Maryanne Moodie rugs for Arro Home - yeah!

Arro Home has nailed it with these gorgeous rugs designed by Aussie weaving expert Maryanne Moodie, now living in New York City and owning the loom over there too. These pieces are gorgeous - I want both the Adamas and Desert Storm rugs - and look fantastic with Arro home's signature cat and eye cushions and range of bedding.

Western Cowboy themed bedroom for Eli, age 6

Amy from Happy As Larry Designs has a way with rooms for her boys; and lucky for them that she can incorporate her own felt ball rug designs, made in collaboration with artisans in Nepal. Her son Eli loves the Western/Cowboy theme and Amy's Aztec-style navy and white felt ball rug brings it all together. Read on for Amy's tips on how to create a great space for a 6-year-old boy...

Room: Eli's bedroom
Age: 6 years old
Designed by: Amy Eaton (Happy As Larry Designs)
Location: Perth, WA

Armadillo and Co Origami Project rugs auction

This year Armadillo&Co are auctioning ten beautiful one-off rugs designed by the preschool children of Anganwadi #11 in India and Jackie Jardine of Armadillo&Co who explored folding paper and colouring in together. Each rug has been hand woven in 100% fine wool by Armadillo&Co’s own team of skilled artisans in India.

All proceeds will go directly to The Anganwadi Project – an inspiring Australian grassroots charity that builds preschools for young children in the urban slums of Gujarat, India. All bids will close on Monday 21 September, 8am AEST. If you are looking for a beautiful rug, this is an opportunity too good to refuse.

Head to the Armadillo&Co website to bid now.

Image: Armadillo&Co

Happy As Larry Designs mid-year sale on ethical felt homewares

Snap up cosy ethically-made felt homewares from Bondville partner Happy As Larry Designs in the massive mid-year sale. Happy As Larry has a whole range of products that are perfect for kids' rooms, including rugs, garlands, decor, storage bins and more with many on-sale now until the end of June 2015. Here are some of my favourites:

Doughnut rugs, watermelon rugs and more from Happy As Larry Designs

Bondville sponsor Happy As Larry Designs has always been at the forefront of innovative design using felt and their team of fair trade artisans in Nepal. They are the real deal, and owner Amy Eaton proves it with her continuously evolving designs using 100% wool felt. How truly fantastic is this doughnut rug made entirely from felt balls:

Looking gorgeous mint, pink, aqua and white in little Pearl's room:

New La De Dah Kids winter 2015 crochet toys and homewares

Geelong-based la de dah kids continues to deliver with a brand new collection of beautiful crocheted products that the kids will love for their rooms. Rugs, storage baskets, wall hangings, garlands, cushions, toys, and cotton blankets and beanbags are all covered in a range of pastel + monochrome colours with a little orange and metallic thrown in!

I also Love with a capital L the styling in these shots; the triangle and square colour blocks on the wall in aqua/mint/white are amazing. I know these snuggle cushions are going to be hugely popular:

Win this gorgeous felt ball rug

Win this gorgeous felt ball rug from Happy As Larry Designs - simply head to their Facebook page here. Good luck!

New Armadillo & Co. kids' rugs

I'm a huge fan of Armadillo & Co.. For me, it's all about the heart and soul that they pour into their designs, quality materials and absolute dedication to fair trade. These gals really are making a difference. The current kids' rug designs have taken the world by storm, and lucky for us, Armadillo & Co. has launched four fresh rug designs for kids - Butterfly, Bunting, Confetti, and Caterpillar. Behold!

Crochet watermelon rug for girl's rooms

Do you remember the cute-as house shadow box with pirate scene styled by Karen from Yellow Dandy? Karen is also a keen crafter and sells these amazing handmade crocheted watermelon rugs in her Etsy store. They are beyond fantastic - just look at the face on Karen's gorgeous daughter Willow. Loving it! More great news from Karen - she is opening her very own online store chock-full of gorgeous clothes, design and fun for kids. Can't wait!

If you love watermelons as much as I do, head over to our watermelon birthday party that we had in January with watermelon cake and more!

Image: Yellow Dandy

Stripe felt wool rugs for kids rooms from Happy As Larry Designs + WIN!

