Summer Living

Recently I spent an entire Saturday with friend and lifestyle photographer, Corin Brown, shooting some of Grace & Tailor's eclectic market finds. With my departure looming I wanted to make use of these stunning props and capture their beauty in a fresh yet casual style. There are a series of summer living stories we re-created in the refreshingly 'rough-around-the-edges' Morden Hall Park. It would be great to hear what you think of when you look at them...??









I wanted to evoke a sense of English summer afternoon activities. Although spot the lack of Pimms, instead I went for the inspired choice of vintage branded cider found down the booze aisle in Sainsburys. It's deliciously dry and thirst quenching, with a beautiful bottle to boot!

STYLING / Lucy Bloomfield
PHOTOGRAPHY / Corin Brown

Hampton Court Flower Show

With my move from Grace & Tailor to By Appointment Only Design, where I will be providing a bespoke wedding consultancy service to brides and engaged couples, knowing about seasonal flora, shapes, colours and scents will be imperative for me. Last week I managed to get out of the busy studio for a lovely afternoon at Hampton Court Flower Show, with my green-fingered mum!

It started out as a rather stressful journey, battling against the flow of busy flower goers trying to exit the show at 3pm with carts of plants and garden treats. Once inside, the first and most important stop had to be the ice-cream van: 2 Soleros please! One Solero down and I was now ready to be wowed, inspired and impressed by the biggest and best blooms our nation has to offer.



Vintage design and styling was everywhere... from the quirky re-use of furniture used to create versatile and sustainable stands to vintage jelly moulds filled with citronella scented candle wax. Not to mention the vintage tent which was filled with small decorated areas designed by different nurseries and boutiques. These were incredible, individual works of art with many of them based around traditional childhood narratives including Alice in Wonderland, and historical figures. Hopefully you can see from these pictures how mesmerising these were... I love the moss teapot and cactus garden chair!

If you didn't make it this year, it's definitely one to put in your diary for next year... I think I'll go on Sunday next time, which is the final day of the show, to take full advantage of the final knockdown prices!

I hope you've enjoyed the pictures and they've provided you with some inspiration.

Happy Monday to all! :) x

Vintage Inspired Wedding

Sorry friends for the lack of posts for the month of June. Recently my time has been taken up with the all encompassing details involved in changing jobs, in addition to continued dedication to existing clients and events. As you can imagine as soon as I arrive home, I'm back in front of my Mac battling never ending email correspondence.

Anyway, enough of that... I hope you enjoy looking at these pictures taken at a stunning vintage inspired wedding I styled recently. I promise to post again soon!









How stunning is the bride..!!!! x

Ti* dy* up

Have you bought into the whole tie dye craze this summer - currently hitting Oxford St like a sledgehammer in a building site? I've been admiring it from arms length so far in a nostalgic 'tie dye fun when I was 11' sort of way... but somehow trend setting Anthropologie has opened my eyes to it. If only I could afford to shop there, I'd be all over this bedlinen. So glamorously fresh and inviting - I want it!

Bags of fun

I clocked Alphabet Bags on Decor8 today and instantly had to share them with you. How brilliant are these screen printed bags, and for a steal at only £10! They're the perfect summer sling over for Saturday morning strolls at your favourite market or to carry your sun creme and magazine to the park. I love the SWAG bag.


The monochrome alphabet purses are cute too.


Alphabet Bags, started by couple Hayley and Lucas in 2008, led me to another website they run called Keep Calm Gallery with various home accessories including various fun tea towels and mugs, stationery and art. I like this nautical inspired Forget me knot print.

Calling all craftsmen (and women)...

Thanks to Frolic, an inspirational blog I've recently started following, I learned of the Etsy Crafty Party. which is being held at The Make Lounge, 49-51 Barnsbury Street, N1. It's a chance for all walks of craft-life to get together and share company for an evening filled with cakes and crafts. Since I've just started crafting a handmade range of bridal and party accessories, which I hope to sell at popular Sunday UpMarket soon, I think it'll be the perfect place to meet some likeminded ladies and get some invaluable up to the minute inspiration for my new range!

Classic country

Don't you just love that cool fresh air smell wafting through your windows as you spring clean? I can't get enough of it. I've just arrived home after a hard run in the late afternoon sunshine (thank goodness for the drinking water fountains in my local park!) to be welcomed by the sweet aroma of my stewing rhubarb - delicious! I can't wait to smother a bowlful in natural yoghurt this evening, while watching my new guilty pleasure - Mad Men. For those of you that haven't started watching it yet, it's not too late to rite it off. Get on Amazon and order Series 1, you won't regret it I promise.

These images from Cabbages & Roses new look book, conjure up all things clean and fresh to me.



The sort of house that would probably have their very own organic veggie patches, and rhubarb stewing slowly on the hob!