New Diamond Heart cushions available in the shop! Big heart on one side, little on the other - all on a beautiful 100% linen fabric. Hand screen printed using eco friendly inks. I p...
Its my very first Mothers Day as a Mum next week and to celebrate we are having a huge Mothers Day sale over at the shop. Mothers Day brings on a new meaning when you are a Mum, especially a new...
I dont need to tell you how much we love Florence Broadhurst here at olive & joy but we have decided to concentrate on our own products in future. Sooo...we are clearing out all of our Florence B...
How time has flown these last few months. A day passes at a blink of an eye, which is scary as my little baby is fast becoming a little girl right before my eyes. She is amazing. Almost giggling now ...
Precious moments with our little beautiful little Willow. Almost 5 weeks old, I cant believe how time has flown. Not a great deal gets done still when this little one is around. Little Willow who get...
Willow Alice Palmer born last Thursday 15th December. Oh my gosh, she was just perfect, and much bigger than anyone anticipated at 2.92kgs (we were expecting her to be only 2.5kgs at most and perhaps...
Morning all! We have offered one of our beautiful Atom linen cushions for a giveaway today as part of Miss Greens Christmas Advent Calendar Competition. Be quick as you only have today to enter...
Here we are, 33 weeks. It will actually be 34 weeks in a couple of days. 6 weeks to go, sheesh! This is all starting to feel very real. Ive been keeping to myself lately as you have probably noticed....
Pop on over to Daily Imprint today and read my interview here!Image: olive & joy
So very true, is it not? I was really happy to stumble upon this poster by Dominique Falla, who I met last year when she taught me in an Illustrator workshop. How amazing are the close up shots!...
Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know we have some placemats in the shop right now. Very limited stock though so please get in quick to avoid disappointment. Coming soon also, some linen ...
This bump gets that little bit bigger every day. Im officially six months now which means Im in my third trimester. Already. Time feels like it is flying! We start our childbirth/parenting classes ne...
Our new Bazaar cushions are in store now, printed by yours truly! Colours are (clockwise from top left) - Watermelon, Dove, Sunny Day and Pool. My fave is Dove, a lovely soft grey. All are printed on...
Just over 3 months ago, stylist/writer/blogger (and all-round superwoman) Natalie Walton and photographer Chris Warnes came to our home to shoot it. We had the most perfect weather and a really lovel...
My baby bump at 24 weeks, taken this morning by the baby-daddy-to-be. Still not a huge baby bump to be bragging about, really, it must be all baby in there. A very active baby at that, happily kickin...
Im starting to feel my ideas for our baby-to-bes nursery are coming together. Here is a little preview of what I am thinking.First up is this adorable felt mobile from Puka Puka on Etsy. I disco...
Right now. Outside. Barefoot. Mixing ink in my great-nana Olives bowl. Images: Olive & Joy
Our Kasuri ottoman has featured in this weeks Grazia magazine! I like this little moroccan round-up. We have a new design coming out shortly that would fit into this collection very nicely indeed. It...
Necklaces of all kinds have been catching my eye lately. Maybe its because they will always fit me, unlike my clothes (which are becoming increasingly uncomfortable)! These are a few of my favourites...
We have some big news to share. We are expecting a baby! Yesterday Andrew and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary and today we had our bubs 20 week scan. Everything is in the right spot and the ...
Our Kasuri Ottoman in Charcoal is featured in the latest issue of Inside Out magazine. So exciting! Who would have thought that when I bought my first issue 11 years ago. Not me!Im so in love wi...
Ive been meaning to mention we have a great set of four vintage Bertoia wire side chairs available right now in our online shop! Until they sell I will enjoy gazing at them lovingly. As you do.Images...
Ive had great fun this weekend trying out a new medium to print on - Paper! So Ive created some prints using our Diamond Heart design. Gorgeous, no? There are three colours in stock right now in the ...
Im always attracted to geometric prints more so than organic patterns. Maybe Im a fan of structure, or repetition? Or straight lines? So very happy to have our ottoman included in this little collect...
Last Friday I experimented with printing this heart onto plywood. I like it a lot. Im feeling a little sick this morning so this is my attempt at cheering myself up (and perhaps you too!). Image...
We have been on the lookout for an older house in a nearby suburb to renovate for our next home. It has to have some sort of character preferably 50s-70s. This seems to be the only house that is tick...
Ive been keeping a little bit of a secret. Earlier this month our home was photographed for a magazine! If you have been following me on Twitter it may not be such a secret as in my excited (and terr...
Hi folks, our new website is now live at www.oliveandjoy.com Please come take a look and tell us what you think. There will be a few minor things to be changed but for the most part it is finished. ...
Last month Andrew and I flew to Hawaii for a break with Andrews parents and my Mum. Andrew and I had previously been to Hawaii a few years ago and loved it. Andys Mum has Parkinsons so travelling is ...
Hello! Popping in quickly to let you know that the June/July issue of Adore Home magazine is live now. That cover is a winner, isnt it? Ive long been a fan of the work of artist Miranda Skoczek&...
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