This is the kind of adhesive that needs to be delicately peeled away to preserve its loveliness – after all, slow and steady wins the tape.

Despite being born and bred in picturesque Switzerland, Pauline Aellen enjoys taking her photography to a slightly darker place, a little bit left-of-centre and at times unnervingly comical.

We can't quite tell if these bite-sized desserts would be mind-blowingly awesome or overwhelmingly rich, but we're more than willing to do some experimenting and find out.

Nothing brightens up a wintry day better than cupcakes and pom poms, so why not make every meal a party with pom pom place mats?

Who else wants to hotfoot it to the airport and jet straight over to the Dutch countryside, so they can frolic amongst a rainbow of blooming bulbs?

Someone's got to do some research into the correlation between seasonal change and arty inspiration, because as the temperature drops we've definitely noticed a rising urge to create.