monochrome

Wonderful, playful jewellery by
Kyo Kohashimoto.

mr. swift

The happy arrival of my swift necklace by wonderful Abigail.














More beauty on a similar theme; Soaring by port2portpress.

flying

Swallow necklace Tatty Devine.

Yesterday I saw the first swift this year, flying high over my street. A lovely sight. Natural patterns that are in a delicate balance. Roll on summer for swifts and swallows.


















Swallow & Horse Reversible Wooden Heart Necklace by Frozen Peas.

















Migration of geese - birds with royalty by little by jenny

Brown sugar & hazelnut meringues.

Green action: Ask your MP to support a strong Climate Bill, Care of our Environment and Human Footprint Calculator.

delicate

Dazzle is on in Glasgow, out of reach but it has made me think how inspired the January show in London left me.

This roof window always reminds me of Paris, instead it is near the Thames, Battersea way in London. I like the way studying tiny beautifully crafted jewellery strengthens my awareness and appreciation of design and skill in the creation of large scale wonders such as this patterned roof top.

Here is the work of three jewellers I especially like, appearing at Dazzle's Glasgow show, until 6th May.









Laura Baxter























Zoe Bassi























Abigail Percy
















Inspired by the look of this new Florence Broadhurst book. More details in this mini site.

Sweet Potato Breakfast Bread recipe, also from Chronicle Books.

yellow :: thursday

Gorgeous Sägen Butik, via Bloesem and Honey Crepes with Kiwi Mango Filling, for some sun filled colour.

perfect pottery

Here are the creations of Danish Helbak & Scherning, Mette Scherning's porcelain jewellery above and Malene Helbak's pots and tableware below.




















Nutella Banana muffins, another find from delicious days, such beautiful photography and a great read.

nutella banana muffins
Recipe source: delicious days
Required time: preparation 15 min., baking time 25-30 min.

Ingredients (yield: ~12 muffins):
2 eggs
125g soft butter
100g sugar
2 large ripe bananas
100g Nutella
100ml milk
1 tsp baking soda
250g flour
2 tsp baking powder
150g (milk) chocolate coating
for decoration: nuts, sugar pearls, ...

Cream together in a large bowl the eggs, butter and sugar, then fold in squashed banana and the Nutella. Whisk.

In a separate bowl, combine milk and baking soda and blend well. Also separately, mix the flour with the baking powder.

Now alternately blend in a part of the milk mixture, then a part of the flour mix, part of the milk, … until everything is combined. Hereby you have better control over how the consistency of the dough develops.

Now pour batter into greased or paper-lined muffin tins and bake at 180° Celsius (350° Fahrenheit) in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes. Check if the muffins are done by poking in a wooden skewer - it should come out quite dry and almost clean. Put them out of the oven and let them cool down completely.

Add a thick layer of (milk) chocolate coating and optionally some decoration (nuts, sugar pearls, …).

retro

Jessie Tait, designer of Midwinter Flower Mist pattern, 1956.
Cup and saucer shown here from capri-eshop.














Lindsey Mann contemporary studio jewellery. These earrings are a bit of a modern interpretation of the pottery motif.

Fairy cakes, just the treat to compliment a Flower Mist tea set.

intricate beauty

Grainne Morton multi charm brooch.








Jack Cunningham brooch.

Tiny and delicious Beetroot belini.