tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63135510773480700192012-02-01T05:23:31.347+09:00The adventures of else seven. Craft, thrifty fashion, eco-consciousness, op-shopping, food and other gorgeousness mixed with a little Japanese flavour.elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.comBlogger3851100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-30694936249935455322012-02-01T05:22:00.001+09:002012-02-01T05:23:31.378+09:00

I don't often buy new books - the library and the opshop and friends/family supplying most of my reading needs, but I splashed out recently and treated myself to these two lovelies. I have started reading the To Die For book, and it is a fascinating, yet depressing read. I must say, there are a few what seem to be...shall we say...overdrawn conclusions - but in general....wow.

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I am a sucker for a bit of printed cord, so when I saw this sweet little dress at the Salvos the other day for AUD2, I couldn't resist. It had quite a bit of marking, which is why it was so cheap (Salvos are getting so expensive these days!), so I thought a bit of a good old soak in whitener ( I use the ecostore one) would do the trick. It didn't, so I had to resort to a bit of creative

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Don't mean to gloat - but look at all the joy I got at a recent $1 Friday athe the opshop warehouse down the road. Around 20 items for AUD13 - I know - do the maths - that's actually not even a dollar each. Sure....I had to SARD wonder soap a bit, napisan a bit, stitch up a little catch in fabric here and there...but myah. HAUL.

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What happy days there have been of late, filled with raspberry icecream, crisp white wine, beach walks, excellent coffee, bare feet on the grass, naps, time with friends and family, sewing and op-shopping. I have much to discuss anon - the 365 Project, 30-day challenges, thrift finds and so on.....But for now, just wanted to say hi, how are you doing and how is YOUR 2012 unfolding?

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Happy new year! A friend of mine alerted me to a little project called "Project 365" where every day you take a photo of something for which you are grateful. The idea is to slow down and take time to appreciate the small things...or the big things, really. Here are my first four shots (didn't quite start on the 1st Jan). 1) Sand between the toes2) Champagne3) Coffee4) Living near

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We have arrived back in Sydney and already been very busy with lots of parties including another little party to celebrate Little Miss O's first birthday with our Australian friends and family. The ole Women's Weekly number one cake made a return appearance and there were some eco-inspired details such as paper lanterns made from old wrapping paper (haha - they were a bit flaccid -

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My little bubby girl is turning one this Wednesday, so we had the first of her first birthday parties...the next one will be in Sydney next weekend. Handmade decos, homemade treats and mulled wine and fair trade balloons.  Nice.

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This coming year; Give me a handmade birthday card.Bake me your best recipe.Take me to dinner or lunch or coffee or brunch and spend time with me talking and laughing and eating and drinking.Introduce me to your favourite wine and cheese.Fill my pantry with yummy organic items that are hard to get in Japan - coffee, lentils, tahini, honey...etc.Scent my bath or my hair or my house with eco

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Am back on the ole C25K and am already almost at the end of the third week.  I am a bit nervous about what is going to be the workout next week - but am determined to keep going.  And here's some inspiration from another friend of mine, H (what is with all these chicks whose names begin with "H" and running?). When did you first start running? I first started running in May this year, a couple

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Here's a little lentil loaf fresh out of the oven. In a sort of "lazy domestic goddess" type fashion, I am now making and freezing meals. Ha - who would imagine I would be such a housewife. Still, I figure if I do that, then there is more time to spend running, hanging with little Miss O and my friends and sewing. I might even get some more freelance work. That would be nice. Don't think I

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A couple of things I made for the lady recently. Sweet little dress - the bodice is made from an old body suit with a cute print and the skirt from my stash. How good are those bicycle buttons - a gift from my cousin. The mittens were the sleeves from the cardigan that I cut to make a gilet. The string - very obscure - I bought in the north Chinese town of Xiahe. I found minority

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Little Miss O and I have been reading these books from the library. They were written by a French woman in the 1950s...how gorgeous are the illustrations? We like the one "Jeanne in Gay Paris" best.

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Yet another little bundle of joy about to wend its way across the ocean. Oh the kawaiiiiiii.

