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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

༺ Mother & Daughter: Buttercup Dandelion ༻

True story time ~ don’t try to work with children when you are in a tight jam!

Also, we don’t have buttercups… Just a lush field of greenery, dotted with brilliant yellow dandelions and fluffy, itchy-as-all-heck, seeding grass to stand in.

Yesterday I had planned to get ready, do an outfit shoot, then go and do the grocery shopping. Everything was comfortably rolling along until I realised that I’d forgotten about my first Pilates class of the year ~ and that was happening in half an hour! I had exactly thirty minutes to get these photos done… Argh! (◉ Д ◉)

I swiped on my new favourite lipstick, grabbed the Mister, the camera and the children {somewhat in that order!} and headed across the road to take some pictures.

Then of course, there was my genius idea to get some photos of Belle and do a Mother & Daughter post ~ mostly because every day she is looking so much more adorably grown up, and less and less like my little baby girl. But working with children is tricky at the best of times, and we were on such a short time constraint that it made it a hard to get a good picture.

I think I might have to do an outtakes post sometime soon, and include some photos from this shoot because there were a few hilarious shots where Belle was just like “Nope! I’m out of here!” and all we have are blurry pictures of her back as she takes off. This was even after she very seriously informed me with her arms all crossed that she “had to get dressed’n {dressed and ready} for de day, n’ take some photos for my shog too Mummy” while I was getting ready. Haha! Whoops, I think she’s a bit young for blogging just yet! ◟(• ε •๑)◞ ₎₎ ₎₎

When came the time for taking those photos ~ she naturally had other ideas about what she should be doing ~ namely, playing with her big brother and running about the place! We managed to get a few snaps, then I dashed back to the house, scrambled into my gym gear and went to Pilates with a full face of makeup ~ which, to be honest, I don’t normally do unless I’ve already been out for the morning.

I prefer not to wear makeup when working out as I don’t want to clog up my skin when the product mixes with perspiration! Not a nice feeling at all…

However, I was pleasantly surprised that it all stayed perfectly in place, and my face didn’t get shiny at all, so when I got home I simply changed, then went to the shops as originally planned. *phew!* A bit of a topsy-turvy day, but these things happen.

It was a good thing that I had a cute, easy to wear outfit that I could throw on and off. My hair flower is a beautiful pastel rainbow rose confection {try saying that five times fast!} from Daisy Jean Floral Designs and I love it so much! When it came in the mail, I promptly clipped it to the towel turban I was wearing as my hair dried, because sometimes I’m far too excited to wait to wear my new pretties! ‘‘\(*≧▽≦)ﾉｼ･✧*:ﾟ

I love how well it goes with another wardrobe favourite ~ this top is the Rio blouse in Lilac Rose Gingham from Vivien of Holloway, and it’s pretty much the best thing ever.

I’ve been wearing it just about non-stop this summer, and it has proven to be an extremely versatile piece. The style of the blouse is easy to wear with circle skirts, or pants, and another favourite pairing is with my Vivien of Holloway capris.

Plus, a great bonus for nursing mothers ~ the ties at the neckline undo and allow really easy access for breastfeeding, which is another reason that I’ve been loving this top a lot. And how can you go past the darling lilac gingham with sweet pink roses scattered all over it? It’s really my favourite fabric ever ~ I wish I had yards of it to make myself a couple of dresses, a skirt or two and more blouses from it!

Do you have a favourite quick and easy outfit uniform? Mine is definitely a dress of some sort, or a skirt and top, but that’s only if the blouse is easy to wear. I don’t like wearing a blouse that is fussy, like if you have to keep tucking it in, or it doesn’t allow for a full range of movement easily. Or worse ~ the fabric isn’t comfortable! As a whole, I prefer knit tops to blouses, but not in the case of the Rio top which is easy to move in and comfortable as well as being cute! Also, a great peasant blouse is definitely for the win. ☆(*ゝω・*）

xox,

bonita

Disclosure | Daisy Jean Floral Designs and Lavender & Twill have partnered up this year to bring to you some amazing floral hair accessories! I bought the DJF hair flowers because I really like them, but I’m also excited to feature this wonderful Australian small business, and the pieces I buy are discounted as part of our agreement. (✿◠‿◠)

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Isabelle wears ~

Lollipop Hat | Mini LuLu by Avenel
Dainty Daisy Dress | Kmart
Sparkles Owl Little Girl’s Purse | Gifted
Dainty Daisy Sneakers | Kmart

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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

༺ Hello Hello Kitty! ༻

Daisy. Red nails. Jeans. | Lavender & Twill

I picked up this Hello Kitty t-shirt while I was pregnant with Charlotte {about 28 weeks-ish? I think?} ~ anyway, I knew I’d love wearing it even though I couldn’t even imagine it stretching enough to fit over the bump at the time.

A few months and one baby later, it turns out I was right! :P I really love this t-shirt, the fabric is soft, and it feels very ‘vintage’ even though it isn’t in the slightest! I totally get the obsession with vintage t-shirts now. You also can’t go wrong with a classic kawaii Hello Kitty print.

I’m wearing it with some Freddie’s I bought off Stephanie of The Girl with the Star-Spangled Heart when she sold some of her wardrobe in a blog sale. {I have discovered I love blog and Instagram sales, even though they are dangerous to my budget!} I also picked up a fabulous 50’s dress, but that’s a post for another day. (⌒▽⌒)

Jeans and some sort of blouse/crop top/t-shirt would appear to be my day-to-day outfit combination this autumn ~ I’m not entirely sure why, though I suspect it might have something to do with the sad lack of ‘winter’ type dresses in my wardrobe currently. I’ve been keeping my eye out for appropriate dresses, but it does seem that longer sleeved dresses, or ones with a winter-y colorway such as jewel tones, are harder to come by without resorting to buying black!

