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Jen’s 10 Christmas gifts for the home under $50

Brown Trading Co’s cushions are bang on trend and great value at $29.95. My pick is this gold confetti design

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These agate coasters would brighten up any coffee table. They’re also great for putting under candles. I have one on my desk because it makes my glass of water feel a little bit more exciting! Buy 4 for $36.50 from Zakkia. Available in pink, blue and purple. 

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Why not start someone’s Dinosaur Designs collection for them with this Flow salt dish, available in a wide range of colours, for $45? 

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10 places to buy affordable art, updated for 2013

Everyone’s idea of affordable is different but for the purposes of this post, I’m talking art for under $500 and, in many cases, under $100! All Australian and available to buy online from the comfort of your own home. 

Blacklist 

These guys, husband and wife duo Jaynie and Nathan Johnson, remain in my top 10 because they continue to produce fantastic affordable prints and wall flags which are always featured by the glossy magazines. They’re also really nice people, and that’s important too!

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White Horse Home

A small but lovely collection of prints and wall hangings, available to buy online from $49.95. Grab one of their gorgeous Fig & Melon candles while you’re there. Delicious!

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40% off Lona de Anna prints: TODAY ONLY

I love Anna White’s prints and I’m not alone as I keep coming across them in my friends’ houses too! Good news: she’s having 40% off all prints in her Etsy store but it’s for today only, so don’t hang around! Here are a couple of my favourites. Very summery, don’t you think? They’re normally $25 but with 40% off they’re just $15 (yes that calculation took a while in my head. I’m a words person, okay?!)

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Affordable art to bring a little sparkle

I like sharing unique affordable art (if everyone had the same Ikea canvases it would be a very sad world) as much as I do supporting fellow bloggers, so I need you to know about Anna White’s new Crystal Love series.

She’s the blogger behind Lona de Anna and the artist behind some great prints you can buy on Etsy.

 

“The inspiration behind my Crystal Love series came from a long time love and fascination with crystals, and not just gemstones. I mean the sparkly glasses that you tend to only bring out on special occasions, or the amazing chandeliers that shimmer like thousands of diamonds,” she says. “To me, there has always been something so fascinating about the internal structure of a crystal that almost has you completely mesmerised by its beauty. And let’s face it, every girl’s heart does a little flip flop over something sparkly!”

Anna’s right in that the crystal trend is still everywhere. “Loads of images I come across through the blogosphere, I often see that someone has styled their dresser or coffee table with a beautiful raw piece of amethyst sitting ever so beautifully on top of a pile of books. Even famous designers such as Kelly Wearstler draw inspiration from crystals. She often places them in her mood trays or incorporates a crystal sculpture into a space she is styling.”

Inspired, she went ahead and captured the beauty of a crystal in art form. “I am unbelievably happy and proud of the series, even more because in my mind I have created something that is unique, beautiful and affordable enough that others can enjoy it.”