Merry Christmas!

Well, I'm just popping in quickly to wish you all a wonderful holiday

Merry Christmas!

Thank you for reading and supporting my blog and shop this year.

I hope you enjoy every minute of this special time with your friends and family.

à bientôt mes amis !

Thanks for the inspiration:

Dog Day Afternoons

Gather Antiques

Liz Knijnenburg

Playing It Simple

Yes, when all is said and done,

I definitely prefer the little simple things in life...

I hope you haven't left all your Christmas Shopping to the last minute like me!!!

Although we never go wild, I have a long list prepared for this weekend, so wish me luck!

I didn't have time to put together any gift guides for you on K&C this year but you can always hop over to this board on pinterest if you're stuck for ideas for now or birthday presents next year. I also curated two collections over at Handmade Charlotte, so you can have a look at those too.

Thank you for all your shop orders, ça fait plaisir ! Only two of these left now - hurry, hurry!

Thanks for the inspiration:
Handprinted Pillow - Rasaoga
 Proportional Montessori Blocks - Oh Dier Living
Noah's Ark - Buru-Buru
Wooden Mobile - Pi'lo
Ecopapershapes - Ukkonooa 
Memory game - Ukkonooa 

 Stackable Soldiers by FruitSuper Design

Flower Press - Baileys Home & Garden

Wooden Tangram - Mercredi ( now online!)

Bloc City - Milimbo

Buru-Buru

Chiara Armellini

 Andrea Dalla Val

You know, I've had my eye on Stefania Manzi's uplifting Zazie dans le Metro poster for ages.

Time to share a few examples of the wonderful Italian artwork, design, kids' playthings and accessories you can find at Buru-Buru.

A shop full of surprises!

 

High Five #83

Hillery Rebeka Sproatt has been busy crafting lots of new dolls.

I think they're wonderful, like everything else she makes. 

Specks & Keepings -  forever inspiring and unique.

Nu-trality

 Kavka Design

 

Wo et Wé

 

Modern Fiber Lab

Bonjour !

Happy Colour My Monday!

I'd like to kick off the week with my favourite neutral palette - whites, blacks, browns and creams. I love decorating our home with this colour scheme and never a day goes by without me wearing something black.Yes I'm that kinda girl...

Sandrine Péron knows how much I love her little black dresses. I wouldn't mind a whole line of her etchings hanging on my office wall. Well, maybe I should leave room for a few of these beautiful patterns though, Le Ménagère en vrac - J'adore !

I'm also very much into Tumblr right now, as you may already know. I have discovered so many unusual, inspiring links, including the very special Shipbuilding blog.
 Kim McKechnie's cloth & paper works are exquisite.

You should treat yourself to five minutes of beauty.

I'know I'm going to.

Have a great week!

High Five #82

 

 

 

Allez, it's a while since we've had any really nice wooden toys on here, so today I'm giving a big High Five to the new-to- me Croatian maker

Margareta Toys

I love the simple, minimal designs and packaging, which remind me of my dad's old Bayko set that I used to love playing with as a child.

I'll be following them here too now, if you fancy joining me.

A-Hanging

I have written about Beatrice Oetinger's poetic textile creations before. 

I have a feeling that everything this woman makes is beautiful. 

Tumblr has introduced me to her many interests, including washing lines, 

a favourite of mine too.

Beatrice has just opened a "textile backery" on Dawanda selling a small selection of her mini wild clothes sculptures for Christmas, Spring, Summer ...

I am in love.

Again.