©Kara Rosenlund A couple of people have asked for the Berry Frangipane Tart recipe I made on the weekend, so here it is. This recipe is a quick one, a one bowl wonder I call it! No whipping egg whites to stiff peaks or anything arduous like that! Quick and Easy! Note: This recipe is […]

Bright and Early Saturday Morning at the Jan Power’s Farmers Market. Silver trimmed Bowl. Handmade French Glass Tumblers. Plates from France. Very Old Akubras Eastern European Porcelain Canisters. Mirrors, lots of mirrors! Love that set of 20 English plates. Quite liked this chaps market bag! Breakfast Sunday Morning, homemade fruit loaf. Loving this combination; Sim […]

Market This Saturday! Pack your umbrella – it could rain, eek! We will still be there… if I can brave the wet, I’m sure you can too! K x

©Kara Rosenlund Sometimes blogging can be tough… seriously! You have to find the time to do it first, then you have to find your voice, that chitty chatty little voice inside your head, then you have to listen to that chitty chatty voice and hope that someone else out there likes listening to it. Then, […]

©Kara Rosenlund It sure is chilly in this neck of the woods right now…. even if I do live in the ‘Sunshine State’. I have sourced some beautiful winter pieces for this Saturday’s Travelling Wares market. Mohair blankets (don’t you just love the saffron one above!), thick glass preserving jars, children’s chunky knits, wool blankets, […]

Handpainted sign for local handmade preserves. The cute little stand with the homemade jams and more. The best Raspberry Jam! Hot on the trail for new bits! Still on the trail… Classic Australiana! Local Produce Perfect for the wood oven downstairs. On our way to the wedding walk through. Bush lemons, just out of reach […]

My Moodboard Selected Colour Palette Sarah Winward’s work Sarah Winward’s work Making a list and checking it twice… on the wedding countdown list this week is flower selection for our wedding. Sounds like a pretty breezy effortless task, yes? Well, it’s not, it’s heartbreaking. I love flowers like nothing else, we always have fresh flowers […]

It’s true… I am IN LOVE with Instagram…actually possibly ‘addicted‘ is a better choice of word.  Being a visual person I love communicating through photographs and I love seeing what other people see through theirs eyes and creative spirits! Are you on Instagram? If so, you can find me; my user name is kararosenlund – […]

Beautiful Autumn Day for the market. Getting some foliage ready for the tables. I am in LOVE with this stuff right now! New stock – these plates are fantastic! A really special old box with original paint and gold gild writing. More new stock Cleaning the house after the market, also known as rearranging everything […]

I know it’s raining now…though go get your market bag….as it won’t be raining in the morning! Sun, Sun, Sun tomorrow… apparently…. and if you want tunes to go along with that you can listen here! Come to the Jan Power’s Farmers Market to visit us! See you tomorrow! K x

Timothy O and I have been invited to the launch of Anna Spiro’s wallpaper range for Porter’s Paints tonight. Very exciting. I have enjoyed watching Anna’s career go from strength to strength over the years, and I am thrilled about the new collaboration with Porters Paint’s. When living in Sydney I would come back to […]

Ohh… look where Toby, EST and I are popping up… on Emma’s DesignBlogg!  I truly love this blog… for years… still can’t get enough of it. Thank you Emma! Kx