Han Picked

Woad Inc

2011-11-22T11:12:00.000Z

These wool blankets are dyed in Norfolk using natural woad indigo pigment, which they grow organically on the farm there. They're part of a small organisation called Produced in Norfolk which works to protect rural skills from dying out, such as thatching and cider making and wild bee keeping. Picture: Woad Inc.

Helveticus

2011-11-21T15:22:00.002Z

Australian company Helveticus make sturdy-looking bags from vintage Swiss army blankets. Picture: Helveticus.

Grahame Clarke

2011-11-18T11:52:00.011Z

These porcelain pieces by Grahame Clarke are just the kind of thing I love. You can order this hare bowl and pheasant jug directly from his studio. Pictures: Grahame Clarke.

Jess Brown

2011-11-17T16:13:00.005Z

What a beautiful quilt by Jess Brown. I absolutely love it. She has a new collection cming out next year called Jess Brown for Woman and Home, which will be a small collection of dresses and workshirts, and is bound to be lovely. Pictures: Jess Brown.

Monkstone Knitwear

2011-11-16T13:51:00.010Z

Insanely cosy looking jumpers from this delicious, brand-new knitwear company, based on a farm in Pembrokeshire. The top jumper here has two little buttons on the back, and is £190; the second is knitted from undyed Dorset and Welsh Black Mountain wool, and is £180. They will see you through the coldest winter. Pictures: Monkstone Knitwear.

Roseanna

2011-10-25T10:30:00.006+01:00

This lovely label Roseanna is designed by two super-stylish Parisiennes. It's only been going two seasons - I spotted it at Donna Ida, one of only a few UK stockists. They do have an online shop, though (I'll take this shirt and this jacket please). Pictures: Roseanna.

Laurence Doligé

2011-10-06T15:59:00.011+01:00

I was just in Fenwick and spotted this new French label, Laurence Dolige, designed by the woman who founded Madame a Paris. It's a cross between APC and Margaret Howell: quite simple clothes in really heavy, lovely quality materials, not as boyish as APC and not as boxy as Margaret Howell. I tried on masses and wanted it all. In fact, there was a check shirt and a pair of cotton trousers I was particularly taken by, and I'm trying to resist heading back there after work for some purchasing. Pictures: Laurence Dolige.

Sula

2011-09-14T17:20:00.007+01:00

Sula is a British label designed by Alison Taylor, featuring quite lovely handmade clothes in hand-dyed silk and cotton and hand-loomed wool from her own fabric workshop in Vietnam. Visit her online shop here. Pictures: Sula.

Athe

2011-09-13T17:28:00.004+01:00

This is a really lovely shirt, that I probably need to own, from Vanessa Bruno Athe at Urban Outfitters. Pictures: Urban Outfitters.

Esk Valley

2011-09-08T11:04:00.002+01:00

I'd like to weather this winter in one of these Esk Valley jumpers, handmade in Scotland's only organic wool mill. Picture: Esk Valley.

Moheda Toffeln

2011-09-07T17:01:00.005+01:00

Nice Swedish clogs from Moheda Toffeln, made by the same family company for five generations. They don't have an online shop yet, but you can buy them with free delivery here. Pictures: Sarenza.

Louise O'Neill

2011-09-07T15:31:00.001+01:00

Beautiful 18ct-gold earrings by Louise O'Neill.

Eden Pottery

2011-08-25T11:01:00.006+01:00

Handpainted spongeware jugs from Eden Pottery in County Down. Pictures: Eden Pottery.

Hurley Burley

2011-08-23T16:48:00.006+01:00

Gold vermeil and aquamarine earrings - £40 from London jeweller Hurley Burley. Picture: Hurley Burley.

Ash

2011-08-23T16:27:00.003+01:00

These summer sandals would look good with thick wool tights and dresses in winter, too. They're from Ash, but only available in lots of sizes at (the new-to-me fantastic discount shoe store) Sarenza, because they're last season. Ash also make these excellent looking, simple and sturdy biker boots, which I also have my eye on. Pictures: Sarenza.

