Lately

 

Beautiful, fresh blooms brightening up the kitchen bench...

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Passenger Princess

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Ringing in the New Year with family, friends & champagne in this gorgeous Wedgewood flute while wearing a gorgeous blue & black floral twill strapless midi dress from City Chic with a pair of black vegan leather strappy heels, natural woven bag & black silk corsage from Kitten D'Amour & vintage silver bangles from India.

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Just like sunshine...

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Croissant for breakfast...

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Happy 44th Wedding Anniversary to these lovebirds!

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Sometimes the only thing that hits the spot is a chocolate frappucino from San Churro Chocolateria!

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Heatwave style as the sun sets... wearing a stunning white broderie cotton midi dress with shoestring straps from my local Portmans store, a pair of gold woven metallic leather heels from Bresley that I picked up from Obsession Shoes, an upcycled denim handbag with pearl & beaded detailing from a local maker & a single gold bangle from Lovisa for daytime shine.

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Bathroom selfies with my ladies... #statues #sculpture #humanform

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In my happy place (aka the "top of town") wearing a funky red & white gingham cotton seersucker maxi dress with oversized bows from Sister Jane, tan leather ankle strap sandals from Rilassare via Obsession Shoes & a natural woven straw crossbody bag with tan leather strap from Renee Loves Frances to carry all the essentials... including a little bit of cash for a red velvet brownie from Joseph & Ann Bakery, pictured below...

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Outside the historical Ipswich Antique Centre - once the Uniting Church Central Memorial Hall, built in 1985 - about to do some antiquing wearing a gorgeous upcycled vintage Mexican woven & embroidered mini dress from Retro Metro Paddington, a pair of blue leather bow sandals from Isabella that I picked up from Tides Boutique at Burleigh Heads, a natural woven straw crossbody bag from my local Target store to hold the essentials while keeping my hands free for a rummage & finally, a pair of cream resin cat's eye sunglasses from Cotton On for a funky finishing touch.

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Shrove Tuesday (aka Pancake Day) Celebrations

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Dressed Up Business Wear in the form of a stunning emerald, black, white & silver floral silk bias-cut midi dress with ruching from celebrated Australian label Cue, a pair of black, navy & silver ombre patent leather pointy-toed heels from Carvela by Kurt Geiger for a modicum of height, a black & grey patent leather handbag from Vera May for that art deco touch & some gorgeous silver jewellery pieces.

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Classic blue denim & Saltwater Sandals kind of day...

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Sweet daytime floral cotton midi dress from Roselle Store, black vegan leather strappy heels from Kitten D'Amour, black woven straw handbag from Target & funky pink resin sunglasses from Cotton On for an overcast day out...

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Monochrome Magic in this gorgeous floral cotton broderie midi dress from Portmans, cinched in with an elastic & patent belt from That Shop & styled up with a pair of black vegan leather strappy heels & woven straw & black resin beaded handbag from Kitten D'Amour & a pair of vintage silver Indian bangles to complete the look.

Beachy Keen #2

 

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Top: Target cotton

Pants: Target cotton

Thongs: Ripcurl rubber

Bag: Esteems Boutique woven paper, vinyl

Necklace: Tree of Life twine, silver, shell

Hat: Before Sunset woven

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Continuing with all of the beautiful pictures from our recent family holiday at the Gold Coast with a sweet little matching set (cropped shell top & paperbag waist pedal pushers) in a pink geometric print cotton from my local Target store, styled up with my white, orange & blue striped rubber thongs from Ripcurl, natural woven paper semi-circular crossbody bag with tan vinyl strap from Esteems Boutique to carry the essentials while keeping my hands free to hold... well, a Banarama Smoothie from Boardshort Barista by Coolangatta beach in this case... as well as funky twine, silver bead & shell necklace from Tree of Life & a brown & white woven sunhat from Before Sunset to ward off the sun's harmful rays.

Without the hat in the Beach House Arcade while looking at some memories of holidays past with aerial photographs & advertisements from the early 1900s to the present day...

Hanging out in the shade by the swimming pool in a sculptural floral balconette swimsuit from Taking Shape, orange & white checked linen wrap/sarong from Seed Heritage & that gorgeous shell necklace from Tree of Life again...

