Snippets of Melbourne

I got got up at the crack of dawn on Sunday and headed off on the train, i wanted to get the most out of my day in the city, and i did just that. I managed to see the Miff60 at Acmi which was excellent! 

I then popped across to the carpark to check out the Design Market, which was buzzing with people. There were so many great stalls it took quite a while to get round to all of them but it was well worth it. I picked up a baby size keep cup and some lovely stationary from the note maker pop up shop. I decided i had time for another market and jumped on a tram to the North Melbourne Markets. More great stalls, lots of vintage, i fell in love with a little carousel necklace and bought some Letter Flags to make "millie" bunting.

Later that day i met up with my lovely cousin for some pre-gig dumplings and a photo booth stop off. Then onto the highlight of the day, Seeker Lover Keeper at the Thornbury Theatre, which is such an exquisite old building. The gig was amazing, three Australian Lovelies singing their hearts out. All in all it was a great, fun filled day.

Cleaning out my wardrobe

I've been having a big cleanout of my house, especially my wardrobe, to make it easier when it comes time to move house.

I decided to sell the very best vintage pieces on ebay and donate the other pieces. I have about 20 items that are on auction and have buy it now prices for the hasty buyer.

You can check it out here!

Luxury leather

 

My sister works at this lovely local leather goods store and when i went to visit her today i couldn't resist this great sized, handmade, black leather Lambada overnight bag, yum!

It's a real splurge but whenever i'm off for the weekend my bags are either to small or to big but not this, it is just right! I can't wait to test it out next weekend when i head to Melbourne. 

Lush.

I love Lush products, i use them everyday and lucky for me they recently had free shipping, handy because i forgot to get a few things last time i was in Melbourne.

Not only do these products smell AMAZING they are environment friendly with their packaging, they don't use animal testing, their are no presevatives and all products a vegetarian and sometimes even vegan friendly!

These products have made my whole attitude to getting up in the morning change, now i can't wait to get up so i can jump into my heavenly smelling shower!

Whats the time Mr Wolf?

I'm on ebay quite a bit and have been searching for a good quality watch for a while ever since my "cheapo" watch broke and finally i found the perfect one, it's the Nixon Elle watch and it has a really cool flip face with polished bamboo on the reverse. It's the perfect watch for me because it's so silm it fits my tiny wrist and doesn't look ridiculously big, i love the little bit of lavender on the face.

Dry July

It's that time of the year again, time to "get on the wagon" to raise money for a cause close to everyones hearts.

 

Dry July is an online social community where an individual such as myself can sign up to the challenge of a month long sponsored abstinence from alcohol. The funds raised from your donations directly benefit the lives of adults living with cancer right across Australia.

2008 was Dry July's inaugural year with over 1000 participants and... raised a combined total of $257,283 for the Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation and Dreams2Live4 Committee based in Sydney, New South Wales.
In 2009, Dry July went national attracting over 4000 participants Australia wide. Collectively, participants helped raise over $1.27 million dollars for adult cancer patients at our 6 beneficiary hospitals.
Dry July 2010 continued the fundraisers exponential growth with 4 new beneficiaries added, over 9500 people nationally taking part and raised over $2.45 million.

You can donate to sponsor me here: https://www.dryjuly.com/profiles/melissacumming
Lets get together and help make this year the biggest and best yet!

Rabbit Ring

My sister recently went on a holiday to Perth and visited a shop we both love, Pigeonhole. She got me this gorgeous gold Rabbit ring, which i first saw on muso Bertie Blackman.

Pigeonhole have the most beautiful bags and purses and are also part of the impossible project bringing back polaroid film. Their online store is well worth a look!