Mister Clarke - The Silversmith With a Twist

No need for me to say much here. Just scroll down and see the names given to these amazing pieces of silverware by David Clarke - SUPERB!

Gangster

Gore Blimey

Bovered

Chav Bucket

Ever So Slightly Sloshed

One Day My Plinth Will Come

Stuff Wot She Has Made

finest paperware

Just love the title of this girl's Flickr page - Stuff Wot I Have Made - stunning ceramics made by Rebecca Wilson. I mean making ceramic cups look like paper Wedgewood is no mean feat.
Found at Ulla's Moth Tales

choccy cherries

jelly babies

many hands

She's Only Gone and Done It Again - Kathy Dalwood

This woman just blows my mind. Kathy Dalwood is now producing her famous busts in plaster

but with the addition of tiny castles, bowls of fruit, wine bottles etc etc sitting on their heads.

She has even added locks of hair to create

unbelievable detail to these already gorgeous pieces.

and one of my favourite things is the join she leaves when taking them out of the moulds.

The possibilities are endless. Visit her website and her blog for a peek at the process of making them.

My Spring Has Sprung

I don't class Spring as officially here until the clocks go forward and they did just that on Sunday morning. The weather forecast says it will snow - shucks that's a shock!
I will console myself by looking at these gorgeous new pieces by Rachel Denny depicting Spring in all its glory. OK so the bottom image has nothing to do with Spring but I do love it.

WANTED!

An oil pourer as elegant as this one. By Aldo Bakker

Ulla's Moth Tales

Ulla has been on my blogroll since day one and I can't imagine her not being there. She has set up a Tumblr account and has posted her inspirations there. If you don't visit you should have therapy. I am working on my collaboration and hit designers block this morning (literally). After visiting Mothtales I am on a roll. Bless You Ulla.

The House Next Door

No this house isn't next door to me but if it were I would never be out of it. Found at Inspace Locations and The House Next Door is what they have named it. Makes me want to take a hammer to my walls.
Important Note: Don't try this unless you have amazing antique furniture and an expert to reveal the history of your house.

Bliss Fields - A Perfect Mix

An aptly named shop in London - Bliss Fields - bliss for me on walking into this shop. Antiques and flowers, what a perfect mix.

Anthropologie London - My Take On It

OK so I am not the first person to blog about Anthropologie in London but seeing as I was there on Monday I felt I just had to do my bit. I was not disappointed and it was every bit as good as the New York store.

I spent an age looking for the price on these amazing bits of vintage frames then found out that they are part of the table that was originally a

frame makers table - DUH!

Loved the old string used to section off the pay desk in the basement

That chandelier again, first spotted in Merci in Paris

I now want a boat hanging from my bedroom ceiling.

These huge jugs with huge handles reminded me of Prince Charles.

Loved the way these tops were arranged, oh how I love a ruffle.

A huge chandelier made from all sorts of stuff.

The obligatory photograph of the living wall. You can't not.

If you want knobs they have knobs with knobs on.

Lastly - if I were 20 years younger I would have had one of those skirts at the top of the stairs.

The Other Side of Ghost Furniture - As Promised

Ghost Furniture does more than that that is visible on the website. I take on commissions that no one really gets to see - until now that is.

These 6 chairs were commissioned for a fabulous mews house in central London. 3 pairs of chairs, each upholstered in a different colour velvet.

Given a shabby look but in a different way as I used Blackened Bronze so that it catches the light

so looks really opulent when used for an evening meal.

Each chair has a little vintage brass plaque on the back, a different way of displaying a place name at the table.

Sad to see them go really, they brightened up my cottage.

This pair were finished in a truly matte black paint, upholstered in black canvas and highlighted and piped in Regency Gold.

A little vintage ribbon rose has been attached to the back of each seat. Now living in a huge farmhouse in Northumberland.

This sexy 1950s mannequin was covered in a vintage Russian Linen and

we left the Stockman logos exposed at both the bottom and

neck. She came without a base so the legs from a vintage table were used instead.

I am furious with myself for forgetting to photograph this dining suite before I painted it. It was an orange tinted pine which isn't a great look.

I finished the whole suite in a matte ash grey paint and highlighted the carvings, finials and the tabletop edge in Blackened Bronze.

The table top is covered entirely in blackboard paint so the owner can have great fun chalking place names, place mats or anything else she desires on it.

In fact it looks as though it has a slate top when it is blank. Incidentally the chairs are waiting to be covered by the owner. and I hope she does them in black.
Hope you enjoyed this little look into the other side of Ghost Furniture.