Paradise found!

This morning i made my way to a new little market on Oxford St in Leederville. It was a very small market but all the stands there were amazing and they each offered beautifully unique items for my viewing pleasure :)

There were two stands that really stood out to me though, the first being the one run by Annie Rawle (please note that her website is nothing compared to seeing them in real life, also she said that she finds it hard to find the time to keep her etsy store updated). She makes the most divine jewellery but with a twist. She free-hand machine embroiders fabric and then makes them into brooches/pendants. I love the fact that they have two uses. Adaptable jewellery is exactly what i need in my wardrobe. She also makes earrings, rings and crochet bangles. There wasnt a thing in her stall that i didnt love! She really is a lovely lady, I stood talking to her for about 45 mins in total!

This is the beautiful brooch/pendant i bought from Annie today. I also bought the necklet to put it on. The colours are just so vibrant in real person.

Yes, i know it is the same design as the pendant BUT in my defence I saw the ring and it matched the outfit i was wearing perfectly so I couldn't not buy it lol

Here are some of Annie's other gorgeous brooches/pendants. I found this pic on one of her websites. As you can see, they are just amazing! It took me a loooong time to actually decide on what to buy as i was trying to choose between 3 gorgeous pendants! They are available in a smaller size as well.

This, although not as eye catching as the pendants, really got my attention. I love the innocent simplicity of it. When i tried it on it made me feel young and like doing cartwheels. I took that as a good sign ;)

The other stall i really enjoyed was the Foxxy Vintage one. They had the most amazing pieces of vintage jewellery there! There were a few pieces that i really liked but when i saw this one i just fell in love and had to buy it! I am hoping that i can incorporate it onto my wedding dress to use as my 'Something old and something blue'.

Hopefully i can make it work somehow.

Kris Kringle adventures

Its that time of the year again where people are searching through shops for a $5 - $10 gift for a work colleague that they dont really know that well. Not to mention there isn't really a great deal you can get for that amount of money unless it is at a novelty store of some kind.
Lucky for me, the Kris Kringle that my craft girls and i do has a limit of $20 so it is much easier to find something.

This year i picked out the name of one of my very good friends, Louise. I knew exactly what i wanted to buy her! One of those lime green shopping baskets that you can fold down and store in your boot for your next shopping trip. I bought it but after a few days i decided that i couldnt just get her that so yesterday, i madly rushed around to make her an apron (as dinner and pressie giving was last night!). I managed to get it all done in time to go and get the kidliwinks from day care too so i was very happy!

Here are the crappy happy snaps - its hard to take a good pic of an apron at arms length.

Amity thought it made a great dress!

It's in the bag

Well, not quite yet but once i have finished sewing the rest of Amity's chef outfit it will be!

You see, out of nowhere, Amity asked if she could please ask Santa for a wooden kitchen for christmas (rather specific for a 3.5 yr old dont you think!?). Thankfully, Santa heard her lol and there will be one waiting for her on Christmas morning. I couldnt just give her a wooden kitchen and not the approriate attire to go with it so out came the sewing machine and i decided to make her an apron and matching chefs hat (still WIP).

After browsing through a few of my fave blogs, i found THIS tutorial on a great little drawstring bag. ( i cant remember which blog i saw it on, sorry!)

Anyway, i completed it tonight so i thought i would share some pics with you all

Dinner Party Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Dinner Party Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!



I normally try to limit the amount of giveaways i enter so that i dont look or feel too greedy but i saw another stunning creation on the GROSGRAIN blog and just had to enter it. This dress would be perfect for Amity to wear over the Christmas period.
Thanks for this oportunity Kathleen!

Recital Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Recital Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!



Yet another divine giveaway by the fantabulous Kathleen at Grosgrain! This is one giveaway i am really hoping i win :)