Although I knew about Joules clothing before, I never knew they did such lovely dresses until Miel et Cannelle mentioned them.  Now, I SO want one.  

THAT one, there, with the brown belt and the gorgeous florals…

I mean, really, how cute are those?  And when the models look like they’re having such fun in them, that pretty much sells anything to me.  I think the British are very good at looking like they’re really loving just wearing their clothes.  Boden, Toast… and now Joules.  Not fair.

I love the etsy shop Silverwoods.  Jewellery that’s textured but beautifully simple.  Yes please!

Sooo… tired… Saturday night was my friends annual Corndon Cottage birthday sleepover.  I’ve had the privilege of going twice now and OH MY it is SO gorgeous…  This little tiny cottage with no electricity, just gaslights and wood-burners, and a dormitory with loads of ancient sagging mattresses and lumpy pillows, in the middle of absolutely nowhere.  I don’t know who it actually belongs to, but it’s lent out to scouts and groups like that.  It was the most beautiful, beautiful night, completely clear, and we had a bonfire and the stars were massive and piercingly bright.  And I was with a big bunch of fantastic, hilarious, and dear dear friends. 

So I started going to sleep at, what, five in the morning? 

For some reason, these pictures seem just… heaven, at the moment:

{all images via we heart it – sorry, lazy I know}

We’ve been having a lot of these today!  Hurrah!  I’ve got shoes that are completely soaked.  Right now we’re in the college music room recuperating, warming up, listening to the Juno soundtrack linked through the big amp.  Life feels good.

This photo is of a student snow fight in 1941.

I took a couple of polaroids today.  Maybe I’ll scan them in using our fancy new printer tomorrow.

If I had a valentine, I’d buy him this:

I love it!  By paperwren, who has loads of other gorgeous paper things.  Go check her shop out here.

I’ve just bought this:

It’s a Polaroid Instant 20 Land Camera – Boxed with Manual ! which sounds great, doesn’t it?  I got it for £4.99, £4.00 postage and I was so happy because  I’ve wanted a land camera for aaages.

And then I realised that you just can’t get film anymore.  It takes type 88 which was discontinued before the rest of Polaroid film, and although you can find it on ebay it costs about £20.00 a throw, and that again for postage, because for some reason, all the sellers are from the US. 

So  I’m stuck.

Any tips?

I love this necklace from Bona Drag:

The locket says, ‘He who holds the key can unlock my heart.’  Cute.

Also this dress.  I love the flapper girl look of it.

I don’t know about you, but we had the BEST Christmas.  On the day itself I was helping at something called Soul Purpose, where a bunch of people from different churches in our town got together to give a really great day to people who are too poor or elderly or homeless to make their own Christmas special.  That was brilliant.  In the afternoon, I was on creche duty, so I got to do crafts with the three to fives.  Brilliant!

Yesterday we did the Christmassy things like stockings and presents and the giant lunch (which was, of course, cooked to perfection by my lovely mum).  In the morning I found this in the lounge:

This year Santa really excelled himself!  I know for a fact he was up till 1:30 writing it, and so I suppose that fortifying glass of port I gave him really came in handy.

I love the wonderful hairpieces by Oh My Deer, especially these:

Why don’t you check out her lovely blog, and her husband’s brilliant photography.

I’ve got a bit of a crush on this Clothkits skirt.  It’s so quirky.

And if I was little again, I’d definitely be pestering my Mum to make me this: