jackyblue

Feel like I need to work that scraped back look -just getting the roots done today & I Forgot how much i loved this song .
Reminds me of the Gardening club too many years ago!
Thanks to Bryan boy

Regular readers of this blog will realise that over the years ,I have got through MANY i-phones. They just had a tendency to slip out of my hands and smash.

My phone is still smashed as I cant bear for it to be sent away . Its still working but it is SOoooo hard to read anything through the  screen

In the meantime , by shear fluke, everywhere I look,my computer seems to be bombarded by i phone case marketing and you know what , I actually LOVE it.Ive looked at their website at least 5 times ,in some kind of fantasy i phone pinup parade . I feel a new Swarovski obsession coming along ..

Who could NOT want one of these blinging beauties?

Here

Some people wonder what I get up to at the weekend .

Well its usually like this . EVERY weekend I get the landy out of the garage ,pack up my Vuittons and head into the sunset in the West county .Oh you thought it was Africa?  Oh-Has one not been to the forever sunny west of England before?

The wild horses on Dartmoor often hang around in the background so they can get in some shots for the blog( people like that ). I play a MEAN game of draughts with the hubby-to-be and once the luggage has been displayed in coloumn form – the circular one always rolls off damn it -its usually time to head back home in time for X Factor .

The kids? Well they love it in the big Vuitton trunk-they hardly ever need to come out .

Ok its The latest Louis Vuitton campaign .

From tents, lion cubs, sunsets and campfires… Louis Vuitton’s catalogue  2010 Travel collection

here

How sad the Corinne Day has finally lost her battle against cancer.

Her photos were always inspiring .

Here is one of my favourite,early , Corinne Day Shoots .

maybe i wont have to work today.

go and do some retail therapy.

thats what i just did.

lets hope i dont regret it.

its amazing what a girl can do with a scrap of fabric.

maybe the coloring book should come with swatches.

look at that moon lighting up the bay.

wish i had that view in NYC.

bet there were a few werewolves roaming Devon. . .

dkny pleated mini.

very short.

looks good when moving fast.

Mr( the other half )has been busy in the kitchen of Maison Blue .Its getting quite addictive .I’ve been’ picking your own’ raspberries ready for tonights Jam making challenge. Any spare jars anyone? Just will I be able to pull it off? hmmm

i know you said we should do our own coloring book.

i think you are right.

just to let you know im on it.

looking good.

just got on from work. its midnight. Broke my iphone. got to work late tomorrow.

sometimes i wish i was back home.

No this isnt my first self inflicted damaged-due-to-im going to work out this twittering thing

But Ive taped it up and its still going ….I just cant see a bloody thing when writing and viewing . .

So you better get in touch .This Twittering thing is a little bit addictive .Shit .

We are now on twitter .Jackyblueblog

Follow us ….. ( i will give you instructions tonight sis!)

Share the love -dont you love the love too , love?

Love the Roman

Love the Raquel

Love the stomping

Love the car

Love the soundtrack

Love the Shelley in her

Love the New Love .

Yes I did seem to get this first ……How was that ?!

These are some of my friend Zoes’ paintings.

Shes a hugely talented fashion designer and has just started to have a some of her work published . (the perfume bottles are amazing)

You can see more here

not sure what i liked more

the dog or the cheese.

i have one of these for Bea.

from the exhibit at the patit palais

isnt it lovely .

to match ones hat and shopping bag.

I am selling this

Grab a bargain .

. .

. .

. .

. .

. .

. .

This ones for RDG .

First EVER issue of Another magazine . Supported by Stella Artois dry .It came free with Dazed and confused issue 7( still my favourite cover).Still looks pretty cool and uncommercialised and less gossy . Love it .

Features Tanya Court( remember her…)Rankin,Phill KNott ,Katie Grand,and many more …

i was looking for all those old super 8 films i have of my days at Calvin and Donna ,

which i found!

i pulled out some old photos ,  thought you might like to see some.

and so do i.

Jacky&blue have been thinking a lot about next seasons ideas.

Here we are sharing with you the joys of two established designers sharing their most intimate design ideas with you

…a glimpse of my new lamp .

…before the rain showers .

have you been to the YSL exhibit yet?

it is at the Petit Palais

and well worth the trip when you are back in Paris

all i can say is that it was spectacular. . . .

Well Here it is.

I have a secret I’d like to share with you . I have a secret place that has made my life in Devon a very happy one.

I was very kindly introduced to Holly ,and over the years I have been filing up my house with the treasures she collects and sells in her barn .

Many people over the world come and stop by for a lovely cup of tea and a look in her famous barn  . Most people load up there cars ,and most appoint Holly for her interior design skills

I hadn’t been for over to her house for many months due to busy schedule-so today was a real treat as the barn was packed of unseen treasures.

I purchased a great display cabinet . A fantastic antique lamp that is unlike anything I have seen before and a huge glass jar to keep all my bits and bobs in .

Hollys’ barn is to view by appointment only.

