Tuesday 8 March 2011

Cherry blossom time

Enchanting, fleeting, beguiling & ephemeral beauty


This post is dedicated to the lovely people in Japan to all my former colleagues at Sankyo Seiko Group DAKS and my friends at Ichiroya, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your families at this sad time. 



  1. Anna French flora bouquet wall paper: http://www.annafrench.co.uk/
  2. Beautiful Geisha at a plum blossom festival - PHOTOGRAPHER: Melissa Rose Chasse 
  3. Broad tailed hummingbird IMAGE: http://birds242.blogspot.com/
  4. Amazing origami flower by SHOP: fishandlotus
  5. Anna French wild flora bouquet wall paper: http://www.annafrench.co.uk/
  6. Divine Maiko - PHOTOGRAPHER: Melissa Rose Chasse 
  7. Stunning vintage kimono SHOP: Ichiroya http://www.ichiroya.com/
  8. Anna French bird in the bush wall paper: http://www.annafrench.co.uk/
  9. As no.6
  10. Beautiful Geisha at a plum blossom festival - PHOTOGRAPHER: Melissa Rose Chasse 
  11. Exquisite wallpaper Fromental http://www.fromental.co.uk/


  1. Stunning Geisha - POTOGRAPHER: Melissa Rose Chasse
  2. HISTORY of British design periods by Affordable Interiors: http://www.affordable-interiors.co.uk/
  3. Pretty wallpaper Songbird by DESIGNER Anna French: http://www.annafrench.co.uk/
  4. FILM: Memoirs of a Geisha
  5. Pretty wallpaper Songbird by DESIGNER Anna French: http://www.annafrench.co.uk/
  6. Sublime wall coverings & fabric by DESIGNER: De Gournay http://www.degournay.com/ 



  1. Tea pot watering can SHOP: Plumo http://www.plumo.com/
  2. Magnetic butterflies SHOP: Cox & Cox http://www.coxandcox.co.uk
  3. Sublime wall coverings & fabric by DESIGNER: De Gournay http://www.degournay.com/
  4. Lovely peacock scarf SHOP:Plumo http://www.plumo.com/
  5. Oh so pretty paper butterflies wall art SHOP:BugsLoft
  6. Exquisite embroidered vintage kimono SHOP: Ichiroya http://www.ichiroya.com/
  7. Divine interior from PHOTOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Lordship Park http://lordshippark.com/ 
  8. Stunning wallpaper by DESIGNER: Nina Campbell http://www.ninacampbell.com/

  1. Pretty metallic leather purses SHOP: Anusha http://www.anusha.co.uk/
  2. Sylvana Orchard Blossom wallpapers by DESIGNER: Nina Campbell http://www.ninacampbell.com/
  3. Patchwork vintage tiles by COMPANY: Welbeck http://www.welbeck.com/
  4. Paradiso wallpaper by DESIGNER: Nina Campbell http://www.ninacampbell.com/
  5. FILM: Memoirs of a Geisha
  6. Gorgeous ornaments & silk flowers by SHOP: An Angel at my Table http://www.anangelatmytable.com/


  1. Butterfly Sallya (Crenis) pechueli male IMAGE: http://theevolutionstore.com
  2. Delicate hair flower from SHOP: SilverPencils
  3. Rowan KNITTING spring summer 2011 magazine: http://www.knitrowan.com/
  4. Butterflies Cithaerias merolina & Charaxes eupale IMAGE: http://theevolutionstore.com
  5. The beautiful vintage kimono silk I bought from SHOP: Ichiroya http://www.ichiroya.com/
  6. Romantic Peonies fabric from DESIGNER: Fromental http://www.fromental.co.uk/
  7. Exquisite Geisha - PHOTOGRAPHER: Melissa Rose Chasse
  8. Fabulous faux flowers by SHOP: Peony Direct http://www.peonydirect.co.uk/
  9. Cabbage rose corsages from Anusha http://www.anusha.co.uk/
  10. Petits oiseaux mirror by SHOP: An Angel at my Table http://www.anangelatmytable.com/
  11. Feminine paper pom poms from SHOP: PartyPoms
  12. Sublime Geisha photography by PHOTOGRAPHER: Melissa Rose Chasse 

    13 comments:

    Anonymous said...

    How really really beautiful. A little strange when you are not common with it, anyhow wonderful! A nice post for international women´s day. Coming home and somebody sent a message against outside stress. Thank you, dear. Really really nice. You made me lucky with it.
    Amina

    Ã…pent^hus said...

    Hi
    thanx for leaving a sign, that way I found you!!
    stunning stunning pictures and a gorgeous post. Got to see more of your "stuff"! :)

    Hereby an official follower!
    Best wishes, Open house blog, Norway

    Pamela said...

    I love these images!!
    The wallpapers are all so beautiful!
    I just love anything with birds on it!!

    Pamela xo

    The Paper Mulberry - Glenda Steel said...

    Amina, thank you so much for such a beautiful message! Warmest wishes - Glenda

    The Paper Mulberry - Glenda Steel said...

    Thank you so much Apent hus! Your little girl's photo' is just gorgeous!

    The Paper Mulberry - Glenda Steel said...

    Hello lovely Pamela and thank you so much for your lovely comments! The wall papers are gorgeous aren't they! Warmest of wishes - Glenda x

    Designbird said...

    T H A N K S! ;)
    Love the butterflies.

    The Paper Mulberry - Glenda Steel said...

    You're very welcome Designbird - love your blog!!!

    Noamaja said...

    Oh my, you have an amazing blog! Love it!
    Thank you so much for leaving a comment so that I could find your blog!

    I am totally fascinated by Geishas and the culture surrounding them. love the kimonos, and the origami...

    I´m your newest fan;-)

    The Paper Mulberry - Glenda Steel said...

    Thank you so much Noamaja for such lovely comments! I've had the pleasure of visiting Japan on a few occasions and was captivated by the culture. Oh and I am a huge fan of your gorgeous blog!

    KiwiStyle said...

    Just adore the colour combinations. You have a wonderful eye. Jane (NZ)

    LA VIE EN ROSE said...

    Adore this post Glenda, I loved the book and film 'Memoirs of a Geisha'! The Geisha 'look' is so delicate and graceful. Ditto cherry blossom, exquistite silks and those stunning wallpapers!

    Anna French Wallpapers said...

    I love these images.The wallpapers are all so beautiful.I just love anything with birds on it!