swoon.

last weekend was delicious. cue the jealousy because, hold.the.phone...i spent it with sophie, yuhuh, you heard me right.... 'her library adventures'. after realising we now lived only a hop, skip and a jump away from each other, it was time to reunite like the old blogging friends that we are. i've missed this girl, she's a real treat and our saturday morning spent wandering west end's market, art shed, coffee/book/op shops and discovering the cutest boutiques and new favourite read was swoon worthy. chatting into the evening about future plans, blogging goals and more thrifting adventures just assured me that this one is a keeper. after a super delicious saturday,  my sunday was spent in my makeshift axminster adorned studio screenprinting to my heart's content. 3 teapots and 3 cupcakes later, i'm officially besotted. a few of my prints are already on their way to new homes, i'm humbled. this weekend sees the screenprinting happening all over again, this time working on a couple of special projects for two very special people and a bit of eames lovin'. it's only 40 days until i'm off and although torn with conflicting emotions, i'm ready. i'm following my heart no matter the cost. no matter the cost. 

 a market find.

the couch at 'two trees'.

saturday's goodies.

baby pineapples mean only one thing...photo shoot!

sunday's colours.

poppin' the kettle on.

i'm in love.

a sweet treat.

s**t got done sunday.

after one of the laziest days ever yesterday (i seem to have said that a bit lately but this one takes the cake), i knew it was time to turn up the heat (the out of nowhere humidity helped) and get some s**t done. today was one of the most efficient sunday's i've had in a while, helped along by my motivated roomie and a trip to our local shops for kitchen and studio storage solutions. an hour later we were home putting flat packed furniture together and acknowledging the importance of having an electric drill in the house (of which we had none.) a good arm work out, several swear words and a few instagram pics later and we were done. my studio is looking super fly, the johnson/staffordshire/outcasts have their own homes and it's looking like a place i really want to spend some time in. my new bed side lamp has pretty much reaffirmed that christmas does come twice a year and i'm as proud as punch about our sunday efforts. the fabric sorting will come next weekend (as you will be aware due to the size of my fabric collection it really COULD take all weekend), so for now i'm off for a cuppa and will be back with some midweek baking pics. have a great week beautiful people.

the johnson collective.

the beautiful (much loved) outcasts.

my staffordshire potteries loot.

my bedside table. hello christmas.

some studio inspiration ready to be framed.

golden coast.

where do i begin? i had one of the most blissful days cruising the coast with one of my favourites, popping into a couple of oppies, discovering new favourite nooks, wandering the markets in miami and chatting & instagramming our way through afternoon tea at a gorgeous coast cafe. after a night of dancing (and screaming, as promised) to the new tunes of one of my longest loves at a rather too cool for school club, a lazy sleep-in and breakfast cooked for me, ash and i decided to leave our boys/wingmen and head out for a day on the coast. ash having lived in tweed and me in the deep forests of mudgeeraba, we had a few places we wanted to revisit and reminisce over. a couple of my favourite oppies turned up some treats, the beautiful shop 'little love and happiness' which is a beautiful gift/florist combo hidden in the tallebudgera valley delivered copious amounts of eye candy whilst an afternoon of wandering rummage in the miami marketta had me inspired up to the eyeballs. an artist studio lined laneway packed with suitcases selling some rather special second hand goods (a few that i deemed especially perfect enough to come home with me) and chats over vintage florals had me completely besotted. bumping into a fellow blogger and gorgeous crafter trudie from vintage vow had a stall beaming with staffordshire potteries goodness, handcrafted clutches, story books and vintage floral. those treats i will share with you tomorrow. was so lovely to meet you in person trudie and i look forward to extending my handmade clutch collection in the near future. after some glorious chats, eye candy overload and lighter purses we decided it was best we refuel at a little well loved cafe nearby. vegan banana bread complete with ricotta and honey accompaniments soon became best friends with my belly and chats with my lovely partner in crime turned to old stories and talk of future dreams. i really had the best day, made even better by the company i kept. tomorrow i head into the gallery to perform with some rather fabulous ladies in partnership with the new exhibition. if you're around goma at 3.30 tomorrow afternoon, be sure to keep an eye out for some sneaky tap dancing behaviour. hope your weekend has started just as beautifully. i'll be back tomorrow with some of today's finds. goodnight!

