WINKS – weekend links. Here we list what has come in during the week, things we’ve found and things we think you’ll want to see. If you’d like to see your blog or website featured email us and if we think it fits with our readers we’ll link you. So what’s in this week?

• • Neece whose gorgeous botanical artwork we featured here emailed to let us know that she has new work in her etsy shop. These peonies are so lush.

• • Orange Beautiful have a slew of Holiday cards available at their etsy shop. Drop by their blog too. Always a daily read for us!

• • Jessica Pope sent us the link to her website Peridot Press. “I live and work in Savannah, Georgia and own a letterpress studio & bookworks. I make handmade journals and little, quirky cards as well as tiny textile treasures that rotate in and out of my website.” At the moment there are these stunning button Christmas Trees.

• • Jeeyon Shim has the most wonderful etsy shop pen and paper featuring her hand cut silhouettes and ethereal drawings. These other world beauties are inspired by folktales and nature shows, myth and science. Gorgeous! Also check out her blog Ink and Ginger

• • Alexandre Correia de Oliveira emailed to let us know about Sophia Portocarrero and her wallpapers and home textiles from Portugal. I’m speechless. Bold, colourful and unabashed in their vibrancy these patterns may have their roots in 30s and 40s florals but they are definitely fashion forward. Outrageous and too too pretty! Check out the complete range and read more about designer and company here. ( I love that they say that their designs are created for the interior decorating addict.)

• • The Aviary is a vintage home decor etsy shop. Tawny focuses on cool vintage finds for the discerning modern home decorator in her new shop. Cool is right! Thanks Tawny for the link.

• Finally I’ve saved the best for last – a blog that you will love. Rachel Mallon is an interior designer working in the paradise that is Maui. Along with Jessica Guard she runs Design Savvi Maui. Not content with producing lovely interiors Rachel and Jessica blog as well. Lots of gorgeous rooms and fabulous pieces with links. All of this edited with a designer’s eye. Check it out!

I’ve been busy painting birds. Both my peacock and Scandinavian inspired bird prints have been popular this week. A couple of new prints too this week once again based on vintage embroidery patterns. Drop by my etsy store and take a look.

Help me! I’ve been thrifting again. Things are bad when the thrift store managers not only know your name, they have your phone number. Mr X (name concealed to protect my source) rang to tell me about an entertainment unit and a 20% sale. Unfortunately he still won’t sell me the 60s era rattan wall size display cabinet but that may be lucky as it probably wouldn’t fit. The entertainment unit wasn’t my style but I found all these little beauties.

A West German floor vase 50cm tall and a lovely “subtle” orange. It’s by Jasba Keramik and was a steal at $20. I felt bad taking advantage of Mr X with this one as he didn’t think it was West German. You can see some of my other pots in the hall way and some of my Papua New Guinea artifacts.

Finally a matching pair of bedsides. Now what do I do with the 3 unmatched ones I have? Thank god for friends who want to buy them.

Finds for the garden. The cast aluminium planters will be tarted up with gloss navy paint and find a home on the patio.

This lovely old copper tub will be filled with ferns tomorrow after a visit to the nursery. Love it’s old patina.

The bird bath is destined for the small garden by the door. Filled with water and floating flowers it will greet my visitors. I’ve promised myself I won’t go thrifting next weekend unless Mr Y rings…..

WINKS – weekend links. Here we list what has come in during the week, things we’ve found and things we think you’ll want to see. If you’d like to see your blog or website featured email us and if we think it fits with our readers we’ll link you. So what’s in this week?

• Cardboard Safari emailed to let us know about these very clever and oh so affordable 3D cardboard “trophy heads” – deer, moose and rhino. Love them!

• Terri sent in info about Surface Collective, a Vancouver based design company creating commercial and custom wall tattoos. Some great designs and the chance to customise.

• Sabrina from Yum Sugar sister blog to Casasugar sent news of their ultimate holiday entertaining giveaway in conjunction with Hostess with the Mostess. They’re giving away over $7000 in prizes — grand prize is worth over $5000 — including Jonathan Adler tea pots, notNeutral plates, and westElm dinnerware. More details here.

• Emily, a.k.a. iShadow has opened her etsy store. Each silhouette is cut by hand from fine papers in fabulous colors and patterns and 20% of each piece sold goes to shelters and animal charities.

• Deborah from DGarden Collection sent in some great Christmas specials. Order these 2 outdoor cushions before Christmas and get 2 for the price of one! 70.00€ for 2 cushion envelopes 50cm (19inch) x 50cm + shipping. Very limited stock! Order any banner at the standard size of 2m x 50cm before Xmas and pay only 125.00€ instead of 140.00. Contact Deborah for details.

Photographer Angus McRitchie understands the exuberance of colour so well. Joyous, riotous, uncontrolled colour is captured through his lens and loses none of its vibrancy in the process. But just as he has a wonderful grasp of bright colour Ritchie can capture the calm earthiness of neutrals as well. Another fabulous Australian photographer. Love this portfolio.