alain berteau designs

beautiful minimalist designs from Belgium designer Alain Berteau

here are a few items that caught my attention

i love the wooden coat hanger - it's so simple yet makes a statement - just lovely!

kay

vintage jewellery

hawt

vintage indie

Deenie

more succulent inspiration

just can't get enough of the amazing ways you can incorporate succulents into function decor!

i found this unique and quirky wedding on style me pretty blog filled with great ideas from centre pieces to bouquets - i was smitten!

kay

Earning my Stripes

This post was inspired when I was watching a rerun of Gossip Girl and saw Blake Lively wearing that preppy Ralph Lauren jacket (which i covet muchly.) I do like a classy stripe pattern with my fashion.

Stripes make such a statement when it's used on wallpaper and furniture. It turns a boring wallflower into such eye candy. I love how, depending on the width of the stripes, it can set such different moods. There's preppy, nautical, retro or classy. It's all about size baby!

-charli

Save Our Sharks!

Found this powerful advertisement in ibelieveinadv.com.
I love sharks and this is such an important message I would love to spread.

The Sharkproject is an initiative to raise awareness about the threat of shark extinction, centered on “finning” – a practice in which the shark is caught, their fins cut off and the rest of the animal thrown back to the sea. This mailing is printed on rough paper similar to a shark’s skin and tells the recipient where to cut the envelope open, revealing a bloody shark fin stump. Lovely and powerful.-charli

Charli's Design Time...

Been procrastinating and playing around with this tshirt design. Should I get it screen printed? ...and now I'm thinking it may make a better design for a notebook or stationery. What should I do with this design? I would love some feedback?
-charli

Food photography

Maybe our MasterChef contenders can be inspired by these catered creations!

From A Table for Two

Yum!

Deenie

She Collection...

Found Compendium from a magazine and discovered this beautiful "She Collection" of notebooks and cards. I love the typography as much as the beautiful quotes on them. I can think of so many girl friends that I would love to give them you.

-charli

sandra juto

happened on this blog sandra juto.

my thoughts? muted thoughtful photography but always hopeful.

and she loves crochet like me!

Deenie

Recycled Wine Crates

I like the idea of recycling wine crates. It looks great in the photo but I wonder how "artsy" it will come across in reality. I worry it'll end up looking a little cheap and homeless-eque...What do you think?
But I do think this flooring made from recycled old wine crates would look awesome for maybe a nice little cafe or homeware store?

-charli

goodbye, tree!

Good-bye, tree

you were never meant to be planted,

danuta said your seeds were stolen in,

but grow and shade us you did.

and lately, tree, you've been a bit ill;

you lost one of your branches,

and borers, working at their own will.

now a lopper has been called by me,

and no longer will we see,

the view though your leaves.

good-bye, tree.

Deenie

photo inspiration cafe

can 6 weeks ever extend into a lifetime? digging into the gold mine of travel pics and found these gems - i rmb thinking about our blog when i took the cafe pic... ah, the nomadic life...

deenie

centrepieces inspiration

thanks marthastewart.

Deenie

lovely new blog

a lovely little DIY post from a sweet blog called a field journal

i think these rosettes would look so cute as brooches or decorating a bag too

kay

A Nod to Plaster Fun...

These remind me of those plaster fun places when you paint those white plaster moulds of random animals and kitchy objects.

The designer is Haoshi who has an online store!!

I love the gift ring with a white present on the ring...funny stuff...

-charli

uses for a yo-yo

this post is dedicated to deenie and her yo-yo making tool (see here) from Japan...a lovely way to embellish a cushion for your home

better get yo-yo making girlie!

courtesy of the team at design*sponge

kay