On my Christmas wish list is...

On my wish-list this year are...
- a baby
- The CANON EOS 5D Mak III but I'll settle for the Mak II if I have to :-)
- This white Dadasi carafe designed by Nelson Sepuvelda for Belart Industries
- A yearly subscription to MILK DECORATION but they don't done one :-(
- A new iPhone 5
- Soft PJs from Hush (I'm so rockn' roll...Look, they are beautiful, comfy, soft and it's winter time!)
- What Katie Ate's first book - sadly only released in Australia and New-Zealand, the only year we don't go there
- this KitchenAid mixer (let's go crazy!! I've just managed to cook my soft boiled egg properly...)
- and this fabulous fair garland from Chez Les Voisins which is very similar to the one below and I'm in love with it.
What's on yours?

Photo: vtwonen

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Gift Guide: For the Home

Here are my gift picks for the home! All of these finds would make a perfect present for someone else's abode or of course for your own! Cheers and Happy Shopping! xx

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* 8 would look cool in for a mixed photo wall. ( I also adore their stationery)

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BODIE and FOU Gift Guide | Blow-the-budget gifts for her

As yesterday our gift guide was on Blow-the-budget gifts for him, it seems only fair to make today's gift guide about Blow-the-budget for her, right?! :-)

 1. Gold leather shopper bag ( in black here) | 2. Helena necklace | 3. Milk table lamp | 4. White ball chair (see other colours here) | 5. industrial table lamp | 6. Stonewashed linen duvet cover in blue grey + pillow cases here | 7. Clare Vivier Tropezienne bag (see the whole Clare Vivier collection here)

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Besotted Brand {giveaway}

For our third giveaway in the Holiday Giving Series here on greige we have an amazing gift set from Besotted Brand.  They are offering one of their Ultimate Stationary Gift Sets, which is full of beautiful things!  It satisfies the stationary and stamp lover alike! 

 

When we say ultimate we mean ultimate! This is our largest most luxe stationery gift set and is sure to delight any paper lover. The gift set is a virtual treasure trove of Besotted Brand goodies all housed in a large natural wood box with individual compartments.

 

The Ultimate Stationery Gift Set includes:
1-Large hinged wood box with nine individual compartments (approx 12" x12")
1-Full mini alphabet set (26 letters) crimson rubber cling back stamps with a lucite base in round mini hat box
1-'Kindly deliver to' crimson rubber cling back stamp, attached to lucite base
1-16th century 'fig.1' crimson rubber cling back stamp, attached to lucite base
1-calligraphy 'hello' crimson rubber cling back stamp, attached to lucite base
1-calligraphy 'thank you' crimson rubber cling back stamp, attached to lucite base
9-Archive labels
9-small shipping tags
-3 small ink pads (black, white, platinum).
-10 4 bar imported deckled edged fold-over cards w/matching envelope
1-organic cotton drawstring bag

 

 

For your chance to win The Ultimate Stationary Gift Set please visit Besotted Brand and leave a comment below telling us about your favorite item or items, for an additional chances to win you can tweet (easy to tweet just hit retweet at the bottom of the post), follow us here on the blog or on twitter or blog about our giveaway.  The winner will be chosen at random on December 7th, 2012 .  

 

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

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Rocq Macarons {giveaway}

 

Our second gift in our Holiday Giving Series is from Rocq Macarons!  As you know Macarons are one of my favorite things in the world.  Rocq Macarons are the best and make wonderful gifts, I sent them to all of my clients last year as a Thank you gift during the holidays.  They are generously offering two of our readers each a box of these amazing goodies.

For your chance to win a box of the gluten free little lovelies please visit Rocq Macarons and leave a comment below telling us about your favorites, for an additional chances to win you can tweet (easy to tweet just hit retweet at the bottom of the post), follow us here on the blog or on twitter or blog about our giveaway.  The winner will be chosen at random on December 3rd, 2012 .  

 

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

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greige 2012 gift guide {blues}

 In celebration of the upcoming holidays we have put together a few gift ideas for you and yours and we will be hosting several giveaways here on greige.

I hope you enjoy!

