tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12736528155774653532012-02-17T16:23:09.742ZDomestic SlutteryThe home and lifestyle blog for women who have better things to do.Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.comBlogger38751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-77046754047950159302012-02-17T16:00:00.002Z2012-02-17T16:23:09.824ZThe boy and his poison: Pyromania and other smoky antics
Half the fun of shaking drinks is the flamboyance. Those little touches of glamour that impress your crowd and whet their appetites. Nowhere is this more pleasurable than when it involves fire. I've always had a fascination with fire and despite kicking the cigarettes I've never managed to cure my obsession with the Zippo. Initially it might be intimidating there's nothing quite like the Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16480736050471747633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-34921653778686166142012-02-17T15:00:00.001Z2012-02-17T15:11:29.585ZKelly Brook at New Look
New Look are my lingerie secret. I'm not one for cheap underwear. Ever since I spent an entire English exam being stabbed by a piece of rogue underwire, I've been fussy about my smalls - the scar has only just faded after six years. Usually cheap underwear is flimsy and made with scratchy scratchy lace. It also tends to fall apart after a couple of washes. I've learnt my lesson.
But New Look isSianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-76430616389148778372012-02-17T14:00:00.002Z2012-02-17T14:00:02.626ZSluttishly Simple: Tartar SauceSo me and the mister had a fight. It wasn't a biggie, don't worry (thanks for your immediate and obvious concern, of course). But, still, I hate fighting with him, but I guess it happens every now and again. In an effort to build some little bridges, I set about making some tartar sauce. I know what you're thinking - it's something of an odd peace offering.
Unless your mister just so happens to Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075436147498572976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-48472004118333602752012-02-17T12:00:00.001Z2012-02-17T12:22:05.708ZSluttishly Sweet: Cookie Stuffed CookiesThis recipe has been floating about for a while, but it's a simply genius concept. First, choose your favourite basic cookie recipe - I suspect this one would work rather well.
You will need:a quantity of cookie dough
a packet of sandwich cookies i.e. two biscuit halves with icing in between - I used Oreos
an ice cream scoop
chopping board and knife
lined baking trays
Make it! Preheat your Gail Haslamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12941524304617800460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-69005286440033950832012-02-17T11:30:00.000Z2012-02-17T11:30:03.755ZCox & Cox Decorative Tape
"Why use clear tape when you can use decorative?"
A valid question indeed, Cox & Cox. Especially when you're talking about tape as pretty as this. I'm actually pretty rubbish at wrapping presents. I can manage a book, but that's basically it. Kids do better wrapping than me. At least if I have this tape I can distract people from the fact that their present looks rubbish because of my lousy Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-12330176437153283212012-02-17T10:00:00.000Z2012-02-17T10:00:08.682ZThe Friday Five: Martini GlassesOne thing I've noticed while reading The Boy and His Poison is what an extensive collection of glassware that Nick has. There are all sorts of martini vessels in his photographs and frankly, I need to up my game. Here are some martini glasses for the Friday Five.
Who wouldn't want to drink scorpion sting martinis? They're by the always excellent (and slightly creepy) Tina Tsang.
At first Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-37712679677115014172012-02-16T15:00:00.002Z2012-02-16T15:15:43.970ZBoujies London CandlesI bloody love candles. One of the greatest joys of moving into my own flat was being free to turn my living space into a cross between a shrine and a Party of Five seduction episode, so being asked if I'd like to review an English brand of luxury candles was a cause for extremely loud squawking.Boujies started selling their scented candles in Spitalfields market (another Kat joy) in 2009. Each Kat Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273545990845176567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-65436844225015298512012-02-16T14:00:00.000Z2012-02-16T14:00:15.429ZDesign Porn: Julia SmithJulia Smith likes 'mucking about with clay'. That sounds like such a fun job, doesn't it? But I think Ms. Smith is a little modest, because when she mucks about with clay, she does it rather brilliantly. Her Folksy shop is full of brilliant clay.
You bet your ass I want buttons with ladybirds on. This is a teeny weeny £1.50.
I can't resist birds perched on cup handles. I have literally no Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-89183006138059737212012-02-16T12:30:00.000Z2012-02-16T12:30:02.378ZShop in the Spotlight: I like it hereIt's nice when you find a little shop and think to yourself 'I like it here'. I do it with Utility in Brighton and Ryan Town in London. They're nice to walk around, the staff are friendly. They're full of surprising things. It's hard to translate that into an online shop. But the aptly-named online boutique I Like It Here have done a fine job.
Not only is this soap cube stylish, it's made in Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-50166174843784525242012-02-16T11:00:00.002Z2012-02-16T14:01:50.625ZSluttishly Vegetarian - Pea and Onion FrittataWe are busy people. Sometimes it's just not feasible to conjure up an exotic, elaborate lunch every day of the week.The great thing about a frittata is that it's quick, simple, easy ... and usually can be cobbled together from things you already have in your fridge. As you'll see from my photo, I was so low on supplies that I didn't even have any salad in - good job this little gem contains a fewCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075436147498572976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-8885037812934445292012-02-16T10:55:00.000Z2012-02-16T12:06:38.963ZDesign Porn: Metropolitan Line ShelvesIt's been a while since I've seen something so evocative of old-world travelling glamour - witness the latest offering from the London Transport Museum. Well, I say offering but as yet you can only register interest, until March. I am indeed interested in their 'Large' shelf, reconditioned from old Metropolitan line carriages. They're about to be pressed back into domestic service after many Gail Haslamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12941524304617800460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-48239796052524923232012-02-16T09:30:00.000Z2012-02-16T09:30:03.084ZFinnishing touches: Here's to HelsinkiHelsinki is one of those places that lurks on my 'to visit' list (along with about 70% of the rest of the world to be honest). There's an added incentive to go this year, as it's been named 'World Design Capital' for 2012. Design geeks like myself will probably already wax lyrical about the joy of Finnish design. There's currently even more reason for a geek out, as some of the most famous Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05339517973272134452noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-21236516270283181382012-02-15T16:00:00.001Z2012-02-15T16:28:41.091ZWeekly Wine: Join our Club
If, after reading the title to this post, you aren't now singing the Club advert song, then I feel I've failed.
