sunday mail.

now, i'm no stranger to pretty things in the mail. the majority of the time it's from a well known criminal that has been known to raid the bank accounts of many late night online shoppers (i'm talking to your mr. ebay) or gorgeous cards/pressies from my mama, but she doesn't take money from me in exchange for vintage florals. even with mail from ebay, i always know what's going to end up in my mailbox (when i don't forget about it and then it feels like my birthday!) so when i was given the heads up that a package of opshopped goodness (not chosen by me) was heading my way, i got a little apprehensive. was i going to love it as much as if i was to scour the vintage floral online listings myself? ummm, YES. i do believe i began to cry (with joy) as i ripped open a post satchel from a beautiful mama to be yesterday who had found 'a few things i may like' whilst out opping for her nursery. it's even more beautiful to think of her ferreting amongst the vintage linen whilst carrying around a rather large bump. I suffer from hot sweats, dizziness and hunger pains whilst opping (sweats are due to excitement and hunger pains & dizziness are due to being so excited i neglect to feed myself) and i'm not the one who's 35 weeks pregnant. you, miss barry, are incredible. so i thought the goodies deserved their own post and as it's a sunny spring sunday, a friand recipe seemed appropriate too. i forgot (because of the excitement that came with yesterday's finds) to photograph a beeeautiful milk glass lampshade (also found yesterday) that i plan to make into a wide brimmed vase, it's so stunning i just couldn't pass it up. we all know that milk glass is like gold at the moment. it's only early in the day but the whoopie pie ingredients are out and the coffee is brewing. i hope this finds you enjoying this sunday, wherever you are. i'll be back in the week with birthday brunch photos and some artwork in progress shots. happy sunday all. xo

a perfect yellow floral (spring inspired ) floral double sheet.

an UH-MAZE-ING piece of vintage off-cut that just makes me weak at the knees.

vintage invitations and a floral double oven mitt? yes please!!

strawberry & vanilla friands (best served next to florals, as seen above)

strawberry & vanilla friands (GF)

makes: 12

ingredients

· 125g strawberries, hulled, halved

· 6 eggwhites

· 1 tsp vanilla bean paste/ vanilla extract

· 1 1/2 cups (225g) icing sugar mixture, plus extra to dust

· 1 1/4 cups (155g) almond meal

· 1/2 cup (75g) rice flour

· 150g unsalted butter, melted, cooled

method

1. crush strawberries in a bowl with a potato masher

2. place egg whites and vanilla extract in a bowl and whisk until frothy (use a stand mixer or hand mixer for this)

3. sift over the almond meal, icing sugar and flour.

4. add melted butter and strawberries and mix gently with a spatula.

5. spoon into a friand tin and bake in a 180 deg oven for 25 minutes.

6. leave to cool for 20 mins and then turn out onto a wire rack

7. sprinkle with extra icing sugar and enjoy!