Sista Girl Designs – Kreo Home ‘Local is the new Black’ giveaway.

Bright and colourful are often words used to describe the things she makes….introducing Sista Girl Designs.  Adele Palmer is the creator of Art, natural skin products and ceramics since her days living in the beautiful town of Broome, Western Australia.

 

Having been born and raised in Tasmania, now the blue skies, red dirt, turquoise ocean and tropical flowers of Broome are so inspiring to her creative side.  Not only did it open her heart to all things warm and beautiful, but also unleashed her love of creativity.

 

She was working as a qualified primary school teacher in Broome, but this came to a swift end when her market stall filled with beautiful aromatics, colourful ceramics, designs and creations, grew wings and took flight…..how fabulous!

 Her product range at the moment is primarily jewellery; however she doesn’t limit her creativity and will pretty much give anything a try…go girl! She is a great believer in recycling wherever possible, and has made a limited edition range of timber jewellery, wall hangings and jewellery hangers using the timber from the pelmets which were removed from her lounge room…yep that’s recycling! She has also printed retro images onto the hangers, making them gorgeous, unique and functional additions to any room …she also loves making polymer clay jewellery.

 

She adores the design process, the richness of the colours and the detail in the patterns, the luxurious opulence of the texture and the shimmer of metallic accents. I love a little touch of metallic in my accessories!

More recently she has been designing her own graphics on paper, which she set under glass for an even more individual and unique design.

 

Her range includes some funky pieces that combine the elements of polymer clay, paper art and glass…….I just love them! They combine all the things she loves – colour, style, and her unique imprint that truly defines their hand made uniqueness.  She describes her innate style as Contemporary Vintage, however she can adapt to suit the occasion or demand.  Custom orders are a specialty and she has in the past made gorgeous gifts for wedding parties, birthdays, and other special occasions on request.

 

Sista Girl Designs loves to invoke the wild woman, vintage bohemian, classic beauty or the peaceful warrior in us all, and allow us to be OUR OWN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL!

All pieces are carefully created, fashioned and made with love.

 

Thanks for being part of the ‘Kreo Home’…#localisthenewblack giveaway!

 

X Kelly

 

(All pics provided by Sista Girl Designs)

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Ruchi Rai Art – Kreo Home ‘Local is the new black’ Giveaway!

Ruchi Rai is an Abstract Artist based in Sydney, Australia. Her journey with colour and design started in India, where she completed a 3 year Diploma in Textile Design.

While living in India, after finishing her Art and Design qualifications, she gained some experience of ‘free hand’ painting on silk and chiffon sarees, it was apparently just like ‘creating an art on a large canvas’.

Unfortunately, due to family commitments, she was unable to pursue her dream of becoming an Artist and had to return to work in a Bank, and was there for almost 20 years. However, with the support of her wonderful husband, she entered the world of Art and Design once again only about 3 years ago…how fabulous!

The time had come for Ruchi to get her creative juices flowing again, all she could think about at work was colour, art, paint….so she quit her job and became full-time artist. How exciting, scary and brave would that have been all at the same time!

In 2011- 2012 she completed a ‘Cert IV in Colour & Design’ and 2012-2013 further studied ‘Surface Design’ from ISCD ( International School of Colour & Design) in North Sydney….a course I am currently, slowing making my way through as well.

She mainly work with acrylics, washes and sometimes ink. She believes Art is a way to express feelings and emotions that we feel towards people, nature and this beautiful earth that we live in.

She believes in ‘spontaneity’ and ‘free flow’ of strokes and her affiliation with Indian textiles is reflective in her art which feature bold colours, textures and pattern.

Ruchi now works from a small studio at home which is her haven!

Thanks for being part of the Kreo Home ‘Local is the new black’ giveaway….your work is amazing!

Please pop over to her website Ruchi Rai Art….. I think your works are stunning!

 x K

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Snippets of my week…..Birthdays, Racing & Fun!

This week things have started to ‘get back to normal’. Having the kids at home for 3 weeks on holidays, way to long in my opinion , threw me behind with a lot of things!

My son Wesley celebrated his 10th Birthday…what a milestone! Time is flying by way to quickly….love him to bits! X

I treated myself to a bit of ‘me time’ at my Beautition this week, Flavour Beauty in East Kew. I picked up this beautiful Grace and James soy scented candle too, it smells beautiful!

I’ve been moving a few things around my home too…. this does happen a lot! I’m loving this ‘Oh Deer’ Art print from Astella Designs. Pop over & check out her other works.

I styled up some pics for the Dulux Colour Forecast 2015 #duluxflatlay competition. Here were my entires, I had lots of fun styling these up!

