The Big Bauble (part 2)

 

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Dress: Portmans cotton/ramie

Sandals: Rilassare via Obsession Shoes

Bag: Bohemian Soul woven straw, leather

Bangle: Gift, Lovisa gold

Bangle: Gift, Dinosaur Designs resin

Ring: Gift, Dinosaur Designs resin

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Another day, another batch of glorious pictures from Indooroopilly Shoppingtown's "Big Bauble" this festive season! This time, my mother & I headed off to the shops for a trip to Starbucks, a browse around the boutiques & department stores & finally, a leisurely lunch in the very British surrounds of the Pig & Whistle for some traditional pub fare! For the occasion, I wore a beautiful red & green floral cotton/ramie mini dress with collar, elasticated neckline & tiered hem from Portmans styled up with a pair of tan leather sandals with ankle straps from Rilassare via Obsession Shoes at the "top of town" in Ipswich, a woven straw circular crossbody bag with tan leather strap from a now defunct little boutique called Bohemian Soul to carry all the essentials, a dainty gold bangle from Lovisa that a dear family friend gave me for my birthday earlier in the year & matching chunky green resin bangle & cocktail ring from celebrated duo Dinosaur Designs to complete the look & add some Christmas vibes.

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Can't resist the Guinness Pie washed down with a Rosewater Lemonade...

Always room for dessert... this time the French crepes with butterscotch sauce, pecans, vanilla ice cream & strawberries!

The Big Bauble

 

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Dress: Innika Choo via Restyld chambray, embroidery

Sandals: Sundowner via Obsession Shoes leather

Bag: Cotton On woven paper

Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver

Bangle: Gift, 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles vintage silver

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One of my favourite little "mini" Christmas traditions is taking a few pictures in one (or more) of the "Big Baubles" at Indooroopilly Shoppingtown & I managed to do that on a couple of occasions this year, including the morning that my father & I went shopping for all of those last minute gifts & took a few happy snaps before heading to Muffin Break for a choc chip muffin & a vanilla milkshake! For the occasion, I went casual with a twist in a relaxed chambray smock dress with elasticated neckline, straps & embroidered floral hem from designer label Innika Choo via Restyld at Paddington, a pair of white & silver leather sandals from Sundowner that I picked up at Obsession Shoes for a modicum of height, a natural woven paper slouch bag from Cotton On to carry all the essentials while retaining a bohemian vibe & my usual silver vintage jewellery pieces for that daytime shine. 

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Shopping Saturdaze

 

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Dress: Sass via Oh Jo Jo Boutique embroidered cotton

Heels: Kitten D'Amour vegan leather, buttons, bows

Bag: Sussan woven paper

Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver

Bangle: Gift, 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles vintage silver

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It's no secret that antiquing & "shopping small" at a variety of different little independent boutiques & markets is something that I absolutely love to do & that goes double for during the festive season! I'm sharing all the gorgeous pictures from a morning spent browsing around a new haunt (Vend Annerley) & a couple of favourites (New Farm Antique Centre & Camp Hill Antiques, respectively) with my younger brother as well as a leisurely lunch at the delightful Aji Spice House at Teneriffe. For the occasion - a slightly cooler morning in South East Queensland - I donned a stunning burgundy & cream large-scale embroidered floral mini dress with drawstring neckline & sweet angel sleeves from a label called Sass that I picked up from Oh Jo Jo Boutique in Ipswich, a pair of burgundy vegan leather retro-inspired t-bar heels with buttons & bows from Kitten D'Amour for a modicum of height, a burgundy woven paper crossbody bag with strap from Sussan to carry all the essentials, a stack of vintage Mexican silver bangles from some dear friends & single vintage silver bangle from 20th Century Antiques & Collectibles to complete the look & add some daytime shine.

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Making Merry

 

Finally sharing all the gorgeous pictures of the majority of our family Christmas tree & decorations for 2025! Scroll down to see them in detail, all lit up with beautiful cascading fairy lights both indoors & out...