Anyway, I've been waxing lyrical about wine for the last few months and nearly every week I urge you to explore, and to try something new. Discovery is super fun, especially when it gets you tipsy, but sometimes we can't be bothered to walk up and down the shelves for half an hour Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07409438475325468555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-87853828057226101072012-02-15T15:00:00.001Z2012-02-15T15:01:12.512ZSluttery By Post! Larder Box A university friend of mine is a Newcastle-based foodie of epic proportions, so when he asked me if I'd like to try mail order food treats from Larder Box, the new outing from the folks at the delicious, northern company Love Your Larder, I just went, "What? Yeah. Brills" without actually paying attention to what it was.
I then forgot that this conversation had happened, so when a lovely box ofKat Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273545990845176567noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-62031284230221173972012-02-15T14:00:00.000Z2012-02-15T14:00:10.384ZBag Lust: Fox Bag by Temporary Secretary
If you like a fun quirky bag on your shoulder and have a penchant for foxes you are probably going to love this fox bag from Temporary:Secretary. It is kind of a satchel but with a giant fox face peering out.
I don't actually own a grown-up sensible bag at all. Most of mine are
found at the charity shop and come in variety of bright colours. So why
change a good thing? I might as well Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02862308713806887109noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-60748297747473993842012-02-15T12:30:00.001Z2012-02-15T12:30:03.409ZSluttishly Savoury: Cauliflower CrispsVegetable crisps somehow seem more healthy than potato ones, don't they? I'm sure they're not. But they ARE pretty. You could make this recipe with beetroot or parsnip, but you can't beat the frilly silhouette of a cauliflower crisp.
Admittedly, making your own crisps is a bit time consuming. They're no substitute for popping down to the corner shop for a bag of Kettle Chips, but they do make alexthepinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844098278749749707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-85338799953036626502012-02-15T11:30:00.000Z2012-02-15T11:30:03.284ZWallpaper Wednesday: Emma Molony's Peter PanI've written about Emma Molony's wallpaper designs before. Inspired by fairy stories, Molony's designs are as beautiful as they are childish. Now she's got a new design, and I'm smitten. It's based on the very wonderful Peter Pan.
Neverland makes a gorgeous wall adornment. Who knew? Let's look at a close up.
There's Hooks ship! And Peter Pan (obviously). If you take a look at the close up on Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-29011549522869514512012-02-15T10:00:00.001Z2012-02-15T10:03:24.458ZDream Dress: Miss Selfridge Ballet Dress
I'm ignoring the lack of romance that occurred in my life yesterday and instead dreaming about prancing round Paris in this utterly romantic dress from Miss Selfridge. This is the kind of dress that would inspire me to actually do my hair rather than just run a brush through it and hope for the best. I like dresses that do that. I'd probably need one of those bra converters as the back has a Never Enough Shoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08156229138795455704noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-31876393647410504012012-02-14T16:00:00.000Z2012-02-14T16:00:05.731ZThe boy and his poison: The Tea Time Martini
Love is in the air, and whether you're playing bar-tending-minx/cocktail-shaking-lothario for the evening or just celebrating singledom in style I can't think of a better romantic-themed Tuesday tipple than a Tea Time Martini served in its own cup.
Blush pink from rose petal jam, but with a sophisticated punch from the cucumbery Hendricks and mint, it was a recipe I found lurking on the side ofNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16480736050471747633noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-51665151772057516782012-02-14T15:00:00.000Z2012-02-14T15:00:03.527ZTea Towel Tuesday: Magnotag Tea Towel
Tea towel hooks don't work. They're one of the most useless things in kitchen (second only to a garlic peeler - seriously, can't you do that yourself?)
This means tea towels fall on the floor. Probably right in the orange juice you've just spilled because you're a little hungover. This Tea Towel Tuesday is a little different. Most of the time, we're all about pretty tea towels with fun designs Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-54015328936163035022012-02-14T13:30:00.000Z2012-02-14T13:30:05.342ZBaking for Beginners: Lamingtons
Lamingtons are a recent delicious little discovery for me - sponge cakes coated in chocolate and coconut, originating from Australia. We might have missed Australia Day, but these mini cakes go down a treat any time of year. The coconut topping even looks like snow, making them a perfect match for the weather now that winter has finally unleashed its full force on us. Use dessicated coconut Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033896516450368187noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-26054400667068048872012-02-14T12:00:00.002Z2012-02-14T18:39:22.168ZThe Bra ConverterDespite my love for sexy lingerie, this is probably the least sexy thing I've written about on Domestic Sluttery. Yet a bra converter was one of the best purchases I ever made. Frances and Sara were discussing low back dresses this morning and this is the answer. Frankly, it's a feat of engineering.
It's not sexy in the slightest, is it? But look at what it does to the back of your bra...
SeeSianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-57371371673522918592012-02-14T11:00:00.003Z2012-02-14T11:00:54.188ZSluttishly Sweet: Toffee Brittle Hearts
Valentine's Day seems to totally divide people. You either love it and can't wait for all of the romance and flowers, or you can't wait for it all to be over.
That's why this buttery heart-shaped toffee is the perfect compromise (and surprisingly easy to make). They're the ideal shape if you're all head over heels, but if you're done with all this romance and boys have made you cry, you can Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-23195705814748827592012-02-14T09:30:00.000Z2012-02-14T09:30:01.176ZShop in the Spotlight: Three Floor FashionFor someone who spends far too much time on the internet, I'm not sure quite how I managed to miss out on Three Floor Fashion until now. This online company launched in November last year and I was blissfully unaware of their existence until a very stylish colleague whispered their name in my ear. Now I probably look through their collection at least once a day, trying to work out which of their Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05339517973272134452noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-41752975738527948812012-02-13T16:00:00.000Z2012-02-13T16:00:07.806ZSluttery Travels: The Ancient House, Suffolk
Isn't the front of this house beautiful? The Ancient House in Suffolk dates way back to 1473. The pargeter that you can see (that's the raised plaster effect) is a mixture of lime, sand, horsehair and horse fat. Sounds a bit gross, but it makes for a very pretty house.
The charming little house is an a gorgeous market town and it sleeps two.
