Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

As promised, in this blog post I will be sharing my embroidery creations. During our first stint of lock-down, my sister and I participated in online embroidery classes once a week. We learnt how to embroider flowers and since then, I've been obsessed. Each piece took hours to create and I treasure every one of them. First I made this t-shirt. I'm not really a fan of plain, solid t-shirts and this one has been sitting around in my drawers for years so I thought I'd jazz it up!  That's much better - now I'll actually wear it in the summertime. Worn with some jeans, it gives off a 1970s casual look. And a little jewellery never hurt anyone. These pieces are all second hand and whilst the rings are modern, both bangles are vintage. My love of coral, turquoise and snake jewellery will never die! After completing the t-shirt, I moved straight onto embroidering this plum cardigan. Inspiration struck after I saw a similar one...

Hello! I've had the strangest feeling all day. I've been feeling so moody, like I could burst into tears at any second. Little things have been bugging me and it's all a bit bewildering to me.  Of course, you wouldn't be able to tell by these pictures I took last week. The red dress is so cheery, can you believe I found it at a market when it was still selling in an Australian store called Valleygirl? I haven't been up to much this weekend, other than doing some work in preparation for parent teacher interviews and spending time with  my family and cousins.  This morning, my dad, Dedo and I went to visit the cemetery  as my Baba's two year anniversary is coming up. Afterwards we hung out in my Dedo's garden, picked some of his homegrown cucumbers and were delighted by a bird nest that's in his grape plant - it has three small blue eggs inside!  In the afternoon, I went with my mum and dad to the city to buy some C...