Marmoset Found – Kreo Home ‘Local is the new Black’ giveaway!

Cherie and Nareen are the team behind ‘Marmoset Found’…what an incredibly talented duo, who curate the most amazing range of homewares and decorative pieces I’ve seen in a long time! Maggie and I are so happy to have them part of the Week 4 #localisthenewblack giveaway from Kreo Home!

 

They met at the local park as neighbours with small children and instantly hit it off! Over play dates….and lots of tea, they bonded over a mutual love of ‘Homewares and Interiors’. I have a few friends who I have met in a similar way…how fabulous! Look at these baskets…aren’t they divine

 

Cherie worked in health, but always had a ‘great eye for Interior Design, whilst Nareen was working as a fashion buyer. They took the brave plunge to start their own business after agreeing that they were seeing the same products everywhere….enter Marmoset Found!

 They wanted to find ‘new and beautiful pieces’ to bring to the market, so they booked their first trip and have been travelling ever since. What a fabulous story!

 You must visit their website and see the range, it’s incredible…… lighting, furniture, decorative, textiles, baskets, ceramics and glassware.

The only negative about writing my blog posts is that I now want a piece of everything! Arghhh!

They work alongside artisans and incredible crafts people from Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, India and the Philippines.  The range you will find at ‘Marmoset Found’ combines on-going product lines with one-off limited pieces…..I just love unique pieces! Their aim is to provide an ever evolving collection of everyday pieces and rarities. 

 

The current range showcases a muted colour palette of mint, lemon, duck egg blue and chalk white…stunning!

 Stand out pieces from this range is the ‘Laguna Wall Hanging’ and the ever popular ‘Cloud’ ceramics, both part of the giveaway.

 The full range & contact details are:

W: www.marmosetfound.com.au

E: info@marmosetfound.com.au

P: Nareen (0414 654 226) Cherie (0413 930 707)

 ( All images supplied by Marmoset found)

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Tuyo – Kreo Home ‘Local is the new black’ giveaway!

With the abundance of ‘do what you love’ vibes emanating from most social media these days, Carol Oakley had been began asking herself the right questions ….

What are the things that bring me joy?

What were the things that brought me joy before life got complicated?

The answer was surprisingly simple for Carol…. creating….colouring-in to be exact. It’s great to have her on board the Kreo Home ‘Local is the new black’ giveaway!

She wasn’t much of a drawer as a child, so blank pages never interested her. But a fresh colouring-in book often took her to her ‘happy place’. She loved colour, techniques and being able to bring pictures to life.

Tuyo was born out of wanting her wanting to capture that simple joy again.

The fun of creating something beautiful and not needing to start from scratch. Carol wanted to provide something that people could partner with, to give them the first step to creating something unique for themselves.

The idea that a Tuyo book in the hands of five different people could yield such diverse creativity excites her. In a world of duplicates, she wants people to make these prints their own.

Every child is an artist…..The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up – Pablo Picasso

Tuyo is an opportunity to show your creative edge and create something truly unique for your space.

With a copy of Tuyo and a few art supplies, you can make the perfect bespoke prints for your home. In each edition you will find 12 gorgeous designs printed on high quality uncoated 200gsm paper ready for your unique brand of creativity. Each page is perforated with a finished A4 size for easy removal and framing. A great holiday activity for the kids …ok maybe me too!

‘Tuyo’ means Spanish for ‘yours’……and that’s exactly what she want’s these prints to become…. yours!

To make your one-of-a-kind print you simply choose a design, colour palette and technique. SIMPLE! Tear it out then draw, paint, trace, stick, make a mess or keep it simple, it’s up to you. It’s time to be the artist!

Tuyo books are proudly designed and printed in Sydney, Australia.

Love Edition Available Now…. contact details and page to visit below…

x Kelly

( All Pics Supplied by Tuyo)
www.mytuyo.com &  www.downthatlittlelane.com.au/tuyo

Contact : carol@mytuyo.com

www.mytuyo.com

www.instagram.com/mytuyo

www.facebook.com/mytuyo

www.pinterest.com/mytuyo

 

Shakiraaz Homewares – Kreo Home ‘Local is the new black’ giveaway!

Shakira Lima is the creative mind behind ‘Shakiraaz Homewares’!

If you like pops of colour and the odd pineapple print….look no further! Maggie from Kreo Home is so happy to have a Shakiraaz handmade original part of the ‘Local is the new Black’ giveaway!

Shakira is a Melbourne based textile designer with a passion for design, printing & Interiors.

