My brand new website - and the perils of perfectionism..

<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the past year or so, I've been working on a new website for <a href="http://www.driftwoodinteriors.com.au/" target="_blank">Driftwood Interiors</a>. What I thought would be a fairly straightforward process (I knew how I wanted my site to look, how hard could it be?) was anything but. I had no idea of the work involved, the countless decisions to be made, or the sheer hard slog that goes into creating a site that works both visually <i>and</i> practically. Add the fact that I'm a terrible perfectionist and you get a never-ending cycle of not being 100% happy with at least something...</span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But enough is enough. I've decided to bite the bullet and let everyone know about my new website. There have been many, many changes since it (very quietly) went live, and there are still a few more to come. But here it is, the end result of all the blood, sweat, tears (and tantrums)..........</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">my new </span><a href="http://www.driftwoodinteriors.com.au/" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Driftwood Interiors website and online store</a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">....</span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJAqstspghuahEK74znF2k6Ym9YlKD853NR2IAjxWoDdwrl_eToEyJwc1qbqm0o_ptH3vogJmogzTOxImumVY4zg4XVkU_qu_GWfGc-7Mq_57IKQQ5JZeFcwE4wsbCIhRmwj8Ur4Urbb3/s1600/di+screenshot+oct+13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJAqstspghuahEK74znF2k6Ym9YlKD853NR2IAjxWoDdwrl_eToEyJwc1qbqm0o_ptH3vogJmogzTOxImumVY4zg4XVkU_qu_GWfGc-7Mq_57IKQQ5JZeFcwE4wsbCIhRmwj8Ur4Urbb3/s640/di+screenshot+oct+13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll be adding lots of new prints to the store over the next few days, and I'll also be offering a week of great discounts and deals to celebrate the launch. Here's a look at some of the brand new pieces I'll be adding - new ranges as well as new additions to my current lineup..</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28f7hSZHz_9q_YD6cqBzCu0vNo3GOORNsKG5GJ3qH0dXZOMyBMOtdqOgHb5MVIAzamcHtdRFgMNF88XyCBJLgLdqo0QRoYv5cCUYrBSYjrY8dwDmppuJ1i0x8vD7wA3YYml2IJFPQrAcZ/s1600/shibori-floral-driftwood-interiors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28f7hSZHz_9q_YD6cqBzCu0vNo3GOORNsKG5GJ3qH0dXZOMyBMOtdqOgHb5MVIAzamcHtdRFgMNF88XyCBJLgLdqo0QRoYv5cCUYrBSYjrY8dwDmppuJ1i0x8vD7wA3YYml2IJFPQrAcZ/s640/shibori-floral-driftwood-interiors.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">'Shibori Floral'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">prints available in standard sizes (A4, A3, A2) as well as custom sizes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYYNB6bzcxCz1usKYnmXJq_DUzIa96DPKHZxEVQZnSWI396RVfHOQWJ8WAZZtAmYu1TVzyzo6KEOKGpdK3PrcIGP_R87vtYkKU8AhE0OB-Iop_N_ZE_pDTfNbo8By8AYW6077hyphenhyphenMXsgWd/s1600/yellow-abstract-driftwood-interiors-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYYNB6bzcxCz1usKYnmXJq_DUzIa96DPKHZxEVQZnSWI396RVfHOQWJ8WAZZtAmYu1TVzyzo6KEOKGpdK3PrcIGP_R87vtYkKU8AhE0OB-Iop_N_ZE_pDTfNbo8By8AYW6077hyphenhyphenMXsgWd/s400/yellow-abstract-driftwood-interiors-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">'Surge'</span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">watercolour and ink</span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that's just a taste of the new goodies to come. If you'd like to see more, why not head on over to the website and <a href="http://www.driftwoodinteriors.com.au/contact-us.html" target="_blank">sign up for my newsletter</a>? You'll be the first to know when new prints are added, and you'll also get some sweet rewards. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope you like the new website, and I'd love to hear any feedback you may have. Anything to make sure it's perfect :)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px !important;" /></a>

My brand new website - and the perils of perfectionism..

For the past year or so, I've been working on a new website for Driftwood Interiors . What I thought would be a fairly straightforward p...

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Mellow Yellow

I've had so many requests lately for prints in bright, sunny colours. As we head into summer here in Oz, I know I'm ready for some sunshine, and so here are the latest prints just listed in my <a href="http://www.driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com/">Etsy shop</a>:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgnM7j1iYEX6zHBZsDpyOZquU2I_yTvQ6a7Kp1HvbWlIGAyMk4oRf5YCsGaK86oMlc5jjHGtXQEAni3fp4fAuAuE4mKdgGZjCvny2qGOaQqFKpe2TWHvomoiB7ACoxfL6836k34_Zaswo/s1600/fuze+seaweed+in+marigold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgnM7j1iYEX6zHBZsDpyOZquU2I_yTvQ6a7Kp1HvbWlIGAyMk4oRf5YCsGaK86oMlc5jjHGtXQEAni3fp4fAuAuE4mKdgGZjCvny2qGOaQqFKpe2TWHvomoiB7ACoxfL6836k34_Zaswo/s640/fuze+seaweed+in+marigold.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"> 'Seaweed in Marigold'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">new print <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62751183/seaweed-in-marigold-print">here</a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfUwoOCOOznY3QIS4IlagELn8tOhdO3SDRa201nLiGi5QlPWcu0fF7MvwLyQrABRXvRbWfTmyXkdna8NgF-yRwmua37_7xl6C6jzk1TBilODalqg4vnQot65KNGBSWlF8eNRhJFTCQ_Bv/s1600/fuze+sea+fan+IV+in+marigold.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfUwoOCOOznY3QIS4IlagELn8tOhdO3SDRa201nLiGi5QlPWcu0fF7MvwLyQrABRXvRbWfTmyXkdna8NgF-yRwmua37_7xl6C6jzk1TBilODalqg4vnQot65KNGBSWlF8eNRhJFTCQ_Bv/s640/fuze+sea+fan+IV+in+marigold.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">'Sea Fan IV in Marigold'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">now <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/83197785/sea-fan-in-marigold-iv-print">here</a> </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Nothing like a little ray of sunshine to brighten your day :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Mellow Yellow

I've had so many requests lately for prints in bright, sunny colours. As we head into summer here in Oz, I know I'm ready for some s...

