A last glance on Winter time

Yesterday I spent the day styling our next SS2012 BODIE and FOU brochure working with hues of blue, natural wood and linen which was very inspiring. Yet...in the evening, it started to snow outside. So while I can't wait for Spring to arrive, this afternoon I fell in love and inspired by this collection of moody autum shots Blue Colette is collecting on her tumblr. Isn't this gorgeous!?

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Happy thoughts for the weekend

MT masking tapes | Clip on light | Paris map print | Plexiglas picture frame | Hanging slate heart |  Mima Le Chat print | Rabbit lamp |

What are you up to this weekend?

Tonight, we are off to a dinner party at my friend's place. Emma is Swedish, gorgeous, has three beautiful girls, a full time job and still manage to run on a weekly basis. Each time I see her, I feel inspired!
Mila will stay there for a sleepover. I don't know if it is a city thing, because I don't remember having so many playdates and sleepovers when I was young, growing up in the countryside but I think it's great for the girls to have so many playdates and sleepovers. It can only improve their social skills and independence.
My brother is now back in London so on Saturday, we are going to do some photos together on Saturday. I'm very excited because our last shoot together was for the catalogue this Summer when we shot this workspace.
And now that the black matte masking tape and pastels one are back in stock, I'm gonna gave a bit of fun at home doing more moodboards like these two I made above.

This week, I loved this Gold montage,

I can't wait for this exciting Wine tasting/fashion night, will be fun to meet everyone and I hope you can join in,

and I felt very very inspired by all these stylist jobs. It is one course that I would love to take!
Have a great weekend

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Inspiring moodboard

Nadine, a customer from Sweden recently sent us a very complimentary email about BODIE and FOU, how much she loved the workspace section from our catalogue, how much she loved her Girls Fashion Style book by Paumes and how much she was driving her husband crazy with all her ideas. Now I can relate to this because I do the same with Steve but girls... it pays off to keep throwing ideas at them because eventually they rub on them. When you will see soon what we are doing to our entrance door, you'll understand that my 'All Blacks' supporter has come a long way!

Nadine sent us also this gorgeous moodboard and the pink cross she made (left bottom corner) with our cosmos pink masking tape. Isn't this gorgeous!? I absolutely love it. Please send me more moodboards like this everyone!

This wasn't it. 

Nadine also sent me a very personal message expressing how much she believed big and great things would happen to me with B&F, how the business was going to grow, how I would stretch to a new level and unfold new talents (stylism maybe). I hope so...

Her message touched me a lot because honestly there isn't a week when I don't have doubts or fears - not so much fear of failure but more fear of losing the company I created and that gives me a great amount of joy (that is when I'm not consumed by fear :-). Even if everybody's feedback about the catalogue has been tremendous, I worry it is not going to be a commercial success and when you run a business, unfortunately it is something that matters.

The only thing that makes the difference is when I have doubts, I don't give up. Each week I try to focus on the good things, on the achievements and turn them into omens. I see running a business as running a marathon...you need stamina, self-motivation, focus so you go back on the horse each time you fell off. I often fell off the flipping wagon. I don't walk around like I'm this big shot full of confidence but I also believe in myself and my abilities to make it happen. I also think that self-doubts are often not founded on anything. They are just there so you kind of have to acknowledge them, accept them and move on and I want to say to Nadine and to all of you who take the time to leave comments or send an email, that I keep all these kind, supportive emails so thank you!

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