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no.6/no.7/no.8/no.9/no.10

 

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BODIE and FOU Gift Guide | Stylish, feminine stocking fillers up to £20

I'm glad to see that my post from yesterday inspired a few of you as today we shipped a few Plumber bags to Germany, France and the US. More are due to arrive next week and we've just added an extra version in tan.
However, I'm very aware that not everybody can afford a £300 bag so today, let me balance this with a gift guide on pretty, feminine gifts up to £20

Of course I love everything below since I'm the one who selected them all for the BODIE and FOU collection.
The Shanna Murray wall stickers are a great gift to someone a bit creative. They are perfect to jazz up a plain wall, a window or to put on a door.
I used the "You are Loved" wall sticker (now sold out!) in Mila's bedroom but I love how this mum used the "I Love You Beyond Measure" wall sticker on her daughter's bedroom door...very sweet.
I was thinking of my mum when I sourced these ceramic tea light holder. They are beautiful, stylish, very French in style and as each one is individually gift-boxed, I think they are great value.
Last but not least, I love our new Star garland which is handmade in NYC by a French designer and of course, KINFOLK magazine - a very inspiring book with beautiful photography and yummy recipes. If you are planning to offer it to a foodie, I suggest you team it up with one of these linen aprons

1. Shanna Murray wall stickers | 2. Votive candles (set of 3) | 3. White tealight holder | 4. Doudou soft toy | 5. wire storage basket & letter tray | 6. KINFOLK magazine | 7. Egg candles | 8. Star garland

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BODIE and FOU Gift Guide | Chic, stylish, practical gifts for him

Over the next few weeks, I'm going to post my favourite gifts.
Today I start with Gifts for Him because we've added a lot of new accessories and designs for men, which I'm really proud of.
I'm totally in love with the new range of skincare for men by Prospector Co we sourced from the US. I love the smell, the packaging and how each batch is made in small quantity plus if you care to read the information on each product page, you will see that each product is name after an adventurer...
I also think our new Postman Eclair leather bag looks amazing! I got Steve the Jules plumber bag last year so he is not getting another leather bag this year but if you are after something that is going to last years to come and looks good and practical, you really can't go wrong with the leather bags and accessories from Bleu de Chauffe. Everything is handmade and looks beautiful.

1. Jules Plumber bag | 2. Peary Henson aftershave | 3. London weekend destination print | 4. Laptop case JOSEPH | 5. Rubber washing-up bowl | 6. Cognac glasses (set of 2) | 7. Type map print | 8. Stonewashed linen apron

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Gifts for him | BODIE and FOU Collection

I'm very excited by our Men collection this year. We have some seriously cool and gorgeous things in-store for him and his pad and you shouldn't have any trouble finding really stylish and unusual things. My favourite (and it seems to be yours too) is this linen scarf and our new skincare collection from Prospector Co which we imported from the US. 

Specifically designed for men's skin, each skin product from the Prospector Co range is free of any additives, artificial fragrances or colourings and made from natural ingredients blended and packaged by hand in small batches. You won't find anything supernatural in these products, accept for the way they make you feel (great and taking care of!!). Personally, I love Prospector Co' s traditional packaging which will look very nice in our bathroom.

Now I had a few emails asking about the jacket Steve is wearing. It is from G-Star, last year collection but they have similar ones in the current collection. The Urbanears headphones can be found here.

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Love is in the Air..

or, at the very least, Valentine's Day is! That's right, the lovey-dovey holiday is right around the corner. This year I'll be spending it alone, courtesy of long distance lovin', but I'm not going to let it ruin my spirit! I've put together a little round up of a few pink, girly, and romantic items that have caught my eye lately. If you're spending this holiday solo, don't despair! Instead, celebrate how much you LOVE YOURSELF by treating yourself to one or two of these items. If you're lucky enough to be sharing the day with a partner, feel free to 'accidentally' leave this up on your computer screen for them to see. Maybe they'll get the hint?

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Beautiful iPad slipcase

During the BODIE and FOU Catalogue photoshoot, François shot a sample of the iPad slipcase, Clare had sent me. Unfortunately, the production times were too long to get the stock on time for Christmas so instead we sourced this gorgeous leather iPad slipcase in grey which fits perfectly in our even more gorgeous leather bag for him.

When I was little, my Dad was saying to me that if you have good tools to work with, then you will do a good job, so with these, your man is going to do an EXCELLENT job!

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Seriously cool gifts for sexy men

I live with a shaved-head man who, I think, looks pretty sexy on a daily basis but even more when we are on holidays and he goes a few days without shaving...

I'm sure I had a crush on Indiana Jones when I was younger because I still find Jake Gyllenhaal's unshaved look very sexy and I love when l'homme* finetunes his look by wearing a stylish suit or a cool loose v-neck t-shirt with a pair of chinos.

This year, because of the launch of our first catalogue, our collection for Men has gone a lot stronger and we've found some seriously cool things for their pads like this industrial clip-on light, whisky glasses and this chrome wine rack.

Personally I'm a huge fan of the Bat print which looks very cool and of course the One Must Dash print (this month we are giving 10% to Movember to support their campaign).

When working on the collection, Elodie and I found a lot of inspiration in the streets of Paris and of course, observing all the guys in our lives who incidentally don't all have a bear or a moustache but are still a bunch of really cool, funny, nice guys, a bit creative and who care how they look without being over the top and I think the collection has a nice, cosmopolitan feel with some real left-field gems.