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Work in progress...

Just a quick update on the <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2011/09/blank-canvas.html">commission for the lovely H</a>. Here's a little look at the underpainting as of last last week, although it's come along significantly since then. I'll share the finished painting as soon as it's signed, sealed and delivered, but until then, here's a snippet:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMEhD1C2obYWnwqgTgd__wu_qSpomvcINPf0-ih51GF2FYZg9MQbthZ8lTAJci-AFWO6kWWbxEki-FntJmLLHQmWjq12d-C9mKc0W8LHRW6R4J0egGsZlurBVCorvMu43sm55P6Nk_Pzn/s1600/abstract+crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMEhD1C2obYWnwqgTgd__wu_qSpomvcINPf0-ih51GF2FYZg9MQbthZ8lTAJci-AFWO6kWWbxEki-FntJmLLHQmWjq12d-C9mKc0W8LHRW6R4J0egGsZlurBVCorvMu43sm55P6Nk_Pzn/s640/abstract+crop.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />I'm making a huge mess, but it's so much fun working big again. I'll be adding some of these larger works to the exhibition I'm having later this year too, so stay tuned for updates.<br /><br />Back to work now, catch you soon,<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Work in progress...

Just a quick update on the commission for the lovely H . Here's a little look at the underpainting as of last last week, although it...

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Palm Beach beauty

I have to say, lately my local Aussie magazines are hitting it out of the park. This month's <a href="http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/home-beautiful/">Home Beautiful</a> not only featured <a href="http://porchlightinteriors.blogspot.com/2011/09/little-more-of-my-house.html">Hayley's</a> lovely home, but also this Palm Beach stunner. I recognised it straight away - it was for sale not so long ago, and it was straight to the inspiration folder. It ticks all the boxes for me, so let's take a little tour:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyDDC5zndOWfq06xzDTqRgfcapgWah3n580f1Ak2pwiLIteAp3ooBprscTqXM0eCKayCEiamdqEDeL6T0N6xge0nQPZiyoU7y2qG_z98Jock5UpN9mPT8G3wOKcuSXkD5s1k4set2PEIT/s1600/3108735-143917732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyDDC5zndOWfq06xzDTqRgfcapgWah3n580f1Ak2pwiLIteAp3ooBprscTqXM0eCKayCEiamdqEDeL6T0N6xge0nQPZiyoU7y2qG_z98Jock5UpN9mPT8G3wOKcuSXkD5s1k4set2PEIT/s640/3108735-143917732.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm a sucker for a box bay window</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2fQduJvgG53EV7VPsd5piGdj0oD8356R7Z11UsmwFgPiQM2IjbcQJPDQZX2K-UUoCAzaZNJS3H8g-mhypHBGVAZQ8BbDR1iJ23TiVKnsh9U1uYoBIztfQNQgldszN2lskF8YNBO17Lgm/s1600/2946319-167521780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2fQduJvgG53EV7VPsd5piGdj0oD8356R7Z11UsmwFgPiQM2IjbcQJPDQZX2K-UUoCAzaZNJS3H8g-mhypHBGVAZQ8BbDR1iJ23TiVKnsh9U1uYoBIztfQNQgldszN2lskF8YNBO17Lgm/s640/2946319-167521780.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">love this outdoor area, and the simple, elegant interiors</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil24uNC2l4GJPOh_TC6fGD4uTMbbfUrIEmytrqoE7lBpPDrGFtYYso53hP-fQfvf20-yYRcxqAjAfFqAgHCY-3dCcrvIfNMXHyEOEX1OheDjsh29fbBgDQWhlS1LwOEijV9nY71Xgabrjx/s1600/3108739-115995872.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil24uNC2l4GJPOh_TC6fGD4uTMbbfUrIEmytrqoE7lBpPDrGFtYYso53hP-fQfvf20-yYRcxqAjAfFqAgHCY-3dCcrvIfNMXHyEOEX1OheDjsh29fbBgDQWhlS1LwOEijV9nY71Xgabrjx/s640/3108739-115995872.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">crisp and clean</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWR_t8N1cVV71Fi-fpRjmyM91MY55dgbcrGSvI-wXE7ymHy3BYH1RVz1i3liiLSJ4FRFAEldud3A2mURUhN9slzrYr_8SUNPWUIXSkJfM8Mbnv7ktszeHjgEgyQ0XHwe3AT1m15M3Jm2uX/s1600/3108743-138966209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWR_t8N1cVV71Fi-fpRjmyM91MY55dgbcrGSvI-wXE7ymHy3BYH1RVz1i3liiLSJ4FRFAEldud3A2mURUhN9slzrYr_8SUNPWUIXSkJfM8Mbnv7ktszeHjgEgyQ0XHwe3AT1m15M3Jm2uX/s640/3108743-138966209.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">indoor/outdoor perfection</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSn_0xd9UavThQBSTNx-PTN69wjXH7FFPhI6AlqYz9AVOnpQwgLZXUSSRrDf1iEzjhCBWmLml5e84ImBWvHZbJTaMZenvjF5UT0DZyk1WkTwpVFkqSlcj-tpHnplXfYJ0-krzL78cTvHXC/s1600/3108767-174090920.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSn_0xd9UavThQBSTNx-PTN69wjXH7FFPhI6AlqYz9AVOnpQwgLZXUSSRrDf1iEzjhCBWmLml5e84ImBWvHZbJTaMZenvjF5UT0DZyk1WkTwpVFkqSlcj-tpHnplXfYJ0-krzL78cTvHXC/s640/3108767-174090920.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixa5wIGsfqnVqpPoI56HJhMzPR1ZJutd16xzOW7JGvcqAJdsFHvYXXHPM7WH-Bt3R7M82v4qKhYESUATbS9hafuoioarARe4OTKiITzraNSW4wUtneeORJIx2wXyWTzmvIB8-UPzobylbu/s1600/3108771-139998600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixa5wIGsfqnVqpPoI56HJhMzPR1ZJutd16xzOW7JGvcqAJdsFHvYXXHPM7WH-Bt3R7M82v4qKhYESUATbS9hafuoioarARe4OTKiITzraNSW4wUtneeORJIx2wXyWTzmvIB8-UPzobylbu/s640/3108771-139998600.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IKBb-4t6Di74lLj_WRTS79ttiEwGTnbShI8FZtYa8mLchDPTGUf-EXbK1BpTZkDykDRbSkYtlEjLMAp5dW5zVgBHKkTwlXeFy-Adg75jbcAQZpCx5u-HuibFZcXDPmBbeSELY5IIkXo6/s1600/3108783-129103577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IKBb-4t6Di74lLj_WRTS79ttiEwGTnbShI8FZtYa8mLchDPTGUf-EXbK1BpTZkDykDRbSkYtlEjLMAp5dW5zVgBHKkTwlXeFy-Adg75jbcAQZpCx5u-HuibFZcXDPmBbeSELY5IIkXo6/s640/3108783-129103577.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">lovely custom cabinetry</div><br />As usual, it's been bedlam around here. My two youngest are in the middle of exams, which means lots of trips back and forth between home and school. I know my comments have been few and far between, and I apologise, but I am visiting your blogs, honestly! And then there's the tennis, which of course, I had to watch to support Our Sam in her first Grand Slam win. Maybe now it's all over I can concentrate on work. Speaking of which, I have a fabulous commission that I can't wait to get started on - a 1.5m x 3m abstract for a lovely client. So looking forward to getting stuck into a nice big canvas for a change. I'll post some pics as soon as it's photo worthy - can't wait!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">all images via realestate.com.au</span>

