Starry, Starry Night

ASOS blouse | Primark sweater | BlackMilk tights | assorted jewellery | Diavolina flats

There are only a handful of circumstances that you will ever see me in my Black Milk galaxy tights - when I am going to/at/coming from dancing or when I am looking for something comfortable to wear while I am around the house. The latter was my excuse for pulling them out in this instance. With all the running about, cooking and cleaning we were doing early in the morning in preparation for Mother's Day extravaganza  there really wasn't any room for uncomfortable or expensive clothing.

I barely ever wear the galaxies anymore for two reasons. The first reason being that the well overdone galaxy print makes me cringe (I can be forgiven for purchasing these, they are a good 4 years old now), and the second being that BlackMilk is no longer my favourite player in today's printed legging market. I still have a soft spot for my muscle leggings, jellyfish leggings, cathedral window leggings and my skeleton bone leggings by BlackMilk, because they are still very scarce on the streets over here (not that I wear those ones all that often either). The day 12 year olds start wearing them into the city with crop tops and vans will be the day those ones are banished to solely dancing and around the house too.

Oh and these photos were taken in a little corner of our backyard - obviously Burger couldn't resist joining in the fun either. I like to think he just wanted some photos with his mum on Mother's Day...

Blogger Garage Sale

Who would have thought that a bunch of bloggers had overflowing wardrobes in need of a thorough culling? How absurd.

Bonnie Friday, Modern Girls in Vintage Pearls, Le Fanciulle, Wasted Wonderland and myself have a whole bunch of brand and no-brand items (ranging from 50c to a bazillion dollars*) ready to go to a new loving home and some little sweet delights for you to celebrate your bargain hunting prowess with also. So save the date my friends because nobody likes to be the one who misses out!

Bindaring Red Cross Clothing Sale - 50th Anniversary

Some of us dream of being able to afford Gucci while some will save up for months just to own a pair of Laboutins. Others, well, they are the fortunate ones. I definitely fall into one of the first two categories - dreaming and saving hard (one day Mon, one day).

Would you believe me if I told you there was actually a chance to get your hands on some of these luxury labels for under $100? What if I said that this opportunity was right under our noses here in Perth?

On Saturday May 25th, the 50th annual Bindaring Red Cross sale (BRCS) is taking place at the Claremont showgrounds. The BCRS sale raises money for the Red Cross by selling and auctioning off tonnes of donated goodies at their bumper warehouse sale. The BRCS began way back in 1963 in a humble little garage in Bindaring Parade, Claremont. Since it's inception, the sale has raised over $1.1 million for the Red Cross and hosted hundreds of volunteers.

If you are smart, you would start saving for the BRCS now. Not only is the sale host to a general 'jumble' sale for $10 and under (think op-shop/second hand sale stuff with some designer brands thrown in there), there is a dedicated 'boutique' section that houses well known second hand and brand new "label" clothing. This is the section I was eluding to previously. You can find barely worn Lanvin heels for $30-45, Alexander McQueen bags still with their dust bags, $2000 plus necklaces in brand new condition and even brand new stock donated by the likes of Betts, Elle, Slaughterblouse and many more well known Perth stores. I told you this sale was not one to be missed! On top of all this goodness, there is a 'designer outfit' auction that takes place to auction off full, put-together designer outfits (usually selling around the $300.00 mark)). If you want a little sneak peek at some of the things that will be on offer at the sale, be sure to check out the Bindaring Twitter page - you have been warned.

Consider this another warning: Get there early. The doors to the jumble sale open at 9am, and the boutique section at 10am, but the line is already quite lengthy by 7am. It seems that nobody is ready to miss out on a bargain!

K.O.

Op-shopped button up | Random black bow tie | Tall Rabbit ghost brooch | Sass & Bide jeans | Positano sandals | Colette bag

After a week full of rain, we were lucky enough to be spared a weekend. It was beautiful and sunny and clear, but the air still had a nice chill. On Saturday Joel and I went shopping for supplies for Mother's Day. I got to test out my new leather sandals on the floors of the soggy fish market, Joel got to be Ron Swanson and pick out a heavy lamb roast for Mother's Day lunch and we both got to play around like dill pickles in front of more alley way street art. I am happy to say my sandals held up well, Joel's roast fed the masses to the brim and our alley way antics resulted in this here post.

Mother's Day 2013

Beautiful blue orchids from down the road 

My adorable card & mini Glasshouse candle I received from Burger for being his dog mummy and having our first mothers day together. 

 Mumma Veronica sipping tea from her new teacup

Flowers as far as the eye can see at the florists today

Mum's are rad. At one stage we were their little girls (or boys), and now we are their friends too.
At one stage we were making coloured macaroni necklaces and painting their faces on t'shirts for them, and now we have graduated to cooking them large meals and spending the day conversing with them on a (sometimes) adult level (our families can never avoid the poo jokes).

Today Joel and I put on a bit of a spread for our beloved mums. We cooked a fresh breakfast for my mum and my brother, then a huge roast lamb for lunch with Joel's parents and grandparents. Between all the food and chatter we drank oodles of tea, gave bunches and bunches of flowers and shared recipes for sweets. It was so nice to be able to cook for our mums, something they did for us for so many years of our lives. It is only a small action, but it felt like the perfect gift.