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The winner of 7 Vignettes February 2014

Congratulations, Heidi O’Rourke (otherwise known — on Instagram — as @mozsas)! Her vignettes were judged as the best by Williams Sonoma Inc’s director of visual merchandising, Paul Giannangeli.

Day 7: hearts
Day 7: hearts

He said: “I really enjoyed the vignettes by @mozsas – each photo was able to stand on its own and was strongly tied in to each day’s theme, and yet they all evoked the same warmth.”

My personal favourite of hers was the day 7 entry for ‘hearts’ (above) which looks like it belongs on the pages of a recipe book, don’t you think?

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The 7 Vignettes Melbourne event

I had a great time at my first Melbourne event with Haymes Paint on Thursday night. Darren Palmer was a fantastic guest of honour and I loved being able to surprise attendees with a visit from The Block twins Alisa & Lysandra.

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The Sydney event on 21 February is sold out but you can get yourself on the wait list by sending me a private message via the Facebook page. I’ll share professional photos and video from the event soon.

Find out everything you need to know about 7 Vignettes here and make sure you never miss out on future events by being signed up to my newsletter.

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7 Vignettes February starts on Saturday: win treats from Williams Sonoma and Pottery Barn

It’s 7 Vignettes time again this Saturday and here’s the themes list. Our prize is a basket of Valentines-themed treats from Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn and Pottery Kids to spoil yourself or the special person in your life!

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The themes (above) are love (for obvious, valentines, reasons!), purple (because February’s birthstone is amethyst and birth flower is violet), water (for February’s water signs Pisces and Aquarius), handwritten (like a love letter perhaps), American (like our prize sponsor), local (at the suggestion of a 7 Vignettes fan, Bonnie, in the UK) and heart (need I say more?).

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Two reader events in Melbourne and Sydney with The Block’s Darren Palmer

I’m delighted to announce two free reader events in Melbourne (our first!) and Sydney next month with guest of honour, The Block judge and interior designer Darren Palmer.

Jen and Darren
Jen and Darren

The 7 Vignettes evening events will be open to more than 100 readers in each state, thanks to Interiors Addict’s sponsors Haymes Paint (in Melbourne) and BoConcept (in Sydney). I’ll be interviewing Darren live as he shares his top decorating and design tips and takes audience questions. Then attendees will be encouraged to create their own vignettes around the venues with prizes for the best ones. There’ll also be food and drink, goodie bags and the chance to meet fellow readers, interiors addicts and Instagram buddies, and of course, Darren and I! All Interiors Addict readers are welcome to apply for a spot.

The last Interiors Addict reader event at BoConcept
The last Interiors Addict reader event at BoConcept

Where and when

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And the first 7 Vignettes winner for 2014 is…

The winner of the January 2014 first anniversary 7 Vignettes is…

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Picturedthoughts! Congratulations, Dee!

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7 Vignettes’ first birthday with guest judges Alisa & Lysandra from The Block

Well, I can’t quite believe it’s been a full year since I came up with idea for 7 Vignettes or that our Instagram community has been participating and making it bigger and better each month this entire time. We’ve shared almost 30,ooo images on the hashtag and it really blows my mind!

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The January birthday edition starts on New Year’s Day and you can find the themes list above. Our guest judges next month are The Block twins Alisa and Lysandra Fraser, who will be appearing on the next Fans vs. Favourites series, rumoured to be starting at the end of January. The former Interiors Addict guest bloggers have generously offered a $250 voucher for their new online homewares store, Alisa & Lysandra Collections, as the prize.

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Changes to Facebook Pages and others ways to follow my blog

It’s come to my attention over the last few weeks that, due to the latest round of Facebook changes, many of you who would usually follow the latest blog posts via my Facebook Page just aren’t seeing them in your feed anymore. There was me thinking people were just busy with Christmas!

Now I don’t have the time, and this isn’t the place, to go into a big debate about what Facebook should or shouldn’t be doing (on the one hand I understand they’re a business, not a charity, but on the other, it’s just NOT FAIR!) so here are some other ways you can keep up with the latest posts if you choose to:

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And the winner of December 7 Vignettes is…

It was my first time judging for a long time (let’s face it, having a guest judge is just copping out of what is always a very hard decision!) but this month, despite the many amazing entries, I felt Michelle Cann (thecinnamonfox) really did stand out.

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The sandcastles and smashed pomegranate really did it for me!

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Win beanbag chairs for Christmas with December 7 Vignettes

It’s 7 Vignettes time again this Sunday (1 December) and, it’s been a while, but I’ve decided to be the judge this month. I see it as a real treat!

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Here’s the themes list (above) with all of them suggested by you, the reader, as requested last month. You may notice a subtle festive flavour!