Palm Beach beauty

I have to say, lately my local Aussie magazines are hitting it out of the park. This month's Home Beautiful not only featured Hayley...

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Stately Homes by the Sea - the room reveal at last!

Back in May, I posted about the <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2011/05/stately-homes-by-sea.html">Stately Homes by the Sea Showhouse</a>. At last, I can now show you photos of the room that Lauren Guarcello of <a href="http://porterdesigncompany.com/">Porter Design Company</a> put together, and what a job she's done. Lauren commissioned me to paint a series of watercolours in vibrant turquoise to complement her scheme, and I think the results speak for themselves.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCo8-FyRmAUrBbVXzacWivgT-G40QvA9RKpUcTQAqKClTcTydHL9oACmQAO4os0zwXlo6ghrn3OgwJQi90BMCzGxKtNJq36MHQNGdew34undgdLrg6E0gktceXRwen1Km1PoWIrzsemqtv/s1600/Untitled+picture.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCo8-FyRmAUrBbVXzacWivgT-G40QvA9RKpUcTQAqKClTcTydHL9oACmQAO4os0zwXlo6ghrn3OgwJQi90BMCzGxKtNJq36MHQNGdew34undgdLrg6E0gktceXRwen1Km1PoWIrzsemqtv/s640/Untitled+picture.png" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I love Lauren's use of orange  - it really makes the turquoise pop</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZAnKWd5FZa_1hqyvMHJaLE4votAcIMFqU9TqA3bqYUd2u5HmAZMfLYwrpg66jGlBV_VkIqcxnreOXs96CHduFYUxCSEztnNUGJXlXaplL3IIdHT-iuIAWJa2hFpMU_nbCHhfG8WatfYv/s1600/turquoise+nine+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZAnKWd5FZa_1hqyvMHJaLE4votAcIMFqU9TqA3bqYUd2u5HmAZMfLYwrpg66jGlBV_VkIqcxnreOXs96CHduFYUxCSEztnNUGJXlXaplL3IIdHT-iuIAWJa2hFpMU_nbCHhfG8WatfYv/s400/turquoise+nine+2.jpg" width="367" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavNOR1DStHS48zqQk4DyBFgVDQHCvWajYlvYnBWWTbQZDeu34chTZs2ZoYp6xMJcYncLEd1SJG9pBWnjDT9i8zapj4GPs7gZgplQSbNDpvMc1T5zej7vg8K3SGbePntyRGXe8tNpEUIKS/s1600/Untitled+picture4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavNOR1DStHS48zqQk4DyBFgVDQHCvWajYlvYnBWWTbQZDeu34chTZs2ZoYp6xMJcYncLEd1SJG9pBWnjDT9i8zapj4GPs7gZgplQSbNDpvMc1T5zej7vg8K3SGbePntyRGXe8tNpEUIKS/s640/Untitled+picture4.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOpkq5e2IC2mCQz2Tfea0EHe_fsILarfF5IZFa9DbBaI6rCHxaViQIrLmWnZrGevIUyXxTwyYqOXfvQD4JvVeMB2hx1kv-jQo4HpKcDDKC-HZUpgOhs31CptnGImsKEXnPPJhoMz3cS1O/s1600/Untitled+picture3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZOpkq5e2IC2mCQz2Tfea0EHe_fsILarfF5IZFa9DbBaI6rCHxaViQIrLmWnZrGevIUyXxTwyYqOXfvQD4JvVeMB2hx1kv-jQo4HpKcDDKC-HZUpgOhs31CptnGImsKEXnPPJhoMz3cS1O/s640/Untitled+picture3.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNuWckeT6xoBJZhEH7nPcqI2Fs5ZPAn6IGqHAehJTWDd9SE4k8an4JduhLfC3vZW6pzx8lxMl25o3J3hYorX3kN2-sbNDQC4ya_PIXRlPPF4qhzTm8Rnnr-0qRnO4snfKrXCQrj7Lrj5Y/s1600/Untitled+picture2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNuWckeT6xoBJZhEH7nPcqI2Fs5ZPAn6IGqHAehJTWDd9SE4k8an4JduhLfC3vZW6pzx8lxMl25o3J3hYorX3kN2-sbNDQC4ya_PIXRlPPF4qhzTm8Rnnr-0qRnO4snfKrXCQrj7Lrj5Y/s640/Untitled+picture2.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHcIjEZEwD3Gx3Qi-cUV6o_K1ZauM4j0ZH2wqv8_cH6fkltM3_GwDAFbrCu7FHFOq9SfMzZHa38dR7NdMRmiqLu-h2tR1-rzMvkQ5j1VGqsl5svbMHx-G9_7wmCMCFI9QrdRPp0hCmqx3/s1600/Untitled+picture1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHcIjEZEwD3Gx3Qi-cUV6o_K1ZauM4j0ZH2wqv8_cH6fkltM3_GwDAFbrCu7FHFOq9SfMzZHa38dR7NdMRmiqLu-h2tR1-rzMvkQ5j1VGqsl5svbMHx-G9_7wmCMCFI9QrdRPp0hCmqx3/s640/Untitled+picture1.png" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">photos courtesy <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Peter Rymwid </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">design by Lauren Guarcello, Porter Design Company</span></span></div><br />Lauren has done an amazing job, and I've heard a whisper that this room will soon be featured in a magazine spread. Talented and an absolute pleasure to work with - my favourite combination! You can see more of Lauren's work on her <a href="http://porterdesigncompany.com/">website</a>, and she now has a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002573480570&sk=wall">Facebook</a> page as well, so pop on in and say hi from me.<br /><br />Hope you're all having a great week - I'm enjoying the school holidays way too much as always. They're never long enough for me, so I'm making the most of it before we get back to business next week. Catch you soon,<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Stately Homes by the Sea - the room reveal at last!

