USA Love, Summer Jewels & Bathroom Inspo
Moodboards, Links & A New Love for Zinnias!
Happy Friday!
I hope you’ve had a good week? Last week of school for me so it’s been a mix of sports days and speech days in amongst finalising details of some VERY exciting product collaborations I can’t wait to reveal at the end of the summer!
This weekend our wonderful US readers celebrate the 4th of July. I adore Americans (most of them anyway!); whenever I travel there I have such a warm welcome and the enthusiasm is contagious. Fourth of July weekends always look like such fun from here - like a big love letter to The Great American Summer - boating, beach cook outs, long summer camps, hydrangea-lined washboard cottages, tailored shorts, lots of linen, hamburgers, hot dogs, nautical stripes and American flags flying everywhere - even on summer sweaters wrapped nonchalantly around tanned, bare shoulders…
Wishing you all a very Happy Fourth as they say in the USA!
Happy weekend!
Love, Willow
In this week’s dispatch - summer jewellery faves, mood boarding my bathroom decorating, bird calls & more …
Teachers’ presents
I’ve been making posies to give as thank you’s to the boys teachers this year so popped into Chippy Flower Farm on the way back from the office for a quick burst of colour therapy (and picking!). I sometimes find July not exciting flower-wise, all my faves are on the way out - but there was so much gorgeous-ness I’m going to have to re-address that mindset. Mini foxgloves, California poppies, ammi, hydrangeas, sweetpeas and, very surprisingly for me, serious excitement over the zinnias. I never thought those words would come out of my mouth but I am finally converted! I’m heading into my studio now for a play.
Summer Jewellery
Summer jewellery is dominated by beads and sparkly treasures and the necklace comes into its own, almost like you’ve uncovered treasures in the sand or dived down and found them at the bottom of the sea. Nothing better on lightly tanned summer skin! And such an easy way to jazz up my summer shift dress staples.
Here are 10 jewellery pieces I am loving and will wear long after the summer fades….
