I hope you enjoy our Spring Vignette. It is now live. Click HERE to be directed to the store.
xx
Anna
Showing posts with label Vignettes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vignettes. Show all posts
Spring Vignette Live Tomorrow
Just thought you might like to know that our Spring Vignette will be going live tomorrow sometime. You will notice tomorrow that we have already upgraded our site so that we can have 2 vignette pages for Spring and we've also made the images larger so that you can see the items more clearly. There's lots of wonderful vintage items so make sure you are quick to click.
http://www.absolutelybeautifulthings.com.au/
Oh and this bunch of flowers was picked from my garden yesterday. I really cannot believe that all of these flowers grew in our garden. They are an obvious sign that Spring is here!!
xx
Anna
Things on Tables
You may wonder why I seem to have an obsession with lovely things placed on tables and chests and mantels. I think it stems back to watching my mother arranging flowers and shells and paintings and books and bits on tables around our house and our beach house growing up. I remember thoughts going through my head whilst she was playing around arranging things like - 'What on earth is she doing that for? What's the point? She is weird.'
But it seems that for some very strange reason I too now love moving things around on tables. There is something so therapeutic about it. I love it. I love seeing a table in a house against a wall or behind a sofa which has so much stuff on it. It is so interesting and really shows personality and a love of beautiful things.
I recently came across this painting above on Pinterest by Elizabeth Cummings via Brabourne Farm blog. It is so beautiful. That's how I want my tablescapes at home to look. Filled with interest and imperfection and love.
Oh well, all you can do is try I suppose!
xx
Anna
Black & Spiro Today
I was up early this morning as my brother Sam came home from Western Australia and couldn't wait to come to see the boys. He has been away living and working over there for the last couple of months and our entire family is just so excited about him being home for the next 2 weeks. After his visit I went to see my friend Phoebe and collected some fresh flowers for the shop. It really makes all the difference having beautiful fresh flowers in the shop. Actually we've got lots of new things in as well which is very exciting...here's a little photo to whet your appetite!
Hope everyone has a great weekend!!
xx
Anna
No!
Our first born child knew the definition of No well before he ever got himself into too much trouble. A simple No would always result in him moving away from something I didn't want him to touch.
Over the years I've had many clients ask me how I am able to keep all my books and bits and pieces in place on our coffee table with a little one in the house. I have always been a firm believer in leaving all my precious objects around the house and teaching my children to respect my things which will eventually become theirs {whether they like it or not}.
HOWEVER, I have to say that I have entered into a completely new way of life with our Max. Ever since Christmas I have had one very tall pile of books perched right in the middle of our coffee table. Not because this is a new way I am experimenting with arranging my things. It is the result of a child who seems to have determination which rivals my own.
Late this afternoon I had an appointment at Betty's lovely home and as I was leaving I spotted her big old amazing tree bearing lots of fruit. She very generously offered me a few which I brought home and placed into one of my vintage blue and white plates. I bravely placed it on our coffee table amongst my other things. It took Max about 5 seconds to arrive at the coffee table. He snatched his very own lemon out of my lemon bowl and then proceeded to put it into his mouth. I said no and then I said no again and then again...I think I am starting to sound like a broken record!
I caught the moment with my camera and then I moved the lemons to higher ground. It seems I need to work out a plan of attack as I can't keep this Leaning Tower of Pisa book arrangement thing happening...
Any tips?xx
Thank Goodness it's Friday!!!
I've seen a few TGIF posts around Blogland this afternoon and I have to agree....THANK GOODNESS IT'S FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!! But, I have Max's First Birthday Party and Christening this Sunday so I'll be at it again running around like crazy. Thank goodness it's just the family coming. I am attempting to cook a cake one of my client's recommended to me tomorrow for Sunday so if it works out I'll be sure to post it. I also think I need to do something with these lemons I've had sitting in this basket on our dining table for a couple of weeks...
Have a great weekend!
My Very Own Artist
A very funny and lovely thing happened to me today. As it was a public holiday here, most of our day was spent pottering around the house enjoying some time with our boys. I cooked a chocolate cake with Harry and Roast Chicken this afternoon for dinner. I picked some flowers and herbs out of our garden and I tidied up the house. Brad and I finally sat down in the lounge room tonight after we had fed the boys and bathed them and I looked over my shoulder and spotted Harry on the floor drawing. I went over to see what he was drawing and I was so surprised and excited to see him drawing the vignette on our entry chest of drawers as pictured above. You might think that I am making this up after my post yesterday in which I discussed my mother's entry vignette and Cressida's Campbell's artwork but I am not.
At one point he asked me to pass him down the orange vase so that he could examine it's details up-close. I was even asked to sharpen pencils. Of course I didn't argue as I was so excited to see him drawing the things I had arranged on our entry table.
This is the end result. After looking over it and discussing it, he said he made a mistake with the placement of the pink chair and he said he might add the picture frames which hang on the wall behind the vignette but that's for another night. On the back he has written a special note to me...I think my Mother's Day happened one week early!
PS...Did you notice Harry's fluoro pencils?! They are the BEST pencils as the colour is just so vivid and bright. They can be purchased from Toyworld if anyone is interested.
PPS...I must thank my beautiful friend and client Jules for the Phoebe Stephens yellow roses as pictured above which she delivered to me on Friday afternoon along with the big tub of potent Vitamin C which has done me the world of good...my awful flu has pretty much gone!!xx
Fresh is Best
The other day we had a lady in the store ask us for some fake flowers. I had to bite my lip and very kindly advise her that we only use fresh flowers. I don't go for anything fake. I'm a real or nothing girl in all aspects of my life. If I can't have real flowers then I would prefer to go without. Today I brought into the shop some of the succulent pots I have been potting up at home which I placed onto a tray on one of the coffee tables. They look great mixed with the fresh lemons in the clam shell. It just goes to show that fresh really is best.
Flowers, Vases, Baskets, Fabric, Plates & Pots
I've had a busy few days fossicking around the garden, the markets and local Antique shops.
In my travels I stumbled across these vintage vases which I couldn't resist. They now sit on our chest of drawers in our entry hallway. The vibrant orange of the larger vase makes me happy every time I see it and I just love the quirky bird clinging to the other vase/jug....it certainly is something you either love or hate.
I fell in-love with these little yellow flowers at the markets but I can't remember the name of them so please do tell if you know.
I also picked up one of these baskets which I have been coveting along with this piece of fabric which I am thinking of making into table napkins for an upcoming event I have planned.
On Saturday I potted up 12 little pots with Succulents for my brother as he was having a lunch at his house over the weekend and needed something wonderful to place down the centre of his dining table. I kept a few for myself to add to my growing collection of pot plants. {Correction to my post last week the little pots sell for approx. $1.20 at Bunnings and the succulents came from there too}.
It seems I wasn't the only one playing with flowers on the weekend. Mum just sent me this picture of the fresh Banksias she collected from the trees on their property at the beach. I am hoping she might deliver some over to me this week.
And finally I added 18 mismatched vintage dinner plates to my blue and white collection. We never have enough plates when we have the family here for lunch or dinner so now we will. NB. Mismatched vintage is so much less expensive than heading out to buy a complete set and so much more interesting I think and the best thing is that I can keep on adding to them as I see them.
And finally I added 18 mismatched vintage dinner plates to my blue and white collection. We never have enough plates when we have the family here for lunch or dinner so now we will. NB. Mismatched vintage is so much less expensive than heading out to buy a complete set and so much more interesting I think and the best thing is that I can keep on adding to them as I see them.
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