Zerply is the New Linked In


Two days ago swiss miss tweeted "Goodbye Linked In" and today announced that Zerply is the new home for her professional profile. I'm sure like me you're not thrilled to be starting up with YET ANOTHER social media platform (That would be an understatement - Oy vey!) but Tina has a great track record for spotting excellence + the new best thing so it might be worth making the switch over! Also she assures us that you can import all of your info directly from LinkedIn during the setup so that the transition will be "easy peasy."
I might do it soon but right now I need to draw some pictures!

Beautiful words from Jack Layton's Letter to Canadians

Canada is a great country, one of the hopes of the world. We can be a better one – a country of greater equality, justice, and opportunity. We can build a prosperous economy and a society that shares its benefits more fairly. We can restore our good name in the world. Don’t let them tell you it can’t be done.

My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.

All my very best,
Jack Layton

News: Print Give away!

Exciting news: Starting today Emma Reddington of the Marionhousebook is holding a give away for my new print.

The print measures 23" X 34" and is hand printed on Somerset archival paper.
It is a signed open edition print and retails for 125.00
I think it'd serve as a great conversation piece in a dining room or kitchen or be a splendid gift for your favourite foodie!

Here is a pic of it in my friend Emily's house.

Photo by Janet Kimber

Run on over now and enter for your chance to win. Then come back and read the rest of this post! :-)

I have mentioned Emma Reddington several times in previous posts. In additional to writing her extremely popular design blog she works as both an exhibition designer at the AGO + an interior designer at marion melbourne. (I am trying to figure out how sleep fits into this senario).
Deemed "a woman with great taste" by House and Home a list of Emma's favourite interiors is included in their web photo gallery and... this just in: currently her home is featured in the latest House + Home Makeover issue!

Below are a few shots of her fantastic home which I plucked from her blog:

Emma's kitchen with son Henry
It was Emma's gutsy use of dark colours that first attracted me to her blog
The wall is chalkboard paint.

In Emma's great dark bathroom she used Ben Moore Raccoon Fur. Love it.

These 2 photos below are from the new H+H Makeover issue.

Entrance way / Photo by Per Kristiansen


Emma's livingroom / Photo by Per Kristiansen

I love the giant mirror which Emma found at Thrift town in Parkdale (yay for thrifting!) and I really like how it's contrasted with the wonderful stack of wood.
ps. I have been to Emma's house and can tell you it looks even better in person. :-)

For the rest of the photos see the H + H mag on news stands now.
Now... remember to cast your vote for the print give away! Good luck!