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The stunning Sage & Clare brand is definitely in our Top 3 all time favourites that we have ever stocked! It's such a good fit for Hope & Me with it's amazing colours and happy patterns that work back so well with another favourite of ours, Society of Wanderers! The clever creatives behind the brand Phoebe and her husband Chris just seem to get better and better each season! The new Terra Collection makes you smile whenever you see it and after stocking the brand for 3 years I'm still in awe of their ability to come up with the...

Give me all the linen! It's no surprise we have a thing for beautiful linen and Society of Wanderers definitely delivers! Season after season they come up with beautiful colours and patterns in the most beautiful linen. Society of Wanderers always features in our property styling as it is so easy to work with and can work with so many different styles. It also works back with another of our favourites Sage & Clare. This luxurious french flax linen is unique and Australian designed, you can mix florals, leopard print and stripes back with the more muted or vibrant block...

Pushing my terrible memory to the test here, but, going back to February 16th was the day i left little Launceston for London on my first European holiday. I'll just start with i totally get the hype about going to Europe, it really is something else! The 22hr plus flight was nowhere near as dreadful as i'd thought it would be, courtesy of a sleeping tablet i won't lie.  We stayed in a picture perfect Air bnb townhouse in Kensington (HIGHLY RECOMMEND,) a 5 minute walk down the street and we were at Kensington Palace on the edge of Hyde...

I very special friend gave me a Donna Hay cookbook as a gift a few years ago and this recipe is one of my absolute faves! It's quick and easy and delicious! Great for a lunch or a lazy Sunday night knockup! Ingredients 4 sheets (680g) store-bought puff pastry, thawed 500g mixed heirloom cherry tomatoes 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 3 cloves garlic, sliced 2 tablespoons oregano leaves sea salt and cracked black pepper 1 burrata, halved (you can substitute for mozzarella if burrata not available) 8 slices prosciutto 2 tablespoons small mint leaves 2 tablespoons small basil leaves...

At Hope & Me we're always on the look out for brands that are unique and that are not stocked elsewhere, we like to bring something different to our local marketplace. Every now and then it's the story behind the brand that gets us! This was the case when we found P.F. Candle Co. and they happen to look pretty cool too! P.F. Candle Co. is a Los Angeles-based fragrance company owned and operated by wife and husband team Kristen Pumphrey and Thomas Neuberger. P.F. Candle Co., born Pommes Frites, was founded by Kristen in 2008. She lost her job...