Back in May, I posted about the Stately Homes by the Sea Showhouse . At last, I can now show you photos of the room that Lauren Guarcello of...

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The blues

This morning, my art studio had a super-fast mini-makeover, ready for some glamour shots. I thought you might like to see how it's looking nowdays, complete with a couple of blue and white paintings you may recognise. Although I didn't have the time (or the team of stylists) to pull off a re-do anywhere near as fabulous as <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-good-friend-martha-stewart.html">Martha's</a>, it's nice to change things up once in a while. And while blue is the order of the day now, it will probably sport pinks and oranges next week. Which is half the fun of course.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheg2B9_Pf6uubZMHF64P-b3xtdoyCNc0N4iPSn3UozXhDyJgKOU39wWpWcPXu0GAjfYcSv2Spt94hoTnAI7vmtikSzQ0E_Nxv0NXv-lbLhi4Okcix2n6-K8-xravY3QkKkJOPgDG_HHrQ/s1600/blue+paintings+studio+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheg2B9_Pf6uubZMHF64P-b3xtdoyCNc0N4iPSn3UozXhDyJgKOU39wWpWcPXu0GAjfYcSv2Spt94hoTnAI7vmtikSzQ0E_Nxv0NXv-lbLhi4Okcix2n6-K8-xravY3QkKkJOPgDG_HHrQ/s640/blue+paintings+studio+1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;"> hmm, should have ironed that cover - if only I had some minions to do that for me. Note to self - put teenagers to work pronto. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KdoU5HpS1WfoxvibyQqm99NbyeDrYx-I5y3fACv-ctR9dtU6dh8j-v1Rq2UVldP27VIMouwo0cfjS6U7LEyu9Dzki5ZhFoteRvdTwNDE0aYZOSZ5Q0He1n8GIIoqrDsRBrJ4W_702ZQ/s1600/blue+paintings+studio+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KdoU5HpS1WfoxvibyQqm99NbyeDrYx-I5y3fACv-ctR9dtU6dh8j-v1Rq2UVldP27VIMouwo0cfjS6U7LEyu9Dzki5ZhFoteRvdTwNDE0aYZOSZ5Q0He1n8GIIoqrDsRBrJ4W_702ZQ/s640/blue+paintings+studio+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-small;"> these particular prints are approx 11" x 20" , and framed without a mat in a 15mm profile frame. I'll be adding another three to the wall as soon as I can add more hangers - these ones promptly fell off as soon as these photos were taken!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVgNhQtVYedkedkcRs_ynHQ3-UEN9hVBtiwS35zRGmFk6ApC4nS3VhZ-3WmfVd087lLhi4TNK4HzwgfWgeE1bIV6Vwp7l5LiXQG8ruMijMKfpnrMlrUnS_Gzyk7cz8v3ajr7l12WVBU4/s1600/blue+paintings+studio+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVgNhQtVYedkedkcRs_ynHQ3-UEN9hVBtiwS35zRGmFk6ApC4nS3VhZ-3WmfVd087lLhi4TNK4HzwgfWgeE1bIV6Vwp7l5LiXQG8ruMijMKfpnrMlrUnS_Gzyk7cz8v3ajr7l12WVBU4/s640/blue+paintings+studio+3.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHe3t98slnTkeeQME-hzILoDhu1oAR4Cq9NrGIghKNhF1hcfNVfGTZyXja5ouFDu6YKrInD6HYIMtRIwnbZIdlpQhaVLt5dPtQaP6lWzt7qTLoLUO_u7FGTBPh1pS9aMuu2wMq8z_NLY/s1600/blue+paintings+studio+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHe3t98slnTkeeQME-hzILoDhu1oAR4Cq9NrGIghKNhF1hcfNVfGTZyXja5ouFDu6YKrInD6HYIMtRIwnbZIdlpQhaVLt5dPtQaP6lWzt7qTLoLUO_u7FGTBPh1pS9aMuu2wMq8z_NLY/s640/blue+paintings+studio+2.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I also want to thank each and every one of you for your lovely messages and emails about my <a href="http://driftwood-interiors.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-good-friend-martha-stewart.html">Martha Stewart feature</a>. You're all absolutely fabulous and I'm so happy to be able to share it with you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">all photos and artwork copyright Kerri Shipp 2011</span>

