Whiteport Giveaway Winner!!

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The winner of the Whiteport giveaway is....

tah dah!!!

Rebecca from Life In The Country Lane =0)

If you could contact me Rebecca via marleyandlockyer@gmail.com

I will get you in touch with Jennifer from Whiteport to organise your prize.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Be sure to check out Whiteport's online store where you can purchase some gorgeous items for your home like this Ottoman I have had my eye on for some time...lovely!

Thank you to all of you who entered.

Thanks also to Jennifer for being so generous with the giveaway.

Ness xx

Whiteport Giveaway!!

How are we all today?

Good I hope. If not, I have a little something that will cheer you up!

A GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!

Brought to you by the beautiful Whiteport.

I have long been an admirer of Whiteport and the founder, Jennifer McCabe.

Not only is the store beautiful, but her home is too.

Here is Jennifer's bathroom, which is just what I would like in our own.

Vintage, and white =0)

Here is the lovely and generous Jeniffer in her kitchen at home.

I see this shot and wished we had our white floorboards in all of the rooms in our house.

It is nice to know that Jennifer lives with the Whiteport philosophy

~ All things white =0)

Jennifer has been lovely enough to offer one of you the chance to win your choice of either...

The Florence Urn

OR

The Brewster Jam Carry!

How lovely is that?

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and let us know what else would you have in your home from Whiteport

...that's it!

Thanks Jennifer.

The winner will be drawn on Sunday evening at about 9pm Tassie time (Australia) and announced then.

Good luck =0)

Winner, Award, Autumn & Sneak Peak....

Today is officially the last day of Summer here in the Land Down Under.

I am not one to say 'oh' or anything like that. The thought of getting into longer sleeves, light scarves and getting the throw rugs out puts a spring in my step.

I am looking forward to re-lighting our big ol kitchen fire (see above) also.

So I have been thinking of other ways to introduce warmth into our home and found these beauties...

via sweet paul

An amazing knitted lampshade.

Although I don't think having it turned on would not make my hover about it waiting for a small fire to start...loving the bottle though.

via sraige

I know this doesn't go with warming up the home, but I just love it so much

and maybe it could hold some magazines by the sofa.

via anthropology
And who wouldn't want to curl up under a throw like this? Perfect colour too.

With the thought of cooler weather I have finally had the chance to get cracking on new cushion designs and came up with this...

marley & lockyer
Vintage Botanical images on linen.
In this new range is Vintage Bird prints too...I am in love with these.

But lets get on to the giveaway winner. Dah, da da dah

Sissie from Sissies Shabby Cottage =0)

I still cant get the random.org generator thing to paste onto my blog so if you know, please inform me...I'm hopeless!!

Oh, and I was given the Stylish Blogger Award again by the ever so gorgeous and uber talented Kelly McGuill from O so D.

How sweet of you Kelly. I wont bore you again though with 7 things about me as I only done it a few posts back. thank you Kelly and thank you to each of you who entered the giveaway, blogged about it, posted on your sidebars, joined FB and this Blog...you are all so wonderful =0)

I will be having another giveaway soon.

Ness xx

Busy designing & GIVEAWAY REMINDER. 1 day to go!

For a lot of you in the North Spring is on it's way, which means that Autumn is about to start here in Australia. This is always a good time for me creatively as the cooler weather keeps me inside and for some reason, inspired.

lately I have needed to be as very soon I will be taking my little business, Marley&Lockyer to...
The Niche Designer Markets are going to be held on April 1st & 2nd this year with 2 more markets to come in August and November (I will be at the November one also). If you are in Tasmania, I would love for you to stop by the M&L stand and say hi and introduce yourselves.
It will be at the Inveresk Tram Sheds and will feature some of Tasmania and the Mainlands finest Artisans and Designers. Click on the link to find out more.

Today I spent the day playing with new clay designs. In particular, clay earrings.

Here they are waiting to have their backs put on and onto their little display cards.

