my week in outfits

Monday - Kmart, Cotton On, Lovisa.

Tuesday - Vintage thrifted and Cotton On.

Wednesday - Thirifted, then gifted and Modcloth.

Thrifted, Dangerfield (outlet), Rubi.

Who has a favourite?

on inspiration

My inspiration comes in ebbs and flows - sometimes I'm scribbling

down my ideas so I don't forget them, and other times I'm totally

sapped for ideas. Here's a short list of where I find my inspiration.

Travel - Be it international, interstate, or another city - I find living

for a short time in a different location the catalyst for new ideas.

Time off work - I find a weekend isn't enough to get off the treadmill

of daily life. But if I have even just a week off, or if I'm lucky, a month

off work, I can relax and let my mind wander to different places.

Creative projects - I love joining in projects like a Photo a Day,

which I will be doing this September. It keeps my mind creatively,

engaged, challenging me to come up with mini-artwork of art, daily.

Indulge in nostalgia - I always get excited when I start talking to

someone my age, or a sibling about what we used to do as kids,

the toys we'd play with, the games we would invent, TV, music...

it always sparks my imagination, "Why don't we do this anymore?"

Organise something - a dinner party, a fund-raiser, a clothes-swap.

The act of thinking how I will do something and outlining all the finer

details in my head, always start the balls rolling. It is amazing what

you can achieve when you put one foot in front of the other, and it

is big fun giving and event your own flavour.

Does anyone else have any hot tips on unleashing inspiration?

twins

Me and my new Modcloth sweater. I LOVE it.

frankie magazine winner

Congratulations to the gorgeous 

Mandy from Nestled in Nostalgia.

I'll be in touch to get your postal address.

xx

weekend thrifts

I went thrifting at Savers over the w/e and got a vintage booty of delights.

A gorgeous pair of red and blue shoes, a fabulous blue dress, and 

a green dress that looks so hot on, I can hardly stand it.

In the background is a lovely A-line skirt that I'm wearing today.

granny chic home overhaul

Above (left to right): thrifted vintage bed throw, 

thrifted crochet blanket, vintage sheet set from ebay. 

I moved out of home at 20-years-old. The same applies for my partner.

When we moved in together, some 10 years later, we had aquired all

manner of bits and bobs. I've spent the past year slowly getting rid

of the old, ugly Ikea stuff and replacing it with fabulous, thrifted pieces. 

I'm now up to redecorating the bedroom and the bathroom. 

Above: four vintage pillow cases I bought from ebay.

What I need to source for the bedroom:

Thrifted prints for the walls

Vintage bed sheets to to make new curtains

Vintage/thrifted doona covers

Above: a vintage enamel cup on my etsy favourties

What I need to find for the bathroom:

Thrifted prints for the walls

Shabby chic sower curtain (poss vintage bed sheet to make it myself)

New towels and bath mats to complement colour scheme

Make new set of window curtains from bed sheet in top photo

Vintage enamel cup to store toothbrushes etc

house plant styling

I've been busy changing up our home, recently. 

I mentioned that we needed more house plants.

I was surfing The Selby last night and clocked the below

 pic and was immediately inspired to create the above  plants, 

in their plastic pots on thrifted, floral bone china saucers.

Plants from Bunnings; saucers from Savers.

Above image from The Selby

stuff i'm loving right now

Salad spinner from Lark.

Leona Edmiston Joan Dress.

Dog Shaming - funniest website ever

These shoes from Topshop.

Susie's side variation of the ballerina bun.

Happy Socks new range.

This Alannah Hill dress.

I am 100% getting a pair of these for summer.

I bought this book.

OMG re this needlepoint store.

Louise Gray's hair from her Topshop collection lookbook.

what i wore this week

Monday - Kmart and vintage.

Tuesday - Trashy Diva and Wheels & Dollbaby.

Wednesday - Barkins and thrifted.

Thursday - Thrifted vintage, Cotton On, Topshop and Diva.

Friday - Kmart and Sportsgirl.

Anyone have a favourite?

frankie magazine giveaway for international followers

Dear international followers,

I have a hot-off-the-press issue of the very inspiring

Frankie Magazine to give away to one of you.

All you need to do is:

A) Be a follower.

B) Tell me what inspires you.

I'll draw the winner using random number generator

and publish Wednesday 29th August. Good luck.

crocheted steering wheel cover

My car pimping is now complete. :)

cupcake day

In August, schools and workplaces across Australia bake animal-themed

goodies and all the proceeds go to the RSPCA. At my workplace we

baked like fiends - I made big bunny cookies. We decided that we

would donate out proceeds to a smaller animal shelter, Animal Aid in Coldstream.

We made just under $500 - go team!

ooohhh... new fash discovery

CO Exclusives

Eek, I bought the cadillac peplum top, the lace collar shirt

abd the silver metallic jumper. Love, love, love.

just ordered my new bag

I FINALLY ordered my first Cambridge Satchel.

I've wanted one for ages and I need a new bag, so why not?

I chose the pink. It was hard. I was tossing up between

metallic and fluro... but I think this colour will see me

through years and the others may date. I even got some

embossing done in silver, it says "Button", which is what

my other half calls me. It is actually a gift from  my other

half - I am a very, very lucky girl. :)

patent t-bars

I'm sporting my new Rubi patent t-bars I bought for $10 (they're

 last seasons colour). I snapped up two pair and immediately regretted

the purchase - as we all know, the more $, the more comfortable.

Not so. They are $10 of cute, comfy shoe. I'm now a convert.

I have my eye on a few pairs.

Rubi Shoes

crazy about florals

I cannot get enough. My new skirt from Cotton On ($25). Love.

right now i'm...

READING:

How to find Fulfilling Work - self-explanatory,

really. Plus every fashion magazine out there.

LISTENING TO:

For non-Aussies, Rage, is the best music television show around.

It's their 25 year anniversary and they released 25 years worth of

awesomeness on two CDs, plus a DVD. Loving. Dancing.

WATCHING:

My other half and I have been having marathons of Family

Guy, American Dad, Bob's Burgers and Cleeveland Brown.

EXCITED ABOUT:

Starting at our new gym tomorrow morning at 5.15am. :)

SAVING FOR:

More fertility treatment. :(

WORKING ON:

Getting some stock together to open an etsy store full of

lovely vintage-style half-hats and headbands I made myself.