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Skyward bound …
We can all do with a little escape from time to time, and often it doesn’t even matter whether the form of our escape happens in our dreams or in our reality. Whenever and however I manage to dream myself … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Shopping
Tagged art print, australian art, bird cards, bird necklace, cloud ring, clouds, cotton pencilcase, floating, flowers, madeit, vintage brooch
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A few things of note … (and a little shopping)
The end of last week and the start of this week have proven to be rather busier than I’d previously anticipated … but that’s OK, life can be a bit like that sometimes! Things are s-l-o-w-l-y returning to normal in … Continue reading
Posted in All Random Musings, Shopping
Tagged busy times, card, catching up, father's day, madeit, sissy sparrows, vintage coasters
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Looking back while cycling forward…
It’s funny how things come full circle … or perhaps more appropriately in this case, things feel as if they’ve come full ‘cycle’. As I suppose is natural, I seem to have spent many of my younger years looking forward, … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Shopping
Tagged baskets, bicycle, cycle style australia, papillionaire, past thoughts, retro bikes, simplicity
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Oui oui, mon Paris
Without a doubt, whenever I’m asked the relevant question I will always say ‘Yes, Yes’ to the delights of Paris!! I’m still yet to pay her a visit in person, but I just have this sneaking suspicion that we’d easily … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Shopping
Tagged art print, ball, blue, city of lights, cushion, fleur de lis, flower brooch, hair clip, journal, madeit, masquerade, ooh la la, Paris, red, silver necklace, white
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Just saying hello …
Saying hello is a lovely thing to say to someone, especially when it’s genuinely conveyed with a good amount of charm and cheer. The best thing about saying hello to someone is when you get a ‘hello’ in return … … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Shopping
Tagged art prints, badges, cushion, greetings, hello, letters, madeit, necklace, notecards, online shopping
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Brown paper packages
You know that age old truism* about how really wonderful things come packaged in brown paper? Well I had two lovely brown paper packages arrive home this week – one by mail and one from a store. The first was … Continue reading
Posted in All Random Musings, Shopping
Tagged brown paper, coffee, coffee cup, coffee cups, cold weather, environment, environmentally friendly, houseshoes, keepcup, reusable cup, winter, winter slippers
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All things bright & beautiful…
The lovely Alicia from beautiful online store ‘Alegorie‘ has kindly featured a blog post I wrote about her store a little while ago. Apart from thinking her store is pretty special, I think it’s mighty kind of her to feature me … Continue reading
A is for Alegorie…
I love online stores that hold true to a beautiful philosophy such as the diversely stocked Alegorie which is all about ‘the story you tell through the accessories you wear‘. The other really great thing about the best online stores is … Continue reading
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Tagged alegorie, coral d|lux, key necklace, letter writing set, poppies for grace, proverb, silk necklace
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If I were a bird, I’d stay at this motel
Have I told you about Birdmotel before? Apologies if I have, but I feel it’s a story well worth repeating… Clearly I’m not an expert on the winged variety of creatures, but if I try to think of somewhere that … Continue reading
Sausage dogs are nothing to sneeze at…
In other grand adventures recently undertaken at the Brisbane Finders Keepers markets, I found this gorgeous little embroidered tissue cosy by Edward and Lilly (seriously how cute is this sausage dog?). It was really hard to choose which coloured print … Continue reading
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Tagged brisbane, edward and lilly, finders keepers markets, tissue cosy, tissues
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