I tried some of the plain white clay ball earrings out and took this pic with my web cam, so it is not the best quality.
Keep in mind it is my creative day today, so I have no makeup on and my hair is not done.

I did try to get a close up of the Bird earrings as well.

Loving these little pretties with the bird heads, and surprisingly

they are not heavy at all.

Don't like heavy earrings.

Web cam shot again, poor quality, but I had to show =0)

Lots of new tags have come out of today's venture indoors,
including some tags I had made back in July which I had never photographed.
If you are a Marley&Lockyer Facebook follower you will be able to see the rest.


My poor office is a mess, but my picture wall is coming along and I have more to add yet,

but haven't quite had the time for the moment.

I do love the vintage french prints which were a gift hanging on the left there

and my little canvases to the right.

If you are wondering what the little person is at the bottom it was a gift from our little Mason

on his first day of school...it's supposed to be me!

That's what I have been up to of late. I hope you have entered the GIVEAWAY

(see last post) as it is drawn tomorrow.

Ness xx

all pics by me.

AUTUMN WELCOME GIVEAWAY!!!

Hey there!

You could pretty much say that our Summer here is over and that the Autumn chill has definitely crept in basically overnight. This is such a nice time, where you get to pull out your cardigans again and sort through your fave cable knit scarves as well as load up the sofa and beds with throws =0)

I thought I would welcome our early Autumn arrival with a

GIVEAWAY!!!!

Here is what the Giveaway includes-
*Your choice of cushion cover from Marley&Lockyer that you want. That's right- you get to pick the one YOU really want!!
*One of my Ampersand Wood Brooches
*Any one set of tags you want -yep you choose again!

So all you have to do is leave a comment telling me how you prepare for the season ahead.
If you want more entries then join as a follower, add a link to the giveaway on your blog or 'Like' the Marley&Lockyer Facebook page, you'll get another entry for each.
I will ship worldwide, so anyone can enter.

Giveaway will be drawn Monday, 28th February 2011 at 9:30pm (Tassie time)

Welcoming Autumn is fun =0)
Good luck.
Ness xx
all images- by Me!

Weekend makings and a winner!

Hiya!

This weekend has been one of those ones where everything gets done.

The type that you are satisfied with.

I cleaned, cooked, washed the car, attempted to sort my office, Mic mowed the lawn and we had a nice time with the boys.

I even whipped up this new cushion.

Not having done anything in white and back for some time now I thought I would try it out

...and I do like this.

The great thing is that it goes with every cushion in my range.
So this will become a staple at Marley & Lockyer.
What do you think?


As I mentioned before, I attempted to sort my office.
Didn't get very far - sidetracked really.
I found some unused canvases which I had painted Tractors and the like for the boys rooms
when they were born.
They needed to be used.
I turned them into little collages for my office wall.
Just out of things I had around the room.
A penny farthing from one of my Necklaces and some vintage buttons.
A piece of fabric tape measure, one of my stoneware Birds and some vintage lace.
Some old book pages, more vintage buttons and then some doodles with a black pen.
Oh and some warm white paint to cover the Tractors and sailboats!!

Voila!
A new addition to my office picture wall, which is coming along nicely.
There is another one which is being finished and I think they will look great together on the wall.
As you can see I enjoyed my weekend.
I hope you did too.

I do have to let you know who won the Ramsign Enamel Sign Giveaway before I head off.
Random picked #40 which belongs to
Lilies For Kate
I didn't know of this blog until I drew the winner. Glad I did though.
This blog is gorgeous and I have become a new follower.
If you would like to have a look at this stunning blog you wont be disappointed.
Oh, I love finding new blogs...and this one is an Aussie blog too =0)
Congratulations Kate!
Please contact me so we can get your sign on its way.
Ness xx
all images- me

LAST CHANCE FOR GIVEAWAY...and my new friend

Tomorrow the wonderful Ramsign Enamel sign giveaway will be drawn.

