Door sixteen & the big news....

I love interior design, furniture design, renovating, building, decorating - reading about it, looking at it, hearing about it, talking about it.  So I was super delighted when I was told about Door Sixteen (thanks Beck!).

Door Sixteen is a blog by Anna, who is renovating her 1890's Victorian rowhouse in Newburgh, New York, with the help of her husband and adorable dogs (I asume her husband is adorable too, but it might be a little inappropriate for me to make that call).

Not only do I love her design style, and the AMAZING house, but I really like her writing style. She's one of those bloggers that you can imagine chatting to in the 'real world' (you know, that one that's not blog-land).

And this seamlessly leads me to my news - I am now the proud owner of a mortgage.  My first ever!  More accurately, my boyfriend (ew, I think i'm a bit old to be using that word) and I have just had our bank loan approved to buy a beautiful Art Deco home here in Perth, W.Australia. I'm super excited and since having our offer accepted I have almost completely renovated the entire home in my head!  I look forward to sharing it with you when the time comes to start doing things for real. 

Have a great weekend everyone.  :)

The impossible cool....

I just had to let you know about this site that I came across recently. It's called the impossible cool and is so aptly named.  I won't say any more - just take a look.

Patience is a virtue....

....and one I hope you have in spades.  I'm holding off on divulging my exciting news as I don't want to jinx it.  Instead, I'm just here to show you this oil painting of Astor Cinema by Colin Madgwick, an artist reprented by LK Galleries here in Perth. I'm particularly drawn to it because the 'The Astor' is just around the corner from my home. He is exhibiting "Perth Art Deco by Night" until the end of the month. I'm quite a fan of Art Deco....

Mum....

I had planned on showcasing a heap of my mum's patchworks today, but when I started putting them all together, I realised they looked better individually. I've picked my favourite one to show you, but you can see more photos here. Mum has lived in and travelled through some interesting places, and has an enviable selection of fabrics from all over the world. I get my creativity from her, but she certainly didn't give me the patience to master patchwork! Happy mother's day mum!

Windows on William....

Tonight is the opening night street party for Windows on William! I'd love to tell you all about it, but I'm a little pressed for time so you'll have to check out the link. It's going to be fun - see you there!

My apologies for the lack of posts this week. Some big (and very distracting) stuff is going on here and hopefully I'll have some exciting news to share with you next week. Cross your fingers for me?....

Melabo....

A month or so ago I posted about The Runny Bunny, maker of exquisite hybrid figurines.  When I came across Deerman at one of Design for Mankind's giveways I thought he must be from the same range - but no!  Deerman is the work of Melabo (a.k.a. Megan Bogonovich), a different etsy seller who also dabbles in the magic of combining old clay casts to create new creatures.  How clever!  I'd seen her work before but had lost the link (I must learn to be a better bookmarker!).

I recommend taking a look at Megan's website.  She has a series of pieces of people swimming (I guess) through coral which are pretty amazing.

Plates....

Just a little something to share with you.... My plates were collected yesterday by Elaine Bradley to be used in her workshop this weekend, where she will be teaching some of Perth's most respected ceramicists about techniques for printing on clay. I'm quite flattered that she thinks they (my plates) are worthy of such an audience. I can't wait to hear what they (the artists) think of them. :)

In case you've been wondering where my plates are, I've taken them out of my etsy shop, as I'm not comfortable sending them via post. I had a breakage at Christmas time despite some super sturdy packaging on my behalf. But! - If anyone in Perth (Australia) is interested in purchasing a plate, drop me a line. I'm out of the "ham" plate, but have 1 or 2 left in each of the other 5 designs.

T is for thank you....

You may recall the friday letter collaboration that I did with the lovely Jen from painted fish studio. Imagine my delight when this wonderful accordion book arrived in the mail this week!  It shows each of the letters Jen found, which spell out alex@the sunday project.  Thank you so much Jen! :D

Alas, it's proven to be VERY difficult to photograph!  These images don't really demonstrate how awesomely cool it is, so you'll have to use your imagination a little.  I'll try to get a decent shot over the weekend.

(Of course, now the pressure's on for me to come up with something equally as spectacular.  Any suggestions?....)