mondo mentions...
on Nov 10, 2009 in children our homes Ohdeedoh Boutique Markets Swish and Swanky We have really enjoyed reading Amanda's fantastic children's bedroom tours and are very excited to have been included in them. Be sure to pop over to Swish and Swanky to see Sienna's room (posted today) and Harvey's room (posted last week) and, with...

tour of Melissa's house...
on Nov 10, 2009 in house tour day bed children Milkshake Mums Every second Tuesday morning we get together with a group of Mums and their children for a couple of hours of tea drinking, cake eating and chatting. We take turns hosting this get together and this morning it was at Melissa's beautiful house. Since...

Etcetera etc...
on Nov 10, 2009 in collections books Etcetera etc For JJ's recent birthday I gave her the new Sibella Court book, "Etcetera etc" ( following the principle that your should always buy for your sister a present you would like to keep for yourself!) It is an amazingly tactile book with masses of inspi...

a dash of blackboard paint and a piece of chalk...
on Nov 3, 2009 in decorating ideas blackboard our homes We love blackboard paint, although none of us have yet been brave enough to paint a wall with it like is often seen in magazines. Having a pot sitting around begging to be used, we were excited when we came across these 90's place mats which desperat...

leaves, moths and butterflies...
on Nov 2, 2009 in moths leaves vintage inspiration our work butterflies While we dislike flies in our kitchens, hate sharing a picnic with some hungry ants, and have a positive fear of cockroaches, we have always been fascinated by museum exhibits in which the many hundreds of different types of insects are laid out in o...

sugar and spice and all things nice...
on Nov 1, 2009 in babies children about us Boutique Markets Thank you so much for all the lovely comments and emails about my newest little cherry pip, Matilda. She is an absolute darling, and even after just six days it is hard to imagine what life was like without her. She is already spoilt rotten with load...

It's a girl!
on Oct 27, 2009 in CB babies children about us It's a girl! Little Matilda Lucy has finally arrived weighing 7lb 1 oz. She is totally scrumptious!! Tilly will be one much loved little girl with 2 older brothers, 3 older sisters and a bunch of adoring aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. CB is...

another year older...
on Oct 26, 2009 in birthdays about us JJ Happy Birthday to my gorgeous little sister, JJ, who turned 33 today. Who would have thought that we would be working together, having so many laughs and enjoying each other's company, after all those years that I bossed her about and she messed up o...

an adorable alphabet...
on Oct 22, 2009 in children flowers our homes We love living in Brisbane - it has great weather which is perfect for outdoor entertaining, it is an easy city to get around, and there are lots of great places to day trip. However, originally from England, there are a couple of things we miss from...

busy making business cards...
on Oct 19, 2009 in vintage business cards our work We used to have our business cards printed in the normal way, but one day we experimented with making something a little more memorable. With our beautiful little vintage pictures and our signature stitching, we wanted to produce something that hopef...