Curious Casa

Hello!

Just popping in to say, if you were a fan of lust covet envy check out curious casa, our new design blog.

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I've moved!

I've a new blogging home these days at curious design - pop over and say hello!

You can thank me later...

Tink over at Tinkerbelles Bridal Blog is running a great competition at the moment to win a €150 gift voucher for pretty as a picture - a new Irish business selling lots of gorgeous goodies including letterpress wedding invites and custom wedding dress paintings. You just need to comment to win -click here to find our more!

Tiers of Joy

It's a little early for letters to Santa but these gorgeous cake stands are definitely going to be featured in mine!


Me Auld China are a new Irish company who create cake stands from authentic vintage matching and mismatched crockery. They have great selection of 2 & 3 tiered cake stands of all shapes and sizes, with lots of beautiful vintage patterns from shabby chic to vintage elegance.

The cake stands are available for hire for special occasions such as weddings or parties. They even provide a plate pimping service to give your old plates a new lease of life!!

You can find Me Auld China at various markets around Dublin including Airfield, Dundrum on Saturday 30th and the Dublin flea on Sunday 31st October. Check out their website for more details.

You can read my Neutra Face

Even if it's bold itlaic.....

found via Sabrina Dent's newsletter

Covet - Sanna Annukka Postcards

I love Sanna Annukka's illustrations, but they have always been a bit too pricey for me to justify a purchase.

Happily this is not a problem with this new range of postcards by Sanna at nineteenseventythree at less than a euro each. Add to cart!

Envy : Laura Laine

How amazing are these drawings by Finnish illustrator Laura Laine?

Hitched

Best day ever - here's a little sneak peek.

I'll be back with some proper posts when I catch up with work and stop pausing to admire my wedding ring every five minutes.



First photo - photo booth - second and third photo - Magda Lukasiewicz

Raindrop Melody Maker

Too much time on your hands?
Looking for a new procrastination toy?

raindrop melody maker via how about orange.

Moody

Here's a little wedding sneak peek, our wedding mood board!

Natural Gas Commercial

Seeing as winter seems to be back here's a lovely cosy commercial for natural gas to warm you all up!

Directed by Olivier Babinet this little video visualises the warmth of natural gas by using stop motion to show how warmth spreads through the house as knitted wool.

PS- sorry for the lack of posts of late- wedding is just 7 weeks away so I've been a little distracted!

shoes of prey

I just stumbled upon shoes of prey via casapinka. It's an Australian site that allows you to design your own shoes. I've been dreaming of yellow peep toe wedding shoes for months - aren't they lovely?

The Stones Speak

The Stones Speak from Simon Wild on Vimeo.

I travelled around Iceland a few summers ago, and the dense silence in the countryside is something I will always remember.

This incredible silent animation by Simon Wild, inspired by the glacial lagoon of Jokulsarlon, makes me want to go back.

Helvetica Cookies.

I'm doing hardcore lent this year. No cheese, no butter, no sweets, no cake, no chocolate, no alcohol.

15 hours in, it's going well - I'm drinking miso soup as I type this and feeling very virtuous indeed.


I'm already tempted by these though. Surely typographic cookies don't count?

Helvetica Cookie Cutters from Beverly Hsu - thanks Kelly!

Tea and Cake

Situated in a delightful little courtyard behind the gorgeous paper shop Daintree, the Cake Cafe brings together two of my favourite things - gorgeous interiors and great food. With mismatched crockery, hot water bottles and the best beans on toast in town it's great spot for lunch and they also make their cafe available for gatherings on Saturday evenings with yummy bespoke menus.


They are currently selling these super cool Dublin-landmark tea-towels, designed by Niall Sweeney of Pony. You can buy them in the cafe or email thecakecafe@gmail.com

I think the forty foot diver is my favourite!

Animal Magic

Help your little boy confront his demons by making sure he sees them first thing in the morning!


This beautifully screen printed Animal Magic wallpaper from PaperBoy uses light to show and hide the skeletons of family pets. It's slightly scary when the lights are on but the bones vanish at night when the lights go out.

Available from Garrendenny Lane Interiors.

The Birds

As a wallpaper virgin I'm not sure I'd trust myself to put up this gorgeous photographic wallpaper from Trove. I fear some of the little birds might get their wings clipped, or attached to their beaks…..

indi wallpaper from Trove

Covet - Wall Letters

A wonderfully messy table and a jumble of letters on the wall.
I think I might like these people.

I am looking for a selection of letters in different typefaces to put on the tables for the wedding instead of table numbers. Afterwards I plan on shamelessly copying the image above.

I've found some reasonably priced ones in the children’s section in Avoca - any tips from readers on where I could get others?

I was never one who believed that letters after your name mattered.
I think I may have changed my mind.

Image from my inspirations files - if anyone knows who I should credit please let me know.

Magnetic Personalities

Hello everybody. Sorry for not posting for such a while, I've been preoccupied with wedding plans and conundrums - how long will it take the wedding bus to get from A to B in Saturday evening traffic? How long does a dress take to get to Ireland from China?

While I've been pouring over wedding blogs my own little account was starting to turn into Dust Covet Envy (hee hee!) but I saw these little guys and had to share....

The fridge-door-opening experience just got a lot cuter with these magnets from Jordan Grace Owen.

I think they might offer some witticism as I catch their eye en route to the fridge.
"Celery again? Girl, you're taking this wedding too seriously. Live a little. There's cake on the top shelf you know"

Magnets available from Hollandsworth on etsy

Happy Christmas!

Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

Image from apartment therapy