tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32193205107160670772024-03-12T22:40:33.256-07:00contentcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-78257528815186912042011-05-18T21:49:00.000-07:002011-05-18T22:17:58.508-07:00the path of a friend...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfGmNCFXKTTGResM5ZiDGdUrOL5KLKCoUQ6SQXpVe4I2AnGvxuHwmkKGIIkp_B7tVCZ7oRTRESJNSoqWDm4k9rlbHGSvnt8JLIL_Nt-1rvEslf7Wk-TeAK6p7BB8OLp2fGy5QK5sGRCuO/s1600/IMG_1832.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 364px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkfGmNCFXKTTGResM5ZiDGdUrOL5KLKCoUQ6SQXpVe4I2AnGvxuHwmkKGIIkp_B7tVCZ7oRTRESJNSoqWDm4k9rlbHGSvnt8JLIL_Nt-1rvEslf7Wk-TeAK6p7BB8OLp2fGy5QK5sGRCuO/s400/IMG_1832.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608289279452714530" border="0" /></a><br />My best friend lives in the big smoke.<br />Yep - Melbourne...<br />Sometimes it seems like another galaxy away. & she's like Snuffy, or Mr Snuffalupagas as he were (in the olden days), to those who have never had the pleasure to meet her! But you talk on the phone, it feels as though you're only across town, not across an ocean.contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-61734908878644509022010-06-11T22:08:00.000-07:002010-06-11T22:12:21.148-07:00with this ring...Another reason why I love my husband, he sent me a link to <a href="http://onelovephoto.typepad.com/heathergilson/2010/06/union-hill-inn-jeremy-erin.html">this</a> beautiful blog. Makes me want to marry him all over again...contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-6851745451795187102010-04-22T17:49:00.000-07:002010-04-22T22:13:22.673-07:00Here is the sea...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yOlP2BvDkzmcgOVsJv8b15PQylXtLJBlx5lrVRSxgIk737A5909ZCOpQMXEEiGKP8GCtolx-Vcec-jG79WbomrCLtrjFdTxiHQDlkjRBX8OTCtsrIThyZLLRThDgKoP3D4VSoDVcctYE/s1600/anthropology.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2yOlP2BvDkzmcgOVsJv8b15PQylXtLJBlx5lrVRSxgIk737A5909ZCOpQMXEEiGKP8GCtolx-Vcec-jG79WbomrCLtrjFdTxiHQDlkjRBX8OTCtsrIThyZLLRThDgKoP3D4VSoDVcctYE/s400/anthropology.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463196624630863378" border="0" /></a><br />I absolutely love seaside style, and these stunning pieces from Anthrapology's table ware range are on my mothers day wish list... I often sing to my darling little boy about the seaside (Here is the sea, the wavy sea. Here is a boat- and here is me...) because it, and he, inspire me everyday xxxcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-29982094782125708922010-04-21T21:57:00.000-07:002010-04-30T03:10:04.878-07:00A Toast To TOAST<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErd1pTuBW6HTJ6LRmqgTEeEUJbGeSojSRtc4cHBo-plkN8UcgbDuMvtigrICss9F9RI1A8_61ub6s5RHwuVgw6cKDmgkHrwYLlXsh9EhEWEpicOWSA09CpJR8gH0kIkOg2Fi_bEHBKH_d/s1600/AW09_H1_PG51.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErd1pTuBW6HTJ6LRmqgTEeEUJbGeSojSRtc4cHBo-plkN8UcgbDuMvtigrICss9F9RI1A8_61ub6s5RHwuVgw6cKDmgkHrwYLlXsh9EhEWEpicOWSA09CpJR8gH0kIkOg2Fi_bEHBKH_d/s400/AW09_H1_PG51.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462822254997645282" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.toast.co.uk/">This</a> online store has the most beautiful photographs... I have mentioned their site before but if you still have not been what are you waiting for?contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-29399619974204533062010-04-19T03:10:00.000-07:002010-04-20T04:09:05.137-07:00Art Envy + Ben Quilty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjouaxWKm4W5tfHaaMbwVaEaXaxUSmsBVPrYStkwX27GGkoSn1fuZe05bnGYdH1R-XUIgHdR9Xkxx1ouTXodRzdrAd8Rd5YiBlFUBHdT94sYlhUYmfBcoFDXWgi5qHqte8e-c9zbk3ZqJMN/s1600/Cook+Rorschach+2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjouaxWKm4W5tfHaaMbwVaEaXaxUSmsBVPrYStkwX27GGkoSn1fuZe05bnGYdH1R-XUIgHdR9Xkxx1ouTXodRzdrAd8Rd5YiBlFUBHdT94sYlhUYmfBcoFDXWgi5qHqte8e-c9zbk3ZqJMN/s400/Cook+Rorschach+2008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462173990365579298" border="0" /></a><br />Did anyone catch <a href="http://www.benquilty.com/">Ben Quilty</a> (and the Maggots) on ABC's Artscape? If I ever win tattslotto the first thing I'd do is try to get my hands on a piece of his... Not that I ever buy a ticket! He does these amazing paintings that are like butterflied- yep thats its technical term (or not)... I'm sure you'd remember making pictures like it in primary school, where you smear paint onto one side of a page folded in half, sandwich the page, apply pressure pushing the paint out to the edges and when you open it you have a mirrored image, or a butterflied effect? Well he makes pictures that seem to be made like that, but portraits, and the detail under the paint... They're amazing. Its the most excited I've been about art in ages.contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-58527787540612654432010-04-17T00:02:00.000-07:002010-04-17T00:07:51.202-07:00What a LARK!<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSU-2vQ-Mms4JzlY6g7SG2yCk8ajY5M4kqlTYF39ELCpWZc7o3j2htDZ1_QpQRyuRcb-zTxZ7_oiZtgNhHBKifCP2nURDrQ3d4cNRhAu0x327ZIBgqVF3bjnRIWJy6qD0SIMRdBqjMeGDg/s1600/photo+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSU-2vQ-Mms4JzlY6g7SG2yCk8ajY5M4kqlTYF39ELCpWZc7o3j2htDZ1_QpQRyuRcb-zTxZ7_oiZtgNhHBKifCP2nURDrQ3d4cNRhAu0x327ZIBgqVF3bjnRIWJy6qD0SIMRdBqjMeGDg/s400/photo+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460999345759020082" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Hot off the press... New shipment of "I love" badges- YAY!!!contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-33703618002276763662010-04-15T00:51:00.000-07:002010-04-17T00:01:49.510-07:00April Showers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fakYYtLO-AcJG_vreii3V82AN4bFWB0kMk1_sVLJRBUIOwalAP8fqns66hOG0oEZdvyo5IbCdU-lxHTVRIX2nI7Qbog0nP0nMYxa7epYcTbxCnpIPBM8-XnuNKTFQDGO-Q2nCtaSXf1H/s1600/photo+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fakYYtLO-AcJG_vreii3V82AN4bFWB0kMk1_sVLJRBUIOwalAP8fqns66hOG0oEZdvyo5IbCdU-lxHTVRIX2nI7Qbog0nP0nMYxa7epYcTbxCnpIPBM8-XnuNKTFQDGO-Q2nCtaSXf1H/s400/photo+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460997955144873154" border="0" /></a><br />Sometimes the weather can provide the perfect backdrop for a new window...<br />After close last Saturday, while I scouted around the shop for props to do a new window display, the rain was drizzling away outside. Hurrying to get home, Easter window half out, I made a mercy phone call to the trusty husband to deliver two chairs when I spied my umbrella. Standing there all alone in the silver florist bucket we use on rainy days at the front door... Voila!<br />Thankyou me & amber for the gorgeous new cushions, and to April for bringing a new season to our store. Hope you like it as much as I do xxxcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-59727561680552369052009-11-25T22:20:00.000-08:002009-11-26T18:25:38.640-08:00One more sleep...The beautiful "Niche" market is on again, starting tomorrow, and I can't wait to visit my friends little stores there and see all the goodies they have been staying up late to produce!! I can't imagine finding the time right now to sew, let alone sew for a 3 day market weeks out from Christmas....<br />Last market I was pretty pregnant and my sister, my girlfriend Bec, and I ohhhed and ahhhed over all the amazing makers we have here in our little neck of the woods. And as usual I talked and talked so my poor sister had to stop every two steps (while ALSO quite pregnant) but we spent all our dough and would you believe left with everything from hair accessories, to wine and flowers!