Tickle the imagination magazine feature

I'm pleased to be able to share with you a recent spread in Tickle the imagination magazine featuring some amazing photos of an ice cream inspired party held at Free Range Living.

Free Range living is situated in Kirrawee and is the brain child of the lovely Deni Fowle.  Deni offers a unique creative learning and well being centre offering a variety of contemporary hand crafts and specialist therapy programs for children and adults.  More recently Deni and her energetic team have started to host childrens' parties.

To be included in this beautiful bright collaboration with a group of other Sydney creatives was lots of fun.  Deni's vision came together just perfectly.  Included in the styled shoot are some Piccolo Studio products that you might be able to spot - I created a custom ice cream garland (an oversized version of the one available in my store) and provided one of my ever popular geometric heart prints, I also created the Uber Cool metallic paper cut which was Deni's idea.

I think it all looks fabulous, if you are a Shire local I highly recommend you consider Free Range Living as your next party venue, or why not even look into a creative workshop.

Other local contributors included

Photography by Emmy Etiie
Cookies and cake by One sweet chick cookies and cakes
Chocolates by Chocolate Haze
Balloons and tassels by House of Party
The Girls outfits by Ginger Rose Designs
Styling by Merveille French Event Styling
Garlands, Uber cool paper cut and geometric love heart print by Piccolo Studio
Venue Free Range Living

Piccolo Studio in your room - Miss Asha

This adorable room belongs to Miss Asha, who is eight months old and resides in the seaside suburb of Torquay in Victoria. This beach babe happens to be the little girl of my very talented cousin Mel. 

I never doubted that Asha’s room would be anything short of gorgeous, as Melissa is an Interior Designer. 

Mel has worked in Interior Design for large firms and has been involved on projects including a Dubai shopping centre, ‘Luxury Collection' hotel in China, luxury penthouse apartments in Dubai and ‘The Grand Hyatt’ hotel in Sydney just to name a few.  She has also worked on smaller scale residential projects for architects and builders on the Bellarine Peninsular in Victoria as well as inner city Melbourne.  

Since having Asha, Mel has left her full time job to concentrate on being a mummy.  Being so creative and hands on, she has recently started a business that allows her to work flexible hours from home.

Merry and Tell is where Melissa creates beautiful bespoke pieces for baby and for home.  Her latest products are beautifully sewn and quilted organic cotton dual-purpose baby blankets/play mats.  The range includes soon to be released hand picked fabrics in gorgeous prints and colours.

I love that Asha's room includes an eclectic mix of designer pieces, hand made items as well as pre loved.  Asha is fortunate to have some older cousins that gave her a simple white cot and change table to use, which made for a good starting point in decorating the room.  A comfortable replica Eames rocker compliments the white furniture perfectly as does her timber floor lamp.

Asha’s room is filled with a myriad of treasures made by her mummy, including the beautiful fabric hanging garland, the neon pink macramé plant hanger, the pompom garland that hangs on the wall behind Asha’s cot as well as some Merry and Tell art works that feature on her book shelves.

Asha’s room also features some Piccolo Studio.  She has a personalised alphabet on chalk print and Mel has framed one of my cards with the word ‘hola’ and little rain clouds.  The colour is perfect for the theme and has been beautifully accessorised with some colourful geometric shaped planters.

Merry and Tell on FACE BOOK
@merryandtell on INSTAGRAM

piccolo studio store on etsy!

I'm super excited to have just opened up a store on Etsy!  It is something I've been wanting to do for a while and just haven't gotten around to.

You can see my online store here - https://www.etsy.com/shop/piccolostudiostore

At the moment I have my new monochrome card range available for sale, and I will be adding to the shop in coming days.  Next cabs off the rank will be my new Father's Day cards and tags.