Wire Baskets

This week on Flickr Faves Sunday, I bring you the wire basket with these gorgeous pics. Later this week I will be showing you my new wire baskets for my Laundry room. Check back soon for some more of the most inspirational photographers on Flickr.

Some beautiful shots from my Flickr favourites (clockwise from top left):

• The wonderful wrapped cookies in Hitting the shop in May by She cant decide
  
• The lovely colour in Vintage Wire Storage Basket by Katy bits and pieces
• The simple storage in Vintage Wire Hanging Basket 3 Tier by Katy bits and pieces
• The pretty array of prints and colours in Large Antique Primitive Metal Industrial Farmhouse Egg Gathering Basket by Wiltsie Bridge CS
  

Have a sweet day!

Hotel Chocolat Goody Bag Of The Season review

I was recently asked to review some chocolate from Hotel Chocolat. Of course, I jumped at the chance! I was so excited on opening the package to find a Goody Bag Of The Season. I tore open the bag to take a closer look. Inside I found a pretty pink strawberry and white chocolate Eton Mess Slab with meringue and strawberry chunks jutting out from the top. Unfortunately, as it contained gluten I had to put it to one side to give to my elder sister, along with the six Billionaire Shortbread chocolates for the same reason. Also inside were six Dizzy pralines, a hard milk chocolate case swirled with white chocolate and filled with a creamy praline centre; these were absolutely delicious. The Smiley Chocolate Lick, a thick chocolate lollipop on a chic black stick, was also really good. The Chocolate Gemstones, little white and dark chocolate infused chocolate beans, melted on my tongue.

Here's what my sister and her family thought of the chocolates.
"We all liked the billionaire shortbread. More of a hit with the ladies. My only criticism was I think the biscuit could have been lighter. We all loved the Eton Mess. Looked great and everyone was excited to try it. The tangy strawberries were gorgeous!!

I loved the Hotel Chocolat Goody Bag Of The Season and think it would make a great gift or great treat!"

Have a sweet day!

Marie Nichols

Welcome to my new series of posts, Friday Feature. This week I am sharing with you the delightful work of stylist, Marie Nichols. After Marie completed her photography degree she discovered her dream job was interior styling. After working at Ideal Home magazine for six years, she left her job of deputy style editor and moved to Sydney where she freelanced for various home magazines.

I love her pretty, whimsical style with touches of glamour, more of which you can see in her portfolio and her blog, Whole lotta lovely, which is full of adorable inspiration.

Happy Friday, sweets!

Glass Jars

This week on "Wonderful World of Etsy" I bring you a selection of pretty glass jars, whether it's for the gorgeous photography or the brilliant pieces like the mason jar chandelier. I love a glass jar and have quite a few, from ribbon spool filled apothecary jars and soap filled bird jars to candy filled jars. What do you keep in your glass jars?

• Bonbon 8x8 print
• Summer nights mason jar chandelier
• Fine art print from Contessa set
• Tropical jelly beans - fine art photography
  

Have a sweet day!

Primrose & Plum

This week for my 'shops i love' page, I bring you Primrose and Plum, where I bought my third bird apothecary jar that I featured yesterday.

Primrose and Plum is a small independent boutique run by best friends, Selina and Lisa. Their style is an eclectic mix of vintage glamour, classic rustic and stylish contemporary. The website is clear and informative and everything is beautifully styled and photographed at many angles so you can see the texture and quality of their hand picked items. Each item has been picked for it's uniqueness and because they love it!

On my wish list is the retro glass bottle with cream ceramic lid: a stylish way to store my fabric conditioner, perhaps?

Have a sweet day!

Pretty cloakroom apothecary jars

I have had my two larger bird apothecary jars since last November when I ordered them on holiday in Florida from Modern Chic Home. At Christmas they were filled with coconut mushroom candy and chocolate sticks for my Winter Woodland themed dessert table. At Easter they were filled with pretty pink and blue M&M's and hand made chocolate butterflies for my Easter table. The rest of the time they have been carefully stored away. Not anymore! I finally will have a permanent home for them when they are placed on a shelf in my new laundry room and cloakroom.

After much deliberation as to what would look good and be useful in the bird apothecary jars, I filled the tallest one with hand wrapped soaps to match my colour and print theme that I showed you a couple of weeks back. For the shorter one I bought spotty emery boards from Cath Kidston and floral emery boards form Poundland. I like to display items in odd numbers, so I bought a third bird apothecary jar from Primrose & Plum. Choosing what to fill this one with was tricky but eventually I went for my small pink dotty hairbrush and hairbands to match my colour theme. Now I wait patiently for the room to be decorated so I can add my decorative touches!

Have a sweet day!

Pretty pink sweets

Today in my series of posts "Inspirational Pins", I bring you some pretty pink sweets. Writing this post has got me thinking that I really need to get back in my kitchen and whip up some pretty coloured sweet treats, like pearly pink macarons filled with raspberry gananche. I am also dying to have a go at cake pops now that I have the know-how after reading Pop Bakery by Clare O'Connell.

• Macarons and mini teacup cake from The Cake Parlour
• Cake pops
• Strawberry cream filled sandwich cookies

Have a sweet day!