<br />SO if you happen to be in my neighbourhood this weekend hop over to the Art Academy and check out the Niche market, but come visit me in the shop too, cause I'm back!!contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-82440295632918768622009-11-24T13:21:00.000-08:002009-11-24T18:20:02.288-08:00New New New - Typekey Vintage<div style="text-align: center;">Freshly baked from the USA we bring you Type Key - vintage type writer keys to wear! These gorgeous pieces have been lovingly handmade out of authentic antique type writer keys dating from the 1900's- 1940's<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguG20yVGWYuOgm-rVQp2tMVF7Z_d7pDhtLV1MpgeRCpVPhTPVlCr9H2y3qJTqK8RB08wwv718MbD3_QsVBHa649DD62ujURdP7EbGXGT_lukELrgK2cxxkZiF4ZC0qZXCS89X9t5h1889f/s1600/logoss.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguG20yVGWYuOgm-rVQp2tMVF7Z_d7pDhtLV1MpgeRCpVPhTPVlCr9H2y3qJTqK8RB08wwv718MbD3_QsVBHa649DD62ujURdP7EbGXGT_lukELrgK2cxxkZiF4ZC0qZXCS89X9t5h1889f/s400/logoss.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407785899827580834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The keys, made from glass, celluloid and bakelight are carefully salvaged from unusable machines, and beautifully restored to create bespoke jewellery<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHl-xmSMnGVoYqtNzCHyrXcfF6EIx6mUpFz1h_dun9sRX6qdmcWhG7RHO_gNXDENuN-LnsVOT0t8Lt_t6rMEpxna07QtdfxFqgmFkbT_oY8vltqpaq_WlAHvQ6pcvoseW1MVRAuDFzeHT/s1600/DSC02240.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHl-xmSMnGVoYqtNzCHyrXcfF6EIx6mUpFz1h_dun9sRX6qdmcWhG7RHO_gNXDENuN-LnsVOT0t8Lt_t6rMEpxna07QtdfxFqgmFkbT_oY8vltqpaq_WlAHvQ6pcvoseW1MVRAuDFzeHT/s400/DSC02240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407785904672713506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The rings are fully adjustable on a sterling silver band to suit any finger- yay!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjf8paFTgQ8oJF63oZvt5ZEMJIZh3XkeRckhac4HcOje4bZPrD5nP69Z2hsQvzftHZbIEZ63zqGAKsclqOuQqC0k9_0weE1dYRlfqutahnGAR0Z0nedrIOfVA_9uBNscwieRUdRDkHqLH_/s1600/DSC01573.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjf8paFTgQ8oJF63oZvt5ZEMJIZh3XkeRckhac4HcOje4bZPrD5nP69Z2hsQvzftHZbIEZ63zqGAKsclqOuQqC0k9_0weE1dYRlfqutahnGAR0Z0nedrIOfVA_9uBNscwieRUdRDkHqLH_/s400/DSC01573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407785255430662578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Randomly choosen vintage keys on old school ball chain create a one of a kind typekey necklace<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBh9RnPblJjhDqty22x251fG2W1wCFTtd7r8Xs5AD5Avmhs4IBpXDXFiSvUMWfIz81RSyufnjkUqsvbL4gn2UGTTxicRdDzVbp_fIxToPJ4LHNx6X2SZlRQrD59X5JfF-G2aMw6V8H7v6/s1600/DSC01468.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBh9RnPblJjhDqty22x251fG2W1wCFTtd7r8Xs5AD5Avmhs4IBpXDXFiSvUMWfIz81RSyufnjkUqsvbL4gn2UGTTxicRdDzVbp_fIxToPJ4LHNx6X2SZlRQrD59X5JfF-G2aMw6V8H7v6/s400/DSC01468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407785247873730434" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The typekey range of earrings are availible on hangers, or as studs if you prefer, with vintage black or cream keys (styles in store may vary). Love. Love. Love.<br /></div>contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-28712462547883626652009-11-23T15:35:00.000-08:002009-11-23T15:41:39.530-08:00Toast- Christmas CatalogueIf you have never been to visit <a href="http://www.toast.co.uk/">TOAST</a> go now...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HPgZvjKwnYpKDMtxgIIxRU_yvQmRRBBd7bPiHwNhApiK6fS1JMOt0KoxIDMuWXFQD-JaCaOmoE8dfMfRxbfLUhTCUU_KqQQYQ_jAZ3SGrAY75qQ9E_FajITr_r97RYPrY33lmNYGspEM/s1600/AW09_H1_PG52.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HPgZvjKwnYpKDMtxgIIxRU_yvQmRRBBd7bPiHwNhApiK6fS1JMOt0KoxIDMuWXFQD-JaCaOmoE8dfMfRxbfLUhTCUU_KqQQYQ_jAZ3SGrAY75qQ9E_FajITr_r97RYPrY33lmNYGspEM/s400/AW09_H1_PG52.