My ‘Friday Favourite’ this week was my friends business ‘ Truffle Pops’ check out Debbie’s Facebook page here. These are amazing & how good do they look!

I shared a great pic on my IG page of a fabulous ‘Roar Reversible Doona Cover’ from Goosebumps Boutique Bedding . Isn’t it just awesome! Read more about Goosebumps here.

The week ended with a day at ‘ The Caulfield Cup’. My family had 2 horses running on the day which was very exciting, and a 2nd place which was great! It’s always nice to have a day out, dressed up & no kids!

I woke up to a lovely surprise with a feature in The Herald Sun, ‘Sunday Style Magazine, with a picture of my Master Bedroom styling… #sundaystyleloves… yay!

I hope you’ve had a great week too!
✖️Kelly

Little snippets of my week….

I love my little Red car! … It took me a little while to love the girl, but now she’s a part of the household! Love it! We finished off last weekend with a nice Sunday drive…..such fun! It’s school holidays for us, so lots of time with the kids ahead.

A bit of baking was done.. Raspberry, Coconut Banana cake was delicious! It was made from a Donna Hay recipe. A big hit! This is the recipe I used Find Donna’s recipe here!

My spring salad this week was Quinoa, roasted vegetable & pine nuts! It was so good! My recipe was featured on my blog earlier in the week you can find my recipe here.

My son Max insisted on more Overnight Oats. This time it was Raspberry!

My recipe is here!

I’ve enjoyed the Spring rays in my home.

I loved my new Mags….lots of inspiration there!

I hope you’ve had a great week too!
Let me know if you’ve made any of my recipes, I love to read your comments!
X Kelly

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My past week in pictures…& a little milestone for The K J Collective!

My week started hectic as always, it was the last week of term for my kids, which made it worse I think! It seems a bit easier when I’m organised, my overnight oats helps this cause.

My Overnight Oats Recipe!

I finished up the 7 vignettes competition which was fun, here was my grid. It’s such a great way to learn about styling from so many creative people. Read about it on my blog post here.

This week also marked 1k followers for my blog. Happy dance-woo hoo! I am so grateful to have so many lovely people following my blog here & on IG. I love receiving such wonderful support from so many of you, some of you make me laugh too!! ….thank you! It keeps me motivated to keep doing what I love! ✖️✖️

I also did a bit of cooking…. I love my salads & trying a different one each week.

Lovely flowers were around my home…

I also shared a few pics of my home at Anglesea, I just love that place!

I hope you’ve had a great week too…happy holidays for my kids!
✖️Kelly

Modernist Home – The Rippon House

You will know from my IG page & blog and I am a huge fan of Modernist Architecture.

MODERNIST AUSTRALIA is one of my favourite websites for sharing Modernist Homes & Mid Century Architecture for sale.

A home listed today on the website , The Rippon House, I think has been my favourite to date. Located in the outer suburbs of Sydney, in Wahroonga, surrounded by a beautiful Native garden, I could just about move there from Melbourne! ( If I wasn’t about to start my new build soon…damm!)

Here are some of the images from the listing….

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More pics here…
RIPPON HOUSE LISTING

Getting ready for Spring…..

This week has been great!
I often like to start it off with coffee at a local cafe….it’s amazing what catches your eye when you have time to look around.

On Tuesday I popped over to the Inside Out Magazine #openforinspection event showcasing the Maxadesign home in Melbourne’s East. These were some of my favourite pics, I really love these rooms! ( you can read about it on a my blog in a separate post). It was a ‘tick the box’ moment when Inside Out Magazine shared my blog post on their Facebook & Instagram accounts, I was absolutely thrilled!!

Here are some pics from my week & around my home.

I’ve had a colourful cooking week as well, here are some of my creations.

I’ve also taken some time to try & finish re-styling Maxwell’s bedroom. His brief was; Colour, Fun, Starwars! He was a happy customer! We made some of the decorations in his room which he enjoyed!

I have also entered his room in Inside Out Magazines #sharemystylekidsroom & #sharemystylecolour competitions for a bit of fun!

I hope you’ve had a great week too!

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Share my style …. Inside Out Magazine #sharemystyle

So, I get a lovely message from a friend suggesting I get a copy of the most recent Inside Out Magazine. ( Thanks Yvette 😉 The Stylist Splash ) My subscription is on its way… So I have to wait 2 more days to find out I’ve been featured in the #sharemystylebedroom competition !

I was the Associate Editor, Lynne Testoni’s , choice for her favourite pics. Awesome! Here was my entry & so thrilled to be chosen to splash the pages of Inside Out!

