Tis the season...

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Fun personalised Christmas signs

Pretty Christmas gift boxes


Christmas really is creeping into my thoughts. I have found myself on websites looking for Christmas wrap, cards, decorations, gifts. So, I will advise you all to prepare yourselves for an onslaught of Christmas goodies from me. I'm so into Christmas this year! I'm excited!!! Here are a few things to get you excited too...

My Weekend at Home

Sunday, November 7, 2010


Ever since we've moved into the homestead {the term our family and friends use when talking about the house} we just don't seem to want to leave. Weekends are spent here with lots of family and friends dropping in for a swim and for lunch. This weekend was no different. Whilst pottering around the homestead this morning I rearranged some of my blue and white things in the cabinet in our kitchen. I must say I think I really am turning into my mother now...should I be concerned? I haven't used one bit of pink in this cabinet which is such a refreshing change for me.



Whilst Brad was standing in the kitchen this morning preparing lunch for our friends I couldn't stop looking at his navy check shorts and immediately made the decision to get our new dining chairs made in navy and white check. I have been trying to decide on a fabric for our new dining chairs for a while so now, based on Brad's shorts, the decision has been made!



We seem to have a standard menu for kid's at the homestead....sausages on bread with tomato sauce. It's so easy and it seems that most children will eat sausages on a bread roll.



Whilst enjoying a bit of sunshine around the pool today I also enjoyed looking at my orchids which have just bloomed.


I also tried to enjoy a few moments reading one of my gardening books around the pool but Ned just wouldn't leave me alone.



It seemed that all he wanted was my hat.



Ever since we have started swimming in the pool over the last few weeks Ned has been angling at diving in and today he did it. He dived in and then we just couldn't stop him from diving in. It was very funny, I must say.

How was your weekend?
xo
Anna

IVP MAG IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, November 5, 2010





I can't begin to tell you how excited I am to announce the launch of Ivy & Piper e-magazine created by none other than fellow Aussie Designers Melanie Parker and Elizabeth Raptis. Their first Spring issue features the gorgeous home of Kimberlee Brown from Brown Button Trading {my absolute favourite house in the entire issue!}, a gorgeous house from MWM Designers in the US, a little article by me on arranging vignettes, Kelly Green is featured along with Louise from Table Tonic and lots and lots of other gorgeous things. Be sure to check it out HERE!!

Congrats to Melanie & Elizabeth!!!

Geometric Textured & Colourful

Thursday, November 4, 2010











I am very intrigued by geometric forms at the moment and colour and texture. Here are a few images I have saved in my picture file of different things which I can identify geometric shapes and colourful texture in. There are just so many things out there which form different shapes. You're probably wondering where I am going with this but I really am very obsessed with this concept right now and how these types of geometric form can be applied to fabric design.

image 1 - john cottrell artist, image 2 - sosorosey, image 3 - sue ching-lascelles, image 4 - kate greiner, image 5 - emily pwerele artist

Colourful Cushions

Wednesday, November 3, 2010


I stumbled across this photo in my camera this afternoon. It's one the girls snapped of some fabrics which they were emailing through to one of our e-decorating clients. I think they are making some cushions with the floral pattern on the fronts and different coloured plain fabrics on the backs. I love the little black and white gingham thrown in for one of the backs...so unexpected and fun!

Lonny in the flesh...

Monday, November 1, 2010



Today, whilst the rest of Australia enjoyed Melbourne Cup festivities, I enjoyed a few moments at Black & Spiro to myself with a hard copy of Lonny. I have decided that I am going to order every issue in hard copy format. It's so thick and full and in actual fact is very much like a book. I loved reading the articles and flipping the pages and I love having a copy to put on my coffee table to keep forever.

Today



Today I arranged flowers in a restaurant in the city in preparation for Melbourne Cup tomorrow. Today I delivered this fantastic big round industrial table {above} to one of my lovely clients and arranged a vignette on top of it. Today I visited another lovely client who just had a beautiful French dining table delivered which I found for her. Today was such a fun day!