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407447325483993218" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANy5NZRwrYf3Unqa8dXa96nP8gnbAjuJ27z1qpVxEmqWty9ngaFsM00QMMxX1OQvl1jVzRm5ezqeVq_JqD7Ejo_MHlCARBC7-18BW0HpEsij0psd8xqqIk-BCPkU1zCGzeUHBh9F16Ad4/s1600/AW09_H1_PG58-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANy5NZRwrYf3Unqa8dXa96nP8gnbAjuJ27z1qpVxEmqWty9ngaFsM00QMMxX1OQvl1jVzRm5ezqeVq_JqD7Ejo_MHlCARBC7-18BW0HpEsij0psd8xqqIk-BCPkU1zCGzeUHBh9F16Ad4/s400/AW09_H1_PG58-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407447329634415554" /></a><br />\<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQCY-0lOuT_sLeztYY6Umvou5uKtOwl-1H3LOnjt_gFm_lE_pXd_vSiq9haz4JP-O_f97B0YycRZ65mgIBlvq3COp_Ptlun7z9arpJ4opb6ylZspaDQlj-TYidqAjkxl8elrHMD_d7Bu4/s1600/AW09_H1_PG54-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQCY-0lOuT_sLeztYY6Umvou5uKtOwl-1H3LOnjt_gFm_lE_pXd_vSiq9haz4JP-O_f97B0YycRZ65mgIBlvq3COp_Ptlun7z9arpJ4opb6ylZspaDQlj-TYidqAjkxl8elrHMD_d7Bu4/s400/AW09_H1_PG54-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407447334577987698" /></a>contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-63388423734788511722009-11-17T00:23:00.000-08:002009-11-17T00:30:58.228-08:00When love comes to town<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5CZYdbx_0MaPr7F2chksqmtRLkZvyq6dG4pyeUzz35nV7YrVPhmfCb0Er4FnEtvknLXgJCHxg-OLXlaxgpixs8jHyexKt7cs3sabL2qSZvEH7EUWmBzDfBfO-ATNIyuW-GzRjPN1IhlV/s1600/DSC00714.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-5CZYdbx_0MaPr7F2chksqmtRLkZvyq6dG4pyeUzz35nV7YrVPhmfCb0Er4FnEtvknLXgJCHxg-OLXlaxgpixs8jHyexKt7cs3sabL2qSZvEH7EUWmBzDfBfO-ATNIyuW-GzRjPN1IhlV/s320/DSC00714.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404987173297072642" /></a><br />welcome to the world Mr Arlo Finn Lancaster, who made his safe arrival on the 31st of August, 2009. We can't believe he is finally here!contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-45441915636266597402009-04-27T02:30:00.000-07:002009-04-27T03:09:56.118-07:00Baby Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nLVcLFfDV0ygX9ggQJqNE4unBq9Dwt7_7OgMDCNJitDIz4MSHj8YoLrrZfU0Rmf_0JDFkGBU6nS_nYl6WLKsNyZlU_LX5EKZHX_OmOGSjFWrkR70LynJgThL6eNO5xP7vY04SprU3sax/s1600-h/KeyLookImage3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nLVcLFfDV0ygX9ggQJqNE4unBq9Dwt7_7OgMDCNJitDIz4MSHj8YoLrrZfU0Rmf_0JDFkGBU6nS_nYl6WLKsNyZlU_LX5EKZHX_OmOGSjFWrkR70LynJgThL6eNO5xP7vY04SprU3sax/s320/KeyLookImage3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329309721006409282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyO6ie2YGES7x-Ny1rb3FRbWvSl-8nHTaqxi5_3CkfWNDZwgiJEuBvMwUS7iTTSmEvFCB71s6eqBd4aFGGtg1Hj4Hy8_64KBZa5kh7QdQmaKQRfmjMaIZCRe3DszmoLrdXrh085LtnkQV8/s1600-h/KeyLookImage6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyO6ie2YGES7x-Ny1rb3FRbWvSl-8nHTaqxi5_3CkfWNDZwgiJEuBvMwUS7iTTSmEvFCB71s6eqBd4aFGGtg1Hj4Hy8_64KBZa5kh7QdQmaKQRfmjMaIZCRe3DszmoLrdXrh085LtnkQV8/s320/KeyLookImage6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329309720392494658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw73rlBV3dVyHjniUJWeQLA4ogfssXH3SfcixNYrfTn8BYOutF4tndHMLkLx8C8RZcVZrUXbjzaRfvcNM9DIGi-Gvcjxfss7QuxzusVzHM0pXN2k_Dz_FIwoyjo2L8gS8vUZDoK4leDs0D/s1600-h/KeyLookImage3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; clear: left;cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw73rlBV3dVyHjniUJWeQLA4ogfssXH3SfcixNYrfTn8BYOutF4tndHMLkLx8C8RZcVZrUXbjzaRfvcNM9DIGi-Gvcjxfss7QuxzusVzHM0pXN2k_Dz_FIwoyjo2L8gS8vUZDoK4leDs0D/s320/KeyLookImage3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329309718199270258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwf-YQRY3NqdZxlax4IJUXmeaqEzcPZZTWOqJOkN2wvYLu660aEo4zd2bRSoYaVlKKEPaRkK8gRIit-rv_7L9yoh0GTVgJoh5YyKPsB8nuW2-6117AVXxLsO2m29O77LLGFRubRzgXoInB/s1600-h/KeyLookImage5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwf-YQRY3NqdZxlax4IJUXmeaqEzcPZZTWOqJOkN2wvYLu660aEo4zd2bRSoYaVlKKEPaRkK8gRIit-rv_7L9yoh0GTVgJoh5YyKPsB8nuW2-6117AVXxLsO2m29O77LLGFRubRzgXoInB/s320/KeyLookImage5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329309304104672642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>You may or may not know that I had been keeping a secret...