Shopshoot - Black and Spiro

Shopshoot - Black and Spiro

21 Oct 2009

I'm very excited because I have the next two days off work and I'm going to treat myself to a little mini escape to the Blue Mountains. I bought a little toy film camera online which arrived last week and I can't wait to play with it. Of course the camera (s) will be coming with me on my journey but not I fear my laptop. I don't know how I'll survive without it. I'm planning on doing some bushwalking; exploring the beautiful gardens and shops in Leura and eating - a few of my favourite things.

I first heard about Anna Spiro and her blog, Absolutely Beautiful Things via my Mum last year. When I clicked on her blog I recognised her store Black and Spiro straight away as I'd visited it a few times before on my many trips to Brisbane. The store is housed in a beautiful old building in the suburb of New Farm.

For those of you who've not visited Brisbane, it's a major city like no other in Australia. It has a sub tropical climate; unique houses built on stilts that I love and the flowers in Brisbane seem to be larger than life and more colourful than in other parts of Australia. Anna has managed to capture the colour of Brisbane in all her work.

The store has lots of pretty goodies all characterised by Anna's use of colour- ginger jars, furniture, paintings, flowers' cushions, lamps, books on design and interiors and lots of pretty knick knacks. 

It's also the location for Anna's design business so fabric and wallpaper swatches abound.

I hope you all enjoyed my little tour of Black and Spiro.

Hopefully I'll be back in 1 piece Friday night from my little trip away,

Jillian

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New Farm, Brisbane

New Farm, Brisbane

22 Dec 2008

I'm back home in Brisbane for the Christmas break. On Sunday I met a friend for brunch at our usual haunt - spoon deli/cafe at James Street Markets in New Farm. The markets are busy every time I visit them - a combination of people eating at spoon or cru bar or buying provisions from the shops.



James Street itself is now home to many fashionable boutiques and design shops, eateries and the Palace Cinema. 



After a brunch of poached eggs and smoked salmon on rye with asparagus and oven roasted tomatoes we headed over to kova, one of my favourite gift shops. 




Every time I go there I always leave with a gift, this time for a friend rather than one for myself. On the hunt for Christmas cards we walked a little further up James Street to d.i.g, a sweet garden shop with a combination of plants, french provincial accessories and other goodies. If it were a little closer to home I think I'd be a regular visitor.

I can't believe that Christmas is almost here,

Jillian

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