The original timbers add to this beautiful holidaySianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-51272766520044859012012-02-13T15:00:00.000Z2012-02-13T15:00:15.319ZFlorence The Fox Cushion by Darling Clementine
I'm having a bit of a Scandinavian thing at the moment. I blame BBC4 for showing The Killing and Borgen. I'm sure they have their fair share of awful television too but one of the joys of these shows is how damn stylish all the interiors look. Even the cute stuff is stylish. Take Florence The Fox here. She wears a ruff! And isn't overly twee! She was designed by Darling Clementine who do all Never Enough Shoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08156229138795455704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-64548273560885783802012-02-13T14:00:00.002Z2012-02-13T15:28:05.179ZCream tea delivered to your door
Sometimes you need to do something ludicrously decadent to cheer yourself up, or pick up a friend who's having a bad time. Not anything huge - not a magnum of champagne or a weekend away or even a big night out, but a small gesture to say "I'm sorry life's a bit rubbish at the minute. Here's a treat for you."
With that in mind, I bring you Delimann's Devon cream tea with shortbread and fudge. Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033896516450368187noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-77916736720339140842012-02-13T13:00:00.001Z2012-02-13T13:00:10.071ZClassic Twists: The White ShirtI haven't worn a white shirt in years. Not since I had a 9-5 in an office. Apparently when I wasn't looking, they went all modern and the classic office staple got a little bit of an update.
I love everything about this white shirt. The colours are preppy, they're bold, they're fun. Yet the shirt is still crisp. The triple collar detail has got me reaching for my credit card. Want to beat me toSianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-29564546387838160952012-02-13T11:30:00.002Z2012-02-13T11:30:09.295ZDesign Porn: iShouldWakeUpNow
I slept in. Again. And I've woken up on the wrong side of the bed. I most definitely have the Monday blues. My alarm clock doesn't help. It chirps like little chirpy birds. It's meant to rouse me from my sleep in a calm and relaxed way. It doesn't.
You know what would do that? Dave Grohl would do that. Some Blondie would do that. *ahem* S Club 7 would do that. All of the good stuff in my iPod Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-43973051216034711512012-02-13T10:30:00.001Z2012-02-13T13:33:10.984ZBaking for Beginners: Spiced Chocolate FlapjacksFlapjacks are one of the easiest baked goods to make. Within 30 minutes you have a tray of sweet oatey goodness to pair with your cup of tea. And they are great to make with kids. I have many a fond memory stirring in the butter and golden syrup with my Granny. Every time we went to visit I would beg her to make flapjacks with me.
Fast forward many years and I have slightly adapted this recipe Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02862308713806887109noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-39002444619431820692012-02-10T16:00:00.001Z2012-02-10T16:00:17.271ZThe boy and his poison: The Scofflaw
I went on a massive hangover fuelled Boardwalk Empire binge at the weekend. I was left feeling that spiritually I belonged in the prohibition era and that there weren't enough dancing girls in my life. Point in case, in 1924, a nationwide contest took place in America to invent a word which best described those valiant souls that chose to flout the prohibition, the “lawless drinkers of illegallyNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16480736050471747633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-1780597540088549322012-02-10T15:00:00.000Z2012-02-10T15:00:04.432ZThe Friday Five: Espresso CupsI have a bit of an issue with teacups. There are loads of gorgeous ones around, but I need my tea in a mug. When it comes to my caffeine cravings, a dainty little cup just isn't going to cut it. Espresso, on the other hand, is different. Those cute little cups work. They're just the right size and very pretty indeed. Check out this week's Friday Five.
Stating the obvious, no? I like the 'hot' Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-49132221057800865342012-02-10T14:00:00.000Z2012-02-10T14:00:07.727ZSluttishly Tea-TotalWe've just been drinking SO much tea of late because a) tea is ace and b) it's been so cold our mugs have doubled as mini hot water bottles for our tap-happy fingers.
So, in homage to all things tea I've been very busy researching all things tea and gorgeousness for your viewing pleasure.
The Teatool Teabag Squeezer - £5.99
This hilariously unnecessary device enables the lazier amongst us to Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075436147498572976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-17127564547908643772012-02-10T12:00:00.001Z2012-02-10T14:18:46.226ZShop in the Spotlight: Hirst & HirstI have a basic list of things that I want from an interiors website: Pretty design, easy to use and a collection of really really good stuff. Hirst & Hirst do all of this.
Yep, a milk jug that's got a cow inside. It's £12.50 and it's funny.
I really like this tongue twister tea towel. Even tongue twister tea towel is fun to say. Red lorry, yellow lol- oh, forget it.
This ruler doesn't justSianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-66746826106428015962012-02-10T10:11:00.003Z2012-02-10T10:23:15.019ZSluttishly sweet: Handmade Marshmallow hearts
There's really nothing to making these marshmallows, but all the fun, bubbly alchemical stuff does happen around the same time so it pays to be organised plus you always have to be very alert with hot sugar. A sugar thermometer is essential, and it's either a stand mixer, or you and a helpful volunteer with an electric handmixer. You can break out the cookie cutters to make hearts like these or Gail Haslamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12941524304617800460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-34798872472318793992012-02-10T09:30:00.002Z2012-02-10T09:32:13.199ZDream Dress: Nautical StripesI'm a bit of a pattern fiend (we've even made a board in Pinterest, just for my pattern happy whims). I prefer it if they clash (spots and stripes, stripes and flowers, all together if you'll let me) and right now I've got more than a bit of a hankering for nautical stripes. It all started with this Hobbs dress...
Now, this image does nothing for the fabulousness of this nautical stripe dress (Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-58993417267340649502012-02-09T16:00:00.000Z2012-02-09T16:00:13.020ZHome Springs EternalIt's at this time of year I feel most taunted by the world of fashion. I spend cold evenings flicking through sunshine filled magazines, I daydream about forcing my goose-pimpled body into pretty pastel sandals or sweet sundresses. I refuse to be fobbed off with the idea that pastel jeans offer the perfect winter to spring clothing option.
