LOVE : the vintage shed

I love sifting through second hand and antique stores looking for little gems. For the last few months I have been looking around for a whole list of goodies and not having much luck finding them in good condition or at a reasonable price. 

So after reading about it here, today I went on a bit of an expedition down the coast to The Vintage Shed in Tyabb. And I am so glad that I did.  

Not only were the ladies simply lovely but the shed is honestly like Aladdin's cave for a vintage lover like myself. I came home with everything I had been looking for at a bargain price (no big city price rise there), plus a few extra goodies I couldn't leave behind. 

Here are a few snaps of some of my bounty - excuse the crap iPhone quality - and I promise to share very soon what all of these goodies will be used for. 

wicker shopping basket 

A shot of one of the stalls at the Vintage Shed - so hard to resist those canisters.

Bargain of the day - I got these chairs for $35 - for both. Oh yeah. 

Some of my finds - lots of crates, amber glass, 1940's artist easel & desk drawers

And the prize find of the day - sky blue 1950's lace garden dress - literally my dream dress - all for $50

when girls get wardrobe envy....

So my friend and I did a little internet shopping this evening. Now I don't support crazy manic silly shopping so we were just perusing. and then we came across some lovely oxfords at urban outfitters which were exactly what we both had been looking for. And then all these gorgeous things from twinset. And this is where we fell off the wagon my friends. My friend snapped up this & this and i snapped up this. and we are sharing this. 


see what i mean? 


we loooooossssst our minds. golly


but i guess on the plus side we will be looking super stylish for a while. 


and you can too - we still left some things in store for you so pop on over here

image via twinset photograph by jessica klingelfuss

my heart aches for you

New York, my heart aches for you. 


Ok, even i can admit that is a touch dramatic. 


But i do miss New York a lot. i can't believe it is almost a month since i was there. Oh well at least i have this new little collage to look at wistfully when i get all sad and miss New York. 

paris i love you

my director at work asked me to make something for him today for his wife's birthday. he is planning on taking her to paris later in the year (i know - so jealous). and he is going to surprise her with this news and wanted a sweet card to do so. so being the hopeless romantic i am, this is what i made. i was going for subtle & chic and a little bit wistful. i think i might make a few more like this, i love collage as much as i imagine i would love paris