Halloween treats!

From those fine folk at Firebox, may I present...

...Yummy Dough! Like Play-Doh, but edible! Just shape it, bake it and eat it - hurrah! Priced at £7.99 and guaranteeing hours of fun for kids of all ages... 

Zombie brain jelly mould...£8.99

'A Zombie Ate my Cupcake' recipe book containing 25 utterly bizarre ideas inspired by dismembered body parts, roadkill, blood and guts! Priced at £9.99

Sweet and slightly sinister pumpkin flying lanterns...£14.99 for a pack of four

And finally, my personal favourite...I am dying (ho ho...) to get my hands on these! Creepy, moving haunted portraits, priced at £6.99 each.

All in all, thoroughly spooktacular! *groan*

Bone china...

See what I did there?! Ho ho. Anyways, if you fancy eating off some suitably creepy crockery this Halloween then look no further than RE. You can find the set in the suitably named MacabRE section...

Halloweeeeeeeen...

Unsurprisingly, I love Halloween. Almost as much as I love Christmas...in fact, maybe even more?! Any excuse for dressing up, tee hee! So, between now and the 31st October, you can expect lots of skulls, skeletons, ghouls and ghosts popping up all over this blog! Catching my eye this week:

If you have money to burn (quite literally...), then may I present to you this rather wonderful Memento Mori wax skull candle by D.L. & Co. (their website is well worth a look-see, how can you fail to love a brand that markets itself as "modern alchemists and purveyors of curious goods"?!). I warn you now, it is from Selfridges and therefore costs the eye-watering sum of £73...*cue sharp intake of breath* I'm sure that you could create something equally as magnificent DIY-stylee if, unlike me, you have the time and the patience for candle-making...

If not, a similar candle in a more realistic white shade can be purchased from these fine purveyors of all things candle-tastic. Even better, however, is their spine candle which is perhaps the most awesome thing I have ever laid my eyes upon.

Priced at £20 each, you can buy both and still be quids in...huzzah!

Love and hate...

If you've ever wondered what it feels like to be a big, beefy biker or perhaps a salty seadog of a sailor, now you can indulge your innermost fantasies with these rather nifty oven gloves from Berry Red...the chains are even printed in metallic gold. Blingalicious!

The Contemporary Home...

I love The Contemporary Home. It's currently stocking a particularly delightful selection of Halloween and Crimbo decorations which are the perfect antidote to all this cold and miserable weather! Not only that, but if you feel like being organised and splurging on festive fripperies nice and early, then by entering this code - MXMASEARLY - you can save 5%. Lovely stuff.

Wooden sign

Wooden garland

Pumpkin bunting

Brussel sprout heart-shaped wreath

Extra long Christmas tree felt bunting

Large weathered willow heart with gingham ribbon

Large silver bell decorations

Table top button Christmas tree

Turn your home into a Retreat...

Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful , or believe to be beautiful...

The famous words of William Morris and the ethos of my new favourite shop, Retreat, who have nailed the trend for all things red, blue and white perfectly. Regardez...

Introducing...

...Modes4U - officially my new favourite shop! They stock a wide range of kawaii goodies and a truly mouth-watering selection of Japanese fabrics, be still my beating heart! Here are a few of my favourites...

In addition, they also sell these gorgeous woven ribbons....

As well as a MASSIVE range of delicious deco-tapes!

AAARRRRGGGHHHH! How is a girl supposed to choose?! I can feel a very large and very expensive order coming on! Meeps and wibbles...

More gingerbread goodness...

This post is inspired by the mountain of felt gingerbread men shapes I have been cutting out all morning in preparation for Christmas goodies...woot! So here is a selection of random gingerbread-based loveliness from various online emporiums for your delectation!

This oh-so-cute chalkboard from Not on the Highstreet, priced at £13 and a definite addition to my Christmas list! ;o)

Lovely pastel-coloured cupcake cases from John Lewis, priced at £6

A silicone gingerbread man muffin pan, available from Mini Makers for £13.99. If you're looking for a cheaper alternative, then try Googling gingerbread ice-cube trays...

Cute but creepy 'Love Bites' t-shirt from Darkside Clothing and priced at £15.99

Yummy yummy! :o)

I *heart*...

...We Heart It, an online album of your favourite 'inspirational' images and videos from around the web, which you can then share with other people. Give it a whirl and you can find me under SewSweet, obviously...here's a few of mine to give you a taster! ;o)

* Warning: hunting for images can become extremely addictive!