I collect pretty things.

As I have shared previously in my first post, I collect things.

At the moment I have been collecting all things 'Nicole Richie'. On Christmas day I unwrapped one of my presents to find a lovely wooden box.

When I opened this lovely wooden box I found this picture.

I was a bit confused because I already own this gorgeous 'Winter Kate' Jacket.

Instead I found this equally gorgeous peacock ring, which she is wearing.

LOVE it.

I also own this 'Winter kate' peacock silk jacket.

....... and this dress.

Also the following books.

I will keep collecting her 'Winter Kate' range and 'House of Harlow' collection, as much as I can afford to anyway.

Her carefree, pretty,  bohemiem style will always inspire me and is  exactly what I love to wear.

Longlive beautiful prints, exquisite fabric such as silk and velvet and interesting design.

I may even be inspired to make some silk threads for the little people.

p.s ...did I mention I am off to see 'Lionel Richie' in concert next year, this of course has nothing to do with Nicole and her lovely clothes.

Cheers Vanessa.

Sebastian and Sienna hearts kittens

Yes we do! We're not sure exactly when our love of all things kitten started but we're pretty sure the huge number of Little Golden Books featuring gorgeous little kittens has something to do with it.  For some reason you can take almost anything and as soon as you add a beautiful little kitten illustration, it instantly takes on a vintage feel.

We spent hours listening to our The Colour Kittens record when we were younger and now Sienna has taken on the tradition!

We first introduced kittens into the Sebastian and Sienna range a little over a year ago with our Little Lucy Blouson shorts and they became one of our best sellers ~ it seems others share our love of kittens! 

The coordinating tank and long sleeve followed soon after and we've now added to our kitten family with some gorgeous little playsuits and a beautiful prom style party dress.

Our Kitten Collection!

We have decided to keep our kittens as part of the Sebastian and Sienna range so keep an eye out for more kitten designs.
                                                                                                                      Vanessa and Peta x

Christmas shopping for Sienna.

This year I have decided to try and do most of my christmas shopping with a little more fun.
For anyone that knows me personally I LOVE op-shopping, love it , love it , love it. I get so excited if I find wonderful little things tucked away amongst all the surrounding stuff. I always wonder why has no one else seen this and taken it home. I like to think of myself as a collector of different things, others may call it hoarding but that is a whole other story that I will eventually post about.

The easiest person to shop for at an op-shop is little Sienna, she loves dolls  and tea-parties, playing in her kitchen and she is also a collector of things. She is still at the stage of collecting rocks, shells and even sticks. To her these things are like gold and she is not happy if any of these things are taken away, I am talking tantrum unhappy. Evie is usually the one that will sneakily walk up grab something and run like the wind.
On Tuesday we were leaving to pick up Sebastian from school so she ran and got a bag and quickly filled it with lots of little things from around the house. Peta would often find bags full of stuff from around the house that Sienna had collected.

So I know that Sienna will love and appreciate the things I have found her for Christmas even if someone loved them before her.

Retro orange kitchenware - apron, tablecloth, milk jug and cannister set.

Great for her play kitchen.
 

Vintage Strawberry Shortcake framed picture and china tea set. 

Lovely pink sewing basket. Which I will fill with buttons for hours of amusement.


Thought I would show you my little collection minus the pink of course.

Bunch of dolls clothes.

Hope you love these Sienna.

Love Aunty Ness.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend,

Vanessa



Giveaway winner.

Thanks so much everyone for taking the time to suggest friends to Sebastian and Sienna.

Sebastian was not in a very cooperative mood so we got Evangeline to pick the winner out.

And the winner is  ACx3  which we think is you Anastasia.

Yippee, let us know whether you would like the girls or boys prize and what size.

Thank-you to everyone else who left comments and suggested friends. As a thank-you we would like to offer 20% off any purchase till the end of October for those who commented on this giveaway.
E-mail to sales@sebastianandsienna.com with any order.

Many thanks

Vanessa and Peta.

Giveaway!

We are on a mission to spread the word about Sebastian and Sienna and would love your help.  As a reward we are offering a giveaway and all you have to do to be in the running is suggest us to your friends and leave a comment on our blog below so we know that you've suggested us.
At the end of the week Sebastian will draw a name and 1 lucky winner will receive 1 of the following items:-

 For the little girls

For the little boys

Please still suggest if you have a baby and we'll find you a special prize.

We'll provide photographic evidence of Sebastian drawing the name!

Thanks in advance ~ Vanessa and Peta

Pretty in Pink

I couldn't wait any longer I wanted to show you all my "Pretty in Pink' collection for Sebastian and Sienna. As I have mentioned in my first post I am a major John Hughes fan and one of my all time favourite movies is 'Pretty in Pink'.

 Molly Ringwald is a style icon of the 80's, in my opinion anyway and I just love the scene at the end when she rocks up at the prom in the very pink dress that she made. 

I LOVE MOLLY RINGWALD (there I said it)

 This inspired me to make some pink little prom dresses, made in cotton of course because lets face it who wants to sew silk or really slippery polyester.

'Little pretty in pink party dress' in kittens.

'Little pretty in pink party dress' in apples.

'Little pretty in pink party dress' in blossom.

 

Hope you love them, I will have these available in November but I am happy to do made to order.

Just in time for christmas. Yay party prom christmas dress.

Hope you love them.

Have a wonderful weekend

Vanessa

P.S  -   Congratulations to Peta for winning the 'S.A Telstra Marie Claire Young Business womens award'   Thats right she has a full time job in a field totally different from fashion and manages to be apart of 'Sebastian and Sienna'.



Welcome

            Myself with Peta

Hello everyone , welcome to the first post on our Sebastian and Sienna wall.

I will be the one posting for our lovely blog and my name is Vanessa. I have a handsome little man in my life and his name is Sebastian, 8 years old. That's my family unit at this present time, myself and Seb.

I love cups of tea and nanna biscuits, my heatbag,  every Elvis Presley movie ever made -  hope to visit Graceland one day , listening to 80's music (always makes everything better), Molly Ringwald - what an icon and my fascination with red hair. Pretty in Pink is by far one of my favourite movies, actually I may as well say John Hughes movies too. I love endlessly searching through thrift shops, I luv Jesus,  being able to take Sebby to school and pick him up, sewing, drawing when I have the chance, collecting stuff (I will eventually share all the things I collect, which could further be called hoarding), helping Seb learn his Fijian culture – Bula everyone,  playing board games - I'm an indoors kind of girl and must say I am trying to be more outdoorsy for the sake of Seb and vitamin D, hugs with Seb and of course my family and friends with their endless support (you know who you are).

The other half of the team is my younger sister Peta. She currently has a full time job in a completely different area and takes care of the admin side of stuff, which I must say is very time consuming and not my forte. She is married to her high school sweetheart with two girls Sienna and Evangeline, I look after the girls two days a week.

Peta and I have always been quite different. I was the hairdresser with crazy hair and piercings (don't ask) and Peta well never had crazy hair (except that time I tried to perm it) and never had piercings other than in her ears. As we have reached our 30's we have the children in common, our fashion choices are becoming similar and we both have normal hair.

I hope to in the coming weeks to share about all the things that inspire and help create "Sebastian and Sienna".

Enjoy

Vanessa