For more information about Holly and her world click here .and here . And to all our oversea readers -Holly will be starting up an online shop soon ( keep you posted)

Hope to see you there one day !

i was walking up Broome street (soho) last sunday and saw these supercute little paintings.

They are all by a man called patrick Earl

it got me thinking. . . maybe i should sell my sketches on the strret.

what do you think about that?

Treasure Box from Gemma Booth on Vimeo.

I love this film by Gemma Booth .
www.gemmaboth.blogspot.com

im loving some of the new campaigns coming out at the moment ,

Heres the new Mui Mui campaign

Yellow and Blue .

And …Just  thinking about the eyebrows. Do you remember when I came to NYC about 10 years ago with them Shaved off?

Loved the old doorways covered in graffitti

And imagined how a lot of people would be pissed off by this

Learnt a little about Gaudi

Loved the Loewe shop frontage -more so than the clothes in the window

Found a fabulous Vintage shop called Le Swing  -Even the carrier bag was fabulous .Lots of vinatge handbags expertly scourced and such a lovely helpful owner who has eye of one of the best dealers.

Thinking this Gaudi could also be in place somewhere in Disney world or at Trago Mills

Got a little excited about the Venus Cafe we happened to stumble across during a rain shower

who was exhibiting a very sweet artist

A view from our Apt window . We stayed at Casp 74 .A 2 bed apartment with perfectly minimal interiors ,great for mixing space and kids together .

Got a wiff of a little european menswear . Love the idea of colour coordinating glasses to shirts….

I need a bit of him in my life …..

Big Fish . Big design feast for the eyes but we got there too early bohoo . But loved the area it was in more than anywhere else in the big smoke

And an evening in Red. With my new Holiday guilt buy – A Vintage Gucci form le Swing .

while on my quick jaunt to London we visited the Margiela exhibit at Somerset house

you must go next time you are in the City…

try and go as fast as you can.

I think i could work for the Devonshire tourism board.

do you have any connections??

sorry for massive lack of posts but due to travel and horrendous work schedule …

at last we are BACK.

England was lovely…

the weather held out. It was actually HOT.

Gorgeous Devon.

Miss you.

your a bit like a modern day Toni Hart

For all of you who have followed this blog over the last two years ,you will realise that this whole blog is written by two sisters. Living in two continents and It is once a year we get together .

Well finally we got together .

We will post more .

Then I Realised that the I-pad is great for taking snapshots of films . Whilst waiting for my flight . And pathetically crying on the plane during The Young Victoria (or was that the turbulence?)

The local cool kids shop had a new pair of shoes in the window -and oh look! there are my new ones too..(thank you Miss Mcg)

lined my eyes up with mr french monkeys eyes and realised that the similarity is way too close

happy and sad metros

loving the Palais Royal area .

Got a bit too much into Fashion Tv whilst clicking off for the night.Loving Victor and Ralph menswear..

Have you watched that fashion TV before . Its annoyingly addictive.

And here it is . One of my Favourite , nicest ,affordable hotels in Paris . Hotel Therese. .

Just make sure there is a spare room for me !

PS .Lets thank our lucky stars that we haven’t sercummed to any advertising on this blog as I am sure we would have been majorly sued by now ! Has this been the longest no entries since we started ? I think we have probably left our readers wondering what has happened ….

My little missy all grown up and entering the world of Hello Kitty ,Sylvalian families and Polly Pocket .

Happy Birthday Our  Sweet little Bea !

Dear Camille .

Loved your new photos . So glad you’ve ventured out into photography .

from me .

And get in touch/.Its been far too long …

here

Anyway sis . over to la Paris tomorrow – & see you (finally!)  in a few days time !

I saw a Civet today .

Ive never seen one before  – I think it looks a cross between my Tommy and your Brodie.

So cute .So cute .

You were very much missed at the annual Wildacres Croquet Tournament .( but not for your bad, non existant croquet skills. Well mine also! )

The very fashionable Mr Bond has been blogged at Maison Blue whilst wearing a rather fetching neck tie .

J’adore your pinache Mr Bond!

IN Paris

was looking good

especially this bag

and this one

jacky’s photos

to go to your favourite place?

I know how much you like a macaroon

and a macaroon box

or two

or three.

all photos by jacky

The day started off with some morris dancing

I was quite liking the bells …( on a bag maybe?)

Happy that the skate park was finally opened  felt a bit like wathcing the movie kids.

We all sat and ate a small tub of cockles

Saw and sat in the car of my dreams

At the vintage car rally

A quick flight to Paris . Oh and whos that on my flight ? Yes its Grace Coddington

Let me just say that AGAIN .Grace Coddington was on my flight from Exeter to Paris

Oh la la

Even the graffitti is in English  .

Then it was off to a late night dinner with the stunning Charlie Harrington and ever cheeky Mr Miles

Paris was beautiful and exciting  as always .I will blog more sooon!

I cant believe I mised you by 3 days sis

All photos by Blue