#95 Style a picnic for Hazed...
You can find the feature in the Summer edition of Hazed, but here are some of my favourite pictures of the shoot:
What do you think?
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Showing posts with label Hazel Design. Show all posts
Hazel Loves Design in 2013
I have recently come to realise, that although I am super busy in the real world, I haven't been sharing all of the things I have been doing often enough on the blog. So today, I thought I'd start telling you about some of the great initiatives I am involved with this year.
Sharing indie design of the kiwi flavour with our friends across the ditch, care of the fabulous Gallop Lifestyle blog. Annie is a fabulous advocate of new and emerging designers, I loved her webstore and was always proud to see the mentions in local magazines! I feel proud to be able to showcase the work of our nation on this gorgeous decor site!
I'm also involved in helping to launch 'Around the Table - Blogger's Connecting'. So excited to be a part of this weekend and can't wait to meet the other sixty bloggers who will also be there!! If you aren't already registered, you should definitely check out their website ASAP, I think there may be three spots left?
As part of 'Around the Table', Hazel Loves Design is involved in bringing together 'Craft Love Festival' our first ever indie design market here in Christchurch!! Super excited, just as you should be!! Check out the event page on Facebook for more information!! I really do hope that you all can come!!
On a personal level, I am only one assignment away from finishing my 'Diploma of Interior Design'... PHEW! That feels like it has been a long time coming, hoping to have it finished by the end of the week, and then I'll finally be able to start on the task of launching our online emporium!
We are planning on making the online emporium a showcase of some of New Zealand's favourite indie designers, with the goods being shipped direct from the maker's studio to your home. Stay tuned for loads more details!! - If you are a designer interested in being involved, we would also absolutely LOVE to hear from you: hazellovesdesign@yahoo.com
Not to mention it looks like 'Pay It Forward', the co-operative store that will be launching in Mairehau is pretty close to getting its' funding, so won't be long until you can get a taste of all the fabulous Cantabrian designers in one place!
Of course we are also still chugging along with Hazed Magazine, if you haven't already, you really must check it out! Such a great way to celebrate the makers here in the isle of the long white cloud.
So, that is what we are up to, alongside being a Mum and working full time! Phew, makes me tired just thinking about it all!!
What are your plans for 2013? And how are you going with reaching your goals?
{Kiwi Touch...} Hazel Loves Design
My younger sister brought it to my attention that I haven't been showing enough of 'Me' on the blog recently, and... she's right!! Today I thought I would share my own personal 'Kiwi Touch' interview and enlighten you about the voyage that my mind has been making recently...
Right now I am...
Clicking on... PINTEREST! Ever since getting an iPhone it has become my go-to App! I can't get enough, and those who follow have probably noticed increased activity in your newsfeeds!
Following... There are so many small up and coming sites that I love following, Rock 'n' Rosie is a newbie on Facebook and a great example of the type of sites I love watching evolve.
Thinking about... There are too many exciting things coming up that I can't stop thinking about! Jellybean's second birthday party, camping trips away, including a trip to a music festival in the Wairarapa, the bloggers summit in Christchurch, the indie design market I'm helping to organise, the bricks and mortar store we are hoping to have opened soon, the online store I should've launched by now... The list is endless, have way too many thoughts on my mind!
Listening to... Of Monsters and Men, a fabulous indie folk band I originally became aware of them through a television advertisement, of all places! But absolutely loving them!
Saving for... A house! We have had a bit of a splurge lately and don't really want for anything much else! Time to buckle down and get saving for that house.
Obsessed with... Camping! When we lived in Australia hubby was always on my case to buy a tent and go camping, but I just wasn't keen! No way I was going camping near snakes and spiders! Yuck! But this summer we invested in a nice Kathmandu tent and a Coleman Road Tripper BBQ, so summers ahead can be filled with camping fun! We've just come home from a trip to Lake Tekapo and have a trip to a music festival planned for March. Just trying to find the time to fit another trip away inbetween!
Reading... I've actually only just finished reading 'Coco and Igor' a story about the love affair between Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky! I love Chanel's legacy so much and it was wonderful to be able to dip my thoughts into her world.
Doing... finalising the last couple of assignments for my Diploma of Interior Design, preparing the Autumn edition of Hazed and thinking about all the things I should be doing to prepare for the multitude of projects I am embarking on this year!
Excited about... 2013! Seriously! I said to my husband earlier today 'Great things are going to happen this year' and I honestly believe that to be the truth!
Are you keen to do a Kiwi Touch interview? Get in touch: hazellovesdesign@yahoo.com x
Professional Party Planning Services...
Fancy a vintage high tea baby shower? My client Holly held one to celebrate the birth of her first child recently. We had a budget of $300, 25 guests and a colour scheme of pale yellow, pale blue and pale pink I think she has done an absolutely fabulous job!
What do you think of the fabulous job Holly has done?
The online magazine for New Zealand's Indie Design Community
A Peacock Themed Wedding
A few weeks back I styled a wedding for the lovely Sam, the wedding was themed around the peacock and the influence of the colours purple, plue, aqua and green. Here are some of the pictures of the day...
The bride's 'FOREVER BOUQUET'!
And the lovely bride, Sam. Check out the Peacock feathers on her lashes!!
Inspirational Inspiration
Although I'm focussing 100% on the wedding at the moment, after the wedding I will be steam-rolling ahead with my plans for a line of cushions. Here are some images (found from all over the web) that are currently peaking my inspiration...
How much would you pay for a cushion??
Inspirational Blogging
This is a great blog, and I have found today's blog about Piper's vision and dream of opening an online store, something I could relate to. (You may have seen my blog earlier in the week about my visual interpretation).
It is a great site for those of you out there with intentions of starting a business in the design field or those of you already working in small businesses and have the desire to know more or network with like minded people
I really liked the interview they did a couple of months ago with Jen from Made By Girl
I guess this blog just resonates with where I am at, at the moment.
But I think you may also be able to appreciate it too.
Hope ya'll are having a lovely weekend.
It isn't too chilly here in Queensland today so have been making the most of the sun!
If I were a store I would look like this...
I was talking to my fiance the other day about my dream of opening a store one day. He asked me to explain what I would sell, so I tried to explain that it would be a mixture of Indie designs, Vintage Eames and Kartell style furniture, with some thrifty type bargains mixed in.
Of course that left him scratching his head, 'Why would you want to sell stuff from India?' and 'Is Eames and Cartel some sort of drug lord furniture?' Bless his cotton socks! So this post is mostly for him, an explanation in pictures of what I would love to create!!
Love these sorts of displays!
Love the pieces in this room, but I would style it differently.
I would definitely have a white showroom, and let the furniture do the talking.
Again with the similar style ceramic displays --love them!
Love this style of furniture, it looks fantastic cleaned up!
And pieces like this are so cool!
I'm drawn to these sorts of rooms, so many stylish accessories!
One of my first 'installations' would be British themed... perfect for Queen's Birthday weekend, I can get enough of the British themed homewares at the moment!
Love the cool pieces in the wall unit, and all they had to do was add wallpaper to make it look good!
Ikea showrooms, always look good... as long as you don't look too closely at the quality of their furniture... or think about how you have to put it all together!!
Love white accessories too! -Especially busts at the moment-
These last two pictures are how I'd expect the pieces I would sell to look in a home...
So there you have it... if I were a store this is what I would look like!
If you were a store what would you look like??
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