Black Lily

2011-08-17T16:51:00.006+01:00

Black Lily is another lovely Danish company to add to the list. They have an online shop where you can buy things like this perfect little blue suede bag and this embroidered scarf.

EP by Easton Pearson

2011-08-16T12:50:00.005+01:00

The prints at Australian label EP by Easton Pearson are amazing. I love that top in the middle. See the whole collection here. Pictures: Bahamonde Weather Girl.

Marie Walshe

2011-08-15T17:14:00.005+01:00

A gold vermeil twig bangle from Brighton jeweller Marie Walshe. It's £105, and you can buy it here. Picture: NotHS.com/Marie Walshe.

Margarete Häusler

2011-08-15T16:46:00.006+01:00

Hand-painted linen bags from Berlin, by Margarete Hausler. Pictures: Margarete Hausler.

Scholten & Baijings

2011-08-15T11:56:00.002+01:00

Beautiful, amazingly colourful merino blankets by Dutch company Scholten & Baijings, available from Darkroom. They're £295 each. Pictures: Darkroom.

Brittany pottery

2011-08-11T17:54:00.011+01:00

Many of my childhood holidays were spent in Brittany, so I'm so fond of this traditional Quimper pottery, painted with quaint men and women in national dress. As with anything that's popular with tourists there are masses of cheaply produced copies around, but if you want the real stuff you can buy in online at HB Henriot. I would love a set of his-and-hers bowls. Pictures: HB Henriot.

Rowen & Wren

2011-08-11T12:46:00.006+01:00

These bud vases from Rowen & Wren look lovely in groups on a supper table; fill them with sprigs of blossom or individual blooms. They come in a pack of six (all slightly different shapes) for £18. Picture: Rowen & Wren.

Sarah Hickey

2011-08-11T11:49:00.002+01:00

Sarah Hickey makes beautiful, rough-cut jewellery from her garden studio in Northumberland. These earrings are £59 (top) and £39; all Sarah's pieces are handmade with natural stones so each one will be unique. Pictures: Sarah Hickey.

Sparrow & Co

2011-08-10T09:54:00.004+01:00

Glasgow-based Samuel Sparrow will be launching his online shop soon, selling beautiful handmade things for your home, such as Moroccan glasses, sheepskin rugs and notebooks. Pictures: Sparrow & Co.

Martyn Edgell

2011-08-09T15:19:00.013+01:00

I can waste far too much time looking at antique pottery online. I actually don't mind things that are chipped and a bit shabby, but if I had lots of money to spend, I would shop at Martyn Edgell. Pictures: Martyn Edgell.

Ganni

2011-08-09T14:10:00.004+01:00

I always find so much to love at Ganni. I just tried on this new-season dress in Anthropologie (although I see it's £40 cheaper at ASOS) and can confirm it ticks every good-dress box. Really lovely. Picture: ASOS.
UPDATE: A reader has pointed out that the dress has been removed from the ASOS site. It's still available at Anthropologie, Regent Street (London) - though not online.

Bric-a-Brac

2011-08-05T17:28:00.012+01:00

Talking of Swedish things, I love the look of this label from Stockholm, Bric-a-brac, run by two super-glamorous Swedes, Malin Engblom and Christina Wingas - selling lovely, simple things to wear for women, men and children. They ship internationally. Pictures: Bric-a-brac.

Himla

2011-08-05T17:17:00.005+01:00

Swedish textiles for your home, from Himla. Pictures: Himla.

Barcroft Hall

2011-08-05T11:46:00.004+01:00

I am wowed by the wildflower fields at Barcroft Hall - created by Brian and Denise Herrick in what was a rubbish-strewn bit of abandoned land in Somerset. They grow more than 50 types of native flowers there - it looks like my idea of heaven. You can visit it for free this month. Pictures: James Dadzitis/SWNS.com, via here.

