I want to come back to you!

It had been HOW LONG???!!!!
But I am starting to feel the urge to start blogging again.... so much yumness as we head into autunm here in NZ.
In Nelson it still very warm in the day time but gets nipply in the evening.
I have been to a most wonderful sale.... the  'Eclectic Jumble Sale'.
It has historically been held in Wellington, but this year wee ol'Nelson gets a turn!
The shop is based here in Nelson  and has a quite the collection of goodies (mostly too pricey for me).
I shall take photos and show what I scored soon!
I still scour the ops shops and find treasures so will also start re posting.
I love seeing other people treasures too - so let's share!!
xx`

Feeling my autumn colours.

last swim of summer - just 2 weeks ago.

it's been so long...

so much has been keeping me busy!

burlesque shows and classes,

travelling to wellington for the NZ burlesque festival,

being a mumma, turning the big 3.0,
facepainting at a mexican festival, 

starting a new job at LUSH! 

wow!!

trying out lush lippy!

facepainting at the 'dia de los muertos' festival (day of the dead - mexican festival celebrating life and death)

my birthday party!

got my piccy in the dom post whilst i was in welly!

myself and my dear comrade ginger posing in the sideshow entertainment!

busy busy bee

wow - have been super busy as of late!

i went on tour!!

yep -what a rock star!!

hahaha- i was asked to join some other burly babes from the south island

on a wee tour of the top of the south!

it was so tiring but very fun!

we went to Christchurch, Blenheim and Nelson.

i took my wee man down to Christchurch on the bus with me 

as his aunt and cousin are down there 

unfortunately a truck had tipped over in Pelorus and no traffic could get through - 

we waited for an hour!!

we missed our connecting bus from Blenheim to Christchurch and had to wait 3 hours until the next one.

luckily i found some Blenheim oppys!!

one store was having a spring clean sale and all items were 50cents!!

score! will show you those in another post!

the wonderful view of lyttelton from our 'dressing room ' -actually a kitchen!!
so glamourous is the life of a burlesque showgirl!

just love the decor in 'the wunderbar'

gotta have a silly selfie back stage , we had our hair done by Janine Jansen

stopped in Kaikoura for lunch on way home and it was glorious!!

in my kitchen - skulls and roses

in my kitchen , i can see

some skelly faces looking at me ...

in my kitchen , i can see...

a crown lynn jug, belonging to me

in my kitchen i can see....

a kewpie doll , cute as can be

op shop showoff

cute wee pyrex dish $1
teatowel 50cents
i love that they match!

cute rose cameo hanging -  $1
looks fab in my kitchen!!

purple leather clutch - $1
i couldn't leave it behind!! purple leather!!

linking in with max and the opshop showoff!

a lovely present & more nz label love

has spring sprung?

it certainly feels like it today!

Victory Square

i arrived home from a walk with 'the rugrat prince'

to discover a parcel on the doorstep...

ooh exciting!

inside was something most fabulous indeed!

retro hot rollers from one funky mumma!

huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge 

thank you to you Op Shop Mama! 

i have been searching for a retro set of hot rollers for a wee while now :)

i have a few things i may have to send your way!

to finish off i have a few more made in nz labels to share .

i am thinking of doing a round up page of label love as there really 

isn't much info out there at all about retro/vintage nz clothing .

watch this space...

(excuse the bad photo's from my phone) 

this  skirt looks horrible on a hanger! but it's fantastic on . 

it has 2 pockets and flares out at the bottom

ok - so i have a "thing" for ugly cardies! 

i can't help it - i have quite a few.

this 'reno' one i scored for $1 

i also have a cropped , burnt orange coloured cardie by the same label!

ooh it looks hideous in this pic! 

i'll have to do some pics where i'm wearing my ugly cardies! 

freebin friday and a lush experience

found a lovely wee glass tea cup and saucer today 

you can't tell in this bad photo but there is roses and leaves molded in the glass.

super pretty and FREE!

last night i attended a Lush VIP Perfume night, to promote their new range of Gorilla Perfumes.

it was so devine and we go spoilt!!

the night was designed to be a sensory delight.

as we were introduced to each fragrance we moved around the shop, different music was played, 

and they used props like orange lollipops when we smelled 'the sun'.

freshly brewed coffee whilst experiencing 'the voice of reason', a taste of vanilla and coconut whilst smelling 

"furze' and feeling fresh foliage whilst trying out 'flower's burrow'  - which was my FAVE!

we got a freebie for attending and more free gifts if we bought something (of course!)

i am such a lushie fan! their products are amazing so i don't have a problem with that!!

thrifted finds & bits n bobs

wow it has been warmer this past week.

feels like spring!

i have been in the spring clean mood and spring cleaned my kitchen! 

it felt great!

i also got baking!

