Prints Charming at Liberty

I love Liberty - everything about it, from the timberframed building enclosing all the goodies to the careful lighting to the tiny lifts hidden in corners to whisk you to the next section of joy.

Yes, I love Liberty. So I cannot believe I've missed this for so long! They are of course most famed for their gorgeous prints and fabrics which have been picked up and used a lot lately (remember those pretty Topshop underwear sets, or the Kate Moss dresses?), and have decided to celebrate their "Prints Charming" with a whole new range of beautiful, beautiful things for August, in store (Regent's Street - where they've also decked out a whole wall in the pink floral Betsy print) and online.

I know we do have a bit of a thing about teapots, but we won't stop... this gorgeous one is £89:Or what about this peacock printed umbrella to shield you from the late summer showers for £35?And I particularly love the unusual print on this cushion for £69:


The Prints Charming celebration lasts for another few days - you've got until next Wednesday to snap up your favourite pieces. Go! But make sure you leave a teapot for me...

We're going to tea at Betty Blythe - who wants to come?

Wow - we're being spoiled this week! We've been asked by the lovely people at Qype if we'd like to go down to the quite wonderful Betty Blythe "fine food pantry" in West Kensington next week, for a ladies-only evening of tea, sweet things, gossip and chat with a glamorous special guest. Naturally, we're very excited. But the best part of all is that we've been asked to bring two very special guests along to join in the fun. That means two of you, darling readers!

This glorious get-together will be taking place next Wednesday, 2nd September from 6.15pm onwards. It's completely free - you've just got to be able to get down to west London on the day. Do you think we should pick you to join us?

Let us know who you are and why you think we should ask you to come along in the comments before 6pm today (that's Friday 28th, folks), and we'll pick the two lucky ladies out soon after. Naturally, we'd love to bring you all, but Betty Blythe is too perfectly formed to fit us all in...