Pip asked 'whats been doing this weekend?' ... to market, to market ...

                                 





                                             Today the BFF said 'let's go to the market' ...


                                           ... we asked 'how much for the bowls?'

... $2 they said ...

... I had a konniption!

'How much for the cups saucers?'

 $10 they said ... all the above went home with the BFF!

How much for the hatboxes & suitcase (I saw more storage) ...

$5 ... I had a double konniption ...

... how much for the lamp ... $5 ...

they've taken up residence here! 

... finding Meredith Goat Fetta ... $14 - cheaper than anywhere was heaven  ...

Blossie's gone into hiding ... she knows we're not allowed to divulge the market ...

otherwise we'll have to do something horrible to you!

The ham, pear, walnut, mixed greens and goat fetta salad tonight was deelsih!

Have a fabulous week ... please don't forget to enter the Stash Share GIVEAWAY here.

Unconscious Mutterings week 357

I say ... and you think ... ?





1.   MacGyver ::   Macwanker.

2.   Garter ::   belt. 

3.   Wedge ::  potato.

4.   Inches ::   feet.

5.   Code ::   Morse.

6.   Water ::   running. 

7.   Running ::   water.

8.   Curly ::   Mo.

9.   Turkey ::  gobbler.

10. Stupor ::  unconscious.
 
 
 
More Mutterings HERE
 
 
 
 
 

Stash Share GIVEAWAY from an idea at Meet Me at Mikes ...

Thanks to everyone for joining last weeks Stash Share ...


 the lovely Sally was last weeks winner !



                                                    Up for grabs this week  :::

Published in 1977, 450 pages of basic sewing techniques ... sewing machine how to  - how to sew darts, pockets, hems, sleeves, cuffs, necklines, pattern alteration ... and so much more  ...

plus :::

400 grams of purple buttons ...

... plus a mystery bag of cotton laces and edging.

Drawn Friday December 4th ~ 8.30pm. after ABC 'Collectors'.

You know the drill :::

Please leave a comment on THIS posting and becoming a follower will get you in the draw!



Sorry only for Aussies ... International postage would blow the budget!

My Place or Yours :: That's Nice, That's Different, That's Unusual

Pip's chosen Theme Queen this week is Toni from Little Suitcase.

Toni asks ::

Does your home have a quirky feature or several? Something you throw a strategically placed coat over if people are visiting or avoid telling the real estate agent about? You might be very proud of your house flaw. Maybe you have issues with plumbing, and give the Meryl Streep toilet speech from Mamma Mi ... read more HERE

Toni says she won't tell anyone else ... so on that basis I'll show my avoidance ...

Hidden under an armoire 50 cm wide mixing bowl filled with jewellery ...

... the only clue is the edge of a sandwich bag that peeks out trying to escape ...

... good grief look how much there is ... 

... thanks heavens only Toni knows  ...

... phew my secret is still safe.

There's more that's nyoice, that's different, that's unewesyewl HERE

STASH SHARE NEW GIVEAWAY click HERE. 

Happyness is always knowing how blessed you are ...

Cherished treasures found their way into my life this week ...

Top row =
6 cougar print boxes for  fab storage from oo.com.au   ~ impossible without the Diva.
Gorgeous apothacary jar from Pet filled with roses from Flights of Fancy
Stunning red jacket scrunches into lunch bag from the Back Room at Petersham ~ Diva again.


Middle row =
Discount vouchers for Myers, Betts, Colorado = shopping till dropping via Shaz.
Gorgeous green diamond cut rock to do with as I wish from my fave vintage shop.
Vintage buttons & tortoiseshell bits from - can't tell you where - then you'll know too ;)


Bottom row =
Rosary beads and faux tortoiseshell cuff from Pet .
Yes another gorgeous jar ... told you I'm blessed :)
Christmas Earrings ... been threatening to wear these for years ... it's on!



