The spark that lights my fire every day is my boutique online mailorder business. It ticks the best box of all – I love what I do. These are my stories about my adventures in business. The people I meet. The customers I serve. Quirky tales about my products. And my enchanting lifestyle on my remote property in rural Australia with my dogsx3, my partner Victor and my rambling country garden under my beautiful BIG sky.

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The Ironing Board Cover Lady

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The Ironing Diva is me. . . .

Carol Jones. . .

My signature product is The Fitz Like A Glove Ironing Board Cover.

And I have a deep love for all things that are classy, stylish, sophisticated. And admit that I'm besotted with the charm and glamour of a lifestyle that harks back to simpler times.

The truth is . . .

I love glamming it up every day.

Make-up. Bling. Perfume. Jeans and shirts ironed to a crisp finish.

And my oh so shiny boots. Polished and buffed to that perfect mirror finish.

Which is how I came to be christened 'Ironing Diva'.

There's more!

I'm an ex-pat New Yorker.

I lived and played in Manhattan, not far from Carl Schurz Park.

I now live a genteel and chic life on my remote property in rural Australia.

My mother was a couture dressmaker.

My father a commercial artist in New York City.

Both came into the world with a highly developed sense of beauty and how it affects your soul.

I lived a childhood surrounded by culture and exquisite things.

My partner, Victor Pleshev, is an architect with a highly developed artistic flair.

Victor's design of The Fitz Like A Glove Ironing Board Cover in 1994, for his mother Margarita, has transformed the lives of more than 250,000 people world wide.

I'm fortunate to still be influenced by someone with an eye and an appreciation for all things beautiful. No matter how functional.

My life is often the envy of other people.

I get to run my business in the tranquil ambience of my rural property in the Central Tablelands of NSW Australia.

My little village is tucked between the hills of historic Bathurst and the sprawling vineyards of Mudgee NSW.

My dogsx3 get to run free in the mornings in 54 hectares of sloping paddocks. My neighbour's sheep, which graze on my property, accompany us on our morning treks.

My hectare of garden is a wildlife sanctuary.

90+ species of birds fly in and fly out during the year.

In 1996 we planted 110 trees to surround our farmhouse. They now shade us from the hot summer sun and many provide us with dazzling colour in autumn. Like shining jewels in the fading autumn light.

My 200+ old fashioned fragrant roses drape my fence line. Along with honeysuckle and star jasmine.

Thousands of fragrant shrubs and understory provide shelter for wildlife.

And the perfume that wafts throughout my garden all year long is intoxicating.

I welcome you to share in the life of this Ironing Diva.

All the best,

Carol

carol.ironingdiva AT gmail DOT com