Bejewelled Bespoke
Bouquet of Roses necklace
Chrysanthemum stud earrings
Check out these lust-worthy items available for sale on Etsy through the Bejewelled Bespoke shop.
Item description for the Statement Rosette Bib Necklace below:
“Strips of different silk fabrics ranging from chiffon to washed silk are rolled into fabric rosettes and embellished with Swarovski pearls and crystals. Finished with a double sided velvet ribbon, and handsewn silk backing, this is one amazing necklace. Perfect for that special occasion, party, cocktail, wedding, bridesmaid outfit…or just because you are fabulous.” Dee-vine.
Chiffon, Tulle and Cotton Rose Bib Ribbon Necklace
Delicious home and The Design Files
Lyn Gardener's Fitzroy home
Egads, check out this gloriously feminine home, featured on The Design Files recently. James would have a conniption if I tried to do up the house like this (it might just be worth it). The dressing room’s enough to make me swoon.
The owner is Lyn Gardener of Empire Vintage in Albert Park, Melbourne. I want I want…
A few of my favourite things #5
Fornasetti plates
I was thinking the other day about really iconic design that speaks to me, and why. Here’s a few pieces you can’t go past for timeless quality: a Fornasetti plate or two, Philippe Starck’s Louis Ghost chair, and the Alessi kettle.
Philippe Starck Louis Ghost chair
Whistling bird kettle from Alessi
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For a few of my favourite things #4 click here.
Fantastic Mr Fox
I’ve been to see Fantastic Mr Fox and I have to say I loved it to bits – every single moment of it. George Clooney’s brilliant as Mr Fox but Jason Schwartzman is just genius as his petulant son, Ash. The script and the set design and the animation and its message (being different is ‘kind of fantastic, don’t you think?’) are all superb, and it made me want to go back and read all the Roald Dahl books of my childhood. Wes Anderson, I salute you.
It’s cute and quirky and hilarious as hell – if only all films for children could be this clever.
Illustrations by Kevin Tran
Have you seen my pencil?
I first saw Kevin Tran’s work at the Finders Keepers market a while back. His kooky images somehow resonate a lot more than many of the prints I see about. Have you seen my Pencil? above is a favourite – it cracks me up – but Owl and The Last Dinosaur below are fab as well, don’t you think?
Owl
The Last Dinosaur
Paper art
Greeting card from Paper2
I’m a wee bit obsessed with paper play at the moment. I might be suffering withdrawals after all those collage cards I made over christmas, and then some (in advance for 2010 birthdays). I had a grand old time playing with scissors, paper, stickers and this fab Japanese masking tape Rebecca & I ordered a while back.
Check out this card I picked up from Paper2 in Surry Hills, with Parisian skyskape on the front and pop-up Eiffel Tower inside.
Rob Ryan's 'We had everything'
And one of Rob Ryan’s poetic paper cutouts above. Such intricate beauty. Next time I’m in London I’m making a beeline to his store, Ryantown.
I’m simply in awe of his talent – look at this dress he made for Vogue:
Ryantown
Tribal love
Vintage batik skirt
Sass & Bide and Lover (two favourite labels) are using a lot of Zulu-style and animal prints this season. I’m wary of going the whole hog, but check out this clever batik pattern on the wraparaound skirt I bought at the markets recently – it’s almost leopard print, but not quite… definitely a keeper.
House of Cards top by Sass & Bide
I’m on the lookout for more tribal fabrics in murky colours – browns, tan, ochre and khaki – to make bags and simple, loose-fitted tank tops. All suggestions welcome.
The six week boutique
Cross-stitch me a Harley
Check out these cute cross-stitch packs, available from the six week boutique and first spied in the latest issue of Inside Out. I’m loving the mean machine above.
Perfect poodle
Anyone for tea?
Inventive recycling for vintage saucers
Lightly butterflies
I saw these in Duck Egg Blue Quintessential not long ago, but then my friend Maggie sent me the details of Lightly, a clever company recycling vintage saucers by cutting them into butterfly and bird shapes as decorative items for the wall or small plates to hold bits and bobs. What a fab idea.
There’s also some other great stuff on the Lightly site… good ideas for xmas presents, perhaps?
I’m jealous, Hobart
Rainbow threads
On my tour to Tassie last week for more workshops, fellow Crafty Minx Belinda Gobbey kindly took me to The Quilted Crow, owned by partners Leonie & Deirdre… I fell in love, in raptures over the delicious range of fabrics. Very jealous of all those Hobart people living in such close proximity to this beautiful store, when I’m so far away. Deirdre’s son works at one of Hobart’s popular tip shops and sources all the second-hand furniture, which I love also.
Award-winning quilter Helen Stubbings came along to the workshop at Fullers Bookshop and I couldn’t help gushing over her quilt, shown here below. I bought a few half-metre lengths of Rosalie Quinlan fabric (love love love this – it even has a tea set design), hand-dyed felt in bright red, blue and yellow and some sweet rusted heart and star decorations for the xmas tree this year. Heaven is.
Fab chintzy prints and polka dots
Helen Stubbings quilt & doll house
Fat squares
Cute corners
Tea cosy and lovely striped bias binding
Another delicious quilt
And more...
Hand-dyed wool felt
