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I have a new blog

2009-06-23T03:42:00.000-07:00

Blogger stole this blog for a while, so I started up a new one here, and I like it better! Please follow me over there!

blissful weekend...

2009-06-01T06:17:00.000-07:00

This weekend was spent travelling at our own pace down the beautiful Mornington peninsula

Eating one of Melbournes "top five" best custard squares, and finding my new favourite drink.

Stumbling accross a tiny wee op shop and finding a new treasure, a china bust to add to my collection.

Spending the evening catching up with old friends, and eating pancake parlour....mmmmm

Playing pool very badly

Spending a foggy sunday morning at the Camberwell markets, unearthing some bargins!

Including a 1960's boy scout cook book, two dresses, a skirt and a wool hat...

And then making a wholesome dinner and going to bed!

Next weekend we are doing the great ocean road...I don't like sitting around doing nothing!

Shoes, tights and thermal as per previous.

Dress $10 from the sallies.

Hope you all had a good weekend too!

shopping.

2009-05-27T05:48:00.000-07:00

Was going to go shopping today, but was thwarted by the agency....so I got changed and went to work instead!

Thermal: one of the wool ones I brought over from NZ, i'm so glad I did , they cost a fortune here!

Dress: Found at the Camberwell markets, and then hemmed etc..it has pockets!

Belt: savers

I need a haircut!

Arapiles adventure!

2009-05-26T03:16:00.000-07:00

Sunset little desert park

Arapiles again!

Arapiles...great view

No diving in the non-existent Natimuk lake

Queen of my castle!

We spent the previous weekend travelling around the Grampians/Arapiles area in a little rental car. And it was amazing!

We stayed in a deserted campground in a basic, but ancient caravan. Once upon a time it was apparently a popular holiday spot, but a few years back the lake it is beside dried up.

This gives the campground a kind of sad/creepy air...there is signs around the lake warning people not to dive in the lake, or swim in the water sking lane..and a jetty that leads to nowhere.

The boyfriend managed to get in a bit of rock climbing, and we climbed to the top of the Arapiles...the view was amazing, and well worth the gut busting climb!

The Grampians were also beautiful, even in the rain...there is so much wildlife!

Even though I did'nt think there would be any op shops open the weekend, I was lucky and noticed one open when we drove back through Beaufort.

And I scored a sweet wee tan leather clutch with an oversized button toggle.

love it!

a short post...

2009-05-24T04:48:00.000-07:00

Just to say i have not disappeared, the darn computor has been on the blink and then i went on holiday! I plan to post my holiday photos soon...

But because i am terribly tired I will leave you with this outfit photo from last week.

Dress: Savers Dandenong

Tights: from a plus size shop in NZ (they come up almost to my armpits, but they do fit my legs and bum!)

Shoes: introducing my new shoes..you will be seeing alot of them! I had given up on the idea of knee high boots - they either won't fit my calves or sag around my ankles - giving me "cankles".

So i decided mary-janes were the way to go I wanted a leather pair (they last longer), but they are so terribly expensive. It had got to the point where i was willing to pay the money for them though, because i had nothing to wear in cold weather. and i kept getting wet/cold feet. Although i like the open toe/tights look that others seem to pull off, the small practical nurse like person who lives inside me (she has a very loud voice!) told me that i find it hard enough to find tights without ruining them. So, to cut a long story short, just when i was about to give in to temptation, the thrifting faries smiled at me and I found these all leather babies in an op-shop in Brunswick. I love them.

all jewellery is thrifted.

Night!

epic journey to savers

2009-05-10T04:05:00.000-07:00

Today the boyfriend and I decided ( as in I decided and the boyfriend followed) to go to Savers in Frankston. So far I have been to three Savers since we moved here, and I have decided that Frankston Savers is the best, as it seems to have more stuff, and lots of nice pieces.
As we have no car we travel by foot, or public transport...which is not always on time, or even running for that matter.
Which was the case today, as part of the Frankston train line was being repaired, because we could not bear the thought of making the last part of our journey via a windy bus route we decided to head to Dandenong Savers instead.
I have read some reviews of Savers that report Dandenong being one of the best, but I found it to be pretty average, esp the mens area. There was'nt much in the womens clothing area either, though I did pick up a bright purple dress, an awesome pair of dark denim jeans, and an unusual cardi (all now in the wash!).
BUT, the book area was great...like a libary, and if you have small feet (ie size 8 and under) there are lots of cute vintage style leather shoes, piles of them...go check it out..if you live in Melbourne!
I attempted to wear in a pair of my vintage all leather heels today..my feet are killing me!
This is the first time I have worn the high-waisted jeans/tucked in top combo, and i'm not so sure it works? What do you guys think?

high waisted jeans!