Woven Oak

2011-08-04T17:49:00.011+01:00

Sussex company Woven Oak produce a small range of woodblocked textiles, printed by hand in India, which they make into exceptionally beautiful napkins, bags and other nice things. I badly want that washbag (£16.50). Pictures: Woven Oak.

The Rug Company

2011-08-04T17:37:00.002+01:00

I love this wool cushion by Paul Smith for the Rug Company - and it's called "Painter's Smock", which I like. But £495? Wow. Picture: The Rug Company.

Brenda Green

2011-08-02T10:19:00.003+01:00

Prints of Brenda Green's botanical drawings are just £25. These two are my favourites - the Clematis and Auricula. I like her pots, too. Pictures: Brenda Green.

Donna Flower

2011-07-29T18:30:00.008+01:00

Vintage dressmaking fabrics from Donna Flower, sold by the half-metre. They'd be ideal for flowergirls' dresses. Pictures: Donna Flower.

A Little Bird

2011-07-29T17:50:00.005+01:00

Daisy Garnett's book, Cooking Lessons, is my one of my favourite food memoirs, about her discovery of a passion for cooking while on a journey by boat from New York to London. I'm also quite addicted to her chic listings site A Little Bird, full of stylish finds and reviews. So it's really no surprise I think her office is rather lovely, too. I think that colour green is perfect. Pictures: Simon Brown for the Daily Mail.

Julie Sandlau

2011-07-28T12:24:00.004+01:00

These tiny amethyst earrings from Danish jewellery designer Julie Sandlau are near perfect. Picture via Rakuten.

The Cloth Shop

2011-07-27T17:41:00.004+01:00

These Indian wool shawls - herringbone wool with embroidery - are beautiful. From the amazing The Cloth Shop on Portobello Road. Picture: The Cloth Shop.

David Garland

2011-07-27T11:37:00.004+01:00

Really exceptionally nice ceramics from Gloucestershire potter David Garland. My obsession with jugs is getting a little out of hand. Pictures: David Garland.

Lollys Laundry

2011-07-27T11:30:00.001+01:00

This pretty, very summery white dress, with sleeves, is half price at Lollys Laundry. Picture: Lollys Laundry.

Have You Met Miss Jones

2011-07-27T11:04:00.003+01:00

This heavy ceramic pear from Sydney's Jennifer Jones would look really beautiful on a mantlepiece, or as a paperweight on a desk. Picture: Have You Met Miss Jones.

Tea with Bea

2011-07-26T13:54:00.004+01:00

A polka-dot mug from Tea with Bea, made in Stoke-on-Trent. Picture: Tea with Bea.

Seersucker tablecloths

2011-07-26T10:04:00.006+01:00

Nice quality, good value cotton seersucker tablecloths in really great colours, from The Linen, Lace and Patchwork House. The Madras-like "multi" colourway (not pictured) is my pick. From £15. Pictures: LLPH.

Red Hen Originals

2011-07-25T17:28:00.002+01:00

I am in love with this painting of two mice by Julia Burns - and it's only £28.50, complete with mount. Naturally, I like her paintings of pigs, too. Picture: Red Hen Originals.

Sweet Caroline

2011-07-25T14:38:00.004+01:00

Sweet Caroline clogs from Sweden - very colourful and very comfortable, apparently. These Fireflys are £106. Picture: Sweet Caroline.

Leontine Hagoort

2011-07-25T14:25:00.006+01:00

Summery bags from Rotterdam's Leontine Hagoort.

Chhatwal & Jonsson

2011-07-22T14:13:00.000+01:00

Beautiful bedroom fabrics from Sweden's Chhatwal & Jonsson. I love the mix of tie-dye and paisley, and want to copy it. Pictures via: Stromgatan4.

Vanessa Bruno for La Redoute

2011-07-22T14:00:00.006+01:00

Two favourites from the new Vanessa Bruno collection for La Redoute. Quite pricey for a catalogue (the top is £49, the jumper £85) - the quality better be top notch. Pictures: La Redoute.

