Ten lovely things.

The lovely edit.

1. Let love grow.

2. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

3. To fall in love, do this.

4. Roses are red, violets are blue, and you might just love this collection as much as I do.

5. Etsy find of the week. Grizzlie Knits. Just love this.

6. Love never fails.

7. Folksy find of the week. Sejal Ceramics. Just love this.

8. What is done in love is done well.

9. Crochet love. Love crochet.

&. Bring me chocolate and I'll love you forever 🖤

. have a lovely day .

Inspired. #22. Love is a many splendored thing.

inspired #22.

I think . . . if it is true

that there as many minds

as there are heads,

then there are as many kinds of love

as there are hearts

Leo Tolstoy

clockwise from centre

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How could today's post be inspired by anything other than love?

have a happy valentines.

{ love, cake, candy & cocktails . twelve sweet treats to make this Valentine's Day }

As Valentine's Day is tomorrow, I'm assuming { hoping & praying } that if you have a special someone you've bought the card, ordered the flowers, wrapped the gift.  But maybe now you're looking for that extra something, something to bring an added sweet something.  Or maybe you haven't bought the card ordered the flowers, wrapped a gift, and are looking for that last minute something to rescue the day from complete disaster?  Here are few sweet somethings that you still have time to bake and make.  Failing that, just scroll right to the bottom and head for the drinks shelf to mix up a love potion or two!

{ persian love cake / mini vanilla cakes / buttercream roses }

{ amaretto truffles / rose turkish delight / strawberry fudge }

{ chocolate & rose tart / strawberry cheesecakes / blackberry & raspberry kisses }

{ Valentine's Cocktail / Love Potion / Valentine's Chocolate }

{ have a sweet day }

{ happy weekend }

{ 1 } ♥︎ pink roses.

{ 2 } ♥︎ paper hearts.

{ 3 } ♥︎ little bears.

{ 4 } ♥︎ colourful rooms.

{ 5 } ♥︎ perfect pins.

{ 6 } ♥︎ beautiful books.

{ 7 } ♥︎ cute bookmarks.

{ 8 } ♥︎ we came. we saw. we loved.

{ 9 } ♥︎ sweet cookies.

{ + } ♥︎ steamed puds. { especially on snowy days }

. have a l♥︎vely day .

{ hello February }

{ hello February }

. have a lovely day .

{ my funny valentine }

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Valentine's Day will soon by upon us, and whether you love it, like it, tolerate it, or despise it, there seems to be a card and a gift for you out there.  This seems to be celebrated with a lot more fun and tongue in cheek humour than it used to be, although i'm afraid the whole ' Palentine's ' can quite happily pass me by.  I can't decide if it's an attempt at making us single girls feel less alone on the 14th, or if it's just a shameful ploy to squeeze even more pennies out of us all.

That aside here are a few of my favourite funny valentines for you to lose your heart over, just in case you haven't yet bought that special someone a special something.

{ have a lovely day }

. lOts of lOve .

. hAppy vAlentine's dAy .

. hAppy vAlentines .

. 1 . spOtted on instagram . a simple be my valentine @tity.spain .

. 2 . lOving the idea of a Galentine's Day party . 

{ perfect for those of us without a Valentines . thankyOu oh happy day ! }

. 3 . a cAndy crUsh of cloud marshmallows & lOve hearts @kraftmint .

and 

. 4 . pastel prettiness with a sprinkling of glitter at Sprinkle Bakes .

{ with the cherry being inside this cherry vanilla layer cake } 

. 5 . sUper cUte XOXO milk carton Valentine's favour boxes from Babiekins .

and 

. 6 . lOve lEtters lOvingly stitched by hand & sent with lOve .

{ a super easy DIY tutorial from Lia Griffith } 

. 7 . a little more felt in this heart shaped mobile over on Sew Yeah .

. 8 . a little more lOve for yO . oh happy day .

{ just sO sO many great vAlentine's ideas ! }

. 9 . these made me smile . & . go a bits nUts !

. & . finally . whoever you'll be sharing it with . on sUnday . have a very hAppy vAlentine's dAy .

. have a lOvely dAy .

. be my valentine . { twelve lOvely ways to say i lOve yOu } .

lOve is well & truly in the air . & . i am spoiling you with a few lOvely ideas for things to make . bake . & . create for your valentine's this year . 

. 1 . 2 . 3 .

{ chalkboard black . red . candy pink }

. 4 . 5 . 6 .

{ garlands . candy . wrapping }

. 7 . 8 . 9 .

{cupid's arrows . gold . candy stripes }

. 10 . 11 . 12 .

{ sEnt with lOve }

so . 

how will you say * i lOve yOu * on sunday . with flowers ? chocolates ? candy or cake ?

{ or . maybe all of the above ? }

although i have no valentine's this year . { cue the violins ! } . i will be busy deciding which cake to make for my * shush * Clandestine Cake Club event next week . we have picked the theme of Love . Actually . { well . we had to acknowledge that february is the month of lOve didn't we . & . how better to celebrate our love of cake than with a love themed event } . but i have managed to pin far far too many ideas to my pinterest board . & . now can't decide on just one cake to make ! should it be a sumptuous red velvet cake topped with rich chocolate covered truffles . or . a sweetly pink velvet champagne & strawberry cake . or . a chocolate raspberry cake with heart shaped macarons ? 

or . well . i could go on . i will keep you posted and hope to pop up a post shortly after the event to share with you all the wonderful cake that is going to be enjoyed that evening . until then .

. have a lOvely dAy .

. hAppy fridAy .

. 1 . so today is dOodle dAy . so buy yourself a cute notebook . & . doodle away .

. 2 . lOve the doodle-esque wall decal in this cUte room . 

{ decal designed by hello little birdie . & . spotted at this little love } .

. 3 . gold grey & geo's are combined for this angelic outfit over at Milk Magazine .

. 4 . mOnday welcomes in the Chinese New Year . & . the year of the mOnkey .

{ and what's cuter than this little sOck mOnkey . spotted on pinterest } .

. 5 . & . looking a little further ahead . lOving these lOve tiles . for Valentines Day ?

. 6 . lOve this instagram pic of sisterly love .

{ captured beautifully by Dominika @domsli22 } .

. 7 . a super easy & super lovely DIY organiser . by A Bubbly Life .

. 8 . crUshing on this instagram account . a Flamingo a Day .

{ and . yes . yAy . it's friYAY } .

. 9 . the perfect cOokie to compliment my fEbruary calendar !

. & . finally . it's just possible i may break my sugar-free run with these blUeberry pAncakes . 

{ well . it is pAncake dAy on tuesdAy } .

. have a hAppy dAy .

. hEllo fEbruary .

{ i love you to the moon and back }

looking forward to a fabulous fEbruary

full of

. beautiful new cOllections at bUbble lOndon .

and

. welcoming in the yEar of the mOnkey .

. learning how to make better bread .

and

. indulging in a few pancakes on shrOve tUesday .

. celebrating vAlentine's by baking lOvely cakes .

before

. ending the month by running arOund brighton .

. have a fAbulous dAy .

. lOve . heArt .

friday already . vAlentine's dAy tomorrow . & . if you're still looking for inspiration for that perfect present you could do worse than bake up a batch of these vAlentine's sugar cookies .

. sweet . & . sugary . & . pink . & . pretty rainbow sprinkles .

. bAke them .

. & .

. give them to someone you lOve .

. have a sprinkle filled day .