2009-05-07T04:37:00.000-07:00

Or as high as i'm willing to go anyway, technically there are supposed to be "midwaist" jeans, but I am happy with them! I got them from Target...they are much better looking in real life, but I liked this photo because of the reflection!

The dress below is one of my most recent finds from the Camberwell markets, it is soft and hangs well, though I think I should make it a bit shorter...

I also brought the most amazing black lace dress....I will post photos soon!

The Dandenongs

2009-05-02T05:08:00.000-07:00

After a somewhat rocky start (got lost wandering the suburbs for an hour) the boyfriend and I rented a car and spent the day in the Dandenong ranges.
And it was lovely! The weather was perfect and the area is just stunning.

We visited the William Ricketts sanctuary, a truly amazing place, full of beautiful sculptures by an amazingly talented man.

I got the jacket above from the sallies, it was missing all its buttons and was too big...but I altered it and put on some buttons and tada! a new favourrite jacket!

These are all fired clay that were then moulded onto boulders and cliff faces, the detail is

mind- boggling!

The boyfriend posing in Olinda.

Tomorrow we are off to the Camberwell markets again...wish me luck!

I'm sick too....

2009-04-30T01:35:00.000-07:00

It seems in the blogging world at the moment (and probably in the real world too) everyone has a cold. Well I have also, unwillingly, joined the trend and am feeling somewhat sorry for myself.

I'm sure its not the mexican flu though!

All this mexican flu stuff reminds me of when everyone was all a flutter about SARS (excuse the pun). The hospital I was working at at the time had all the medical staff fitted with special long wearing facemasks. It was made pretty clear to us that if the worst happend and a major outbreak occured we were expected to turn up to work (regardless of whether we were rostered on or not) and work until we died or dropped from exhaustion.

What a great job!

Late morning I crawled out of bed and decided today was the day to wear my new leather jacket. It is so comfy and fits like it was made for me, and is offically new favourite thing!

I got it for $10 from the op shop near the Chapel street bazar, given how overpriced the op shops here tend to be I was terribly excited!

The top I scored from the salvos in St Kilda, along with some russian stacking dolls(love those things!) and a travel book for the great land of Aus!

Introducing my new canvas wedge heels scored from savers....

And a double score...

Not one but TWO pairs of vintage style all leather heels, one pair not even worn!

I find it SO hard to find vintage shoes, they are either made for people with tiny little midgit feet, or are so narrow that i can't even get my big toe into them.

So finding these were a huge score for me.

I found both pairs on a massive op shopping trip i did down the Frankston line...I spent all day getting on and off the train, getting all sorts of bargins, I didn't come home until 8pm!

I'm sure you will get to see all my other treasures as I wear them!

I'm off to eat some piklets with jam and cream....

because I can!

living it up!

2009-04-23T06:49:00.000-07:00

So we are now officially living our lives in Melbourne and we love it!

Both of us have jobs, and tho i don't like mine much it is well paid so i can't really complain..

I realise now that when i last lived here i thought i had seen alot of what the city had to offer, but in reality i saw very little. So the boyfriend and i have spent the last few weeks exploring the suburbs and the laneways and the markets as much as we can.

The boyfriend being the sweet soul that he is has been pointing out op shops for me to explore, and coming home and telling me of ones he has seen on his travels...poor misguided boy!

We are also no longer homeless, as we are now in a lovely sharehouse a stones throw from the beach in brighton, perfect!

The outfit photo above has been taken in our new bedroom (it came fully furnished and decked out like a hotel, little soaps and a mini bar!) and the dress i am wearing is one of three that i got from the Camberwell markets (i love them!), this dress has pockets and cost me a whole $2 and is so very comfy. I then had to pay an exorbinant amount to have the hem and the sleeves altered, so when we moved into our new abode our landlords asked if there was anything we would like them to find for us?(they are VERY accomodating!) and i said "do you happen to have a sewing machine that i could borrow while i'm here?"

