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This weekend I attended a beautiful baby shower. It was a lovely afternoon full of yummy cake, silly games and baby chatter. For the soon to arrive little one I made the above owl (with some valuable assistance from my Mum). The main body fabrics are by Kaffe Fassett, he produces some of the most inspiring patterns and colour combinations.

Gifts

My sister Imogen has been curating some lovely gift ideas on her blog. Here is the selection she put together for me. I love everything on it & can't wait to see what I receive on Christmas day!

Meanwhile my Christmas shopping is slowly trundling along, a few more pieces to go...

Appreciated

I received this beautiful piece to thank me for my hard work, it is wonderful to feel appreciated.

Samantha Robinson ceramics

For my birthday I serendipitously received several porcelain pieces by the talented Sydney based ceramicist Samantha Robinson. Three couples bought me vessels from her collection!  I love them all and as they are handmade each is unique.

The two vases (or illuminators if you place a candle in them) are similar in construction but have very different patterning.  One is Samantha Robinson's signature style, a detailed leaf design in charcoal that will work perfectly with fresh flowers.  The other vase is a limited edition piece that was commissioned by the Historic Houses Trust and is based on a fantastic 1930s French wallpaper design.

I was also given a beautiful tea set.  The teapot is red with dragons and a characterful Indian cow amongst spiral designs and two teacups, one blue the other green to compliment it.

These stunning creations will be ever treasured by me forever.

31 days till Christmas

I love Christmas time and still get excited when I wake up on Christmas morning. Here are a few things that I am wishing for....

Bearded man brooch (one that looks like Ad!) from
Handmade Romance on Etsy

 Happy rocking squirrels from Bride and Wolfe

 Spaces mook by Frankie Magazine
so I can peak into other peoples homes

Sally Seltman's CD 'Heart That's Pounding'

Vers 1.5 hand-crafted sound system for listening to tunes on my iPhone

 

Dorothy Napangardi

Salt 2007

from Fireworks Gallery

Christmas shopping

I started my Christmas shopping this week as I stumbled across a beautiful shop, Magnolia Home & Gift at East Gosford on the Central Coast and picked up lots of goodies.

So this weekend I am going to continue to acquire gifts by visiting Magnolia Square markets at Randwick Racecourse. They have a fabulous range of independent design, art and fashion items that are perfect for pressies. Including the gorgeous homewares like the fun oversized button dishes by Have you met Miss Jones pictured above.  

I love buying presents for friends and family, it is a wonderful challenge to find something that is perfect for that special someone!