2011 Bonds Baby Search... The Polls Are Closing Today at 12noon!

It's your last chance to cast & confirm your very important vote for the 2011 Bonds Baby Search for Miss Isabelle... click here to vote.

Polls Close at 12 noon [Australian Eastern Standard Time] today - 17th March 2011!

Remember if you cast your vote to ensure you check your email InBox or Junk filter for an email from Bonds to confirm your vote. If you don't confirm your vote it won't count!

On that note I I want send a BIG BIG Palatial Thank You to all of you who have kindly voted for Miss Isabelle in this fun competition...

Although we have no expectations of winning it's been a fun thing to do, and allowed me to capture some cute photos of my crawling baby girl and show her off to you - like any good biased mummy!

So if you haven't had chance to vote - jump on this LINK HERE and cast your vote.

Thanks again for having some fun with me!

images by sarah verity, verandah home & garden living solutions

The Bonds Baby Search 2011 - Voting Polls Are NOW Open!

Vote for ME!

A little while ago I posted about The Bonds Baby Search 2011 and how I had entered our little baby girl Isabelle into the competition. Well today is your day to help make the search a reality... Polls are NOW OPEN for you to cast your very important vote Isabelle's way!

Please CLICK HERE to Vote for Isabelle!

A BIG Thank You to you in advance - your generous vote could lead to some fun times ahead for little miss Isabelle!And yes in these pics Isabelle is modelling 'Bonds - With Love' pink pointelle bodysuit size 0!

Summer Holidays...

Happy New Year to You!

I'm back from our family summer holidays.... but easing into it to say the least! Like most I had a tonne of washing to get through after our wonderful travels , and had to de-decorate the very dead Christmas tree and lovingly tissue wrap the baubles and trinkets away for another year! Wow that Christmas / New Year went by fast...

So I am still lamenting in my summer daze, and wanted to share with you some gorgeous images I came across and others from from a lovely blog I follow from time to time, Brabourne Farm, and Decor8 [you may already know of]. These images just spell summer to me....

Happy Days, I'll check back soon! Enjoy & Happy 2011,

images via kate headley phtogrpahy, tumblr, pretty stuff

Living Stones...and other surprising pieces.

[Above]Stephanie Marin's - Samrin Design - 'Living Stones'& 'MobileSahdows'
[Above] Living Stones - surprisingly soft, light, warm & comfortable!
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[Above] Living Stones - Outdoor 1

[Above] Living Stones - Outdoor 2
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[Above] 'Living Stones' with 'Living Islands'

[Above] Coloured 'Living Stones'
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[Above] Lit'RainDrops '& 'MobileShadows'

[Above] 'RainDrops' & 'MobileShadows'
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[Above] 'RainDrops'

[Above] 'MobileShadows'

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I've lucky enough to be trailing through some new WGSN reports, for Interiors 2010/11 forecasts, and came across these amazing 'stone cushions' from talented French designer, Stephanie Marin, her design company 'Smarin Design' Living Stones. I love the oxymoron that these words 'Living Stones' and what this product presents - not only does it look like a stone - but your senses are then wonderfully tricked - you also think it must be hard, cold, heavy and uncomfortable - but as a visual illusion and visual textural created - [with the materials employed] they are in fact incredibly soft, warm handle, light weight and super comfortable! Surprise! These cushions designed by Stéphanie Marin of Smarin Design, have a primitive and yet very modern feel. The unexpected use of material and subject matter creates a unique functional, yet reassuringly warm product.

Smarin's other [products] pieces are no less surprising or illusion-ary [challenging] - with their 'Rain Drops' seating that also appear as beautiful sculptural pieces, and their 'MobileShadow' lighting that seems to drift through the air above despite it's size and occupation of the space around and above you...

What superbly wonderful pieces for installation in commerical spaces - hotel foyers, poolside retreats & spas, contemporary restaurants, and residential gallery inspired living spaces. Not to mention many more - I suppose you could say placement of these pieces - your imagination is your limitation! Enjoy.

Fro more info on Samrin Design visit this Link. Images from Living Stones .