c'mon over.

the party is over at the new website.

jane frosh - stylist

today i am all about bone&studs.

xxx

moving.

hello lovely friends!

i hope you all had a safe and happy silly season.

i have had a couple of weeks off,..  no work,.  and, i can honestly say that i am going MENTAL!

so, i thought that i would kick off the new year with a new look.

goodbye blogger.

goodbye 'plain jane'. 

hello jane frosh - stylist.

a new webpage, but the same old me.

somewhere i can log my recent work.  blog.  share photos of our house for location hire.

more good stuff!

come on over and follow me there.  

jane xx

it's a wrap

spending the morning surrounded by jute, hessian, a glimmer of gold, leather and butchers paper.

made some leather bunting,..which i then sprayed with gold paint.

made the kids some hessian, christmas sacks.

the paint is MrJason Grant for Murabond.  (deep sea dreaming)

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and wrapped countless gifts with butchers paper, jute, hessian and gold stamps.

so simple.  so cheap.  so effective.

a lovely, australian country colour scheme.

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thank you all for your wonderful friendship and support over the last year.  

i can promise you more fun and massive, exciting projects in the new year.

have a lovely safe festive season.  much love to you all and your families.

jane xx

the little black shack on the hill.

i posted some months back about the gorgeous team from country style magazine coming to photograph our little black shack to feature in their magazine.

well.

it hits the stands tomorrow!

i got my subscribed copy last week....but was out at lunch with some girlfriends when a text message came through with a photograph of the cover.

(thanks beth!).

my wee boy, jasper, was gracing the cover with his chook, oprah.

and, i may be a wee bit biased, but i think it is one of the best covers of country style to date.

the black and the pink are a gorgeous, vibrant combination.

and, ain't he cute!?

and oprah!  honestly, what a little star!  She knew to stand so very still.  made for the screen, that chook!

anyway,. here are a couple of sneaky inside shots.

the necklace i was wearing was designed and made by the divine 

uberkate.

here she is wearing it!

click here to buy one.

and the dress lottie is wearing and the pants that the boys are wearing are all made by my very clever, textile designer friend,

fiona lenord.

hard to see in the pictures, but all the clothes are made from vintage fabrics.  rafferty's pants are made from australiana tea towels.  there is a kookaburra on the front and a rosella on the back. 

they are totally divine.

click here to buy some.

(she has just made me a dress for christmas day,..so will show you all that one next week!).

all photographs are by the extraordinarily clever

sharyn cairns.

so!  everyone go out and buy this issue of country style!

jane xx

Frankie + Carrie

i mentioned a week or so ago, that my lovely friends at 

shibori

came up to shoot an advertorial for 

frankie magazine.

was a super day,...

anywhoo.

the magazine is out this week.  i have just had a preview of our page,..and

yippee!

looks fabulous!

instagram via the gorgeous Pip at meet me at mikes.

looks fab, eh?!

make sure you all go out and buy a copy of Frankie!

jane xx

first world problems.

*if* i were the type of person who was to go out and buy christmas decorations, baubles and the likes, then i *wouldn't* because of how darned expensive they are!

lucky i am not!

a confusing sentence.  i am sure i could have structured it better.  but it does the job.

are you all with me?

$7+ for ONE glitzy bauble?  

what are people thinking!?  how much money do you have to spend to decorate the entire tree?

how first world!

for other first world reasons (an expensive italian car that needed a new cat. converter), and the death of my iPhone, i found myself in town yesterday, for 8hours, un-contactable, and with 20 clams in my back pocket.

fun. (no, really it was!  nowhere to be.  no-one to speak to.  i was as good as free!)

so, i set myself a challenge.

i was going to buy all the decorations for our tree for $20.

and here is the result.

and the breakdown.

mexican bunting from Oxfam $8

pink/yellow and orange cut paper decorations from Oxfam $5

chinese paper lanterns from chinatown $2for a pack of 6 

chinese 2012 'year of the dragon' lucky door hanging (which i, probably un-luckily, hacked into small hangings) $5

yellow fabric torn into strips and tied into bows - already had in the stash

pom-pom 'star - made by lottie from her yellow wool and some of my jute twine.

so,.there you go.  a 12foot tree, jammed into a vintage milk pail, crammed with decorations,.all for $20.

still first world. but easier to swallow. 

how does your tree look this year?

jane xx

blog slog.

is it just me,..or does blogging sometimes feel like 'old tech'?

we have so many faster social media tools,.twitter,.facebook,..etc,. that sitting down and writing a blog post, after creating something,.or doing something interesting, seems like a rather banal and dull thing to do.

is it just me?

i feel, that by the time i get to blog, everyone already knows what i have been up to!

am thinking about designing a website, and linking a blog of sorts into that.  more of a showreel than anything.  maybe that is the way to go.

anyway,.  have had a fabulous weekend,.

presenting a 'christmas styling' workshop to a bunch of amazing women on saturday.  

my thinking this year was hessian, antlers, floral, shibori (of course) and christmas bush.

i'll pop some photos up later on in the week.

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on sunday we shot an ad campaign for shibori in 'carrie'.

the campaign was for frankie magazine, and the result was gorgeous!

here are a couple of sneaky behind the scenes shots.

can't wait to show you the final result!

jane xx

interview with Interiors Addict

i am over at interiors addict today.

come over for a read!

and,. for something else cute to do, check out mrjason grant's 

road trip.

jane xx

the bad blogger.

i discovered over the weekend that i was definitely more stylist than blogger.

you're not following?

well. 

i went to two fabulous launches and totally forgot to photograph anything.  there were people on their iPhones left, right and centre.  

not me.

too interested in looking at paint colours, and chatting away with other stylists.

anyhoo.

i went to the launch of mr jason grant's new colour range for murabond.  delightfully entitled 'road trip'.

then i went to sibella court's launch of her new book 

nomad.

