Stuff and nonsense..

Summery bubblegum treats!

Just a sneak peek at the new collection i'm working on for a secret exhibition i've been asked to take part in...all summery brights, bubblegum pastel and acid wash denim, excited much?!

more info to come...and more photos!

Been busting some new moves...

And loving this song! It's inspired me for new accessories. They're in the works and all summery and bleached denim and bubblegum colours...I can't wait!!!

Christmas is coming...

and i'm working on some new bits and pieces to go with it when it comes!

I love christmas\!!

My first treasury.

Now i'm not that new at the whole etsy thing but I am new at the making of treasuries. So as I was trawling the thousands of shops I love online it occurred to me that maybe I could do one, just to see.

And here it is, my first ever treasury.
All about sisters and presents and how hard it it to find the perfect gift!

Too much melbourne for a girl to handle!

the bathroom door at the hairspray musical, love it!

hairspray!!

st kilda

a giant inflatable bottle of nail polish?!

and this my one and only rummage treasure...

I was SUPER restrained this time around and only let myself go when I stumbled upon Sarah of  Boxbrownies and THE rad-est little christmas gnome ever! Now i'm only just out of home and still collecting to add to my christmas collection of bits and pieces to set up arund the place come the holiday season. I'll be the first one to admit that I LOVE CHRISTMAS! So even though it's november, this guy has pride of place!

Now i'm am definitly hanging with my gnomies!

love him x

November rain/ rummage!

Well we were dubious about the weather but it turned out to be a really nice day. A little windy towards the end but all in all, a pretty good one.

Ash and I had clothes to share, handmade brooches, earrings and hairclips, handmade cards and gift tags and the most awesome little christmas tree decorations ever! (also handmade, of course!)

The new location I feel was a winner in the end. There were loads of other markets going on this weekend but it felt like we were in the thick of it. People who probably didn't even know about us stumbled upon the rummagers outside the library and for the better I hope. It was nice to see new faces and hopefully we made their day as much as they made ours.

I'll admit the sun did get a little burny as the afternoon rolled through but better sun than rain I say! (lets hope i'm not sunburt though!!)

Here are a few snaps of the day, just in case you didn't catch us!

from my side of the suitcase

cards and gift tags...

ash, loving it.

the set up

new brooches from underthestairsstudio (and earrings!)

Ashleighs' amazing new christmas trees! Super cute and just right for the tree!

...time to go.



Getting ready to rummage..

The weekend before rummage and I'm madly trying to make new brooches etc because I'de been fairly well bought out since the last one and it looks like i'm house sitting for a friend of mums. No problem at all, the dog is inclined to chew through anything that's left lying around but she's tiny so put it up high and you're laughing.
So off I went, all packed, with my craft under one arm and the over night bad in the other not 100% sure what I was getting myself into. Turns out though, an awesome time! With a cute as hell puppy, more kids movies than I could wrap my head around on tap and delicious pizza place right up the road who wouldn't be!!

My newest friend Roxy,

packing for rummage,

mixing ceramics and paper goods!

And the most delicious pizza for one/ wine combo!

All I want for christmas...

any one of these fantastic party dresses {i'm not picky}...and a party worthy of them!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/TimelessVixenVintage

Playing with new ideas

heart brooches

and bunting necklaces

Thankyou ebay

for feeding my art deco obsession.

The biggest garage sale on the north side...

Samford baby! Mum and I hit this one up last year aswell and I tell you what, this year was possibly just as good, if not better in the treasure stakes!! I got myself a HUGE load of old school kids books with the likes of The Magic Pudding, Peter Rabbit, The Bearnstein Bears, The House at Pooh Corner, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and all manner of little golden books...and MINI little golden books (that I didn't even know existed!!) all for the low low price of $11.

Because I have a miniscule foot I managed to squeeze into the raddest heels on earth, for 5 bucks no less! My sister wasn't so lucky with her bargain and they fell apart on her that afternoon when she wore them out, bugger. Lucky mum was around for an emergency pick up and shoe change!

I found the sweetest wee cut glass icecream dishes and some awesome doilies to add to the collection but I must say the find of the day stayed behind. As much as it saddens me I'm just not convinced my boyfriend would have been as pleased as I was with the pink velvet lounge suite with timber frame golden fringing...and so it got left behind.

the most amazing lounge suite in the universe...

possibly the greenest wardrobe i've ever seen (dad as good as laughed me down when I suggested maybe it was cool and we should make a purchase...sad face)

my rad new shoes, pretty much disco balls for my feet.

Get your nautical on!

This is one of my favourite new pieces that i've just put up on etsy. I honestly don't think I will ever find a zipper as cool or as colourful as this one ever again and it saddens me. Meanwhile, you can all have a wee look see here or over at my etsy shop Under the stairs studio.



Sunday, sunday..

A weekend of garage sales, church fetes, crafting, manual labour, trial and error, spag bowl, red wine, failed singstar attempts, the grand canyon, miss liberty herself and a lovely photography skilled sister. Here's but a taste of my epic weekend because I only have time for one upload and then I'm off to breakfast at the little larder with the sisters and the cousins, and the french toast with grilled banana and maple syrup!

love weekends!