Bali pack list

Ok so since this weather is the pits lately my mind has been wandering towards my impending trip to Bali (not till late April) and what I will pack.

Ok so might need to do some shopping once I get through my final month of no shopping - Yay only March to go!!!! There is light at the end of the tunnel.

Anyway let me know what you think and if there is anything that I have missed.

Till next time.
Nic xx

Love you petal..

Eeeeek I found a dress to wear to the wedding!! Was actually one that I picked up a while back but didn't think that it would fit so I left it on the hanger. Low and behold that when I was out looking the other weekend I picked it up again and this time I was determined to try it on.

Out with Evie - Star frock (I purchased it in a dark purple)

So yip it ended up coming home with me. Now it was a matter of finding some shoes to go with it.......

Thats when I was browsing Pinterest (yip I am addicted) and found a link to the Anthrpologie site (http://www.anthropologie.com/) and came across these little beauties....

Kivi Wedges - Anthroplogie

Now it's a matter of working out what accessories I will wear.

Let me know what you think.

Till next time.

Nic xx

Wish you were there....

Words cannot describe how out of this world the Incubus concert was on Friday night. I had no voice on Saturday morning :)

I was in a bit of a rush so didn't have a chance to take a pic of my outfit. Ended up deciding on jeans and singlet for the gig since the weather was the pits, but knew it was going to be warm in the venue. Boots were also a good call since the walk to and from the gig was over a park with wet grass.

Suffice to say I can now die happy death. I swear Brandon Boyd looked me in the eye and sang to me at one point!! Swoon!!

Till next time,
Nic xx

Incubus!!!!

I am soooo fricken exctited - like teenage girls get over the Beibs lol.

Tonight I am ticking one more thing off my Bucket List!!! Off to see my secret BF Brandon Boyd!!! yay!! I have never seen these guys play before as being the big US band that they are they never came to the little island called NZ when I was living there (or only to Aucks boooo).

So having a outfit mare! Don't know what to wear tonight as the weather is the pits and will prob still be raining when I leave at 8pm. However, since its a sold out gig I know that it is going to get nice and sticky in there (yummy).

Hmmmm what to wear, what to wear..... Jeans? shorts? singlet? tshirt? dress? heels? boots? vans????????

Argh think I will need to overhaul my wardrobe when I get home tonight - eeeek!

Till next time

Nic xx

Wedding Bells..

Before you go getting any ideas I'm not the one getting married! lol.

Mazzy is counting down to her big day in April, so being the awesome friend that I am I have been helping here tick off a few items on the never ending wedding task list. We got up bright and early on Saturday morning to hit the the Sydney flower markets to get some ideas for table decorations and bouquets (this place is amazing BTW and oh so cheap, never buying flowers from florists ever again). Her house is now filled with jars and jars of flowers, smelling oh so sweet.

Lovely vintage feel

Now that she has also locked in her bridesmaid dresses I thought that I better start to think about what I am going to wear. Sad to see that all the pretty summer dresses in the shops are already being replaced by autumn stock!! We haven't even seen summer in Sydney yet, sob sob.

I was going to make something to wear, but considering my 6 month no shopping pact will end on the 1st April (yay!!) there is no better reason to buy something new to wear. It's been hard not buying anything off the rack for the last 4 months, however the discovery of some wicked vintage sites has saved our sanity.

Love the idea of a one shoulder dress (if the tan evens out before then)

Since its an evening wedding I am toying with the idea of a full length dress - love the blue one.

Love the silver belt detail for a bit of bling - means that I wouldn't have to worry about what jewellery to wear

Should really steer away from black but its just so flattering

I really like the lace detail

Simple, classic with a sexy edge

Hmm sooo many ideas, might need to do some reconnaissance in the shops to see what is there. Does putting something on lay by break my no shopping promise even if I am not paying it off till April?? Tehehe

Till next time

Nic xx

Going dotty

So with all the rain we had this weekend it was the perfect time to sit behind my sewing machine and get through a few projects that I have on my list.

Firstly, as shown in my last post I purchased a wicked blue and white polka dot dress from re:new vintage which  needed a bit of altering to fit right. I altered the height of the waist to bring it up a bit, as well as taking it in on the sides.

Before....

Before....

Removed the skirt and shortened the top half 

Took in the side seams

Ta da! Finished product

The other task on my cards was to make a pair or polka dot shorts (Simplicity 2258)

Cannot wait to wear these with a crisp white singlet and heels or flats

 

This is the second dress that I purchased. Love it!!

Till next time.

Nic xx

Vibing Vintage

I came across this shop on etsy yesterday and within half an hour I had purchased 2 dresses. Sooooo much to choose from and spoilt for choice.

re: new vintage http://www.etsy.com/shop/renewvintage?ref=seller_info

Picked up the following dresses for $30 and $35 each such a bargain....

This is the slightly altered version - took up the waist and took in the sides.

My friend Mazzy happened to pick up these two stunners that were actually on my short list - seriously going to have to borrow these at some stage hehe. Lucky that we have such similar taste as it can basically double our wardrobes.

Now I have to be good and restrain myself from buying the whole shop. You can check out Brookes blog here http://www.renewvintage.blogspot.com/

Till next time.

Nic xx