Paddington House

Here are some pictures of a house I have been working on lately in Paddington in Brisbane. We painted the entire house {an old timber Queenslander} white and added colour in the furnishings we selected. We did a complete mismatch of scatter cushions on new slip covered sofas and armchairs and included some vintage pieces of furniture. Overall the client is extremely happy with her {new} 'lived in' family friendly look!!

New @ Black & Spiro

Large Male & Female Busts - $180.00 each

Hand Painted Fish Pond Stool - $275.00

Lrg Rabbit - $88.00, Sml Rabbit - $66.00 {Also available in red & white}

Pegasus Head - $140.00

We have some beautiful new things in store at Black & Spiro. I thought I'd share some of my favourite new pieces with you. Please note, all prices listed are in Australian Dollars. We can post any of these items worldwide and delivery to Brisbane metro customers is complimentary. Please email me anna@blackandspiro.com.au for further details.

Maria's Thanksgiving Memories

It's November! And that means Thanksgiving is just creeping up on us. Traditions make the holidays fun. Growing up Thanksgiving was a big deal at our house. My mom always got out the nice dishes and made a beautiful centerpiece. At each place setting she would put a sugar cone filled with treats. Before we ate, we would go around the table and each tell something we were thankful for. I thought I would adapt this tradition for my own family.

I made these simple origami cups out of our elegant Windsor papers and dimensional elements. They look so classy and would work great for Christmas too. The best part is they each took less than 5 minutes to make and require no adhesive! It might be fun to put a little thank you note in each one or instead of the dimensional element put a monogram sticker.

All you need to start is:

• paper cut into 6 x 6 squares (the shimmer is easiest to fold)
• dimensional elements
• treats or notes to put inside

You can click on the template below to enlarge and print it. Hope you enjoy this simple project as much as I did.