Creative women

My lovely and talented sister in law Captain kk is in a book! The book is a series of interviews with some very talented creative ladies that are part of the group Creative Womens Circle I can't wait to get my hands on a copy.


" Conversations with Creative Women is a collection of 14 exclusive interviews with some of Australia’s most talented female creatives, from industries as varied as millinery, textile design, blogging, architecture, retail, writing, weaving and fashion design.

The women interviewed in this book are at different stages in their careers, with varying responsibilities at home, as an employee, as a self-employed freelancer or as a business owner. They talk about their careers and creative lives with insight and generosity "

Bright and busy.

I'm a sucker for a good window display, while walking down Brunswick street late one evening i was drawn to this beautiful burst of colour hanging in the window of a stationery store. I love that it's got some much going on in one small space, I just had to share!

Lomovember.

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To celebrate lomovember i decided to share some of my latest photos from my Diana mini. There's a bit of everything; the lost and found market, the Zoo, Sorrento etc. I love that every photo has a differnt tint, i think my favourite from this batch is the one with the really dark shadowy trees in front of the Sorrento beach.

Beautiful Bunny.

I love pretty little dishes to store my keepsakes and jewellery and as my love bird ring dish is quite small i thought the addition of this beautiful little bunny dish would be a perfect fit for my room. I picked it up while in Melbourne this weekend for a concert, i found it at sportsgirl of all places?!

Waiting for the Sun

I am in love with these sunglasses, they're from brand 'waiting for the sun', how fitting. I have a bit of an obsession with bamboo products so when i saw these french made beauties i was in heaven, and lucky for me they're stocked in Australia!! This is definitely one for the wish list.

Photo booth love.

 I'm a big one for rituals and i thought i'd share one of my favourites. Everytime i head to the Melbourne the first thing i do is make my way to the corner of Flinders and Elizabeth pick up a Lord of the Fries mini burger, cross the road  get into the photo booth and take a crazy set of photos, while they're processing i eat my mini burger. It's simple and a bit silly but it's my very own little ritual and i love it!I try to make it fun and do something a bit different everytime which you can see below in my latest strip.



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.

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!

Packing Post.

I've seen on a few blogs posts about packing for trips and the "what's in my hand bag" posts and decided it was a good time for me to give it a go because i'm off to Melbourne for a girls trip tomorrow before seeing my sister off at the airport.

I have been very good and picked my outfits carefully so don't pack anything i won't need. To drive to Melbourne and have a shop I have my new grey jumper and mustard scarf with jeans and brogues, for going out for dinner I have a new terracotta woven top from staple with black jeans and black platform lace ups and for taking my sister to the airport and driving home i have my khaki green dress with leather jacket tights and booties. Oh and of course i've packed my favourite waffle pj's.

My pigeonhole handbag had a clean out and now just has the essentials, pigeonhole purse, leather fox case for my iphone, Chanel perfume, Mac lipstick, carmex, pocket mirror, ipod shuffle, rayban glasses and rayban sunnies and my notebook and bamboo pen.

It's nice to be all organised and see what i have to play with.

Lomo & The Diana world tour.

For my birthday I had a day trip to Melbourne, it was perfect timing as the Diana world tour exhibition had just arrived in town. The exhibition was held at the No Vacancy Gallery. I was so in love with the customised clones of the Diana F+, but i was even more interested in the Detrich collection which was a history of all the different Diana cameras and clones.


I met Ian who was working there and had a lovely chat about my Diana mini (pictured above) and the exhibition and because it was my birthday he gave me three of the Diana camera chocolates, Lovely!

Since the exhibition i have developed my first roll of film from my Diana mini, these are my favourite shots from the roll.
I'm still learning so hopefully each roll of film will get better and better, fingers crossed.
x

Free condom project.

When i last visited Melbourne i made sure a stopped off at Third Draw Down, where i found these condoms disguised as tiny works of art. They are a project started by Third Draw Down working with some fantastic artists, their aim is to change the way people percieve condom use and help promote safe sex practices. And the best part THEY'RE FREE!

Wearing my heart.

I had a quick day trip to the big smoke (Melbourne) last Wednesday, while i was there i visited one of my favourite little shops on Gertrude st, Fitzroy, Little Salon. Last year for my 21st i bought myself the first heart badge, so this year i got the earings and the other badge to match. They are by Geneine Honey under the label love.
I love wearing my hearts and always get compliments on them.