Instantly #4

For those of you still not following me on Instagram or Facebook, here's a fourth round-up of outfits you may have missed...

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Dress: Noughts & Crosses

Kimono: Noughts & Crosses

Heels: Emerson @ Big W patent

Clutch: Adorne lace & wood

Necklace: Gift, black beads

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Long, flowing layers for a balmy evening out with friends...

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Starting St Patrick's day off the right way...

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Kaftan: Vintage, cotton (Gift from Hawaii)

Sandals: Betts for Her patent gladiators

Bag: Vintage, carved nut (Gift from India)

Cuff: Vintage, Tibetan silver

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Gorgeous vintage tie dye mixed with retro accessories & modern sandals...

"... a long time ago when the Earth was green, there were more kinds of animals than you've ever seen; they'd run around free while the Earth was being born; the loveliest of all was the unicorn..."

The Unicorn - The Irish Rovers (1967)

Seemed appropriate for St Patrick's Day... I absolutely adore The Irish Rovers, particularly this song, but The Marvelous Toy is also wonderful for both the young & young-at-heart...

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Tunic: Sussan jersey & chiffon

Happy Pants: Sussan cotton blend

Heels: Emerson @ Big W patent

Clutch: Adorne patent

Necklace: TS silver & twine

Bangle: Wallace Bishop silver & elastic

Ring: Sportsgirl silver

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Monochrome madness to celebrate a (slight!) break in the weather...

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Jewel box treasures...

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Dress: Resort by Jendi chiffon & cotton

Sandals: Bare Traps @ Simona Ricci leather & embellishment

Bag: Adorne patent & studs

Necklace: Eb & Ive wooden beads

Ring: Sistaco cotton & semi-precious stone

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Summer brights for this endless heatwave...

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Dress: Charlie Brown jersey

Sandals: Bare Traps @ Simona Ricci leather & embellishment

Bag: Adorne patent & studs

Necklace: Eb & Ive wooden bead

Bangle: Wallace Bishop silver & elastic

Rings: Shell & wood

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Cool tones of blue & green for a casual evening of late night shopping...

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Dress: Hammock & Vine silk

Sandals: Betts for Her patent gladiators

Bag: Gift, leather (from China)

Scarf: Sportsgirl chiffon

Brooch: Erstwilder resin

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Wearing as little as possible - even eschewing the accessories! - during yet another heatwave for the South East...

"... & this bird you cannot change..."

Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd (1973)

A bit of Skynyrd never goes astray... Air guitar optional, however...

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Bohemian

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Dress: Resort by Jendi chiffon

Sandals: Betts for Her patent

Bag: Adorne vinyl & chrome

Brooch: Gift (from Gail) chrome & paua shell

Bracelet: Gift (from Gail) chrome & paua shell

Bangle: Oxfam upcycled paper

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Bohemian chic is the only way to go when you need to look "put together" in the midst of a heatwave! 

This gorgeous Resort by Jendi chiffon maxi dress with silk lining that I picked up on holidays at the Gold Coast in September was ideal for running errands & attending appointments, particularly when I took the matching scarf & tied it in a bow around one of the straps, fastening it to the dress with a Cameo-style brooch made from Paua shell that was a souvenir/gift from a dear friend's recent trip to New Zealand. 

The Art Deco style face & decolletage of a hat-wearing woman, fashioned out of mosaic pieces of shell works well with the dress' vibrant, mixed print (swirls & floral) & is enhanced by the addition of the matching chrome & Paua shell bracelet & chunky upcycled paper strip bangle from Oxfam. 

Scroll down for a closer look:

Once again my black patent gladiator-style wedges worked a treat, particularly when mixed with a suitcase-style black textured vinyl & chrome handbag for a "business-y" touch.

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Merry Jeremy

"For it is good to be children sometimes and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself." 

-Charles Dickens

In which I am able to recapture the joy of Christmas through the eyes of an excitable, present-unwrapping-machine... otherwise known as an almost-6-year-old child...

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Dress: Resort by Jendi silk

Sandals: Betts for Her patent

Bag: Novo patent

Cuff: Vintage, 1960s Moroccan silver & agate

Bangle: Tree of Life silver

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Spent a wonderful morning exchanging Christmas gifts & sharing a delicious morning tea of festive "nibbles" with my dear friend Belinda & her little boy. For this casual yet festive affair, I decided to go with a vibrant, multi-patterned silk maxi dress from Resort by Jendi. 

Owing to my height, I had to have the dress altered - or "taken up" - by my seamstress & rather than waste it, used the left-over material to fashion a scarf with bow-tied ends. See the results below:

Relaxed accessories were then chosen - a pair of black patent gladiator flats & a casual, boxy handbag - as well as a couple of chunky pieces of statement jewellery in the form of a vintage 1960s cuff & a smooth silver bangle. 

All ready to play Santa Claus for the day!

Scroll down for a peek at the presents a certain small boy was about to receive...

...and the sweet little Christmas note he wrote - by himself!

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On the eleventh day of Christmas

My true love sent to me:

Eleven pipers piping

Ten lords-a-leaping

Nine ladies dancing

Eight maids-a-milking

Seven swans-a-swimming

Six geese-a-laying

Five gold rings

Four calling birds

Three French hens

Two turtledoves

And a partridge in a pear tree

On a day filled with so many wonderful gifts from friends, it seemed only fitting to showcase a few of the gorgeous Christmas decorations that we've been given as gifts over the years...

A hand-carved wooden bell...

Glittered rose from a special student...

Indigenous art for a truly Australian Christmas...

A souvenir of Christmas in a colder climate.... Russia!

A little koala from a friend who lives on the other side of the world...

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