Well the next day they turned up with not one but THREE sewing machines, one of them an old treadle singer..........I'm sure i will be able to make use of at least one of them!

So far I have been to 2 of the Savers stores, and i plan to put up the treasure i got later..

one of the best things i have thrifted so far, from the op shop in Oakleigh is the book "the far pavillions" by M M Kaye.

I started reading this book years ago, when i was prehaps 9 or 10, but i found it too hard to get into so i gave up, but now i love it!i have been reading it at every possible moment and i don't know what i will do with myself when i finish it....

Hope you are all well!

Melbourne, day three.

2009-04-10T01:57:00.000-07:00

We are still basically jobless, but the boyfriend has got a job trial on Tuesday so we are hoping that goes well...

Despite the fact there is still a worldwide cronic nursing shortage, I have still not got work, tho I have signed up with an agency. It is the weirdest feeling for me because I have never had to really LOOK for a job before, I have always had hospitals/agencies fighting to get me, or any nurse for that matter! they are still desperate, but more worried about there budgets at the mo!

Today we went and looked at the MOST filthy share house I have ever seen, it was so bad it should have been condemed...stinking piles of rubbish everywhere.

So even tho it was cheap we turned it down...

We are hoping to get a call about another place tomorrow.

T get full use out of our day tickets for the train we went to Prahran and then out to Brighton, I spent all of my wage shopping in Prahran when i last lived here!

Have just come back from a great dumpling dinner in chinatown...mmmmmmm

My outfit above is all new except the shoes, but the soles are stating to fall off so i hope to get them fixed tomorrow!

Melbourne

2009-04-07T02:27:00.000-07:00

We have arrived, a bit worse for wear and a bit grumpy and tired, but in one piece! (very dramatic for a 3 and a half four flight!). I now have to find an interview outfit that hides all my tattoos and get a job, no pressure! I saw an op shop round the corner from the hostel we are staying at, so I will check it out tomorrow.....

today i wore....

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Blue and white flower print dress, tan leather belt, merino cardy, and brown boots.

All thrifted!

I was tagged by lovely Rachael at http://fruitinabox.blogspot.com/ to reveal '7 things you may not know about me'.

1. I am a constant traveller, I think I might be settled and then I start finding myself planning my next destination.

2. I have seven tattoos, but have been tattooed a total of eleven times!

3. I love friends (the T.V show), I could watch it all day, it never ceases to be funny!

4. I have partied with jackaroos and jillaroos

5. I have a small mole on my lower lip, people are always thinking its a bit of chocolate and trying to get me to wipe it off!

6. Despite my boyfriends love of rock climbing I hate it, really, it bores me to tears.

7. I went and lived in the scottish highlands just because I was reading the "cross stitch" series at the time and I wanted to see what it was like! (I spent months trying to find the standing stone circle that is supposed to be near Inverness, according to the book, but never found it!)

so i'm going to tag:

Ana at http://ondressingup.blogspot.com/

Andrea at http://acatofimpossiblecolour.blogspot.com/

Lavender at http://lavenderandyolk.blogspot.com/

Milla at http://thelittlehousebythesea.blogspot.com/

Rosina Lee at http://rosinalee.blogspot.com/

Trish at http://trishhunterfinds.blogspot.com/

gotta go!off to dinner!

excuse my absence...

2009-04-05T03:23:00.000-07:00

I have not disappeared! For the last week or so I have been without the internet, I didn't realise how much it would be missed!

The photo above was taken after my work leaving dinner, my lovely workmates gave me the bunch of flowers ( only the second I have ever recieved in my life, take note boyfriend). My dress is a very cute handmade number, from savemart (again!), it has little feathers all over it.

Despite the great fabric this was the first time I have ever worn it, mostly because the waist is a bit tight ( goading me into losing weight), and the facing on the neckline is extremly stiff.

But because I loved wearing it so much the other night it is now packed away with ONLY THREE other dresses ( yes THREE!) in my suitcase, and will be coming with me to Melbourne, where it will hopefully live happily ever after!