- THRIFTED FINDS - 

 bad photo - but very cool case! 

i think it is a sewing case but i shall use for make up and show things!!

$5

 our sunbeam mixing bowl broke when we shifted and have been searching for one ever since.

one came into the opshop i volunteer at and they gave a me a very generous discount!

i don't even know if i can say how much they let me have it for .... too good!!

i shall be shouting them some baking next week!

oval dotted, meakin plate!! 50cents!!

couldn't believe it!!

i am looking forward to having a good scavenge at the opshops towards the 

end of the week.

and i am attending a LUSH vip perfume evening! 

yummmy!!

will take some snaps!

deserted places

ok - i have been a little addicted to looking at this website..

deserted places

it all started when i found photo's of the abandoned 'stars wars' film sets 

from the late 70's.

pretty cool !

photo by Ra de Martino

then that turned into looking at old spooky abandoned houses, creepy dead malls, and

decaying cities!!

so weird to think that there are decaying buildings and abandoned cities around the world!!

Here comes the sun

Random photos this week. As i'm still posting from my phone!
I have started a wee part time retail job. It's a job I had years ago! Now I'm the oldest working there amongst the younguns! Haha!
Aw well - I do feel lucky, there isn't many jobs out there at the moment.
We had a sales training the other night and I enjoyed a walk through the city in the dark! It dosn't happen often!

I have been enjoying this glorious pre spring weather! Have actually been able to sit out the back of our house for afternoon tea! Lovely!

Feels a bit lonely now the Rugrat Prince is back at kindy! I was just getting into the swing of thinking up new daily activities!
How was your school holidays?

magick in the dark

a friend of mine and myself took our boys to 

LIGHT NELSON on sunday night.

it was magick!

local artists were invited to take part and make a light sculpture.

we saw pixie towns, a massive lotus flower, huge lit barrels, 

glow in the dark space creatures, walked through a rainbow, a shadow puppet show, 

floating sculptures, projections on bodies - and so much more!

16,000 locals filled Queens gardens on Sunday eve! It was hard to navigate our blanket laden prams around!
So great to see it succeed though!
 It only ran for 3 nights, it was a free event and it's school holidays!

It really felt the community was reclaiming the gardens - as some not-so-nice-things have happened in the gardens in the recent past.

i wish i had taken my camera! but looking after the kids in a huge crowd was hard enough!

more pictures here .

i hope they run the event again.

Winter Wonderland

In Nelson, my Winter Wonderland is the beach.
I don't really enjoy the beach in summer, too hot,.too gritty, it makes me feel grumpy.  I much prefer to hang out by lush rivers.
Anywho, the beach in Winter is much different, I love rugging up and beachcombing.
Although there are no waves at Nelson's main beach,Tahuna, it's pretty magic on a sunny winters day.

Also the Rugrat Prince had his birthday and I made a Pirate Ship cake! I think it turned out ok!

Currently reading & eating

Reading - steal like am artist is a hugely inspirational book! Google it!

Eating - 'choc fudge pudding with custard' purrrrfect for cold snuggly nights. Another of Alexa Johnsons recipes, honestly if you are a baker this woman is the business!

What have you been eating/reading?

Freebin Friday on a Saturday!

Some things from this week I am uploading from my phone so sorry about the weirdness! I scored a massive silver platter for the rugrat prince's pirate bday party coming up Got a couple of amazing capes from the spca opshop And have been baking again from alexa johnstons 'a second helping' Go google her now! I love her recipe books!
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label love

a neat thing i saw over at the velvettes blog 

is that she takes photos of labels of her ah-maaaz-zing dresses

so i thought i'd take some too.

there doesn't seem to be alot of info out there on retro/vintage 

made in nz clothing 

(or maybe there is and i'm looking in the wrong places?!)

so please if you know anything about any of these labels, or you have some of your own 

lets talk about it!!

(excuse the actual garment pics - after taking pics of the labels my camera was running out of battery!)

The colour of this cape - is amazing! scored at opshop for $3!

Another opshop score for $5
This dress doesn't look like much on the hanger - but i add a waist belt and it looks great!
i love the sleeves!

This raincoat is awesome! i nips in at the waist and looks like a princess coat!
perfect for wearing over dresses with petticoats!
and yes another opshop of $2 i think - i have it for yeeeeears!

very sweet dress , has a pocket on one side!!
scored this baby for $4 and it fits like a dream!

this jacket is MY LOVE
it is so snuggly and warm and makes me feel like a glam starlet!
found on a retro rack for $15 - took it to the counter and the cute little old lady
made my day by giving it to me for half price!

last - a very cute label!
this dress is amazing! it has full skirt so i usually wear a petticoat under it.
it has a beautiful black and orange flower on the bottom right hand side.
my camera though was so out of battery by the time i got to this dress!