Portuguese Hideaway

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Lime Twist


This Portuguese coastal hideaway is very deceiving - rustic and traditional from the outside, set amidst rolling hills and vineyards it belies it's fresh faced, modern interior. On the inside it is white and pristine with a complimentary accents in summer blues and fresh lime. The lines are clean and architectural with subtle references back to it's former life in the form of traditional tiles, recycled timber doors and the trussed roof. It's a clever mix of preserving the old but giving it an entirely new twist. Pergolas provide cooling shade and drip with grapes just waiting to be pressed into a tangy, local wine. The table is set for a leisurely lunch and the pool is perfect for a cool dip in the hot afternoon sun. Little is needed for a holiday of this nature - summer whites, a few colourful accessories, a big pair of sunnies and a straw hat for lounging by the pool!

Melissah xox

Lime Twist by Coastal Style Images via French By Design, edited by Coastal Style

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Hello September!

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Hey kids!
I'm so so thrilled about the response to our first Art Journal & Scrapbook Sticker Sheet. So in response to your response we've rolled out edition number 2, entitled : Artful Cupcakes. I have to admit that designing these is fairly easy for us, in that what we put on paper is pretty much EXACTLY what we'd like too see in a collection...Necessity is the mother of invention in this case for sure!


We've got a tiered tower of cupcakes, a really sweet Cupcakes art spot, a three piece journaling spot, some fancy sweet scroll work, doily, lace, florals. All done on sticker paper and in black & white, all set for you to fill in with your colors, your elements...etc. We hope to spread a lot of fun around with these...certainly much more to come...they are nearly finished now!




I also wanted to bring up the bittersweet end of summer. It's always kinda sad to see it go but I know a lot of you guys with kids have an inner longing for some time to yourselves ; ) Me and Aaron get excited because it marks the beginning of a new creative season...Halloween, Fall...then the lead-in to Christmas. The Fall got me thinking about these two fantastic kits of ours that we love so much and I didn't hesitate for a second to put them in the shop. Of course our Salem Academy Halloween kit is one of my all time faves and it's such a great Halloween keepsake in the end.



And our Home Sweet Home kit...maybe one of our most popular kits we've ever put together. This one has so much hands-on fun stuff to do and is loaded with our original hand painted patterns.



But mostly, whats got my feet all itchy is The Creative Connection! It's next week and we are making our last minute preparations. I'm giddy with anticipation...all the peeps to meet, art to create, things to learn, connections to make. It'll be the absolute highlight of my life at this moment. Life has been a bit rough in a lot of ways for both me and Aar recently and we need a big infusion of love, creativity, and great people...you have NO idea how much we need this.




Well, I wanted to keep this brief...just to check in and show you all whats new and up coming. Thanks so so much again for reading...it means the world to me! xoxo, Jenny


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