My name is Helen and I am easily distracted...

My name is Helen from Afeitar and I am easily distracted by cakes. I could happily spend all day browsing Tastespotting, dreaming up new cakes to make and eat at the weekend. Pies are okay, but slightly messy. Biscuits are good but can sometimes be dry. Cake, however, is PERFECT! I truly believe we were made for each other.

This chocolate cake is a favourite of mine. The texture of it is perfect.

This cake ALWAYS gets requested my family and friends. It's a beetroot cake! The beetroot is grated and the cake is slightly similar to carrot cake but about 23617 times better. The recipe can be found in this recipe book.

And of course, I couldn't leave out that old blogger favourite; the cupcake.

My favourite recipe is from the Hummingbird Bakery recipe book. The buttercream icing is to die for! Now excuse me while I wander off to get distracted by more cakes....'

Helen

My name is Elle and I am easily distracted...

It's a pleasure to be a guest blogger while Rhianne is enjoying her staycation. Rhianne and I share a love of vintage and toy cameras. I'm the girl behind two photography blogs: Diana Mini Love and Everything Reminds Me of You.

I'm not going to write about photography today.... although one teeny camera appears to have slipped in! (No idea how that happened). As well as being genuinely easily distracted, I'm also a very nostalgic and sentimental soul. In this guest post it's my pleasure to share with you some lovely objects that are inspiring me as we head into spring.

Lovely things for sentimental hearts:

1. I have a huge crush on this wonderful, yet likely completely impractical mini suitcase from Liberty. It's covered in the iconic floral 'Eloise' print.

Liberty, £60

2. I always have a few creative projects on the go. I love making things - my grandmothers taught me to knit and to sew when I was very young. At the moment I'm finishing off a scrappy quilt. I love the recycled fabric range from Worn & Washed, which come in pre-cut strips in colour co-ordinated bundles.

Worn & Washed, prices vary

3. Bloggers the world over are already huge fans of shoes by Swedish Hasbeens. I love these t-bar clogs in pale leather. I'd wear them with tights until the weather warms up, and then with pretty vintage dresses all summer.

Nola, £150

4. Tatty Devine make unique, quirky and irreverent jewellery. These tiny flower earrings are made from 1920s millinery silk.

Tatty Devine, £21

5. Just like my photography, I like my music analogue too. I've been searching for a record player for months, and I've now got my heart set on this retro-styled one from Steepletone. Nothing beats the sound of vinyl!

Needles & Spins, £79.95

6. I tend to use satchels as handbags, as they're great for carrying all my stuff plus a couple of cameras everywhere I go. I got sick of putting my handbag down all the time to take photos - a satchel is the perfect solution! All winter I've used a black leather satchel from the Cambridge Satchel Company (oh, and it has my initials embossed on it! LOVE!). For spring I'd love something lighter and brighter, like this pretty and practical canvas haversack.

Toast, £19

7. This tortoiseshell coloured cat ring is another fabulous design from Tatty Devine. Readers of my blog will know I'm a bit of a cat lady - a badge I wear with honour! I think this is just the cutest thing ever.

Tatty Devine, £9

8. The Diana Mini camera is a girl for all seasons - and for spring I love the white version. She's the little sister of the 60s cult camera, the Diana. She takes 35mm film and produces dreamy, retro looking pictures through her little plastic lens.

Lomography, £55

9. I discovered these handmade lip balms in vintage tins at the Bust Craftacular a couple of years ago in London. Made by Andrea Garland, they make wonderful gifts. Oh, and when you've used it up, you can have it refilled for a fraction of the price!

Andrea Garland, from £16

I hope you enjoyed my selections. I certainly enjoyed picking them out for you. Thanks for having me here at For The Easily Distracted...

Elle x

My name is Micaela and I am easily distracted...

Hello lovies! It’s Micaela where you can usually find me on Dolce Vita.

I’m excited for Rhianne & Thomas’ getaway and thrilled to be guest posting on a blog we all adore. So what am I easily distracted by? THRIFTING.

I am the girl that could easily spend hours rummaging through bins and shelves searching for vintage anything: jewelry, home décor, fashion, postcards, records, and knick knacks. Here are a few things I found on some of my thrifting adventures:

a bow sweater // mix matched pieces I used as vases and center pieces for our wedding

I am a huge fan of one of a kind jewelry & find my best pieces thrifting // I also love finding the perfect frames (this was a pretty frame I found for a print I ordered off etsy for a best friend’s Christmas present)

By far, my most favorite thrifting find hands down was my wedding dress. It was EXACTLY what I hoped to wear on my magical day.

So you see, it is totally worth being easily distracted by something you love so much, as I love thrifting.

Thank-you darling readers of Rhianne’s beautiful blog for letting me keep you company!
xo

My name is Megan and I'm easily distracted by...

My name is Megan and I'm easily distracted by... .... Right, sorry, back to business.

I've known Rhianne for a while now through her blog and I was thrilled when she asked me to guest post for her while she was off having a merry trip. I just celebrated my 24th birthday (gah, I'm getting old!) and realized that I love a lot of things, a few of which I wanted to share with you today. So, here is my list of lovely things that distract me (in a good way) on a daily basis:

Rapidograph pens
I use these beauties every day to create my quirky illustrations. Most people no longer use technical pens (since most architectural drafting is now done on the computer) so they're getting harder to find. It's part of what makes my work unique but I'm going to have to stockpile them in the future because I KNOW one day they'll stop selling them.

Antique cameras
I'm dating a graduate photo student so I'm lucky to have all the old (and new) cameras I could want. We frequently make trips to antique shops and thrift stores to find new ones. My favorite one, though, I found in my grandma's closet. The beautiful Kodak Duaflex still had unexposed film in it from 1966! I finished off the roll and developed some very ghostly photographs.

Bicycles
My boyfriend built me my own road bike (named Paul) and now I'm learning 'bike' culture. I even yelled at my first car last week!

Books
When I moved cross-country last summer, I had to cut my book collection in half so now I have every excuse to rebuild it. I'm secretly hoping to buy some bookshelf wallpaper too!

Cats
Shortly before I moved to San Jose I had to put my own cat to sleep but I can't wait to get another ball of fur to cuddle. My boyfriend's fish is not a good replacement since it doesn't let me pet it and I honestly don't think it cares if I talk to it or not. Psht, bettas. I have to wait a while to get another cat though because our apartment doesn't allow animals.

My boyfriend
It probably doesn't look good that I put cats before him, but I promise he rates higher than a cat. Some days. He's got a quirky sense of humor and constantly makes me laugh by secretly dyeing dinner odd colors while I'm not watching. Right now he's working on earning his Master's degree in Photography but on the side he's building pinhole cameras out of paper, Holgas, and antique digital cameras. If you're interested in making one yourself, he has all of the plans and tutorials on his blog.

It's a wonder I can get any work done with so many distractions but somehow I manage. In between cameras and pens, I run my illustration business Studio M.M.E. and work on my blog. In what little free time remains, I take nice runs around the neighborhood and try not to be chased by dogs.

Megan