The blues

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Into the blue...and jogging my memory

It's no secret that I love me a bit of blue. Indigo, cobalt, azure, turquoise, aqua......love 'em all. So when I saw this month's issue of <a href="http://veranda.com/">Veranda</a> magazine, it was enough to whet my appetite.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcrVSQESN4P_GtnpioxK5j2zc_9or3IBJsYQkCks3MTdY0orMN6ByrGStA3zCekyeJzuzsC-JeDi_m7Uy8YCEMIoD9VEHeyunGDOzO2N8S6l-LvLIXJF-BDfgU1ysUhasAUFOTSSnFb8/s1600/kirsten+kelli+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcrVSQESN4P_GtnpioxK5j2zc_9or3IBJsYQkCks3MTdY0orMN6ByrGStA3zCekyeJzuzsC-JeDi_m7Uy8YCEMIoD9VEHeyunGDOzO2N8S6l-LvLIXJF-BDfgU1ysUhasAUFOTSSnFb8/s640/kirsten+kelli+1.png" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtf6003W06h4Oc_jy_ZdWXF3zDyUjOzzPaCflt8Vp9efqe-1H8ZbvEWpxIc3eCEjkjfjWvraym31vy_xPYZWMxMlKQ5NGIjB2hSuE21RGvn28vQwgVSVe3vlS3VkBvxHaH_GjOc_dJ0I/s1600/kirsten+kelli+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWtf6003W06h4Oc_jy_ZdWXF3zDyUjOzzPaCflt8Vp9efqe-1H8ZbvEWpxIc3eCEjkjfjWvraym31vy_xPYZWMxMlKQ5NGIjB2hSuE21RGvn28vQwgVSVe3vlS3VkBvxHaH_GjOc_dJ0I/s640/kirsten+kelli+3.png" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrWHfq7CuNnpNoPlDMpiMN8faKYTAv-oZr4E1nuktZzHKxWooLtNmRTgajC1m3FRj1DcsU4BR5YQiOmwxZ1M1Yt_ourmfF2KSGbtqAfrsrNni4f0QOfx_k3ClaZKcqA_UR6phIgItEgQ/s1600/kirsten+kelli+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitrWHfq7CuNnpNoPlDMpiMN8faKYTAv-oZr4E1nuktZzHKxWooLtNmRTgajC1m3FRj1DcsU4BR5YQiOmwxZ1M1Yt_ourmfF2KSGbtqAfrsrNni4f0QOfx_k3ClaZKcqA_UR6phIgItEgQ/s640/kirsten+kelli+2.png" width="481" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">via <a href="http://kirstenkelli.com/">kirstenkelli.com</a></span></div><br />I know I'm not alone here. I saw this pic on the lovely Judy's blog, <a href="http://verandahhouse.blogspot.com/">Verandah House</a> today:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmOm7tM4GQeQLOMsSOvLSTjb7hNfLBLgGRMrzJx7-Eh7FDgMvrrCUVbt2sKEsEnhZNcsy331yRdwSqS9Zis3aUDfIvARyeu3gKYmjpIWrJ57Ugppvm81Ba-aNp61wbOn3Ajneoamjh80/s1600/2_bluebellgray_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmOm7tM4GQeQLOMsSOvLSTjb7hNfLBLgGRMrzJx7-Eh7FDgMvrrCUVbt2sKEsEnhZNcsy331yRdwSqS9Zis3aUDfIvARyeu3gKYmjpIWrJ57Ugppvm81Ba-aNp61wbOn3Ajneoamjh80/s640/2_bluebellgray_large.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>...not only did I fall in love with all the gorgeous blues, it also reminded me of a commission I did some time ago. I thought I'd lost these photos when my old desktop computer died, but after some sleuthing I managed to find them. Thanks Judy!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx2WLGVm_xiDnsapk0DJfm21fjQ5xBqvDVsAW1qZylKrmkkNa5iBAX0uDNpa8I4CY4Imx0gJzxQxP2lg1l5lPF8Wh0KypMMzpdY9a5Oytwcm8TpYwD5bAy4bds6fhhaUVwxiiywEh_tc/s1600/into+the+blue+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivx2WLGVm_xiDnsapk0DJfm21fjQ5xBqvDVsAW1qZylKrmkkNa5iBAX0uDNpa8I4CY4Imx0gJzxQxP2lg1l5lPF8Wh0KypMMzpdY9a5Oytwcm8TpYwD5bAy4bds6fhhaUVwxiiywEh_tc/s640/into+the+blue+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">'Into the Blue I'</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDKpUG3oJlTCrFgIu45hAPue40deo5yRGxppN8gB4dn_y9hfevbxM-Y96tl_peMkdaDk1hgHvE4NQVWHqf2j1aHapmGBWgW7PsoAzE5rhP_LPjklFivjTdq7tfXpe0BKLkjhDGkVR5NQ/s1600/into+the+blue+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDKpUG3oJlTCrFgIu45hAPue40deo5yRGxppN8gB4dn_y9hfevbxM-Y96tl_peMkdaDk1hgHvE4NQVWHqf2j1aHapmGBWgW7PsoAzE5rhP_LPjklFivjTdq7tfXpe0BKLkjhDGkVR5NQ/s640/into+the+blue+3.jpg" width="196" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPrKmyw1aE42O_VChWSZd7gKoIUcNiz2ex3E_SlmZTZ_tktJoR1mF_sowEXFDXMjG2imMBuJ-h8vHdYCXJhRQN6Ib9duOIMd2I1dWn2CBCNYZFrkiknvYkYtFqMh5ybh5kIh2016sKmY/s1600/into+the+blue+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPrKmyw1aE42O_VChWSZd7gKoIUcNiz2ex3E_SlmZTZ_tktJoR1mF_sowEXFDXMjG2imMBuJ-h8vHdYCXJhRQN6Ib9duOIMd2I1dWn2CBCNYZFrkiknvYkYtFqMh5ybh5kIh2016sKmY/s640/into+the+blue+2.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">'Into the Blue II and III'</div><br />Lends a whole new meaning to 'feeling blue', doesn't it?<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>

Into the blue...and jogging my memory

It's no secret that I love me a bit of blue. Indigo, cobalt, azure, turquoise, aqua......love 'em all. So when I saw this month'...

