Are you as into online shopping as I am? I find it so dangerous! But living at the bottom of the world, often we don't have much of a choice, there are just better (and cheaper!) things online.
Here are a few things I'm crushing on at the moment. In all honesty though, the Coach bag is on it's way....oops.
One Pride & Prejudice Two Coach Candace Carryall Three Coach Keyring Four Gold Heart Ring Five iPhone Case
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Happy Friday! I'm so glad the weekend is nearly here. What have you got on? Tomorrow my friend and I are are hosting a 'Walk for Hope' to raise some money for breast cancer. I'm hoping the weather clears up a bit! I'd also like to get down to the park and do some biking. You see, I went to Bicentennial Park here in Sydney a few weeks ago where you can hire bikes. I don't think I've ridden since I was about 16 which is a fair while! I had the BEST time and felt like I was 10 again. It's got me thinking how nice it would be to have a bike of my own. There's some great areas to bike near me, I'm a bit uncertain of the road, but there's heaps of bike paths. Anyway, if I'm going to do it, my bike will be very cute. Here's a few I've seen and like, some are just a dream!
This is I think my favourite bike, the Sommer from Pappilionaire. And they're Australian which is even better.
The Dannebrog from Velorbis. Loving the red!
And the Craighton OMA from Achielle
The Royal 5 Star from The Classic Bicycle Shop
So, which one is your favourite? Have a wonderful weekend friends!
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Today the world has lost an amazing man. Steve Jobs, you definitely changed the world and inspired many.
The iPhone is definitely one of my favourite Apple inventions, and I love these new cross stitch iPhone 4 cases! Possibilities are endless and I can't wait until they're available to grab one for my phone. Now, just to think of the exact right design to stitch.
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Hello and happy Monday! Well, I hope it's a happy Monday. How was your weekend? I've got to admit, the last 4 weeks particularly of my life have caught up to me and I slept a lot this weekend, I guess I needed it.
I thought I'd share an artist that I first came to see at Paddington Markets a few weeks ago. *side note - if you're in Sydney or even close, Paddington Markets are definitely worth the trip.* My friend and I stopped by the stall of Samantha Robinson and I was just blown away. It even took a while before we could get close enough to have a good look at everything, and really, her work is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. Don't believe me? Get yourself onto her website, or get yourself down to the markets.
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Happy Monday! Hope you've had a lovely weekend. Today I have a day off and I plan to spoil myself rotten. I've just worked 15 days straight which may explain my lack of posts and so now I have some time to myself and I'm going to enjoy it!
Anyway, to the post at hand. If you're a girl, and some guys as well, you totally know what I mean when I say 'Shoe Lust'.
Just look at these shoes! I'm tempted to not buy groceries for two months to buy a pair!! Five minutes on the Mandarina Shoes website and I'm thinking of selling of a kidney.
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OK, I baked these on the weekend for a party, and I have to share them because they're just way too good. I'm famous in my circle of friends for these babies, and I figure that you should have the chance to be as well.
From the outside they're quite unassuming chocolate biscuits, until you bite inside and out comes the runny caramel. Does life get much better? Want to know how to get to this cookie nirvana? Read on...
Here's what you'll need. Everything is in Australian measurements, but to convert you can pop on over here. I've got to say two things. 1)there is absolutely no point only making one batch of these, so I double the recipe every time I make them, and 2)there is absolutely nothing healthy about them at all. But that's half the fun, hey?
1 egg
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup plain flour
1/3 cup self raising flour
1/4 teaspoon bicarb soda
100g dark chocolate, melted
250g Caramello squares
All Important Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to moderate. To me that means about 180°
2. Beat egg, oil and sugar in a small bowl with electric mixer until mixture changes in colour. In other words, until it looks like this.
3. Stir in your sifted dry ingredients and the melted dark chocolate until the mixture becomes firm.
4. Centre one Caramello square on 1 heaped teaspoon of the mixture and roll into a ball, enclosing the Caramello.
5. Place balls on prepared tray about 6cm apart.
6. Cook for about 10 minutes. (Now, this is what the recipe says. I think it's rubbish and cook mine for about 15 minutes, but my oven is older. Basically I cook them for about 15 minutes, and pull them out when they look like this. You want them fairly soft though.)
7. Cool for 5 minutes if you can possibly stand it. I've gotta say, these are incredible straight out of the oven.
8. Prepare to be the hero amongst your friends.
Enjoy!
Now, I must give credit to the Australian Women's Weekly for this recipe. And, if you want more chocolatey goodness, this recipe book is unbelievable.
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I told you I was getting a little obsessed with the baking blogs, and I wasn't lying! Look at this delicious Big Love Butterscotch Cookie. Oh yum!! If I only I had a sweetheart to bake this for, but maybe I'll just make it for me. That could be bad though!
Oh YUM!! Find the delicious recipe at Bakerella. Happy Valentines Day! ♥
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Oh my! Doesn't the cover of this book make you just want to ring your travel agent and get on a plane to France? One day I will definitely get there, but in the mean time I will just live vicariously through others.
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Today is Australia Day, and days like this make me so happy to be Australian. We really are the 'lucky country' in so many ways. Lots of space, amazing weather, stunning beaches and the coolest people on earth, so happy Australia Day to my Aussie friends.
Anyway, in honour of this day that we get off work to basically do nothing but have a BBQ with friends and hang at the beach being 'straylian I thought I would do a round up of some of my favourite little Aussie Etsy shops. Ready? Here we go.
Percy Handmade is based in our nations capital, Canberra! With lots of vintage style brooches, clutches to die for and more, it's just all too lovely.
Susannah Tucker; aren't these photos just the most lovely things? I have the butterfly print on my wish list. Etsy | Blog
Wilkintie is from lovely Melbourne and has a cute little range of letterpress prints. I have a big crush on anything letterpress right now!
The Love Shop. Oh, I just love the name! Let alone the gorgeous prints.
Lucky last is Lovely Sweet William, oh lovely sweet prints!! Another shop from Melbourne, and I do hate to admit it being from Sydney, but they do have a lot of good stuff down there! Etsy | Blog | Flickr
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I've been sucked into the enchanting world of Bloomingville, via the lovely Brunch at Saks blog. This lovely Danish brand of homewares is just so delightful. Where can I get me this light?
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Happy Monday everyone! I hope you're excited about the new week, I'm definitely on the downhill slide to the Christmas break. I've been madly sewing costumes for my church's Christmas Eve play, I think I am sick of seeing wise men costumes! I'm very excited about some time off work so I can finally enjoy some of this hot hot weather we're getting in Sydney.
Jennifer from Whiteport contacted me today to tell me about her beautiful shop. As Jennifer says "Whiteport is an online homewares store specialising in decorative home furnishings & accessories all themed around a stylish white palette. Why white? Because white products are simple, timeless and complement any colour scheme. The possibilities are endless when you decorate with white." It's totally true. Sometimes I really wish I could redecorate my entire house and change the colour scheme to a white base...alas, the budget doesn't really allow for that!
Also, subscribe to Whiteport and you will receive 20% off your first order! Can't get better than that really, can you? Well...the only better thing is that they're Australian.
Have a great week everyone.
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I'm sure many of you may have been introduced to this Etsy shop today, as Alice is Etsy's featured seller, but her work is just so gorgeous I thought I'd have to include it on my blog. Painted White is such a beautiful selection of vintage finds and handmade treasures. I am just in white heaven!
Why not take a look at Painted White, and Alice's beautiful blog.
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