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And here is my little favourite corner of the living room where I oft sit of an evening fiddling around with some mini project or another. However, the project pile was getting out of hand, so I shelved (literally) some of them for the time being and have just left the most pressing. And I covered (badly) a shoebox with vintage sample tatami paper and washi tape to contain the mess.

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Again - my after comes first, but hey it doesn't really matter. One day, I will work out how to use Picasa properly. In the meantime, let us focus on my lovely armchair. My mum bought it at an antique shop when she first got married, and it has been around since then. My grandma had it for a long time, and it was her favourite. I can see her now, sitting in it, watching the evening

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Anyone sense an unhealthy obsession with ferris wheels?

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Hmm - the "before" has appeared after the "after", but anyway, you get the picture. Little corners of my world are becoming more clear and organised every day, and I am loving it. As for the ninety things that I am supposed to get out of the house, I think that is going quite well. I think I might have surpassed that already just on individual items that I have for sale.  Ahhhhh.... Look

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Finally - I have managed to squeeze a little bit of upcycling in. The top one was a cute Duns organic body suit that got too short in the body, but still fit width-wise, so I turned it into a little dress using some remnant fabric for the sleeves and some fabric that had come from the fleamarket and was cut out to be a tshirt that I cut too small, so...here it is. The below is some odd

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I know - what piggies do we look like in the first shot? I blame Mr O. Haha. Anyway - look at that glorious expanse of uncluttered bench. Have already got a ton of stuff to sell - am just photographing it and putting it online while Little Miss O takes a nap - hopefully a bloody long one. If Mr O comes home and dumps any of his crap there, I may file for divorce.  

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So - I mentioned Thrifty Mrs thirty day declutter - 90 items in 30 days, and I am going to take that challenge starting from today.  I am so tired of all the STUFF in our house.  Ugh.  The horror.  Basically, I have to get 90 items out of my house within thirty days - if they are still waiting to go somewhere or be thrown away at the end of the ninety days, that doesn't count. By the way -

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Someone is getting some Pocky joy in the post.

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Finally got back to the flea market today after a hiatus of about a year. Oh the withdrawal symptoms - let me tell you! Anyway - Little Miss O's oji-chan took her around while I got to do a spot of bargain hunting. I decided to focus on tops and accessories because basically - and probably very uncreatively, I mostly wear denim on the lower half of my body. Ain't noone going to feature me

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Thinking about doing this....A Thrifty Mrs | Totally addicted to thrift: 30 Day Declutter: I'm so excited that so many of you are taking part in the 30 Day Declutter , I hope you're enjoying sorting through your stuff as much as...

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Bit of a potluck lunch today and my friend, Y, made this amazing shimeji mushroom and shrimp gratin and a pumpkin salad. SO good. On a completely different note, I found some organic cotton - all in rather beiiiiige shades - at Manocreare, a rather pricey but totally gorgeous fabric shop.

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Ahh - I do like a Wednesday evening. Mr O at karate, Little Miss O in bed. I have to admit, I am missing my usual Wednesday evening beverage, but still - it's probably good for me. What is probably not good for me is the divine smelling apple frangipane tart that is currently baking in my oven. I am going to a potluck lunch tomorrow - GOOD GOD! What have I become? A FULL housewife. (I

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SO - I am on the Healthy Planet, Healthy Me challenge and how is it going? 1) It is amazing where things come from.  Who would have ever thought that the oh-so-lazy-Mr-O-has-gone-to-karate pasta sauce I usually go for was made in Thailand (for a Japanese supermarket)? 2) The no-sugar/cakes thing...so not happening.  I am a sugar junkie. 3) No alcohol going well.  Well, it is going very

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And another round of invites - this time for Little Miss O's birthday party in Japan - these are made from cardboard I had at home and part of a calendar from this year that I have finished with...and good old textas.

