I spy...Lemony Lemon Bread.

This week, I spy this spectacular-looking lemon bread by Glorious Treats.
I have discovered a thing for lemony baked goods I never new I had and this one looks so very delicious and tempting....

And the presentation is flawless too!

For the full recipe click: Lemony Lemon Bread.

(found via Anastasia Drawing and Dreaming)

I spy..... Good Food Pear Recipes

A wonderful autumn treat, you can enjoy pears raw or maybe you'd like to try them in one of these wonderful recipes:




Chickory, Bacon and Pear Salad with Honey Dressing




Roquefort,Pancetta and Pear Salad





Toffee Pear Galettes





Baked Pear Dumplings




Pear and Mincemeat Crumble Cake




Sticky Pear and Ginger Cake



All recipes from BBC Good Food. Pear Recipe Collection.







I spy...... Home Beautiful by Jess Wright

This week I spy the beautiful home of graphic designer Jess Wright and family. 

It was love at first sight for me.

I'd move into a house like that in a heartbeat.

You can find more pictures of this beautiful home and the full post in Melbourne Home -The Design Files.

And you can find Jess Wright's quality handmade textiles over at Harvest Textiles- the store that she and two other super talented Australian women share and run.

I spy.......Babiekins Magazine

Yep, it's out!

Babiekins, Issue 6.

One of the cutest online magazines for kids and everything kid.

In it you will find fashion, decor, toys, accessories, recipes and more.

It's 333 pages long, with something for everyone.

Fun filled and colourful, it's a great introduction to fall.

I spy......Her Majesty Queen Anne

This week I spy this fabulous apron by Apron Anatomy.

I am a secret lover of aprons -all kinds.

And though I have a soft spot for all those vintage cuties....

who could resist this phenomenal, ruffled apron?

Aptly named the Queen Anne.

I spy......Alice + Olivia

This week I spy....Alice + Olivia.
Colouful, fun clothes with a retro feel.
They're bound to put a smile on your face.....





Alice + Olivia
Spring 2011

 



Alice+Olivia
Resort 2011

 



Alice+Olivia
Resort 2011

 



Alice+Olivia
Spring 2011

 

I spy.....ThumbelinaPaint

This week I spy ThumbelinaPaint, the etsy store by mixed media artist Maria Pace-Wynters.

This is the very first painting that caught my attention in this beautiful treasury currated by StellaCreations.

Now I'm hooked!

There are 39 of these exquisite works of art in the shop.

All as captivating as the first.

All of them in Maria's characteristic bold colours and dream-like atmosphere.

And a blog to follow too: Maria Pace-Wynters.

And a give-away I was actualy tempted to keep to myself......

I spy......Laureano Barrau

This week, I spy Spanish impressionist painter Laureano Barrau (1863-1957).

I came across him by chance here.

And it wasn't too easy finding his biography.

He was born in Barcelona and studied in his native city, Madrid  and Paris.

When he was 47, he came to the island of Ibiza.

Captivated by it's charm and local colour, he and his wife decided to make it their home.

They settled in the town of Santa Eulala del Rio.

Where he lived to the ripe old age of 94.

The Ibiza period is considered his finest-

as it is full of light and colour.

I spy......The Green Case Travel Case.

 
   This week, I spy The Green Case Travel Case by Design Sponge.

                 I was instantly smitten when I saw this the other day!
It's actually a diy project with full instructions for a surprise lunch kit.

What a wonderful way to welcome spring!

I spotted this just a while ago in a blog that I, regretfully, didn't note down- being overconfident it seems in the power of my memory. If you know which blog it is, please leave me a comment and I'll rectify the omission.

I spy........StaceyWinters daily photojournal.

This week, I spy StaceyWinters blog.

Roaming across blogland I happened upon this:

Then this:

Hooked by then, I continued, only to find more. This:

And this:

You get the idea...It's a blog full of the most wonderful images. A blog you'd happily wake up to on a Monday morning.

Stacey Winters also has the cutest Etsy shop called StaceyWinters, but that's for another time.....

As is the fabulous stream of photos she has on flicker....