Weekend Inspirations

Every Friday I like to prepare for the weekend by doing two things:

1. Make a short and concise list of the things I need to do (priorities only)
2. Think of things that inspire and motivate me so I am energized

This way I go into the weekend in a great frame of mind, rather than being tired and too exhausted and I know what my priorities are.

I always get inspired at tradeshows and events and so when I don't have those to attend and set the brain in motion, I love to visit sites like Etsy where the most incredible and talented creative designers sell their wares. I am always looking for new finds for Cute-ture on Etsy.

Here are my Friday inspirations!



Lemontree77 have wonderful eco goodies including pencils and stamps. I just want to write a letter when I see these!

Moddottextiles has fabric purses and clutches. My last purse from a retail store fell apart and I have one of Mod Dot Textile designed clutches now in the most fabulous chintz.



Viemoderne has the most fabulous hair accessories. An incredible stylist from Australia called Sarah Laidlaw used beautiful red feathers and crystals in my hair for my wedding and I have been addicted ever since. I have no doubt Sarah would love these too.

Janet Hill Studio's original artwork and prints are sooo dreamy. I almost didn't blog about her because I want to keep her a secret!! She sells her prints from her original designs on Etsy and also has one original painting go up each day. I cannot wait until I can get an original (in fact I would love a house full of originals).



This is so adorable. It would be a complete fight in our house between Drover, Roadie and Bob as to who would get packed! We may need 3 suitcases. I found this adorable bed at vintagerenaissance's Shop on Etsy. They believe in recycling, upcycling, repurposing and reviving older styles to work for design today. Yipppee. We love that.

Have a great weekend and I will see you Monday (my birthday!!)

Tracey xx

Sleepless in Los Angeles....but motivated...

I would love to say I woke up this morning tired but the truth is you can’t wake up when you never got to sleep. Hence, today coffee is my best friend. Our little Bob Cat (the most expensive rescue in the world aka big vet bill’s kitty) decided to have some little seizures at 1.30am and I spent most of the night sitting by his side debating about rushing to the vet or sitting with him and seeing how things progressed. He is still a bit twitchy this morning but ate his breakfast and was watching the birds at our feeder, so I will wait to later in the day to get him to his vet. While this has nothing to do with luxurious baby products – he is my baby and I think its important to share my state of mind (in this case delirious and a little out of it) when blogging.

Prior to the Bob-isode, I had a wonderful night and went to a SMARTY LA get together. SMARTY is a community of 400 entrepreneurial women who share resources with one another, learning together and opening doors to do business together. The event provided me with some great ideas and new relationships for some fun giveaways Cute-ture will be doing with some SMARTY women in weeks to come.

One of the exciting things that came out of this event for me was hearing about how businesses are adapting to the current economic environment in creative ways to not only survive but grow and have more success than ever. And I love that women are leading the way! If you have a business or are looking to start one, I suggest checking out SMARTY and finding your way into a community that you can trust that will nurture your business with you.

www.smartyla.com