This is when I retreat to my home. No matter how dark itFranceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05339517973272134452noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-28137121353031698612012-02-09T15:00:00.000Z2012-02-09T15:00:11.570ZToast It CoastersI am a coaster freak. I admit it. I am one of those crazy ladies that runs around putting coasters under your cuppa. I get irate when I see a bare glass on the table. I get itchy when I see the potential for cup stains on the side. Yes, I have a problem. But then look at these! Coasters in the shape of toast. I don't think anyone would think I was a crazy lady for shoving these under their cup. IElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02862308713806887109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-2218004857908975472012-02-09T14:00:00.001Z2012-02-09T16:04:15.480ZSluttishly Savoury: Pappa Slut's Killer CabbageMy granddad makes the best red cabbage EVER. I challenge any chef or cook or know-it-all to make better cabbage. (That's not a real challenge, you understand, because you might make better cabbage then my poor 87-year-old granddad would most likely cry the same way he did when I sang my first solo when I played the lead in Oliver when I was 9).When I saw him recently, I asked him for the cabbage Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075436147498572976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-59421122744329350372012-02-09T12:00:00.000Z2012-02-09T12:00:03.977ZDIY saviour! Beautiful bracketsIf you'd told me that the thing I'd be most excited about finding this week was something to hold up shelves, I would have been very sad indeed.And yet, here I am enthusing about shelf brackets. I'm getting a long shelf fitted above the doors in my hall so that I no longer have to sleep on or near my book collection like some insane dragon, but rather than leave my builder to come back with Kat Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273545990845176567noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-24892365984242844082012-02-09T11:00:00.001Z2012-02-09T12:45:11.716ZKitchen Gadgets: Heart Mini Frying Pan
Ok, so a mini heart-shaped frying pan can't exactly be categorised under "Essential Kitchen Gadgets", it's true. And you might prefer your eggs poached rather than fried. But how could anyone not be swayed by perfectly heart-shaped blueberry pancakes? It's got a super non-stick coating to avoid tears. At £9.99 it's a bit of a splurge, but it's robust and should last you through many a flipping Gail Haslamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12941524304617800460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-30658767645098004662012-02-09T09:30:00.001Z2012-02-09T09:30:04.085ZDesign Porn: Myriam GirardI spend as much on lingerie as I do on shoes. It's important. If you're not going to get a good foundation to your outfit, you might as well not bother with that gorgeous new dress. It's not going to feel the same if you're wearing it with your greying washing day knickers.
I don't mind paying a little extra for super sexy smalls, but only if they're something a little extra special. Something Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-64577938559389930962012-02-08T16:00:00.002Z2012-02-08T16:00:13.543ZWeekly Wine: Valentine Wine from Some Young PunksOh, it's the time of year again, eh? Feb 14th is just around the corner and we're all getting a bit soppy. There's nothing better than sharing a bottle of the good stuff with someone that makes you even giddier than the wine, especially if that wine has a suitably amorous name. Having recently acquired myself a beau, I have been searching for some lovely V-day vino.I wanted to find something a Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07409438475325468555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-60352615591434040752012-02-08T15:00:00.001Z2012-02-08T15:00:10.696ZDomestic Debate Round-up: Are We Over Vintage?
Flickr image eldh's photostream.
Last night we had our first Domestic Debate over on our Facebook page and Twitter. And gosh do you guys love a good debate! It was fantastic and fascinating to see all the responses. We talked about all kinds of stuff such as whether vintage as a trend was over; if it was overpriced and whether it mattered if it was authentic or not. We also wondered about Never Enough Shoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08156229138795455704noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-9215762860368421302012-02-08T14:00:00.002Z2012-02-08T14:00:01.234ZValentine Maths: Gold + Chocolate + Secrets = WinI'm not going to lie to you: I'm sitting here with my tongue lolling out of my mouth like one of those 90s smiley faces.A chocolate heart covered in gold. Gochocolate! Chogoldate! Neither of those works but...yum.Whatever Valentine's Day is good for (funny cards, an excuse to hole up at home with an entire chocolate cake to yourself) this hand-made chocolate heart decorated in gold leaf from MeltKat Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273545990845176567noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-45807074199910983922012-02-08T13:00:00.011Z2012-02-08T13:19:38.063ZSluttishly Savoury: Harissa MackerelMackerel is one of my favourite fish. It's cheap and cheerful, yet also rather handsome with its metallic skin. In ye olde days, mackerel was a term for a dandy in England (and the French maquereau is another word for pimp!). A fish after my own heart, flash yet thrifty.
Traditionally mackerel is served with tart sauces made from gooseberries or rhubarb, but it also stands up well to strong alexthepinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844098278749749707noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-1313964107037586662012-02-08T11:00:00.000Z2012-02-08T11:00:17.430ZSites we love: Paris versus New YorkI've never been to New York, but I dream of going on day soon. In the same with that my teenage self knew that one day I'd move to London, I know I'll get to New York some day. Maybe even this summer if I'm lucky. Until then I'll have to rely on reruns of Friends and An Affair to Remember for my New York fix.
I've only been to Paris a couple of times, and I love it there. Mainly for the Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-19009042797800622262012-02-08T09:30:00.000Z2012-02-08T09:30:03.090ZWallpaper Wednesday: Are you being served?
This week, I've been writing a lot about ceramics and collecting. Plate walls have become mega popular. They're such an easy way to display your favourite plates and make your kitchen walls a little bit of a feature.
Anthropologie as having a little bit of a play with that trend with their Are You Being Served? wallpaper. Instead of hanging your plates, they've hung them for you - rows upon Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-30092644744042428552012-02-07T16:00:00.002Z2012-02-07T16:00:02.708ZThe boy and his poison: The Business
This is my de facto favourite drink to entertain with. As I discovered the other day, having a recipe in your back pocket that looks great in any glass, tastes fantastic and can be made with even a modest liquor cabinet is essential (especially if you're dealing with a gusset of thirsty Domestic Sluts).
Somewhere between a syrupy gimlet and a limey 'Bee's Knees', credit to the drink goes to Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16480736050471747633noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-63288127862776681982012-02-07T14:30:00.000Z2012-02-07T14:30:02.521ZCool for cats: purr-fect accessoriesBake them, praise them, wear them: Domestic Sluttery sure does love its kitty cats. This season, the worlds of fashion and design seem to have caught up with us and our favourite creatures are parading over just about everything. How to enjoy the trend and somehow retain a semblance of cool? Don't wear them all at once for starters, and pick things in the safe shades of black and white. After Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05339517973272134452noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-53891529998145915522012-02-07T13:30:00.001Z2012-02-07T22:58:32.823ZDesign Porn: UrocoPerfect hourglass figures don't just magically happen. Especially not when Sel writes churro recipes and Elizabeth wants to feed me rice pudding. I'm cheating with one of these gorgeous obi belts from Uroco.
