Holly Houston

In celebration of Mother's Day, we caught up with the wonderful Holly Houston, talented photographer, ceramicist and mum to Willow and Ira.

1. Handmade Spatula

Courtney Petley is a good friend, and quite possibly one of the funniest people I have ever met. I love all of her work, but this spatula in particular blows our minds, my boyfriend and I are both obsessed with it. I don't know what it is about it, but it just keeps on getting better with age. I have actually bought a few of them now, as it's one of my favourite gifts to give loved ones.

2. Sans Activator 7 Body, Hair and Face oil

I'm terrible at hair and make up, but I go pretty big on fancy natural skin care. Sans is one of my absolute favourites, I slather this oil all over my bod and it smells like heaven on earth. In the summer when we go away camping, I can get away with taking nothing but this oil and a comb and I'm set for weeks.

3. Toast Tongs

We live in the teeniest flat, with the teeniest kitchen, so lots of our appliances live in weird places. Our toaster is on top of the fridge, and I am constantly burning my fingers trying to blindly grasp the toast from way up above! My boyfriend is very tall so it's no problem for him, but I really need these tongs.

4. Taper Rainbow Candles

I try to incorporate special little rituals into my daughters life that make mundane things feel a little more magical. During the darker months I will often light candles on regular weeknight dinners. As I mentioned, our flat is tiny so we can't have a dining table, we all sit on the floor around the coffee table, with these long table candles, its a bit ridiculous, but I do love it.

5. Aran Sweater

I saw these recently when I was visiting in store, and had to have a wee pet of them. I'm a bit of a sook about winter, but these sweaters make me feel like it might all be okay.