The lovely Racheal at http://fruitinabox.blogspot.com/ has tagged me, which I hope to answer tomorrow, but what I want to know is how do I then tag other bloggers? and how do they then know that I have tagged them? I find this all so terribly difficult!

Blah Blah

2009-03-27T01:46:00.001-07:00

Am feeling a bit blah......

We head off to Melborne in a week and have no money and no jobs lined up, but we have to go because there is no work here! ( the boyfriend got made redundant a few weeks ago, and lines up with heaps of other guys every morning at the job agency looking for work!)

Hopefully we find something!

I found this dress ages ago, but shortend it and took it in last weekend, but I still don't like it...i'm so fussy!

I can't believe how many dresses I have...over 40! And I had sold around 20....but it barely made a dent in my collection.

Mum and I have spent the day cutting my wardrobe down to an acceptable level ( ie - will actully fit in my suitcase) and I made my sisters wedding cake...three tiers..it actully looks pretty good!

hope all you guys are having a great day!

had my tattoo redone today.....

2009-03-16T00:53:00.001-07:00

OUCH!!!

Did nothing today...

2009-03-09T05:02:00.000-07:00

just slopped aroud killing time before i went to work, but i threw this on to go to the tattoo palour to organise my next tattoos.

I got this top from cotton on a few months ago...it is a size XL (very depressing) but i find their sizes super small, i'm pretty flat chsted and tend to wear a size 10 - 12 up top !

so i loved the top and brought it in a "must buy something!" mood last time i was in chch. Then i wore it the whole day and decided it was too small and i felt fat so i banished it to the bottom of my draws..

And there it stayed, until last week when i ran out of clean tops(the perils of shift work!) and i had to put it on...and it DOES fit, and its so comfy and i love it!

the birthday boy...

2009-03-07T22:56:00.001-08:00

Today it was the boyfriends 'unoffical' birthday...technicaly it is his real birthday tomorrow...but i'm working tomorrow so we had it today!

I spent the morning at the car boot markets, and i got this fab skirt...its really more red than my stupid camera shows, and its a weird length, but i kinda like it!

I wore this to go hunt for my treasures...i found the t-shirt for $4 at the car boot markets a few weeks ago...i'm hoping the scary tiger face will scare off people trying to buy things i like at the markets! I also got a kimono style dress, a silky bodysuit, a cute wee jersy and the sweetest book, full of old valentines day cards and the stories behind them...its so, well, sweet!?

the birthday boy!

I found him a whole pile of secondhand t-shirts (it took me ages to find them in good nick and in colours he would wear and in the right size!) and i got him a brain tease thing, plus the bike i got him a few weeks back!lucky boy!!

then i made him a lovely dinner (if i do say so myself)

hes already planning my bday!?

ANTIQUE AND RETRO FAIR!

2009-03-07T02:03:00.000-08:00

My outfit..the best I could come up with after I had slept in!

I want all of this....especially the nesting tables..

They wanted over $400 for this formica table and chair set...I laughed quietly to myself, I I have a bigger table, in better condition, that I paid only $50 for, after smiling nicely at the guy at the local climbing centre! (the boyfriend is an avid rock climber, and i was bored..)

I want all of this too...except for the lamp! I already have the crown lynn swan..

The clothing racks...some lovely stuff, but I am soooooo very poor

Today the boyfriend and I went to the antique and retro fair in sunny Nelson, it was great!Most things were too expensive for me, but i managed to pick up some old school journals and a beautifully illustrated russian fairytale book from the 70's!The story was a bit bloodthirsty, but just when i thought the ending was going to be sad, the book took a magical turn and everything had a happy ending!As fairytales do......

Shopping day!

2009-03-01T20:05:00.000-08:00

so today i went shopping again, and i also have failed to figure out how to get my posts looking organised, the pictures are all over the place!i think i will end up having to ask the lovely Ana B at http://ondressingup.blogspot.com/ how to do this stuff!

The top picture is the alpaca jumper i found at the local car boot sales, i fell in love with this because of the neckline, it is black ,red, and white embroided in a kind of floral aztec pattern, its label says it was made in mexico, 1971!?The next photo is of my new oversize super soft light grey wool jumper, i love the pattern on it(see next photo down), and the price, it cost me 33 cents!( i got three things for $1) i can see that this jumper will be a staple over winter......

