Love this 47: Poppy brooch

It's that time of year when poppies are rightly prevalent on lapels. And this year what with the Tower of London poppies I'm noticing a lot more poppies than usual already. I've popped up to visit the Tower Poppies three times now, once volunteering to plant poppies in the moat and twice just to see how they've "grown" and will be sharing photos and more from my visits soon. 

First though I wanted to share this lovely felt poppy brooch by Rosiebull Designs.  Gorgeous isn't it? 

It's made from 100% wool felt, with hand sewn embellishments and black beads and has a brooch bar on the reverse to easily pin it to your lapel.

I will still make a donation to The British Legion's Poppy Appeal because for me, Remembrance isn't Remembrance without remembering those who have fallen and those who continue to serve our country today.  

Black & White photo 16: Bun tins

This week I'm sharing a picture of my mum's nan's (so my great nan's) bun tins, which my mum recently gave to me. I haven't used them yet, but they're sitting on my dresser and they struck me as good subject matter for a black and white photo.

I like how the wear and tear of many years use shows on the bottom tin and the higgledy-piggedlyness of the stack ...and I'm guessing it's a baker's half-dozen! I think they look great, next on my list is to to use these for baking - I'll let you know how I get on!

Love this 46: Fluted glass jar candle

I do like a candle. Or two. Who doesn't? Although I do think it's a female thing, it's definitely something MOH doesn't get. A bit like cushions. And wrapping paper. MOH does know that a candle as a gift for me is a good thing, so that's something at least. He also knows that some shops wrap purchases putting them in a fancy bag which means they don't need any further wrapping. And these types of present are always welcome.  I'm lucky that he's a quick learner.

So this candle leaves me in a quandary. It looks great, beautiful infact and it's a bargain and I doubt you'll guess where it's from...

Well, it's from Tesco and is by Greenhill and York and costs just £6. No really it does. It has a White Flowers scent and I'm sure once the candle is finished the pretty fluted jar would look fantastic on a dressing table, in a bathroom or in fact anywhere. 

My quandary is, as nice as it is and while I'm sure it's wrapped well I think it'd definitely need wrapping with wrapping paper rather than a supermarket carrier bag (don't laugh it's been tried before, and was thought to be perfectly acceptable by one of us!)