Despite having graduated in ‘Science’ at University, she has always been drawn towards ‘the arts’ from a young age. She was always encouraged by her parents to hand paint, sketch & create…thank goodness for that! She comes from a very creative family, all of whom paint, how fabulous! Sounds like the creative talents run in the family,

While in Australia, Shakira studied Textile design at RMIT and then decided that this would be her career, as she couldn’t stand the thought of being stuck in a laboratory day in – day out. 

She has always wanted to start her own business and has created a brand that has a happy mixture of my love from her 2 cultures, Indian and Australian. She also wanted to offer the public products that are totally handcrafted, with an environmental focus. She block prints each fabric piece and sews each cushion! I love her colorful cushions and the fabric baskets are fabulous!

 

Her most recent range is completely designed & printed here in Melbourne.

 

Visit her store at www.shakiraaz.com.au

 

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Rachael Swift Design – Kreo Home ‘Local is the new Black’ giveaway!

Rachael Swift is the creative force behind ‘Rachael Swift Design’.

Kreo Home is so pleased to have such a creative talent on board the ‘Local is the new Black’ giveaway. Maggie stocks an exclusive Rachael Swift Design range in her online store.

Rachael has always worked in the Art & Design industry in some form or another since graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in her early days.

She has worked in many different areas of the design world; concept design, completed rendered drawings for clients…. all the way through to huge murals…how versatile! She clearly has a passion for all things design and also creates stunning Ceramics, Jewellery, Paintings and large-scale Sculptures.

Rachael was also lucky enough to be a feature artist on ‘The Block Glasshouse’ this year…. what an experience that would have been!

Her current creative focus however is ‘Sculpting’, developing and creating her amazing Home Décor range. She has been doing this on and off for about 8 years, it’s such an incredible range!

Rachael is a mother to a teenage son, and like most of us finds the balancing act of working and parenting tricky from time to time, but this has also made her focused and resilient to big challenges.  She works out of her design studio on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria.

Her hand sculptured limestone decor pieces are  inspired by ‘natures form & shapes’, and she is also influenced by Scandinavian Design. She has an appreciation of the ‘Sixty’s’ and ‘Seventies’ design aesthetics, something we both have in common.

Her work certainly communicates themes of peace, tranquillity and calmness. Her hand sculptured works are made from 30 million year old Australian limestone, how incredible!

Her designs are an Industry standout for their unique forms and stunning ‘on trend’ colours. Her pieces are innovative, creative and all are hand painted. The fact that they are not done in moulds is incredible…… each piece a complete one-of-a-kind.

Small run design ranges are created where each piece is a unique sculpture and signed by the Designer and Artist Rachael Swift.

Places to buy Rachael’s Designs

Kreo Home Online Store (exclusive range)

Hunter & Beau

* The Block shop online shop -search the supplier list for Rachael Swift Design’s Logo

*The Proforma store in Fitzroy

* Life Style Home and Living in Cheltenham

* For all Commission and Custom pieces, you have to contact Rachael direct on 0406717218 or email rachael@rachaelswiftdesign.com.au

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Du Pré and Moore – Kreo Home ‘Local is the new black giveaway’!

Autumn Du Pré started her business Du Pré and Moore in 2011 out of desperation and a need for a product that she just couldn’t find.  

 She wanted a beautiful home fragrance that didn’t cost her the Earth – both financially and organically – and skin care where she could actually read / comprehend / understand all of the ingredients on the back of the label…..don’t you love her already!  She just wasn’t satisfied with what was currently on the market, so swiftly took matters into her own hands!  

 

Her candle range kicked off Du Pré and Moore and the skin care was the natural, evolutionary next step in the range.  Now 3 years on, she is currently undergoing a complete overhaul of the Du Pré and Moore brand / packaging strategy and business realignment. 

So be sure to stick around folks, BIG things are in the pipeline for Du Pré and Moore. 

 The mission of Du Pré and Moore is to ‘promote a life lived holistically and organically, through the use of plant-based Earth elements, to put mind; body and spirit in pure harmony with our Earth.  Nutrient-rich botanical oils; butters and waxes, along with the fragrant and healing properties of vital essential oils, are mindfully and intentionally blended to create products that not only nourish the body but heighten the senses and feed the soul’. This product is just good for the soul I think!

 It is Autumn’s ultimate goal to educate people on the chemicals that go into every day, ordinary products and the damage to our health they can potentially cause. How fabulous, one that I whole heartedly support….hand on heart! 

It is her sincere hope that, with knowledge and understanding, minds can be changed and switches to all-natural/chemical-free products can be made.

Thanks so much for donating products to the Kreo Home ‘Local is the new black’ giveaway…..we love products like yours, made with so much passion!

 Pop over and check out her full range at www.dupremoore.etsy.com

x Kelly

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Taylored Dots by Donna Taylor – Kreo Home ‘Local is the new black’ Giveaway!

