R&R

Apologies for the lack of posts over the last few days.....I went to visit my mum in the 'wilderness', aka Derbyshire!

Treasury Time

My clutch bag design was featured on the front page of Etsy this week :) 

Inspiration

I absolutely love this necklace by gracelandjewelery on Etsy but, unfortunately, it is way out of my price range. I'm currently rummaging around in my bead box in the hope of doing a bit of DIY.....watch this space!

Lush.....

I'm still under the weather a the moment & this post hot chocolate is just what the dr ordered!

Loving this look in Elle Canada

It's still snowing!

Last of the Christmas chocolate!

New Karrah Designs prints!

It's been a while since I introduced some new prints into my Karrah Designs accessories range and I thought it was about time that I added something new. I had a rummage through my sewing box, as I have loads of amazing fabrics that I have bought on my travels, but never got around to using. As a result, some of the new styles will be very limited! Here are 3 for today;

This fabric was one that I bought in Sydney and used to make a skirt with. I had about half a metre left that I had shipped back to England (I love the print and couldn't part with it!). I haven't got enough fabric to make any clothes, so I thought I should make a few clutches, including one for myself, of course!

This is another limited edition print, as I got the fabric from a flea market (in Paris, I think!). I love the story that is being told in the print, it is full of linear drawings of quaint scenes from times gone by!

Finally,  lovely jade green ikat style print, perfect for the summer months. This fabric was also bought on a trip, this time to Wales!

All of the clutches above are from my unique '1 bag 6 ways to style' series. This style is great if you are looking to stretch your money a bit further, as you can change the bag and style it in 6 different ways. The clutches are available in 2 sizes (with the possibility of custom requests, too) and prices start from £35/$52. Just click on the pictures for more information! 

New leather colours!

I'm so excited about the new neon swatches that I received today!

Snow day

In England, it very rarely snows. Because if this, when it does snow, the whole county pretty much shuts down, as it did today. Because 7cm of snow fell, I ended up having to abandon my car & get my uncle to pick me up in his 4x4! My friend in Canada sent me this picture, that made it all seem a bit ridiculous!

Yum

I was treated to one of my fave desserts today....Eton mess cheesecake :)

Inspiration

I am inspired by so many things, most of them completely random and unrelated to fashion, like the image below, for example....

New fabrics

I say new, I've actually been collecting an eclectic mix of fabrics for some time now. I probably should be coming up with a particular 'concept' or 'story' for my deigns but, at the moment, I am happy just going with 'things I love'. Hopefully you will like them, too!

Snow day!

It doesn't snow very often in England and I know that this amount of snow is tiny compared to many places, but for us, this is something to be excited about!

Happy 80th birthday grandma!

Cupcakes

It's a double birthday this weekend so I've been baking up a storm!

Memory lane

When I was a kid, my grandma & grandpa used to take me away in their caravan on holiday. I have some really amazing memories of these trips and even more came flooding back when I found one of our old sleeping bags with this memorable print on! Good times :)

My new fave.....

I bought this fabric in Sydney a few years ago and I finally got round to putting it to good use. This style is one of my new faves :)

Baking

My very lovely sister came round this eve to bake some Nutella muffins with me. Unfortunately, they were a disaster, but at least we had fun! I loved the look of the neon silicone moulds as we washed up, I'm always into bright colours.....

Congratulations!

Just found out that my close friend is engaged! Congrats Nic and Jon :)

Birthday present shopping

Lots of birthdays coming up this month……

Floss

My other puddy cat. Bootiful in real life....but not quite as photogenic! Still love her though :)

Travel plans

Every year around this time (when I'm sad that the Christmas decorations have been taken down!), thoughts turn to holidays. I'm usually dreaming of tropical destinations, but on this occasion, I have something different in mind.....

Cartier

I first saw this Cartier advert a year ago and me (& my mum!) were both awe inspired by it. A year on and I’m still amazed. At a cost of €19million though, I guess they had to make it good didn't they? Enjoy! 

Chocolate :)

Love these stylish chocolates....I'm savouring them as I'm not looking forward to starting the diet soon!

January 2nd

Coming home to my gorgeous kitty cats.....this is Charlie

Happy New Year!

      “A new year, a new mantra - ‘Every day is a gift, that’s why we call it the present’.”

As always, I have lots of New Years resolutions this year! One of them, is to live each day to the full, so I thought it would be fun to try & post a photo everyday. I figured it would be good for me to take a few minutes out of my day to find something that has made me smile :) Todays picture, a reminder of the low key New Years Eve and day that I enjoyed with the family, complete with the BBC firework coverage and a homemade dessert (eating healthily is one of those resolutions that will have to wait a while!). 

Happy New Year!