etsy friday finds.

the lovely margaret quite often posts some etsy finds on a friday, so this week i thought i'd join in!

i'm always on the look-out for some cute hairwear to dress up my work uniform and these are some of my favourites on etsy at the moment... (click on the pictures to be taken to the original etsy post)

as you can see, i'm a bit of a fan of flowery head pieces. and vintagey metal pieces. oh and newborns. yup, they're alright too!

apologies for the tres late post, i got called into work until 9pm last minute AND i can feel a head cold coming on. oh and i'm working all weekend! roll on monday ha ha!
hope your weekend is fabulous!

a weekend away...

after finding a great deal on here, bb and i booked a little post-birthday weekend escape to lorne.
we've not really spent a lot of time to the west (or the north...) of melbourne as we both grew up in the south east of victoria so it was a good little excuse for some exploration!
ready for some pictures?


eating fish and chips on the foreshore



the view from our room




our complimentary seafood platter (it came with the room! can you believe it!?!) for two, should read, seafood platter for four i think... we gave away our oysters and mussels to an older couple on the table next to us as we don't really eat them.


what was left of said platter...




a book we found in a second hand book shop (where we bought several awesome second hand books, love the character of pre-owned books), it was titled kane's arctic explorations and was published in the 1830's!



trampolining on the foreshore. about a minute and a half after this photo i realised i am actually not as young as i think as my back started hurting something shocking from all the bouncing! poor old thing!



a quick trip on the way home to split point lighthouse. also known as the lighthouse from 'round the twist, have you ever, ever felt like this. as much as i wanted to do the tour, my back was still feeling pretty delicate, perhaps not quite nimble enough for tramping up all of those stairs!

needless to say, i'm about to begin planning our next trip away. it was so refreshing to go somewhere new and make our own memories and get away from all the responsibilities that being at home brings (housework bleurgh!)

shopping madness.

first stop on my planned shopping trip on saturday was lark! both for the warehouse sale they were having and to have a bit of a sticky at their newly renovated shop!



i found lots of things i liked the look of (and the price of) in the warehouse sale!
like this red spotty biscuit tin and matching oven mitt...

and these bits and bobs too! a cath kidston 'kerchief, some colourful tape and some cute as a button buttons! i especially like the i <3 to knit one. so appropriate! i did buy one more thing at the sample sale as a gift for someone, but she'll have to wait til tomorrow to see!

i popped into the lark store just for a quick look but didn't leave there empty handed either... some empty seed packets! so cute and i have a special project in mind for them too...


having seen all there was to see at lark, we toddled down to the makers market. so many beautiful handmade items! i could've spent a fortune! i limited myself though to this delicious packet of brownie ends (i couldn't decide on a single flavour and this bag has ALL of them!) and a make-your-own finger puppet book for my cousin.



then it was off to the farmers market, lots of fresh and delicious produce and products. we left with some scrumptious bread, flavoured oils, cheeses and i scored some of this....


similar taste to a cider but much bubblier and a bit drier. i'll save this one for a special occasion i think :D

hope your weekend was as fabulous as mine!

billie cards.

yesterday as i was running some errands, i stumbled upon this little shopfront.




a cute little wreath in the window and a gorgeous little wooden tray table filled with the sweetest looking cards led me inside...




inside into a skinny little shop, filled with gorgeous displays of gorgeous things.
the walls are decorated with handmade totes, buttons and more of those little cards.




and then there are tables of cards too!




i know where i'll be sourcing any birthday/wedding/engagement cards from for the next little while...

with ridiculously reasonable prices, i was completely powerless to walk away empty handed, so i came out with these two cuties.




you should definitely have a lookee at billie cards...

finders keepers.

yesterday, after work, i sacrificed a few precious assignment hours (ok, so not much of a sacrifice) and headed into the city for a look-see at the finders keepers market.



i couldn't believe how much there was to look at!!! probably one of the largest markets i'd ever been to but i made sure i looked at EVERY stall.
however all this looking with my eyes meant i didn't take very many pictures at all... but here's a couple i did take, they're mainly of novel things i'd never seen before though...



