Our new home

Last weekend we moved into our new home in St Kilda East. It is just beautiful with gorgeous dark wooden floors, fresh white walls and brand new ikea kitchen and bathroom. I just love it! The best part though is finding new homes for all my favourite things I have collected over the years.

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The latest craze amongst my workmates at the moment is...... crochet!! And no we are not all 60-year-old nanas, but young, hip and cool girlies who don't want this amazing art to be lost.

So a few of us went to a class at the Wool Baa in Albert Park to learn the basics. Then we got together one Sunday arvo to share our new craft with the rest of the crew. It was a cold wintery Melbourne day, so perfect for a bit of stitch 'n bitching.

Everyone brought along their favourite afternoon tea treat. I made the tasty gingerbread and blue cheese flavour-bombs, Kate, made for our girlie weekend in Blairgowrie. And they were a hit! The best part was that I got to show-off all my teacups and other bits and pieces to the girls.

So now I have the crocheted granny square down pat, I have decided to add them to my peggy square blanket and showcase all my fabulous new skills. Stay tuned.

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Colour inspiration #2

Left to right:

• Samantha Robinson porcelain tea cups – the best way to drink tea.
• Raspberry pink croco – the perfect clutch for a late lunch.
• Maling vintage lustre dark pink teacup & snack plate duo c1920-63 – with room for a little cake.
• Antique chairs – for playing ladies
• Raspberry Rich lippie from Bobbi Brown - make those lips POP!
• Raspberry Pink 7432 Pantone Bone China mug – a lovely start to the morning.
• Raspberry-choclatey goodness – all I can say is YUM!
• Raspberry beer cocktail – the prettiest beer cocktail I have ever seen.
• Lovely peonies – in luscious raspberry tones.
• Dreamy pink – with raspberry tea
• P. Kaufmann Central Park Toile - Raspberry/Pink – reminds me of England. Sigh.
• Royal scones with jam and cream – using the Queens recipe!

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Colour inspiration #1

Left to right:

• Limoges Mint Floral Teacups  – How lovely would it be to drink tea out of these gems 
• Mint chocolate chip icecream cake – So very indulgent
• Porcelain Groove Mug in Mint Green – Great mug for wrapping your hands around on a cold winters day
• Anson 86" sofa – Imagine a tea party on this sofa
• Mint macaroons – Delicious
• Mint green crochet flower appliques – Endless ideas of what I could do with these little doilies
• Mint green biscuit tin – Vintage biscuit tin
• Doilies in green – Fun and quirky teacups
• Mint Meltaways – These look like melt in your mouth material
• Mint green with pink blossom teacup, saucer and plate – So pretty
• Circle Zinnia Wallpaper – Perfect tearoom wallpaper
• Anthropologie Mint green and white double torsade necklace – Ideal for high tea with the ladies 

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Wall gazing

One of my favourite Australian artists is the wallpaper designer, Florence Broadhurst. The eccentric red-head began her business in 1959 and produced the most beautiful hand printed designs. The geometric patterns were vibrant and inspired by nature. Signature Prints have reproduced her designs and applied them not only to wallpapers, but fabric and other textiles too, so that we can still appreciate her gorgeous designs today.

Photos from Signature Prints

My dream is to one day have a space (hopefully attached to my house) where all my treasures I have gathered over the years will live. I will run my design studio here and my clients will be able to check out my work while I serve them tea and pikelets with homemade jam and cream. Mmm mmmm. And a Florence Broadhurst design would be the perfect decor.

The Cranes | Egrets | Gardenia
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An embarrassing habit I have is that I often get caught daydreaming while everyone else is watching tv. Having a Broadhurst design would make gazing into space (aka staring at the wall) a whole lot more interesting.

Ikeda | Carnation | Japanese Flora
Photos from Signature Prints