Jennifer Yellow-hat

new Orla Kiely handbag, originally uploaded by Jennifer Young.

I love my new emerald giant stem shoulder bag! A lovely surprise present from my fiance this week. Well deserved too with all this wedding stress.

I saw this advertised recently, isn’t it lovely?

It’s a new reusable water bottle designed by Orla Kiely for Brita. We’ve been Brita converts for a while so I can’t wait to get my hands on one! My favourite stem print too!

They’re launched soon, to find out more check out the brita website

I was lucky enough to receive a travel journal from the new Orla Kiely range for my birthday. It’s the car print which matches one of my favourite handbags.

The journal contains a combination of papers - ruled, graph and blank, as well as a variety of colourful stickers.

Don’t they look great together?

I couldn’t resist making the lavender baby tutorial I saw over at molly chicken yesterday. I think I still have a lot to learn about which fabrics go well together but I love it! I’ve used some Orla Kiely and Michael Miller fabrics for the body and stuffed it with some dried lavender I picked up in Totnes, Devon, before Christmas.

It smells beautiful and I’m going to make a few for some friends.

I was lucky enough to win a copy of Green is the New Black in a giveaway on the Make London blog the other week. The book arrived today and looks great so it is packed in my Orla Kiely weekend bag. Monday is our three year anniversary so I’m ready to be whisked off for a romantic break in Bruges, just waiting for the boyfriend to come and get me. Included with the book were some discount vouchers for the first workshop I book at the make lounge, so I will be looking for courses as soon as I get back!

Also packed are my knitting and my half finished Stanley dog, just in case I have any spare time between drinking Belgium beer and looking for some vintage shops.