Clover Yard

friday happy hour

I'm feeling a bit under the weather today but determined to find something that gets the corners of my mouth curling upwards. Don't you just love simple bold designs? Ha! it worked. Have a great weekend!

Image: Penguin Ice Lolly Print by Showler & Showler

friday happy hour

Here we are, Friday already! Who stole Wednesday and Thursday? As a cherry on the top of the week I thought I'd have a round up of 5 things that have tickled my creativity or simply put a smile on my face.

1. The discovery of some new-to-me blogs through the fantastic e-course I'm doing Blogging Your Way 2.0. This one above is by Nicole Balch who is one of the course tutors. A great read!

2. A pair of nooo shoooz! I have always wanted a pair of red shoes and have never quite found the right ones. Always too clowny or childish or garish but these little beauties felt just right. Fly London is one of my all time favourite make of shoe. So incredibly comfortable and I think these have a great vintage vibe to them.

3. This picture totally melted my heart. And that's all I have to say about that.

4. Getting organised with my magazines and storing favourite articles in a colourful folder by Pip Studio, a Dutch brand of homewares and stationery with a brand ethos of "Happy Products for Happy People". Take a look at the beautiful website here.

5. Treating myself to something for the photography prop box from a great shop here in The Hague (I'll blog more about it soon). One thing I like about the shops here in The Netherlands is that you are always asked if you'd like your purchases gift wrapped. Even if it's for myself I always say yes because I adore parcels. I'm not ready to unwrap this one yet so you'll just have to wait and see what's inside! 

Argh, the torture! What's on your happy list this week? Whatever it is, I hope you carry that feel-good factor with you over the weekend.

Photos: 1.Making it Lovely Blog 2.Fly London 3.Brothers 4.Clover Yard 5.Oscar the dog

heart home online magazine

It's quite difficult to get hold of some British magazines here in The Netherlands and when they are available they are quite a bit more expensive. I've spent a lot of time at news stands humming and ho-ing about whether three of my favourite publications are worth spending nearly 30 euros on. Imagine my delight when I discovered Issuu a website where you can download free magazines with beautiful interiors and photography and upload them too - imagine creating your own magazine! A fantastic source of inspiration, I can't wait to explore it more. Here is one of my favourites so far.  To see the Summer edition it's a simple process of subscribing with an email address and then you get access to page after page of glorious eye candy.  Enjoy!

Image & link courtesy of Issuu.