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Back in Blogland again

I must apologize for my absence over the past week or so. Personally, I've found it really hard to post about pretty houses when so many Queenslanders have tragically lost theirs. My heart just hasn't been in it, so instead I've tried to focus on ways to help. Last weekend, my sister, daughter and I spent some time out at Old Dog Farm, an animal refuge that specializes in re-homing dogs, particularly those in their twilight years. The farm is on the northern outskirts of Brisbane, and to see the devastation was truly heartbreaking. Fortunately, most of the dogs were still safely in foster care over the Christmas break, but the rebuilding process will take some time, and quite a bit of money. <a href="http://www.bestfriendsrescue.com/">Best Friends Animal Rescue</a> do an amazing job helping animals in need, so if you'd like to learn more about the fantastic work they do, head on over <a href="http://www.bestfriendsrescue.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />As I mentioned in my last post, the profits from my <a href="http://driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com/">Etsy shop</a> for the remainder of January will be donated to charity. So many people will be needing help in the coming months, but my aim is to <i>also</i> help the animals who have suffered so terribly. So, here's my latest painting, which will has just been added to my shop:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTULf3rw1WfcAgUcQ53iFuCpDHVE0Hl7GL_y0FAMkuMCrbo_umuljYPlyqkrKds3f971EEjZLjoCZzXRHVevb1_o8MaV92WJHclrdMK11S1PklnT9SX2xj0bbJyjp6wu1YO808JMtfqs/s1600/fuze+sea+coral+III+in+denim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTULf3rw1WfcAgUcQ53iFuCpDHVE0Hl7GL_y0FAMkuMCrbo_umuljYPlyqkrKds3f971EEjZLjoCZzXRHVevb1_o8MaV92WJHclrdMK11S1PklnT9SX2xj0bbJyjp6wu1YO808JMtfqs/s640/fuze+sea+coral+III+in+denim.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sea Coral III in Denim</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, and some very exciting news - my fabulous new printer arrived yesterday! I'll now be able to produce my fine art, archival-quality prints in-house, which makes life much easier. New works will be added to my <a href="http://driftwoodinteriors.etsy.com/">Etsy shop</a> over the next week, so please check it out - it's for a very good cause. And for those of you who have already purchased artwork - thank you so much. Your generosity will make the world of difference.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, that's it from me today. Thanks for bearing with me over the past couple of weeks, and for your wonderful emails and words of support. I know I've said it before, but this community we have here is truly special. Before I go, I can't help but mention some really exciting things that I'll be sharing with you very soon. You know how it is - I just can't resist a good teaser!</div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a>

Back in Blogland again

I must apologize for my absence over the past week or so. Personally, I've found it really hard to post about pretty houses when so many...

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Drumroll please....

And the winner of my giveaway....<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xloMiokE3K-G-CuCIvndsvVxFDsHAgnVoRO_SIV-mCZrT-tWj4E2fde-aOrgPu0codafnBrFn5NOqUtZOkKaZgCzh_iHxn8LJRrQecMvlr-9r_sjutzIDf2reH0vhzoFYXwgrxF7NMI/s1600/sea+fan+in+turquoise2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xloMiokE3K-G-CuCIvndsvVxFDsHAgnVoRO_SIV-mCZrT-tWj4E2fde-aOrgPu0codafnBrFn5NOqUtZOkKaZgCzh_iHxn8LJRrQecMvlr-9r_sjutzIDf2reH0vhzoFYXwgrxF7NMI/s640/sea+fan+in+turquoise2.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">'Sea Coral in Turquoise'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (just thought I'd show you this new one!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">is...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>...the lovely Liz, from Shorely Chic!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVXK9KvpuM0J1oh-LVYoAL8NgaEjEs_HORutZ3PIMH-UVI4MVfJtCfj9NKyYH_FwBXgjGidTOZAsyis4j2q0IOwdft4yxhaRFrUzk9xmhFGv4wL7U0VO7lo2c2wOwoXgATUHyqsxCGqM/s1600/liz+shorely+chic.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVXK9KvpuM0J1oh-LVYoAL8NgaEjEs_HORutZ3PIMH-UVI4MVfJtCfj9NKyYH_FwBXgjGidTOZAsyis4j2q0IOwdft4yxhaRFrUzk9xmhFGv4wL7U0VO7lo2c2wOwoXgATUHyqsxCGqM/s640/liz+shorely+chic.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbudJxWurA0HnueYp5DzRq8cpGw7JXBZxYNNCApv_OKDkxJa2v5-LrwGHuZpeOYB4TKb2ofASht5f5n8O6p_omDB-oYh-uDYbh-07SSJtg65q6X7TBYbTVjQoQ7nZbmw2N57tkO5xWuc/s1600/ming+in+indigo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbudJxWurA0HnueYp5DzRq8cpGw7JXBZxYNNCApv_OKDkxJa2v5-LrwGHuZpeOYB4TKb2ofASht5f5n8O6p_omDB-oYh-uDYbh-07SSJtg65q6X7TBYbTVjQoQ7nZbmw2N57tkO5xWuc/s640/ming+in+indigo.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">'Ming in Indigo'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Liz has a gorgeous blog called <a href="http://shorelychic.blogspot.com/">Shorely Chic</a>, and has just become engaged! Congratulations Liz, drop me a line and I'll organise getting your new painting out to you. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks so much to everyone who entered, tweeted, posted, side bar mentioned....you're the best. And I had such a great time with this giveaway, I'm planning my next one already!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have a great day,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Drumroll please....