And I have a great prize too, thanks to Lujo: two indoor beanbag chairs in your choice of colour, delivered to your door in time for Christmas (and who doesn’t need extra seats at Christmas?!) worth almost $600!

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The winner of 7 Vignettes November…

I got a bit of 7 Vignettes withdrawal this month, being away on honeymoon and, ruled by free/hotel wi-fi, without my usual 24/7 access to Instagram should I want/need it! But although I didn’t interact as much as usual, every time I did have a peek, I saw so much gorgeousness! And thankfully, guest judge Jayde Leeder from Little Paper Lane, held the fort for me brilliantly (thanks love!)

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And the winner is (and you can see her work above and below) Galina Dixon! She wins $200 worth of washi tape, also thanks to Little Paper Lane. What a fun prize! I’m sure creative Galina will make lots of beautiful things with it!

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Win $200 worth of washi tape with 7 Vignettes & Little Paper Lane

As I’m currently in Japan, the land of washi tape, it seems particularly appropriate to be offering a HUGE bundle of the lovely stuff as the prize for next month’s 7 Vignettes, starting on Friday (I know, I know, it comes around so fast!).

Here’s the themes list you’ve been waiting for:

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Thanks to the lovely folk at Little Paper Lane in Sydney’s Mona Vale, we have this great prize for you. And I’m delighted to announce that store owner Jayde Leeder is our guest judge for November.

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Better late than never: the 7 Vignettes October winner is…

Apologies for the late announcement but I was getting married at the weekend (yes, it was magic, and yes, I’ll be sharing photos on here!). For the first time, the winner of this month’s 7 Vignettes is a previous winner! Eatlivelaugh, otherwise known as Shantel Ross, was also our winner in June. But as you’ll see from her images, she is very deserving of a second pat on the back!

eatlivelaughFlawless if you ask me!

Shantel wins a room makeover courtesy of our sponsor, Paint Place. Guest judge, their marketing manager Jennifer Cameron, said: “We loved the whimsical nature of her vignettes, her images were stylish and the subjects she chose to photograph were a little alternative. We liked her interesting take on each of the themes and that each of her vignettes also worked together as a collection of 7.”

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Win with Paint Place in 7 Vignettes October

Yes, it’s that time again! Already!  7 Vignettes October starts one week today and, thanks to Paint Place, you could win $180 of New Look paint and a brush and roller kit.

Sugary Sweet, from the New Look 2014 interior trend collection
Sugary Sweet, from the New Look 2014 interior trend collection

Here’s the themes list:

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And the winners of September 7 Vignettes are…

It was another amazing month and I was so glad to have Jacinta Preston on board as guest judge. She really got into the spirit of the thing and got involved. She also had the hard job of choosing the winner and runners-up which is something I try and avoid because I want everyone to win!

Kate's winning vignettes
Kate’s winning vignettes

Anyway, without further ado, the overall winner is

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The countdown to West Elm Melbourne is ON

The new West Elm Melbourne store, the second in Australia, opens its doors a fortnight today. Who is excited?!

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Here’s an exclusive first look at the artwork for a special West Elm Melbourne tote bag which has been designed by the brilliant Bonnie and Neil. What a coup for this great Australian homewares brand! 

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Win Martini side tables with West Elm and Jacinta Preston in September 7 Vignettes

To celebrate the opening of its new Melbourne store next month, West Elm are sponsoring September’s 7 Vignettes with the chance to win a pair of their best selling Martini side tables.

Next month’s round, which starts this Sunday 1 September, will be judged by interior designer Jacinta Preston. The first prize winner will receieve 2 Martini tables –one in silver and one in persimmon — and 3 runners up which each receive a silver one.

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This month’s judge, Jacinta Preston

Here’s the list of themes:

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Photos: The first 7 Vignettes event with BoConcept & Belle

The first ever Interiors Addict reader event was a great success on Friday night with a huge turnout of around 150 people and a fun evening had by all at BoConcept’s Crows Nest showroom in Sydney.

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Very happy to be meeting so many of my blog readers!

Readers even flew in from Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria specially so as not to miss out and it was a full house of creative interiors addicts, many of them enjoying meeting each other in real life after bonding on Instagram.

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The August 7 Vignettes winners

Oh, what a wonderful eighth round of 7 Vignettes it was! and I’m delighted to announce the overall winner and 10 runners up, as judged by Alexandra Kentmann from Freedom.

Four of winner Sarah's vignettes
Four of winner Sarah’s vignettes

The first prize, of a chevron Freedom chair, goes to professional organiser Sarah Shanahan, from Adelaide. Alexandra said: “I have a real weakness for colour, bright hits of colour woo me every time. Plus Sarah’s shots have a real authenticity which I find appealing. Plus the vignette including her children’s works; well that gave me a cute attack, and pretty well sealed the deal.”