Not that I’m against black, it definitely has a place in my wardrobe, but I just seem to be leaning more towards tan or navy blue, rather that the starkness of black for my accessories. And black clothing just seems a bit, well, boring. Actually, it can be really awesome in person, but it never seems to photograph properly you know? That also makes buying black clothing online pretty tricky.

I do wear darker colours more in winter, but my sensibilities still are yearning after pastels and florals! Even the dress I’m sewing at the moment is a floral sprig print. *shakes head* I think I need to get my act together. If I’m sewing my own clothes I really should be sewing the pieces I need!

There’s always the next project though, right? (*≧ω≦)

Do you like wearing t-shirts with your vintage jeans or do you prefer to stick with classic blouses or knit tops?

xox,

bonita

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Sunday, April 20, 2014

~ Off On An Adventure ~

This kind of look never fails to make me feel like I’m ready to jaunt off on an adventure ~ straw boater hat? Check! That will keep off the sun.

Handy satchel purse? Check ~ that will leave my hands free for photography and shopping. Comfortable, yet stylish traveling attire? Check ~ I wouldn’t want to LOOK like a tourist after all!

Lastly, sturdy, comfortable and cute footwear? Check! I have just the pair of shoes ~ jelly wedges. Naturally with added glitter of course! (✿◠‿◠)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ﾟ･:*✩ *:･ﾟ

Sadly, I’m not actually off on any adventures of the traveling variety any time soon, but I do love to wear this style of outfit when I’m going to the park with the family, or even grocery shopping {minus the hat}.

It is useful to be able to boil down your more ‘extravagant’ looks into some thing simpler. Exhibit A: an outfit you would wear on a date, or out to town, or to a more formal event ~ in my case, this might involve a dress, nylons, high-heels, some sort of pin curl set or up-do, jewelry, a coat and gloves, or a hat, and possibly a crinoline.

By selecting certain elements out of your favorite outfits and substituting them, you can reduce the glamour and elevate the comfort. For instance, a skirt instead of a dress, cute flats instead of heels, a hat & hair bow instead of a fancy hair-do, and voilà! You condense your elegant style into a casual, day-to-day outfit. This way, you can still feel that you look ‘like you’ but on a day-to-day level that is easier to wear when you are more active ~ like chasing around after babies say… …….(((｢・ヮ・)｢ *glomp*

Where extra jewelry and high heels are definitely a disadvantage!

Of course, you can reverse this trend as well, taking your favorite elements from a casual look and glaming it up, but as this often involves switching out jeans and a cardigan for slacks and a blazer, I think this is a more modern look and I tend to steer clear of such trendy styles. °(＾ᴥ＾)°

All that’s left to cover is your input now! So what’s your favorite go-to look for traveling and otherwise active activities?

xox,

bonita

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Friday, April 4, 2014

~ Irish Eyes Are Smilin’ ~

This is the part where I sit staring at the screen, wondering what to say… Sometimes it’s so hard to think of words to go with pictures. You know?

It’s like ~ well, the pictures say pretty much everything I want to say here.

It was green. There were pretty gum trees, mountains and a lake. I wore just one color in my outfit: green. Oh, and white too. But does that count? White worn like this just looks like the lighter end of the green spectrum to me, so I don’t really see it as a separate color I suppose.

Then again, maybe it does count. I don’t often wear just one color, in fact ~ this might be a first for me since my days of the all-black looks.

Um. Yeah. Green. *shrugs*

I like this skirt? The pocket is super cute.

And mint green shoes rock. So there.

And The Mister takes great photos. It’s easier to smile when he is behind the camera. Hence the title. Though I’m not Irish. I’m half Scottish. With half-Scottish eyes that go squinty when I smile.

Annnd I think that’s all I’ve got for now…. (- _ -)’

xox,

bonita

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

~ Ruby Red Slippers ~

Okay, so I totally got sun burnt taking these outfit shots. Obviously summer is not quite ready go ~ it wants to have one last hurrah.

Despite the warmth and bright sun, I am still finding myself drawn over to the dark side of my wardrobe {bwhahaahaahaaaha~ *hack-coff* ~ Yeahhhh. (¬_¬)… }. All the black, grey, and otherwise monotone clothing that is still hanging around from my pre-Vintage style, pre-Pastel-ALL-the-things THING I have going on at the moment, suddenly gets a chance to see the light of day come the change in season.

This is good, I still like a little bit of black, however I find I cannot go back to the monochrome look I used to rock ~ I have been converted to color and I can’t live without it!

Red lips and ruby red slippers covered my thirst for a splash of fun with this casual style outfit, and I have resigned myself to the fact that retro-china-doll-girly is pretty much my M.O. now. (⁎＾ᴗ＾⁎) ❤

xox,

bonita

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Lacy Mesh Collared T-Shirt | Primark, Old
40’s Secretary Spot Skirt | Modcloth, Old
Anklet Socks | Hot Dollar
Wine Red Wedges | Rivers, 2013

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

༺ Mother & Daughter: Buttercup Dandelion ༻

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

༺ Hello Hello Kitty! ༻

Sunday, April 20, 2014

~ Off On An Adventure ~

Friday, April 4, 2014

~ Irish Eyes Are Smilin’ ~

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

~ Ruby Red Slippers ~

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