Hello autumn

It's autumn in Australia already! (Can you believe it?)

Pictures from weheartit.

Hello, my dear friend, Autumn, you have arrived today. I look forward your company as I watch the trees change colours and shed their leaves; I welcome the cool respite you bring, the refreshing rains, the smell of the air, the crispness of it against my skin. I shall savour hot soups, casserole dishes, warm pies and red, red wine. I love the dusting off of scarves, hats and warm jackets, the layering of clothes. I delight in the boundless opportunities to stay at home, wearing my cosy socks.

What do you love about Autumn?

Claire Incorruptible

One-off. designer. vintage.
Clothes. shoes. bags. plus other gems such as Lagerfeld umbrella above.
Love. love. love.

Can you tell I'm smitten?
From here.

If I were...

This post has been circulating the blog world for a while now but I thought I'd give it a try myself:

Picture from here.

If I were a month, I’d be December.

If I were a day of the week, I’d be Saturday.

If I were a time of day, I’d be the moments just before sleep.

If I were a planet, I’d be Venus.

If I were a sea animal, I’d be a sea urchin (bad-assed and hard to eat).

If I were a direction, I’d be North, always staring straight ahead.

If I were a piece of furniture, I’d be a comfy bed.

If I were a liquid, I’d be red wine.

If I were a gemstone, I’d be a diamond or sapphire.

If I were a tree, I’d be a Eucalyptus tree, so I'll smell nice.

If I were a tool, I’d be a makeup brush.

If I were a flower, I’d be an orchid.

If I were a kind of weather, I’d be a light Spring shower.

If I were a musical instrument, I’d be a cello.

If I were a color, I’d be pink.

If I were an emotion, I’d be Happiness.

If I were a fruit, I’d be a peach.

If I were a sound, I’d be a giggle.

If I were an element, I’d be air.

If I were a car, I’d be any type of convertible.

If I were a food, I’d be sweet and sour pork.

If I were a place, I’d be a lavender field.

If I were a material, I’d be silk or tulle.

If I were a taste, I’d taste like nutella.

If I were a scent, I’d be freshly brewed coffee.

If I were an animal, I’d be a bird, so I can randomly poop on people.

If I were an object, I’d be a pair of glasses and help someone see.

If I were a body part, I’d be the pinky.

If I were a facial expression, I’d be a blush.

If I were a song, I’d be "Let's get out of this Country" by Camera Obscura.

If I were a pair of shoes, I’d be high high heels.

Whiteflash calender giveaway!

It might already be nearly March but I'm positive you will find a use for this calender from the generous people at Whiteflash.com. Filled with pictures of droolworthy diamonds and precious stones, this calender is beyooooooootiful and it could be yours!

To enter, simply leave a comment on this post before Friday 5th March, 5 pm. A winner will be picked at random and notified. Good luck!

An orange a day

Today I am feeling a little under the weather; nothing serious, though the doctor did prescribe lots of sleep and vitamin C. So while I've been sucking on oranges all day, I started to think about how underated the colour orange is, considering it's so uplifting and decided to share my dose of cheeriness with you.

Pictures from weheartit.

Poladroid Project

Oh my! I got so excited when I read about the poladriod project on the Cole + Josephine blog, that I immediately downloaded the app so I can have some fun myself.

The app has a very authentic feel to it; there's the familiar click sound as I drag the photos onto the camera icon, and the picture slowly develops like the real thing. I even used Photoshop to add the captions to them. The photos have a lovely vintage feel to them, awesome!

Here are some of mine:And because I'm a vainpot, I made one of myself too:You can download your poladroid from here...have fun!

A photo tag

Sometime ago, I received a photo tag from the lovely Kasia B. The rules of this tag are:

1. Open your 1st Photo folder.

2. Scroll to the 10th photo.

3. Post the photo and the story behind it.

4. Tag 5 or more people.

I was really worried I would find an awful 10th photo in my photo folder but thankfully, it turned out to be this rather pretty picture (phew!).This photo was taken on my trip to Lake Glenbawn with Stu a couple of years back. It was to be our first camping trip together but unfortunately it rained so heavily our tent got destroyed, so we ended up spending the night at the back of Stu's 4WD, which you can see in the picture. I thought it was quite the adventure!

