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The ultimate comfort cake
The best use of your Kitty Holmes napkins...wiping the crumbs of a Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake off your face. Here's your recipe.
Double Sided Quilts are here!
Our new double sided quilt is finally here after quite a few months in development. Yippee! Blue clover one side, pink wonky stripe on the other and bright green stitching - you choose the side to suit your mood.  Our...
News for for the New Year
As a small brand, we try to avoid overwhelming our customers at busy times so we've let the dust settle on the festive madness before updating you on our New Year news. So let's look at what we love, share a laugh and...
Mince Pies
For those of you who like what you saw on my Instagram mince pie making reel, here's the recipe we used. I've adapted it from one of Paul Hollywood's recipes but omit some things, add others and do things slightly...
Gift Guide 2021 for Homes and Interiors Enthusiasts
I thought you might like a little round of up of gifts that make good festive purchases for your friends, family or yourself.  Many of them are things I have myself and enjoy at home and thought you might like...
How to add colour into your home
Truth be known, I have always been a bit afraid of being bold with colour on the walls of my home but I do love colour and have always found it easier to add colour with accessories. That explains my love...
How to confidently add pattern into your home
I'm dotty about pattern.    I get a lot of questions asking for help choosing the right cushion, which of course is an absolute pleasure as cushions are what I'm good at. I would always say that two patterns are...
INSERT SIZING GUIDE FOR YOUR CUSHION COVERS
This visual exists elsewhere on my website and on my social media pages, but I thought it might be useful to post it here also just in case you can't find it.  I let you choose your inserts - only...
My Quaratine Cocktails
As promised, here are the recipes for my quarantine cocktails aka vodka with sugary juice. Each recipe makes two cocktails and don't forget to put your cocktail glasses in the freezer a few minutes before you plan to mix your...
Granola bars
I'm posting this as it was on my instagram feed and a few of you asked for the recipe! This recipe comes from my friend Alastair, who during the lock down has published a wonderfully entertaining daily newspaper for his...
There's No Place Like Home
Remember the saying ‘home is where the heart is’? Turns out it’s actually true, for me at least. I’m originally from Sydney but for years I’ve lived in London. In fact,I've actually spent more of my life out of Sydney and...
The Colour of Love
Ah, Valentine’s Day, that heart-shaped date in the diary promising cards, chocs and ruby red flowers. In our house it comes just after my second child’s birthday, so we’re usually chomping leftover cake and stepping on balloons and honestly, Valentine's...
The Pistachio Cake
I made this recently for a photo shoot I had. I'd actually made it for us to eat at lunchtime but it ended up being one of the elements of the photo.  Whenever I make this cake it is devoured...
Easiest Banana Bread Ever
As promised, here's the recipe for the Banana Bread I could make in my sleep.  I think I've been making this very regularly for about 12 years and it has only not worked out once. You just need really old...
HAPPY SHOPPING FOR PURSE AND PLANET
With Black Friday almost upon us, I’m not remotely shy in shouting out that I love a good bargain – who doesn’t?! If you’re anything like me you’ll have your finger poised above the keyboard, ready to get in first with all...
Cinnamon Sugar Loaf cake
Following up from my instagram post, here is the recipe for the Cinnamon-Sugar Loaf cake which has been such a hit here at home. It's so delicious and you should also have the ingredients at home as it's all very...
True Colours
There was a time when grey was THE on-trend colour for home styling. Less jarring than white and in a multitude of shades (we didn’t need that silly book to count them), grey became the mid-tone we all aspired to....
Red Soup Recipe
I originally posted this photo on Instagram and asked if anyone was interested in the recipe and it turns out, a few of you are. Original recipe credit goes to my dear friend Gina (my American Gina, not my British...
THE POWER OF THREE
I’m not sure who thought up that old adage: “two’s company, three’s a crowd”, but I must say I’ve never agreed with the statement. Three is a wonderful number, a lucky number, with lots of benefits if you stop and...
5 Quick Ways to Refresh Your Home
Christmas has come and gone, the cold weather is really here, we are out of January and headed towards spring. Only thing is, it doesn't really feel like it. Surely I'm not the only one in a bit of a...
Winter is coming....and so is my new collection
So, it's been six months since I launched my business. I've learnt quite a bit in this very short time and have really tried to incorporate some of those experiences, and your feedback into developing my new collection, which – fingers...