Hinchcliffe and Barber

2011-07-21T12:44:00.007+01:00

Dorset pottery Hinchcliffe and Barber make lovely hand-painted spongewear and have just opened a small online shop. This large water jug would be perfect on a summer lunch table in the garden, or as a vase for a huge bunch of sweatpeas. It's £45. Picture: Hinchcliffe and Barber.

Mykonos

2011-07-21T11:42:00.007+01:00

Archie bought me the most beautiful opal earrings from the Japanese jewellery designer Akiko Kawayanagi for my birthday. They're not actually the ones pictured here - they're even nicer. All her jewellery is delicate but quite rough-hewn-looking, which I love. Really precious, but the kind of thing you want to wear every day - and indeed I have. Pictures: Mykonos.

Peacock Blue

2011-07-20T16:22:00.007+01:00

There's nothing quite like brand-new sheets. I really like the subtly pretty styles - pale polka dot, gingham and floral - at Peacock Blue. Pictures: Peacock Blue.

Ursula Waechter

2011-07-20T14:37:00.004+01:00

A beautiful painted salad bowl by Ursula Waechter. Picture: Ursula Waechter.

Les Racines du Ciel

2011-07-18T15:06:00.005+01:00

French ethical label Les Racines du Ciel make very simple, very beautiful clothes - t-shirts, dresses and jeans - that are designed to be worn for years and years and not date. All the fabrics are either organic or recycled, and everything is made with a minimum impact. Pictures: Les Racines du Ciel.

Willow Rose Boutique

2011-07-18T14:27:00.010+01:00

Willow Corbett-Winder makes lovely, simple notebooks, address books, visitors' books and diaries covered in fabrics - stripes, florals, Indian hand-blocked and paisley. She'll make them to order if there's a particular print and shape you like. Pictures: Willow Rose Boutique.

Ancient Greek Sandals

2011-07-15T16:04:00.004+01:00

Christina Martini used to design for Louis Vuitton and Balenciaga, but now she runs this beautiful new sandal company in Athens. She does 31 different styles based on traditional designs (my favourites are the Myrtis and Electra), all of which you can buy online. Pictures: Ancient Greek Sandals.

Sibona

2011-07-15T15:39:00.006+01:00

Quite subtly pretty hand-embroidered napkins from Sibona. I really love the gooseberries. Pictures: Sibona.

Nixey and Godfrey

2011-07-14T12:02:00.007+01:00

The Indian vintage throws at Nixey and Godfrey are really special. Pictures: Nixey and Godfrey.

Lustreware jug

2011-07-14T11:49:00.003+01:00

Such a beautiful jug, very much out of my price range. Picture: Appleby Antiques.

Keller

2011-07-13T18:26:00.006+01:00

Keller, a label designed by Kelly Clark in Brooklyn, joins the list of labels to lust after. Kelly says her clothes are designed to "slip on, love, and wear unbothered." I like that very much. Her only European stockist is The Moon and Mars in Edinburgh, but I think they only sell her shoes. Found via Primoeza. Pictures: Keller.

Falcon Enamelware

2011-07-13T16:12:00.003+01:00

The great British company Falcon Enamelware - makers of sturdy white-with-blue-trim pots and things for kitchens since 1920 - have revitalised their brand and range and, honestly, I would like one of everything. And their website's lovely, too. Thanks to Beatrice for the tip off. Pictures: Falcon Enamelware.

Beach Candy

2011-07-12T12:54:00.005+01:00

If I were about to head off on holiday, I'd be tempted by the summery things - kaftans, sunhats and dresses for the beach - from Sophie Paget's company, Beach Candy. Everything is designed and made - hand-woven, hand-printed, hand-dyed etc - in India, where Sophie lives. Pictures: Beach Candy.

Libeco

2011-07-11T11:30:00.015+01:00

Belgian online store Libeco sells some of the nicest tea towels, napkins and tablecloths I've seen. Pictures: Libeco Home.