(a must buy for christmas btw).

if you want to check out some photos and a report by a *real* blogger, then pop over to

the interiors addict.

(she mentioned me in her post,..so i must have been there!)

jane xx

shhhhh,.......I'm over here today.

today i popped over to visit my lovely friend penny@ her blog 

sshh mummys on the phone.

i am presenting at an upcoming workshop for her, concentrating on christmas and table styling.

if you want to come along, hop over and book tickets.

or just have a read

or look at some pretty pictures.

jane xx

launch day saturday

deep down in pitch documents, conceptual drawings and prop sourcing at the moment.

however, will manage to pop out on saturday to two launches.

(lovely how they have been co-ordinated for the same day,. a couple of hours apart,.. and not too far away from each other!)

the first is the launch of mr jason grant's new murabond colour range.

the new range is inspired by summer and the gorgeous colours around bondi beach.

colour range

i have these sample pots on my desk and i am itching to get the 'deep sea dreaming' onto *something*.  it is a gorgeous, rich, almost metallic colour.  paired back with some wood and a little gold, it will look divine.

the second launch is of sibella court's new book.

nomad.

In my latest book ‘Nomad’, I have created a beautiful photographic collection of travel shots & styled spaces to show how to bring your travels home in the most unexpected of ways. It will sit comfortably beside ‘Etcetera’ and is brimming with decorating tips and inspiring pictures. I globetrot-ed and treasure hunted to Syria, Mexico, Italy, India and Japan. I was influence by everything from door knobs and street signs to roadside shrines and household brooms- many things that often go unnoticed. I use the ideas, photographs and mementos from my travels to inspire room settings in stunning private residences through simple, practical and surprising ways showing that any decorative background can be restyled with travel touches. My philosophy is about adding and subtracting, rearranging and recycling, transforming and rethinking a space to reflect your personality, lifestyle and adventures. Make it organic & sustainable! You do not have to recreate your entire interior for that special reminder of your trip. ‘Nomad’ will help open your eyes to what’s around you and fuel your imagination long after the suitcase is unpacked. Plus there’s a reference list in the back of all my fav shops, books and hotels that I found & used along the way!

thanks sibella!

should be a lovely saturday.

jane xx

colour

i adore colour.

i love the way it picks up a space.  it changes the intensity of the atmosphere in a room.  

it affects mood.

it is such a trigger.

colour.  clever colour.

yesterday i went to a workshop run by a bunch of designers and stylists who know a whole lot about colour.

(the conclusion being, that i too, know a lot about colour.  a good end result, really).

the panel was

 mr. jason grant

the truly divine megan morton

greg natale

and belle magazine editor at large anne-maree sergeant.

powerful bunch of creatives.

gorgeous sunny yellow everywhere.


a great workshop.


jane xx

for the love of yellow...oh..and shibori.

i had such a fun day yesterday.

i spent a couple of hours with the delightful pepa and karen from 

shibori.

they had only just moved into their new super-cool warehouse space and had kindly agreed to help me out on an upcoming project.

my buzz words were

yellow

dip dye

oh, and did i mention yellow?  lots of yellow.

so, much fun.

without giving too much away with my project,.

if this was my lounge room, i would be happy.

(they have been there for 3 days!!! mental)

yellow.  gorgeous, sunny yellow.

shibori headquarters.

i've said it before, and i'll say it again.  these girls are going to be huge.  they are that delightful mix of gorgeous personality and a bunch of talent.

shibori.  the new ikat.

get onto it.

jane xx

cute wee van.

ok.

for those of you who are not on my facebook page.

and who are not following me on twitter.

shame.

shame.

shame.

here is a 'carrie' update.

i gave her a lick of paint yesterday.  (black fox - the same as the house)

did a spot'o'sign'painting.  (not giving up my day job)

and stained the deck,

planted some agapanthus,

styled her up a little.

and here you go!

i can see acreage somewhere with 20 or so vintage vans resting in the grass.  all of them painted and styled.

outdoor showers hanging from trees.

firepits.

bathtubs under the stars.

veggie patches.

chooks roaming.

who wants to stay in *my* caravan park for the christmas holidays!?

jane xx

styling your christmas day table

november 19th

 i will be presenting a workshop on styling your christmas day table.

i can promise you that there will not be any tinsel.

nor will there be the good old green and red combo.

and santa will definitely not make an appearance.

so, now that i've told you what i *won't* be speaking about, book a ticket and see what i will be lovin' for christmas this year!

christmas styling workshop

i will drop a few hints in the lead up to the 19th.

jane xx

rammestein!!!

i have a slight obsession with bones and skulls at the moment.

nothing unhealthy though.  promise!

i came across a buffalo skull on a blog that had been carved,.  it was incredibly earthy and beautiful, but decorative at the same time.

now, i knew that i was no where near enough to tackle a carving like this.

pity.

i adore it.

so, i thought about trying to find a curvy, rams skull and finding a way of attaching some wickedly punk metal studs to the horns.

enter mr rams skull.

nice horns.  but a wee bit bland.

a quick trip to birdsall leather where i knew they had some metal studs.

(the weathered, country chap at birdsall did look at me a bit strangely when i asked for 'some studs that i could possibly use to drill into bone),..and even more strangely when i followed that up with 'i'm not a serial killer,...promise'!)

these studs were perfect.

i then spent the next hour or so marking dots on the horns and using a drill to make holes over the markings.

a bit of strong glue in the holes made sure the studs fixed tightly.

and voila!

mr rams head from pymble is now mr. rammstein!

he looks totally at home rocking the black wall of our front porch, don't you think!?

(i could be convinced to make some more, so send me an email if you want to punk up your suburb!)

jane xx