I have been rather unproductive this week and therefore must admit that I have no sewing or, for that matter, any other makes to show you.
But I have enjoyed being reunited with a working laptop since my return from Cornwall and getting pleasantly reacquainted with the interweb.
So I thought I’d show you some nice things I have seen there instead.
As always, just click on the photos to visit the source.
Happy weekend everyone! x
I like little bags.
I like bigger bags too, but it’s nice to be able to pop out with just a phone and a purse once in a while, without carting the kitchen sink about on one’s person.
I have made a few little pouches and bags in my time, but freely admit that none turned out so wondrously cute as these.
These little lovelies are the creations of giddy giddy, an online emporium selling a whole range of off-the-scale cuteness.
I think they’re just the thing to perk up a boring old coat, or pop on over a going-out frock.
Who cares that they’re meant to be for kids?
Might have to lengthen that strap though… 
Table mats. They’re a necessary evil, aren’t they?
I’m a fan of a vintage fabric tablecloth, which brightens up our grey and white kitchen no end.
But vintage fabric tablecloths and mucky boys do not sit happily together, so table mats are essential.
Mine are cheap Ikea cork ones, now somewhat the worse for wear. They get caught in the drawer and bits keep breaking off.
If I had more funds I would invest in some of these beauties instead.
Designed by Gillian Blease, these are quite the nicest table mats I have seen.
They also come as coasters and trays.
You can find them for sale at Jenny Duff and see Gillian Blease’s prints on her website.
Now these are useful! A pack of six assorted notecards, so handy to keep in your drawer for when you need an unexpected birthday card, or to send a friendly note to someone.
They made me think of the question they always ask designers in those magazine questionnaires – what item do you wish you had designed yourself?
Well, I wish I’d designed these!
Or better still, that they were available to buy as fabrics!
The notecards are by Yuyu design studio and are available from their shop for just £5 per pack of six, along with pretty prints and some fabulous printed cushions.
Which I also wish I’d designed myself
Notebooks. You can’t have too many of them really, can you?
Especially when they’re as pretty as this.
Perfect to pop in your bag for when you need to do a spot of jotting.
Click on the pictures to find out more.
Despite, or possibly because, it’s wet and cold and miserable outside, my thoughts keep turning to summer.
We have a plan. Well, not a plan exactly, because I don’t know yet if it will actually happen, but an idea at least.
We are not good planners. But this idea involves friends, so some element of planning is essential if it is to happen.
But more on that another time.
With reference to all of that, this week’s pretty thing is in honour of the seaside, and somewhere that is not England, and summertime, and happy sunny days to come. Hopefully.
These badges from TeaAndCeremony on Etsy tick all of those boxes.
They are cheerful, affordable and can be worn singly or en masse, by young or old, on bag or lapel. Or even cushion. Or hat.
I love them and think you should too.
There are lots of other cheery things in their shop too.