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Mr O was out at karate last night and Little Miss O went to bed early, so I finally got some time with my sewing machine. It had been too long, believe me. From left to right; 1) Tshirt made from old rompers that were too short in the body.2) Tshirt made from old body suit that was too short in the body.3) Tshirt made from an old tshirt that was too short and another too small tshirt that had

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Woohoo - It is November 1st, and therefore, I made it through the Buy Nothing New month. Woohoo. (Speaking of nothing new, this is a house near where we live that still has a traditional food storage building attached. Cool.) Actually, it wasn't so hard. I can't say I didn't think of things I wanted to buy, and I did a bit of window shopping, but a lot of the things, I thought...naaaah. I

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Just gearing up ready for this and doing some research on seasonal foods.  Seems my computer has not been saving my bookmarks which is so deeply frustrating, I cannot begin to explain.  Sigh.  Regardless - found this rather lovely website which tells me what is in season in the UK at this time of year, so I figure that in general, it will be the same in Japan... Now, I just need to find some

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Hm - Buy Nothing New October is almost over, so I am trying to decide on a new challenge for November.  I am thinking something along the lines of a food challenge...My diet and eating certainly needs cleaning up - I have been eating SO much crap recently...disgusting.  I look and feel a bit rough.  However, I don't want the challenge to be just about me, but rather to be something that makes a

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Here is a sample of what I made using the things that I bought for less than 150 yen (around AUD2) each. Green salad - 1/2 lettuce, cucumber and avocado = 130yenCod - 120yen (sauteed in oil, sake and black pepper which were in my pantry)Spinach - 75yenSoup with tofu and wakame - tofu - 17yen (wakame, mirin, dashi and soy sauce in my pantry)Rice - in my pantry. And it was YUM.

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Am actually only halfway through Day 26, but this afternoon's plan is to eat Violet Crumbles and work on bunting for Little Miss O's first birthday party.  Nothing like a bit of bunting. I have realised that the household budget was blown a little over the past few days when my cousin came to visit...on food, basically - I went the rat on some foreign products for baking and dessert making and

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The above is my pride and joy - a rather successful first attempt at making tiramisu, and I have to say without a scrap of false modesty that it was damn fine. I made a huge dish of it, so we took some around to our neighbours on the fourth floor. It is all about the food! Today, I sent my cousin back to China with a batch of homemade (anaemic - it must be the colour of the sugar?) ANZAC

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Ahhh....so close to the end now - just a week or so to go. Have been enjoying having that little bit extra cash to spend and no stuff to speak of coming into the house. My lovely cousin is visiting at the moment, and she did bring a rather lovely gift - a gorgeous scented candle from one of my favourite stores in China - Shanghai Tang. It smells like ginger flower and last night, we whacked

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Life with Little Miss O does not seem to leave me much time for anything else - something I really need to get sorted out, but I did manage to whip up some cards and invites over the past week or two. I used; *thrifted Christmas cards*cardboard I had at home*Hello Kitty hiragana poster that I had on the wall when I was learning hiragana*a lovely tree stamp my friend gave me last Christmas and

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Yum. Apple cake. In fact, this month seems to be all about food. That is an apple cake that I made yesterday - still getting very thin, friand-like cakes. Hm. Yummy though. Karma came back to me in the form of food - a lady I gave bags of baby clothes to sent some of my favourite Japanese cakes - these incredible mini cheesecakes. SO good. Little Miss O and I popped into the baby recycle

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As I mentioned previously, I could not be arsed going to the shops on the weekend, so I decided to get creative and use up the food we already have in the house to last us until Monday morning. Thus, I scoured the freezer, pantry and fridge to work out what I had to work with. I admit to sending Mr O to the convenience store for some bread and two tins of tuna - but that was only 300yen...

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Hm -some of these days have gone by in a bit of a blur due to Little Miss O's inability to sleep through the night...But I do know the following happened; 1) My buy nothing new birthday gift of a charity donation was received...I was looking for a gift for my brother who is notoriously difficult to buy things for...thought of all sorts of ideas, but they all came out a bit lame, really, so I

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I have to admit that I felt a twinge of smugness today as I cruised around buying nothing but groceries, exercising outside, getting takeaway coffee in my own cup, walking to and from the shops and wearing a top that I salvaged rather than throw away.  To top it all off, I started to make my Christmas cards (I know - loser - it's October, but I saw a Chrisso display today in the supermarket and

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Woohoo.  Today means that I am a third of the way through the challenge and so far, I have not been even remotely tempted to break the rules - except for the sock incident, but that was for the bubba.  It has been a hectic last few days of friends and family.  I have been baking cupcakes and distributing them to new found buddies...although one batch went mysteriously flat, which was annoying. 

