My ♥ stopped at Skinny LaMinx.

I have been meaning to do a post on Skinny LaMinx for a while now. The brand belongs to Heather Moore, a very talented designer from Cape Town. She makes the most amazing fabrics and furniture. 

I love a scatter cushion more than most people, and choose cushions and fabrics very carefully. I think one or two stand out cushions in a lounge or bedroom can make the room. It's really not hard to see why this talented designer has been featured in a number of publications including Garden and Home and House and Leisure. Her prices are very reasonable and she gets the Heartstop stamp of approval for sure. 

Wander over here to visit her online store. 

* I love her birdy icon, and birds in design in general, my house looks a bit like an aviary at the moment.

My ♥ stopped at Chandler House.

I don't know about you but I lurve a hot water bottle. I am convinced I am cold blooded, and I often get into bed wearing what looks like a rugby outfit, so many layers! I came across these beautiful 'hot water bottles' at Chandler House blog. Only they are sans water and avec grain! Yes grain! Say goodbye to thoughts of 3rd degree burns when you roll over in slumber. 

"So in Homage to Magritte – one of my favourite 20th Century Artists – I came up with a ‘grain sack’ in the form of a hot water bottle. Made from soft and lightly fluffy flannel, it is not only safer, but far more attractive than a conventional hot water bottle. Each sack comes with its own removable and washable cover which will in the future come in various designs"

Warms my heart.

(Pics from Chandler House)

My ♥ stopped at Umama.

These chic, black and white wedding invites are so beautiful. I found them on this lovely blog, but they're made by Nicole from Umama. Nicole was inspired by a Walt Whitman poem:

In this suite, I drew upon the words from Whitman’s poem, 

Out of the Ocean:

Out of the rolling ocean, the crowd, came a drop gently to me,
Whispering, I love you, before long I die, 
I have travel’d a long way, merely to look on you, to touch you, 
For I could not die till I once look’d on you,
For I fear’d I might afterward lose you.

SO romantic! 

I was inspired to create a subtle nautical invite that captured the ocean from Whitman’s point of view, pensive and bold.


The design includes stripes along the bottom, a nautical monogram, and sweet anchors in the envelope liner.

(Pics from Umama)