Author Archives: Estelle

On the Shopfront :: December ’11

The festive season is well and truly upon us!  This could mean some well-deserved quality time with the fam, alcohol poisoning as a direct result of twenty obligatory Christmas parties a week, cheating and eating ahead on advent calendars, and …

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On the Shopfront :: November ’11

Chances are that you, lovely Leeloo reader, took Halloween or the Melbourne Cup as an opportunity to get your decorate/accessorise on (as though one really needs an excuse)! Though I didn’t grace the races, I would have loved to have …

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On the Shopfront :: October ’11

The Royal Show. You will encounter sticky and/or smelly animals and/or children.  Not for the weak of stomach.  If you have boycotted the show in years of late in favour of, well, anything but, I’d like to bring some important …

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Five Featured Fancies :: August ‘11

I write to you during the very slow and painful process of packing for Splendour (being a terrible packer and a terrible procrastinator is an awful combination).  From previous years I have established the necessities – emergency poncho, hand sanitiser, …

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Five Featured Fancies :: July ’11

In July you’d normally find me in quite an inert state – six months too late AND six months too early for summer holidays?  Well and truly losing sight of the light at the end of the tunnel, I’d have …

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Five Featured Fancies :: June ‘11

Today’s post is brought to you by the letter C for Cool and Chilly and Crisp! Over the last few weeks, Melbourne has prepared me for a ridiculous Winter by forcing me to stay inside curled up in my winter …

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Five Featured Fancies :: May ‘11

Year after year Mother’s Day sneaks up on me, and year after year my poor mother has little alternative but to accept my guilty ‘sorry Mum…’ and promise of an eventual belated gift.  Not this year!  Just kidding, this will …

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On The Shopfront

Easter has me in high spirits.  Not least of all because of the general acceptance/encouragement of over-consumption of chocolate, or the fantastic five day weekend I’m looking forward to spending with family if I can just convince them to pay …

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Five Featured Fancies :: March ’11

Introducing, last but not least, our next guest blogger at Leeloo….the lovely Estelle Hentze.  Estelle will be bringing you her favourite finds from Leeloo every month using her fabulous taste and awesome writing skillzzz.  Here’s what she chose first up! …

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