Saturday, 6 2010
Get ready to spring forward with the season’s must-have shoe: a suede platform in a fetching pastel pop.
Clockwise from top: Charlotte Olympia Suede + Nappa Pumps; Miu Miu Suede Strappy Platform Sandal; Christian Louboutin Alta Spritney in turquoise; Elizabeth & James Mason Pumps; Siegerson Morrison Double Knot Flourescent Wedge; ASOS Suede Platform Court Shoe; Sergio Rossi Suede Slingback Peep Toe Pumps in magenta; Christian Louboutin Greissimo in lavender; YSL Tribute Suede Sandals.
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Saturday, 6 2010
If you only buy one piece of jewelry this spring, let it be the Amanda Pearl Vintage Crystal necklace. Will make any outfit look fabulous: paired with a white t-shirt and cutoffs, under a blazer, with a shift dress, a cocktail dress. It’s exciting enough to add sparkle to the plainest outfit, yet demure enough to complement a wild one as well. Probably looks wicked with a tan. And you can rock it whether your style icon is Audrey Hepburn or Debbie Harry. Made of vintage crystal chandelier pieces and grosgrain or organza ribbon, the necklace retails for $298 online at Amanda Pearl. If you are in the city, check out other great pieces at Jeffrey!
this post was contributed by guest blogger Dtangled
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Saturday, 6 2010
I am vaguely obsessed with Wildfox Couture’s Spring 2010 ad campaign. If only I had been the photographer to shoot it… it looked like the models and the photographer must have had so much fun shooting it!
this post was contributed by guest blogger Rachel
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Thursday, 4 2010
This post was contributed by guest blogger Lola!
I’ve just come across the breathtaking work of fellow blogger and artist/designer Kathryn Blackmore.
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Thursday, 4 2010
Discovery Love: Hungry Eyeball is a website created and managed by Portlander Greg “Eye” P. Greg’s goal is to expose Portland art, and his website features local artists and gallery events. Check out the interview section where he talks with artists about their work, including this recent chat with Jason Graham.
On Our Radar: The Pushdot & Plywerk All Female Group Show, featuring 8 Portland artists including Traci French’s beautiful images, also available here on Etsy and pictured above. This show is one not to be missed and you can learn more here. Don’t you just love Portland! (That was rhetorical, you better!)
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Monday, 1 2010
For all those who don’t already know, well now you need to know. I have a severe girl crush on blogger Lobster and Swan! I won’t go too much into detail on how much I adore her gorgeous blog, since I hope to get her pretty tush in our next issue.
We originally featured this lovely recipe last summer before our hiatus, and now that we are back, we are redoing some of our favorite blog posts (with the help of vitamin induced memory!) and of course our greatest hits collection as you could call it, wouldn’t be complete without some chocolate and ginger. Enjoy!
Double Chocolate Freckles
1/2 cup butter softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup plain flour
2 tbl self raising flour
2 tbl cocoa powder
7 oz dark eating chocolate
(for a sweeter version you could use white chocolate instead)
sprinkles
1 Beat the butter sugar and egg in a bowl with an electric mixer until combined. Sift together the dry ingredients then stir half at a time in to the sugar, butter and egg mixture.
3 Knead dough on a floured surface until smooth, roll dough out until 5 mm thick. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
5 Preheat oven to 180c/160c fan assisted. Grease oven trays and line with baking parchment.
6 Using 3 cm and 5 cm rounds cut discs from the dough. place 3 cm rounds on one tray and 5 cm on another. Bake small cookies for 8-10 minutes then larger ones for 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
8 Melt the dark/white chocolate and spread on top of cooled cookies. Top with sprinkles. Leave to set at room temperature.
Lemon Lime & Ginger Cooler
2/3 table spoons sugar
1 dash of maple syrup (optional)
1 inch fresh ginger peeled and grated
juice of 3 lemons
zest of 1 lemon
1 lime sliced
(As a variation add a good handful of bruised mint leaves instead of lime slices)
1 Put sugar, maple syrup, grated ginger, lemon juice and zest in a 1 liter glass jug
2 Pour on a little hot water to dissolve the sugar, mix well
3 Top up with sparkling water add slices of lime and a ginger to garnish.
poor over ice
Sit out in the garden and enjoy, or like us sit in the breeze of the open kitchen window and watch the summer street life.
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