i heart Tim Walker

i heart Koop Come to Me

I'm addicted to this song at the moment.

i heart Theresa Himmer

Theresa Himmer: Maybe all that glimmers is gold. I immediately fell in love with Theresa Himmer's Volcano piece. It's something I wish I'd done. That's how cool it is. For me it's saying something about the natural and unnatural environs and how they interact. The sheer scale is also something I really love about these works. Having a fluid shape on such a large scale and the glittery aspect. Giant glitter, it's just amazing. Here's an interview. Check out her website.

i heart Obus

What originally drew me to Obus was the Mexican flags currently hanging in the window. I'm loving the bright colours of her summer range with yellows, oranges and reds. Great mixes of colour with that fuchsia and yellow. I love the Mexican inspired flower head pieces and wish she had those in the shop for sale - races wear? Looks like she was inspired by a trip to Mexico from the website. The socks, patterns, that yellow bag. I love how they release a basics range each season too.

i heart Jam

I recently made strawberry jam at the weekend. I used this recipe on Taste but changed it a bit (as I do). Rather than add lemon I added a vanilla pod at that time to spread some yummy vanilla flavour too and I did half apples to bulk up the jam and thicken it as Strawberry jam can be on the thin side some times. If I were to make strawberry jam again I would probably add water at the lemon stage along with the vanilla and probably do a little less apple. It is beautiful jam though. What I really love about it is doing the labels and the tradition of it. My family has rows and rows of different jams glistening up on the shelves in the kitchen, all named with different years and all with slightly different tastes. It's the authenticity, the craftmanship, eating something special and infused with love in a way. It makes that breakfast in bed so much more special. It makes a great gift, in fact I might make more jam and give it to my friends for Christmas presents. Last year I got a jar of handmade roasted muesli mix and it was really a great gift.