The next two photos down show my new dress and jacket, and bracelet, which i got from savemart...i love savemart...i have been to every one in the south island (i believe that the invercargill one is best for retro/vintage)! I haven't been to the north island yet (i know!) but me and the boyfriend now plan to move to wellington in 5 months, so i will have a whole new island to explore!

Anyway, back to the new dress.....i saw it on the rack and new i HAD to have it and that it HAD to fit me...even though its a size 10...and by some kind of miricle it does!admitedly it is a bit firm under the bust, but who cares, it gives me great cleavage, and believe me that is a hard thing for me to get!i love the details at the top of the dress and the soft cotton fabric...

The jacket is a handmade number...it has a wee label in it that says " fiona margetts, seamstress", i love it!its such a cute wee jacket, so comfy!

The next two pictures are of another 33cent number, its such a beautiful dress, its sheer and changes colour in the light, but somebody has mistreated it terribly and it has big holes torn in the skirt, so i plan to shorten it and make it into a top...i love the frills!

and then we have me in my brand new dress from stax...i plan to wear it at my sisters hens party, with my new shoes from the wharehouse(of all places!) and the velvet blazer i found at the car boot markets........

And finally, this photo shows what i actully wore today, while i was finding all my new treasures!

I am finally starting to feel better, after being struck down by a tummy bug last week, and we have started packing our stuff away....as we are heading to melbourne for 4 months in a few weeks!i am so excited!

i want this...

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see some more amazing stuff here!
http://www.slmetalworks.com/beds_d.html

2009-02-24T22:04:00.000-08:00

i feel so very crap..i have picked up a tummy bug and have spent the day on the bathroom floor, and i had to give up harry today...

what do we do???

2009-02-22T02:53:00.000-08:00

Today i was terribly hungover...all my own fault of course, but i still want to complain about it!once i had dragged my sorry self out of bed (while i was suffering the annoyingly chipper boyfriend did the dishes....LOUDLY) we made the trip to the car boot markets....and man did i score!but i will take phots of my haul and post them later....

afterwards we stumbled to the gypsy fair, and i got the most amazing giant purse...i will take photos of that too...

i love the house buses, for a while a few years ago the BF and i thought we would buy one...but after looking around we gave up, our interest has been rekindled today!the retro clothes sellers bus was amazing...and she had alot of clothes i wanted to steal!

It was so humid here in nelson today, with huge dark clouds hanging around, making us all keep looking at the sky and wonder when it would open....but the sky was tricking us and the clouds did nothing but look mad. The cotton top i have on has been 'rediscovered' by me..it was in one of the boxes of stuff i had for trademe, and i was just about to list it when i thought nope, buggar it, i was going to keep it for myself..and it is so comfy. i usually belt it at the waist, but i felt so terrible today i couldnt bear anything touching my tummy!i love all the needlework flowers and leaves on the bodice...and once again i found this gem in the bins at the recycling centre....

But, here is the sad little story behind the title.......
in two days i have to give up my beloved cat harry, as the BF and i were planning to go to Melbourne to live for a while, but now we are not so sure...
i have lived there before, and loved the shopping.....
both the BF and i are well travelled, and while we still have the travel bug, we get a bit sick of the loneliness that always comes when you move somewhere you know no one..and we are thinking, well maybe we should move back to Christchurch instead of melbourne, because we have friends there and could keep harry.....but then we will miss out on the chance to live in melbourne and the chance we may love it!
plus there is all the money we will need for the move...
but we kinda get a bit stir crazy when we live in christchurch...
but what if we make no friends in Melbourne, and we hate it?
and what if the BF can't find a job?
and we have to make the decision by tuesday or we will lose our harry...though he will be going to a great new home....
what to do, what to do!

trademe..

2009-02-18T00:36:00.000-08:00

I have been asked to put up a link to my trademe, so im going to give it a go so here it is
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=1500034, and if that does'nt work then search under 'members' and put in 'vicci1' and my stuff should come up!
computor stuff is so confusing sometimes!