Tim Bowen

2011-07-07T15:43:00.012+01:00

Tim Bowen's collection of antique Welsh spongeware is the kind of thing I really swoon over. I'll never have too many bowls. I'd love to visit Tim and his wife Betsan's gallery near Carmarthen - full of these lovely ceramics and what looks like a really amazing collection of oak country furniture, Welsh paintings and folk art. Pictures: Tim Bowen Antiques.

Vanessa Bruno

2011-07-06T17:02:00.005+01:00

I love this summery tote and makeup bag by Vanessa Bruno, on sale at Anna. Pictures: Anna.

Silk Purse, Sow's Ear

2011-07-05T16:39:00.005+01:00

Eilidh Strang's affordable handmade jewellery is made in Edinburgh, where she reinvents second-hand trinkets she picks up from charity shops, as pretty, wearable earrings and necklaces. These pink opal studs are just £6, this brass locket is £9. Pictures: Silk Purse, Sow's Ear.

Belle Heir

2011-06-28T15:12:00.004+01:00

Belle Heir sells the most exquisite vintage clothes for babies (and up to five-year-olds) - proper antiques, really, rather that mere second-hand clothes. The spotty dress here is Belgian from the 1930s; the middle, crocheted dress is from the 1920s, and the gingham coat is 1960s. Unique treasures, with price tags to match. Pictures: Belle Heir.

Sasha Gibb

2011-06-24T15:34:00.007+01:00

Textile designer Sasha Gibb makes her work - cushions, throws and patchwork - from salvaged vintage British wool blankets, which she re-dyes and sews from her small workshop in Jersey. She also makes French hemp and linen sheets for hanging over windows as rudimentary (but great looking) curtains. The pieces are all one-offs and are hardwearing, washable and "designed with real living in mind", she says. Pictures: Sasha Gibb.

Lazy Giraffe

2011-06-23T15:57:00.004+01:00

Deepa makes beautiful jewellery by hand in her small home-studio in Cambridge. Everything is made in very limited editions and is amazingly inexpensive. For example, these sweet glass-and-silver earrings are just £20, and you can buy these three stacked 14ct gold rings (one textured, two smooth) for a mere £22. Pictures: All Things Original.

Rennes

2011-06-22T10:46:00.006+01:00

What a pretty linen dress. Handmade to order for $220. Pictures: Rennes.

Ocabini

2011-06-21T15:13:00.005+01:00

Very sweet stripey cashmere baby blankets from Ocabini - they're hand-dyed, sun-dried and hand-spun in Nepal, and are £130 each. Picture: Ocabini.

Me & Em

2011-06-17T15:53:00.005+01:00

These polka-dot, very-fine cashmere scarves from Me & Em are lovely. Pictures: Me & Em.

The Original Canvas Bucket Bag Company

2011-06-17T15:29:00.009+01:00

I am keen on these simple, hardwearing canvas bucket bags with rope handles - good for logs or laundry or for the beach. They come in four sizes, the biggest costing just £25, plus postage from the Isle of White. Pictures: The Original Canvas Bucket Bag Company.

Ace & Jig

2011-06-16T10:31:00.003+01:00

I really, really want this dress, but it's about £125, plus shipping from Atlanta, plus customs charges. Expensive, then. Damn you, weak pound. Picture: Les Nouvelles.

Celia Lewis

2011-06-15T14:27:00.003+01:00

I absolutely love Surrey artist Celia Lewis's watercolours of pigs - painted from life, in her garden, of her own Gloucester Old Spots. Her paintings start at just £50, mounted and including postage, which I think is amazingly cheap. Pictures: Celia Lewis.

Lara Scobie

2011-06-15T14:12:00.009+01:00

These beautiful and delicate blue-and-white ceramics are made in Edinburgh by Lara Scobie, and sold on a brilliant new-to-me website Seek&Adore. Pictures: Seek&Adore.