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Yesterday left me with a warm, fuzzy feeling.  Firstly, after going a bit overboard on ordering organic baby food online, I felt guilty about spending all that money (although groceries are allowed), so I actually cancelled the order, instead of going...ohhh...whatever and ploughing ahead.  Then, I sold some patterns on ebay - not for much, but that is still some more stuff gone out of my house

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Phew - almost had an incident today...poor little Miss O had a pooh explosion and I had no clean socks for her in my bag, and so I thought I would have to buy some socks as it was cold, and I am not about to compromise her for my weird little obsessions.  HOWEVER!  She was in her rain cover most of the day which is like a sauna, so her little feet were warm as toast.  Result.  Took my computer in

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Hmm... there should be a photo here...but there is not because last night my mac imploded...taking out all my files...wedding photos, baby photos..the lot.  And no..I did not have everything backed up because when I tried to back them up last, my hard drive was too small to hold them all.  Now...after sobbing wildly, I am trying to be `Pollyanna` about the whole thing and find a silver lining. 

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Day one - I kicked off the challenge today with a birthday gift.  I can't reveal too much, but let's just say no objects were purchased.  More will be revealed a little later in the month....

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...a picture of a slightly wafer thin but extreeeeeeeemely delicious carrot cake.  YUM.

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Woohoo - I have pledged to buy nothing new for all of October.  Gulp.  Besides necessities of course.  I don't know why I am so nervous about it - am wading my way through piles of crapola at the moment, trying to get rid of stuff - so hard in Japan where there are no convenient op shops to dump it all on.  Actually, it's probably a good thing because it makes me really think about all the stuff

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Busy times chez else seven - can't believe I haven't blogged for so long - bet y'all missed me, or something.  Am now back in the Toke where Little Miss O and I are trying to settle back in and trying not to miss the sea too much. Been trying to get back on the minimalism trail or at least the non-consumerism trail and am doing quite well, I think.  Am currently selling off a whole lot of

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Sunset...across the carpark Glenelg on a beautiful sunny Sunday A fab tea cosy at the Artisan Cafe in Blackwood My cousin (artist, poet and writer)'s opshop crawl haul Finally - a great change table set-up at Bliss Cafe The koala mama and bubba in my uncle and aunt's backyard Little Miss O and I got back from a week in Adelaide this morning.  Fantastic trip - I am already longing to go

elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-84826476228260910042011-07-23T19:31:00.000+09:002011-07-23T19:31:48.843+09:00

My fabulous grand-aunt (after whom little Miss O is named) worked as a buyer at Coles in her youth.  She kept the staff magazines - check out these great graphics...

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This one is a fraction roller girl for me, but what the hell.  Made from a 0-3 month babygro with ribbing from small singlets.  Tricky, tricky!  The sleeves are made from a pair of 0-3 month leggings.The ribbing has been unpicked from a small bodysuit.The fabric was from a piece picked up at an opshop for 20 cents. I want to go to see friends in Europe next year with little Miss O, so the more

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And thus - now that I have my creative hat back on - despite the sewing machine lying dormant for the last couple of days, but no fear - correspondence is on the agenda.  Time to answer all those emails, make appointments with friends and get back to my beloved snail mail...It'd be nice to be able to send out random care packages now and then, but not from Australia - the postage is outrageous!

elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-12975655091367623262011-07-04T18:58:00.000+09:002011-07-04T18:58:45.514+09:00

The rather wonderful and mostly vintage souvenir textiles I have picked up over the last few months... I am thinking...aprons, tablecloths, oven mitts, napkins, placemats, cushion covers....