I have had some other pics entered for other areas of my Anglesea home…

This is my dining area. I had a table custom made made from Blackbutt recycled timer. I love it to bits! My painting featured is by artist Carolyn Sroccynski, even room needs a splash of red I think, or as my grandmother used to say!

The lounge area is comfortable, with pops of colour from my favourite yellow cushions & Marimekko textiles.

My front balcony looks over a native garden … Just love it!

My bathroom is filled with such amazing afternoon sun.. I love it!

This was my entry for the #sharemystylekidsroom entries….my boys love it!

We have a great native garden and just completed a little renovation. we can’t wait for the warmer summer nights to enjoy it more with our family!

I hope you’ve enjoyed my pics, I really love my home!

✖️Kelly

‘Open for Inspection’, with ‘Inside Out Magazine’ & Maxa Design.

It was fabulous to be part of ‘Inside Out Magazine’s’ first ‘Open for Inspection’ concept this morning in Melbourne.

( image via Inside Out)

The weather, which was clearly ordered in for the event, helped showcase the light & bright feel of this beautiful eco friendly home in Melbourne’s east.

It was lovely to be greated
at the door by part of the A team from ‘Inside Out’; Chief Editor, Claire Bradley & Stylist extraordinaire , Lisa Koehlor. Both such lovely people, who you made us feel so welcome. It was only a small group of people who attended, approx 20, so it was great to have a chat & spend time with such wonderful people from the industry.

CIRCA HOME scents were used in different spaces of the home to stimulated our senses, just lovely! I was lucky enough to come home with is divine Jasmine & Magnolia Soy Candle, which I am now enjoying at home.

We were treated to divine delights from Pot and Pan delicious! ( image via Pot and Pan)

MAXA DESIGN have created a beautiful home, with a focus sustainability, just stunning!

One thing that was a standout for me was that each room had a story. Beautiful vistas from every angle, where the outside was brought in, with an abundance of natural light throughout. Little vignettes featured in every room drawing you in….and the Art! "The home offers continuous movement", stated Lisa Koehler, so true!

I love these little timber guys. I have some in my boys rooms too!

It was nice to see that the living space also catered for the children, books stacked away in this stunning shelving unit.

The double floor rug, so underrated! It can add another dimension to your space.

The home was open plan, yet the dining & living zones were divided by a stunning double fireplace.
A plain brick wall, painted a beautiful dark charcoal, divided the dining & living rooms .

Most of the timbers used in the renovation were from the existing home I believe. I particularly loved the detail upon entering the home & the structural timber feature in the kitchen… divine! It drew your eye away from a structural beam overhead which may have been a focal point in some way, if such an amazing feature created in the kitchen / living space wasn’t there.

The huge painted brick wall ( which formed part of the fire place in the living zone) , and subtle tones throughout is beautifully balanced with a stunning ‘Chroma’ vintage poster on the opposing Kitchen wall… Perfect!

It was also great to different proportions of artwork, not ‘all behind glass’ being featured, drawing your eye through the rooms.

Claire Bradley, lead us towards the master bedroom where we saw ‘the bed head’! Some people on social media were a little opposed to it, but I thought it added texture to the room.

The textures in the room made your eyes dance around it! . Lisa Koehler suggested bed linen to suit your lifestyle, so true! Now really, who makes their bed everyday!?!

The main bathroom was clean & simple. No fuss! I love the fact that it featured 2 of my favourite bathroom essentials, ‘life’, in flowers & greenery & Art! Big tick!

A lovely little girls room towards to rear of the house. Such a happy space! ( I am a closet quilter from way back, so to see such bedding on display was lovely.)

Artwork was hung up in the hallway by the good old Ikea innovation!

Evidence kids actually lived here were around the house which I really liked.

Cute little accents …. Oh a little girl in my house would be lovely!

What a great way to store the kids toys!

Coming from a 3rd generation building & plumbing (retail) background, I LOVE a good kitchen, and this it was! The benchtop was made from an e-zero particle board, environmentally friendly and looked fantastic! ‘E colour’ paint has also been used throughout the home, I’ll be looking into that too.

A Smeg upright, my favourite, was their chosen upright gas cooker, ( I can wait to have another one in my new build!)

livos floor oil was used on the floors, instead of the normal shine you normally may see on a timber floor. Apparently easy to clean, so a big tick from me!

The garden & outdoor areas were spacious with a focus on entertaining & room to move.

A wonderful way to spend the morning, thanks Claire, Lisa & team for having me along, & Maxa Design, for opening the doors to your beautiful home! I’ll be there at the next one for sure !

✖️✖️ Kelly

( Ps: This is how you’d find me right now in this beautiful sun if that was my home! 😉)

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