Summertime special moments...

Well today luckily was lovely afternoon to take some shots of my gorgeous friend Jenny for my new venture of portrait photography, which has always been my secret passion, watch this space!

Happy August!

Image in my shop here 

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend wherever you are reading this in our little planet. For some August means vacation so I wish you the best of times! I'm away for a couple of days in the Suffolk coast, which I highly recommend! ;-)

Happy Friday!

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend with lots of sunshine wherever you are in this little planet of ours!

Image in my Etsy shop

Delicious Gazpacho Soup

Summer temperatures haven't hit here in the UK so I've been reminiscing of my summer times in Barcelona in our family holiday home sitting by the pool sipping Gazpacho (cold tomato soup) made by my mother or Nona. This lunchtime i  had to make some for old times sake even if it meant having lunch in our cloudy and coldish garden!

Thinking Ahead....

OK..So on Friday I posted winter images and today it is the most glorious, gorgeous and beautiful sunny day! It has uplifted my mood and I'm now thinking of summer  afternoons in the garden, travel holidays and short weekend getaways by the ocean.
I found this image through my archives that I find most inspiring and peaceful at the same time. This photo was taken on the beginning of our European road trip last summer. Now available in my Etsy shop- Soon it will also be available on my new online web shop! Watch this space!

Outdoor Cinema Garden Party Inspiration !

Image via Hello Friend

Having  closed a chapter of Christmas get-together's another opens with Spring and Summer gatherings ahead -I know!!  We are only in February, but is my way to get through this wintery month by dreaming up fun social events at our home with our friends and family . I just came across this image of a gorgeous Summer evening garden cinema party and I just had to share it with you ! I think I might just have to copy it ;-)

Sundays' Car Boot Sale

Yesterday, whilst chatting with my friend Lara at a lovely garden party we were at for our friends send off before they move to China, she told me that a couple of weeks ago had she had experienced her first car boot sale in order to get rid of unwanted items before they move to their new home. So today I became inspired and went to check my local car boot sale.  

Refreshments and mobile cafes

For those that don't know what I'm talking about because you might be reading in another part of the world to where I'm writing this, a car boot sale is an event that usually takes place at weekends all around the UK. The idea is that you take your car, set up a table with your unwanted belongings i.e; shoes, clothes, books, toys, furniture etc.. and sell them for little to nothing. It is a good way to get rid of your items and make a bit of extra money. As they they say here 'one person's rubbish is another treasure '. When I first came to this country I thought it was a little bit strange but actually it does make sense in a recyclable way.

For the Garden

Fashion items displayed in alternative ways.

Lost love letters and someone else's personal old family photos 

 A vast range of books 

Although I have not gone as a seller yet, I might consider it one day as I'm not yet ready to depart with any of my belongings just yet much to Matt's disappointment... But I did bring home an old mirror and a little cabinet that I'm going to paint and refurbish. 

Shoppers on the way home with their new found bargains

 For more information on local car boot sales in UK and Europe you can check here.

50 % SALE

Dear all..I hope the beginning of 2011 is going well for you. Here at the studio it is all back to work as I'm getting ready the new spring/summer collection for my trade clients in the next couple of weeks. Meanwhile I have to make way for new products to appear on my various sites and craft shows soon. As a result there is a little bit of spring cleaning here in Beech Grove Studio with a 50% SALE on my U.K and U.S.A sites with prints available from as little as £6 and $ 5.50...You can see more in Not On The High Street and Etsy.

Le Petite Studio

I thought I'd share with you my little garden studio " Le Petite Studio". At the moment with the lovely weather is all looking so lovely and colourful! I wished it was like this all year round...

Pola Monday...

I know it is Tuesday...yesterday I was in London so I didn't make it to post my new Monday posting-Pola Monday. As you can all see I'm very excited about summer being on its way ( for many reasons) ;-)
Have a good week.