Instagram Find

One of the things I love most about instagram is how amazingly inspiring it is! Recently I started following Starr Crow on instagram and I just adore her feed... full of amazing thrift finds and creative sewing projects. She also has a lovely blog called A thought is the blossom which is packed with her amazing style and dreamy photography. You must take a look. 

In other news, I now have over 1000 followers on instagram! An achievement I am quite unashamedly proud of!  

Weekend Delights

{See Hear Say}

Here are a few things I'm getting up to this weekend:

• Renting out The Hunger Games to watch tonight! I loved this movie and am really looking forward to seeing it again.
• Visiting all kinds of markets on Saturday morning. Will probably go to Harvest farmers market first, then to Inveresk to visit the Niche market and then hopefully to the Flourish conference market if I have time!
• Doing a little bit of shopping. Dad gave me some money to buy a new pair of jeans for myself as a birthday present after I had complained about only having one pair. He is too kind sometimes :)
• Getting spoilt on Sunday. Matt and my lovely friend Natalie have planned a surprise for me and I am dying to know what it is! I'm actually quite impressed that they haven't caved in and told me yet!

Cute little vintage find

{Picture from my instagram @greylace}

I found this lovely little pear-shaped canister while out op-shopping with Matt the other day. He was on the lookout for a bread maker (I know random!) and I was hoping to find a teapot or two. Just before we were about to leave I thought I'd just quickly check the 'bric a brac' section and then this little pretty caught my eye! It was very dusty and dirty but seeing as it was only $1 I thought I'd get it anyway and see if a bit of scrubbing would make it just like new (which I am very please to say it did!). I just love the pretty, pastel floral-ness and I also love the fact that it is shaped like a pear and has a picture of a pear on it! It's just too cute for words! I'm thinking of using it to stick cake pops in at my tea party.     

Pretty Party Bunting

As I mentioned last post, I'm planning to have a tea party to celebrate my 20th birthday. So far I have collected some pretty floral vintage tea cups, plates and a tea pot as well as lots of other random goods such as doilies and table cloths to use. I also found an amazing vintage canister thing that I am pretty sure is my most favourite thing I have ever found while op-shopping... it is just so cute! I will definitely need to share it here sometime! Anyway, in order to match all of the floral goodness I decided to make some floral bunting flags to use for decoration. 

I used mainly vintage fabrics (because lets face it vintage fabric is the best!) and added a few doily flags to give it a little something extra.

Pretty scraps.

So yes... I'm very happy with how it turned out and I don't think I'll ever get over how pretty vintage fabric is! I've made quite a lot of bunting over the past couple of years and it's nice to finally make some for myself to keep and use for my own special occasions. 

Tea Party Inspiration

{jointhegossip}

{style me pretty}

{vinegarfeet}

{only paper moon}

{tabitha emma}

{call me cupcake}

{call me cupcake}

{peach pearl}

{bobby sue}

This year for my birthday I have decided to have a tea party with a few of my closest friends to celebrate. I like to think of myself as a bit of a baker and so I am really looking forward to getting in the kitchen and making lots of sweet treats for it! I've also been out hunting for some pretty teacups, teapots and other vintage tea party goods and have been pretty successful so far!   

Dreaming of summer...

{rookiemag}

I found these pretty images by Rookie Mag via the lovely blog Kristie & Lola and they make me so excited for summer! I just can't wait for warm relaxing summer afternoons to be able to spend my time outdoors reading books in pretty dresses... It can't come soon enough! 

Birthday Wishlist

{love mae}

In 2 weeks time it is my 20th birthday and for the first time in ages I have decided to come up with a birthday wishlist! So here are a few things I wouldn't mind getting this year...

• Some pretty tins of Harney & Sons tea. I'm particularly loving the sound of their range of iced teas.
• A Fujifilm Instax camera or a holga camera.
• Some pretty Hope & Me pyjamas.
• A nexus 7 tablet. I'm mildly obsessed with wanting one of these...
• These shoes by The Horse
• And lastly... This adorable peach house.