2009-02-16T23:52:00.000-08:00

lazy day sunday...................

this sunday was spent going around the car boot sales, where i found the MOST PERFECT velvet blazer! so instead of spending the $55 i was going to spend on one at a local upmarket vintage store, i only spent $5, don't i sound cheap!and the other bonus was the cheaper jacket fits me better!yay!
and the boyfriend also had a good day, he got his bday pressie a month earlier..a fold-up bike, which he wants so he can take it on the public transport in Melbourne...he was so excited i thought he would wet himself!
The dress above is one i have shown before, but it is so flattering and i am still in love with it....
it was about 10 cents from the recycling centre..i found it ON THE FLOOR, where they seemed to be using it as a mat!but after a good wash it turned out to be a lovely floaty cotton dress with an embriodered neckline..and POCKETS!i love pockets.
my feet nearly died in these shoes, i have discovered that a few hours on the booze is different to a whole day sober when it comes to wearing high high shoes!
yesterday i henneaed my hair, it takes about three hours but it is so worth it..
and i listed a whole PILE of stuff on trademe, at $1 reserve, so hopefully i will get some money to add to my 'getting to australia' fund!

2009-02-14T03:50:00.000-08:00

valentines day breakfast...

for my valentines day gift i got breakfast in bed...handmade by the boy...homemade bread and hollindase sauce and local smoked salmon...mmmmmmmm!

we then went to the local markets and later shopped for a suit etc for the boy for my sisters wedding..he looked very handsome, mind you everything looks nice after breakfast in bed!

note the silver cutlery in the picture..i love it, and will spend hours at garage sales and secondhand stores looking for it!and i love my crown lyn dinner set too.....

the very unflattering picture of my valentines outfit is all to do with angle as far as im concerned..my thighs should never be looked UP at, i will remember this for the future!

the jeans are my nod to skinny jeans..i believe that PEAR SHAPED GIRLS SHOULD NEVER WEAR LEGGINGS AS PANTS OR TIGHT SKINNY JEANS!it makes us look like overstuffed sausages, about to pop.....

so i got these jeans from Farmers, they were really 3/4 pants with a rolled cuff and i unrolled them and they are not clingy..oh joy!i found the lacy top at the recycling centre yesterday, it makes my waist look tiny, not that you can tell, and has the most stunning pintucks and other little details..the cardy is from savemart, in a weird coral pink colour which people tell me i suit...i so need to dye my hair!i have been putting it off cause i use henna and it takes AGES, but is worth the effort...

2009-02-10T03:47:00.000-08:00

recycling centre goodness......................................
today i spent an hour at the recycling centre, and after searching through the bins i came away with a whole load of bargins
the Ashley Fogel jacket im wearing the picture..it is brown tweed and has awesome buttons! I don't ususally wear jackets this length, but i think i kind of like it...and its super comfy

This amazing vintage leather jacket, made in mexico, it fits perfectly and has the wide collar i love, but its a bit too long, so im not sure what i can do about that!?I love natural fabrics, but can't bear to buy new leather, so i only buy it secondhand...a bit warped i know, but at least its recycling!?

i got three beautiful leather bags, one with heaps of compartments and paisley silk lining! another is a document holder in stylish black with big old fashioned zips in perfect working order, and the other is a black wrist bag...i love it!

A black and gold lace puffball skirt from the 60's...too small for me but i could'nt leave it there, it was calling out to me, in a sad little voice..."i'm too beautiful to be left here"

I also got:

two scarves, one multicoloured silk, one handknitted cream and gold wool

one rust and white waisted dress

a rose silk dressing gown, in perfect condition

a lace camisole( i love these things!)

a grey flannel homemade top with a fitted buttoned hem

a blue and white kaftan top

an amazing belt with a lion buckle!

and some shirts for the boy...

and all of this for $8!

but...

while i was sweating my arse off in the iron shed oven that is the recycling centre...

I was sending my thoughts and sympathy to all those involved in and affected by the horrific bush fires raging accross Victoria, Australia. Currently NZ newspapers are reporting the death toll at 181 people...but this is bound to increase...

So if you have stumbled accross this page please consider donating some money towards the people and animals suffering http://www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news/detail.chtml?filename_num=260955

Thankyou.

2009-02-08T01:59:00.000-08:00

so i have decied to do it...on thursday i am going to buy the velvet blazer i have been lusting after for the last few weeks at one of the local vintage stores!
its over priced...but will be worth it!
this dress is a favourite...it has cute pin tucks accross the bodice, and one of those permenant pleat skirts..it was too long...and took me AGES to sew up, it now has a bubble hem kinda look to it which i like...