NW3

2011-06-14T10:06:00.003+01:00

The perfect dress for this weather, and it has sleeves! From NW3. Picture: ASOS.

Woolenstocks

2011-06-13T14:49:00.013+01:00

Happy-making handmade booties for children, from Nepal. Pictures: Woolenstocks.

Illa of London

2011-06-10T12:45:00.005+01:00

The kind of jewellery I like wearing: small smoky quartz earrings and a gold vermeil bangle from Illa of London. Pictures: Illa of London.

Marley Boutique

2011-06-09T15:05:00.006+01:00

Marley Boutique is a really small range of inexpensive but rather lovely clothes for children, all handmade in London. I love this floral shirt (£28) and bloomers (£26). Pictures: Marley Boutique.

Furla Guggenheim

2011-06-08T17:37:00.004+01:00

I hardly ever see handbags I like, so I actually had to accost (or, rather, make my husband accost) a stranger sitting at a cafe in Paris yesterday when I saw her carrying this one. It has a long, stripey cotton strap (see bottom pic) so that you can wear it across your body, and is mottled black leather with a green suede pocket on the front. In the flesh it's literally the nicest handbag the world has ever seen, and I'm starting to save up for it right now. Although I'm slightly concerned it doesn't appear to be on their website - only this one, which isn't as nice. Pictures: Endless.com

Anna

2011-06-02T16:01:00.002+01:00

A really beautiful, and unusual, ink-tipped linen scarf from Anna. Just £25, and perfect for hols.

Nice Things

2011-06-02T14:04:00.007+01:00

The lovely (but quite terribly named label) Nice Things is from Barcelona. They have shops across Europe, and sell in the UK in stores like Nola, Fashion Dispensary, Attic and Get My Fashion. I particularly love the bottom dress; it's silk and embroidered and not bad value for £100, I reckon; buy it here. Pictures: Nice Things.

Dresses

2011-05-31T17:09:00.003+01:00

Two printed dresses I would kill for. The top one is from Carin Rodebjer and bottom one is from Ermie. Pictures: Rodebjer and Jeana Sohn.

Babyface

2011-05-16T14:12:00.004+01:00

Lovely cotton quilts for children's beds, from Babyface. Pictures: Babyface.

Stitch Design Works

2011-05-12T11:48:00.000+01:00

Lovely, fresh looking gingham, lace and ricrac tablecloths from Stitch Design Works - on sale, too. Pictures: Stitch Design Works.

Ortak

2011-05-10T12:44:00.002+01:00

Sweet little enamel earrings, made on the Orkney Islands. Picture: Ortak.

LinenMe

2011-05-09T14:57:00.008+01:00

LinenMe is one of the few places you can buy these really lovely, heavy, coarse linen bath towels that last years and years and get better the more you wash them. Inga, who owns the Surrey-based company, sources her linen in Lithuania, and it's good value - the set of four blue towels (two big, two little) in the top picture is yours for under £40. Pictures: LinenMe.

Handwritten

2011-05-09T14:22:00.007+01:00

Three beautiful white dresses for hot days, from Handwritten. You can buy them all at Anna. Pictures: Handwritten by Tanya Sarne.

Alicia Paulson

2011-05-06T12:42:00.005+01:00

I read about this beautiful sampler kit by the talented Alicia Paulson on Swoon and Sigh. Each letter of the alphabet is in a different font, inspired by vintage lettering books. I absolutely love it - particularly the Q, which is tiny garlanded daisies. I could stare at it for ages. The kit is only $25, which I think is very good value. Buy it here. Pictures: Alicia Paulson, via Swoon and Sigh.

Sarah Raven

2011-05-05T12:45:00.004+01:00

I love Sarah Raven's Kitchen and Garden, the online shop of the brilliant writer, cook and horticulturalist. It's stocked with the things Sarah loves and uses in her own home at Sissinghurst, including lovely bits for picnics, like enamel mugs and campfires, really good floristry kit and vases, and everything you could possibly need for your garden. Pictures: Sarah Raven.