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Creativity  - check!  Although I didn't get to making a gift for my friend, sorry L, I did get to do some fiddling around with some old clothes of Little Miss O's to make her some new clothes; A pile of old clothes... A tshirt from a cousin gets a new applique...  A 3-6 month dress becomes a skirt  Plain singlets get new appliques from small bodysuits  A small dress gets new armholes and

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Happy days!  Another new craft book - which ties in with my ongoing obsessions with upcycling and vintage souvenir teatowels.  Wooohoo.

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...hello cute new skirt!

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My first step is to find some time to get creative again.  My friend's birthday is coming up, and so I am going to try to make a top for her with some cool fabric I got at a charity store.  I am also going to make my first attempt at making yoyos.  Or my first attempt using instructions.

elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-65757686476029805222011-06-26T20:27:00.000+09:002011-06-26T20:27:15.005+09:00

Hm.  I've been feeling very frustrated lately. Frustrated with my lack of willpower, my lack of a space to set up and make glorious creative messes, my lack of time due to the demands of motherhood...and so on and so forth.  Arrgggggggggggh.  Thus - I wish to take myself back to the drawing board and start afresh.  Forgive myself all my recent sins and pull my finger out.  

elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-2995636375080455042011-06-17T21:05:00.000+09:002011-06-17T21:05:29.666+09:00

Good old Taste has a fab section on what's in season and what to do with it... See the June one for starters...

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I love food.  I love cooking.  I love eating.  At present, I am really getting into researching seasonal produce and recipes for seasonal cooking.  When I eventually get back to my normal routine (I am still in Sydney until the situation in Japan sorts itself out some more, especially the nuclear fall-out), I am definitely going to be going for seasonal produce and checking out some things in

elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-42645366203693977562011-06-15T14:58:00.002+09:002011-06-15T18:42:30.961+09:00

Being human...and lacking in willpower, in some areas, mainly craft and my daughter, minimalism is very hard.  I am not going to beat myself up about it, but I am going to persevere.  However, I did buy this gorgeous craft book the other day...and have just ordered another.   Oh dear.  This one has some lovely projects that I want to try including a hooded cape, a bento box holder and a puppet

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Woohoo - I decided to do running as my new "minimalist" workout and have just completed week one of the C25K running programme.    Basically, all you need are the shoes - (although an ipod doesn't go astray!).  One of my inspirations was my mate, H, from the blog "Long Friday Run".  In order to inspire anyone else out there to get off the couch and go, I asked her to guest blog for me today.

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So - I am getting back into a little vintaaaaaaage trading - just offering up little delights that I find along the way.  The first little darlings I have are these beautiful coloured glass etched champagne flutes.  So pretty - perfect for champagne at afternoon tea, a girly bridal shower, to accompany cupcakes... They are AUD30, not including postage and packing.  Put those bubbles on ice,

elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-59757494524356727522011-06-05T15:08:00.000+09:002011-06-05T15:08:16.753+09:00

Oh fabulous church jumble sales - I love you! Picked up some great patterns and other treasures.  (More about the glory from there later) But the style question is, am I too too too old for this cute little pinafore?  I love that style so much.  That whole yellow ensemble - from head to toe is gorgeous.  Can I rock it?

elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-2345241303363269912011-06-03T19:23:00.000+09:002011-06-03T19:23:57.770+09:00

Was standing today in Manly waiting for my "riiiiiiiiiiiide".  Was cuddling my little girl and listening to the waves crash on the shore.  The sky was streaked pink, and there were birds singing and fluttering around before the sun set.  People coming home and going out.  Felt completely and utterly content.  I love that time of day.

