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Cloth Fabric tea towels to raise money for bushfire-affected wildlife

Cloth Fabric’s Julie Patterson, who has her studio in Blackheath, has designed some  tea towels to raise money for native wildlife, after the bushfires got horribly close to her own home.

cloth fabric bush fire teatowel

Featuring echidnas and Banksias, all proceeds go to The Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife, of which she is an ambassador.

“I’ve chosen to draw an echidna because these animals are slow and vulnerable,” says Julie. “They can’t run fast. All they can do is curl up into a ball so there may well be injured ones around. The words on the tea towel tell you what to do if you come across an echidna needing your help.”

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Chance to buy stylist’s home, straight off the cover of Country Style

Not just any old home makes it onto the cover of Country Style. Stylist Jane Frosh’s did, and now it’s up for sale. Together with husband Mike, she has transformed this charming Blue Mountains home over the last three years but the lure of a new renovation project now has them looking to sell.

“We bought just over three years ago. From the street it was a pretty uninspiring, albeit a cute turn of the century weatherboard miner’s cottage. It was nothing that special until we walked in the front door! It was so warm and comforting with weatherboards to the ceiling, wide floorboards, lots of original features and so much space!” 300 square metres in fact, plus 2,400 square metres of garden. “That’s around 10 parcels of land in Annandale,” as Jane points out.

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Homewares Lust: Peponi Home, Leura

Today was beautiful and sunny so boyfriend and I took the opportunity to jump in the car and take a mini road trip to the Blue Mountains. A visit to Leura is always a pleasure but I’d been meaning to visit the new Peponi Home ever since it opened in February. I’d heard great things from the lovely Jane Frosh, who styled the windows.

It was totally worth the trip. Owner Lisa Wright (who also has a store in Penrith) undoubtedly has a great eye. I could happily take one of everything, and that includes homewares (largely), clothes and jewellery.

Described as homewares with soul, Lisa sources many of the unique homewares on her trips to Africa but also stocks many local brands like Bedouin Societe (the most amazing linen), Palm Beach Candles and Perfect Pieces. Everything homewares is neutral enough to easily fit into most homes but it certainly isn’t boring beige.

The term ‘African-inspired homewares’ would usually strike fear into my soul. I was really worried there might be some of those hideous masks or bad zebra print (you can go too far with a theme), but don’t worry, NONE of that! Lisa has brought only the most beautiful and tasteful handmade, fair trade things to Australia that will make great additions to your existing furniture and accessories.

Hand woven baskets from Zimbabwe, oversized glass beads (which I’m already regretting not buying), juju feather hats for the wall, cushions full of texture, ceramics, beautiful rugs, bracelet sets, bowls, candles and much much more. Well worth a browse next time you’re in the area. And I couldn’t help but notice some dip-dyed hessian by Shibori turned into a curtain for the changing room. Just gorgeous. 

A beautiful shop full of beautiful things. Well done Lisa. Next stop, an online store please?!

Zuri Homewares next door is also well worth a look and I picked up some very cute marble bowls from Inner Space Furniture down the road.

PEPONI HOME | Skiptons Arcade, 541 High Street, Penrith NSW 2750 and 82 Railway Parade, Leura NSW 2780 | www.facebook.com/Peponi.Home

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Get your craft on in Leura tomorrow

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Stylist Jane Frosh has a new website

The lovely Jane Frosh, who I interviewed here, has launched a new website. No doubt it will soon be populated with all sorts of gorgeous things! Jane’s Blue Mountains home was featured in the February issue of Country Style magazine. I pretty much love everything Jane does, envy her gorgeous caravan Carrie, which is often used for photoshoots, and sometimes wish I lived her domestic bliss country life! Check out the website here.