Hello - how exciting to be starting a blog about all the things I like and love - smiles all round I hope.

I love all things crafty, especially home-made items - made with time, energy and love. I get excited finding treasures at markets and fairs - old letters, postcards and photographs are magical to stumble upon, as is the perfect dress. It is intriguing to think about where items have come from and travelled to. Thinking about who owned them before, what they are worth now and what their history is. The stories behind the trinkets are fascinating, when discovered, and I always wonder if serendipity plays a part.

I am smiling when I find a new shop full of pretty things and when I am able to enjoy the perfect hot chocolate somewhere that is unknown on a sunny but cold afternoon. It is the little things in life that make it wonderful and totally unforgettable.


Welcome to MY VELVET CASTLE, full of luxury, ritz and sparkle - happy reading and peeping through the windows into my Chateau. xxx