I've been thinking about the bluebird of happiness a lot lately. I used to have a wind up china figurine that played the tune. They featured pretty heavily in my childhood actually. I used to ride down to Barwoods Toy Store to oggle the bluebird jewellery in the glass cabinet.
Today (nearly everyday actually), I'm wearing my current uniform which features blue & birds & music too.
OK, so maybe I'm not as in love with brown as I used to be. I blame the grannies.
In an effort to re-affirm my love of brown & inspire new combinations of the same 3 or 4 shades I'm wearing:
brown boots
brown wool top layered under
beige/biscuit vintage heart dress purchased from the Op Shop
You can see more (not brown) granny action in Pip's granny a day flickr group here.
& a giant granny square that Jhoanna picked up at the Op Shop too.
as outer wear.
Today was a superb autumn day.
I've been enjoying possibly my last chance to wear this gorgeous piece which was made by my great grandmother.
around my neck.
I'm wearing a very official looking badge that really just says "I like to help", one of my swizzle rings, a great pair of Op Shopped jeans & a truly fabulous pair of French Op Shopped shoes.
Spent the day at Stitches & Craft helping out Fi, chatting to Justine & thinking that the crafty souls represented in the incubator had done us all proud. Nichola let me know that that vest I knitted out of denim had been sent down the runway in some serious high fashion style.
Not forgetting everyone's favourite aunty. I touched her stuff!
same cheesecloth top.
Worn as a dress in 1978 & as a top (over bonds singlet for modesty) 2009.
Not looking as cute as I did then...
Image taken in the Fitzroy Gardens by swank Melbourne photographer (whose name escapes me).
you could get crafty bathers. Of course it's fake craft but the back stitch bling gives me a kick.
I'm not wearing much - stinking hot. Sticking with the bathers over the next few days. I am sporting a lovely shade of pink on my shoulders though.
Today was supposed to be the day I officially launched building our future & showed you a pic of the site cut & got all excited & then promised to only bore you on the building blog.
But...we're on hold until Friday.
At around 7:25am my brain threatened to burst out of my temples...so in an attempt to cheer myself up I put on some cherry gear (yep - including cherry undies!) & headed out for coffee. It was just a little too early for a vodka!
If you see me between now & when school goes back there's a fair chance I'll be wearing this top. I love it.
Tossed on over the bathers after a dip at Eastern Beach today.
We were greeted with a much cooler Melbourne than expected & now I'm keen to get the salt & suncream out of my hair.
My latest subscription has led me to this method which I'm going to have a crack at today.
Today I'm wearing...
Freshly washed hair
& one of my favourite wool (what happened to summer?) tops
& a teeny embroidery WIP brooch made by me.
I bought this shirt from my favourite Op Shop a few weeks ago & I've hardly taken it off.
During the first week I wore it every day. It took until Day 5 for The Date to notice...
The original owner was a Guide with 3rd Canterbury & a patrol leader. She wasn't too flash with the needle & thread though (& hasn't achieved her needlework badge). The wonkiness of the shirt only makes me love it more.
What I'm wearing players in Dear Fii's sidebar.
A few lovely folk have offered alternate Wednesday games to play.
Amy's playing on my fridge & Fi's offered "What I'm wearing". I'm going with what I'm wearing because I LOVE what I'm wearing today. I opped (thrifted) this shirt from St Vinnies in Kew! It's gorgeous (although the buttons do tend to pop open at their whim). Ah well it's all foam these days anyway.
The best thing about this shirt is the dialogue that goes along with it...
Friend/Acquaintance/Stranger in the street: "Oooh I love your shirt."
Me: "Isn't it fabulous. It was $2 at Vinnies."
Totally classless I know but I do wear my Op Shopping heart on my sleeve & bargains are like badges of honour.
Finally, how good does my freshly rendered wall look?