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Another month... Things I want to make; 1) A fathers' day present for Mr O 2) A birthday gift for my friend whose birthday is in July 3) If I have time, I want to make some gifts for birthdays later in the year 4) Aprons from the unused vintage souvenir teatowels I have collected so far... 5) Transform two of little Miss O's nighties that she does not wear into t-shirts Things I want to buy;

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And now June is upon us - time to really kickstart the second year of the shopping ban.  I've just been coasting of late and not really trying very hard to kick the habit.  A little better, but not healed. Things I wanted to make; Due to the bubba and nowhere to set up a place to sew, I didn't do any sewing. Things I wanted to buy and bought; 1) Secondhand winter jacket 2) Secondhand winter

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I was speaking to a friend last night on Skype (got to love the Skype!), and we were talking about her awesome plans for a sea change.  Well, not quite a sea change - a halfway between sea and moor change, but figuratively speaking.  It's been a hectic and rough time for her over recent years, so she has decided to move to Totnes in Devon.  It's a bold and brave mood, and I am so excited about

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You can get so confused that you'll start in to race down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space, headed, I fear, toward a most useless place. The Waiting Place... ...for people just waiting. Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or waiting

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I am currently obsessed with Zen Habits, so I thought I'd think about designing my life.  What would I do if I had nothing to do?  People might argue that as I am currently unemployed, pretty much, I have nothing to do, but there is always Little Miss O to keep me busy. Goodness - where would I begin? An early rising - as long as I can go to bed early-ish, I love getting up at around 6am.  The

elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-68228735081870045122011-05-22T19:51:00.002+09:002011-05-22T20:04:57.723+09:00

My parents are clearing out some stuff... look at this fabulous radio!  I have been longing for a vintage radio for ages.  It's a Radiola 586MA 1958.  Nice.

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The food markets Oh happy days!  Perfect sunshine in the Emerald City today, people.  Little Miss O and I took the ferry to the big smoke for the Finders Keepers markets at Redfern.  Man.  Ferries.  They are wonderful.  I love the Star Ferry in Hong Kong (those seats with the punched out star patterns and all the ferries with "star" in their names) and I LOVE Sydney ferries.  That harbour!  That

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Cardigan  - $6 from Lifeline Shirt - $6 from Lifeline Geoffrey Beene vest - $7 from the Smith Family Merino wool jumper - $12 from the Smith Family Jacket - $15 from Lifeline Eherm - those of you who have added up all my prices, may notice that I actually failed the Pineapple Challenge - blew out the budget by $10.  Luckily, I am the boss of my challenges, so there is no-one to scold me

elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-78747501698851807832011-05-15T20:47:00.000+09:002011-05-15T20:47:32.673+09:00

OOOOOF!  Am "helping" my mum clear out all her crap at the moment - and what a load of it she has.  The more I clear out stuff, visit malls and hear about shopping, the more I get put off by it all and just want to freeeeee myself of all vestiges of THINGS.  Of course, when I start thinking about it, I get cold feet, but I am determined to try to persevere. One thing that I am sure about is

elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-41378793575448526742011-05-14T12:32:00.000+09:002011-05-14T12:32:24.370+09:00

In the spirit of simplification, I am deleting myself off mailing lists, getting rid of old email accounts and so on.  Tell you what though - it's bloody complicated!  If anyone knows how to get rid of Hotmail, I will love you forever!

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As you may be aware, I am interested in the concept of minimalism and paring things down (please excuse the pun picture) even if I find it hard to achieve in real life...Hmm.  I have just been reading about the 100 Thing Challenge.  I like how the "guy named Dave" sets his own rules for the challenge...am I allowed to set them too?  I have also been reading a blog called "Miss Minimalist".  That

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Is it wrong to lullaby your child with the Smiths, or will it make her deeply cool (if somewhat morose) for the rest of her life?

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Arrrgh.  You know when you are at a restaurant, and you know one dish is really good, but you want to try a different one for a change?  Then you order it and it sucks and you feel quite depressed?  Well, anyway, I had the same experience but with jumble sales today.  I had a CHOICE of three - one awesome one, one so-so one and one unknown.  Thinking I might try something new and because it was

elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-11565558153989612832011-05-05T19:07:00.000+09:002011-05-05T19:07:20.143+09:00

Here's a little idea for all those bits and pieces of old and broken jewellery or odd little baubles you find at the opshop.  I had a bluebird necklace that my grandparents gave me when I was a little girl and some random bits and pieces that my mum inherited from my grandmother.  No crown jewels - just odd and pretty little things that my grandma, a bit of an opshop and fleamarket fan herself,

elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-62154038636448425952011-05-01T20:22:00.000+09:002011-05-01T20:22:30.947+09:00

