Temps de Flor

Today’s blog is a celebration of a very special time here in Girona ~ the Time of Flowers. Each year the medieval old town, the Barri Vell, is filled with all things floral. Using mixed media and fresh flowers the …

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DIY your own placemats and table decor

Two DIY’s for you today and both could be adapted to use for other wedding items. The first is a DIY I did back in October which I thought was worth repeating, it involves nothing more complicated than covering plastic …

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Wedding Decor ~ Script

Script is a beautiful way to enhance and accessorize your wedding decor. No need to be a calligrapher, although there are lots of people offering this service if you want something specific. There are plenty of products on the market …

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May sunshine and pretty things

We’ve had visitors this week to our little casa on the mountain. Grand Prix weekend so the boys have been in town to watch a variety of fast cars driven furiously round and round and round. Alonso won so have …

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French Gray – a little je ne sais quoi

Today’s moodboard has a certain je ne sais quoi, an intangible quality that makes it desirable and attractive, beautifully soft greys, blush and palest lavendery blues. A soupcon of French style, French lace and swirling scripts all in soft focus …

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Robert de Niro’s waiting ~ Talking Italian

Am really excited for the start of the weekend as the Temps de Flors starts here in Girona for a week of unbelievably beautiful foral displays throughout the medieval old town. It is truly spectacular. No ordinary floral displays, these …

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Talking Italian ~ Wedding Favours

Today I am delving into the world of Italian wedding traditions and have selected a few that can be made well in advance. We took a step back in time to weddings of old with the traditional sugared almonds wedding …

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Talking Italian – great wedding food on a budget

Wedding food eats up a huge portion of a wedding budget (pardon the pun!) and it is usually this element that dictates how many guests to invite. However, this is one area where you can get really creative and keep …

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Up with the larks

Spring has most definitely sprung and summer is well on it’s way. As I was driving at the crack of dawn to the second of this weekends’ Brocanters markets in Verges all by my lonesome with the loopy Lupo stuffed …

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The Italian Job

Despite the name of today’s Monday Moodboard none of the products featured are actually  Italian, well not to my knowledge! It’s just the vibe I got when I was putting the board together, the classic lines of the vintage car …

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