What to wear, what to wear?

I was just doing the ironing, and working out what to wear tomorrow. Autumn is tricky, because it's cold in the morning, and then warm in the afternoon. It's too warm for boots, but is it cold enough for tights? Well I popped over to polyvore to create a version of the outfit I've chosen for tomorrow.

Pink and Preppy by Wendy Sice featuring Vivienne Westwood Shoes pumps

Items in this set:
Jaeger Cap Sleeve Jersey Top, Schiaparelli Pink, S, 40 GBP
Aritzia Black Cable Cardigan Sweater
Beacon of Style Skirt-Mod Retro Indie Clothing & Vintage Clothes, $40
Mary Jane 0201 Black Shoe, 355 GBP

These pieces are more glamorous than the ones I'm going to wear, but the idea is the same (and my shoes are not so high!)

It will be 24 degrees in Perth tomorrow, so I'll be wearing tights too!

Check out polyvore to create one of your outfits for this week. It's fun!

My Space and Yours - Make me proud

Over at Hello Owl, the My Place and Yours meme this week is to show something in our home that makes us proud. I have chosen this artwork created with pastels that my son made last year in year 6.

Seeing this reassures me that the art teachers at our school are teaching the children about the great artists of history, including the wonderful Picasso. Jack captured the spirit of Picasso so well that I couldn't help but be proud, and his artwork has pride of place in the study, where I can see it every day when I blog!

Pop over to Hello Owl to see some other things that make people proud!

Retro Vinyl Pick

After a sleepy Mothers Day, featuring breakfast in bed (banana and maple syrup pancakes, yum!) and afternoon tea with my Mum (pecan and custard cake, oh, my gawsh!) I've sat down to share my random vinyl pick of the week, Like Flames by Berlin.

Another band with a rocking female singer. Love this song, great to sing along with. I love the video too, and, other than the mullets, it hasn't dated that much.

Lady Gaga was surely copying singer, Terri Nunn, when she had this look:

Apparently, the band have been playing some concerts recently, and she still looks pretty amazing.

I wonder how her voice is holding out.

Family Connections

My sister Kristie has just started her own blog, Neapolitan Skies, and I am so excited!! I think blogs are a lovely way to communicate, even with family.

In her first post she shares some photos of her lovely baby, Lily, and one of them reminded me of my son Jack around the same age.

Lily:

Jack:

Same head shape and hair line, basically. Both uber cute!

My Creative Space

For four weeks I've been preparing and helping the children at school to create these little gifts for their Mums for Mothers Day. This week alone we made about 120 cupcakes! So my creative space has involved cutting paper and felt, sorting sequins, folding boxes, tying bows, and baking!

The cupcake on its own is a magnet!

And inside the box is one of these yummy vanilla cupcakes!

I got the recipe from here:



The inspiration and craft supplies for these gifts (including the mini patty pans and lolly hearts) were all from the brilliant Clever Patch. Have a Happy Mothers Day!

My Place and Yours

This week's My Place and Yours topic from Hello Owl is to show your favourite place in your home. I had to really think about this: was it to be the spot I most like to look at, be creative in, or relax in? I chose the latter, because, really, relaxing is the best thing ever! So here is my favourite relaxing spot in our house:

It is a joke in our house that this couch in front of the tv is know as The Danger Zone, because almost anyone who sits in that corner nods off to sleep (namely me, or my husband, or my Dad!) And when we're not having a nap we're watching our favourite shows and movies on Foxtel, or just having a fun old time!
LOVE this spot!

Pop over to Hello Owl to see some more favourite spots, find some other gorgeous blogs, or even add your own My Place and Yours link.

Random Vinyl Pick

I thought it was time to take another random selection out of my vinyl archives, and was so pleased to choose this one!

While it's a bit heavy rock, I LOVE this song, because the chorus has such a great melody and you can have a good holler when you sing along. (I'm pretty sure this is actually my sister's record, and I only got into this song from hearing her sing along to it as well!)

The vid doesn't really do the song justice, because you want to just see Pat sing, but it's a good little story.

It wasn't  until I looked up the video, that I even realised Ashley Tisdale did a version of this song. I love Ashley, but it's not very good. And some other chick, Helen Schneider, released it originally, but she's just a bit weird!

Anyways, have a look at the vid, see if you remember this song, and see if you can stop yourself from singing along.