Orla Kiely Bamboo Kitchenware at Temptation Gifts

Orla Kiely's kitchenware now includes bamboo! Previous collections have been made of melamine or ceramic, so this is a nice little change. They are available in the Melon Print (which I believe is brand new), Acorn Spot, and Linear Stem. So far, Temptation Gifts seems to have the most complete collection up on their website, with a few pieces popping up at John Lewis and other larger retailers. I'm hoping these will also be available in the US as I'm loving the Acorn Spot pieces in the Duck Egg and Pink colorways. 

I'm honestly not too familiar with how bamboo kitchen items wear over time. I have lots of the melamine pieces and so far they've held up pretty well, save for a bit of fading. They are my favorite pieces to use for casual meals, especially with my 5-year-old son. So I'm curious how these bamboo pieces will hold up. If any of you have any experience with this material in the kitchen, please let me know :)

Melon Print Large Plate in Blue, Pink, and Yellow

£9.99

Melon Print Yellow Jug

£19.99

Acorn Spot Side Plate in Duck Egg, Pink, and Yellow

£6.99 

Acorn Spot Tumbler in Duck Egg, Elderflower, and Pale Rose

£5.99

Linear Stem Bowl in Blue and Green

£7.99

Orla Kiely SS18: Flower Foulard Printed Accessories

The best detail of the Flower Foulard printed accessories is the little flower zipper pull. I'm leaning towards the Black & Cream pieces from this collection because of its pink accents. I pretty much want everything shown below, but if I had to pick my favorites, it would be the Card Wallet, Pencil Case, and OK Purse Key Ring.

Medium Zip Wallet

$135

Big Zip Wallet

$150

Card Wallet

$64.99

Cosmetic Pouch

$105

Pencil Case

$94.99

6 Petal Flower Key Ring

$45

OK Purse Key Ring

$60

I honestly can't get enough of these key rings. Orla Kiely has been releasing them every season for the past few years now, and I'm so glad she is. Every time I think they can't get any cuter, they do! I can't imagine I'd put anything in the little pocket of these key rings, but they'd still make a fun accessory on any bag (plus, my son likes to play with the button closures on all my bags :)

Orla Kiely SS18: Flower Foulard Printed Bags

The first of Orla Kiely's SS18 Mainline collection includes these beautiful Flower Foulard Printed bags. This is quite a busy design, from the patterned background to the contrast colored suede, but it somehow all works really well together and I'm loving every single detail. The Jeanette and Large Sweet Pea bags in the Black & Cream colorway are my favorites from this collection. 

Jeanette Bag

$428

Large Sweet Pea Bag

$265

I'm excited that Orla Kiely created a larger version of the Sweet Pea Bag. While I do love my mini bags, I've always found the original Sweet Pea to be quite small, which limits how much I can use it. I love the design, so I'm happy to see a larger version here. I'm also really digging the pop of blue suede seen here on the Navy & Red version.

Mini Sweet Pea Bag

$205

Orla Kiely Spotted: Sarah Jessica Parker Wearing the Ethel Viscose Print Velvet Panel Dress

 

Photo courtesy of Vogue

Sarah Jessica Parker wearing the Ethel Viscose Print Velvet Panel Dress for a Good Morning America appearance in New York on January 19, 2018

SJP looks as fashionable as ever wearing this lovely Orla Kiely dress. And fun fact: I met her in New York in 2007 when she was doing a meet-and-greet at a department store :)

Ethel Viscose Print Velvet Panel Dress in Tan & Black 

L'Orla Resort SS18 collection

£390

Orla Kiely Scribble Square Flower Items at John Lewis

Just a couple of Orla Kiely's latest homewares collection have popped up on the John Lewis website. This collection features a new print - the Scribble Square Flower, which will be available in two colorways. So far, there's the Double Oven Glove and the Tea Towels set, both in the Primrose colorway.

I'm so excited for this new collection! There's alos going to be cookware available in this same print, so stay tuned for that!

Scribble Square Flower Double Oven Glove

£25

Scribble Square Flower Tea Towels, Set of 2

£15

L'Orla Saddle Bag

L'Orla Saddle Bag

$428

Hi everyone! I was browsing Orla Kiely's US site today and thought I'd write about a recent addition to their website - the L'Orla Saddle Bag, which is part of the SS18 collection. This bag falls in line with the embroidery trend, which I'm honestly not a huge fan of, but I do think the way the flowers are arranged in a circle here is pretty. I'm also loving how a portion of the strap has a tapestry detail.

New Olive & Orange Bedding and Curtains at Dunelm

Orla Kiely's Olive & Orange line is releasing a new collection of bedding and curtains, some of which are now available online at Dunelm. The prints have been available before in their camping and bicycle collection at Halfords (along with Orla Kiely's range of cosmetic bags at Target), and I'm happy to see them translated to homewares. I especially love the Tall Flower Blush curtains and the Big Tulip Duck Egg bedding set (I even see some new pillows in the product shots that are not showing up online yet. I hardly need any new pillows, but I'm excited for them nonetheless!)

Olive & Orange Duvet Cover and Pillowcase Set

Big Tulip Duck Egg, Olive, Rambling Leaf Grey, and Tall Flower Yellow

£50 - £80

Matching pillowcases

£10

Olive & Orange Lined Eyelet Curtains

Rambling Leaf Moss, Rambling Leaf Slate, and Tall Flower Blush

£45 - £105