2009-02-06T03:33:00.000-08:00

we spent last weekend in takaka...

i love wild and windy days, i used to frustrate my parents when i was younger because i would waste heaps of film taking photos of the sky when they let me have the camera...good thing i now have my own!

while the boyfriend spent the weekend hauling himself up rock faces i swam in the stunning river and entertained myself by seeing how long i could hold my breath...i love swimming outside.

it was another nice break but we stayed at hang dog, the rock climbers camp and it is very basic...

had to chop of my head in the photo cause i was pulling the strangest face, it was scaring me, and probably would have scared any small children or dogs who saw it....

the dress was found in the recycling centre bins ( its always an adventure going there!) it was way longer and the skirt was made up of acres of fabric! i love it with my little reversible 50 cent belt!

2009-01-27T23:38:00.000-08:00

INNAPROPRIATE DRESSING.....

Despite the fact it is summer here i decided to wear my new

wool dress today...in my defense it was coldish today!

I scored this dress at savemart, it cost a whole $7 and fits me perfectly, i love it!

i've had my super warm scarf for ages, i think i got it in new york somewhere? it is lost in the dark corners of my memory!

the other star in these photos is my beautiful cat harry, he was a 25th bday pressie from the boy, and i am currently torn and devestated because i am heading to Melbourne in a few months and i have to give him up!

i think i have found him a good new home, but he and i are like peas and carrots and it is making me very sad..

And i have offically gone three days now without any ice cream or chocolate........!its a mircle!

is anybody else watching the meteor mini series? its really a bit depressing!?

2009-01-24T22:38:00.000-08:00

What a great weekend! me and the boy spent a few days camping round marlbrough...stayed the first night in pelourus (so beautiful, but so many mossies!). The airbed sprung a leak and made for a very uncomfortable night...invested in a foam mattress for the next night. Thanks to the uncomfortable sleep i was up really early and took all these misty pictures of the river, the boy kept on sleeping though, men can sleep through anything!

Our next stop was Blenheim for the car boot market, it was scorcing hot, but nothing was going to stop me from finding some bargins! not much there in the way of clothes, but i did find a weird little book about being a nurse in the 50's, i found it fascinating as i too am a nurse, it lists, among other things....how to wash a patient, make a bed (with diagrams!) and keeps refering to the doctor as a male....

I also scored the cutest little photo album, in almost perfect condition :->

And a great pair of togs, probably from the 80's, but they have the little skirt this and they look great on (well i think so anyway!), plus i love how bright they are....

It was so hot for the time we were there i lived in my maxi dresses, both from Jay jay's, not a place i usually shop because the fabric tends to be a bit..well...crap, and the dresses are way too short for the likes of me!but i love these two dresses, they are so comfy on hot days!the jewlery is all from opshops, except my moonstone and silver pendant from Melbourne(which you can't see!) . The boy and i are moving there later in the year and i can't wait!

This week i have set myself the challange of NO ice cream or chocolate, i am addictted to both and it has been bothering me for a while, it will be hard, i hope i can do it!

wish me luck...

p.s i forgot, i also found the most dinky little deckchair with rockers instead of legs..for only $2.

2009-01-19T23:37:00.000-08:00

the suprise was good, a pair of cute earrings in the shape of wee bulls(my star sign), and o cool oil burner thing! ( the kind of handmade things you can only get in Takaka!). Am on night shifts at the mo, am soooo very tired.....

2009-01-18T01:47:00.000-08:00

I cleaned and reorganised the whole house today...how good am i!. This is what I wore before i cleaned the house...

Spent the first part of the morning eating my way around the bay..i was hungry!

Three ice creams (i love icecream), one wrap, one strawberry tart(very yummy), and some hot piklets(courtesy of mum) later i was finally satisfied, and had driven all over the place, so thought i should finally do the cleaning!

The skirt is from the red cross, the T-shirt from supre and the shoes from colorado...its been AGES since ive even owned a skirt, but im pretty happy with this one.

The boyfriend is still away, but he tells me he has got a surprise...hes back tomorrow, if its good ill tell you what it is!

