the lovlies at frankie magazine asked me to create a christmas wreath for their new issue (along with a few other nice peeps too). this is how mine turned out – pretty mental. but, i like it – def suits our family christmas. BTW can’t believe i’m already mentioning the c-word. i know i’m going to blink and it will be here once again. EEK!
my birthday is fast approaching. despite my love for celebrating birthdays, it could turn out to be a bit of a non-event this year. raph is experiencing a staffing crisis which means he is usually working 14hr days, making it tricky to organise anything. and that big birthday (yes 40. it freaks me out just write it) is just a couple of years away, so i’m happy to save up some birthday credits to make that party/parties really really incredible.
however, i’m still planning on spoiling myself a little this year, and of course will still be using it as an excuse to dream up a list of ridiculous birthday wants. as follows:
1. scholten and baijings bed linen: or pretty much any products that they make. their use of colour leaves me breathless. available in australia from corporate culture
2. misaki kawaii painting: ms.kawaii is my (and a lot of other peeps) favourite artist at the mo. new PAM x Misaki kawaii leggings would suffice too (pic from this article)
3. hand made arrows from fredericks and mae: no, i’m not into archery, but these are so beautiful that i would still like to own some. they would look great just on the wall. available in melbourne from third drawer down.
4. russell wright ‘american modern’ pottery: i do have a soft spot for vintage pottery, especially when it comes in such pretty shapes and colours. available from bauer pottery internationally and angelucci 20th century in melbourne. (pics from here and here)
5. backyard studio: i’m still utterly obsessed by this idea (since here), possibly spurred on by jealousy now that raph has his warehouse. i have daily visions of a modest seperate space in the garden, open to ocassional young visitors, but on the whole just my own. surely not much to ask. a ‘modern meets rustic’ combination of these two below that included a wall of shelving would be perfect. you can even download plans/construction intructions for the top one here. hint hint dad. (thanks for the tip off mel)
that is all for now. some fun news and giveaways coming up next week xx
we spent a few days in port fairy and then made our way to the grampians. it was simple and easy and relaxing. we took our time and stopped at skate parks and country opp-shops and old school bakeries along the way (as well as lunch at this fine establishment). we did lots of walks – through old volcano’s, amazing waterfalls and an olive grove too. we saw lots of wildlife – kangaroos, wallabies, emus, an echidna and a koala – even a red-bellied black snake (twice!). i did some bird-watching too – i wanted most of all to see a gang gang cockatoo, but sadly only got to hear them in the distance.
my only complaints - in halls gap, we were completely wroughted by the general store (note to self: take own food next time), and i was momentarily disgusted by the lack of bourgey cafe’s (so first world!). i got over that pretty quick though.
all in all – we had a super, great, fun family times.
i needed this holiday like nothing else. i know i write a lot about being tired, before we left i was so exhausted and was wondering if it’s all worth it. it’s awful to feel like that. but the holiday made everything ok, and now i’m ready to do it all again. even have a a few new ideas up my sleeve.
how are you going out there?