Glazed

Marzipan fruit... Looks SO good, tastes SO rank

Seeing Red

The best non-festive, festive shoot I've seen by a mile in Twin Magazine

Just what my Christmas looks like.

Beautifully shot by Rory Payne and styled by Verity Parker

 

Book Worm

I have just returned from Cornwall where I spend Christmas with my family, laden with a heavy bag of books. I love getting books as presents and did really well this festive period!

I have already torn through Grace Coddington's memoir, which I loved and found incredibly interesting. She is an idol of mine. I have a long list of Coddington shoots to google!

I was also recently given a book of Guy Bourdin's polaroids, which was great to look at alongside Coddington's book as she talks about working with him such a lot. Can't wait to spend more time staring at this beautifully put together book - Thank You, Charlie!

 

The birthday card Charlie gave me is worth a mention too:

 

WOW.

Turkey Hat

Christmas is so close now! 

I've spent the evening gift wrapping, which I wish I could have done while wearing this hat spotted last weekend on the Uxbridge Road.

Like Monica in Friends at Thanksgiving - except a less cold and smelly version I'd imagine.

A Gift For The Thinking Woman

A red letter day! After weeks of planning, One Off Style has finally launched its take on Christmas presents - Gifts for the Thinking Woman.

These presents mark One Off's second collaboration, as each set includes a beautiful hand printed book mark by artist and friend Kate Thakara.

Give a piece of art this Christmas!

 

Intrigued?

Read more about A Gift For The Thinking Woman here.

Lino Prints

There has been a distinct lack of blog posts recently as I have been working on new and exciting ventures... Here is a sneak peak of one which is due to hit the screens of One Off Style visitors in the near future, and involves a collaboration with an up and coming West London artist. Watch this space!

Mistletoe

So many potential awkward kisses...

Again

Rosa is decorating her Christmas tree this evening.
I'm really hoping she'll go all out and create something like this:

Its this time of year again:
http://whatisshelike.blogspot.com/2011/01/last-days-of-december.html
Bring on the Cava

Corner Shop decorations

If this isn't enough to cheer up every and any Scrooge, I don't know what is.

Cornish Christmas

Can't wait for this again in a couple of weeks

Alley Ivy

Hannah and I decorated the house on Saturday. We spent a lot of time getting excited before actually creating the grotto, and it was quite a mammoth task. We stole into the alley behind our house in the snow and cut some ivy to make a wreath, and for the mantlepiece. The neighbours also had some nice pompom looking flowers which we spray painted gold, along with some of the ivy. The bushes outside their house are now looking a but pruned. Copson street provided us with all the glory that resulted in the neon wreath, which also looks a bit day of the dead-like. I wish there were more times of the year when we could decorate.