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IT’S A WRAP
For swaddling, or as a mat or burp cloth,
muslin wraps are a baby essential. Get yours
in organic cotton from local label Mama Maya
and do your bit for charity. Each wrap comes
in a reusable drawstring bag and is made
in a fair-trade factory in India, but the best bit
is that for each one sold, Mama Maya will fund
birthing kits and caregiver
training through Birthing
Kit Foundation Australia
to help mothers in
developing countries.
RRP $38.
mamamaya.com.au
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BE A CARD
Say it with Hallmark, now with added Hess.
Homegrown fashion illustrator Megan Hess
has lent her beautiful brushstrokes to 36
new Hallmark greeting cards celebrating
everything from birthdays and babies to
friendship and weddings. Each card comes
with a gorgeous foil-lined envelope.
Available from Target stores and
independent retailers. RRP $8.99.
hallmarkhelper.com.au
MAKE A DENT
SURF CAM
The National Gallery of Victoria’s Edgar Degas
exhibition might close next weekend but art
fans can get a long-lasting piece of the action
with local ceramist Milly Dent’s After the Bathers
collection. Commissioned by the NGV Store, the
four pieces — including a cup, vase, platter and
serving dish — are inspired by the French
master’s paintings while homing in on the
current trend for marble. RRP $39.95-$190.
store.ngv.vic.gov.au
Her caftans are favoured by celebs like Oprah
Winfrey and Beyonce, now ride the waves with
Camilla. Fashion designer Camilla Franks has
launched a range of made-to-order surfboards
under her eponymous label. They’re fibreglass
shortboards with standard fins featuring one
of 18 colourful prints inspired by Franks’s recent
sojourn to Africa. RRP $2999.
camilla.com.au
NUTS FOR YOU
Mornings can be hard. Bring some extra
sweetness to the breakfast table with
Nutella’s new limited-edition “smile jars”.
They’re available in five sizes, emblazoned
with seven positive labels: I Love You,
Thanks, Love, Enjoy, Family, Smile and
Friends. RRP from $4.10.
nutella.com
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DOORTRAITS
“IF you weren’t already obsessed with front
doors, you’re about to be!” read a recent
lifestyle post on people.com.
At the time, it’s true to say, we were not
obsessed with front doors, unless you mean
running back from the car three times to
check we definitely locked it on the way
out. But when it comes to trends, we do
as we’re told and so we’ve become fans and
followers of the “doortrait”.
That is, arty pictures of front doors from
around the world, all helpfully searchable
under the Instagram hashtag #doortrait.
The New York Times’ ever-vigilant style
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section described people like us as “doorcrazed”, citing the popularity of accounts
like @doors_of_england and
@ihaveathingforwalls.
Aside from useful social analysis, the
article threw up questionable synonyms for
the word “door” in its quest for variety.
“A graphic designer,” the story said,
“who lives in suburban London said
attending church services as a young boy
sparked his interest in urban portals.”
Which does make you think, gosh did
we definitely turn off the iron and lock the
urban portal before we left this morning?
DO SAY
“Don’t mind us,
just snapping a
doortrait.”
WEEKEND, Saturday, September 10, 2016
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