<br />A secret I tried to hide for five months so now my old secret I can no longer keep! So, if you had been wondering if my new, more rotund, figure was the result of spending the summer laying on the couch, eating cake wonder no more! There is as you may have guessed I have a little life hiding in there, and growing at a fairly restless pace! I am proudly now 23 weeks pregnant with our first baby (although we do have a furry baby named Finn) and so it seems fitting to share it with you along with some beautiful new pic's of the winter children's wear now in store<br />xxxxcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-79797118372738918392009-03-21T15:23:00.000-07:002009-03-21T15:45:56.183-07:00One thing leads to another<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0CDVSmj1vt0Ddtu7kD5CSxL9hs1ekH_RRV2-V9HplhaYkrTqqp2T2RAMf4D9TJEz6Tj7dH8BLHNyO2AlUkYwAkX3lLHwJ1aNfZ0cf1zaV2jiAsxGg-S_zNxyKFrhn7v2I7ry-D_k5OKP/s1600-h/6a00d834557c7069e201116891dfe6970c-800wi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ0CDVSmj1vt0Ddtu7kD5CSxL9hs1ekH_RRV2-V9HplhaYkrTqqp2T2RAMf4D9TJEz6Tj7dH8BLHNyO2AlUkYwAkX3lLHwJ1aNfZ0cf1zaV2jiAsxGg-S_zNxyKFrhn7v2I7ry-D_k5OKP/s400/6a00d834557c7069e201116891dfe6970c-800wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315774143472392002" border="0" /></a><br />Its the perfect time for exploring my favourite online haunts today, there is a little rain out side and a promise of blueberry pancakes in the kitchen while I absorb absorb absorb!<br />So I wanted to share something I stumbled upon but first I have to say how seductive packaging can be! And in my experience in the store there's almost always two responses to something that is beautifully wrapped, or contained... Some are an instant lover of a gorgeous print (be it paper or fabric) and if they love the outside what's inside can be almost secondary! Others need to satisfy their curiosity by seeing inside the wrapping too, the outer visible part is not enough... I am the former type of consumer.<br />Like this <a href="http://www.mastbrotherschocolate.com">Mast Brothers Chocolate</a> (via <a href="http://ohjoy.blogs.com">Oh Joy!</a> - thankyou) in my mind you just<span style="font-style: italic;"> know</span> that a chocolate wrapped inside such beautiful paper will taste melt in your mouth divine- who needs to sample!contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-28281941251257783362009-01-18T20:39:00.000-08:002009-01-18T20:43:12.533-08:00ok! alright!So its been a while...<br />A long while.<br />And there's no excuse's just at some points life unfolds double time and before you blink it's 2009!!!! Crazy.<br />Happy new year xxxcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-55131611020856515952008-08-24T21:46:00.000-07:002008-08-24T21:56:04.456-07:00Vintage Glass Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYNWQksp0_SO23OfqLE1DnKc2bmGcFKhyphenhyphenVbTxVVU6swAWryHuDQ5StDWdmo61ZePLTosDZcXTLxpH-AecKmpKqtmL4YPtlysTxFt7ChQapDyiAHHMRatGpXCDPaKSt8Rs8gaMOWK1nkgL/s1600-h/nightable_xl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYNWQksp0_SO23OfqLE1DnKc2bmGcFKhyphenhyphenVbTxVVU6swAWryHuDQ5StDWdmo61ZePLTosDZcXTLxpH-AecKmpKqtmL4YPtlysTxFt7ChQapDyiAHHMRatGpXCDPaKSt8Rs8gaMOWK1nkgL/s400/nightable_xl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238312809197147970" border="0" /></a>I love this little collection of bottles- perhaps not on a bedside table (ours are always piled high with magazines!) but maybe in the bathroom instead... Just needed a little inspiration today xcontenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-41786030821942562502008-08-15T18:06:00.000-07:002008-08-15T19:51:12.221-07:00Danish Delicates<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotVpF8v-IYWWSCXfwWkkVhYZ5i8QtGMHrM7r46CU9SuDGRYY7olN1dMKODbLMywiOO9Z6WfPl0Xc2GOCFC10QeQq8sInrH2RagmVeEf1yh2RPdS15BcQ0sPZH78nePm96-dRg2uvqTvGt/s1600-h/schstuds.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotVpF8v-IYWWSCXfwWkkVhYZ5i8QtGMHrM7r46CU9SuDGRYY7olN1dMKODbLMywiOO9Z6WfPl0Xc2GOCFC10QeQq8sInrH2RagmVeEf1yh2RPdS15BcQ0sPZH78nePm96-dRg2uvqTvGt/s400/schstuds.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234934440716599266" border="0" /></a>Isn't this the most beautiful jewellery you have ever seen?