And the winner of my giveaway.... 'Sea Coral in Turquoise'  (just thought I'd show you this new one!) is... ...the lovely Liz, f...

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I now have a MadeIt shop!

As well as my new <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/driftwoodinteriors">Etsy</a> store, I've also just opened a brand-new <a href="http://www.madeit.com.au/OriginalArtByKerriShipp">MadeIt</a> shop.<br /><br />MadeIt is an online buying and selling destination showcasing Australian artists, craftspeople and designers, and I love the idea of appealing to both international and Australian shoppers alike with a combination of storefronts and websites. Over the coming weeks, I'll be adding more items to both sites, and I'll also be featuring some works exclusively, so keep an eye on my Facebook page for all the updates. And if that's not enough, paintings won't be the only things on offer (yep, another teaser!), there will be insider sales and special offers as well, so stay tuned!<br /><br />To kick off the new store, I've listed these prints:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcWR5pl2PO_aKh4Goj25WOqW-qahRaRsM2fpT0o0QZs6zcDKBk1vOxc7-KqAYmlAlByjIXIxyS_4YO85HDw5IEc_S3tPH9lXDv92-tMT7OE3-DaPnIQb4R8qQ3qNxON_0Q7LtmNlAOew/s1600/Dynasty+in+Ming+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcWR5pl2PO_aKh4Goj25WOqW-qahRaRsM2fpT0o0QZs6zcDKBk1vOxc7-KqAYmlAlByjIXIxyS_4YO85HDw5IEc_S3tPH9lXDv92-tMT7OE3-DaPnIQb4R8qQ3qNxON_0Q7LtmNlAOew/s400/Dynasty+in+Ming+copy.jpg" width="387" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 'Dynasty in Ming'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bCgDFm8CumNVFZ5l2PKFeVWUqLJd05Zb5Ku-kZ5a_hI2pjQ4C58SUdNdsSBszTR_3iMIuYYYVDXjwqdgkO7IEb3jJqVQcYjSjO-dct8L6xqqkMFLlawRneFbWTjACZyIGG-UvLIR7eE/s1600/ming+in+indigo30%25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bCgDFm8CumNVFZ5l2PKFeVWUqLJd05Zb5Ku-kZ5a_hI2pjQ4C58SUdNdsSBszTR_3iMIuYYYVDXjwqdgkO7IEb3jJqVQcYjSjO-dct8L6xqqkMFLlawRneFbWTjACZyIGG-UvLIR7eE/s400/ming+in+indigo30%25.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">'Ming in Indigo'</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyRiLYgHnJ7yicTeUhwdXdVaJb-mYdiodp_qph7gvtfP6eGFuL19ru2tWjoFOJPn2TW2Mk4lE5xQcbBwi6HxROeVgFS2prRGgPxyXTb2nm8HzvYFZCw3luQdZFp9Bmz-Q_IoqCPKVqW0/s1600/chinoiserie+in+green+watercolour+resize.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyRiLYgHnJ7yicTeUhwdXdVaJb-mYdiodp_qph7gvtfP6eGFuL19ru2tWjoFOJPn2TW2Mk4lE5xQcbBwi6HxROeVgFS2prRGgPxyXTb2nm8HzvYFZCw3luQdZFp9Bmz-Q_IoqCPKVqW0/s640/chinoiserie+in+green+watercolour+resize.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">'Chinoiserie in Green'</div><br />So pop on over, I'd love to see you there!<br /><br />In the meantime, I'll leave you with a little reminder of a project I've been working on - remember this?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmCWDxCZ0ZxcoQaAV4uD-HXJk9laQZGhdyaRVjsYZgdreSBglylW9F6uBItYy6HjhVgEBIBzJoEMo6kLjOLf1HAudeCY8kkUPoSfd-TuvHPZFcLQsEdfwd0fcSg4tiLzHGXAeqARudZI/s1600/bedroom+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmCWDxCZ0ZxcoQaAV4uD-HXJk9laQZGhdyaRVjsYZgdreSBglylW9F6uBItYy6HjhVgEBIBzJoEMo6kLjOLf1HAudeCY8kkUPoSfd-TuvHPZFcLQsEdfwd0fcSg4tiLzHGXAeqARudZI/s640/bedroom+2.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I'll reveal all next week - catch you then!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

I now have a MadeIt shop!

As well as my new Etsy store, I've also just opened a brand-new MadeIt shop. MadeIt is an online buying and selling destination showca...

