Double dose of DIY
It’s a sad fact of life that all good things must come to an end, holidays in particular. I’ve had three whole weeks off but am back to the daily grind tomorrow –… Continue reading
Category Archive: op shops
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That’s a load of rubbish!
No, this post is not actually about my bedroom, although given its current state, you’d be forgiven for thinking that.Why is it such a mess? Well, it’s partly because I’ve been too busy… Continue reading
Chilled out weekend
So, it’s theoretically spring here in Melbourne, but in true crazy Melbourne style, today was more like mid-winter. Seeing as I had mountains of writing work to get through, the rain and cold… Continue reading
Buying nothing new @ Hunter Gatherer & BSL
Has anyone else out there taken the Buy Nothing New pledge? Don’t be shy, make yourselves known! As I mentioned a few days ago, I was one of the stylists for Fashion Friday… Continue reading
Stylin’ for Buy Nothing New!
Aggh! Can you believe it’s nearly the end of September!? Where has this year gone?More to the point, are you ready for Buy Nothing New month? Seeing as I only rarely buy anything… Continue reading
Lady Grey
How do you decide what to wear to big events? Usually (in Melbourne, at least) the weather has a big say in things and I leave everything to the last minute, but the… Continue reading
Frida Kahlo had a monkey…
… and I have a cat. But our outfits are kind of similar. Well, at least I think so. (photo from here) I bought this skirt made from Thai silk about two years… Continue reading
Blue and green should never be seen…
But what about indigo and green? I found this (probably handmade) jumper at an op shop last week for $3.50 (it was half price day at the Salvos, yay!). Unusually, for something probably… Continue reading
Turtleneck tute – inspired by Rumi Neely
In 50 years’ time, when historians look back at the blogging boom, one of the people they’ll definitely have to interview is Rumi Neely of fashiontoast. Thanks to her gorgeous (half Japanese!) looks… Continue reading
My-thai top
Hi, and welcome to the latest installment of “finally getting around to doing something with stuff that has been in my cupboard for about twenty years”. (First installment here, for those of you… Continue reading