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Photo of one of those chain cut outs, with the cut outs being in the shape of a woman holding her skirt out. Each fold is a different print.

Badass fance.

On 22 October, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Fancy


I don’t know who Whistles are but this is a very nice invitation that they sent out and gives me all kinds of ideas. Cut out people were one of my favourite things when I was a kid, and now I wonder why I don’t do more of them. [...]

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Friday Fance: Butterflies & absinthe

On 19 March, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Fancy


This photograph of Edwardian actress Phyllis Monkman is breathtakingly beautiful. I wish I had a costume like that to muck around in!


I’m not a huge ice cream fan, but I adore how this has been displayed. The flavours include: black sesame, lanvender, melon, sweet adzuki bean, [...]

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Wooloongabba Antique Centre: amazing

On 14 March, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Vintage Awesome

My cousin is getting married very soon and her “bad taste bridesmaid” hen’s night is this weekend so I went with my sister to find some terrible (yet incredible) frocks. We decided on a whim to stop into the Wooloongabba Antique [...]

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A feminist post, accidentally on purpose?

On 28 December, 2009 · 3 Comments · In Funnybones

This chart for discerning a wife’s wifeliness just popped up in my dashboard on Tumblr, and I had a little giggle about it and though I should post it here for some lite blog content over the holiday period. I thought I should credit the original source, The Art of [...]

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Amanda does Vintage November

On 2 November, 2009 · 1 Comment · In Fashion

If you love month long projects and vintage dresses, you should check out Amanda’s Vintage November project. The first two days are adorable so far, I envisage some serious frothing at the mouth in the weeks to come!

I’m very inspired to search a little harder to find more vintage [...]

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Nana Chic and Finders Keepers

On 1 November, 2009 · 8 Comments · In Events, Fashion

Today I went to the Brisbane Finders Keepers markets on a whim, despite being apprehensive about being amongst such talent and gorgeous knick knackery. I got this vintage dress in the mail last week, so I decided to seize the day (and [...]

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In search of: plus size vintage

On 30 September, 2009 · 8 Comments · In Fashion

Daydream Lily posted about Renee and Angela‘s new venture, {twin set}, which is an online vintage fashion store with some really gorgeous pieces. If you are bigger than an AU size 18, you might have discovered that plus size vintage is pretty scarse. As [...]

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Fanciful Friday: Random fancy

On 25 September, 2009 · 1 Comment · In Fancy

⇒ My friend Pete posted this video on twitter yesterday, it’s just gorgeous!


⇒ I said it on tumblr, and I’ll say it here: So fancy it makes my eyes water. Via Design*Sponge.

⇒ Lady Agnew by John Singer Sargent. I [...]

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Happy Father’s Day!

On 6 September, 2009 · 2 Comments · In A Beautiful Life

It’s Father’s Day in Australia and New Zealand tonight, so we went over to Mum and Dad’s to have a big family dinner. I gave Dad this card, which I made from reclaimed materials (including: card from Reverse [...]

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The “Op” stands for opportunity!

On 29 August, 2009 · 4 Comments · In Craft

Yesterday Sonya and I hit the op shops up and down the road I live on in our (never ending) quest to find fabulous dresses. Unfortunately, the fashions had been rather picked through everywhere we went – and there weren’t any decent plus [...]

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