Rachel Davidson Brown, a former stylist (for magazines such as Donna Hay, Inside Out, Vogue), has created a beautifully design range of homewares called attia. The range is so simple and minimal, with a warm and organic feel.
attia
Crochet with the Owls
Last Sunday morning I met up with the lovely Owls for crafting, coffee (tea for me) and a chat. I really enjoyed catching up with the other gals after my lack of attendance at Brown Owls for so long. We were joined by former Brissy Owl Steph, who's now my near neighbour in Sydney. Yay!
I took along my granny squares, but when I saw Manu's breathtaking crochet blanket I fell instantly in love and ditched my plain old grannies.
Amy very patiently taught me how to make a magic ring (and she sent me this link as a refresher) and guided me through the process to create my first Flower Sunburst Granny Square.
This is a different block that Amy whipped up in no time at all:
And lovely Fran was stitching away, embroidering a favourite passage onto floral fabric. Very impressive and gorgeous!
I just clicked over to Fran's blog to link to it and found this photo of Amy and I engrossed in my crochet... well, I'm engrossed, and Amy's being patient!
I've organised a craft circle for tonight with some of the mums and teachers from Roxy's school, so I'm looking forward to continuing on with my crochet and spending time with some more lovely women.
What does your weekend look like? I hope you manage some quiet creative time too. Enjoy!
x
Lisa
Edit/update: This is Sarah's version of the sunburst, and here's a link to the pattern she uses.
Have you met Miss Jones?
Sweet and quirky bone china objects for your home from Have you met Miss Jones?
I have a little bird and a few feathers and have also bought some for friends - they are well priced and make lovely gifts. If you haven't already met Miss Jones be sure to pop over to the website. Read more...
Amy Butler does Wallpaper
Amy Butler has teamed up with Graham & Brown to create a new line of wallpaper in her signature vibrant style. I'm loving the retro vibe of the design in the second image. It's always interesting to see how colour selection impacts on a design isn't it? It looks quite retro in the main image, but in the swatches down the side not so much.
I have so much admiration for Amy. She has created such a strong successful brand and expanded her reach from her start in fabrics to paper goods, craft, homewares and fashion. And from all reports she is a generous, humble and gorgeous woman. So inspirational!
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More on bags
You may have gathered from the previous post I'm looking around for a new messenger-style bag. The other one I'm coveting is this fabulous green leather bag by The Leather Store. I adore the colour even though it's not something I'd usually go for. I like that the Ella since Osix bags and this one are totally different... perhaps I need to buy both.
I'm also onto this one...
but perhaps the red is too red?
Have you seen anything you think I might like?
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