melrose and morgan

melrose and morgan is one of my favorite places in london and it was first on the list when we arrived. it is on the sweetest street in primrose hill and just a short walk to the best view in london.

{ bacon and comte savoury tart }

{ sausage roll & winter salad }

{ apple and mincemeat crumble }

folk

on our first day in london b and i set out to find darkroom (which i swooned over here), only to discover that it was on the most amazing street just blocks from the apartments we lived in while abroad. lamb's conduit is perfectly charming and houses some of the coolest stores i've been to in london. among them my new favorite london store, folk. if only i earned in pounds, everything in that store would be mine...

{ lamb's conduit }

{ folk }

{ bananas }

paris

dearest blog,

i am so very sorry for neglecting you, but i have been very busy last minute planning a fabulous trip to paris and london. please don't be mad, i will take lots of beautiful pictures in paris for you.

xoxo,

b

{ paris with snow! }

{ the airbnb apartment i finally booked yesterday! }

{ don't you just love the floors and the windows }

pat

last weekend i convinced my friend c to get all kinds of crafty with me. we started our adventure with pat the reindeer. pat quickly turned into a crafty catastrophe, but after hours of cutting, gluing and lots of macgyvering, pat came to life and she turned out to be one cute reindeer. then, as if creating pat wasn't tedious and time consuming enough, i convinced c to help me string loose sequins on the thinnest of threads so i could wrap some test presents. turns out, i really love the way sequins look on presents, but i don't like how much time it takes. sorry family, you will be receiving gifts with my traditional kraft paper with white or black grosgrain again this year.

{ directions for you own pat here }

{ don't you love the pink? good job c! }

more rings

a few more rings from last nights online shopping. how amazing is this loved ring? i love how subtle the note is, like you and whoever gave it to you are in on a little secret. it reminds me of my lizzie scheck necklace which i still adore.

{ loved ring }

{ alphabet rings }

{ stacked with your initials.. how cute! }

dainty rings

it's no secret that i have a love affair with dainty rings. while i usually spend late nights reading paper or design blogs, i have spent the last few evenings online shopping for jewelry. good thing christmas is just around the corner...

{ seed ring }

{ lucky seven twig ring }

{ old world ring }

{ marquise ring }

{ wishing bracelet }

satomi kawakita

delicate shapes, organic designs, cognac and grey diamonds... yes, please! these rings from satomi kawakita just moved to the top of my christmas list.

{ diamond and yellow gold ring }

{ grey diamond ring }

{ diamond and yellow gold ring }