Make sure you enter by commenting on the post before this one (just scroll down).

While I was working away in my office, making more mess, on some new tags for the Shop

see above image of one

I could hear a noise of a little bird chirping and it sounded really close.

Got up and looked out the window to see this little guy

How cute is he/she?

I put my hand up to the window and it was so calm and just looked at me.

I even had time to get my camera and take a photo.

He sat there for about 5 minutes just looking at me and didn't seem phased at all

by the big human peering at him.

He eventually flew into the big tree right outside my windows to be with his family (he is only a young one)...after leaving me a deposit!!!

Still, he is SO cute.

I just thought it was such a privilege to have been able to be so close to something so wild and free and it not be scared at all....beautiful!

Ness xx

GIVEAWAY!!!!!!

Who doesn't love the enamel signs that you see adorning French lane ways and buildings?

I do that's for sure

and the lovely people at Ramsign have been kind enough to offer one of you lucky ducks your choice of gorgeous enamel sign.

Not only do you get to pick the style that you like,

but you get to customise it with your house number or your house name.

How awesome is that??

Now all you have to do is visit Ramsign, come back here and leave a comment telling me which style you love the most...that's it!

The giveaway is open to everyone and Ramsign will ship WORLDWIDE! =0)

The winner will be chosen on Sunday 13th February.

Get to it.

Ness xx

GIVEAWAY WINNER

Thank you to all who have emailed, facebooked, commented and left messages at My Etsy Store about my new range. I am so glad you all liked it.

I have been busy sending out orders and replying to stores wanting to stock them so it has been very positive...thank you.

Sorry I have been away from the blog this week. I have been living it up in the Summer sun with our little boys while they are on School holidays, swimming at the beach, playing on the trampoline and making things with them and also enjoying time with my Mum and Dad while they are here.

But, I wont ramble anymore and get to the winner of the Giveaway.

It was number 23 (via random.org)

Jessie from Vintage Style Down under!!!!

Yay Jessie =0) If you could send your postage details to marleyandlockyer@gmail.com as well as the brooch you would like to go with your giveaway then I can get it to you =0)

Congratulations.

have a great weekend everyone.

Ness xx

Handmade Living Gift...

not gloating at all but,

I WON this amazing book over at My Uncommon Slice Of Suburbia!!!!

Miss Kristin has drawn my name as the winner and I couldn't be more pleased.

As I am not very lucky when it comes to giveaways, I never expect to win and usually just leave a comment in the giveaway posts as a supportive sort of thing...but I won.

For those of you that don't know of this book it is a must have/get. Tania McCartney is a fellow Aussie and creative that has a loyal following of crafty people who find lots of inspiration from this amazing Woman. Not only is this book full of gorgeous images, but it has loads of amazing things to make and I can not wait to get it. I have recently joined as a follower of Tania's blog and have been enjoying reading it of late.

To find out more about this book head over to Kristin's blog to see more.

Thanks Kristin...what a Christmas gift =0)

Ness xx

oh by the way, what do you think of the new logo at the top? It is the new shop logo. I wanted it to have a simple look and seeing I love old typewriter fonts so much, thought this would be fitting.

Wings and a GIVEAWAY!!!!!

Country Living

My wish for Christmas dinner this year is to have some of these wings on the backs of our chairs. I spotted some just like these in our local Myer and went to see how much they were and guess what?...display only. Hhmmm! SO now I am trying to think of how to make my own version look as good as these ones....or I will head to the costume store to see if I can find some if I run out of time.

On another note...

If you would like the chance to win some of my clay tags, head on over to Le's blog where she is giving away some of my Christmas tags

All of the details are there and you will enjoy the lovely Le's takings on all things Interior.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT AND ENTER

..and have a wonderful day.

Ness xx

Giveaway Winner!

jeanne d'arc living

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway. I really enjoyed reading your comments and I thank you for your support as always.

