Freshwater Pearl Lovelies

Happy weekend! .....and to celebrate we have another weekend special but be quick as numbers are limited and it's first in best dressed!

Freshwater pearl and dyed sea bamboo coral necklace with sterling silver clasp and extension. Length from neck approx 22cm with a 3cm extension. Price $80 (inclusive of GST) plus $5 postage and gift packaging. RRP was $140

Freshwater pearl cross on long sterling silver ball chain. Length of chain from neck approx 40cm - cross is approx 6cm long.Price $55 (inclusive of GST) plus $5 postage and gift packaging. RRP was $120

They look gorgeous together!

Email leoni@vonk.com.au to secure your necklace now!

Styling You

Having one of those "I've nothing to wear days" then pop over to Nikki Parkinson's inspirational Styling You blog for some great advice on fashion, beauty and all other things that are important to todays busy women.The Model and Me feature is one of my favourites as Nikki shows us "ordinary" women how we can pull off those "model" looks.

Nikki a former journalist with 20 years experience behind her is also an award winning blogger and social media consultant - for all of us struggling with the social media explosion and how to use it effectively to promote our own business Nikki's words of wisdon are invaluable!

Whilst you are there getting some sound advice you can also enter one of her great competitions! This week you could win one of two $250 Leoni & Vonk gift vouchers.

What are you waiting for.......

Imagine.........

Imagine having this on your roof..........

........we can but dream!

Thank you   http://www.designboom.com/eng/

Spring Has Sprung!

We can hardly believe it is the first day of Spring already and we are looking forward to the warmer weather! All around us signs of Spring are emerging - blossom, flowers and even ducklings at the local park. We love these gorgeous flower photos from Allison Trentelman The colours are stunning and perfectly showcase the simple beauty of the flowers.

Our brand new sterling silver and sea bamboo coral flower necklace also celebrates the emergence of Spring and teamed up with the sterling silver leaf pendant they are a perfect way to embrace the warmer days.

In Celebration of Colour

The weather this week in Melbourne has been glorious and has got us to thinking about celebrating colour and getting out of our Melbourne black! We are loving this fantastic Summadayze Colourfornia video - bring that colour on!

 The beautiful and quirky http://www.design-seeds.com/ has given us a great deal of enjoyment with its inspirational use of photos and complimentary colour palettes. These are a few of our favourites based on coral/orange which features in our new Spring/Summer collection.

Leoni & Vonk Coral and Sterling Silver Bracelet

Leoni & Vonk Coral and White Jade Necklace

How will you be celebrating colour this season?

Some Lovely Things

This month Leoni & Vonk is loving .......

........this stunningly simple and elegant house situated in rural Norfolk in the UK. Designed by David Kohn Architects the house is built within the ruins of a 19th stable block and was kindly bought to us by Yellowtrace

...........the burst of colour from the Anthropologie website (we'd take all these ballet flats!) and Marnie Skillings Spring/Summer 2011 Collection.

........these amazing paper dresses and shoes from Danish designer Violise Lunn She specialises in the design of one off pieces of both wearable and unwearable clothing. "Allowing herself to divide her time between these two artforms, the usable and the useless, Violise Lunn lets them feed each other with inspiration. Their origin is the same – to permit dreaminess and the search for perfection. "
.........just gorgeous!

........this beautiful limited edition Leoni & Vonk piece made from an antique sterling silver spoon. This gorgeous necklace is now sold but watch this space for some new limited edition pieces coming soon!

What are you loving this month?

Queensland Music Festival

We were asked again this year to design VIP gifts for the Queensland Music Festival which starts this week. We incorporated the Festival's logo into either a sterling silver keyring or sterling silver necklace - the end results looked amazing. Yet again the Festival's programme is varied and far-reaching resulting in a  major cultural and artistic success story with a national and international reputation. QMF aims to transform lives through unforgettable musical experiences.

We would again like to congratulate the Director, Deborah Conway on an incredible programme and wish her and her team every success. For all the details of the festival go to http://qmf.org.au/