... Blessed is putting it mildly ... I so hope my good fortune rubs off on YOU too! 

Taaaaaaaaa Daaaaaaa - GIVEAWAY Winner is ...

Due to cancellation of the Collectors on ABC ...


the draw was conducted at 8.10pm ...


under the  watchful eye of Blossom May ...




                              ... the winner is SALLY ...

please email me HERE with your details Sally ... buttons & edging will be on the way!!!



Thank YOU everyone for taking the time to visit and comment ;)

Op shop finds today ... means more GIVEAWAYS ...

Made a brief comeback into op shop world today ...

I'm ecstatic with the loot ...

red chenille $10 ... who'd have thought?

a couple of kgs of purple buttons  $5 ...

a Readers Digest Vintage Sewing Book  $4 ...

2 teeny spoons $2 ...

 new spatula $1 ...

                                                                  SOooooooooooo ...



                                                     ... Friday night after the draw ...

 

                                                 ...  a new GIVEAWAY will be announced  ...



                                    Sorry ... NO International posting ... too expensive  ...



                                            ...  preference given to Google Followers ...



                                  ... all will be revealed Friday night!



                              

GIVEAWAY 100 buttons ... from an idea at Meet me at Mikes

Inspired by Pip at Meet Me at Mikes and her 3rd Birthday Celebration ...

I've gathered 100 buttons to go to a new home.

Simply leave a comment below  ...

I'll pop your names into a deep a container ...

and draw a winner on Friday November 27 ...

after The Collectors finishes on ABC at 8.30pm ...

...  PLUS ...

I'll include a surprise bundle of Vintage edging especially for YOU.

     ...  see HERE for more generous giveaways at Pip's ... Yayyyyyyyyy!!!



                           Don't forget to pop back for photo's of the draw on Friday night.

Hydrangeas ...

Gorgeous hydrangeas hand picked by the Diva from her garden  ...

           

                                           

                                         

Blossie adored them too ... bliss !

Sydney 43 degrees - the fans are out ...

... the temperature hit 43 degrees in Sydney today ...

                  ... the heat didn't deter the fans for a second at the IDOL finale ...


                                    ... they queued, stood and sweltered all day ...

                                           
                                   ...  you have to love the Aussie's spirit ...


                                       ... or is it simply no sense no feeling ???

Unconscious Mutterings week 356 - I say ... and you think ? - Subliminal lunanina,

1.   Marathon ::   epic. 


2.   Debt ::   credit.

3.   Turn ::   round.

4.   Image ::   mirror.

5.   Sofa ::   couch.

6.   Envelope ::   opening.

7.  Cart ::   horse.

8.   Process ::   proceedings.

9.   Question ::   answer.

10. Rumor ::   assumption.
 
 
read more Mutterings HERE.
 
 
 
 

My Place and Yours ... My Collection ...

Kate from Foxs Lane is Theme Queen this week ...



                                     My Collection  ...

... there's travel souvenir charms ...

... faux pique worked tortoiseshell jewelry & curios  ...

                                       

...  glass buttons ...

... snow scenes that started the collecting ...

...boxes, baskets, cases ... my collection holding collections ...

...scarves ...

... powder compacts ...

...  sentimental treasures ...

...  a glimpse of just a smidge of sewing notions ...

... and the fabric ...

... Ooooops close that door ...

My Collections are me ... 

Magnolia Square at Randwick Racecourse ...don't miss it ...

The Sydney Morning Herald got it right ...

     Here's a teeny glimpse of some of the brilliance we discovered  ...

                                                 ... stunning leather from Sisken ...

...  delectable olives and oil by Chris & Neville from Wollundry Grove

... vintage typewriter keys to wear ...

... stunning leather wallets & clutches from the gorgeous Pratten girls ...

Check the retailer index HERE 

... we left relaxed like we'd never felt after a market visit before.

The beautiful ambience, the welcome, 

 the merchandise, the venue ooozed happiness, positive vibes abounded ...