I'm tagging:

The Right Hypotenuse

A Sight To Be Seen

A Pyre of Soviet Kitsch

Cole + Josephine : art + life

Lavender & Lace

Globetrotter

E TELLS TALES

a natalie moment

Insights

tales of me and the husband

Have fun!

Barbie and me

I came across these gorgeous pictures of Barbie from this blog and it brought back so many wonderful memories of Barbie and me that I want to share with you today:

• When I was a little girl, my father could not afford to buy me a Barbie doll house, so my brother made me one out of cardboard. I spent hours decorating it and to this day, I think it's the best doll house a girl can ever have.
  
  
• As I was the only girl in the neighbourhood, I used to play with my brother and his friends when we were little. We would play rough "boy games" first and then as a trade, one of them would have to play Barbie and Ken with me.
  
  
• I started collecting Barbie dolls when I was a teenager and then stopped when I hit my 20s, to this day I have over 50 of these dolls, brand new, unopened at my parent's house.
  
  
• At university, I wrote an entire final essay about Barbie as a postmodern icon and scored a High Distinction for the assignment.

What are your memories of Barbie and you?

Somewhere over the rainbow

Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

It was raining mostly at Jervis Bay, but Stu and I still had a perfectly lovely time together and even managed a romantic walk on the beach with our brolly, ha! I read somewhere that if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain...I think that makes so much sense.

Pictures from weheartit.

Valentine's weekend

Picture from weheartit.

Are you doing anything special this Valentine's Day? Stu and I are heading down south, to the beautiful Jervis Bay for a weekend of fishing, because fish and worms are so romantic (not!).

Have a great one, whatever you end up doing. Happy Valentine's Day!

Awards time!

Some wonderful awards have come my way recently, and I'd like to take the time out to say thanks and pass them on to more lovely bloggers I've met along the way. ♥Thanks to Aubrey, Whimsy Loft and My Favourite Things, I am now the proud recipient of the Sunshine Award, thanks girls!

I would like to pass the Sunshine award to:

Miss Mayhem

One shoe two

TRIUMPHS and blunders of a KOOKY gal

Not Your Average Ordinary

Dream ChYmEc!nDy**

The next award comes from the very beautiful Fleur from Not just about Fashion...thanks darl!

This Princess Award goes to:

Under the thespian sky
A Study in Contradictions
confessions of a crybaby
C'est La Vie
a creative cat

Next up, the lovely Missy May gave me this Kreativ Blogger award, woohoo!I will now pass the Kreativ Award to:

Victoria Stitch
The Snogging Badger
In Bug's Drawers
Hijiri
CRAFTINESS NOW

The next award comes from wonderful Stella, thanks babe!I like to pass this award to the following blogs I ♥:

A Girl Like Moi
Pinecone Camp
Melbourne Epicure
Rachel B. Blog
Le Chateau des fleurs

I also received the following award from Missy May and Creative Croquette, thanks ladies! I now pass the Happy 101 award to:

My Favourite Things
glitteryeyesxx
{ one delightful button }
Whimsy Loft
My Creative Life

And finally, this "All that glitters award" comes from the gorgeous Liz (yay!)

This award goes to:

Little Bear Stories
Cristina Allende
Curly-Chic!
Language Timothy
Colour Collective

Congrats! And thanks to everyone for your continued support.

Take a bow

These pictures make me want to wear pretty bows in my hair.

Pictures from weheartit.

Sponsor shoutout: Hijirik Studio

I sure could do with pretty daily reminders like this: And wouldn't this look just fab in the kitchen?And wouldn't you love to have personalised stationery like this? (I do!)

These beautiful letterpress prints are the fruits of love of Hijirik Studio. Handprinted with eco friendly soy ink, they make wonderful additions to the house and are also fantastic gifts. Right now, Hijiri has a number of love themed Alphabet greeting cards in stock that are perfect for Valentine's day, be sure to check them out!

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