dry my eyes so you won’t know

“Batwing Tunic” by indie designer Liza Rietz – www.lizarietz.com

“Tonight” Lykke Li – www.lykkeli.com

Magic Mushroom

A magic mushroom floppy hat to bring a smile to your face and make all your awkward dreams come true! By quirky designer "Obey My Brain"

Australians: how to spend your stimulus money

Buy: Locally handcrafted, from Australian Designers.

The perfect way to instantly and directly get the money to Australia, is by getting something (or things that are) truly amazing and original…

More places to find AUSSIE work:

1. www.madeit.com.au

2. www.leeloo.com.au

Thanks, Kevin Rudd! (*cough* for giving us some of our tax money back *cough*)

Roaring 20s

A friend’s new hairdo inspired this post… I just adore the 20s and 30s – the clothes and the music. The clothes were asymmetrical and contrasting: a boyish silhouette is such a contrast with the feminine appliqués and silks. Was the 20s fashion ahead of it’s time or are we just simply being inspired by it today? I am forever studying the fashion in the 20s, and will be posting quite a lot about it in the future. Today I am leaving you with a fantastic Australian artist,  Samantha Battersb, who is also inspired by the same era…

MOTL Market

Well, I left for Bunbury on Friday afternoon, quite stressed because I was unwell all week (I was cool as a cucumber before I was unwell!). The drive was really pretty, similar to going to Perth, but a lot of mountains – loved the dimension. And as soon as we arrived to Bunbury I felt instantly ‘unstressed’, it must of been the sea breeze! We first spotted the hotel that hosts MOTL, then we checked out the beach and went for a walk in town. Not that they were open, but it looked like there was some lovely boutiques there. The coffee strip looked appealing too. I noticed a Gelato place and had to buy my favourite ‘crazy raspberry’ sorbet;  no artificial colours or flavours. I spotted their window. It had posters on it. The girl who served me was sweet, so I asked if they would be interested in putting up the MOTL poster. The lovely gentleman said yes and that he had heard of MOTL. Apparently his friend was going to have her flowers there. He said she is very lovely and I will certainly meet her! After that, I went straight to my motel and did all the last minute touches, readiness for the next day; Saturday –  the market day! I noted when I first arrived that I couldn’t see any flower stores whilst I was setting up my display.

*my display after the morning rush…  looks a bit messy*

Some of the lovely experiences of the day:

1. My first sale went to a Grandmother. She was quiet and understated. She looked like a special soul who generally spoils other people, while she lives a modest life. But on Saturday, I was so flattered that she picked a special necklace for herself from me! This was a warming start to my day.
2. There was a group of three lovely ladies. It looked like a mother and her two daughters in their twenties. They couldn’t decide what to pick and went past my store perhaps 5 times until they had someone special for each of them. They were so bubbly and cute.
3. My first metro-sexual guy sale, who purchased something for himself. This market really intrigues me.
4. A lovely well-traveled lady who bought something special for her daughter-in-law in Vancouver, Canada.
5. I got to meet other designers and artists! (You know who you are!)

And another lovely experience was a gorgeous (in personality and looks) woman who was SO in tune with my work, it was so special to meet her and I was very flattered. She spent, maybe… 20 minutes in my display and I enjoyed learning about her. When she decided on what to get, she mentioned something about her own creativity. She mentioned flowers. Flowers?? I asked her if she was “such and such”, having in mind I could be making such a fool of myself, but she said yes!! How amazing is that? I hope one day that we will cross paths again soon.

I look forward to my next market.

Secret Garden

A gorgeous cuff, lovely shoes, and a lacy parasol in shades of beige/tan is what I am currently lusting for at the moment. The cuff is designed and handcrafted by Leslie Janson, the shoes are elegant but not shy of practicality; with it’s petite heel, and as for the parasol, well…  just because. Now that I have convinced you how wonderful they are, you can now buy them for me. :p