This is no ordinary grenade — instead of blowing up and destroying things, this green grenade grows flowers. The “flower grenade” known as the Seedbom is designed by Darren Wilson for Kabloom. Made from locally reclaimed and recycled materials in the UK, it contains organic compost,  fertiliser, coir, and a lovely selection of flower seeds including Sunflower Incredible, Nasturtium Peach Melba and UK native wildflower and cornfield mix. Thrown into a wasteland, Seedboms will, under the right condition of sunlight, water and soil, start breaking down to release their seeds.

Seed bombing has been around for decades. Also known as seed balls or earth balls,  it is a way to sow crops in harsh habitats.

The concept of compacting an explosive mix of wild flower and garden plant seeds into a little grenade-shaped recycled paper shell is embraced by the folks at Guerrilla Gardeners to add life and colors into derelict, lifeless places.

We shall not wilt. Let a thousand flowers bloom.

Seedboms are only available in Europe at the time of this post. Visit Kabloom for more information.

The color blocking trend is still going strong this season but to those among us averse to wearing contrasting solid colors from head to toe, colorful accessories will add just the right amount of pop to your spring or summer outfit. These cute coordinates are from J.Crew. Love the hot pink capri and navy+white striped espadrilles combination.

For shoes, I’m loving these ballet flats — in all the candy colors plucked from the rainbow — along with metallics and floral prints.

These lovely dishtowels from Anthropologie will certainly jazz up any kitchen and make drying up dishes a handsome affair. I love the colorful Lacy Jacquard, with needlework patterns woven into a set of three scallop-edged towel.

Deliciousness which features a cake design (who doesn’t love cake? Not me!).

This one will make a cute gift for newlyweds — Storybook Romance dishtowel trio. The whimsical embroidered illustrations say: “They fell in love”,  ”They got married” and “They lived happily ever after”. Aaaw….

Chirps & Chats tea towel featuring embroidered and appliqued wrens and doves sip from a dainty tea service, set against printed cotton.

Engraved Warbler dish towel.

Another bird-lovers delight — Wild Parrot dish towel.

I was looking for a little something special to give my little niece for her birthday and found these darling personalized story books for children from TinyMe.

Cute and colorful characters, and of course, the joy of seeing one’s name on the cover and used throughout the story — the perfect gift!

Other stuff you can personalise online through the website and have them custom made for your kids (or yourself) include these snazzy canvas art for your wall…

…illustrated wall stickers and height chart for girls and boys…

school bags  and mini backpacks (for daycare or kindergarten going kids)…

… and iron-on labels for clothing.

Hybrid is a collection of Bone China tableware designed by CltrlZak, a multidisciplinary collective, for Italian company Seletti. These unique dinner plates are made of contrasting halves of  European and Oriental style porcelain plate designs.

Each piece of Hybrid tableware is created using traditional methods and refined by hand in the city of Tangshan, China also popularly known as the “capital of Bone China”.

The Hybrid collection includes dinner plates, soup plates, salad bowls and coffee cups.

An interesting piece of art which fuses both eastern and western design elements and definitely a conversation piece.