Gorgeous, isn't it?
This one is slightly more expensive, but it's embellished with jewels.
The belts are all made from 80s kimono fabrics, so each one is unique.
Each knockout sexy Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-63819945580851282472012-02-07T12:30:00.002Z2012-02-07T12:40:38.152ZSluttishly Savoury: Teriyaki Salmon
Last week I had one of my sporadic "oh god, I can't keep cooking everything with onions, garlic and tomatoes" and went in search of new flavours. I often cook Indian food, love Chinese spices, will walk for miles for a jar of chipotle sauce for Mexican recipes, but I realised I rarely experiment with Japanese cuisine. It seems like such a faff - and why spend ages making substandard tempura or Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033896516450368187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-55238103828244963452012-02-07T11:00:00.000Z2012-02-07T11:00:05.218ZShoe Porn: Jones' Monochrome Flats
While I'm a sucker for a pair of high heels, these days I wear flats much more than any kind of towering platform stiletto. I'm all for the leg lengthening power of heels, but they're not practical every day and I usually find myself opting for flats. There's a problem with this: I only have three pairs of flats that I wear regularly.
That's about to change though, as I'm really very taken withSianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-46722780496945780242012-02-07T09:30:00.000Z2012-02-07T09:30:03.424ZSluttery Travels: The Beach Sun Retreat, KentIt's friggin' freezing. I miss summer. I miss sunshine. I don't even remember what ice cream vans sound like. The novelty of winter lasted as long as the snow on Saturday. I need sun and summer and I need it now. Oh, and I have no money for the Bahamas so I need to bring summer to the UK. (Next week I'm asking for the moon on a stick.)
Luckily, there's a little secret in Kent. They're hiding Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-55367221669333403702012-02-06T15:00:00.001Z2012-02-06T15:23:20.111ZSluttishy Sweet: Decadent Baked Rice Pudding
I was going to write about potatoes today, but then the snow fell and my cockles needed some warming. When it is freezing outside all you want is hot stodgy comfort food, and this decadent rice pudding is just the ticket.
As a child I always though rice pudding was of the Ambrosia variety, but actually this dense creamy pudding with delicate spices is not the stuff of school dinners. This is Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02862308713806887109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-38314846798566908562012-02-06T14:00:00.001Z2012-02-06T15:48:57.440ZSwan Locket Necklace by Kirstin Ash
Valentine's Day is a bit rubbish really, isn't it? If you're single, it feels like every one else in the world is loved up and if you're in a relationship, chances are you'll just do the same thing you do every day or have to face the horror of an awkward dinner in a restaurant filled with other couples with nothing to say to each other. Bleak. That's why you should take the opportunity to buy Never Enough Shoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08156229138795455704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-48088299631649107952012-02-06T13:30:00.000Z2012-02-06T13:30:00.800ZDesign Porn: Will VincentAfter I wrote about a bunch of Valentine's Day cards that aren't total crap, I had an email from a lovely lady called Cat who wanted to tell us about a friendofafriendofafriend called Will Vincent. I'm very pleased she did, because Will makes very cool cards.
Please stop stalking me. No, seriously. I can see you behind that book, you look ridiculous.
You're well in with this card. And it's Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-28351980919669042002012-02-06T12:00:00.003Z2012-02-06T12:00:15.741ZFollow Domestic Sluttery on Pinterest
"Why aren't you on Pinterest? Domestic Sluttery should definitely be on Pinterest."
We've heard this a lot recently.
And you guy were right.
Pinterest is so much fun. We joined over the weekend, and we've been pinning and playing ever since. We were late for dinner. On Friday and Saturday night. We've got a board for cute things, holiday things and even patterned things just because they lookSianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-85658141521169166272012-02-06T11:00:00.002Z2012-02-06T11:00:01.604ZBake Your Own Cat
I've always associated Muji with functional monochrome objects rather than any frivolous and fun. I love their simple, 'no brand' style, but I don't go to them for my giddy fripperies fix. A shop for whom 'toys' means 'tiny wooden models in a bag'? Thanks for the notebooks and travel cases, Muji, but I think I'll find my fun elsewhere.
So I was surprised to find these silicone cat moulds newly Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033896516450368187noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-61987144484796468162012-02-06T09:30:00.004Z2012-02-06T10:07:46.523ZWe're hiring! Are you our next food writer?
It's sad times at Sluttery HQ. The wonderful Alex has gone and got her knocked up and is due to be having a baby very soon. That's not the sad bit (we're actually really excited about the first Sluttery baby, we're going to be the coolest aunties). It does mean that she's not going to be writing any more and we need to find ourselves a new food writer.
They're big shoes to fill. See for Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-8701937422981169582012-02-03T16:15:00.001Z2012-02-03T16:22:07.416ZThe Friday Five: Table LampsHere are some lovely table lamps to finish off the week.
Yes Graham & Green, I'll take this purple lamp immediately.
Or perhaps I should get this gold Kartell lamp from John Lewis?
These mushroom lamps from TwentyTwentyOne are so charming.
Love these tear drop lamps. I don't usually get excited by Dwell, but the shape of these is gorgeous.
I can't help it. I really like dogs with Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-28466291681643821912012-02-03T15:00:00.002Z2012-02-03T15:13:11.179ZThe boy and his poison: The Three Kings Cobbler
Allegedly 2012 is going to be a year of fortified wines, aged cocktails and bitters. On that basis its definitely going to be the year of Paramount's chief bartender Amanda Humphrey. Perched up on the 31st floor of London's Centre Point, she's a champion of these deep and complex cocktails that take aperitifs and base spirits you'd usually associate with your grandparents and put a delicious Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16480736050471747633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-19008953511952468282012-02-03T14:00:00.001Z2012-02-03T14:43:18.774ZShoe Porn: Irregular Choice BolshyIrregular Choice Bolshy (and that's not even the best name on the site at the moment)I really like Irregular Choice, but their invention occasionally borders on the difficult to wear. When I browse their (marvellous) website it's generally with a hand half-clamped over my eyes going "Aaaooorrgh, why have they done that to heels?"These ones, though, I absolutely adore. I'm a big fan of wine, both Kat Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273545990845176567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-58816089168858634692012-02-03T12:30:00.001Z2012-02-03T12:33:46.159ZKitchen Gadgets: all kinds of thermometersAlthough you can get away with not using them occasionally, or there's a non-mechanical method you can use, thermometers are very handy in specific kitchen situations. Depending on what you make regularly, you might consider finding space for one or more of these in your kitchen. They can cost a little or quite a lot depending on how multipurpose you want them to be.
