1 year 9 months and 8 days ago I was picnicking in the grounds of Warwick Castle when my boyfriend (AS) as he was at the time popped the question.  For a while we had been collecting Momiji dolls - small Japanese style figurines with a slot in the bottom in which you can put little message.  So as you can imagine I was taken by surprise when he gave me this particular Momiji with a very special question inside.  I was completely elated; my answer was yes of course (spoken in such a high pitch that I believe only dogs and Mariah Carey heard my initial answer). Wedding plans began quickly and we both thought that it would be amazing if we could have Momiji cake toppers made.  We contacted the Momiji Headquarters who said they were unfortunately unable to make us any by the time of our wedding but sent us a lovely pair of limited edition cupids called Plu & Pia.

Now with only 82 days to go until the wedding I am keeping myself busy with various wedding related craft projects.  Currently covering my living room floor are several wooden hearts.  These are going to be the place settings, which seem to fit our vintage woodland tea party theme quite nicely :) We had decided not to paint them at first because we loved the look of the wood grain, but decided that it looks even lovelier with a white wash letting the wood grain show through.

I will be writing all the names on by hand with my swirly writing and my signature toadstool and other decorative doodles.

We will then stick mini pegs on to the back and have each place tag clipped to every wine glass.  We also have giant hearts for the table names.  The tables are going to be named after different teas to reflect our love for our favourite beverage.

I fell in love with this picture of a table plan today.  I am now determined to find a lovely vintage suitcase.   Is anyone else planning a wedding at the moment? Do you have any DIY projects?

Hooray I have arrived! My very first blog post!  So here I am, 25 years old and still trying to decide what to do with my life.  Being a creative person, I always have a several projects on the go and have various ideas and obsessions whizzing round my head.  I love writing poems and stories, crocheting  creatures, drawing magical places,  making fairy wings, designing make up and fashion looks, taking whimsical pictures,  growing beautiful flowers, playing with circus toys and sooooo much more .  But I seem to have my fingers in too many paint pots and have painted a very large unattractive muddy brown picture.   Time is always an issue – how can I focus my creative energies while I am being strangled by my ridiculously stressful and thankless 9-5 job?  I am determined to pursue this journey and conquer the life in which every day is inspiring for me and others.

Today is a day of new beginnings for me; my wonderful fiancé took me on a stroll of our garden this evening and showed me where a single passion flower had opened up on the front of our shed.  I love watching how things develop and grow.  I am always amazed by the beauty and the complexity of nature and it always makes me smile :) Are there any other nature inspired people out there?