Here is a bit of side project I’ve been working on called The Storybook Rabbit. It’s a small selection of bunny (and other animal) themed goodies starting with the vintage hand drawn plates I’ve been working away at. I had lots of fun photographing them (with help from Lynds and Ben!) and making it all look pretty. And there will be new things added soon! Kx
So a few nice things happened last weekend. Being a completely free agent, I headed straight out to explore some new op-shops and try my luck on the other side of the bridge.
I did get this great little floral arrangement behind a glass bubble complete with beautiful forest green velvet ribbon (no idea what they call these, but I love them!) which I’m most pleased with and added straight to my wall.
It fit in nicely alongside this other one I got a few weeks back from my favourite antique shop in Newtown.
Now, although I must admit I was pleasantly surprised by the op-shops on the North side on Sydney (I really didn’t have high hopes), I did get my favourite Karen Walker sunglasses stolen from the change room, WHILE I WAS IN IT. So I remain pessimistic about the whole thing. And there was also a certain Salvos that advertised itself as “Sydney’s finest op-shop” which was full of absolute CRAP. I mean, worse than crap. Beyond crap. Not even bad 80′s crap. So, yeah. I won’t being going back to that one :)
I also caught up with some friends and therefore had an opportunity to bake (or more importantly, someone to eat the baking)! These are vanilla with strawberry jam centres. And, seeing as I’m still trying to plough through the pile of limes I got from Lynds and Ben’s lime tree a week or so ago, I made lime icing which was nice and zingy!
And I got to meet “Inches”! I must say he’s possibly the cutest puppy I’ve ever met. He’s an italian greyhound incase you’re wondering and his big brother “Miles” is a standard Greyhound.
After spending hours cleaning my bedroom and house today (something that happens VERY rarely) I thought I would share a few snaps of my colourful dress and skirt collection while its looking slightly organised. Of course I have realized lately that there is a slight problem with pretty much everything you own being printed, floral or super colourful. The main problem being it’s practically impossible to find two things to wear together. This is especially annoying if you happen to have acquired a few pairs of amazing printed stockings that you’re dying to try out but have hardly anything plain to wear them with.
Also ruining my ambition in the quest to wear stockings (and boots) again is this ridiculous heat we’ve been having! What happened to that cold snap we had the first week of autumn? If anyone knows where its gone and how I can get it to come back for a good long while, please let me know. Kx
I really believe it’s the little things in life I like the best. And often the thrill of finding something fantastic for hardly any moola is one of the best things in the world.
Like these cute plastic birdy whistles for $1 each at Vinnies.
And this dress which also cost $1 at Roselle Markets on the weekend. Replacing the hideous buttons that were on it cost $4, but that’s ok.
And this dress, which cost $10 from one of those cheapy shops (you know the ones). I always laugh because whenever I see floral, I hear my mothers voice in my head, telling me how much I used to hate it as a teenager. Just like she likes to remind Lynds how she liked to complain about being dressed in red when she was little and now black and red are pretty much her standard attire. Mums remember the funniest stuff sometimes.
Mum also got me these great cupcake liners from spotlight the other day. I avoid that place like the plague nowadays, having worked there for way too long, but I think these were bought in for easter, which was always a fun time of year to work there, having so many bunny related things around.
And speaking of easter, I was not the only one who was totally thrilled to find bakers delight has FINALLY started making their choc chip hot cross buns!! Which is another awesome thing about easter. These aren’t the exact ones I bought, but they tasted pretty good! And I know it’s way too early to be thinking about easter, but there’s never a bad time for hot cross buns or any kind of baked treat in my books. Kx
Today I was going to write a post about my favourite vintage floral fabrics but after I photographed them I decided they were too pretty to just pack away again.
So I made a bag!
I’m a bit of a “save it incase” kinda girl, so it was pretty hard to cut into my favourites. I mean what if one day I wanted to make a dress and happened to be 10cm short because I’d hacked into them for a bag? But then I thought, such is life, and this way I get to admire them everyday. Kx
These vintage miniature floral puppies I got at vinnies last week. But really, any miniature ceramic animal is a winner with me.
This ceramic wall bow I bought for $2! Who would throw this out?
Bunnies!
Bunnies!
And specifically this bunny. Because she tolerates my cuddles if I scratch her head. Oh and because she is SO pretty.
Floral Everything.
These vintage floral plates which I plan to draw on with the porcelaine pens Lynds bought me.
Cupcake liners!
and finding great, colourful things to decorate cupcakes with!
My christmas deers that stay out all year because they are too pretty to pack away.
My new Polaroid Pogo printer! This is by far one of the most exciting finds of late. It spits out tiny polaroid sticky-back photos in under 60 seconds and does it via bluetooth from your phone or computer! Excellent!
Today we went down to the 50′s Fair at Rose Seidler House and it was a beautiful day. There were lots of cute stalls of things to buy and things to see. There were also so many people in fantastic outfits! This was probably the highlight for me, along with seeing all the cute junk at all the stalls. Kx
Prepare yourself, because I believe this is just about the coolest thing I’ve ever bought. A GIANT CERAMIC BAMBI. He’s almost 40cm tall, in amazing condition and I think I almost died when I saw him. You know how sometimes you find something so unbelievably good you look around to make sure no one else has seen it? Well that was me with this baby! I couldn’t get him in my hot little hands quick enough and now he’s all mine! I really think my life is complete now. Sigh. Kx
Anyone who knows me knows I am quite partial to a little ceramic animal or twelve, But these are something special. These birdies are completely cute (the wade swallows are actually miniatures!) and still in their original packaging (which I absolutely love). I am especially fond of the ugly duckling set though, which I found on Etsy a few months ago for an absolute bargain price. Kx
Kitty and Puppy planters the work experience kid at Anglicare sold me for $1 each.
Little ceramic donkeys $15 from my favourite antique shop in Newtown. How could anyone not buy a purple and green donkey family?
Crazy Rabbit $2 from Salvos.
Cute wooden chinese bobble head dolls $2 each from Salvos.
Super cute miniature Siamese cats $12 from Salvos. Kx