Jam and Sugar thermometers Gail Haslamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12941524304617800460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-27119640879936056892012-02-03T11:30:00.001Z2012-02-03T11:40:49.099ZSluttishly Simple: ChurrosThe other week I had a nap and dreamt of churros. Who doesn't? But when I woke up, I had a need for them that I couldn't shake. Sweet, tasty deep fried goodness. I was in danger of Homer Simpsoning and drooling all over the place while thinking about them. So I had to make them. I had a good look for an easy recipe and the easiest came courtesy of Thomasina Miers via her 'Mexican Food Made SimpleNever Enough Shoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08156229138795455704noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-79121086082781755792012-02-03T10:30:00.004Z2012-02-03T12:12:25.629ZSites we love: Advanced StyleTreat yourself - just sit down and watch this trailer for the Advanced Style documentary. Now. Go on.
It's based on the wonderful website of the same name, the brain child of Ari Seth Cohen, who photographs the elders of New York in all their chic, flamboyant glory. I can't wait to see this film! Creative, fashionable and populated with inspiring people (and inspiring in a useful, everyday Kat Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273545990845176567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-80412245254125301152012-02-02T16:00:00.002Z2012-02-02T18:44:39.281ZBaking for Beginners: Honey and Raisin Mega Cookies
What I like about being a grown up (and I use the term loosely) is that I can whip up a batch of cookies in about five minutes (bar the baking time, of course). However, I never use a recipe anymore and my slap-dash dough distribution always results in either big flat cookies or high fat ones. Whatever they look like they always taste good, and these honey and raisin ones made with wholemeal Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075436147498572976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-64789633762799843092012-02-02T14:30:00.001Z2012-02-02T14:35:24.171ZMibo: The tea towel that Roared
What a dilemma. Whether to cut up the Mibo Lion Tea towel straight away, and make it into a cuddly friend, or to actually use it for dishes for a while and then transform softer, weathered fabric? Ok, it might have the odd stain or two at that point but it would just have that "well-loved" feeling, right?
It's £12, available from Ray Stitch and they also have the Mibo paper animal kits, Gail Haslamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12941524304617800460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-60044332564105688802012-02-02T13:00:00.002Z2012-02-02T13:15:41.458ZSluttishly Savoury: Utterly Stuffed BreastCalm down, lovely readers - I'm not about to recount some X-rated story of boob jobs gone wrong. Nope. This is all about a boob job gone right. Blooming right. Right in a scoff-this-in-front-of-the-telly kind of way.
To be honest, I was being ultra-lazy and had thought no more further than going to the supermarket to purchase something pre-foiled that I could slip into my oven, remove and Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075436147498572976noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-74150340140586179282012-02-02T11:00:00.001Z2012-02-02T11:00:05.701ZGodiva Valentine's Chocolates"What you see before you, my friend, is the result of a lifetime of chocolate." So said Katherine Hepburn, and anything that's good enough for her is most definitely good enough for me.
These limited edition Valentine's chocolates from posh Belgian chocolatier Godiva are the perfect option for even the most hapless of Valentine's gift shoppers. You just can't go wrong with chocolate. It's a factalexthepinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844098278749749707noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-3758098470871622642012-02-02T10:30:00.000Z2012-02-02T10:30:00.279ZIt will be all tights on the nightYou don't need us tell you about how cold it is out there. And how you are probably wanting to spend your evenings under a duvet, wearing two jumpers and drinking hot tea (I am doing all three of these activities as I type this). However, there's a fine line between cosy and crusty, and your lounging look probably won't look too hot if you wore it in the cruel outside world. I'm convinced the Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05339517973272134452noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-48353632363048282782012-02-02T09:00:00.000Z2012-02-02T09:00:06.961ZSluttery Travels: The Hotel on the Park, CheltenhamThis isn't a particularly easy hotel to find online. Simply known as 'The Hotel', doing a Google search wasn't exactly coming up trumps. But I'd seen one photo that convinced me that the search was worthwhile and it turns out that the hotel is also The Hotel on The Park. This is the photograph that convinced me to keep searching:
TELLY BATH! You'd stay in there for hours, shrivelling up like a Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-59969002950997630542012-02-01T16:00:00.000Z2012-02-01T16:00:13.519ZWeekly Wine: Tutti Fruity RedsA lot of my friends say they don't like red wine. That's mostly because - while they associate white with being undemanding, refreshing and easy-drinking - when they think of red they think of the hearty monsters that fill your chops with oaky spice and cling to your gums with tannins so powerful you actually think your mouth has shrunk.Sure, some reds are like that (and with the right food I Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07409438475325468555noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-39691084965018737892012-02-01T15:00:00.001Z2012-02-01T15:07:23.559ZKitchen Gadgets: Scrap Trap
This is an idea so simple that it astounded me that I didn't have one and didn't know that I needed one before. It is essentially a scoop that sits on your cupboard door under your worktop to collect all those bits of crumbs and pesky onion skin that escape from the chopping board en route to the bin (or does that only happen to me?). And it comes with a swiper thingy so no more using your hand/Never Enough Shoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08156229138795455704noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-14768895301957165532012-02-01T14:00:00.001Z2012-02-01T14:00:03.359ZValentine's Day cards that aren't total crapOh, screw you Forever Friends. You're rubbish. Instead here are some excellent Valentine's Day cards that you'll want to send even if you're not one for organised romance.
Amen, David Shrigley.
Oh, let's skive off work. Let's. Please.
That's loads. Cake is awesome.
Rock music = cool V-day cards and air guitar potential.
Love the ambiguity of this card.
