Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

On Sunday, my mum and I didn't visit the market, can you believe it?! We love to go but didn't this weekend. Oh well, it's not all bad, I got to sleep in. We had some family coming over for lunch, so we spent the day with them, chatting and eating away. I even got to sneak in a bit of reading time in the sun, before they arrived.  I haven't been feeling well, so I really appreciated some time to sit and relax in the sun. My uncle's girlfriend made a lovely red velvet cake (below), a bit of a belated celebratory cake for my mum's and my recent birthday . Can you believe I only paid $5 for these boots at a market last year?  The lady who was selling them said she'd never worn them before  because the laces took too long to do up. Good things take time , I thought, and happily handed over my $5. This dress was another market find and cost even less ($3!) because there was a small r...

Hello again! I’m back!  Thanks for the encouraging words I've received through Instagram about my first post . These photos were taken yesterday, right after I got home from work. It was quite dark outside and I didn’t think I’d be able to get any decent shots, but you can’t notice the darkness, can you? The wonders of a camera flash! I just love cream shirts like the one I’m wearing. I call them pirate shirts, because of the puffy sleeves!  I used to have the perfect “pirate” shirt, similar to this one but it had a lower cut and buttons down the front. Then one day I splattered paint all over it while painting in my garden! I’ve been spewing about it ever since! It only cost $5 in an op-shop but I just loved it and I’ve haven’t found another one quite like it. Although I’ll never learn my lesson, I always forget to change my clothes when painting! Here I am trying to show off the puffy sleeves! These photos don’t really do them justic...