I have drawn the giveaway, and

...the winner is...

LEE OF GLIMPSE OF STYLE!!! =0)

Congratulations Lee. Please email me at

marleyandlockyer@gmail.com
I will be back to normal blogging now as I cant miss out on my most favourite season. I have lots to tell you, show you, etc and hope you will join me. The Shop is still going crazy with orders, but I am loving it.

Oh and there will be ANOTHER giveaway very soon.

After all 'tis the season to be giving....fah la la la la, la la la LA =0)

Ness xx

Giveaway...

A new giveaway for the fast approaching festive season.

First the giveaway-

1 set of 3 clay I'm Free tags which are new in Store

1 set of 2 French Script clay tags

and 1 x vintage star cushion/pillow cover.
The star has been made from my stash of 100 year old Belgian linen =0)

All you have to do is leave a comment before Friday, 3rd December 2010. If you would like to mention it on your blog, Facebook, Twitter or become a follower you will get an extra entry for each...just let me know you have done so (and this is not a must do either).

In the meantime, you can have a look at my SHOP HERE

On another note, I have put up the Christmas tree, trimmed the mantel and started decorating our home. The boys have really enjoyed it this year and I will show you pictures as soon as I am done. I hope you are enjoying your decorating this year. I am trying to keep it white, neutrals and gold and silver with loads of fresh greens....so far so good!

Ness xx

Giveaway Winner....

Hey There! We haven't spoken for a wee while now while my giveaway was on and I have been SOOO busy. Seems like forever didn't it? Well it did for me.

Anyway, I have drawn the giveaway just now with the help of random.org and up came the number 40. Who belonged to that number you ask?

Well.....

YOU, Cynthia from Design Love!!!

Yay, you are the winner of all the items in the last post =0)

I thank you all for entering, your kind words, and well wishes...and dont be disappointed, there is going to another VERY soon as I am feeling all festive and jolly.

I do hope you all have a fantastic weekend...I will be knee deep in wrapping paper, clay, fabric and the like - as well as dubious amounts of coffee and the odd boogie to Zumba!

Ness xx

CHRISTMAS MAD-NESS GIVEAWAY!!!!!!

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED - THANKS.

As promised -A GIVEAWAY!!!!

This giveaway is HUGE and also as a thank you for the massive amount of support you all give me and my little Shop and blog each day. I thank you dearly.

Here we go!

The prizes are as follows....

1. A medium vintage heart pillow. The linen panel on this heart is made from 100 year old linen from Belgium. The back is made with ticking and is filled.

2. a heart pocket to tuck a gift in made from carpet wool...

3. one of my patchwork pillow/cushion covers.
Please note this cover will be chosen by random as each one is completely different. They are a mixture of vintage, new and vintage inspired fabrics.
The cover chosen will be in a neutral colourway to fit any decor...

4. A set of 2 bike clay tags like the ones above.
Maybe you are giving a child a bike as a gift or have a cyclist to give to?

5. A set of 4 snowflake clay tags....

6. A set of 4 star clay tags with a little putty coloured star...
(linen ribbon not included in prize)

7. A set of 2 stockings. These will be random and could be a vintage star stocking, or a patchwork stocking, a ticking stocking, a herringbone wool stocking, etc etc.

They will be neutral in colour too so they will fit with any theme....

8. And finally a set of 2 French Snowflake clay tags....

Now all you have to do is leave a comment on this post before Friday the 12th of November, 9:00pm (eastern Australian daylight savings time) for your chance to win.

OPTION- if you want more entries, just blog about, mention on FB, Twitter and the like and remember to leave a separate entry for each one please.

This is totally up to you and not an essential part of the giveaway.

Entry is open to every country and I will ship anywhere =0)

GOOD LUCK!!!

and thanks for always being so supportive.

Ness xx

PS- I will be having a week off while this giveaway is running as I am swamped with Christmas orders...see you soon or have a look at my SHOP in the meantime.