Petal & Pins

Month: February, 2016

February 26, 2016

Crumbles & Rosehips

rosehips

I thought the rosehips were appearing early in my garden and then I realised it’s officially Autumn next week!

The roses aren’t the only thing that need deadheading or a late summer trim, time to take advantage of the last few weeks of daylight saving and get out into the garden in the early evening.

What are early this year are the apples – usually I’m picking and bottling in April but they are already showing their pretty pink blush now.

With blackberries ripe too it’s time for making a few crumbles – now that signals Autumn at our house!

rose hip hankerchief hem dress by petal and pins

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February 15, 2016

Happiness By Design

Life In Style

“Life Instyle is Australia’s only boutique trade event showcasing emerging trends, brands and products that are on the cooler side of style and design. With a strong commitment to creativity and originality.”

petal & pins at First Instyle

“Embracing emerging designers and supporting a growing and diverse design community are the principles behind First Instyle – a carefully curated space showcasing the best emerging designers and start ups to a discerning retail audience”

Interested in becoming a petal & pins stockist? We will be at Life Instyle in Sydney this week and invite you to visit petal & pins at F24 to see our range of greeting cards and art prints.

Happiness by Design is this years theme for the trade fair  which I think sums up the Garden Fairy’s Wardrobe very well!

You can register for LifeInstyle here or message me regarding becoming a stockist (international retailers most welcome!)

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February 12, 2016

You Make Me Smile With My Heart

For weeks months we’ve been busy preparing for petal & pins debut at our first ever trade fair next week in Sydney and if that wasn’t excitement enough, tomorrow we have our first design market appearance for 2016 at The Barn Market.

Being the day before Valentine’s Day there is sure to be a little love in the air and I’ve been making paper ephemera love tokens to sell along with the Garden Fairy’s Wardrobe cards and prints.

paper ephemera

I chose our beautiful Elliot Erwitt’s Paris book to style a photo with. On a trip to Venice a few years ago we saw a wonderful exhibition of this famous photographer’s work at the La Casa Dei Tre Oci gallery on the island of Guidecca.

petal & pins paper ephemera

My love tokens have various little salutations, some romantic, some cheeky!

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day I dedicate this post to Mr Petal & Pins – as Ella Fitzgerald sang in My Funny Valentine – ‘you make me smile with my heart’.

let's fly awayPS. Let’s go to Venice again!

Sandra X

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February 3, 2016

Behind The Scenes

DIY lightbox

Yesterday Mr Petal & Pins and I made a light box for photographing the petal & pins cards.

We had the perfect size cardboard box for the job – which just happened to be the one that we brought Agnès home in – so petal & pins is truely a family affair now!

There are plenty of instructions on the net for DIY light boxes and we are quite chuffed we finally got around to making one.

Some of our photographic session took place on the front verandah, the lowering sun in the early evening illuminated the light box and I swapped work for play.

shadow play

My post about the ‘anniversaire de mariage’ dress  explored the beauty of shadows too – you might like to take a look.

 

 

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