<br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35LBamf7P6_6Orub2enb4LtN1MvWpZ2XspBLCgKmIlxbYDc5ODfP6MITM26tPLtUT0ZKan0M-Qwx5ur_Zm7bvox18I-2WAQmWn8EMeR-j-joAEdpCRK6Gw_HJlQqQjqJVAv0YGaHV2-MB/s1600-h/nl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35LBamf7P6_6Orub2enb4LtN1MvWpZ2XspBLCgKmIlxbYDc5ODfP6MITM26tPLtUT0ZKan0M-Qwx5ur_Zm7bvox18I-2WAQmWn8EMeR-j-joAEdpCRK6Gw_HJlQqQjqJVAv0YGaHV2-MB/s400/nl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234934448271343378" border="0" /></a>And like nothing you have ever seen before?<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5PCDlPoLNVU9PHEtjUGl3YxYZUqAd5ZlTJYhmShvI-RMiSVv-SnSmYZERdcam4I56eZB9ZsS-P4rlz-dIjSGcmc7Rn8LvnbZsClyxTLIwqYcfNCiU97T203LG-WgHgzSuZUxAYpS5K3N/s1600-h/working.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5PCDlPoLNVU9PHEtjUGl3YxYZUqAd5ZlTJYhmShvI-RMiSVv-SnSmYZERdcam4I56eZB9ZsS-P4rlz-dIjSGcmc7Rn8LvnbZsClyxTLIwqYcfNCiU97T203LG-WgHgzSuZUxAYpS5K3N/s400/working.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234934453010477938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">These beautiful porceline pieces are intricately painted by Mette Scherning who handmakes each piece in Denmark. Meet Scherning in store now...<br /></div>contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-44064923156128886402008-08-14T00:59:00.000-07:002009-01-13T16:26:14.557-08:00content or content?I often get asked this question, and my answer is simply both!<div>Originally the short list for shop names didn't include "content" as a possibility - in fact I was sold on a name and changed it at the last minute... My mum and I were flipping through some mag's looking for inspiration and she piped up "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">what about contents, or content?</span>". We came up with quite a few names that day but "content" grew on me - I liked that it had a dual meaning. The rest, as they say, is history.</div><div>In the shop I answer the phone con-tent, as in what's inside, as opposed to con'tent, as you may feel {are you with me?} I guess the shop is about the content of your life, not just your home, all the things and the people you live and work with. I see the shop as a creative space which offers things that make life better, more beautiful, and more inspiring. I hope you agree...</div><div><br /></div>contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-23947730482365279162008-08-13T19:34:00.001-07:002008-08-15T15:43:01.311-07:003 things<span><span>Three things that I never tire of seeing in design and decoration-</span></span><div><span><span>* stripes- I have a thing for them! It amazes me how many new colour and style combinations are dreamt up every season. Stripes can transport you to Paris, to your Nan's Farm House, to the Hampton's, to the Missoni design studio, and back home again in the flick of a pantone colour swatch.</span></span></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquGjTw7o5sJ7v3OqP9tgiIvOlNjHab-cvRMmA293dHSCKDq_xoDRuN8alj0h8oS7x9EndVcfkjggF7AnneX_7DXtpysUQ8BhoprwqnuA9VB_KS4T59H6gUqA6UKgMnM8jgJ4gH3vwfNGs/s1600-h/la102240_0906_bench_xl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquGjTw7o5sJ7v3OqP9tgiIvOlNjHab-cvRMmA293dHSCKDq_xoDRuN8alj0h8oS7x9EndVcfkjggF7AnneX_7DXtpysUQ8BhoprwqnuA9VB_KS4T59H6gUqA6UKgMnM8jgJ4gH3vwfNGs/s400/la102240_0906_bench_xl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234872594359674610" /></a><span><span><span><span>* sea-scape's- I love "shack" style and everything to do with living by the ocean! Sea side colours are probably my favourite palette - collecting shells and drift wood, the way the water changes shades through the day, sunburn, and that air that makes you hungry...</span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnGx3vYwqVoZCQRo0oiWVz7iUvwcfkHmh1DxpY2pBoKx9D-EGbV02q5pf6jKeX3u1BqtSpZoswZuZLsBR3_7LvvvIuu60fcyPD_KoYozKxiREc-5CvtWJuGj-lnkQo90c2NxsfS58C_nO/s1600-h/mpa102631_0707_couch_xl.