the print is a little small but this card reads 'craft lady: you can't help but love a lady who isn't afraid to do nanna craft'
brianna spotted it and i thought it was wildly appropriate for me as the boyfriend almost continuously calls me a nanna for carting knitting or crochet everywhere. can't remember who was selling these, anyone?


speaking of the boyfriend, i saw this and couldn't help but think of him. it was just the coolest.
whenever i'm anywhere browsing, i can't help but look at things and see them as amazing presents for other people. anyone else have that problem?
gosh i can't remember who was selling these either! bad memory due to wayyyyy too much to see!


and these? well these were just the bees knees. books with covers made from vinyls. the inside cover was the cover of the record too. i really liked the photo album one!
find them here.

i had set myself a $20 budget for the day due to looming rent and bills so i didn't really buy anything... but my head is full of dreams so that's a good thing right?
ok well i lied, i did buy one thing...


brianna again spotted it and we both decided we couldn't let it pass...
yes those are knitting needles in my bag... it was a long train ride into the city ok?!
also, just a public service announcement... if you're going to knit on the train, make sure you grab some wool that is in a ball not a skein, otherwise you will have to make it into a ball on the train and people will glare at you when you hit them with your wildly flailing arms trying to untangle the skein and others will stare and laugh.
it took me the entire train trip in, and the tram trip from flinders st AND 10 minutes sitting on a grassy hill in docklands to get it into the ball ha ha. from then on out the knitting wasn't bad though...

hope you're monday is as painless as possible and that you a buoyed through it by a marvelous weekend!
i'm off to do start on some exam study as i successfully completed my last undergrad assignment last night (and handed it in this morning before the faculty office opened, therefore on time!!!)

flea market finds.

on thursday night i ventured out with some girlfriends to the mister mode night market.



it was a pretty awesome night... it was held in an old warehouse, with recently paint-splattered walls ( i believe there was a uni 'splatter' party there week before last).



there was music and a bar! i was good and didn't have any mid-week drinkies though.



sooooo many vintage goodies!!! and at amazing prices too!



i could justify buying new clothes, as i had taken 3 bags of clothes to the op-shop the day before. it kinda made me wish i hadn't donated them and had my own stall! could've made some cash, and then spent all my profits! next time definitely, well i hope there's a next time anyway!


so my flea market finds? i picked up 3 lovely dresses, 2 fancy-going out on the town type ones, and one more casual one which are all currently drying in the sun on the washing line aaaaaaaaaand.....



a pair of VERY cute shoes (that fit like a glove!) and this adorable bag.
i'm off to go and try and get those black scuff marks off the shoes now!
hope you're having a happy sunday!

there's plenty more flea market finds over with sophie

diamonds are a girls best friend? don't think so.

the way to my heart is with shoes.
these shoes in particular...


my good friend heidi, pointed out the existence of these lovely heels and also where to get them!
the very lovely dell who runs this shop in my home town. she also crochets! like an absolute mad woman!!!


aren't they lovely? i think i need some new clothes to match these gorgeous things ha ha! or wear them with black... more clothes are more exciting though!

magnolia square madness.

and it was certainly mad.



ms. rolling in fabric and i arrived at about 10.30am. and started our day off with a nutritious breakfast.
then we battled the MAD and ridiculous crowds (full of DEADLY prams and strollers) to look at all the pretty and creative things that were on offer.

brianna quite fancied these two necklaces.



a hot air balloon from a skulk of foxes.



and a cute girl pendant from itchy bird.



and we both drooled over the silhouette cutouts from delilah devine.



i bought this cute ring from dames and divas,


and some chilli sauce for my lovely boyfriend from yarra valley gourmet foods.



we soon decided that we'd had enough of the crowds and the crush and headed to oakleigh for a little opshopping. after a couple of hours of browsing (and some book buying at dirt cheap books), we headed back to my place for some lunch.



monster sausage rolls with salad. mmmmmmmm. just what we needed after a big shopping day :D