Felt is such a cosy, welcoming material and so soft underfoot. You've probably already seen felt ball rugs in all the cool kids' bedrooms; Bondville sponsor Happy as Larry Designs has launched a collection of hot new stripe felt rugs in two gelato-fresh colourways.

The Raspberry Ripple rug with fuchsia (so on-trend right now!), chooclate, vanilla and banana stripes is $289. Pair this rug with the looks-great-with-everything three metre Felt Ball Garland in a rainbow of colours for $34.95.

The Lemonade Twist rug ($289) would work well for both boys' and girls' rooms with its aqua, snow and lemon stripes. Add a cool Felt Kite decoration for $44.95 and super-cute Felt Teddy Bear for $44.95 to cosy up a child's room.

Both 80cm x 120cm rugs are designed in Australia by Amy from Happy as Larry Designs who has a Fine Arts degree in textiles. They are then handmade with love and care by Amy's carefully selected artisans in Nepal with heavily felted 100% New Zealand wool. The collaboration results in beautifully crafted and innovative designs that are made to last.

Amy is giving one lucky reader a chance to WIN one of the two new stripe rugs! Head to the Happy as Larry Designs website to enter. Entries close 24th May 2014.

You can find these gorgeous felt designs in the Happy as Larry Designs online store. Order now for free Australia-wide shipping!

Images: Happy as Larry Designs

New Armadillo&Co Flower Weaves kids rugs

I'm massively excited to see the new 2014 styles from Australian rug designers extraordinaire Armadillo&Co. Building on the hugely successful Daisy and Dandelion designs, the new Junior Collection rugs retain the hemp centre coil, circled by new wool petals providing a colour pop.

I can imagine those little feet loving the textures of surprsingly-soft hemp and luxurious New Zealand wool. The Dandelion and Daisy designs in the natural colourway also come in a larger 1.55m size. All Armadillo&Co items are hand crafted in India to the highest ethical Care&Fair standards, protecting all children and giving profits back to their weavers’ villages in India.

You can find the new Junior Collection in the online store from February 2014. The adult rugs are amazing too - check out the gorgeous Moroccan-inspired Marrakesh design. Read more about Armadillo&Co here on Bondville.

Images: Armadillo&Co

New Armadillo and Co fairtrade rugs for kids

Here's something I have been waiting to share with you for a long time - fabulous fairtrade rug company Armadillo & Co has just launched their Junior Collection for kids and it's amazing. The collection includes classic stripes, colourful circle rugs, and the super-popular Armadillo & Co signature flower-shaped rug. We have the mini dandelion and it's gorgeous! Perfect for a child's room and also a smaller adult space.

Note the IKEA PS 2012 quilt cover and the Trio of Wall Birds wooden wall decor by Naomi Murrell!

I spy an adorable Herbert and Friends pirate cushion, and the Flying Machines art print by Printspace. Isn't that Kombi van cushion great! Curio & Curio/Two Ruffians had a similar design a while ago.

The Armadillo & Co rugs are handmade from soft hemp and pure wool in hardwearing weaves. The rugs are made in collaboration with artisans in India and are created under fair trade conditions. Head to the Armadillo & Co websiteto read more about the company's charitable operations in India. The company has a long tradition of working with local communities, through founder Jodie Fried's previous company, the much-loved Bholu.


The Junior Collection is launching on 1st August 2013 and available by preorder in the online store soon and at these stockists: An Inside Story (NSW), Stone & Grain (VIC), Southwood (VIC).

Images: Armadillo & Co

Drool-worthy Design: Nicola Cerini textiles

It's no secret that I'm a sucker for textiles and native Australian flora, so I was in heaven when I investigated the fabulous range of prints and fabric by Nicola Cerini. Well-known for her "Plasto" bag designs, Nicola is now creating gorgeous rugs, ceramics, and homewares using her screen-printed illustrations.

Nicola Cerini fabrics are available by the metre and you can order one of Nicola's bag designs in current and archival prints. I'm also excited to see that Nicola has recently collaborated with Zaishu on a new stool covered with designs inspired by the native flora and wildlife of the Errinundra plateau.

Not only are Nicola's designs totally drool-worthy, but her business ethics are just as admirable, supporting conservation projects and running her studio on sustainable principles.

You can find Nicola Cerini products in the online store as well as the studio retail store in Melbourne.

Images: Nicola Cerini and Zaishu