Blackbird Market - Brunswick Steet, Fitzroy.

The time is fast approaching to the second Blackbird Market held this Saturday.
I'll have a stall there selling my Sterling Silver Vintage Stud Earrings, my Magnet Sets made with Vintage Buttons, Necklaces and more.

If you're in Melbourne on Saturday and looking for something to do come down and say hi, grab a beer, listen to some live music and check out the gorgeous vintage clothes etc and locally made creations.

Blackbird Market
at The Workers Club
51 Brunswick Street
Fitzroy
11am - 5pm entry is free

Op-shop beauties

I'm alwyas on the look out for gorgeous vintage children's book at my local op-shops or (as you may call them on the other side of the world), thrift stores.

I always end up buying them, and some I just cannot bring myself to chop in to.
These two are an example of that, they're just too cute and in such great condtition for their age.









You can find my paper tags in my second etsy store koot keep checking back for new listings.

Button Magnet Sets available now

A Jewel on the Forest Floor


Strawberries and Cream




I love vintage buttons and have such a huge and wonderful collection sitting on my workbench in glass jars.



Each button carries its own story and I'm having alot of fun mixing them up a bit and creating Magnet Sets.
These make for a great gift idea for that someone in your life who has everything, or be the envy of workmates and jazz up the office or to pretty up the fridge at home, either way they arrive nicely packaged and ready to give as a gift, even if it is for you :)

Midas Touch Magnet Set


Retro Pink - Magnet Set

Sunny Side Up - Magnet Set

Baa Baa White Sheep

This lovley sheep has been part of my family for years.
My mum bought it when I was a child and I always loved it.

It was moved around the family home from room to room and when I moved out in my twenties mum asked me if I wanted it, I quickly said yes, but my husband didn't understand why I wanted it.



I guess it just holds alot of childhood memories, coming home from school, coming home from camps, coming home from swimming lessons and Mr Sheep was always there.

Now he sits atop our bookcase and my daughters love him too!

New Etsy Store - Now Open

This idea was tossed around in my mind for a very long time, and I finally gave in and opened up a second etsy store named: koot.

You may wonder how I came up with the name so let me paint that picture, (so to speak); my youngest daughter Celia who is 2 years old is still (obviously) learning how to talk, when she sees something that is cute, she says, "Oh look Mumma, koot" so that's how it came to be and I love it!

In this shop I'll be listing alot of vintage lucite, destash, tags and whatever else takes my fancy, it's a nice and refreshing distraction away from my jewellery.

Large Vintage Lucite Purple Beads


Peacock Blue Hearts


I hope you can pop in and take a look around, I'll be listing alot more over the next few weeks.

Nouveau Swirls and Lila

I've been busy over the last week making new pieces, my latest two pairs of earrings are now up on etsy for the world to see.....and buy :)

Nouveau Swirls feature these funky Vintage Lucite Beads in Teal together with a beautiful Vintaj Nouveau Swirl connector.



Lila features these amazing lilac and gold engraved beads which look like genie bottles to me, only round. I love these beads and they hang from Vintaj Natural Brass Chains.

I love my new dress!

This dress is the best clothing purchase I've made in a very long time.
It's made by the lovely and talented Franziska who is originally from German and now living in Melbourne, Australia.

Fran sells her wonderful creations out of her shop named lyptis.
Her shop name lyptis comes from euca-lyptus.
Fran likes eucalyptus trees, she says "they smell so nice and are always green."
I agree and it's a great name for her shop.


The fabric is charcoal grey and 100% wool, it's so soft, comfortable and flattering to wear.

I wore it out for the first time over the weekend to my nephew's 1st birthday and I received many postitve comments.

Thanks again Fran, I know I'll be back for more.
Be sure to pop into Franziska's shop and add a nice, quality piece of clothing to your wardrobe.

Hot, hot hot here in Melbourne!

If you live in Victoria or South Australia you will no doubt be super hot today and for the next few days.

"The furnace-like conditions were forecast to continue until at least Sunday, likely giving the city six days in a row above 40 Celsius for the first time since 1908, after Tuesday's top of 43.2 degrees.

As Adelaide sweltered, conditions further north were even worse with some outback centres reporting temperatures above 50 degrees, prompting health authorities to urge all South Australians to take extreme care.

The heatwave is continuing in Victoria today with 43 degrees forecast to hit Melbourne.

The Bureau of Meteorology says that Victoria's weather will remain hot for another week with temperatures mostly above 30."

To top it off it doesn't cool down overnight and our house (and surrounding areas) lost electricity for around an hour last night, the house quickly heated up, Miss 2 woke up and I did all I can to keep everyone cool with wet face cloths.

I was thinking about those beautiful and majestic King and cheeky Gentoo Penguins that we visited at The Melbourne Aquarium last Sunday, they were having so much fun swimming in the waters and playing on the ice.

My girls, as was I, were fascinated by these gorgeous creatures.



Celia's hair elastic by the lovely Lou from ButtonsByLouLou

Buttons

I have a love for buttons and have a huge stash of them too.
I've been playing around with them over the last few weeks and I'm having alot of fun in the process.

I made up a few Christmas gifts for homes which consisted of magnet sets and I'm now slowly adding them to my online shop.






Keep your eyes peeled for more magnet sets, hair pins, brooches and more.