love and happiness abounds here.

floral love.

rummaging through positively perfect fabrics.

gorgeous displays.

amazing colours

and treasure.

wallpaper lined displays.

cafe love.

pretty arrangements.

best banana bread, ever.

the perfect end to a perfect day.

hint of mint.

a cooler sunday was welcomed today and so a trip to apples was on the cards. haloumi and avocado on sourdough was inhaled whilst perusing pretty floral dresses and reading old (and more fantastic if you ask me) copies of vogue living. hanging out with my sister is always a welcomed treat (now that we don't live together and always seem to be so busy) so chats over an extended breakfast that led to sharing a sweet treat slice made for a great start to my sunday. picking out some paint for my latest furniture find (to display my favourite staffordshire & johnson delights) meant a trip to bunnings, which is never a bad thing. spent the afternoon pottering about the house catching up on chores and getting stuck into the studio. everything now seems to have been touched, in some shape or form, by a hint of mint, because i fell utterly and completely in love with the colour after the first brush stroke. my vintage wallpaper has found a new home in a cheap oppie find and the space seems to really be coming together. will post some pics once the johnson/staffordshire collections are in their new homes and the floral eye candy overload can begin. i'm about to crawl into bed before an early start at work tomorrow but will firstly show you a few pics from my weekend. hope yours has been just as lovely, and word on the street (my mouth) is that mint is the new mustard. remember, you heard it here first.

cute tea caddy, staffordshire mug, avon powder box and lemon johnson delights.

a norwegian, german and english blend of plates this time.

my morning at apples, documented quite well with delicious food and vintage dresses.

pottering in the lounge i couldn't resist nanna's mirror/chandelier combo.

the apples setup.

pretty green florals, my afternoon painting project and my soon to be expanding wallpaper collection.

final countdown.

5 days and counting. i’ve been playing grown up for the last couple of weeks and for the majority of the time, it’s been quite fun. my meal plan however, a total disgrace. i’ve pretty much bought coles out of their two minute noodles (and not the 25% less fat ones) and eaten blocks of chocolate like it’s an integral food group. that can be argued, i’m sure. i rode into work today because I felt so guilty about the fun I’d had with a bar of top deck last night. it was almost like 30 minutes of fridge cleaning and reshuffling crap in the laundry warranted that kind of behaviour. i’ve been busy snap snap snapping away on my iphone for the january photo challenge and feeling completely inspired by it. created by the lovely chantelle over at fat mum slim, i really want to take a few lines to express my thanks. she’s teeing up one for february too, can’t wait. it’s been a welcomed break from all the hustle and bustle in my world. the sad feeling of leaving the little house i’ve made a home for the past two years is creeping in and many quiet moments have been endured and many, many photos of the bedroom wallpaper have been taken. it was that wallpaper that I first fell in love with when i peered through the window before the viewing. it’s funny how something so simple (and beautiful) will spark a thousand memories years down the track. living at flower street also started the journey of finding and challenging myself. there were lonely times, nights when i barely slept due to weird noises, packing up and saying goodbye during the floods (not knowing what state i'd find it in a week later), plenty of time to myself to create and bake and many memories that i'll take with me. it was a personal adventure and i feel so much stronger for undertaking it. tuesday will bring tears but it will also mark the beginning of a new adventure...and thanks to my two years spent here, i am more ready than ever to start it.

love at first sight.

a blue theme occurred subconsciously this week.

but ended with a warmer floral vibe.

nothing gold can stay.

hello sunday. boy, you take aggggges to come around and then when you're here, you go way too fast. a little bit of sleeping in, eggs and bacon breakfasting, copious amounts of tea, series one of love my way, skyping, baking (monte carlos...again!) and artwork planning was on the menu today. i snapped a few pretty things on my travels (read: whilst doing chores and boiling the kettle) and even managed to fit in 5 minutes of thrifting yesterday whilst on route to coles. have missed it. am itching to get to england to see my nanny kit, who isn't in the best of health at the moment and with a best friend leaving for london indefinately next monday...i'm trying to stay positive for two of my most favourite women. i've changed my idea for the group exhibition in august too...now involves a WHOLE lot of cross stitching and cake plate gathering (YAY!) so i've gotta get moving. tonight i'll be on my way. i won't be doing rummage next weekend as planned as i'll be spending the day with my bestest, which includes coffee and baked treats at vintage espresso, dinner at our favourite sushi place and lots of chats and hugs. will be dedicating a special post to her next monday, so get the tissues ready (note to self). i hope you've had a beautiful weekend, a few exciting things are in the pipeline at kit & nancy over the next few weeks so stay tuned and have a wonderful week. much love.

