Hi everyone! I am very excited to be teaming up with Loaf this month to give my wonderful readers a chance to win a beautiful lamp, which is part of the new Loaf collection, ‘The Whole Hog’ – check it out, if you haven’t already.

Lots of lovely Loafy products in the Whole Hog collection.

Our competition will combine two of my favourite things: Loaf and Pinterest.  I get so much inspiration from Pinterest – in fact it was one of the reasons I started my blog in the first place – so I decided this should be the theme of the competition.

The lamp we would like to give away to a lucky reader is called the Apothecary lamp because while wandering around Jaipur last year the Loafers were inspired by a pile of glass apothecary jars in a chemist which – though pretty dusty – were stunning examples of brilliant old school Indian glass-blowing. It was decided they would make gorgeous lamps – and I hope you all agree that the end result is pretty gorgeous (I wish I could win it for myself!).

I couldn’t choose anything but this lamp for the prize because it matches the name of my blog, which was inspired by the first time I met Jules, my fiancé. We met in a bar whilst he was drinking from a bottle that looked like an apothecary jar. The bottle caught my attention before he did (sorry Jules!!).

What inspires you day to day? We would love to know.

We will also be uploading daily pictures of what inspires us to our Pinterest accounts that you can find here and here. The competition closes at midday on March 31st so get PINNING!

Good luck, lovely readers x

And the winner is…

Congratulations, Lori! We will be in touch very soon and hope that you enjoy your new wondrous Apothecary lamp. Thank you so much for everyone else who entered and we have loved seeing your #dailyinspiration! x

Forget the Valentine’s chocolates, expensive dinners and roses. The way to my heart is through any of these babies…

Just love these. Bodie and Fou

No one has bought this for me yet, so I’m including it again in the hope that one day, maybe one day, it will be mine. Objects of Use

This mirror would be great for my hallway. Skandium

I really need a new desk chair. This would be nice in blue or green, wouldn’t it? Out There Interiors.

A beauteous kantha quilt. Decorator’s Notebook

I’m about to take the photo gallery down from above my sofa. I NEED this to replace it. Wallography

How great are these? They just screw onto the wall. Want! Rowan and Wren

The dog is destroying my carpet so I need a delightful scandinavian style dhurrie rug like this to cover up the mess! Mahout Lifestyle

The colour and shape of this vase is perfect. Rose and Grey.

I love how unique this Danish chair, covered with Peruvian textiles is. A Rum Fellow

Just as long as it’s not flowers from the garage 😉

Lots of love to all my lovely readers xxx

My amazing dad has always organised the most ginormous stockings that you have ever seen! He disappears on Christmas eve for a few hours and returns laden with stocking fillers for me and my two sisters, even now that we are all in our thirties. Our family tradition is to wake very early on Christmas morning and all open our stockings together. It’s probably the best part of the day.

This year, I will be with Jules’s family for Christmas so I’ve created a virtual stocking for the crafter in me: crafting supplies, lovely socks to keep my feet warm whilst sewing, cream to keep my hands looking good for blog posts, a lovely mug for that all important cup of tea, and we always get a magazine in our stocking.

If you need a few extra stocking fillers before the big day, this list may give you a couple of ideas that you can pick up this weekend…

Ianthe print bias binding from the Liberty haberdashery.

Pink Betsy print pencils from Liberty.

Floral button jar from the Liberty haberdashery.

Folk clothing People Socks.

Vintage Hemingway Mini Tin available at John Lewis.

Gutermann cotton thread available at John Lewis.

Handsomely hydrating hand cream from Betty and Walter.

Bone china Pink Pepper mug from Betty and Walter.

Washi tape from Peach Blossom.

Grosgrain ribbon from Peach Blossom.

Mollie Makes magazine.

Happy stocking filler shopping. Look forward to my stocking next year, dad!

Katy x

I am totally in love with everything Great British Bake Off.  Mel and Sue are obviously the best bit (I wish they were my best friends!) but I also can’t get enough of the calming effect of watching others bake. Tuesday evenings are something special these days.

Unfortunately, I have never learnt how to bake, and if I’m honest, I don’t have much desire to learn, but I really adore kitchenalia. The GBBO set is so aesthetically pleasing, which is probably another reason I love the show. Therefore, I have put together some of my favourite baking accessories – perhaps this could be enough to inspire me to get baking…

What’s a kitchen without a vinatge rolling pin? Nothing, I tell you. Find a lovely selection at RE-found Objects.

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous prints from the super-talented Lisa Levis. I love this pinny from the Betty and Walter collection.

Surely everyone needs a retro kitchen timer in their lives. Love this magnetic one from John Lewis.

Going all Downton Abbey with this Mason and Cash mixing bowl from John Lewis.

Apparently being exact when it comes to measuring ingredients is important in baking so I’ve chosen these scales, which are new but have a vintage feel to them. Available from Love From Rosie.

Perhaps my favourite kitchen staple – Le Parfait preserving jars. Available from Dunelm Mill.

This five-piece enamel pie dish set from Liberty is perfect – can’t get enough of blue and white enamel.

The Kitchen Aid is the secret star of the show. Available from Liberty.

These Jamie Oliver cake tins will keep all those bakes fresh as a daisy. Like the vintage flavour of these tins.

Beautiful butter dishes are a must when it comes to equipping your kitchen. Available from Not On The High Street.

How sweet are these cupcake wraps? Can’t go wrong with Belle and Boo party accessories.

And last, but not least, these beautiful Jadeite cake stands are perfect to display your baking efforts. Available from Borrowed Blue.

Enjoy GBBO tonight! x