2009-01-17T05:08:00.000-08:00

Yes, i have worn the floral dress below before, but I finally found a pair of tights today that fit...a mircle!i always find that no matter what the packet says, tights never fit me...my legs are somewhat generous!the last pair i found that fit i brought in the UK in the plus size womens area...and dont even get me started on trying to find knee high boots *sigh*, dreams are free..

At the moment it is 2 in the morning in lovely Nelson...and pouring with rain outside, and I cant sleep so i decided to give my new tights and ankle boots a whirl..

The second dress i got for $3 at the red cross shop a couple of days ago, it was much longer then this so ive taken it up, and it has cute fabric with little acorns and oak leaves all over it!but..

I'm not sure i actully LIKE it...it might grow on me..

I've spent the day at the markets and sewing up a whole pile of dresses, most of which i will list on trademe or give away..i just have so many, boxes of them...and i want to see them all go to happy homes before i travel again. The scariest thing is that i have collected all these dresses in the 11 months I have been back in NZ!So if anyone is looking for a particular type of dress just tell me..it may be languishing in one of my boxes..

P.S excuse the demon cat and the messy house..the boy has gone on a rock climbing trip, and i have been slumming it!

2009-01-13T04:52:00.000-08:00

crappy day, terrible shift at work. Have promised myself i will never be an alcohlic or join the army. Took some good pictures yesterday of some dresses im listing on trademe...the one on the left i brought at the nelson markets, i loved it then and i still love it know, but the fabric does'nt love me!the one on the right i got off trademe a year ago...its lovely but i have too many dreses...speaking of too many i went op-shopping the other day and got a whole pile of bargins...hope to load the images soon!

2009-01-11T02:49:00.000-08:00

lovely day today..the sun was shining and we had nowhere we had to be!after a lazy sleep in we took the long way out to the pokororo fair and ate crepes and ice cream in the shade( neither dickie, the boy friend, or i are equiped to deal with the sun..we burn even THINKING about it!). Later on my family turned up and we all went swimming in the motueka river...it was devine..and i got to try out my new togs!

I love this dress, it fits me perfectly after only the most basic alterations, it is made out of the lightest material and its been homemade by some clever soul...so its a one off!It has the cutest shawl collar...

I got it from one of the $2 op shops in Christchurch, there used to be three of them but now there is only the one in ferrymead...its crammed with stuff!takes ages to look at everything, but its worth it cause its so cheap and I always find SOMETHING i love! I know most the op shops in Christchurch off by heart, they are stored away in my little internal thrifting map, now so are the ones in nelson!

2009-01-09T12:10:00.000-08:00

A few of my favourite treasures....yes, I collect large china animals and kiwiana!

2009-01-09T12:04:00.000-08:00

This dress is a bit of a partial sucess story. Brought off trademe a week ago it was a long poofy 80's style dress with an elastic waist( i HATE them!) and shoulder pads. It took me the best part of the afternoon but i hemmed it and removed the elastic waist...but it looks like i made it too short!...i dont like my knees. I think it will look better with black tights and boots...more a winter/autumn dress i think!will try it out one day and post it to see.

2009-01-08T00:51:00.000-08:00

so, my first proper post! my camera has died so im posting an old picture...

I got this dress in kuala lumper...after travelling for months we had next to no money, but i was hanging out to buy SOMETHING other than food..so i escaped from the money grinch ( the long suffering boy friend) and ran off in the middle of a monsoon (i soon realised this was a major flaw in my plan) to one of the huge local markets, where i found racks and racks of secondhand clothes..so to cut a long story short i found 2 dresses, one i have since sold, and this one, which i wore constantly while travelling in Australia (see smaller picture)...it has the cutest little sail boats all over it!

When i got home to NZ i got mum to take it in for me...yay!

The shoes are one of my fav pairs...super comfy..Ilove the little cardy too, i found it in a clothing bin at the recycling centre, it had no buttons so i poached some off an old skirt that had died a natural death..

I spent the day op shopping today, scored the cutest little bag and a sweet wee jumper, not that i will be wearing it being as it is so darn hot!

I have a blog!

2009-01-07T23:21:00.000-08:00

Yay, i have a blog...now i just have to get my camera to play ball too...