Past Inspiration

Look at these beautiful botanical watercolour flowers which date back to 1606 which BibliOdyssey recently featured from Scrapbook Florilegium. Head on over there for the full scoop. I was particularly taken with the vibrant colours. So very pretty and inspiring!!

Houses To Die For

Well it seems my blog block may have almost passed...phew! Thanks for all of your encouraging comments!! Look at these beautiful old houses captured by Erika over at Urban Grace. She and her friend Annmarie recently packed the kids in the van and went for a drive around Boston to 'stalk' some of the gorgeous houses around the place and WOW is all I can say! Here are a few which caught my eye!! The top one is my favourite!

Blog Block & Pink Vases

Well, I seem to be suffering from a little **blog block tonight so unfortunately I don't have anything very exciting to share with you except for this beautiful pair of Antique pink Bristol glass vases from Windsor Smith. Oh how I love these vases which have two major things {I am currently obsessed with} going for them - they are pink and they have birds painted on them!! Then again I have always loved pink but birds are a reasonably new {within the last 6 months} obsession!! I promise I'll be over my blog block tomorrow!!

**Blog Block Definition - Blog Block is a phenomenon involving temporary loss of ability to begin or continue blogging usually due to lack of inspiration or creativity.

Sneaking A Peek...

Here's a little preview of a job we have all been working on lately at Black & Spiro. I should have some more pictures to share with you within the next couple of weeks but I couldn't help posting this one to whet your appetite!!

Michelle's Absolutely Favourite Things

I'm so excited to share with you today some of Michelle Adams' 'Absolutely Favourite Things'. Michelle is certainly a very talented young woman and is the founder of Rubie Green an eco-friendly textile company based in New York. Michelle's fabrics are fast becoming a favourite by designers both here and in America. I absolutely adore her fabrics and currently have two chairs covered in her East Village {raspberry chevron design} in my front window at Black & Spiro. Some of my other favourites are Tillinghurst and Portobello. Her fabrics have been seen in Domino Magazine and featured on blogs worldwide. I certainly think this inspiring woman is someone to watch and I am just so thrilled to be able to share with you today some of her most favourite things!!

"While rounding up my favorite things to shoot, I realized that many things make me very happy! So I thought it might be fun to show them both laid out flat, and also as a tablescape. I started with my favorite piece of art, which is a vintage Czech movie poster of The Knack (1966). I spotted this beauty on Kate Spade's 'Behind the Curtain' website, and hunted it down at a local vintage movie poster shop! To the right is a framed photo of my grandparents shortly after they got married. It's literally such a great photo that people always ask me whether I left the fake photo insert in my frame! (I have to laugh and explain "no, I do in fact know these people!" haha.) The rest of the pieces all have some significance in my life, such as my Rubie Green fabrics, an issue of Domino where I used to work, a subway map of New York, a small bottle of Stella McCartney perfume (I never leave home without it!), a special note from a friend, etc."

Oh my goodness, I LOVE all of her favourite things too and in actual fact I have some very similar favourite pieces of my own!! Thank you so much for showing us your beautiful things Michelle. If you want to see more you must go and check out her gorgeous blog, M.A. Belle.

'Absolutely Favourite Things' will appear here every Thursday so stay tuned!!

Inspired By Others

Gorgeous wicker verandah furniture via Nibs Blog {House & Garden}


A beautiful old white timber house from Country Living via This is Glamorous


Beautiful kitchen cabinet via Habitually Chic

Stencil Library via My Notting Hill

Felicity's little pink tutu twins - so gorgeous!!


Loved this via Urban Grace via Design Crush via ffffound


Beautiful wedding dress via {I can't remember}

I have been a bit busy this week and consequently my posts have been a bit light on so tonight {to make it up to you} I thought I'd show you some of the things I have loved lately from some of my favourite blogs. Thank you to all my favourite bloggers out there {and I have lots of favourites} for your inspiration....I am continually inspired by the beautiful things you post!!

New @ Black & Spiro

Here is the new Lulu 2 seater which just arrived at Black & Spiro this morning. I am so excited about this new Lulu which we have placed in the front entry of the shop. It looks so beautiful and fresh - perfect for Spring!! I love the bright blue and yellow birds and the bright colours in the flowers and leaves against the natural linen background - such a gorgeous fabric!! If you want to see a close up just click on the image.