the sun is beating down outside, i’ve got my denim cut-offs on and my feet are bare. it is most definitely ice cream time, you guys! this week i’m craving: 1. williams-sonoma 2. hershey’s caramel syrup 3. peach blossom 4. skandium 5. ikea 6. peanut butter m&ms (now available in tesco!!) 7. ben & jerry’s – peanut butter cup is my current fave, what’s yours?

the great.ly team (who host my little online boutique) were in london last week and i was delighted to finally meet up with sarah, flora & griff following months of virtual conversations, at an intimate gathering of london-based tastemakers – plus a few designer/makers – at the super cool story deli in shoreditch. as i mentioned in my earlier post, great.ly is a rather fantastic new online platform that connects independent designer/makers with bloggers (aka tastemakers) who curate their favourite finds online

i must say i’m pleasantly surprised by how nice the new george home by asda collection is. my housemate came home recently with this fabulous fifties pin-up girl duvet set, which had me reaching for my laptop and logging online to see the rest of the range (that, and the fact the lifestyle shots for the collection were styled by my lovey friend, pippa jameson). the monochrome collection with it’s zingy yellow colour pops is pretty wonderful, and the riviera collection

the recent launch of the new richard brendon meets patternity collection exclusively for fortnum & mason, in the heritage store’s trademark eau de nil, has found me lusting more and more after products in this delicious shade of minty freshness. richard’s beautiful, contemporary teaware is all produced by artisans in the uk’s ceramic capital of stoke-on-trent and helps bring that most traditional of british materials – bone china – to a new audience. i love the graphic impact of this collaborative