Homespun Style by Selina Lake

Thought I would share with you this absolutely gorgeous book I treated myself to the other week. I had quite a few points on my Waterstones card so decided it was about time I spent them! Managed to get this book for half price with my points off so it was perfect.

I waited anxiously for it to arrive.. it took its time.. ending up at the neighbours first. But when it did get here.. i fell in love...

Just a few pictures from inside the book. Lovely photographs. And even prettier rooms. Every page is a delight. I highly recommend it!

catharine x

lopwell dam

On saturday Ollie, his brother Elliott and I went for a drive to place on Dartmoor called Lopwell Dam. Its quite remote there.. nice and quiet and a great place for a walk. Luckily for us the tide was low so we were able to walk across the damn and explore the woods around it. Here are some pictures of our adventures!

Me and my wellies

There was a lovely house up on the hill.. Wouldn't mind living there myself ;) 

I hate it when I take a close up pic of a flower.. get home and realise there were bugs on the flower!!

With these photos below I was testing out a trick I read about on A Beautiful Mess blog (link to the side) where you take your lense off the camera and hold it infront a little bit. I think I quite like it.. the pictures look a bit ghostly. They are by no means perfect.. certainly not sharp. But I think its something I will play around with in the future. Ended up putting a nasty fingerprint on the lense though.. oops!

Instagram

Some of the pictures I have taken with this marvelous app! Here are some of the things I've made, some i've seen, and some i've been given. I'm slowly getting a bit addicted to it. There are so many beautiful pictures on there to browse as well!

Some flowers on the cliffs @ Plymouth Hoe

& what I wore to our dinner date last night.

(the orange shoes finally got an outing!)

(and boy are my feet paying for it today)

(Shoes Next, Skirt Next, Top Monsoon, Bag Max C, Coat Calvin Klein)

my username is surrowly if you want it ;)

catharine x

dancing shoes

So these are my favourite pair of shoes that I have. I've had them for maybe 2 years now.. and i've never worn them out. Is that a bit silly? I'm just afraid they will get scuffed.. and I don't have the sort of job where I get to wear fancy shoes so they remain in storage. I do occaisionally get them out to wear around the house. In fact i'm wearing them as I type this. They are sooooooo comfy. I reckon you could dance all night in them. Soft sole shoes from Next.. I can't remember how much they were but I know they were in the Boxing Day sales...

Yeah i'm helluva pale.. call me a vampire ;)

One day.. I will have the perfect occasion for them and the perfect outfit. Orange is a bit difficult too.

But I still <3 them..

catharine x

lights

Here is what I have been upto today so far! Bought these little tealight holders from Wilkinson.. can't remember exactly how much they were but only a few pounds for 6 of them.

Got my trusty hot glue gun out from its box and raided my ribbon and lace collection..

And here are the finished results...!

You like?

catharine x

little treasures

The other day I thought I would go on a little hunt through my local charity shops and I discovered several lovely things. One of which being this leaf shaped glass dish. Isn't it gorgeous? I have a bit of a soft spot for pretty glass things.. this post Here shows another I have.

Obviously it was born to hold jewellery and hair clips..

..The above earrings and necklace I recently purchased from eBay. I adore them!

Thanks for the lovely comments everyone has been leaving recently! :-)

catharine x

ruby

Made another little lady the other day :) Say hello to Ruby!

I also posted a little lady to my friend Charlotte and she sent me this picture of where she put her - with all the softies she has made! Cute huh?

catharine x