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnGx3vYwqVoZCQRo0oiWVz7iUvwcfkHmh1DxpY2pBoKx9D-EGbV02q5pf6jKeX3u1BqtSpZoswZuZLsBR3_7LvvvIuu60fcyPD_KoYozKxiREc-5CvtWJuGj-lnkQo90c2NxsfS58C_nO/s1600-h/mpa102631_0707_couch_xl.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohHq5Ri24DMtHCQ1f73dZcgL4US_-SCQsjCkgH2vNod30_oTxVB04w3sPOxQvffXScp8M2XqztC7jLrtIypEKXQZt9e64BZyo2vCxIzpc8SUG3opA1n-5xg98Xj_nE2iVy_7k2lEuXzCh/s1600-h/mpa102631_0707_cabinetb_xl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohHq5Ri24DMtHCQ1f73dZcgL4US_-SCQsjCkgH2vNod30_oTxVB04w3sPOxQvffXScp8M2XqztC7jLrtIypEKXQZt9e64BZyo2vCxIzpc8SUG3opA1n-5xg98Xj_nE2iVy_7k2lEuXzCh/s400/mpa102631_0707_cabinetb_xl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234639858604493938" border="0" /></a>*collections- Collections usually have that thrift shop style, a clutter of objects on a shelf or a table, a splatter of cushions abandoned on the couch that speak volumes of a home that's lived in and has a story to tell. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESBorbq3yaZrmKA3j2yCYlnFn7bBIsapet6kf4Lwfia3ZZk6kiBINsT8Qg7P3VGrF9NSUVOUZ9ar21fIssKmNXzDJNo9LlJtKDikOffvCSpapFhOEDiVFGSuaL66PLh3RTd_vdt01tPDI/s1600-h/mpa102631_0707_couch_xl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESBorbq3yaZrmKA3j2yCYlnFn7bBIsapet6kf4Lwfia3ZZk6kiBINsT8Qg7P3VGrF9NSUVOUZ9ar21fIssKmNXzDJNo9LlJtKDikOffvCSpapFhOEDiVFGSuaL66PLh3RTd_vdt01tPDI/s400/mpa102631_0707_couch_xl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234878049763521154" /></a></div></div>contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-604430377260628812008-07-27T23:23:00.001-07:002008-08-18T23:14:26.272-07:00She's Crafty!For the longest time I have loved to sew... Mostly by hand because if the sewing machine starts to choke on my gorgeous fabric it can end in tears! Well it seems sewing is now very much out of the closet and the clever people over at Sparrow Kids have put together these divine little kits for you to diy yourself a project.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwhjlkcStnFiQbWAGtitP-CUgar4ZtvfdgsFgV1-9ptrcL6j4caPyA30RNlc_f64rzXLw_ERjdd5aoGJbjRsns-odauzR3wj_i7aFKVlXU0Gay1N8EFMBS8L2I2kzjs-Y83stZ-3kBpJQ/s1600-h/towearcorsagebig.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwhjlkcStnFiQbWAGtitP-CUgar4ZtvfdgsFgV1-9ptrcL6j4caPyA30RNlc_f64rzXLw_ERjdd5aoGJbjRsns-odauzR3wj_i7aFKVlXU0Gay1N8EFMBS8L2I2kzjs-Y83stZ-3kBpJQ/s400/towearcorsagebig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236104682538080050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> There's a corsage, a daisy chain necklace,<br /> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WVzxfA9wvUE3yu8fmSvOu0JIxhIMIOIDzuhAsPmHjsGGqRR5Nmdo526V7CWUd-qKZ-kIFknV_GMtl2Q7U4qJ2xbSFuhcj45cKGlX40ZpsgZmC995YSQCeaziv5Rijp0WhULMZ3YL2uVn/s1600-h/towearnecklacebig.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WVzxfA9wvUE3yu8fmSvOu0JIxhIMIOIDzuhAsPmHjsGGqRR5Nmdo526V7CWUd-qKZ-kIFknV_GMtl2Q7U4qJ2xbSFuhcj45cKGlX40ZpsgZmC995YSQCeaziv5Rijp0WhULMZ3YL2uVn/s400/towearnecklacebig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236104692088365202" border="0" /></a> an egg cozy, all felt and oh so easy.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1dfLgbLyUFONl3LirpfwwRZyExAyszPfTP4RhFCX8nyVWZAw5j8RWmJrI8QoG4jIFjpyfwsNGzJgt2qlcENAFkzmQoc-OQuPqDtry4V0meuPHcAiV1_L4jPQ-FQBoMsAewXVhYh0nFAV/s1600-h/eggcosystitch-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1dfLgbLyUFONl3LirpfwwRZyExAyszPfTP4RhFCX8nyVWZAw5j8RWmJrI8QoG4jIFjpyfwsNGzJgt2qlcENAFkzmQoc-OQuPqDtry4V0meuPHcAiV1_L4jPQ-FQBoMsAewXVhYh0nFAV/s400/eggcosystitch-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236104696954557058" border="0" /></a>A great pressie for little people and big people alike and a perfect inside thing to do while its too cold to stay outside!</div>contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-34158396300473310952008-07-18T02:28:00.000-07:002008-07-19T01:31:19.931-07:00Orla Kiely Goodness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RtibD_feTxP9w6Tf7-6jbsSMff9W1P5bCeFFAr81U26_ugj0JgCTbffFBWTAA_8Dg4nSFRraL8xL6o9OZgd0HdTKxO04f4fI0k-VTtU3y8efMMHYt43hfbPqv3zEV7i22Gqo9xsV99UE/s1600-h/orlaKiely.