... if you're in Sydney this weekend pop along ... you'll be so pleased you did!

Well done Magnolia Square girls ... hip hooray!

Yayyyyyy we're off to Magnolia Square ...

See you there ...

I feel a shoppathon coming on ...

Galliano - Paris Fashion week Spring 2010

I know Paris fashion week Spring 2010 is over ...

I adore these images ...

don't they make your imagination run wild ... aren't they divine ?

Unconscious Mutterings 355

1.   Grace ::   Kelly

2.   Shower ::   rain

3.   Alice ::   livingnextdoorto


4.   Purple ::   colour

5.   Apartment ::   living

6.   3 ::   odds

7.   Car ::   54

8.   Pregnant ::   baby


9.   Counselor ::   dangerous

10. Discretion ::   independence





check out more mutterings HERE

Meet me at Mikes ... Through the Front Door

Theme Queen for this week, Shelley from Femme de Montmartre, has chosen

"Through the front door ..."

Through the front door Blossom is waiting for me.

I often wonder how releaved she must be ...

as I am ... 

to hear me safely through the front door  ...

Blossie's fave spot at night is atop an ottoman, close by me ...

on her back, legs in the air ...

searching ...

she finds my hand ...

she'll lie there for hours, if I let her ... 

                                      ...  through the front door means safety to Blossie too.

Discovered a new bead warehouse ...

... the cheapest this side of the orient ...

... blew the budget ...

... fancied turquoise  - never have before ...

... the creating is a quandry ...

... watch this space

Toilet Paper ... Leopard - Zebra - Giraffe Prints ...

... you know I adore leopard print ...

... but ... three quid a roll to spend a penny is a bit rich ...

...  check out more lavish loo rolls HERE.

French Landscape with Poppies Tim Irving = remembering Amistace Day ...

The gorgeous Lynn at Paris Hotel Boutique held a competition ...

Taken by Tim Irving  my prize was this stunning print ...

                                              
                                                     "French Landscape with Poppies"

... today is Armistace Day ...

when in 1918 the treaty to end WWI was signed ...

... read more HERE ...

The signifigance of a red poppy was always paramount  ...

why has the tradition in Australia dwindled?

My grandfather and his family's lives changed due to him being gassed in that war  ...

Don't let's forget these men sent too far away ...

At 11am today please STOP and remember them.

My winning entry  ::

"French Landscape with Poppies" has me entranced and perplexed. What is that speck, that shadow in the distance? Did Tim catch a glimpse of the return of a young soldier to where in 1916 many of his mates lost their lives at war?

The red poppies bloom and sway in remembrance of the blood left behind by our young fallen soldiers ... could that be my grandfather guarding the poppies as they bloom?

I would gratefully cherish this gorgeous image.

52 Suburbs AUBURN ... Sydney Suburbs Photography ...

Gorgeous perspectives of AUBURN ...

Louise will be offering her 52 Suburbs series of photo's for sale on Etsy soon.




see more HERE

Unconscious Mutterings :: Week 354

I say ... and you think ... ?




1.Alarm :: danger.

2.Guest :: room.

3.Worm :: puppies.

4.Puppies :: CUTE.

5.Honor :: honour.

6.No! :: Yes!

7.Stomach :: gut

8.Counter :: act.

9.Waffles :: twaddle.


10.Plates :: china.




Read more mutterings HERE

Meet me at Mikes ... My Secret Weapon

What's your Secret Weapon asks Bricole over at Pips place?

Mmmmmm ... there's a zillion answers for this but ...

My secret weapon has to be my brain ...

everything I do is first done in my head ...

majority of the time it's like a twelve lane highway in there.

So much going on ... so many challenges ... 

unfortunately some projects never make it out of there ...

that's OK they're filed in the WIP section  ...

the Work In Progress section ... that's another story.

check out The Human Brain owners manual HERE