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Ollie & Ava was born from my love of all things beautiful , all things shared by mother & child , a love of family not things ...these are the keys to a beautiful life , sit down stay a while , share in my beautiful journey.............................

Monday, 8 October 2012

imitation really is the best form of flattery


found this fantastic quote over at oopsidaisi yesterday and it really had me thinking! 

there has been soo many blog posts & facebook updates lately regarding imitation,duplication,emulation,replication...
everytime i turn on the computer this is all i seem to be reading ...
but was it REALLY your idea ?
be honest ~ where did you get your inspiration ? 
do you own that idea ? ~ really ? 
in most cases no ....

' everything in design is recycled ' ~ { yes its true }
....its how we've put together what we've seen that makes us unique { and our items } ~ bunny williams

best advice ~ ' stop worrying what the next person is doing and focus on yourself & your business ~ this is when you will be most successful ' { really its true } 

lets embrace the handmade community ~ my greatest love is to help my handmade sisters be the best they can be ~ i love to support and see them grow & prosper ~ 

can we stop judging each other & simply show love & support ?
who's idea was it first ? ~ who cares ! 

so today i ask you ~ will you pay it forward ?
will you help a fellow designer ~ a friend ~ a loved one ?
will you be kind , warm & generous ? 
for nothing in return ? 

 ~ in love & generosity we prosper in life ~ 

 ' food for thought '

~ Stace XOXO

thankyou Sam from oopsidaisi for posting this thought provoking quote 
find oopsidaisi here :Oopsidaisi





Saturday, 6 October 2012

christmas giveaway

ollie and ava
christmas giveaway


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a Rafflecopter giveaway

btbbf 3 sleeps

3 sleeps until our beautiful things by beautiful friends market night showcase ! 
On our ollie and ava facebook page 



love this submission from caspa creations






Wednesday, 3 October 2012

btbbf 6 sleeps

6 Sleeps until our BTBBF
 market night/showcase ! 

look at this Incredible submission by junebug





Monday, 1 October 2012

Sunday, 30 September 2012

congratulations


Competition Winners

Congratulations Rebecca Green you have won our $50 prize pack & Congratulations Archana Yadav you have won our $25 prize pack ~ please contact us by email within 48 hours to claim your prizes !
Contact: ollieandava@hotmail.com

~ Stace xoxo



Saturday, 29 September 2012

studio design


So you've seen a few pics of the new studio ! 
And with our shopping appointments being available here soon ...Ive been wanting to really pretty it up and sort through my fabric stash & supplies a 'bit' ! 
Soo I know I haven't been giving too much away, he he ......but lets just say its all finally coming together and I'm feeling really Inspired in my 'very own' space ! 
Heres a pic of tonights little project ! 
Im so happy with my pretty little 'lamp'
Im actually not getting many orders sewn as I keep looking at it ...
Hope your having a great night too
Sending Love 
~ Stace XOXO