Toys Galore

Hello! I hope everyone had a happy Christmas. My bro and i had a quite one as it's just the 2 of us in Sydney at the moment. It would have been nice to visit my parents who are living in Russia for a proper cold, icy Christmas buts it's a long way to go for a day!

I'm still sloooowly sorting through my accumulated junk and came across all my old toys from the early 80's. My Mum and I culled the pile down a fair bit via a long skype video call. lol. Above are some memorable ones who will be hanging around for a little longer... For a girl who loved lego and making mud pies i sure did gather a lot of toys!

Hypothetically....

... if i was to open a button supply shop on etsy at sometime in the future, which name below would you find most appealing? The hypothetical shop would sell buttons of all sorts... vintage, handmade, repurposed etc. as well as other bits and bobs for crafting. Which do you like/dislike and why?

1. By The Button

2. Bobble & Button

3. Billie Button

4. Bessy Button

5. The Button Lab

Any other suggestions greatly appreciated. :)

A Little Music Before Sleep...

It's been a BIG weekend of markets and garage sale fun and i am in bed at 8:30! I just wanted to share this great band called Seabear from Iceland that i have been listening to recently... lovely indie, folky sounds. Above is their song 'I Sing I Swim' played to clips from Michel Gondry's film 'The Science of Sleep' (also highly recommended and not JUST because Gael Garcia Bernal is one of the leads!).

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Goodnight. :)

This Weekend...

This Saturday I will be selling my goodies at Glebe Markets (on Glebe Point Rd) in Sydney. If you are in Sydney, drop by and say hi, chill out on the lawn and do some last minute Christmas shopping! I will be taking along most of the jewellery from my etsy shop as well as some fab new brooches (above). Hope to see you there!

Sunday we are having a massive garage sale at my house as well... it's going to be a crazy weekend!

P.s. A big thanks to everyone who has dropped by my blog recently. This week has been super busy but i promise to visit you all next week when the craziness subsides a little!

Look what I found on my doorstep!

A fabulous box full of delicious, fresh fruit and veg! What more could a food loving vego such as my myself ask for? When our housemates moved out on the weekend they told us that a package would be arriving for us but i had no idea what it would be!

Some friends of mine started having their fruit and veg delivered a few months ago and they love getting a surprise mix because they get ingredients they would never normally buy and have to be creative with their cooking. I think it's a great and have talked about it a lot so i guess that's where they got the idea!

So, i don't usually cook sweet corn or squash? Anyone have any suggestions? :)

Can I just say how excited I am?

About EVERYTHING?!? We've had a bit of a shuffle of rooms around the house to make way for a new housemate and i think emptying out my room has made it really hit home that I'm leaving in 6 weeks! I'm a bit stressed about the millions of things i need to get done but also so excited about all of these things:

1. Moving to Spain (Ok, obviously!) and all that it brings.

2. Detour via Paris to catch up with some friends and to visit lots of galleries.

3. Detour via Barcelona where my Mum is going to meet me! Yay! I won't have seen her for over 6 months by then as my parents are living in Russia at the moment.

4. Having a stall at Glebe Markets this Saturday! (If you are in Sydney be sure to drop by and say hello!)

5. Having a garage sale this Sunday! (Note: Markets Saturday + Garage Sale Sunday - someone is going to be busy!) Hoping to find new homes for at least some of the junk i have collected over the past few years!

6. ...AND already excited about new creative projects I am planning for next year once i get settled. I just want to start working on them already!!!

So, do tell, what are you excited about right now? :)

Button Diaries : Primary Goodness

Just a few more buttons to get us all through the week. :) These are from my extra special collection (yes a collection inside a collection!) that belonged to my Grandma, my Mum's Mum. I don't remember her but i obviously inherited a love of buttons. :)

P.s. Fave button love photo of the week is here.

Oh and update. Great button pic here too! :)

Parting with Books

I have been giving away alot of things recently in preparation for my big move but i have some art and design books that i just can't part with. I was planning to box them up and leave them with my parents until my friend Laura kindly offered to mind them for me until... well, until i'm not even sure when! I'm glad they will be joining her massive book collection and may even get looked at once in a while. :)

I love books and they are so easy to justify buying because they are the kind of thing you can keep for a lifetime! Do you have a favorite book that you could just never part with?

48hr Sale

Yes, i'm having a little sale in my etsy shop over the weekend. Actually it's quite a decent sale, buy one item and get one free! To me, that says, buy someone a Christmas present and get a free pressie for yourself! Yay!

I'm leaving Sydney in less than 8 weeks now and i really hope that most of the wonderful things i have made will go to good new homes before I go. I'll definitely be continuing with my etsy shop once i get organised in Spain but i think i will be starting my stock from scratch. A bit scary but very exciting at the same time! :)