Anyone who knows me well knows that of all the animals, amongst my favorites are cute birds (top of the list are the European robin, chickadee and blue tit!). I even have a product range I invented called Chirpy Chums. So when I saw some of these gorgeous fabric bird placemats on Zazzle I liked them straight away!

NB. If you click any of the placemat pictures, they lead to zazzle.com which states the price in American dollars but Zazzle ship internationally. If you switch the “.com” to your country’s address eg “.co.uk” for British visitors, it will tell you the price for your country.

I sometimes find myself in the dilemma of not wanting to put my rings away in drawers and jewelry boxes because I know I’ll wear them in the coming days, yet when I leave them out on my vanity desk, it looks kinda messy! The solution? Ring holders!

Here are some cute, creatively designed and unique ring holders available on Amazon. (more…)

Today I discovered the beautiful work of artist Jane Purcell who specializes in floral animal silhouettes and other pretty floral designs. Jane even does personalized custom pet silhouette floral prints, which I thought was a fantastically original and thoughtful gift idea!

Jane’s pet silhouette floral prints

Floral dog silhouettes:

A couple of days ago I featured an article on love bird pictures by Yiqi. Following the writing of that article and after seeing all that beautiful artwork, I felt truly inspired! Creative juices flowing, I decided to try and make a bird family picture!

I created this Bird Family art collage from gift wrapping paper, tissue paper and paper doilies. It is my first ever collage! I had lots of fun making it! ^_^ (more…)

There’s just something about love bird pictures which really captivates me and brings out the girly romantic in me! So when I saw these colorful love bird silhouette paintings by Yiqi of QiQi Gallery, I immediately loved them!