WOW!  A year of the shopping ban.  How time flies.  Well, I can't say that I am completely cured of the shopping fever, but I am definitely in serious rehab, which is a start.  Lessons I have learnt so far; 1) Lots of things can be made instead of bought, but you have to plan ahead. 2) Avoid shopping centres, online shopping sites and magazines - they just create desire for stuff and

elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-76325333228851718932011-05-01T19:51:00.001+09:002011-05-01T19:54:23.302+09:00

To be honest, dear readers, all has been a little bit up in the air of late in the life of else seven, so this month's confession may not be entirely accurate.  Here's how I did; Things I made; 1) Doll's clothes for my friend's daughter (complete nightmare - am scarred by the experience.  Clothes look cute though...but forgot to take a pic before I gave them to her...) 2) Cute pants for my

elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-23901358303516571792011-04-30T13:53:00.000+09:002011-04-30T13:53:23.488+09:00

Wide legged wool pants from Vinnies - $8 Cute dress from Vinnies - $6 Here are my first scores in the Pineapple Challenge.  Opshopping ain't as cheap as it used to be.  Now I am looking out for a jacket, a cardi and a jumper...and if there is any cash left - tops and skirts...

elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-86322240363616184532011-04-29T20:10:00.000+09:002011-04-29T20:10:15.242+09:00

Oops.  I did it again.  Had a great afternoon with my mate, C, cruising the local opshops.  Showed uncharacteristic restraint amongst the crockery and fell madly in love with a FABULOUS 70's lounge suite.  So very very good.  And I mean really good - stuff that retails for thousands of dollars. Sigh.  I wish I had a house to put all these great finds in. Got some rather good things for the

elsesevenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089558647987539503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6313551077348070019.post-26821756252776634952011-04-26T17:09:00.000+09:002011-04-26T17:09:46.879+09:00

Often as walking to and from the beach or when feeding the lady, little ideas pop into my head.  Thus the Pineapple Challenge was born.  I am going to set myself the challenge of getting together some winter essentials with a budget of AUD50.  As I am currently sans income,  I need to furnish myself with some winter wardrobe essentials on a small budget as I was not expecting to be here for the

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I am sitting here getting in to my Cadbury Express Easter egg train (as if I didn't eat enough chocolate today at my rellie bash...).  But where is the fair trade chocky they are doing these days?  Why the above pic?  I finally got around to reading Peppermint magazine, and I LOVE it.  I know I am about a thousand years behind, but better late than never.  Now, I am just feeling sad because

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The lady and I have been walking down to the beach a lot of late, and I couldn't resist this fab sign on a very retro block of flats.  I love those 50's and 60's beach unit blocks and houses.

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Oh happy days.  I sneaked in a visit to my fave opshop - well, one of them, yesterday.  Oh, the glorious treasures.  They had an amazing selection of furniture which I couldn't buy and some good fabrics which I did as I am stuck in Sydney with nothing to sew with for the time being and want to start working on my line of completely recycled and upcycled clothing and accessories.  I also got a

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Am going to take a break from this now that I am kind of unsettled....not that I am renouncing everything, but just can't do it all now.

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Well - now it's time for the new improved method of shopping control.  So - here are the things that I plan to buy or "need" this month...besides food/life basics. 1) Gift for my friend's daughter 2) Gift for my friend's son 3) Shampoo - I want to test out a brand called  "bod" as they are reasonably priced and sell in bulk, so I would like to try a small bottle first 4) Fabric for a skirt and a

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You are going to have to forgive me as I don't have my list of purchases from March..but I will try to remember... Planned purchases 1) Birthday gift for my friend's son - I got him the fab anime film "Spirited Away". 2) Gift for my godson - I got him an Ultraman doll - I know...plastic... Things to make 1) I upcycled the old top/nightie into PJ tops 2) I made some bread Unplanned purchases (

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