GIFT OF THE WEEK

stamp

The ladies of HML do a lot of talking about things we've made for people but today I'd like to show you a little gift that I received last week (on the holiday we will not speak of again until July). My lovely friend B is a great gift giver and if you were to ask her 'What do you give a crafty lass for C*******S?' Well a sure bet is crafty supplies. So I was pretty thrilled with my little Kikki.K tree and bird stamp.

This year for me it is all about stamps and stamping (glitter is soooo 2010 people!). One of my new years resolutions is to handwrite letters to friends and family to break the email rut I'm in. This may be an excuse to
hand make stationery but is that so bad? it's also a wonderful way to make wrapping paper.

Is the gift inside the wrapping paper handmade. We no it's not. The ladies of HML sometimes buy books and DVDs just like everyone else. RAMONA

Brights

Rebecca's World: Floral Goodness

This gorgeous dress is by Good. The hair flower is by Hello Sailor and both are available from various small independent stores around the country (like The Space) and more secifically at Mungo and Jemima and the Old Biscuit Mill.
For super-cute summer frocks and skirts, you really couldn't do better. Get yours today.

Trend Alert: Gold, You're Indestructible

The latest trend worth adopting for yourself - especially at this time of year - is gold. First of all all the Hollywood stars worth their style salt have trotted down the red carpet in a gold dress recently. Long or short, a gold dress is always a dazzler so get yours now. 

Secondly, in the January issue of O Magazine, we shot a wonderful story about gold jewellery that I demand you run out right now and pick up your copy. Here is one of the images we didn't use. Stunning.

Photographer: Ulrich Knoblauch

Model: Lize Botha (Outlaws Model Management)

Hair and Makeup: Luciano dos Santos
Gold disk earrings, R620, Alon Shina, Interlinked gold hoops necklace, R2,600, Lorraine Efune, Bronze leotard, R155, Ballet and Dance Emporium

SHOW OF THE WEEK

heading south

Well everyone is in holiday mode. This means that a lot of galleries, studios and stores around town are either asleep or at the very least dozing, as well they should. The weather looks good this week so we are taking a wee road trip to McClelland Gallery (just outside of Frankston) to check out the sculpture park and the 2010 prize winner Louise paramour's work (above).

We'll be looking at all the work closely and then later on checking out the RMIT media students project online. They have created 'sonic' responses to all the work. I wonder what oversized colourful plastic sounds like?

We'll also be revisiting our favourite work. Homespace by Darren Davison. It's hard to describe this beautiful interactive piece.Let's just say it's like entering into the milky way.

For Melbournians who haven't ventured to McClelland, we know it's a pain in the proverbial to get there but trust us, the coffee is good and the art is even better. Well worth a road trip. RAMONA

Sparkling personality

Source: Vogue US May 2009

Femme fatale

Source: Vogue Nippon Oct 2008