mina + oli

27.11.09

Happy Days Equation

hot summer day + cool candy kissed drinks +

russh mag + fantastic friends

= happy days!

laura x

24.11.09

Eco Innovators

The lovely Leyla Acaroglu has transformed an old news pillar in the Melbourne CBD into a fantastic new store!

All the products showcased in the store are eco-designed and eco-produced in Australia!

The Eco Innovators website is a great place to have a peek at what they are selling but is also a gold mine of eco info like sustainable consumption and eco design!

I'm happy to say that Mina + Oli handbags are available at the Eco Innovators store!

Yippy!

laura x

17.11.09

My Parents Were Awesome

I just discovered this website today called

My Parents Were Awesome

Here are some of the fantastic photos they feature...........

This is a pic of my own awesome parents

Dan and Jean

P.S They are still awesome!

laura x

12.11.09

New Pics!

These are the new pics of Mina + Oli handbags.

I made a light box, bought a tripod and went nuts!

I think they look pretty good!

What do you think?

This beautiful rose was outside my front door and I couldn't resist!

laura x

5.11.09

Time Machine

I make my purses out of leather jackets, so before I can cut the pattern out I have to first

deconstruct the jacket.

Some times there are holes in the jacket pocket
and items fall into the lining.

Now sometimes you just get some old tissues,
not very exciting but this time

it was different!

This is the story of the blue jacket who was
owned by a woman named...

Emma

She shopped at Coles on Dec 17, 1979

and bought two items worth $1.04

She was given one cent change,

which she lost into the lining of her jacket!

The End

laura x

29.10.09

Bedside

This week's instalment of my place and yours is "bedside". Now my bedside is not very exciting so I went for what was on my bedside wall....

This is an apron I bought when I visited Thailand, I believe it is a part of the traditional costume of one of the hill tribes.

Such beautiful vivid colours!

laura x

23.10.09

The September Issue

I finally went to The September Issue and loved it!

I thought it was sad that Anna's family didn't seem to take her job seriously. She was a bit chilly but not the ice queen she has a rep for, she was just doing her job!

Over the years I have saved a stack of the most beautiful and inspiring editorials and Grace Coddington with her wild red hair has been the stylist for most of them.

Here are some pics of the 1920's shoot Grace did for the September 2007 issue

laura x

18.10.09

On the shelf...

I'm trying out my first meme called

my place & yours

the first theme is "on the shelf"

On my shelf sits some of my op shop treasures...

laura x

16.10.09

Where do you work?

I am extremely jealous of pepole who have a studio space of their very own to make their magic happen.

My handbags are made in my bedroom, which I share with my boyfriend. Thankfully he is one of the most understanding and patient people I've met and does not complain too much about pins and sewing machines everywhere!

Share Some Candy is doing a feature series on creative work spaces!

Check it out here

This is my own work space series........

laura x

13.10.09

Fly16x9

I am loving Fly's short fashion videos!
They are a collaboration with designers like
Hussein Chalayan, Christian Doir and Zac Posen.

This is what they have to say...

"FLY began as a unique platform that brought artists together from all creative disciplines (fashion, art, music, dance, photography and design) and used the power of film and technology to showcase the work globally. FLY become next step in the evolution of the traditional print magazine. By adding motion and sound, FLY brought the traditional two dimensional magazine to life."

www.fly16x9.com/fashion/