Goodbye April, hello May!

Tentacles by Julie Lapointe from Canada

This year, a new month for me means a new desktop wallpaper for my macbook. That’s because I am totally loving calendar wallpapers. I think they are fab for when you need a quick date check and you’re too busy lazy to check iCal or whatever you use.

This month, Smashing Magazine has released some fab ones here. Today I’m going with “Tentacles” by Julie Lapointe from Canada (see above) but I know I will be swapping around a bit this month. The Shakespeare “Food of Love” one by Adrija Mukhopadhhyay from India is pretty awesome too!

Love,

Christabel

Alice in Wonderland Ribbon from Madame Treacle on Etsy

Snow Hare Ornaments from The Leverets Nest on Etsy

Teal Tree Brooch from Mrs Peterson Pottery on Blue Caravan

Whale Art Print from Arte Bella on Madeit

Hello and happy Friday lovelies!

I’m still spending way too much time on Pinterest. Finding lovely pictures is very much my kind of thing so it’s easy to lose time pinning away.

I started a new board this week called Hairstyles I Love and I thought I might share some of my finds here. I love finding new and interesting hairstyles to try and I can’t wait to try some of these ideas in my own hair. They are mainly super romantic, messy do’s as that is my kind of thing at the moment. It must be from reading too much Jane Austen!

French Side Braid from Love Maegan

DIY Curls by A Beautiful Mess

One Sided from The Beauty Department

So much loveliness! (As always, click the photos to see the sources and find the tutorials).

Have a great weekend all and I’ll see you next week,

Christabel

Hello lovelies,

Today’s Madeit finds are all about cats! Whether you love them or hate them, you can’t deny they have the craziest attitiudes and are pretty damn cute too.

1. Cat Print Cushion by Paloma Le Sage Fabrics 2. Retro Cat Cushion Cover by Henrietta and Morty

3. Kitten Pencil Case by Piggledee 4. Stretching Cat Necklace by The Little Orchard

So, so cute.

And I had to finish off this post with a photo of my friend’s gorgeous cat, Jasper, doing her best “I’m ignoring you” pose.

The lovely Jasper!

Much love,

Christabel

Hello lovelies!

Today’s Madeit finds is all about bunnies!

1. Looking for the White Rabbit by Little Skipper  2. Easter Pillowcase Dress by BubbyMakesThree

3. Laser Cut Rabbit Brooch by TommyandTuppence 4. Rebecca Rabbit by BelleandJay

All together now, awwww bunnies!

Much love,

Christabel

Happy Monday lovelies!

I have a bit of a crush on succulents at the moment. It’s just amazing seeing the fabulous things people do with these hardy plants.

I thought I would share some of these fab ideas that I’ve spotted lately on Pinterest….

Vertical Succulent Garden from Flora Grubb Gardens

Succulent Wreath from Prudent Baby

Succulent Centerpiece from Weddingbee

Succulent Kissing Ball from Apartment Therapy

Aren’t they incredible? Click the photos to visit the original sources – and find the tutorials.

And here is my own little succulent garden – in little colourful ramekins! These little guys were a housewarming gift from a lovely friend of mine. Aren’t they gorgeous?

My own little succulent garden!

You can also follow my Succulent Love board over on Pinterest here.

Enjoy!

Love,

Christabel

Hello lovelies,

I’ve added a few new quotes to my range of removable ceramic wall tiles and I thought I might share them here to see what you all think. One of my favourite parts of Zinnia Pea is sitting down and flicking through novels and quote books, and searching the net looking for lovely new sayings and clever quotations to ink. I always love to hear suggestions too so  please feel free to contact me, or leave a comment if you have a favourite quote to share!

And now for my new wall tile designs (drum roll please!):

Marilyn Monroe "Believe" Wall Tile

Charles Darwin "Survival" Wall Tile

Jane Eyre "Bird" Wall Tile

Marilyn Monroe "Imperfection" Wall Tile

Mark Twain "Explore, Dream, Discover" Wall Tile

Each photo links to the item page in my Madeit shop.

See more tiles in the Wall Tiles section of my Madeit shop here.

I would love to hear what you think!

Love,

Christabel