Collective noun prints

2011-05-04T17:29:00.014+01:00

I'm not really a fan of those ubiquitous "clever" typography prints you see everywhere these days, telling you to keep calm or eat local, or whatever - but I do absolutely LOVE these prints by Woop Studios. This collection is inspired by the brilliant subject of collective nouns, and includes ones I knew (like a murder of crows) and ones I didn't, and am now extremely pleased I do - such as a waddling of ducks, a troubling of goldfish and - the sweetest - a charm of finches. If I was rich I would buy the lot. Wouldn't that be amazing for a child's bedroom wall? Pictures: Woop Studios.

Fliff Carr

2011-05-04T12:00:00.006+01:00

I love these mad, splodgy plates by London ceramicist Fliff Carr. Pictures: Fliff Carr.

Rondini

2011-05-04T11:00:00.005+01:00

Top, top quality leather sandals from Rondini - handmade in the same family-run workshop in Saint Tropez since 1927. Not cheap, but they do last years. If you order online (and have never owned a pair of Rondinis before), they'll ask you to do a drawing of your foot to make sure the fit is just so. Pictures: Rondini.

Inka Norden

2011-05-03T14:41:00.005+01:00

If you like stripes, you'll love Inka Norden - the Gloucestershire-based online shop that stocks simple, nicely made blue-and-white-striped things for all the family. I particularly like the look of their men's swimming trunks. Pictures: Inka Norden.

Wood & Wool Stool

2011-04-28T10:11:00.007+01:00

Dutch designer Ingrid Jansen is the queen of crochet, and under the name Wood and Wool Stool she makes charming blankets, reclaimed-wood stools with crochetted seat-covers, adorable knitted bunting and garlands, and these insanely sweet hangers for baby clothes. Pictures: Ingrid Jansen, used with permission.

The Sleep Room

2011-04-27T17:40:00.009+01:00

The Sleep Room is a new-to-me site for everything bedroomy. Their Mexican floor cushions make me very happy, their rugs are some of the nicest I've seen, and I love the look of this Swedish-looking chest of drawers and pretty embroidered lampshade. Pictures: The Sleep Room.

Endellion

2011-04-27T15:35:00.008+01:00

There are some truly lovely things over on Endellion, the small online shop run by Antonia Robinson and David Shields, from Charlestown in Cornwall. I'd love one of their extraordinary, fairytale-like tree lamps on my bedside table. They have a really good selection of not-crazily-extortionate paintings, too. Pictures: Endellion.

Easter weekend

2011-04-26T16:40:00.003+01:00

Family lunch in the garden, Easter egg hunt, bike rides and picnics.

Odd Limited

2011-04-20T15:39:00.017+01:00

Lovely things from Brigette Buchanan's beautiful company, Odd. Her "stripe dream" and "maud" cushions are on my wish list. I'd like to while away this afternoon on one of her rocking seats - in a shady spot, with a book. Pictures: Brigette Buchanan.

Lindsay Pearson

2011-04-20T15:03:00.006+01:00

Really delicate and beautiful everyday jewellery, handmade in London by Lindsay Pearson. Necklaces for people who don't really like wearing necklaces (for example, me).
Picture: Lindsay Pearson.

Swedish Hasbeens for H&M

2011-04-20T14:35:00.006+01:00

I popped into the Regent Street H&M to see the new Swedish Hasbeens collaboration today. It was chaos - stacks of shoes all over the floor and nowhere to sit to try them on - but I managed to score myself these red numbers for a mere £34.99, and am really pleased with them.
Picture: by me, with my brand-new iPhone.

Sun San Sandals

2011-04-19T12:27:00.005+01:00

Sun San Sandals make sweet, practical, quite old-fashioned sandals for children, which will be hitting these shores this summer. Their British website is very pretty - in fact I wish they made them in grown-ups' sizes. Pictures: Sun San Sandals; found via Charlie and Caroline's Blog.