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Dress: Brave & True via Hummingbird The Shop cotton

Thongs: Ripcurl rubber

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Keeping it simple for a late afternoon walk to the historical North Kirra Lookout in a fresh green & white checked cotton trapeze-style midi dress with tie neckline & ruffled hem by Australian label Brave & True that I picked up from the delightful Hummingbird The Shop at Paddington & a pair of white, orange & blue striped rubber thongs from Ripcurl.

Windswept & Interesting in my pocket of greenery...

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Top: Princess Highway seersucker

Shorts: Princess Highway seersucker

Thongs: Ripcurl rubber

Bag: Esteems Boutique woven paper

Hat: Before Sunset woven

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Up early & taking on the day with another morning walk, this time around to Snapper Rocks & Froggy's Beach (so named due to the rock that someone noticed bore a resemblance to the shape of a frog & duly painted with green paint, starting a movement that still continues) wearing a cute little purple & green checked seersucker puff-sleeve top & paperbag waist shorts with tie belt from retro-inspired "cool girl" label Princess Highway, a pair of black & gold rubber thongs with diamante detailing from Ripcurl (not the best choice for a long walk but great for just dipping my toes in the water or standing on the sand & not having to worry about it), a blue woven paper crossbody bag from Esteems Boutique & a woven sunhat from Before Sunset in order to be safe in the sunshine.

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Stopping for lunch... this time the Vegan Toasted Sandwich from Earth n Sea with its turkish bread, tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, avocado & amazing mushroom mix that I still can't stop thinking about. Honestly, it was THAT good!

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Dress: Steele seersucker

Thongs: Ripcurl rubber

Bag: Esteems Boutique woven paper

Bracelet: Gift, Spirit's Gift silver

Sunglasses: Sportsgirl resin

Sunhat: Before Sunset

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Sunset by the shore of Greenmount Beach in this amazing orange & cream checked seersucker shirred midi dress with sweetheart neckline & toggle from Australian designer Steele, a pair of white, blue & orange striped rubber thongs from Ripcurl, a blue woven paper crossbody bag from Esteems Boutique to carry everything while keeping my hands fancy free for the yummy Gelatissimo gelato that I was about to consume, a silver frangipani bracelet from Spirit's Gift for that touch of daytime shine & aforementioned sunglasses & woven sunhat to protect myself from the elements.

Marine Parade, Coolangatta by night...

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Dress: Ruby Yaya via Beach n Beyond cotton, broderie

Sandals: Blowfish Malibu via Williams Shoes vegan leather

Bag: Esteems Boutique woven paper, vinyl

Charm: Beach n Beyond satin, beading, diamantes

Bracelets: Saltwater Silver

Bangle Stack: Gift, vintage Mexican silver

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All ready for a quick trip to Santorini... not really, but certainly the next best thing with a leisurely lunch at George's Paragon wearing a bohemian green cotton & broderie maxi dress with spaghetti straps & tiered hemline from Ruby Yaya that I picked up from the lovely Beach n Beyond boutique in The Strand, a pair of brown vegan leather flat sandals from Blowfish Malibu via Williams Shoes for the ideal fusion of comfort & style as well as a green woven paper circular crossbody bag with brown vinyl strap from Esteems Boutique (they certainly do stock THE BEST quality woven bags that I've ever purchased & I keep coming back year after year & adding to my collection) to carry all the essentials with a sweet, handmade satin, beading & diamante lemon decoration/bag charm (also from Beach n Beyond) hanging from one side for that pop of a happy, bright hue. When it came to jewellery, I chose to stack up silver & white resin beaded bracelets with starfish charms from Saltwater Silver on one wrist & my beloved vintage Mexican silver bangles - seven in all - on the other to complete the look.

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So many delicious options... so little time to sample them all!

Crumbed Calamari & Chips on a bed of Lemon Rice

Crispy Skinned Atlantic Salmon with Chips & Tartare Sauce

Couldn't resist a cheeky Strawberry Caprioska to wash it all down...

Treating myself to a Condensed Milk & Lemon Tart with Chocolate from Coolangatta Pie Shop...

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Jumpsuit: Gorman linen

Thongs: Ripcurl rubber

Bag: Esteems Boutique woven paper

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Those final-night-of-holidays feels in a pastel rainbow striped linen jumpsuit from cult-label Gorman, a pair of white, orange & blue striped rubber thongs from Ripcurl & a blue woven paper crossbody bag from Esteems Boutique to carry absolutely everything without hassle as I soak in every last thing I love about the beach...