Hummingbird Hunt

There is no denying it now - Christmas is coming! I thought I would have a look around at the card offerings of some of my fav online paper maestros and this is how I came to find the Christmas collection from The Hummingbird Card Company. They are a British company specialising in laser cut cards. They have some very sweet cards for all occasions and some of the cut work is incredibly delicate.

Here is a small selection from the Christmas range.

From left: Snowflake, Folk Bauble, Christmas Tree and Vintage Baubles

See the rest here.

What I am more in love with however are the Christmas Decorations - laser cut card decorations. They are a bit of a steal I think for about $13 aussie for a set of 6 - however you will need to organise postage from the UK.

 

 

I really like the way they cast shadows on the wall. I will keep a look out for something similar locally for my own tree.

{all images from The Hummingbird Card Company}

fake it

Pretenders, originally uploaded by luvpublishing.

Can you imagine a more beautiful image of roses? Then can you imagine that these are fake flowers? Incredible.
This totally delicate and lovely image is from a beautiful flickr stream. Visit luvpublishing's photostream to enjoy the light-filled, soft and pretty pics for yourself. It just makes me want to say ahhhhhhhh

A quick brag

It was with much joy that the stars aligned for me at the end of last week and I was able to make it to Magnolia Square this past Saturday. What a treat, it was actually a bit of a sensory overload with so much prettiness from many creative and talented people. I certainly have collected some great new blog topics for the coming weeks!
I will be bragging today about the purchase I made from the lovely Bride and Wolfe.

I am now the happy owner of this little guy - Blackwood Flying Bird. He is a lovely maple colour on one side and black on the other. I just adore the little squirrel climbing up the tail with his paws up! I will admit it was a tough decision to choose as all the pieces are so sweet.

These Heart Birds were the close runners up for my purchase - again spot the little squirrel chasing the heart.

 

Then there is this lovely Hummingbird piece. I really like the shape this makes on the wall and the way it captures the bird in full flight

This Bird with Eggs piece really needed to be seen to be fully appreciated. The little coloured eggs come out from underneath the bird and can be arranged separately. The perch also can be flipped around so the bird nestles into the curve. The you can choose to have the timber finish on one side and a either black or white on the other. What a versatile piece! Perfect if you are like me and like to play around with how things are displayed around you home.

Another really cool piece is 'Monsieur Chapeau'. Made up of 3 pieces you can turn the hand to be pointing up and balance the moustache on the fingertip. Very cool huh?

Pop over to Bride and Wolfe and enjoy more of these beautiful timber silhouettes. They make really great decorative pieces for kids rooms. Oh and everything is all hand made in Melbourne with free shipping within Australia and New Zealand right now.

A splash of colour

kitchen wall, originally uploaded by misspfui.

Something quick bright and colourful for this Friday!
I have a new all white shelf unit in my dining room ready for objects and
I'm quite excited at the prospect of decorating my new surfaces.
I'm very inspired by this image above. What a clever use of paint swatches which anyone can pick up for nothing from paint stores!
Definitely an idea to boorw

Sweet nothings

I have labelled this post Sweet Nothings purely because I am so short on time, but find that these are precisely the moments when I need "prettiness" the most. So today's short but oh-so-sweet post is pure eye candy from the incredible gallery of Amy Atlas Events.

 

 

 

I promise another post in the future about this beautiful website - but for now I will leave you to explore for yourself as I gobble down some lunch! Unfortunately mine is nowhere near as appealing as this spread looks! mmmm sweets for lunch what a great idea :-)

the simplest things

So things are pretty crazy lately and just now I took a few minutes just to "pretty-out". My version of a time-out where I escape to blog land and just get my fill of pretty things. My usual starting point is Decor8 and today I have fallen totally in love thanks to Holly's post here about bailey doesn't bark, a stunning homewares and "life accessories" company. The beautiful Brazilian born, New York based illustrator Re Jin, has created sublime products which are just so simple...yet so perfect!

I am totally in love with this Teabag Mug and Teaspoon Plate

The simplicity and cleverness is right up my alley.

Having just had a picnic lunch fighting off ants, the Ants On My Mug  isn't quite as appealing, but fun and clever none-the-less.

 

There is also a beautiful stationary range including this Happy Holidays card. I know I would very happily receive this card for Christmas - it would go straight into a frame and on display!

Pop over to the shop here and find your favourite pieces.

Creative people like Re Jin really show that it is often the simplist things that can bring joy!

{all images from bailey doesn't bark }

A unique type of jewellery

How clever and unique is this jewellery from Typekey? Yet another clever and creative person who will be selling their goodies at Magnolia Square.

Keys have been rescued from all sorts of vintage typewriters and then are crafted into silver settings to make some truly unique jewellery.

 

 

And there is even something for the gents with these totally unique and funky cuff-links.

These would make great gifts don't you think? Hopefully I will come across her stall at Magnolia Square.

I guess this is a vintage take on the funky typography jewellery I wrote about here.