big rolling doors for the 5am call to open the market. As this one little bleary eyed and soggy toed florist was carried along to her favourite grower, she was suddenly overcome with happiness (as much as one can be at that time of the morning)! Her lovely little Ranunculus were back! Short little stems that will get longer throughout the season, and not too many colours, but they were most definitely back! And as is tradition, this happy little** florist eagerly snavelled a bunch of peach and raspberry and apricot coloured goodness for her bedside table, where they now happily sit and cheer her on. Inaudibly. Otherwise that would be a bit weird.

Happy Spring my lovelies! xx

* My wellies aren't waterproof. Kind of defeating the purpose, I hear you say. Valid point. Very valid point.

** I am of normal size.