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RtibD_feTxP9w6Tf7-6jbsSMff9W1P5bCeFFAr81U26_ugj0JgCTbffFBWTAA_8Dg4nSFRraL8xL6o9OZgd0HdTKxO04f4fI0k-VTtU3y8efMMHYt43hfbPqv3zEV7i22Gqo9xsV99UE/s400/orlaKiely.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224635045250438658" border="0" /></a>I accidently stumbled upon the work of UK designer Orla Kiely while searching for Cath Kidston fabric on ebay. Her bold graphic style prints, have a gorgeous retro feel to them, and a colour palette to match! She does a classic "repeat" pattern which I just love...<br />Fresh out of The Royal College of Arts Orla was comissioned by Harrods to design a range of hats, kick starting her textiles career. Her bags and soft accessories are perhaps what she is best known for, but her range now includes clothing, paper goods and ceramics.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cyOS7nRp0UuWChbC2fX-BWkpBPiwczxPdHmyp2LYs_sP9QXMdpKjz7kK1vGpirrhKQfZbUOA7c3AEeaj_Cf6BCbq5X0ON4LnQoIvsPH-C5ENL4RYktSRr7N8Gzfzh3uGIAiaRAO4gwJG/s1600-h/orlaKiely_notes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cyOS7nRp0UuWChbC2fX-BWkpBPiwczxPdHmyp2LYs_sP9QXMdpKjz7kK1vGpirrhKQfZbUOA7c3AEeaj_Cf6BCbq5X0ON4LnQoIvsPH-C5ENL4RYktSRr7N8Gzfzh3uGIAiaRAO4gwJG/s400/orlaKiely_notes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224639698148151202" border="0" /></a>So you can imagine my delight when (tired and at the end of my concertration span) at a trade show in Sydney this year I saw - oh my gosh- it is her - Orla Kiely paper goods tucked into a little stand! And it finally arrived to me, from the UK via New Zealand, safe and sound into little 'ol Launceston this week. YAY!!!!!! Sadly the textiles, clothing and homewares are currently not available in Australia, but her stationery is a beautiful start...contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-63263605464493044992008-07-03T02:32:00.000-07:002008-07-04T20:16:50.359-07:00know your productLike alot of businesses the fast approaching end of June means only one thing - stocktake. I like to think that I have a pretty good attention span when it comes to doing most things but stocktaking my little shop has been all over the place!<br />You see we do things the old fashioned way here - sure I have a computer but that's for email and internet... And every year I swear I'm putting in a computerized point of sale after losing count of gift wrap so I can walk up and zap things and ta da- its counted!<br />Anyhow after enlisting my other half's help last year, and the pain it caused him, he took it upon himself to find a better way using his computer geek savy without turning my shop into a multi national type bar coded sticker nightmare. And so we have excel. Hooray!!!contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3219320510716067077.post-34418759876428914492008-06-20T00:03:00.000-07:002008-06-20T04:10:20.850-07:00we have the technology<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxwuOsiTsZq1Ytf5N5mPCyX4mnFXCA7fV3pwAEvsdWizTtx3Z7bgo6Mgfimfrsnwse1Iks50E9AuU9eH-Ps_Gh80O7GS_T007QLh5xT_ZQ6TOTKxRZnwvhLEEKvBxMN0jfsEm-8O1jPxa/s1600-h/TechnologyMini.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxwuOsiTsZq1Ytf5N5mPCyX4mnFXCA7fV3pwAEvsdWizTtx3Z7bgo6Mgfimfrsnwse1Iks50E9AuU9eH-Ps_Gh80O7GS_T007QLh5xT_ZQ6TOTKxRZnwvhLEEKvBxMN0jfsEm-8O1jPxa/s320/TechnologyMini.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213919195646185298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">If you had told me three years ago that I would be standing here in my little shop, typing away to no one in particular, creating a blog I would have said no chance -I don't even like computers! Truth is I didn't even know what a blog was (Kerry F it's all your fault you know)...<br />So here goes!<br />Hi! Hello! Hi!<br /></span>contenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283843478902623887noreply@blogger.com0