Friday, May 25, 2012

Floral Friday: Royal Roses and Cream Teas

Last week I went to London to find my parents an apartment, ride double decker busses and enjoy as many cream teas as possible. A snapshot of my wanders below:


I was stunned and oh-so-excited when I discovered one of my favorite textile and fashion designers, Cath Kidston, had an honest to goodness store. Where have I been?
I'm actually quite picky about floral textiles because they can cross the line from fun to "grandma's handbag" pretty quick. It's a bit of a shock to myself that I'm so attracted to her creations and designs. She famously described her work as giving people a "Marmite reaction", stating "People either love it and want a little bit of it very much, or want to stab us."
I wanted a little bit of it, very much indeed.
Below are some of my favorite pieces which can be ordered from the states online.




So what do you think? Love it? Or is it hurting your eyes?

(Pictures are, clockwise from left, London Scene Cotton Duck, Hampton Rose Pumps, Provence Rose Apron, Folk Ditsy Swimsuit, Royal Rose Overnight Bag)

Friday, May 4, 2012

Floral Find Friday

We're starting a new, weekly post here at A. Hana. Wherever we end up on the internet we always seem to stumble upon the sweetest floral finds. Instead of bookmarking them all for ourselves, we thought we'd gather them all up and share them at the end of each week.

Without further ado, this weeks Floral Finds are from BHLDN (which, by the way, is pronounced "beholden", finally figured this out this week...). A darling banner, lovely cards and a bold, elegant table cloth which would be perfect to add a bit of sophistication to any summer cookout.


We hope you have a fog-free, sun-filled, San Francisco weekend. Happy Friday!

(Pictures are tablecloth, cards, banner)