We love Makool here in the (blog)house (remember this knock-out number I featured a few weeks ago?). I couldn’t help but feature this saucy number here too. Gorgeous.
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This is the sweetest little thing in the world is it not? My little cotton self would like to potter around this cotton potting shed, stylishly crafted with vintage and recycled cotton, by Cotton Bird Designs.

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And this bag screams out two things – my name for one, and “ingenuity” for two. It’s from Olive Brown and is made from strips of clear plastic shopping bags, which were hand cut then knotted to create “yarn”, and then knit in both garter stitch and stockinette stitch. Wow… c’est la classe! (which is a favourite quote of French Boy’s)

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This week’s etsy finds have totally captured my imagination: I want to dress up in a little lace, mess about in a cotton garden, collecting cotton vegetables with a little hand-knitted sack… who’s with me?

A quick etsy round up before I get some much needed sleep. These three beauties are this week’s favourites…

…lobster and swan‘s little estate sales are such a fab idea – what a great gift for your craft loving friends!

…michi design‘s sun bag: yes, please.

…and this from Mrs French’s etsy boutique, blissful images. oh la la.

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sweet dreams.

It’s rather mild here in Amsterdam today, I’d even go so far as to say “it is so pleasant, I could sit outside”… Quelle surprise! But today there is no time for dilly dallying with the tumbling leaves. However there is of course time to share with you my etsy favourites for this week which include…

…these hand stamped sentiments from The Vintage Pearl. This one is inspired by Project Runway. Love it!

The Laura Su dress by minnie and james. The dress is gorgeous and the photograph is perfect.

And I adore all these vintage Paris inspired tags from judy’s crafts.

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I am loving the work of san fran artist & illustrator mati rose mcdonough. She has a nicely stocked up shop called the suspect shoppe, filled with her wonderful works. I love the one above, and I had a feeling a number of us need to be reminded of this quote from dancer Martha Graham, to help each of us stay on our creative tracks. Here are a few more of mati’s fab paintings…

Then there are these fine wire, handwoven pomegranates from Yoola that I just can’t keep my eyes off…

As Yoola mentions, according to many ancient cultures the pomegranate symbolizes abundance, fertility and good luck. I like that. Alot.

And last but not least, is this collection of cushions from etsy seller Reiter8, made from recycled boat sails – how inventive! I could see these in a lovely beach house (hmm, something like Anna’s awesome island cottage perhaps?).

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Why, this is my new goddaughter! Remember I talked about her here? Well, as a little gift to her to say thank you for choosing me to be one of her special godmothers, I asked the very creative Leah over at Hyena in Petticoats if she could make me one of her special custom made ‘nongs’. Do you know what a nong is? It’s this fabulous creature you see above, with lovely long limbs and a number of gorgeous, unique details. Click here and here to see a few other fab examples of Leah’s nongs.

So from Amsterdam to Adelaide, Leah and I discussed the finer points of what this special nong should look like (buttons for eyes? no buttons for eyes, fabric choices? anything with red, she loves red etc etc), and then straight from Adelaide to Sydney flew this special creature, into the arms of my darling goddaughter. Her and her parents have named her ‘nina’ – so nina nong is now in her new home, and no doubt will have her limbs nicely chewed by the time teething season is over.

Oh just look at that smile!

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If you’d like to order your own special nong, click here to read all about how to order, and click here to contact Leah. Thanks Leah, I can’t wait to meet nina nong in person one day!