Now sit down….. as the talent I’m about to share is absolutely incredible……

Kreo Home and I are so proud to have such an amazing talent on board the ‘Local is the new black campaign’! ………Introducing the Victorian based, self-taught, creative illustrator  Donna Taylor, the woman behind ‘Taylored Dots’.

She has a unique talent for a drawing technique known as ‘stippling’ or ‘pointillism’ ….in basic terms, she is obsessed with drawing in dots, using only a fine liner…yep those black fine liners!  Some-one throw this woman a sponsorship please!

Donna believes that ‘the detail of a drawing is down to the final dot’, as she ‘freehand dots’ the authentic faces of many people and animals from around the world. 

 

 

Drawing in this style is something that she initially did in ‘secret’ as a creative outlet. She said her husband ‘outed’ her on social media…. I’d just say he was very proud of his amazing wife, and the rest is history! Donna was so inspired by the lovely comments and feedback, that her business continued to grow from strength to strength.  I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty happy that her husband decided to share the amazing talent of his wife with us!

 Her personal favourite pieces are ‘Indian Chief’ and ‘African Goddess’.

‘The Indian Chief ‘ was her first piece, which took over 4 years on and off to complete….and if you look at the intricacy of her work you will understand why!

 

‘The African Goddess’ is another favourite of hers… just stunning. It turned out just the way she envisioned. It was created during a very challenging time in her life and is very dear to her heart….I have no favourites….I just love them all!

 

Donna has an amazing eye for detail, admits she’s a bit of a perfectionist, and can be very hard on herself, I think we are all guilty of that from time to time.  She often has a vision of ‘how’ the piece is going to look and feel in her mind before the creating even begins.

Donna draws to relax…..it’s a huge outlet for hers and she really enjoys her own ‘me-time’. Some of us clean, run or cook, she draws……keep drawing Donna, your works are amazing!

 She draws her inspirations from different cultures around the world, this is a big focus of her work. A lot of her followers love animals, so she tends to draw a lot of them, her daughter loves them too! It such a great subject matter I think, that can be used around your entire home.

Look at that picture wall below, isn’t it’s incredible! Featuring framed works of ‘African Goddess’,  ‘Ellie the Elephant’ & ‘Leo the Lion’, stunning!

 

(Pic Above : Framing By Forman Picture Framing, Styling by Janita McMahon from Calamity Jane Interiors & Mel Turner from Recipes for Design.  – all on IG as well.)

She prints her illustrations onto paper, wood, gift cards, phone covers and is now also collaborating with a children’s wear designer ‘Frankie and Lola’ to bring you a range of illustrated kids tees…how exciting!

Donna is a huge lover of ‘design’ and ‘illustration’ and intends on bringing her works onto cushions, canvas totes and canvases in the near future.

 

Love, love your work Donna!

 

X Kelly

 

Website: www.tayloreddots.bigcartel.com / & online retailers

Facebook: (Taylored Dots)

Instagram: (@tayloreddots_illustrations)

 (All images provided by Donna Taylor)

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Meina Farala Home – Kreo Home ‘Local is the new Black!’

Lindsey Denham is the owner, creator and curator of the beautiful online store known as ‘Meina Farala Home’. 

She has a passion for unique beautiful art, something that is certainly clear by looking at her amazing etsy store and her stunning creations!

‘Meina Farala Home’ was only launched earlier this year, after years of Lindsey being inspired by many different Art mediums, and the love of intricate hand crafted works.

 

Lindsey specialises in hand making amazing colourful concrete pieces for the home; planters, decorative pieces, and candle holders. With a true love for experimenting with materials and colours, I can see a much wider range of products will be available in the near future…….something I’m pretty happy about!  The process of making these amazing concrete pieces is rather involved and I certainly take my ‘hat off’ to anyone with that patience!

 

 All pieces are individually handmade and decorated, no two pieces ever being exactly the same. I’m a bit of a ‘plant killer’ at the moment, so a succulent in a planter as beautiful as this is right up my alley!

Kreo Home are so happy to have such beautiful pieces part of the Week 3 Giveaway, worth over $1200… for the ‘Local is the new black’ campaign!  Have you entered yet?

Pop over to her pages on facebook, IG & etsy to check out the full range!

Online Store – Facebook – www.facebook.com.au/meinafaralahome

Instagram – @meinafaralahome

x Kelly

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Meraki Soy Candles – Kreo Home ‘Local is the new Black’ Giveaway!

‘Meraki’ is a greek word that describes ‘something that is done with soul, creativity and love’. It is to put ‘something of yourself’ into what you are doing, whatever it may be. Each soy candle is created with ‘Meraki’…..isnt that just lovely!