I'd be the happy recipient of one Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-29774659651313476032012-02-01T13:00:00.000Z2012-02-01T13:00:00.216ZDream Dress: H&M Nautical StripesThe thermostat is whacked up to 23 degrees, the view from my window is one of sunshine and blue skies...in my head it is spring time already. With the start of a new season approaching I obviously need a new dress to celebrate. And this year, surprise surprise, nautical is in this spring/summer. When is nautical ever not 'in'?
It's classy, it's chic, it's nipped in at the waist and loose in theElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02862308713806887109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-84220565770477897672012-02-01T11:45:00.001Z2012-02-01T11:52:50.444ZShoe Porn: Beautiful BootsMy feet are cold. I keep looking outside and seeing sunshine and then skipping off to the pub in ballet flats. I can't feel my toes anymore. I need a pair of boots. And they must be flat.
The problem with this is that right now, the high street shops think that flat boots mean that I want clumpy unflattering things. Finding classy boots without a towering heel isn't easy. (Although these are Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-75872019572221861372012-02-01T10:30:00.001Z2012-02-01T11:05:22.535ZWallpaper Wednesday: Osborne & Little's Best in Show
Despite being a crazy cat person, I've been writing a lot about dogs recently. Only the good ones, though. Like all of the ones featured on Osbourne & Little's Best in Show wallpaper. It's simple - just the silhouettes of your favourite pooches. It's on a neutral background so it won't take over your entire room. You can choose between the bronze version above (I think bronze is just O&L's way Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-65147843199544016252012-01-31T16:30:00.000Z2012-01-31T16:30:01.859ZThe boy and his poison: The Archangel
A hangover from the Domestic Sluttery belated Christmas party wouldn't usually be the best foundation for an inspiring cocktail recipe. A hazy memory of salted caramel brownies, a few cheeky vodka royal gimlets and some superficial bathroom renovations (I may have broken the shower pole) left me in a sorry state Saturday morning. However this was no normal Saturday, this was my first PDT Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16480736050471747633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-38075070990135831842012-01-31T15:00:00.000Z2012-01-31T15:00:06.522ZShop in the Spotlight: Beautiful BottomsThis post has nothing at all to do with the fact that Valentine's day is approaching. I just happen to have a thing about expensive undies. Especially ones from independent lingerie boutiques that are in the sale. I only discovered Beautiful Bottoms today and I'm a total convert already (they do tops too). Here are my favourite sale pieces.
She does indeed have a beautiful bottom. Once you've Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-82339802636108643702012-01-31T14:00:00.002Z2012-01-31T14:00:10.484ZJoin the #DomesticDebate Twitter chat
We've been a little bit chatty recently. Our inboxes are often a flurry of debate and discussion (and cute puppy pictures) and we've decided that we should make our discussions a little more public. So we're inviting you to our very first Twitter chat.
The first Domestic Debate will take place next Tuesday 7th February at 8pm (we've checked, there's nothing very good on the telly) and we're Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-34756008663101437772012-01-31T12:30:00.000Z2012-01-31T12:30:02.188ZFabulous Flamingo Jumper
For most of team Domestic Sluttery, flamingos are the sausages dogs of the bird world. Adorable, a little bit silly, funny legs and our absolute favourite birds. Yesterday while out shopping (I went out for spinach and came back with a new dress), I spotted this gorgeous flamingo jumper in Dorothy Perkins.
I want it.
I want it hard.
It's soft and snuggly (if a little thin given that it's £28)Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-67077901550350331322012-01-31T11:30:00.002Z2012-01-31T12:19:19.287ZFolksy Find: Wall Envy Art
Love it or hate it, it's nearly Valentine's Day. If you're looking for something non-soppy for your geeky other half , you could do worse than checking out Wall Envy Art on Folksy..
There are no kittens, flowers, or "I wuv oo soooo much!" messages in their Gifts for Geeks section. Messages are hand-inked onto pages of old algebra textbooks. Euler's Identity, above, is considered one of the mostSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033896516450368187noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-27912120634883282232012-01-31T10:00:00.000Z2012-01-31T10:00:03.238ZKeep it buttonedIf you suffer from koumpounophobia, look away now. It sounds like one of the worst kinds of phobias to me as I can never resist a pretty line of buttons, whether that's on a blouse, skirt, gloves or in a pile in a charity shop. I spent half an hour last Tuesday fishing through a bag finding the perfect ones for my cardie. If you also like how they look but, honestly, you've got better things to Franceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05339517973272134452noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-455918140918305092012-01-30T16:00:00.002Z2012-01-30T21:47:41.709ZCute or Creepy: Obedient Poodle Side Table
I have Pip McCormac to thank for this little treat. This (frankly ridiculous) poodle side table appeared in the Sunday Times Style magazine yesterday. I want to hate it. I don't even really like poodles. Yet I can't not love it. The ridiculousness is exactly what I love about it. He's got a tray on his head! It ticks all of the boxes of the silly part of my brain and I really do like the silly Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-27919265723955790172012-01-30T15:00:00.000Z2012-01-30T15:00:11.198ZSites we love: ObsessionistasCollections fascinate me. It doesn't matter what's being collected. It's the idea that someone might get so excited about something that they want everything related to it. I spent a large part of my childhood collecting postcards of Flamenco dancers embroidered with silk. We've got a section in the Domestic Sluttery book dedicated to displaying your collections. Collecting makes us happy.
Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-19119050923367450272012-01-30T14:00:00.001Z2012-01-30T14:00:05.193ZDesign Porn: Rory Dobner MugsI've had about two hours sleep, I woke up to roadworks and we've run out of tea. My smiles were not forthcoming this morning. I've been in a grouch.
Until I saw these Rory Dobner mugs.
Each one depicts a cute animal and a Union Jack. This one is called Hot Dog. Because he's under the flag and it's keeping him warm, see?
This is Bee In Bed. He looks happy. I bet he wasn't woken by roadworks.
Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-79600018525522982192012-01-30T13:00:00.002Z2012-01-30T13:00:11.668ZSluttishly Sweet: Candied BaconAnd so, my bacon obsession continues. As I consider bacon to be one of my five-a-day it is safe to say that I love bacon. I have garnered a small reputation with my bacon brownies, and have spent many hours discussing my love of bacon to anyone who will listen. So when a twitter friend suggested candied bacon to me, I immediately set upon making it for myself. Within a few hours I was sat in the Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02862308713806887109noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-36475842573651139122012-01-30T11:30:00.003Z2012-01-30T11:43:08.960ZHello. Also, I Love You (And This Print)
I'm still hunting for lovely things to put on my walls. And other than kittens, gin and salted caramel, what is lovelier than love? I'm not one for ridiculous declarations of amorous affections which is why I love the simplicity of this print by The Big Harumph on Etsy. It is polite and to the point which somehow makes it all the more romantic.
If you want efficient romance, it can be yours forNever Enough Shoeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08156229138795455704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-58431995980099988632012-01-30T10:00:00.000Z2012-01-30T10:12:11.584ZBaking for Beginners: Full English Breakfast Loaf
There is nothing nicer than starting your weekend with a full cooked breakfast. It says a cheery goodbye to the working week and sets you up for two days of doing whatever you please.
For years, like chumps, we've been cooking up our bacon, sausage, mushroom, tomatoes and toast separately. What time-wasting idiots we've been! For behold: I have created a loaf with breakfast INSIDE. No longer Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04033896516450368187noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-88060431182081135902012-01-27T16:10:00.000Z2012-01-28T15:20:59.511ZThe boy and his poison: Penicillin
I hope you all had a great Burns night on Wednesday and that you're all now haggis and whisky converts. My dad's side of the family is Scottish and I hate to miss an excuse for midweek gluttony and excess, it also seemed a great theme to base todays drink on.
I have to prefix this recipe with an appeal. If any of you ever meet my grandfather, I certainly didn't suggest replacing the traditionalNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16480736050471747633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-17797100431030486352012-01-27T14:00:00.001Z2012-01-27T16:27:56.800ZKitchen Gadgets: The Potato RicerThe first time I used a potato ricer at a cookery class, it was a revelation. Even after Nigella had been banging on about them for years, it had seemed like an added extra and something that I couldn't justify space for in a tiny kitchen.
I'm still not going to pretend that they are essential but a ricer is to fluffy potatoes what a hand mixer is to cake making, i.e. you could use a wooden Gail Haslamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12941524304617800460noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-87260844845843699252012-01-27T13:00:00.002Z2012-01-27T13:00:14.121ZThe Friday Five: Cocktail ShakersIt's the Domestic Sluttery Christmas party tonight (yes, we know we're a little late but we spent most of December signing your books and having Christmas naps). Nick is obviously in charge of booze, so here's a roundup of some nice cocktail shakers to play with.
Gosh it's pretty, John Lewis. This makes drinks of magic, I'm sure of it.
It's 'all about the Boston shaker', according to Nick.
Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-81894144688016127372012-01-27T12:00:00.000Z2012-01-27T12:00:05.917ZBaking for Beginners: Coconut Cupcakes with Champagne ButtercreamMy best friend turns 30 in March and we're planning a 1940s party at the gorgeous little village hall where she got married. It's going to be darling. However, whilst the theme may be wartime, the nibbles most certainly won't be; and I'm getting my practice in early to ensure her party is suitably decadent.
The first recipe under scrutiny are these yummy coconut and champagne cupcakes.
You'll Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075436147498572976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-57659129337802837112012-01-27T11:00:00.003Z2012-01-27T11:00:04.791ZDream Dress: AWear Bird PrintA few months ago, I wrote about having finally found a dress I was going to buy on ASOS. I lied. Or rather, I never got around to buying it.This time though I bought three and kept two. I absolutely love this owl print dress! It's £32 and incredibly cute, although sadly doesn't come with the red belt you see in the picture. Funnily enough, despite not being a tall-specific size, it's a lot more Kat Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273545990845176567noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-49182051039954404882012-01-27T10:00:00.000Z2012-01-27T10:00:09.184ZBaking for Beginners: PignoliPignoli are a sticky little riff on amaretti biscuits, made with almonds and pine nuts. They're naturally gluten free and pretty quick to knock up in a hurry. Perfect with your morning cuppa, or afternoon cuppa. Or for breakfast (ahem).
They'll be very soft when they come out of the oven, but will firm up as you leave them to cool (if you can).
Pignoli (makes around 20)
You'll need:
340g groundalexthepinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02844098278749749707noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-58798094187575776662012-01-26T15:30:00.000Z2012-01-26T15:30:02.496ZWet Dream: Bubble Betty rainwearGeneral clumsiness, the fact I'm perfectly sized to poke the average commuter in the eye, and an inability to look out the window to check the weather before leaving the house: all these things make me a very bad brolly user. At the age of 31, I still haven't quite mastered the correct use of an umbrella. So when I read about Bubble Betty over on Retro To Go I knew that I'd found the answer to myFranceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05339517973272134452noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-13561506065008916132012-01-26T14:00:00.000Z2012-01-26T14:00:15.772ZEtsy Pick: Joy NevadaWith Valentines Day approaching I have been on the lookout for gifts that are a little more personal than the standard chocolates, flowers and big red heart options. I want something to keep, something that is one of a kind, or even something with my name on. These personalised salt and pepper pots are on my list of potential Valentines gifts. They are simply adorable. Illustrated and Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02862308713806887109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-75435307655209763632012-01-26T13:00:00.001Z2012-01-26T13:58:33.516ZDesign Porn: Le Cirque MacabreThis new jewellery collection from Momocreatura is chilling. Titled, 'Le Cirque Macabre' is creeping me out more than a little. Yet I can't stop looking at it.
See? It's creepy! Fabulous creepy, though.
It's like a circus performer died while playing on hoops. THAT'S CREEPY.
Watching a whole skeleton circus is frankly scaring the bejeezus out of me yet I can't not love this range. it's Sianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536919654548369387noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273652815577465353.post-82436351134830454372012-01-26T11:00:00.002Z2012-01-26T11:00:15.212ZArguably The Best iPhone Case In The WorldA couple of weeks ago I helped a friend move house which satisfied my twin fondnesses for a) helping and b) driving vans. Sadly, it turned out that I get monumentally flustered when driving vans with boys in, and as a result, I left both my headphones and my iPhone case behind.Still. I'd been lusting after Firebox's game controller iPhone case for ages so this gave me a nice excuse to treat Kat Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273545990845176567noreply@blogger.com3