Not for everybody's wallet but if you can afford it, this Plumber bag is really worth the money, the quality of the leather is amazing and it is one of those bags that will last a lifetime. I also love the Urbanears Plattan headphones, this cool Trim phone in orange and the Cognac glasses which always go down a treat.

*the man

1. via Sanford Hughes 2. Plumber bag 3. via Pinterest 4. BODIE and FOU digital catalogue 5. pic taken by me

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What would you do with 50m of gorgeousness?

What would you do with these colourful yarns by House Doctor DK?
Earlier this week, we gift-wrapped some empty boxes for the photoshoot our Xmas catalogue front cover and I loved how simple and stylish it looked all our gifts look so I think these would be perfect to add a final touch to a plain paper...and I LOVE the wooden vintage spool that comes with it!

Qu'est ce vous feriez avec ces jolies bobines de coton riche en couleur de House Doctor DK?

En debut de semaine, nous avons emballe des boites vides pour le photoshoot de la premiere de couv de notre cataogue de Noel et j'ai adore a quel point le resultat etait simple et chic...Ces bobines de coton vont etre parfaites pour ajouter une touche finale a un papier cadeau tout simple...et J'ADORE la bobine en bois au look vintage qui est fournie avec!

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Rosie Flo's colouring Fashion Show

I was looking at the Rosie Flo's Fashion Show boxset this morning and I was really delighted to have this in our collection because the boxset is very pretty and nicely done but also, Mila has so many Birthday parties to attend, each time it is a real headache to find something nice and stylish for her friends...and easy to pack. And for me, this pretty colouring boxset just ticks all the boxes!

Ce matin, j'ai regarde les nouveaux produits que nous avions recu et j'ai adore le Rosie Flo's Fashion Show boxset d'abord parce que la boite est super mimi mais surtout Mila a tellement d'invitations a des anniversaires, que chaque fois , je me prends la tete pour trouver un cadeau sympa, original et classe...et facile a emballer. Et la, ce boxset de coloriage est juste parfait!

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Mother's Day Gift Guide on Lil Hoot



Two of the items on my gift list!!

My darling friend Sarah asked me to share my Mother's Day gift guide picks with her. Check out my selections along with many more on her adorable blog Lil Hoot!

 Images:
1. Elva Fields - I will purchase one of this designer's fabulous necklaces someday.
2. Shoes - Gentle Souls through Piperlime - perfect for running after little ones..

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gift giving. colorful type.

so, as mentioned in the post yesterday (because it's surely not mentioned on any other blog, tv, or calendar), it's no secret that santa's little helpers are out and about searching for the items on your lists this holiday season. for me, it would be anything missoni. though, not something i'm sure that is on our budget list, it's something that i can keep on my laminated gift-giving piece of paper. check out these amazing, colorful ideas. may the color be with you {while shopping}. jolene.

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Gift Guide - a little something for everyone!

Hello, hope you're having a great week. Thank god it's Thursday right? now I don't have to feel guilty about having a glass of wine at five on the nose. I'm not going bananas with gifts this year, so I kept my gift guide short and sweet. I also assumed you aren't a millionaire so everything on my list is affordable!

1. Necklace by Fragments available through Neiman Marcus 

2. Letter-pressed {my favorite} personalized stationery through Color Box Design. 

3. Enchanted Buck measuring cups - Anthropologie

4. Graphic Tie - Barney's New York

5. A creatively colorful collection of short stories - Kate Spade

6. Yummy - Splurge for the shipping on Laduree's macaroons

7. Adorable horse friend for the kiddies - Anthropologie

8. Handmade Soft and comfy cotton scarf {the only kind} thorough Etsy shop, Knit Frekkles

9. I love the re-imaged vintage photographs available through JKL design.

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holiday gifts that rock.

with the holidays completely creeping up on us (and of course 2010 just around the corner. let's not even go there.), i thought i would put a little goodie in the goodie bag of gift giving ideas for you and yours. the first part of this gift selection is flatware. amanda and i have recently been keeping our eye on a lot of the flatware because of our love for finding great objects that could adorn our tables during the holiday season. here is a napkin ring collection from nate berkus; though at first i thought it was jewelry; i dug it even more when i realized it was for the tabletop.

second on the list of 'it's-so-cool-it-hurts' is that one girl from la...kelly wearstler. she has created this amazing line of dinnerware exclusively for neiman marcus. i find each piece intriguing and just plain perfect, but this my personal favorite of the collection.

lastly, i introduce soap that rocks. or rock soap. how. cute. is. this? i would find myself not using it but rather keeping it our 'just for looks. not for use.' section of the bathroom countertop. though, i think it would be a brilliant idea for the person on your list who has everything. i bet they don't have rock soap. jolene.

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