hot house flowers

It is still pretty warm here in Melbourne. I have really fallen for playsuits, and today, in the steamy 38C (100F) heat, I wore my most recent addition, which has a little flower print. I checked on how my garden flowers are doing (not too well) and picked a few for my hair. And then the wind changed, there was one rain drop, and then two, a streak of lightning... a summer storm.



The picked flowers don't last too long out of water, so I put them in little vases and used some paper ones for my hair instead.



I had planned to take some pictures outside, but went back home to wait it out instead.

playsuit forever new

music fever ray if i had a heart

high contrast

Sometimes a change is welcome. Sometimes I like something soft. And then sometimes I like the opposite. Today I liked bold stripes in strong colours; tomorrow I just know I will like something else.





And really, the colours are bright.

dress and shoes second hand

music the cramps domino

1940s tuesday

My weekend found me some more awesome op shop goodies – I really have been so lucky lately. I found this 1940s unit (can someone tell me exactly what it is?) at one down the road, and before I could say I wanted it, a third of the already low price was knocked off! I certainly wasn't haggling, but there you go! It just meant I said "I'll take it!" with an even bigger smile on my face.





Today I got to wear a 1940s dress I bought from etsy last summer. It took so long to get here, summer was over by the time it arrived. It clearly took the scenic route, and I hope it enjoyed seeing the world as much as I enjoy wearing it now.









Oh yes – I went brunette last week. And I LOVE it!

1940s stripe dress etsy.com
1940s furniture unit thingy local op shop

music fang it! pbs fm

Melbourne Op Shop Tour Winner

As promised, today I picked a name at random to win the Melbourne Op Shop Tour give away!











And the winner is... Tricia from treeschar.blogspot.com

Congratulations!

a special case

For little while now, I have been collecting cases – from big 1960s suit cases to little vanity cases. They are perfect for storing things, and I like them stacked up against a wall. They mostly come from op shops, and I recently found another to add on top to a few of them.





I was pretty chuffed to find this cute little case. In great condition. It had keys! I knew it was going to come home with me. But before it went in my trolley (what can I say?! this is one good op shop!) I had a look inside...





...okay, nice, pristine condition (which is rare, at least for me) pale pink lining, some cute little bottles still there and all good, but... why so heavy?



Oh! YES!







I have been looking for one of these for so long. Now I can relax (or do my household chores; don't want to be neglecting those, now, do we?!) as I dry my pin curls – scientifically, no less. This hairdryer does actually work really well, and the plugged in cap gives me a comedy mushroom head to boot. So while I don't think I will putting Babycat in there after her shampooings (the leaflet suggests drying pets in it) I will be using it when the cold weather rolls around again next year. This is definitely one of my all time favourite op shop finds – which reminds me: don't forget to enter the op shop tour give away!

give away!

Well, it's been a long time coming, but here it is: my first give away! And it couldn't be more apt.


As you will of course know by now, I am an avid op-shopper; I cannot walk past an op shop without popping in to rifle through the racks. That is why when Melbourne Op Shop Tours contacted me a few weeks ago regarding an offer for you, I said yes straight away.

Melbourne Op Shop Tours are offering two tickets to go on one of their tours. You can find more info here.

Just leave a comment, and I will draw the winners from my recently op shopped green vanity case next Monday 16th November. Good Luck!

red and white and red

I like red. I like stripes. I seem to have a favourite pair of shoes at the moment.

And I really, really want to find a white pair of shoes for summer.





Back to the painting... :)

vintage (1950s) dress etsy.com
shoes topshop.com

music dion and the belmonts the wanderer