new tapestry love. reminds me of my toboganning behaviour in the alps.

sleeping in and unmade bed behaviour. waking up to vintage wallpaper is something i adore.

pretty flowers and monte carlos cooling.

i do miss my jam tarts. studio wall inspired me today.

writing love letters and boiling the kettle (approx 6 times today)

studio floor has my work in progress.

beautiful morning and afternoon clouds. for you mama.

stu...stu...studio!

Ever since I moved into my little house, my poor little studio has got the rough end of the stick. Because my craft wares, art materials and knick knacks outweigh any other thing I own (I’m the girl will the full studio and empty fridge) I have naively believed that everything will fit nicely in the studio. Realistically it has become a storage room. A very pretty one at that, but there were times when I thought I was never ever going to make art again, and that was just not going to do. Then the floods came and I was mighty quick to get things packed away and ship shape. Then a few months passed and my things were popped back into any available space. So you’ll understand my excitement at how wonderful it’s looking RIGHT NOW. A trip to ikea, some new storage, a garbage bin full of crap (less than beautiful things) and a couple of suitcases full for rummage…means one pretty flower has emerged. I still have a lot of stuff, but I know where it is and where I can find it. I have two tables, one for painting and messy work and another for paper work and collage. I am also waiting on some retro coffee lace curtains from ebay for 99c, I think they’ll work, we’ll soon see. I dreamt of a room that I wanted to spend time in and I think I’ve achieved that. Finally. I want to make the most of this gorgeous little house before I head off. But that’s for another post. I’ll leave you with some pretty pictures. Happy Sunday all! (ps. I know I said I wouldn’t be back till Tuesday, but I couldn’t wait to show you! Pps. Not sure I’m ‘getting’ this whole scone thing…thank goodness for raspberry jam and cream!)

why hello..come on in!

the paper and collage desk...complete with inspiration wall.


pretty things on the wall and in jars.


fabrics and love stamps...what else is needed?


more lovely stuff and my beautiful wallpapered walls.

sorry for the bad language but i am in love with this card..will be framed soon. some of my wallpaper collection.

this rummage is going to be a big one!

life lately.

hello tuesday. it's been a lovely 3 day weekend dabbling in some opshopping, baby snuggling, road tripping and chai drinking amidst girly chats and ikea furniture-putting-together. i delivered and setup wedding brownie on saturday to the most beautiful bride and groom which was followed by some roadtripping down south on sunday and some ikea behaviour. i don't go there often, which was obvious when i decided to ignore the directive arrows. people noticed, it made me giggle. have been attempting to get my studio in order as i want to get my artmaking on for the exhibition, so decluttering and sorting has been flower street's hot topic. i've been spending some time with my beautiful friends and their gorgeous little ones. i'm definately not ready to have any of my own, buy my oh my...i'm in love. from playing with glitter pens and running races with a cheeky 2 year old to having a handsome 4 month old snuggle into me whilst chatting with his gorgeous mama about boys and travels...is just blissful. back to reality today and the fact my ikea tables are still in pieces. but the teacosies are up!...all is well. i hope you've had a wonderful start to the week. i'm terribly in awe of my beautiful girlfriends right now...from soy chai's over boy talk to planning a life overseas. much love to my inspiring ladies.

floral tablecloths were the flavour of the day on saturday.

more floral love and a cheeky pink lady. (check the shoes please)


cute cookie tin (perfect for clouds) and wooden leaf bowls..awaiting a coat of paint.


brownie with bunting and pretty clouds. (for mama)

one of the many flannelette pillowcases i unearthed at stevo's saturday morning!

a hawaii mug (on it's way to a special lady) and some plastic white & gold coasters.

been playing with lounge room displays.

a tea 'cosy' corner of my studio and another flannelette gem.

his and hers pillowcases. a little stained but oh so cute.