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In the picture

I was having a little look through <a href="http://wisteria.com/">Wisteria's</a> latest catalogue last night, and as always there were so many gorgeous things to see. Btw, if any of the good people of Wisteria are reading this post (which I'm sure they are!) I'd like to suggest that Australia would be the perfect place for your new store :) Anyhoo, amongst the many lovely things to see, I came across this:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hy5a-7JQdpeKWb43MUoSTheTlqcc16VVLTYjtxUNeedhT9yFS9Y5AZLKLuaAOMDxt520xAB6CSg6hlv2zTlQ5nMXxjVmj1u6NSO75T680wKgQ9e178TB96gvmsj5lZ3nbSwywLrqkT0/s1600/wisteria+picure+wall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hy5a-7JQdpeKWb43MUoSTheTlqcc16VVLTYjtxUNeedhT9yFS9Y5AZLKLuaAOMDxt520xAB6CSg6hlv2zTlQ5nMXxjVmj1u6NSO75T680wKgQ9e178TB96gvmsj5lZ3nbSwywLrqkT0/s640/wisteria+picure+wall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Some lovely blue and white paintings that look rather similar to these, that just <b><i>happen</i></b> to be available in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/driftwoodinteriors">Etsy shop</a>:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW63LTx3akSNYMXz-oxr2tqw33hOS3edovi9Us_-H8_86ozaSuixOAAGDrx1LzXAeAOWy9gyFHDw8mojBCC9Gr8p21s_rXJGgXkx8pHC3lA0Wozf2dea2ZO4B5kLrwXDWnkvVkFP3JYms/s1600/ming.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW63LTx3akSNYMXz-oxr2tqw33hOS3edovi9Us_-H8_86ozaSuixOAAGDrx1LzXAeAOWy9gyFHDw8mojBCC9Gr8p21s_rXJGgXkx8pHC3lA0Wozf2dea2ZO4B5kLrwXDWnkvVkFP3JYms/s640/ming.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/originalartbykerrishipp">'Dynasty in Ming'</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgSbtMvE4GXrDyfCiu_b1e2rvJZECIKnMKyvkyeNgtIgQ4Ci0mbS60kcj_G1ThoEp0lyGicqbhcDgv60Oc5_QnoWcMGVMdqk_l3LvYgwSN5dxd53Lmq_ir6J1CDC5tYPxCMJgJnwtIu0/s1600/ginger+jar2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgSbtMvE4GXrDyfCiu_b1e2rvJZECIKnMKyvkyeNgtIgQ4Ci0mbS60kcj_G1ThoEp0lyGicqbhcDgv60Oc5_QnoWcMGVMdqk_l3LvYgwSN5dxd53Lmq_ir6J1CDC5tYPxCMJgJnwtIu0/s640/ginger+jar2.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59639173/new-original-painting-ginger-jar-in">'Ginger Jar in Indigo'</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now you've indulged my little bit of shameless self-promotion ;) there is another reason for my post. I'm looking for some lovely, unique frames to pair with my new paintings. I quite like the idea of some sort of chinoiserie frame, but they seem to be few and far between. Any thoughts or suggestions? If you know of any that might suit, I'd love to hear from you. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, back to some more pretty pics courtesy of <a href="http://wisteria.com/">Wisteria</a>:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoE8pFnLp_QEdT9EVoyVKBSfBxxrvzXNPsfNnVZpU3I_FSXP0h2m7z0eQbdx7JeC9knsEL74CQIz43ui1qgOlHdEjq913ec9TlQq8f2nNgiysPcWSsrpzggkMLvi3PsJdAbv7_6EEne9w/s1600/wisteria7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoE8pFnLp_QEdT9EVoyVKBSfBxxrvzXNPsfNnVZpU3I_FSXP0h2m7z0eQbdx7JeC9knsEL74CQIz43ui1qgOlHdEjq913ec9TlQq8f2nNgiysPcWSsrpzggkMLvi3PsJdAbv7_6EEne9w/s640/wisteria7.png" width="630" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6r220rDr2ZlFsc6UL1jlxZzYXnKZ7mhdRcamGaniaYBQ6prCq2VI_GfzAD4KEGkmIn6Uk1hjS8h5wGUqArEsEdwDGZZjHKRxbkFIKsqxGdaqaUQywSYuw0BXRWFhnoxgvrDTqFp5pfs/s1600/wisteria6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6r220rDr2ZlFsc6UL1jlxZzYXnKZ7mhdRcamGaniaYBQ6prCq2VI_GfzAD4KEGkmIn6Uk1hjS8h5wGUqArEsEdwDGZZjHKRxbkFIKsqxGdaqaUQywSYuw0BXRWFhnoxgvrDTqFp5pfs/s640/wisteria6.png" width="616" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nuH5plSPfQkz6b5fs7HQrM49K90Vg1bRF3YPtEBvWXMcD-7RGSBDjPfcWlEtCroB3nUpipnwx03RTAUUoDecBOzTujJGX5yS9vR9qhSNXgehZJrR_31secRZtJ2vAKTLGoXUwSbBUuM/s1600/wisteria+5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nuH5plSPfQkz6b5fs7HQrM49K90Vg1bRF3YPtEBvWXMcD-7RGSBDjPfcWlEtCroB3nUpipnwx03RTAUUoDecBOzTujJGX5yS9vR9qhSNXgehZJrR_31secRZtJ2vAKTLGoXUwSbBUuM/s640/wisteria+5.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7fvDLPVm_YebeYLYr_N1ECqfwJMT0LoVbv5mQMJb28SsH1kw9M5zqvlFLzqUsQCVyjoh5y84OdZJsZZhR7skgcpugQ0r14XL9eaAurNfpqAdawQkOa8aA3u7x3MypqF_7-yKkRVHIiQ/s1600/wisteria+blue+and+white4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7fvDLPVm_YebeYLYr_N1ECqfwJMT0LoVbv5mQMJb28SsH1kw9M5zqvlFLzqUsQCVyjoh5y84OdZJsZZhR7skgcpugQ0r14XL9eaAurNfpqAdawQkOa8aA3u7x3MypqF_7-yKkRVHIiQ/s640/wisteria+blue+and+white4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVUVDHo3JD443qEpQ91o06BZrVCpf_Gf5h0D0HcFL1W0fagX_xG9Y4HgavE8TnBMtsTDv-8aw2wZhNw2Fmnk2EtA9cA9WmikLtHEv2swcBVjUxVpVZOYUpvDfDmZJ-w4Pli8dH_QWD-4/s1600/wisteria+blue+and+white1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVUVDHo3JD443qEpQ91o06BZrVCpf_Gf5h0D0HcFL1W0fagX_xG9Y4HgavE8TnBMtsTDv-8aw2wZhNw2Fmnk2EtA9cA9WmikLtHEv2swcBVjUxVpVZOYUpvDfDmZJ-w4Pli8dH_QWD-4/s640/wisteria+blue+and+white1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Seriously Wisteria, we need you here. 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I was having a little look through Wisteria's latest catalogue last night, and as always there were so many gorgeous things to see. Btw...

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