Meraki Soy Candles is a range of artisan soy candles, handpoured in Sydney, Australia, by the owner Peta-Jade. Inspired by a love of homewares and an obsession with candles and beautiful pieces, Meraki was born mid 2013. The main aim of Meraki is to create gorgeous smelling soy candles in unique vessels at an affordable price. Soy Melts start from $8 through to $25 for a large candle in the most divine vintage inspired glassware.

The range of Soy Candles is made from 100% natural soy wax made from pure soybeans and carefully selected botanical oil.  Each Meraki Soy Candle is individually wicked and hand poured and blended with high quality fragrance oils for the perfect scent. All candles have a lead free wick, are clean burning, eco friendly and make the perfect gift or addition to your home.

As part of the Kreo Home , ‘Local is the new black’ giveaway, Meraki Soy Candles have donated a Divine ‘Juliet Candle’ (pictureds above). This is a vintage inspired cut glass jar with a knob lid. Hand poured with pure eco soy wax, cotton wicks and the highest quality fragrance oils. Burn time 40hrs …Valued at – $25.00

I wonder who the lucky person is going to be to win this beautful candle?

x Kelly

 

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Jar Body – Kreo Home – Local is the new black Giveaway!

‘Jar Body’ all began with a vision, to create body scrubs that had no nasty additives like many store-bought scrubs and lotions on the market.

 

Amber Gardener, the founder of Jar Body has been a professional photographer for the last 16 years. Now that explains why her IG pics I have been stalking for the last few months are so amazing…I just want to drift away in some of her images!

She just ‘slots’ her amazing business in, in-between looking after her 4 kids…….seriously I don’t know how she finds the time, I have 2 kids & I think I’m busy!

 

Drawing on her creative and highly visual talents, Amber wants Jar Body to be about ‘every person – embracing themselves, enjoying Tropicana and the Summer vibe’, not to mention having beautiful smooth, clean and soft skin that Jar Body will unearth once you use their scrub.

It is certainly on my list of body scrubs to try…and have you seen the vibrant colours…so so Summer…tick!

Amber is a passionate advocate of people having ‘me-time’.  I agree that it is so important to have nice little things just for us to look forward to !  It is extremely easy to be swept up in work, kids & life at this time of year….sometimes even a holiday is out of the question….so let Jar Body sweep you away instead!

Jar Body has over 10 blends all named after exotic holiday destinations and all filled with fruity & fresh aromas….Pop over to her website to check out the full range.

All of ‘Jar Body’ products are hand blended & batched with natural, locally sourced and Australian made ingredients. The products are natural, vegan and made without any cruelty to animals.

It is available with free Australian shipping via www.jarbody.com.au or you can head to the ‘stockist list’ and find ‘Jar Body’ stocked in over 30 retail outlets Australia wide including all 10 Aurora Scents stores in major Victorian Westfield Stores.  What a fabulous success story!

Thanks Amber for being part of the Kreo Home #localisthenewblackgiveaway…. I love it and will definitely jumping on board!

X Kelly

 

(All images provied by Jar Body)

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Mud By Nest – Kreo Home ‘Local is the new black’ giveaway!

‘Mud by Nest’ is Kim Redpath’s amazing creative business where she hand makes collections of clay ‘Mud Tags’.

 She is inspired by her love of colour, texture, the coast…..and little touches of sparkle here and there!  Maggie from Kreo Home was so happy to have Kim’s beautiful creations on board with amazing giveaway!

 

Affectionately known as ‘Mud Tags’, Kim designs, hand makes, photographs & packages each individual clay tag herself with love from her ‘mud kitchen’! …..Ohhh how I’d love to have a play in there one day!

 

Her clay tags are a perfect ‘gift tag’ for wrapping special gifts, they’re just beautiful! The best thing is, you keep the decoration as a keepsake…awesome!  If you love to make your own homemade treats, they also look great tied around jars, baked loaves, boxed treats or around a pretty bunch of flowers. They can also be hung as decorative pieces around your home.

 

Names or little messages can also be written upon them too…how cute! There are endless ways to use, share & enjoy her little ‘Mud Tags’. 

Kim has a little ‘Christmas theme’ she has launched for the Festive Season, be sure to check them out at her shop!

 

This year she has created a ‘Mud Tag’ to suit almost every Christmas theme – sand, shell & stars for a ‘coastal’ Christmas or for a little Christmas magic….silver sparkly wish stars! Some of her ‘Mud Tags’ are embossed with patterns too….these are my favourite. You can choose from coloured tags with ‘polka dots’ & of just tags with ‘splashes’ of colour. Stars are always a must at Christmas, but a little tiny mud reindeer just has to be the cutest in her range!

 

Visit www.mudbynest.com.au to see her full range!

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